HYMNS TO P[=U]SHAN AND BHAGA.
To P[=U]SHAN (vi. 56).
The man who P[=u]shan designates
With words like these, 'mush-eater he,'
By him the god is not described.
With P[=u]shan joined in unison
That best of warriors, truest lord,
Indra, the evil demons slays.
'T is he, the best of warriors, drives
The golden chariot of the sun
Among the speckled kine (the clouds).
Whate'er we ask of thee to-day,
O wonder-worker, praised and wise,
Accomplish thou for us that prayer.
And this our band, which hunts for kine,[41]
Successful make for booty's gain;
Afar, O P[=u]shan, art thou praised.
We seek of thee success, which far
From ill, and near to wealth shall be;
For full prosperity to-day;
And full prosperity the morn.[42]
To BHAGA (vii. 41).
Early on Agni call we, early Indra call;
Early call Mitra, Varuna, the Horsemen twain;
Early, too, Bhaga, P[=u]shan, and the Lord of Strength;
And early Soma will we call, and Rudra too.