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1. HITHERWARD have I called to-day, for
succour, that most wondrous car
Which ye ascended, Asvins, ye whose paths are red, swift to
give Car, for Surya's sake.
2 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.
3 These Asvins with our homage, these Two
Omnipresent Deities
Hitherward will we bring for kind help, these who seek the
dwelling of the worshipper.
4 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.
5 That chariot of yours which hath a triple
seat and reins of gold,
The famous car that traverseth the heaven and earth, thereon
Nasatyas, Asvins, come.
6 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
Asvins, with our prayer and praise.
7 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.
8 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.
9 O Asvins, mount the chariot, mount the
golden seat, ye who are Lords of plenteous wealth,
And bring to us abundant food.
10 The aids wherewith ye helped Paktha and
Adhrigt;, and Babhru severed from his friends, -
With those, O Asvins, come hither with speed and soon, and
heal whatever is diseased.
11 When we continually invoke the Asvins,
the resistless, at this time of day,
We lovers of the song, with songs.
12 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.
13 I speak to both of these as such, these
Asvins whom I reverence at this time of day:
With homage we entreat them both.
14 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.
15 For bliss I call. the blissful car, at
morn the inseparable Asvins with their car
I call, like Sobhari our sire.
16 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.'
17 Come, Wonder-Workers, to our home, our
home, O Asvins, rich in cattle, steeds, and gold,
Chief drinkers of the Soma's juice
18 Choice-worthy strength, heroic, firm and
excellent, uninjured by the Raksas foe,
At this your coming nigh, ye Lords of ample wealth and all
good things, may we obtain.
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