Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.31
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8.31.1
यो यजा॑ति॒ यजा॑त॒ इत्सु॒नव॑च्च॒ पचा॑ति च ।
ब्र॒ह्मेदिन्द्र॑स्य चाकनत् ॥
Whoever sacrifices and causes to sacrifice, who presses and cooks the soma, may that brahmán gladden Indra.
8.31.2
पु॒रो॒ळाशं॒ यो अ॑स्मै॒ सोमं॒ रर॑त आ॒शिर॑म् ।
पादित्तं श॒क्रो अंह॑सः ॥
Whoever offers to him the puroḷāśa cake, soma, and the āśir, may the mighty Indra indeed protect him from sin.
8.31.3
तस्य॑ द्यु॒माँ अ॑स॒द्रथो॑ दे॒वजू॑तः॒ स शू॑शुवत् ।
विश्वा॑ व॒न्वन्न॑मि॒त्रिया॑ ॥
May his chariot be radiant; invoked by the gods, may it go forth, winning over all hostile foes and shining brightly.
8.31.4
अस्य॑ प्र॒जाव॑ती गृ॒हे अस॑श्चन्ती दि॒वेदि॑वे ।
इळा॑ धेनु॒मती॑ दुहे ॥
In his house, rich in offspring, the never-failing Iḷā, day after day, yields milk, rich in cows.
8.31.5
या दम्प॑ती॒ सम॑नसा सुनु॒त आ च॒ धाव॑तः ।
देवा॑सो॒ नित्य॑या॒शिरा॑ ॥
The two of them, husband and wife of one mind, press soma and hasten here; O gods, may they come ever with prayers.
8.31.6
प्रति॑ प्राश॒व्याँ॑ इतः स॒म्यञ्चा॑ ब॒र्हिरा॑शाते ।
न ता वाजे॑षु वायतः ॥
From here, united, the two take their seat on the first-offered barhís grass; in contests they do not go astray.
8.31.7
न दे॒वाना॒मपि॑ ह्नुतः सुम॒तिं न जु॑गुक्षतः ।
श्रवो॑ बृ॒हद्वि॑वासतः ॥
Neither do they deceive the gods, nor do they reject their favor; they seek great fame.
8.31.8
पु॒त्रिणा॒ ता कु॑मा॒रिणा॒ विश्व॒मायु॒र्व्य॑श्नुतः ।
उ॒भा हिर॑ण्यपेशसा ॥
With a son and a young daughter, the two of them attain a full lifespan; both are golden-hued.
8.31.9
वी॒तिहो॑त्रा कृ॒तद्व॑सू दश॒स्यन्ता॒मृता॑य॒ कम् ।
समूधो॑ रोम॒शं ह॑तो दे॒वेषु॑ कृणुतो॒ दुवः॑ ॥
Vītihotra and Kṛtavasu, who give for immortality, the two grasp the woolly udder and make the offering among the gods.
8.31.10
आ शर्म॒ पर्व॑तानां वृणी॒महे॑ न॒दीना॑म् ।
आ विष्णोः॑ सचा॒भुवः॑ ॥
We choose the shelter of the mountains, the shelter of the rivers, and the shelter of Viṣṇu, the constant companion.
8.31.11
ऐतु॑ पू॒षा र॒यिर्भगः॑ स्व॒स्ति स॑र्व॒धात॑मः ।
उ॒रुरध्वा॑ स्व॒स्तये॑ ॥
May Pūṣan come, bringing wealth, fortune, and the bestower of all; may the wide path be for well-being.
8.31.12
अ॒रम॑तिरन॒र्वणो॒ विश्वो॑ दे॒वस्य॒ मन॑सा ।
आ॒दि॒त्याना॑मने॒ह इत् ॥
Unhindered and unobstructed, all-pervading, by the mind of the god; indeed, this comes only through the blameless mind of the Ādityas.
8.31.13
यथा॑ नो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा वरु॑णः॒ सन्ति॑ गो॒पाः ।
सु॒गा ऋ॒तस्य॒ पन्थाः॑ ॥
As Mitra, Aryaman and Varuṇa are our guardians, so the paths of ṛta are easy to travel.
8.31.14
अ॒ग्निं वः॑ पू॒र्व्यं गि॒रा दे॒वमी॑ळे॒ वसू॑नाम् ।
स॒प॒र्यन्तः॑ पुरुप्रि॒यं मि॒त्रं न क्षे॑त्र॒साध॑सम् ॥
I invoke your ancient Agni, god of treasures, with song; worshipping, like a friend beloved of many, him who dwells in the field.
8.31.15
म॒क्षू दे॒वव॑तो॒ रथः॒ शूरो॑ वा पृ॒त्सु कासु॑ चित्दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॑ ।
यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षति अ॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत् ॥
May the chariot of the god-worshipper move swiftly, whether it be a hero's or in whatever battles; the sacrificer whose mind is set on the gods honours them, and he becomes superior to the non-sacrificer.
8.31.16
न य॑जमान रिष्यसि॒ न सु॑न्वान॒ न दे॑वयो दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॑ ।
यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षति अ॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत् ॥
O sacrificer, you are not harmed; O presser of soma, you do not suffer; O seeker of the gods, the sacrificer whose mind is on the gods honours them, and he becomes superior to the non-sacrificer.
8.31.17
नकि॒ष्टं कर्म॑णा नश॒न्न प्र यो॑ष॒न्न यो॑षति दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॑ ।
यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षति अ॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत् ॥
Let no one destroy him by deed, nor thrust him out, nor let him be lost or made to be lost; the sacrificer whose mind is on the gods honours them, and he becomes superior to the non-sacrificer.
8.31.18
अस॒दत्र॑ सु॒वीर्य॑मु॒त त्यदा॒श्वश्व्यं॑ दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॑ ।
यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षति अ॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत् ॥
May here be a good hero's strength, and that wealth of horses; the sacrificer whose mind is on the gods honours them, and he becomes superior to the non-sacrificer.