Rigveda 17.3

17.3

utāpi | vratāni yāgakarmāṇi | he soma | te tvadarthamahaṃ | pra mināmi prahinasmi prakarṣeṇa [karo] mi | sadā pākyā paripakkayā sarvvārthadarśinyā prajñayā | athavā vrataviśeṣaṇametat | pākyāni pariniṣṭhitāni tvamapi | athātha tvadyāgakaraṇānantaraṃ parituṣṭassan | mṛḷā naḥ| sukhāya bhava | naḥ asmākaṃ | abhi chidrudhāt ābhimukhyena sthitvā śatvādivadhācca pālyāsmāniti śeṣaḥ | kimiva | piteva sūnave | yathā pitā putrasyārthāya taistairupāyai ssukho bhavati pālayati ca sarvasmāt putraṃ evaṃ | kimarthaṃ sukhayāni pāḷayāmi ca tvāṃ | ucyate | yuṣmākaṃ sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ vividha somajanyamade punaḥ punaḥ kartavyatvena nimittabhūte yasmāttvayā susukhyamāna ssupādyamānaśca punaḥ punaḥ somayāgaṃ yuṣmadarthaṃ karomīti | tasmāt kāraṇānmāṃ sukhaya sarvataḥ pāḷaya cetyarthaḥ | kasmādevamucyase | yasmānmahānbhavasi tvaṃ | mahāntaśca bhaktān sukhayanti pāḷayanti [ca] ||