Rigveda 2.024.13
Rigveda · Mandala 2, Sukta 24 · Verse 2.24.13
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उ॒ताशि॑ष्ठा॒ अनु॑ शृण्वन्ति॒ वह्न॑यः स॒भेयो॒ विप्रो॑ भरते म॒ती धना॑ । वी॒ळु॒द्वेषा॒ अनु॒ वश॑ ऋ॒णमा॑द॒दिः स ह॑ वा॒जी स॑मि॒थे ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पतिः॑
utāśiṣṭhā anu śaṛṇvanti vahnayaḥ sabheyo vipro bharate matī dhanā vīḷudveṣā anu vaśa ṛṇamādadiḥ sa ha vājī samithe brahmaṇaspatiḥ
The holy fires listen and follow, the priests lift wisdom and riches in assembly. The hostile horde drives back; he, the giver, stands as friend at the feast—Brahmanaspati.
The very swift horses (of Brahmaṇaspati) listen to (our invocation); the priest of the assembly offers with praise the (sacrificial) wealth; may Brahmaṇaspati, the hater of the oppressor, accept (the payment of) the debt, agreeably to his plural asure; may he be the accepter of the (sacrificial) food presented at this ceremony.
The sacrificial flames most swiftly hear the call: the priest of the assembly gaineth wealth for hymns. Hating the stern, remitting at his will the debt, strong in the shock of fight is Brahmanaspati.