Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·7·7.35
शं न इन्द्राग्नी भवताम् अवोभिः शं न इन्द्रावरुणा रातहव्या । शम् इन्द्रासोमा सुविताय शं योः शं न इन्द्रापूषणा वाजसातौ ॥
śaṃ na indrāgnī bhavatām avobhiḥ śaṃ na indrāvaruṇā rātahavyā | śam indrāsomā suvitāya śaṃ yoḥ śaṃ na indrāpūṣaṇā vājasātau ||
Befriend us with their aids Indra and Agni, Indra and Varuna who receive oblations! Indra and Soma give health, strength and comfort, Indra and Pusan be our help in battle.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नो भगः शम् उ नः शंसो अस्तु शं नः पुरन्धिः शम् उ सन्तु रायः । शं नः सत्यस्य सुयमस्य शंसः शं नो अर्यमा पुरुजातो अस्तु ॥
śaṃ no bhagaḥ śam u naḥ śaṃso astu śaṃ naḥ purandhiḥ śam u santu rāyaḥ | śaṃ naḥ satyasya suyamasya śaṃsaḥ śaṃ no aryamā purujāto astu ||
Auspicious Friends to us be Bhaga, Sathsa, auspicious be Purandhi aid all Riches; The blessing of the true and well-conducted, and Aryaman in many forms apparent.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नो धाता शम् उ धर्ता नो अस्तु शं न उरूची भवतु स्वधाभिः । शं रोदसी बृहती शं नो अद्रिः शं नो देवानां सुहवानि सन्तु ॥
śaṃ no dhātā śam u dhartā no astu śaṃ na urūcī bhavatu svadhābhiḥ | śaṃ rodasī bṛhatī śaṃ no adriḥ śaṃ no devānāṃ suhavāni santu ||
Kind unto us he Maker and Sustainer, and the far-reaching Pair with God-like natures. Auspicious unto us be Earth and Heaven, the Mountain, and the Gods' fair invocations.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नो अग्निर् ज्योतिरनीको अस्तु शं नो मित्रावरुणाव् अश्विना शम् । शं नः सुकृतां सुकृतानि सन्तु शं न इषिरो अभि वातु वातः ॥
śaṃ no agnir jyotiranīko astu śaṃ no mitrāvaruṇāv aśvinā śam | śaṃ naḥ sukṛtāṃ sukṛtāni santu śaṃ na iṣiro abhi vātu vātaḥ ||
Favour us Agni with his face of splendour, and Varuva and Mitra and the Asvins. Favour us noble actions of the pious, impetuous vita blow on us with favour.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नो द्यावापृथिवी पूर्वहूतौ शम् अन्तरिक्षं दृशये नो अस्तु । शं न ओषधीर् वनिनो भवन्तु शं नो रजसस् पतिर् अस्तु जिष्णुः ॥
śaṃ no dyāvāpṛthivī pūrvahūtau śam antarikṣaṃ dṛśaye no astu | śaṃ na oṣadhīr vanino bhavantu śaṃ no rajasas patir astu jiṣṇuḥ ||
Early invoked, may Heaven and Earth be friendly, and Air's mid-region good for us to look on. To us may Herbs and Forest-Trees be gracious, gracious the Lord Victorious of the region.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं न इन्द्रो वसुभिर् देवो अस्तु शम् आदित्येभिर् वरुणः सुशंसः । शं नो रुद्रो रुद्रेभिर् जलाषः शं नस् त्वष्टा ग्नाभिर् इह शृणोतु ॥
śaṃ na indro vasubhir devo astu śam ādityebhir varuṇaḥ suśaṃsaḥ | śaṃ no rudro rudrebhir jalāṣaḥ śaṃ nas tvaṣṭā gnābhir iha śṛṇotu ||
Be the God Indra with the Vasus friendly, and, with Adityas, Varuna who blesseth. Kind, with the Rudras, be the Healer Rudra, and, with the Dames, may Tvastar kindly listen.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नः सोमो भवतु ब्रह्म शं नः शं नो ग्रावाणः शम् उ सन्तु यज्ञाः । शं नः स्वरूणाम् मितयो भवन्तु शं नः प्रस्वः शम् व् अस्तु वेदिः ॥
śaṃ naḥ somo bhavatu brahma śaṃ naḥ śaṃ no grāvāṇaḥ śam u santu yajñāḥ | śaṃ naḥ svarūṇām mitayo bhavantu śaṃ naḥ prasvaḥ śam v astu vediḥ ||
Blest unto us be Soma, and devotions, blest be the Sacrifice, the Stones for pressing. Blest be the fixing of the sacred Pillars, blest be the tender Grass and blest the Altar.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नः सूर्य उरुचक्षा उद् एतु शं नश् चतस्रः प्रदिशो भवन्तु । शं नः पर्वता ध्रुवयो भवन्तु शं नः सिन्धवः शम् उ सन्त्व् आपः ॥
śaṃ naḥ sūrya urucakṣā ud etu śaṃ naś catasraḥ pradiśo bhavantu | śaṃ naḥ parvatā dhruvayo bhavantu śaṃ naḥ sindhavaḥ śam u santv āpaḥ ||
May the far-seeing Sun rise up to bless us: be the four Quarters of the sky auspicious. Auspicious be the firmly-seated Mountains, auspicious be the Rivers and the Waters.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नो अदितिर् भवतु व्रतेभिः शं नो भवन्तु मरुतः स्वर्काः । शं नो विष्णुः शम् उ पूषा नो अस्तु शं नो भवित्रं शम् व् अस्तु वायुः ॥
śaṃ no aditir bhavatu vratebhiḥ śaṃ no bhavantu marutaḥ svarkāḥ | śaṃ no viṣṇuḥ śam u pūṣā no astu śaṃ no bhavitraṃ śam v astu vāyuḥ ||
May Adid through holy works be gracioas, and may the Maruts, loud in song, be friendly. May Visnu give felicity, and Pusan, the Air that cherisheth our life, and Vayu.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नो देवः सविता त्रायमाणः शं नो भवन्तूषसो विभातीः । शं नः पर्जन्यो भवतु प्रजाभ्यः शं नः क्षेत्रस्य पतिर् अस्तु शम्भुः ॥
śaṃ no devaḥ savitā trāyamāṇaḥ śaṃ no bhavantūṣaso vibhātīḥ | śaṃ naḥ parjanyo bhavatu prajābhyaḥ śaṃ naḥ kṣetrasya patir astu śambhuḥ ||
Prosper us Savitar, the God who rescues, and let the radiant Mornings be propitious. Auspicious to all creatures be Parjanya, auspicious be the field's benign Protector.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नो देवा विश्वदेवा भवन्तु शं सरस्वती सह धीभिर् अस्तु । शम् अभिषाचः शम् उ रातिषाचः शं नो दिव्याः पार्थिवाः शं नो अप्याः ॥
śaṃ no devā viśvadevā bhavantu śaṃ sarasvatī saha dhībhir astu | śam abhiṣācaḥ śam u rātiṣācaḥ śaṃ no divyāḥ pārthivāḥ śaṃ no apyāḥ ||
May all the fellowship of Gods befriend us, Sarasvati, with Holy Thoughts, be gracious. Friendly be they, the Liberal Ones who seek us, yea, those who dwell in heaven, on earth, in waters.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नः सत्यस्य पतयो भवन्तु शं नो अर्वन्तः शम् उ सन्तु गावः । शं न ऋभवः सुकृतः सुहस्ताः शं नो भवन्तु पितरो हवेषु ॥
śaṃ naḥ satyasya patayo bhavantu śaṃ no arvantaḥ śam u santu gāvaḥ | śaṃ na ṛbhavaḥ sukṛtaḥ suhastāḥ śaṃ no bhavantu pitaro haveṣu ||
May the great Lords of Truth protect and aid us: blest to us be our horses and our cattle. Kind be the pious skilful-handed Rbhus, kind be the Fathers at our invocations.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शं नो अज एकपाद् देवो अस्तु शं नो ऽहिर् बुध्न्यः शं समुद्रः । शं नो अपां नपात् पेरुर् अस्तु शं नः पृश्निर् भवतु देवगोपा ॥
śaṃ no aja ekapād devo astu śaṃ no 'hir budhnyaḥ śaṃ samudraḥ | śaṃ no apāṃ napāt perur astu śaṃ naḥ pṛśnir bhavatu devagopā ||
May Aja-Ekapad, the God, be gracious, gracious the Dragon of the Deep, and Ocean. Gracious be he the swelling Child of Waters, gracious be Prsni who hath Gods to guard her.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आदित्या रुद्रा वसवो जुषन्तेदम् ब्रह्म क्रियमाणं नवीयः । शृण्वन्तु नो दिव्याः पार्थिवासो गोजाता उत ये यज्ञियासः ॥
ādityā rudrā vasavo juṣantedam brahma kriyamāṇaṃ navīyaḥ | śṛṇvantu no divyāḥ pārthivāso gojātā uta ye yajñiyāsaḥ ||
So may the Rudras, Vasus, and Adityas accept the new hymn which we now are making. May all the Holy Ones of earth and heaven, and the Cow's offipring hear our invocation.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ये देवानां यज्ञिया यज्ञियानाम् मनोर् यजत्रा अमृता ऋतज्ञाः । ते नो रासन्ताम् उरुगायम् अद्य यूयम् पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
ye devānāṃ yajñiyā yajñiyānām manor yajatrā amṛtā ṛtajñāḥ | te no rāsantām urugāyam adya yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||
They who of Holy Gods are very holy, Immortal, knowing Law, whom man must worship,- May these to-day give us broad paths to travel. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)