Sukta 25

Mantra 1

कामस्य इषुः। उ॒त्तु॒दस्त्वोत् तु॑दतु॒ मा धृ॑थाः॒ शय॑ने॒ स्वे। इषुः॒ काम॑स्य॒ या भी॒मा तया॑ विध्यामि त्वा हृ॒दि

Kāma’s arrow: let the goad prick thee—prick thee; hold not firm upon thine own bed. With Kāma’s arrow, the dreadful one, therewith I pierce thee in the heart.

Mantra 2

आ॒धीप॑र्णां॒ काम॑शल्या॒मिषुं॑ संक॒ल्पकु॑ल्मलाम्। तां सुसं॑नतां कृ॒त्वा कामो॑ विध्यतु त्वा हृ॒दि

The love-barbed arrow, leaf-feathered, budded with firm intent—having wrought it well-bent—let Kāma pierce thee in the heart.

Mantra 3

या प्ली॒हानं॑ शो॒षय॑ति॒ काम॒स्येषुः॒ सुसं॑नता । प्रा॒चीन॑पक्षा॒ व्योऽषा॒ तया॑ विध्यामि त्वा हृ॒दि

That well-bent arrow of Kāma which drieth up the spleen—forward-winged, the pungent vyoṣā—therewith I pierce thee in the heart.

Mantra 4

शु॒चा वि॒द्धा व्योऽषया॒ शुष्का॑स्या॒भि स॑र्प मा । मृ॒दुर्निम॑न्युः॒ केव॑ली प्रियवा॒दिन्यनु॑व्रता

Pierced with burning pain by pungent vyoṣā, dry-mouthed—creep thou unto me: gentle, thy wrath laid down, mine wholly, sweet-speaking, obedient to my will.

Mantra 5

आजा॑मि॒ त्वाज॑न्या॒ परि॑ मा॒तुरथो॑ पि॒तुः । यथा॒ मम॒ क्रता॒वसो॒ मम॑ चि॒त्तमु॒पाय॑सि

Hither I call thee, O intimate, away from thy folk—away from mother and from father—so that, O helper of my resolve, thou mayest come unto my mind, yea, unto my intent.

Mantra 6

व्यऽस्यै मित्रावरुणौ हृ॒दश्चि॒त्तान्य॑स्यतम्। अथै॑नामक्र॒तुं कृ॒त्वा ममै॒व कृ॑णुतं॒ वशे॑

Asunder, O Mitra-Varuṇa, cast ye from her heart her thoughts; then, having made her void of purpose, set her—mine only—under my control.