Sukta 36

Mantra 1

पतिवेदनम्। आ नो॑ अग्ने सुम॒तिं सं॑भ॒लो ग॑मेदि॒मां कु॑मा॒रीं स॒ह नो॒ भगे॑न । जु॒ष्टा व॒रेषु॒ सम॑नेषु व॒ल्गुरो॒षं पत्या॒ सौभ॑गमस्त्व॒स्यै

Hither to us, O Agni, let gracious favour come—bringing provision—unto this maiden here, together with Bhaga for our behoof. Approved among the suitors, in the gatherings, winsome; let there be for her, with a husband, good fortune, and (let there be) the quelling of wrath.

Mantra 2

सोम॑जुष्टं॒ ब्रह्म॑जुष्टमर्य॒म्णा संभृ॑तं॒ भग॑म्। धा॒तुर्दे॒वस्य॑ स॒त्येन॑ कृ॒णोमि॑ पति॒वेद॑नम्

A boon approved of Soma, approved of holy spell; a Bhaga-fortune gathered by Aryaman: by the truth of Dhātṛ the God I make the winning of a husband.

Mantra 3

इ॒यम॑ग्ने॒ नारी॒ पतिं॑ विदेष्ट॒ सोमो॒ हि राजा॑ सु॒भगां॑ कृ॒णोति॑ । सुवा॑ना पु॒त्रान् महि॑षी भवाति ग॒त्वा पतिं॑ सु॒भगा॒ वि रा॑जतु

This woman, O Agni, shall win a husband: for Soma, the King, doth make her fortunate. Bearing sons she becometh a chief wife; having gone unto her husband, fortunate, let her shine forth in sovereignty.

Mantra 4

यथा॑ख॒रो म॑घवं॒श्चारु॑रे॒ष प्रि॒यो मृ॒गाणां॑ सु॒षदा॑ ब॒भूव॑ । ए॒वा भग॑स्य जु॒ष्टेयम॑स्तु॒ नारी॒ संप्रि॑या॒ पत्यावि॑राधयन्ती

As the ass, O bounteous Lord, this comely one, became dear to the wild creatures, firmly established in their favour,—so may this woman be, by Bhaga’s grace, accepted and enjoyed: dear in full measure to her husband, giving him no offence.

Mantra 5

भग॑स्य॒ नाव॒मा रो॑ह पू॒र्णामनु॑पदस्वतीम्। तयो॑पप्रता॑रय॒ यो वरः प्र॑तिका॒म्यः

Mount thou the boat of Bhaga—full-freighted, sure-footed at every step; and with that do thou ferry us clean across unto the boon which is desired and answers to our wish.

Mantra 6

आ क्र॑न्दय धनपते व॒रमाम॑नसं कृणु । सर्वं॑ प्रदक्षि॒णं कृ॑णु॒ यो व॒रः प्र॑तिका॒म्यः

Cause it to resound, O Lord of Wealth; make the boon mind-ward and sure. Make all things rightward and auspicious—this boon that is to be desired, answering desire.

Mantra 7

इ॒दं हिर॑ण्यं॒ गुल्गु॑ल्व॒यमौ॒क्षो अथो॒ भगः॑ । ए॒ते पति॑भ्य॒स्त्वाम॑दुः प्रतिका॒माय॒ वेत्त॑वे ॥७ आ ते॑ नयतु सवि॒ता न॑यतु॒ पति॒र्यः प्र॑तिका॒म्यः । त्वम॑स्यै धेह्योषधे

This gold, this guggulu, we—and the Bull, and Bhaga besides— These have bestowed thee for husbands, for the answering of desire, for the winning thereof. Let Savitar lead him hither unto thee; let the husband lead, who is answering to desire. Do thou bestow him upon her, O Herb.