Rigveda 10.106.04
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 106 · Verse 10.106.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
आ॒पी वो॑ अ॒स्मे पि॒तरे॑व पु॒त्रोग्रेव॑ रु॒चा नृ॒पती॑व तु॒र्यै । इर्ये॑व पु॒ष्ट्यै कि॒रणे॑व भु॒ज्यै श्रु॑ष्टी॒वाने॑व॒ हव॒मा ग॑मिष्टम्
āpī vo asme pitareva putrogreva rucā nṛpatīva turyai iryeva puṣṭyai kiraṇeva bhujyai śruṣṭīvāneva havamā gamiṣṭam
May waters be for you as to my fathers, the sons as eager, brilliance like a king in the fourth. Come for nourishment like a ray, for enjoyment like a portion—may the offering go to them.
You are kinsmen to us, like parents (to) sons, like two fierce shining fires, like two princes hastening togive protection, like two bestowers of food are you for the nourishment of men, like two luminaries for theenjoyment (of our worshippers), like two quick horses you came to our invocation.
Ye are our kinsmen, like two sons, two fathers, strong in your splendour and like kings for conquest; Like rays for our enjoyment, Lords to feed us, ye, like quick bearers, have obeyed our calling.