bhadráṃ no ápi vātaya máno dákṣam utá krátum | ádhā te sakhyé ándhaso ví vo máde ráṇan gā́vo ná yávase vívakṣase ||
1 SEND us a good and happy mind, send energy and mental power. Then-at your glad carouse-let men joy in thy love, Sweet juice! as kine in pasture. Thou. art waxing great.
hr̥dispŕ̥śas ta āsate víśveṣu soma dhā́masu | ádhā kā́mā imé máma ví vo máde ví tiṣṭhante vasūyávo vívakṣase ||
2 rn all thy forms, O Soma, rest thy powers that influence the heart. So also these my longings-at your glad carouse-spread themselves seeking riches. Thou art waxing great.
utá vratā́ni soma te prā́hám mināmi pākíyā | ádhā pitéva sūnáve ví vo máde mr̥̄ḷā́+ no abhí cid vadhā́d vívakṣase ||
3 Even if, O Soma, I neglect thy laws through my simplicity, Be gracious-at your glad carouse-as sire to son. Preserve us even from slaughter. T'hou. art waxing great.
sám u prá yanti dhītáyaḥ sárgāso avatā́m̐ iva | krátuṃ naḥ soma jīváse ví vo máde dhāráyā camasā́m̐ iva vívakṣase ||
4 Our songs in concert go to thee as streams of water to the wells. Soma, that we may live, grant-at your glad carouse-full powers of mind, like beakers. Thou art waxing great.
5 O Soma, through thy might who art skilful and strong, these longing men, These sages, have thrown open-at your glad carouse-the stall of kine and horses. Thou art waxing great
6 Our herds thou guardest, Soma, and the moving world spread far and wide. Thou fittest them for living, —at your glad carouse-looking upon all beings. Thou art waxing great.
7 On all sides, Soma, be to us a Guardian ne’er to be deceived. King, drive away our foemen-at your glad carouse: —let not the wicked rule us. Thou art waxing great.
8 Be watchful, Soma, passing wise, to give us store of vital strength. More skilled than man to guide us, —at your glad carouse-save us from harm and sorrow. Thou art waxing great.
tuváṃ no vr̥trahantama índrasyendo śiváḥ sákhā | yát sīṃ hávante samithé ví vo máde yúdhyamānās tokásātau vívakṣase ||
9 Chief slayer of our foemen, thou, Indu, art Indra's gracious Friend, When warriors invoke him-at your glad carouse -in fight, to win them offspring. Thou art waxing great.
ayáṃ gha sá turó máda índrasya vardhata priyáḥ | ayáṃ kakṣī́vato mahó ví vo máde matíṃ víprasya vardhayad vívakṣase ||
10 Victorious is this gladdening drink: to Indra dear it grows in strength. This-at your glad carouse -enhanced the mighty Thou art waxing great of the great sage Kakṣīvān
ayáṃ víprāya dāśúṣe vā́jām̐ iyarti gómataḥ | ayáṃ saptábhya ā́ váraṃ ví vo máde prā́ndháṃ śroṇáṃ ca tāriṣad vívakṣase ||
11 This to the sage who offers gifts brings power that comes from wealth in kine. This, better than the seven, hath-at your glad carouse-furthered the blind, the cripple. Thou art waxing great.
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Maṇḍala I