ऋग्वेद 10.154 (श्लोक 1) - Project अर्थ (Artha)

सोम एकेभ्यः पवते घृतमेक उपासते । येभ्यो मधु प्रधावति ताँश्चिदेवापि गच्छतात् ॥

soma ekebhyaḥ pavate ghṛtameka upāsate | yebhyo madhu pradhāvati tā~ścidevāpi gacchatāt ||

Soma is filtered for some (of the Pitrṣ), others accept clarified butter; go (O dead one) to those towhom the honey flows.

तपसा ये अनाधृष्यास्तपसा ये स्वर्ययुः । तपो ये चक्रिरे महस्ताँश्चिदेवापि गच्छतात् ॥

tapasā ye anādhṛṣyāstapasā ye svaryayuḥ | tapo ye cakrire mahastā~ścidevāpi gacchatāt ||

To those who through penance are unassailable (by sin), to those who through penance have gone toheaven, to those who have performed abundant penance, do you (O dead one) go.

ये युध्यन्ते प्रधनेषु शूरासो ये तनूत्यजः । ये वा सहस्रदक्षिणास्ताँश्चिदेवापि गच्छतात् ॥

ye yudhyante pradhaneṣu śūrāso ye tanūtyajaḥ | ye vā sahasradakṣiṇāstā~ścidevāpi gacchatāt ||

To those who engage in battles, heroes who have given up their lives, or who have presentedthousands of offerings, to them (O dead one) go.

ये चित्पूर्व ऋतसाप ऋतावान ऋतावृधः । पितॄन्तपस्वतो यम ताँश्चिदेवापि गच्छतात् ॥

ye citpūrva ṛtasāpa ṛtāvāna ṛtāvṛdhaḥ | pitṝntapasvato yama tā~ścidevāpi gacchatāt ||

Go, Yama, to those ascetic Pitaras, who are ancient, obsevers of truth, speakers of truth, andaugmenters of truth.

सहस्रणीथाः कवयो ये गोपायन्ति सूर्यम् । ऋषीन्तपस्वतो यम तपोजाँ अपि गच्छतात् ॥

sahasraṇīthāḥ kavayo ye gopāyanti sūryam | ṛṣīntapasvato yama tapojā~ api gacchatāt ||

Go, Yama, to those ascetic Ṛṣis, the sons of penance, who protect the sun, being leaders ofthousands, and intelligent.