Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.8
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8.8.1
आ नो॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभि॒रश्वि॑ना॒ गच्छ॑तं यु॒वम् ।
दस्रा॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी॒ पिब॑तं सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ॥
O Aśvins, come to us both with all your protections. O healers, golden-wheeled ones, drink the sweet juice of Soma.
8.8.2
आ नू॒नं या॑तमश्विना॒ रथे॑न॒ सूर्य॑त्वचा ।
भुजी॒ हिर॑ण्यपेशसा॒ कवी॒ गम्भी॑रचेतसा ॥
O Aśvins, now come with your sun-bright chariot. O arm-bearers, golden-adorned, wise and deep-minded seers, come, you two.
8.8.3
आ या॑तं॒ नहु॑ष॒स्परि॒ आन्तरि॑क्षात्सुवृ॒क्तिभिः॑ ।
पिबा॑थो अश्विना॒ मधु॒ कण्वा॑नां॒ सव॑ने सु॒तम् ॥
Come from the line of Nahuṣa, from the mid-air, with well-turned praises. O Aśvins, drink the sweet honey pressed at the Kaṇvas' Soma rite.
8.8.4
आ नो॑ यातं दि॒वस्परि॒ आन्तरि॑क्षादधप्रिया ।
पु॒त्रः कण्व॑स्य वामि॒ह सु॒षाव॑ सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ॥
Come to us from heaven, from the mid-air, O Aśvins dear to the lower realm. Here the son of Kaṇva has pressed the sweet Soma for you two.
8.8.5
आ नो॑ यात॒मुप॑श्रुती॒ अश्वि॑ना॒ सोम॑पीतये ।
स्वाहा॒ स्तोम॑स्य वर्धना॒ प्र क॑वी धी॒तिभि॑र्नरा ॥
Come to us, O Aśvins, renowned, for the drinking of Soma. O increasers of praise, svāhā! O wise men, come forth with insight.
8.8.6
यच्चि॒द्धि वां॑ पु॒र ऋष॑यो जुहू॒रेऽव॑से नरा ।
आ या॑तमश्वि॒ना ग॑त॒मुपे॒मां सु॑ष्टु॒तिं मम॑ ॥
When in ancient times the seers called you both for protection, O men, come, O Aśvins, come near to this well-praised hymn of mine.
8.8.7
दि॒वश्चि॑द्रोच॒नादधि॒ आ नो॑ गन्तं स्वर्विदा ।
धी॒भिर्व॑त्सप्रचेतसा॒ स्तोमे॑भिर्हवनश्रुता ॥
O Aśvins, finders of heaven, come to us from above even the light of the sky. O you who know the calf, who hear the call, come with your thoughts and with praises.
8.8.8
किम॒न्ये पर्या॑सते अ॒स्मत्स्तोमे॑भिर॒श्विना॑ ।
पु॒त्रः कण्व॑स्य वा॒मृषि॑र्गी॒र्भिर्व॒त्सो अ॑वीवृधत् ॥
Why do others sit apart from us? O Aśvins, with praises. The son of Kaṇva, the seer Vatsa, has strengthened you both with songs.
8.8.9
आ वां॒ विप्र॑ इ॒हाव॒सेऽह्व॒त्स्तोमे॑भिरश्विना ।
अरि॑प्रा॒ वृत्र॑हन्तमा॒ ता नो॑ भूतं मयो॒भुवा॑ ॥
Here, for help, the inspired poet has called you two with praises, O Aśvins. O unhindered ones, best of Vṛtra-slayers, may you two be bringers of wellbeing to us.
8.8.10
आ यद्वां॒ योष॑णा॒ रथ॒मति॑ष्ठद्वाजिनीवसू ।
विश्वा॑न्यश्विना यु॒वं प्र धी॒तान्य॑गच्छतम् ॥
When a woman mounted your chariot, O you two rich in strength, then, O Aśvins, you two fulfilled all thoughts.
8.8.11
अतः॑ स॒हस्र॑निर्णिजा॒ रथे॒ना या॑तमश्विना ।
व॒त्सो वां॒ मधु॑म॒द्वचोऽशं॑सीत्का॒व्यः क॒विः ॥
Therefore, O Aśvins of a thousand washings, come by chariot. Vatsa, the poet of poets, has recited sweet speech for you two.
8.8.12
पु॒रु॒म॒न्द्रा पु॑रू॒वसू॑ मनो॒तरा॑ रयी॒णाम् ।
स्तोमं॑ मे अ॒श्विना॑वि॒मम॒भि वह्नी॑ अनूषाताम् ॥
Most delightful, rich in goods, guiding minds, lords of riches, O Aśvins, toward this praise of mine the two of you came bearing and heard it.
8.8.13
आ नो॒ विश्वा॑न्यश्विना ध॒त्तं राधां॒स्यह्र॑या ।
कृ॒तं न॑ ऋ॒त्विया॑वतो॒ मा नो॑ रीरधतं नि॒दे ॥
O Aśvins, bring us all riches and lasting gifts. Accomplish the rite for us who keep ṛta well, and do not let your harm fall upon us in misfortune.
8.8.14
यन्ना॑सत्या परा॒वति॒ यद्वा॒ स्थो अध्यम्ब॑रे ।
अतः॑ स॒हस्र॑निर्णिजा॒ रथे॒ना या॑तमश्विना ॥
O Nāsatyas, whether you are far away or whether you dwell up in the sky, from there come hither in your chariot, purified a thousandfold, O Aśvins.
8.8.15
यो वां॑ नासत्या॒वृषि॑र्गी॒र्भिर्व॒त्सो अवी॑वृधत् ।
तस्मै॑ स॒हस्र॑निर्णिज॒मिषं॑ धत्तं घृत॒श्चुत॑म् ॥
O Nāsatyas, for the seer Vatsa, who has pleased you with hymns, bestow food purified a thousandfold and dripping with ghee.
8.8.16
प्रास्मा॒ ऊर्जं॑ घृत॒श्चुत॒मश्वि॑ना॒ यच्छ॑तं यु॒वम् ।
यो वां॑ सु॒म्नाय॑ तु॒ष्टव॑द्वसू॒याद्दा॑नुनस्पती ॥
O Aśvins, give him strength dripping with ghee, him who praises you for happiness and bestows wealth. O lords of the givers.
8.8.17
आ नो॑ गन्तं रिशादसा इ॒मं स्तोमं॑ पुरुभुजा ।
कृ॒तं नः॑ सु॒श्रियो॑ नरे॒मा दा॑तम॒भिष्ट॑ये ॥
O destroyers of foes, O enjoyers of many things, Aśvins, come to us toward this hymn. O heroes, make us prosperous and give these things for help.
8.8.18
आ वां॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभिः॑ प्रि॒यमे॑धा अहूषत ।
राज॑न्तावध्व॒राणा॒मश्वि॑ना॒ याम॑हूतिषु ॥
O Aśvins, those of dear minds have called you both with all protections. You two, kings of the sacrifices, come when you are called, O Aśvins.
8.8.19
आ नो॑ गन्तं मयो॒भुवाश्वि॑ना श॒म्भुवा॑ यु॒वम् ।
यो वां॑ विपन्यू धी॒तिभि॑र्गी॒र्भिर्व॒त्सो अवी॑वृधत् ॥
Ashvins, bringers of joy and welfare, come to us, you two. The one who, O marvellous ones, made you grow strong with thoughts and songs was Vatsa.
8.8.20
याभिः॒ कण्वं॒ मेधा॑तिथिं॒ याभि॒र्वशं॒ दश॑व्रजम् ।
याभि॒र्गोश॑र्य॒माव॑तं॒ ताभि॑र्नोऽवतं नरा ॥
By whatever protections you guarded Kanva and Medhatithi, by which you protected Vashan who owned ten herds, by which you protected Goshārya, by those same protections guard us too, O heroes.
8.8.21
याभि॑र्नरा त्र॒सद॑स्यु॒माव॑तं॒ कृत्व्ये॒ धने॑ ।
ताभिः॒ ष्व॑स्माँ अ॑श्विना॒ प्राव॑तं॒ वाज॑सातये ॥
O heroes, by whatever protections you guarded Trasadasyu in deeds and in wealth, by those same protections guard us well, O Ashvins, for the winning of spoils.
8.8.22
प्र वां॒ स्तोमाः॑ सुवृ॒क्तयो॒ गिरो॑ वर्धन्त्वश्विना ।
पुरु॑त्रा॒ वृत्र॑हन्तमा॒ ता नो॑ भूतं पुरु॒स्पृहा॑ ॥
Ashvins, may these praises and well-fashioned songs for you two increase. O many-formed, most slaying of Vritra, may they be beneficial to us and to many.
8.8.23
त्रीणि॑ प॒दान्य॒श्विनो॑रा॒विः सान्ति॒ गुहा॑ प॒रः ।
क॒वी ऋ॒तस्य॒ पत्म॑भिर॒र्वाग्जी॒वेभ्य॒स्परि॑ ॥
The three steps of the Ashvins are manifest, and hidden, and beyond. The two seers, by the paths of cosmic order, come round toward the living.