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Book 8 >> HYMN 22 - Asvins
ओ तयमह्व आ रथमद्या दंसिष्ठमूतये |
यमश्विना सुहवा रुद्रवर्तनी आ सूर्यायै तस्थथुः
यमश्विना सुहवा रुद्रवर्तनी आ सूर्यायै तस्थथुः
English:- . HITHERWARD have I called to-day, for succour, that most wondrous car
Which ye ascended, Aśvins, ye whose paths are red, swift to give Car, for Sūrya's sake.
Which ye ascended, Aśvins, ye whose paths are red, swift to give Car, for Sūrya's sake.
पूर्वायुषं सुहवं पुरुस्प्र्हं भुज्युं वाजेषु पूर्व्यम |
सचनावन्तं सुमतिभिः सोभरे विद्वेषसमनेहसम
English:- Car ever young, much longed-for, easily invoked, soon guided, first in deeds of might,
Which waits and serves, O Sobhari, with benevolence, without a rival or a foe.
Which waits and serves, O Sobhari, with benevolence, without a rival or a foe.
इह तया पुरुभूतमा देवा नमोभिरश्विना |
अर्वाचीना सववसे करामहे गन्तारा दशुषो गर्हम
English:- These Aśvins with our homage, these Two Omnipresent Deities
Hitherward will we bring for kind help, these who seek the dwelling of the worshipper.
Hitherward will we bring for kind help, these who seek the dwelling of the worshipper.
युवो रथस्य परि चक्रमीयत ईर्मान्यद वामिषण्यति |
अस्मानछा सुमतिर्वां शुभस पती आ धेनुरिव धावतु
English:- One of your chariot wheels is moving swiftly round, one speeds for you its onward course.
Like a milch-cow, O Lords of splendour, and with haste let your benevolence come to us.
Like a milch-cow, O Lords of splendour, and with haste let your benevolence come to us.
रथो यो वां तरिवन्धुरो हिरण्यभीशुरश्विना |
परि दयावाप्र्थिवी भूषति शरुतस्तेन नासत्या गतम
English:- That chariot of yours which hath a triple seat and reins of gold,
The famous car that traverseth the heaven and earth, thereon Nāsatyas, Aśvins, come.
The famous car that traverseth the heaven and earth, thereon Nāsatyas, Aśvins, come.
दशस्यन्ता मनवे पूर्व्यं दिवि यवं वर्केण कर्षथः |
ता वामद्य सुमतिभिः शुभस पती अश्विना पर सतुवीमहि
English:- Ye with your plough, when favouring Manu with your help, ploughed the first harvest in the sky.
As such will we exalt you, Lords of splendour, now, O Aśvins, with our prayer and praise.
As such will we exalt you, Lords of splendour, now, O Aśvins, with our prayer and praise.
उप नो वजिनीवसू यातं रतस्य पथिभिः |
येभिस्त्र्क्षिं वर्षणा तरसदस्यवं महे कषत्राय जिन्वथः
English:- Come to us, Lords of ample wealth, by paths of everlasting Law,
Whereby to high dominion ye with mighty strength raised Trksi, Trasadasyu's son.
Whereby to high dominion ye with mighty strength raised Trksi, Trasadasyu's son.
अयं वामद्रिभिः सुतः सोमो नर वर्षण्वसु |
आ यातं सोमपीतये पिबतं दाशुषो गर्हे
English:- This Soma pressed with stones is yours, ye Heroes, Lords of plenteous wealth.
Approach to drink the Soma, come, drink in the worshipper's abode.
Approach to drink the Soma, come, drink in the worshipper's abode.
आ हि रुहतमश्विना रथे कोशे हिरण्यये वर्षण्वसू |
युञ्जाथां पीवरीरिषः
English:- O Aśvins, mount the chariot, mount the golden seat, ye who are Lords of plenteous wealth,
And bring to us abundant food.
And bring to us abundant food.
याभिः पक्थमवथो याभिरध्रिगुं याभिर्बभ्रुं विजोषसम |
ताभिर्नो मक्षू तूयमश्विना गतं भिषज्यतंयदातुरम
English:- The aids wherewith ye helped Paktha and Adhrigt;, and Babhru severed from his friends,-
With those, O Aśvins, come hither with speed and soon, and heal whatever is diseased.
With those, O Aśvins, come hither with speed and soon, and heal whatever is diseased.
यदध्रिगावो अध्रिगू इदा चिदह्नो अश्विना हवामहे |
वयं गीर्भिर्विपन्यवः
English:- When we continually invoke the Aśvins, the resistless, at this time of day,
We lovers of the song, with songs.
We lovers of the song, with songs.
ताभिरा यातं वर्षणोप मे हवं विश्वप्सुं विश्ववार्यम |
इषा मंहिष्ठा पुरुभूतमा नरा याभिः करिविं वव्र्धुस्ताभिरा गतम
English:- Through these, ye Mighty Ones, come hither to my call which brings all blessings, wears all forms,-
Tlirough which, All-present Heroes, lavishest of food ye strengthened Krvi, come through these.
Tlirough which, All-present Heroes, lavishest of food ye strengthened Krvi, come through these.
ताविदा चिदहानां तावश्विना वन्दमान उप बरुवे |
ता उ नमोभिरीमहे
English:- I speak to both of these as such, these Aśvins whom I reverence at this time of day:
With homage we entreat them both.
With homage we entreat them both.
ताविद दोषा ता उषसि शुभस पती ता यामन रुद्रवर्तनी |
मा नो मर्ताय रिपवे वाजिनीवसू परो रुद्रावति खयतम
English:- Ye who are Lords of splendour, ye whose paths are red, at eve, at mom, at sacrifice,
Give us not utterly as prey to mortal foe, ye Rudras, Lords of ample wealth.
Give us not utterly as prey to mortal foe, ye Rudras, Lords of ample wealth.
आ सुग्म्याय सुग्म्यं पराता रथेनाश्विना वा सक्षणी |
हुवे पितेव सोभरी
English:- For bliss I call. the blissful car, at morn the inseparable Aśvins with their car
I call, like Sobhari our sire.
I call, like Sobhari our sire.
मनोजवसा वर्षणा मदच्युता मक्षुंगमाभिरुतिभिः |
आरात्ताच्चिद भूतमस्मे अवसे पुर्वीभिः पुरुभोजसा
English:- Rapid as thought, and strong, and speeding to thejoy, bringing.your swiftly-coming help,
Be to us a protection even from far away Lords of great wealth, with many aids.'
Be to us a protection even from far away Lords of great wealth, with many aids.'
आ नो अश्वावदश्विना वर्तिर्यासिष्टं मधुपातमा नरा |
गोमद दस्रा हिरण्यवत
English:- Come, Wonder-Workers, to our home, our home, O Aśvins, rich in cattle, steeds, and gold,
Chief drinkers of the Soma's juice
Chief drinkers of the Soma's juice
सुप्रावर्गं सुवीर्यं सुष्ठु वार्यमनाध्र्ष्टं रक्षस्विना |
अस्मिन्ना वामायाने वाजिनीवसू विश्वा वामानि धीमहि
English:- Choice-worthy strength, heroic, firm and excellent, uninjured by the Rakṣas foe,
At this your coming nigh, ye Lords of ample wealth and all good things, may we obtain.
At this your coming nigh, ye Lords of ample wealth and all good things, may we obtain.