सामवेद — पूर्वार्चिक २Samaveda — Purvarchika 2

Meaning: Agni, thy faithful servant I call upon thee with many a gift, As in the keeping of the great inciting God.

Meaning: To Agni, to the Hotar-priest offer your best, your lofty speech, To him ordainer-like who bears the light of songs.

Meaning: O Agni, thou who art the lord of wealth in kine, thou Son of Strength, Bestow on us, O Jatavedas, high renown

Meaning: Most skilled in sacrifice, bring the Gods, O Agni, to the pious, man: A joyful Priest, thy splendour drives our foes afar

Meaning: Taught by seven mothers at his birth was he, for glory of the wise. He, firm and sure, hath set his mind on glorious wealth

Meaning: And in the day our prayer is this: May Aditi come nigh to help, With loving-kindness bring us weal and chase our foes

Meaning: Worship thou Jatavedas, pray to him who willingly accepts, Whose smoke wanders at will, and none may grasp his flame

Meaning: No mortal man can e'er prevail by arts of magic over him Who hath served Agni well, the oblation-giving God.

Meaning: Agni, drive thou the wicked foe, the evil-hearted thief away, Far, far, Lord of the brave! and give us easy paths!

Meaning: O hero Agni, Lord of men, on hearing this new laud of mine Burn down the Rakshasas, enchanters, with thy flame!

Meaning: Indra whose jaws are strong hath drunk of worshipping Sudaksha's draught, The Soma juice with barley brew.

Meaning: O Lord of ample wealth, these songs of praise have called aloud to thee, Like milch-kine lowing to their calves!

Meaning: Then straight they recognized the mystic name of the creative Steer, There in the mansion of the Moon.

Meaning: When Indra, strongest hero, brought the streams, the mighty waters down, Pushan was standing by his side.

Meaning: The Cow, the streaming mother of the liberal Maruts, pours her milk, Harnessed to draw their chariots on.

Meaning: Come, Lord of rapturous joys, to our libation with thy bay steeds, come With bay steeds to the flowing juice

Meaning: Presented strengthening gifts have sent Indra away at sacrifice, With night, unto the cleansing bath.

Meaning: I from my Father have received deep knowledge of eternal Law: I was born like unto the Sun.

Meaning: With Indra splendid feasts be ours, rich in all strengthening things, wherewith, Wealthy in food, we may rejoice

Meaning: Soma and Pushan, kind to him who travels to the Gods, provide Dwellings all happy and secure.

Meaning: Sing forth to him the holy, most munificent, sublime with his refulgent glow, To Agni, ye Upastutas

Meaning: Agni, he conquers by thine aid that brings him store of valiant sons and does great deeds, Whose bond of friendship is thy choice

Meaning: Sing praise to him the Lord of light! The Gods have made the God to be their messenger, To bear oblation to the Gods.

Meaning: Anger not him who is our guest! He is the bright God Agni, praised by many a man, God Hotar, skilled in sacrifice.

Meaning: May Agni, worshipped, bring us bliss: may the gift, blessed one! and sacrifice bring bliss. Yea, may our eulogies bring bliss.

Meaning: Thee have we chosen skilfullest in sacrifice, immortal Priest among the Gods, Wise finisher of this holy rite.

Meaning: Bring us that splendour, Agni, which may overcome each greedy fiend in our abode, And the malicious wrath of men!

Meaning: Soon as the eager Lord of men is friendly unto Manu's race Agni averteth from us all the Rakshasas!

Meaning: Invite ye Indra with a song to drink your draught of Soma steeds, juice, All-conquering Satakratu, most munificent of all who live

Meaning: Sing ye a song, to make him glad, to Indra, Lord of tawny The Soma-drinker, O my friends!

Meaning: This, even this, O Indra, we implore: as thy devoted friends The Kanvas praise thee with their hymns!

Meaning: For Indra, lover of carouse, loud be our songs about the juice Let poets sing the song of praise.

Meaning: Here, Indra, is thy Soma draught, made pure upon the sacred grass: Run hither, come and drink thereof

Meaning: As a good cow to him who milks, we call the doer of good deeds To our assistance duy by day.

Meaning: Hero, the Soma being shed, I pour the juice for thee to drink Sate thee and finish thy carouse!

Meaning: The Soma, Indra, which is shed in saucers and in cups for thee, Drink thou, for thou art lord thereof!

Meaning: In every need, in every fray we call, as friends, to succour us, Indra, the mightiest of all.

Meaning: O come ye hither, sit ye down: to Indra sing ye forth your song, Companions, bringing hymns of praise

Meaning: Sing this, beside the flowing juice, to him your hero, much-invoked, To please him as a mighty Bull

Meaning: O Satakratu Indra, now rejoice with that carouse of thine Which is most glorious of all!

Meaning: Ye cows, protect the fount: the two mighty ones bless the sacrifice. The handles twain are wrought of gold.

Meaning: Sing praises that the horse may come; sing, Srutakaksha, that the cow May come, that Indra's might may come

Meaning: We make this Indra very strong to strike, the mighty Vritra dead: A vigorous hero shall he be.

Meaning: Based upon strength and victory and power, O Indra, is thy birth: Thou, mighty one! art strong indeed,

Meaning: The sacrifice made Indra great when he unrolled the earth, and made Himself a diadem in heaven.

Meaning: If I, O Indra, were, like thee, the single ruler over wealth My worshipper should be rich in kine.

Meaning: Pressers, blend Soma juice for him, each draught most excellent, for him The brave, the hero, for his joy.

Meaning: Here is the Soma juice expressed. O Vasu, drink till thou art full: Undaunted God, we give it thee

Meaning: So, Lord of affluent gifts, this juice hath been expressed for thee with strength: Drink of it, thou who lovest song!

Meaning: Great is our Indra from of old; greatness be his, the Thunderer Wide as the heaven extends his might.

Meaning: Indra, as one with mighty arm, gather for us with thy right hand Manifold and nutritious spoil!

Meaning: Praise, even as he is known, with song Indra the guardian of the kine, The Son of Truth, Lord of the brave.

Meaning: With what help will he come to us, wonderful, ever-waxing friend? With what most mighty company?

Meaning: Thou speedest down to succour us this ever-conquering God of yours Him who is drawn to all our songs.

Meaning: To the assembly's wondrous Lord, the lovely friend of Indra, I Had prayed for wisdom and successs.

Meaning: May all thy paths beneath the sky whereby thou speddest Vyasva on, Yea, let all spaces hear our voice

Meaning: Bring to us all things excellent, O Satakratu, food and strength, For, Indra, thou art kind to us!

Meaning: Here is the Soma ready pressed: of this the Maruts, yea, of this, Self-luminous the Asvins drink.

Meaning: Surya, thou mountest up to meet the hero famous for his wealth, Who hurls the bolt and works for man.

Meaning: Whatever, Vritra-slayer! thou, Surya hast risen upon to-day, That, Indra, all is in thy power.

Meaning: That Indra is our youthful friend, who with his trusty guidanceled Turvasa, Yadu from afar.

Meaning: O Indra, let not ill designs surround us in the sunbeams' light This may we gain with thee for friend!

Meaning: Indra, bring wealth that gives delight, the victor's ever-conquering wealth, Most excellent, to be our aid

Meaning: In mighty battle we invoke Indra, Indra is lesser fight, The friend who bends his bolt at fiends.

Meaning: In battle of a thousand arms Indra drank Kadru's Soma juice There he displayed his manly might.

Meaning: Faithful to thee, we sing aloud, heroic Indra, songs to thee Mark, O good Lord, this act of ours!

Meaning: Hitherward! they who light the flame and straightway trim the sacred grass, Whose friend is Indra ever young.

Meaning: Drive all our enemies away, smite down the foes who press around, And bring the wealth for which we long!

Meaning: Tossing about, the active ones came nigh to Indra at his birth, Winning themselves heroic might.

Meaning: Never, O Gods, do we offend, nor are we ever obstinate We walk as holy texts command.

Meaning: Evening is come: sing loudly thou Atharvan's nobly singing son: Give praise to Savitar the God!

Meaning: Now Morning with her earliest light shines forth, dear daughter of the Sky: High, Asvins, I extol your praise.

Meaning: Armed with the bones of dead Dadhyach, Indra, with unresisted might The nine-and-ninety Vritras slew.

Meaning: Come, Indra, and delight thee with the juice at all our Soma feasts, Protector, mighty in thy strength

Meaning: O thou who slayest Vritras, come, O Indra, hither to our side, Mighty one, with thy mighty aids!

Meaning: That might of his shone brightly forth when Indra brought together, like A skin, the worlds of heaven and earth,

Meaning: This is thine own Thou drawest near, as turns a pigeon to his mate: Thou carest, too, for this our prayer.

Meaning: May Vata breathe his balm on us, healthful, delightful to our heart: May he prolong our days of life

Meaning: I Hear, as though 'twere close at hand, the cracking of the whips they hold: They gather splendour on their way.

Meaning: Indra, these friends of ours, supplied with Soma, wait and look to thee As men with fodder to the herd.

Meaning: Before his hot displeasure all the peoples, all the men bow down, As rivers bow them to the sea.

Meaning: We choose unto ourselves that high protection of the mighty Gods, That it may help and succour us.

Meaning: O Brahmanaspati, make thou Kakshivan Ausija a loud Chanter of flowing Soma juice!

Meaning: Much honoured with libations may the Vritra-slayer watch for us: May Sakra listen to our prayer

Meaning: Send us this day, God Savitar, prosperity with progeny Drive thou the evil dream away!

Meaning: Where is that ever-youthful Steer, strong-necked and never yet bent down? What Brahman ministers to him?

Meaning: There where the mountains downward slope, there at the meeting of the streams The Sage was manifest by song.

Meaning: Praise Indra whom our songs must laud, sole sovran of mankind, the chief Most liberal who controlleth men

Meaning: Ne'er is he injured whom the Gods Varuna, Mitra, Aryam. The excellently wise, protect.

Meaning: According to our wish for kine, for steeds and chariots, as of old, Be gracious to our wealthy chiefs

Meaning: Indra, these spotted cows yield thee their butter and the milky draught, Aiders, thereby, of sacrifice.

Meaning: That thou much-lauded! many-named! mayst, with this thought, that longs for milk, Come to each Soma sacrifice.

Meaning: May bright Sarasvati, endowed with plenteous wealth and spoil, enriched With prayer, desire the sacrifice.

Meaning: Why 'mid the Nahusha tribes shall sate this Indra with his Soma juice? He shall bring precious things to us.

Meaning: Come, we have pressed the juice for thee; O Indra, drink this Soma here: Sit thou on this my sacred grass

Meaning: Great, unassailable must be the heavenly favour of the Three, Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman.

Meaning: We, Indra, Lord of ample wealth, our guide, depend on one like thee, Thou driver of the tawny steeds!