Sukta 4

Mantra 1

प्रजाभी राज्ञः संवरणम्। आ त्वा॑ गन् रा॒ष्ट्रं स॒ह वर्च॒सोदि॑हि प्रा॑ङ्वि वि॒शां पति॑रेक॒राट् त्वं वि रा॑ज । सर्वा॑स्त्वा राजन् प्र॒दिशो॑ ह्वयन्तूप॒सद्यो॑ नम॒स्योऽ भवे॒ह

With subjects is the King’s encompassing guard. Unto thee may the kingdom come, with splendour: rise thou aloft; forward, sole monarch, lord of the clans, do thou rule forth. Let all the quarters, O King, call thee; here become thou one to be approached, one meet for reverence.

Mantra 2

त्वां विशो॑ वृणतां रा॒ज्याऽय॒ त्वामि॒माः प्र॒दिशः॒ पञ्च॑ दे॒वीः । वर्ष्म॑न् रा॒ष्ट्रस्य॑ क॒कुदि॑ श्रयस्व॒ ततो॑ न उ॒ग्रो वि भ॑जा॒ वसू॑नि

Let the peoples choose thee for kingship; thee let these five goddess-quarters choose. Upon the height, upon the realm’s crest, take thou thy station: thence, mighty one, deal out to us our treasures.

Mantra 3

अच्छ॑ त्वा यन्तु ह॒विनः॑ सजा॒ता अ॒ग्निर्दू॒तो अ॑जि॒रः सं च॑रातै । जा॒याः पु॒त्राः सु॒मन॑सो भवन्तु ब॒हुं ब॒लिं प्रति॑ पश्यासा उ॒ग्रः

Unto thee let offerers come, thy kinsmen bringing gifts; let Agni, swift messenger, move to and fro in concord. Let wives and sons be kindly-minded; and, mighty one, mayest thou behold much tribute coming in return.

Mantra 4

अ॒श्विना॒ त्वाग्रे॑ मि॒त्रावरु॑णो॒भा विश्वे॑ दे॒वा म॒रुत॑स्त्वा ह्वयन्तु । अधा॒ मनो॑ वसु॒देया॑य कृणुष्व॒ ततो॑ न उ॒ग्रो वि भ॑जा॒ वसू॑नि

The Aśvins lead thee on; Mitra and Varuṇa both, and all the Gods, and the Maruts, call thee hither. Then set thy purpose for the giving of wealth; thereafter, O mighty one, deal out to us the riches.

Mantra 5

आ प्र द्र॑व पर॒मस्याः॑ परा॒वतः॑ शि॒वे ते॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी उ॒भे स्ता॑म्। तद॒यं राजा॒ वरु॑ण॒स्तथा॑ह॒ स त्वा॒यम॑ह्व॒त् स उपे॒दमेहि॑

Hither, run forth from the farthest distance: for thee, O auspicious one, let Heaven and Earth both stand firm. Thus hath this King Varuṇa spoken: he, even he, hath called thee; come thou near unto this place.

Mantra 6

इन्द्रे॑न्द्र मनु॒ष्याः॒३ परे॑हि॒ सं ह्यज्ञा॑स्था॒ वरु॑णैः संविदा॒नः । स त्वा॒यम॑ह्व॒त् स्वे स॒धस्थे॒ स दे॒वान् य॑क्ष॒त् स उ॑ कल्पया॒द् विशः॑

O Indra, Indra—ye men, go forth: for thou art one that knoweth, in accord with Varuṇa’s binding powers. He, even he, hath called thee to his own seat; he hath worshipped the Gods—so may he also set the peoples in due order.

Mantra 7

प॒थ्याऽ रे॒वती॑र्बहु॒धा विरू॑पाः॒ सर्वाः॑ सं॒गत्य॒ वरी॑यस्ते अक्रन्। तास्त्वा॒ सर्वाः॑ संविदा॒ना ह्व॑यन्तु दश॒मीमु॒ग्रः सु॒मना॑ वशे॒ह

The path-making, wealthy powers, of many sorts and diverse forms, all gathering, have made for thee a better way. Let them, all of them in concord, call thee hither: on the tenth stage, O mighty one, gracious, be thou here in our control.