Sukta 41

Mantra 1

यं रक्षन्ति प्रचेतसो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा । नू चित्स दभ्यते जनः ॥

Whom the far-seeing powers—Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman—protect, that man is not defeated even now: guarded by the luminous law and harmony, he cannot be overthrown.

Mantra 2

यं बाहुतेव पिप्रति पान्ति मर्त्यं रिषः । अरिष्टः सर्व एधते ॥

The mortal whom they foster as with strong arms and guard from hurt—he grows in all completeness, unbroken and unharmed.

Mantra 3

वि दुर्गा वि द्विषः पुरो घ्नन्ति राजान एषाम् । नयन्ति दुरिता तिरः ॥

They make the hard passages wide; they smite the hostile barriers before us; these kings lead our difficulties across and beyond.

Mantra 4

सुगः पन्था अनृक्षर आदित्यास ऋतं यते । नात्रावखादो अस्ति वः ॥

O Ādityas, the path is good and does not break down for one who goes by the Truth; here for you there is no pitfall, no collapse.

Mantra 5

यं यज्ञं नयथा नर आदित्या ऋजुना पथा । प्र वः स धीतये नशत् ॥

That sacrifice which you lead, O Ādityas, by the straight path—may it come forward to you for the awakening of our thought.

Mantra 6

स रत्नं मर्त्यो वसु विश्वं तोकमुत त्मना । अच्छा गच्छत्यस्तृतः ॥

That mortal reaches the treasure—every good, and the increase of his lineage—by his own self’s right force; he goes straight to it, not turned aside.

Mantra 7

कथा राधाम सखायः स्तोमं मित्रस्यार्यम्णः । महि प्सरो वरुणस्य ॥

How shall we, as comrades, rightly shape the hymn for Mitra and Aryaman—how speak the vast inspirings of Varuṇa?

Mantra 8

मा वो घ्नन्तं मा शपन्तं प्रति वोचे देवयन्तम् । सुम्नैरिद्व आ विवासे ॥

May I not answer you with a slaying word, nor with a cursing word; seeking the Divine, I would approach you only with your graces and harmonies.

Mantra 9

चतुरश्चिद्ददमानाद्बिभीयादा निधातोः । न दुरुक्ताय स्पृहयेत् ॥

Even from one who gives in plenty one should fear the secret placer of harm; and one should not desire the ill-spoken word.