Rigveda 3.031.20
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 31 · Verse 3.31.20
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
मिहः॑ पाव॒काः प्रत॑ता अभूवन्स्व॒स्ति नः॑ पिपृहि पा॒रमा॑साम् । इन्द्र॒ त्वं र॑थि॒रः पा॑हि नो रि॒षो म॒क्षूम॑क्षू कृणुहि गो॒जितो॑ नः
mihaḥ pāvakāḥ pratatā abhūvansvasti naḥ pipṛhi pāramāsām indra tvaṃ rathiraḥ pāhi no riṣo makṣūmakṣū kṛṇuhi gojito naḥ
Here the cleansing fires stood forth; grant us surviving highest share. Indra, you who are the chariot‑rider, protect for us the singers; make our cattle‑provisioners plenteous for us.
You purifying water have been spread abroad; fill their beds for our welfare; riding on the car, defend us from the malevolent, and make us quickly the conquerors of cattle.
Far forth are spread the purifying waters convey thou us across them unto safety. Save us, our Charioteer, from harm, O Indra, soon, very soon, make us win spoil of cattle.