Verse 21एक॑स्या॒ वस्तो॑रावतं॒ रणा॑य॒ वश॑मश्विना स॒नये॑ स॒हस्रा॑ ।
निर॑हतं दु॒च्छुना॒ इंद्र॑वंता पृथु॒श्रव॑सो वृषणा॒वरा॑तीः ॥
ékasyā vástorāvatam ráṇāya váśamaśvinā sanáye sahásrā ǀ
nírahatam ducchúnā índravantā pṛthuśrávaso vṛṣaṇāvárātīḥ ǁ
Verse 22श॒रस्य॑ चिदार्च॒त्कस्या॑व॒तादा नी॒चादु॒च्चा च॑क्रथुः॒ पात॑वे॒ वाः ।
श॒यवे॑ चिन्नासत्या॒ शची॑भि॒र्जसु॑रये स्त॒र्यं॑ पिप्यथु॒र्गां ॥
śarásya cidārcatkásyāvatā́dā́ nīcā́duccā́ cakrathuḥ pā́tave vā́ḥ ǀ
śayáve cinnāsatyā śácībhirjásuraye staryám pipyathurgā́m ǁ
Verse 23अ॒व॒स्य॒ते स्तु॑व॒ते कृ॑ष्णि॒याय॑ ऋजूय॒ते ना॑सत्या॒ शची॑भिः ।
प॒शुं न न॒ष्टमि॑व॒ दर्श॑नाय विष्णा॒प्वं॑ ददथु॒र्विश्व॑काय ॥
avasyaté stuvaté kṛṣṇiyā́ya ṛjūyaté nāsatyā śácībhiḥ ǀ
paśúm ná naṣṭámiva dárśanāya viṣṇāpvám dadathurvíśvakāya ǁ
Verse 24दश॒ रात्री॒रशि॑वेना॒ नव॒ द्यूनव॑नद्धं श्नथि॒तम॒प्स्वं१॒॑तः ।
विप्रु॑तं रे॒भमु॒दनि॒ प्रवृ॑क्त॒मुन्नि॑न्यथुः॒ सोम॑मिव स्रु॒वेण॑ ॥
dáśa rā́trīráśivenā náva dyū́návanaddham śnathitámapsvántáḥ ǀ
víprutam rebhámudáni právṛktamúnninyathuḥ sómamiva sruvéṇa ǁ
Verse 25प्र वां॒ दंसां॑स्यश्विनाववोचम॒स्य पतिः॑ स्यां सु॒गवः॑ सु॒वीरः॑ ।
उ॒त पश्य॑न्नश्नु॒वंदी॒र्घमायु॒रस्त॑मि॒वेज्ज॑रि॒माणं॑ जगम्यां ॥
prá vām dáṃsāṃsyaśvināvavocamasyá pátiḥ syām sugávaḥ suvī́raḥ ǀ
utá páśyannaśnuvándīrghámā́yurástamivéjjarimā́ṇam jagamyām ǁ
📖 Immersive narrative, word breakdowns, and spiritual context
The Sūkta reaches its grand crescendo by recounting more miraculous deliverances: aiding Vaśa in a single day, raising water from a low, dry well for the thirsty, nourishing the barren cow of the sluggish Jasure, and restoring Viṣṇāpvu to the devoted Kṛṣṇiya like a lost pet. Most dramatically, they rescue Rebha, who had been bound, submerged in water, and left for dead for ten nights and nine days. They draw him out of the depths like Soma pressed with a ladle.
The Ṛṣi concludes with a heartfelt personal prayer: having proclaimed these mighty deeds (daṃsāṃsi), he desires to be a master of rich herds and heroic strength, seeing and attaining long life until he reaches his final rest in old age.
💭 Flowing Translation
Verse 21: In a single day you aided Vaśa for the contest, granting thousands; allied with Indra, you smashed the malicious foes.
Verse 22: From the lowest dry well of the arrow-maker you brought water up for drinking, and with your powers you made the barren cow give milk for the sluggish Jasure.
Verse 23: To the devoted, upright Kṛṣṇiya calling upon you, you restored Viṣṇāpvu for his sight like a lost animal found again.
Verse 24: For ten nights and nine days bound, cast into the waters, injured and overwhelmed, you brought Rebha out from the waters like Soma pressed with a ladle.
Verse 25: I have proclaimed these mighty deeds of yours, O Aśvins; may I be a master of cattle and heroes, seeing and attaining long life, reaching old age as a home.
📝 Scholar's Reading Note
The rescue of Rebha from the dark waters concludes the hymn's litany of miracles, bridging divine therapy with the poet's personal aspiration for longevity and spiritual maturity.
🧠Memory Hook
Picture a poet pulled out of a dark, watery abyss like glowing Soma juice lifted in a golden spoon, stepping into a long, blessed life of fulfillment.