Rigveda 1.140.12
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 140 · Verse 1.140.12
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
रथा॑य॒ नाव॑मु॒त नो॑ गृ॒हाय॒ नित्या॑रित्रां प॒द्वतीं॑ रास्यग्ने । अ॒स्माकं॑ वी॒राँ उ॒त नो॑ म॒घोनो॒ जना॑ँश्च॒ या पा॒रया॒च्छर्म॒ या च॑
rathāya nāvamuta no gṛhāya nityāritrāṃ padvatīṃ rāsyagne asmākaṃ vīrām̐ uta no maghono janām̐śca yā pārayāccharma yā ca
Drive forth the chariot, set the vessel free for our home, O Agni; keep the river-warden’s footing steady. Bestow upon us heroes, bestow upon us your riches, the people who protect the far side, those who yield the boundary cloth and the covering.
Bestow, Agni, upon our exfellent patron a boat ever fitted with oars and feet, (one that may render) our posterity prosperous, and may bear mankind across (the ocean of life) to felicity.
Grant to our chariot, to our house, O Agni, a boat with moving feet and constant oarage, One that may further well our wealthy princes and all the folk, and be our certain refuge.