Sukta 187

Mantra 1

पितुं नु स्तोषं महो धर्माणं तविषीम् । यस्य त्रितो व्योजसा वृत्रं विपर्वमर्दयत् ॥

Now I will praise the mighty one, the upholder of the great law, the force of puissance—he by whose wide strength Trita crushed Vṛtra, joint by joint.

Mantra 2

स्वादो पितो मधो पितो वयं त्वा ववृमहे । अस्माकमविता भव ॥

O Sweet One, O Drink; O Honeyed One, O Drink—towards you we turn and choose you. Become the protector and upholder of our inner being.

Mantra 3

उप नः पितवा चर शिवः शिवाभिरूतिभिः । मयोभुरद्विषेण्यः सखा सुशेवो अद्वयाः ॥

Come near us, O Drink, moving with auspiciousness and with auspicious helps. A bringer of bliss, beyond hatred, a comrade of the journey—kindly, without duplicity—draw close.

Mantra 4

तव त्ये पितो रसा रजांस्यनु विष्ठिताः । दिवि वाता इव श्रिताः ॥

Yours, O Drink, are those sap-like essences spread out through the regions; established in heaven, like winds, they pervade and uphold.

Mantra 5

तव त्ये पितो ददतस्तव स्वादिष्ठ ते पितो । प्र स्वाद्मानो रसानां तुविग्रीवा इवेरते ॥

Yours, O Drink, are those givers; yours, O most sweet, O Drink. The sweetnesses of the essences surge forward, like strong-necked ones, pressing on with force.

Mantra 6

त्वे पितो महानां देवानां मनो हितम् । अकारि चारु केतुना तवाहिमवसावधीत् ॥

In you, O Drink, the mind of the great gods is set in its right place. With a beautiful light-sign it is made manifest; by your help the serpent of obstruction is struck down.

Mantra 7

यददो पितो अजगन्विवस्व पर्वतानाम् । अत्रा चिन्नो मधो पितोऽरं भक्षाय गम्याः ॥

When there, O Drink, you went forth—shining—through the mountains, then even here, O Honeyed Drink, you are to be reached for our enjoyment and assimilation.

Mantra 8

यदपामोषधीनां परिंशमारिशामहे । वातापे पीव इद्भव ॥

When we blend the portion of the waters and the plants, then, O Warm-to-the-wind, be indeed rich and nourishing within us.

Mantra 9

यत्ते सोम गवाशिरो यवाशिरो भजामहे । वातापे पीव इद्भव ॥

When, O Soma, we partake of your mixture with cow-strength and with barley-strength, then, O Wind-warmed One, be indeed abundant and nourishing.

Mantra 10

करम्भ ओषधे भव पीवो वृक्क उदारथिः । वातापे पीव इद्भव ॥

Become the karambha, O Herb—be rich, strengthening, wide-in-support. O Wind-warmed One, be indeed abundant and nourishing.

Mantra 11

तं त्वा वयं पितो वचोभिर्गावो न हव्या सुषूदिम । देवेभ्यस्त्वा सधमादमस्मभ्यं त्वा सधमादम् ॥

You—O Drink—we press and set aflame by our words, as cows (rays of light) press toward the offering. For the gods we prepare you for the shared joy; for us too we prepare you for the shared joy.