Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·4·4.58
समुद्राद् ऊर्मिर् मधुमां उद् आरद् उपांशुना सम् अमृतत्वम् आनट् । घृतस्य नाम गुह्यं यद् अस्ति जिह्वा देवानाम् अमृतस्य नाभिः ॥
samudrād ūrmir madhumāṃ ud ārad upāṃśunā sam amṛtatvam ānaṭ | ghṛtasya nāma guhyaṃ yad asti jihvā devānām amṛtasya nābhiḥ ||
Forth from the ocean sprang the wave of sweetness: together with the stalk it turned to Amrta, That which is holy oil's mysterious title: but the Gods' tongue is truly Amrta's centre.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वयं नाम प्र ब्रवामा घृतस्यास्मिन् यज्ञे धारयामा नमोभिः । उप ब्रह्मा शृणवच् छस्यमानं चतुःशृङ्गो ऽवमीद् गौर एतत् ॥
vayaṃ nāma pra bravāmā ghṛtasyāsmin yajñe dhārayāmā namobhiḥ | upa brahmā śṛṇavac chasyamānaṃ catuḥśṛṅgo 'vamīd gaura etat ||
Let us declare aloud the name of Ghrta, and at this sacrifice hold it up with homage. So let the Brahman hear the praise we utter. This hath the four-horned Buffalo emitted.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
चत्वारि शृङ्गा त्रयो अस्य पादा द्वे शीर्षे सप्त हस्तासो अस्य । त्रिधा बद्धो वृषभो रोरवीति महो देवो मर्त्यां आ विवेश ॥
catvāri śṛṅgā trayo asya pādā dve śīrṣe sapta hastāso asya | tridhā baddho vṛṣabho roravīti maho devo martyāṃ ā viveśa ||
Four are his horns, three are the feet that bear him; his heads are two, his hands are seven in number. Bound with a triple bond the Steer roars loudly: the mighty God hath entered in to mortals.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्रिधा हितम् पणिभिर् गुह्यमानं गवि देवासो घृतम् अन्व् अविन्दन् । इन्द्र एकं सूर्य एकं जजान वेनाद् एकं स्वधया निष् टतक्षुः ॥
tridhā hitam paṇibhir guhyamānaṃ gavi devāso ghṛtam anv avindan | indra ekaṃ sūrya ekaṃ jajāna venād ekaṃ svadhayā niṣ ṭatakṣuḥ ||
That oil in triple shape the Gods discovered laid down within the Cow, concealed by Panis. Indra produced one shape, Surya another: by their own power they formed the third from Vena.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
एता अर्षन्ति हृद्यात् समुद्राच् छतव्रजा रिपुणा नावचक्षे । घृतस्य धारा अभि चाकशीमि हिरण्ययो वेतसो मध्य आसाम् ॥
etā arṣanti hṛdyāt samudrāc chatavrajā ripuṇā nāvacakṣe | ghṛtasya dhārā abhi cākaśīmi hiraṇyayo vetaso madhya āsām ||
From inmost reservoir in countless channels flow down these rivers which the foe beholds not. I look upon the streams of oil descending, and lo! the Golden Reed is there among them.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सम्यक् स्रवन्ति सरितो न धेना अन्तर् हृदा मनसा पूयमानाः । एते अर्षन्त्य् ऊर्मयो घृतस्य मृगा इव क्षिपणोर् ईषमाणाः ॥
samyak sravanti sarito na dhenā antar hṛdā manasā pūyamānāḥ | ete arṣanty ūrmayo ghṛtasya mṛgā iva kṣipaṇor īṣamāṇāḥ ||
Like rivers our libations flow together, cleansing themselves in inmost heart and spirit. The streams of holy oil pour swiftly downward like the wild beasts that fly before the bowman.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सिन्धोर् इव प्राध्वने शूघनासो वातप्रमियः पतयन्ति यह्वाः । घृतस्य धारा अरुषो न वाजी काष्ठा भिन्दन्न् ऊर्मिभिः पिन्वमानः ॥
sindhor iva prādhvane śūghanāso vātapramiyaḥ patayanti yahvāḥ | ghṛtasya dhārā aruṣo na vājī kāṣṭhā bhindann ūrmibhiḥ pinvamānaḥ ||
As rushing down the rapids of a river, flow swifter than the wind the vigorous currents, The streams of oil in swelling fluctuation like a red courser bursting through the fences.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अभि प्रवन्त समनेव योषाः कल्याण्यः स्मयमानासो अग्निम् । घृतस्य धाराः समिधो नसन्त ता जुषाणो हर्यति जातवेदाः ॥
abhi pravanta samaneva yoṣāḥ kalyāṇyaḥ smayamānāso agnim | ghṛtasya dhārāḥ samidho nasanta tā juṣāṇo haryati jātavedāḥ ||
Like women at a gathering fair to look on and gently smiling, they incline to Agni. The streams of holy oil attain the fuel, and Jatavedas joyfully receives them.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
कन्या इव वहतुम् एतवा उ अञ्ज्य् अञ्जाना अभि चाकशीमि । यत्र सोमः सूयते यत्र यज्ञो घृतस्य धारा अभि तत् पवन्ते ॥
kanyā iva vahatum etavā u añjy añjānā abhi cākaśīmi | yatra somaḥ sūyate yatra yajño ghṛtasya dhārā abhi tat pavante ||
As maidens dock themselves with gay adornment to join the bridal feast, I now behold them. Where Soma flows and sacrifice is ready, thither the streams of holy oil are running.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अभ्य् अर्षत सुष्टुतिं गव्यम् आजिम् अस्मासु भद्रा द्रविणानि धत्त । इमं यज्ञं नयत देवता नो घृतस्य धारा मधुमत् पवन्ते ॥
abhy arṣata suṣṭutiṃ gavyam ājim asmāsu bhadrā draviṇāni dhatta | imaṃ yajñaṃ nayata devatā no ghṛtasya dhārā madhumat pavante ||
Send to our eulogy a herd of cattle bestow upon us excellent possessions. Bear to the Gods the sacrifice we offer the streams of oil flow pure and full of sweetness.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
धामन् ते विश्वम् भुवनम् अधि श्रितम् अन्तः समुद्रे हृद्य् अन्तर् आयुषि । अपाम् अनीके समिथे य आभृतस् तम् अश्याम मधुमन्तं त ऊर्मिम् ॥
dhāman te viśvam bhuvanam adhi śritam antaḥ samudre hṛdy antar āyuṣi | apām anīke samithe ya ābhṛtas tam aśyāma madhumantaṃ ta ūrmim ||
The universe depends upon thy power and might within the sea, within the heart, within all life.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)