HYMN 163

yadakrandaH prathamaM jAyamAna udyan samudrAduta vA purISAt
shyenasya pakSA hariNasya bAhU upastutyaM mahi jAtaM te arvan
yamena dattaM trita enamAyunagindra eNaM prathamo adhyatiSThat
gandharvo asya rashanAmagRbhNAt sUrAdashvaM vasavo nirataSTa
asi yamo asyAdityo arvannasi trito guhyena vratena
asi somena samayA vipRkta Ahuste trINi divi bandhanAni
trINi ta Ahurdivi bandhanAni trINyapsu trINyantaH samudre
uteva me varuNashcantsyarvan yatrA ta AhuH paramaM janitram
imA te vAjinnavamArjanAnImA shaphAnAM saniturnidhAnA
atrA te bhadrA rashanA apashyaM Rtasya yA abhirakSantigopAH
AtmAnaM te manasArAdajAnAmavo divA patayantaM pataMgam
shiro apashyaM pathibhiH sugebhirareNubhirjehamAnaM patatri
atrA te rUpamuttamamapashyaM jigISamANamiSa A padegoH
yadA te marto anu bhogamAnaL Adid grasiSTha oSadhIrajIgaH
anu tvA ratho anu maryo arvannanu gAvo.anu bhagaH kanInAm
anu vrAtAsastava sakhyamIyuranu devA mamire vIryaM te
hiraNyashRN^go.ayo asya pAdA manojavA avara indra AsIt
devA idasya haviradyamAyan yo arvantaM prathamo adhyatiSThat
IrmAntAsaH silikamadhyamAsaH saM shUraNAso divyAso atyAH
haMsA iva shreNisho yatante yadAkSiSurdivyamajmamashvAH
tava sharIraM patayiSNvarvan tava cittaM vAta iva dhrajImAn
tava shRN^gANi viSThitA purutrAraNyeSu jarbhurANA caranti
upa prAgAcchasanaM vAjyarvA devadrIcA manasA dIdhyAnaH
ajaH puro nIyate nAbhirasyAnu pashcAt kavayo yantirebhAH
upa prAgAt paramaM yat sadhasthamarvAnachA pitaraM mAtaraM ca
adyA devAñ juSTatamo hi gamyA athA shAste dAshuSe vAryANi