उत्ते॒ शुष्मा॑सो अस्थू॒ रक्षो॑ भि॒न्दन्तो॑ अद्रिवः ।
नु॒दस्व॒ याः प॑रि॒स्पृध॑ः
utte śuṣmāso asthū rakṣo bhindanto adrivaḥ |
nudasva yāḥ parispṛdhaḥ
Mandala 9
Sukta 53: Unafraid at the Clash of Chariots
Rishi: अवत्सारः काश्यपः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री
4 verses · 53 of 114
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Unafraid at the Clash of Chariots
Avatsara Kashyapa, in four gayatri verses, calls Soma 'armed with stones'. Soma's powers have risen, breaking the rakshasas; let him drive away those who contend. With this might, striker of foes when wealth is at stake in the clash of chariots, the rishi praises him with a fearless heart. The vratas of Pavamana cannot be assailed by the ill-intentioned; let him break whoever fights against him. The priests urge the tawny steed into the rivers, Indu who brings joy, gladdening for Indra.
अ॒या नि॑ज॒घ्निरोज॑सा रथसं॒गे धने॑ हि॒ते ।
स्तवा॒ अबि॑भ्युषा हृ॒दा
ayā nijaghnirojasā rathasaṃge dhane hite |
stavā abibhyuṣā hṛdā
अस्य॑ व्र॒तानि॒ नाधृषे॒ पव॑मानस्य दू॒ढ्या॑ ।
रु॒ज यस्त्वा॑ पृत॒न्यति॑
asya vratāni nādhṛṣe pavamānasya dūḍhyā |
ruja yastvā pṛtanyati
तं हि॑न्वन्ति मद॒च्युतं॒ हरिं॑ न॒दीषु॑ वा॒जिन॑म् ।
इन्दु॒मिन्द्रा॑य मत्स॒रम्
taṃ hinvanti madacyutaṃ hariṃ nadīṣu vājinam |
indumindrāya matsaram
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