Rig Veda

Book 1, Hymn II. Vāyu

1 BEAUTIFUL Vāyu, come, for thee these Soma drops have been prepared:
Drink of them, hearken to our call.

2 Knowing the days, with Soma juice poured forth, the singers glorify
Thee, Vāyu, with their hymns of praise.

3 Vāyu, thy penetrating stream goes forth unto the worshipper,
Far-spreading for the Soma draught.

4 These, Indra-Vāyu, have been shed; come for our offered dainties’ sake:
The drops are yearning for you both.

5 Well do ye mark libations, ye Vāyu and Indra, rich in spoil!
So come ye swiftly hitherward.

6 Vāyu and Indra, come to what the Soma-presser hath prepared:
Soon, Heroes, thus I make my prayer.

7 Mitra, of holy strength, I call, and foe-destroying Varuṇa,
Who make the oil-fed rite complete.

8 Mitra and Varuṇa, through Law, lovers and cherishers of Law,
Have ye obtained your might power

9 Our Sages, Mitra-Varuṇa, wide dominion, strong by birth,
Vouchsafe us strength that worketh well.