HYMN CLI. FAITH.


शरद्धयाग्निःśraddhayāghniḥ समिध्यतेsamidhyate शरद्धयśraddhaya हुयतेhuyate हविःhaviḥ |

शरद्धांśraddhāṃ भगस्यbhaghasya मूर्धनिmūrdhani वचसाvacasā वेदयमसिvedayamasi ||

By Faith is Agni kindled, through Faith is oblation offered up.
We celebrate with praises Faith upon the height of happiness.
10.151.1

परियंpriyaṃ शरद्धेśraddhe ददतःdadataḥ परियंpriyaṃ शरद्द्तेśraddte दिदासतःdidāsataḥ |

परियम्भोजेषुpriyambhojeṣu यज्वस्विदंyajvasvidaṃ मma उदितंuditaṃ कर्धिkṛdhi ||

Bless thou the man who gives, O Faith; Faith, bless the man who fain would give.
Bless thou the liberal worshippers: bless thou the word that I have said.
10.151.2

यथाyathā देवdeva असुरेषुasureṣu शरद्धामुग्रेषुśraddhāmughreṣu चक्रिरेcakrire |

एवम्भोजेषुevambhojeṣu यज्वस्वस्माकमुदितंyajvasvasmākamuditaṃ कर्धिkṛdhi ||

Even as the Deities maintained Faith in the mighty Asuras,
So make this uttered wish of mine true for the liberal worshippers.
10.151.3

शरद्धांśraddhāṃ देवाdevā यजमानाyajamānā वायुगोपाvāyughopā उपासतेupāsate |

शरद्धांह्र्दय्ययाकूत्याśraddhāṃhṛdayyayākūtyā शरद्धयाśraddhayā विन्दतेvindate वसुvasu ||

Guarded by Vāyu, Gods and men who sacrifice draw near to Faith.
Man winneth Faith by yearnings of the heart, and opulence by Faith.
10.151.4

शरद्धांśraddhāṃ परातैprātai हवामहेhavāmahe शरद्धांśraddhāṃ मध्यन्दिनंmadhyandinaṃ परिpari |

शरद्धांśraddhāṃ सूर्यस्यsūryasya निम्रुचिnimruci शरद्धेśraddhe शरदśrad धापयेहdhāpayeha नःnaḥ ||

Faith in the early morning, Faith at noonday will we invocate,
Faith at the setting of the Sun. O Faith, endow us with belief.
10.151.5