Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 7 — Chapter 9

AV 7 9.1

प्रपथे पथाम् अजनिष्ट पूषा प्रपथे दिवः प्रपथे पृथिव्याः । उभे अभि प्रियतमे सधस्थे आ च परा च चरति प्रजानन्

prapathe pathām ajaniṣṭa pūṣā prapathe divaḥ prapathe pṛthivyāḥ | ubhe abhi priyatame sadhasthe ā ca parā ca carati prajānan

On the far path of paths Pūṣan was born, on the far path of heaven, on the far path of earth. To both the dearest seats he travels hither and away, knowing the way.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 7 9.2

पूषेमा आशा अनु वेद सर्वाः सो अस्माꣳ अभयतमेन नेषत् । स्वस्तिदा आघृणिः सर्ववीरो ऽप्रयुछन् पुर एतु प्रजानन्

pūṣemā āśā anu veda sarvāḥ so asmāṁ abhayatamena neṣat | svastidā āghṛṇiḥ sarvavīro 'prayuchan pura etu prajānan

Pūṣan knows all these directions; may he lead us by the most fearless one. Giver of well-being, glowing, possessed of all heroes, never faltering, let him go before us, knowing the way.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 7 9.3

पूषन् तव व्रते वयं न रिष्येम कदा चन । स्तोतारस् त इह स्मसि

pūṣan tava vrate vayaṃ na riṣyema kadā cana | stotāras ta iha smasi

O Pūṣan, in your vrata may we never come to harm; we are your praisers here.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 7 9.4

परि पूषा परस्ताद् धस्तं दधातु दक्षिणम् । पुनर् नो नष्टम् आजतु सं नष्टेन गमेमहि

pari pūṣā parastād dhastaṃ dadhātu dakṣiṇam | punar no naṣṭam ājatu saṃ naṣṭena gamemahi

Let Pūṣan from beyond lay his right hand around (us); let him drive back to us what is lost; may we come together with what is lost.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition