Rigveda 1.040.03
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 40 · Verse 1.40.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
प्रैतु॒ ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पतिः॒ प्र दे॒व्ये॑तु सू॒नृता॑ । अच्छा॑ वी॒रं नर्यं॑ प॒ङ्क्तिरा॑धसं दे॒वा य॒ज्ञं न॑यन्तु नः
praitu brahmaṇaspatiḥ pra devyetu sūnṛtā acchā vīraṃ naryaṃ paṅktirādhasaṃ devā yajñaṃ nayantu naḥ
May Brahmanaspati come, may the godlike ones come with many‑voiced songs; may the gods, invoking the heroic man, bring our sacrificial rite to order.
May Brahmaṇaspati approach us; may the goddess, speaker of truth, approach us; may the gods (drive away) every adversary, and present, conduct us to the sacrifice which is beneficial to man, and (abounds) with respectably-presented offerings.
May Brahmanaspati draw nigh, may Sunrta the Goddess come, And Gods bring to this rite which gives the five-fold gift the Hero, lover of mankind.