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Mandala 9

Sukta 4: Make Us Better: A Refrain of Asking

Rishi: हिरण्यस्तूप आङ्गिरसः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री

10 verses · 4 of 114

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Make Us Better: A Refrain of Asking

Hiranyastupa Angirasa addresses Pavamana Soma in gayatri, and every verse closes with the same refrain, athā no vasyasas kṛdhi, 'and then make us better off'. Soma is asked to win and to bestow great fame, light and the sunlit sky, every good fortune, skill and resolve, and to strike away the enemies. The purifiers are told to cleanse Soma for Indra to drink. Through Soma's will and help the singers ask to see the sun for a long time. They ask for wealth of two kinds, for victory in battles, and for wonderful riches rich in horses that last a full life.

4.1

सना॑ च सोम॒ जेषि॑ च॒ पव॑मान॒ महि॒ श्रव॑ः ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

sanā ca soma jeṣi ca pavamāna mahi śravaḥ |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.2

सना॒ ज्योति॒ः सना॒ स्व१॒॑र्विश्वा॑ च सोम॒ सौभ॑गा ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

sanā jyotiḥ sanā svarviśvā ca soma saubhagā |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.3

सना॒ दक्ष॑मु॒त क्रतु॒मप॑ सोम॒ मृधो॑ जहि ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

sanā dakṣamuta kratumapa soma mṛdho jahi |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.4

पवी॑तारः पुनी॒तन॒ सोम॒मिन्द्रा॑य॒ पात॑वे ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

pavītāraḥ punītana somamindrāya pātave |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.5

त्वं सूर्ये॑ न॒ आ भ॑ज॒ तव॒ क्रत्वा॒ तवो॒तिभि॑ः ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

tvaṃ sūrye na ā bhaja tava kratvā tavotibhiḥ |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.6

तव॒ क्रत्वा॒ तवो॒तिभि॒र्ज्योक्प॑श्येम॒ सूर्य॑म् ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

tava kratvā tavotibhirjyokpaśyema sūryam |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.7

अ॒भ्य॑र्ष स्वायुध॒ सोम॑ द्वि॒बर्ह॑सं र॒यिम् ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

abhyarṣa svāyudha soma dvibarhasaṃ rayim |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.8

अ॒भ्य१॒॑र्षान॑पच्युतो र॒यिं स॒मत्सु॑ सास॒हिः ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

abhyarṣānapacyuto rayiṃ samatsu sāsahiḥ |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.9

त्वां य॒ज्ञैर॑वीवृध॒न्पव॑मान॒ विध॑र्मणि ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

tvāṃ yajñairavīvṛdhanpavamāna vidharmaṇi |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

4.10

र॒यिं न॑श्चि॒त्रम॒श्विन॒मिन्दो॑ वि॒श्वायु॒मा भ॑र ।
अथा॑ नो॒ वस्य॑सस्कृधि

rayiṃ naścitramaśvinamindo viśvāyumā bhara |
athā no vasyasaskṛdhi

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