In the beginning, from the vast and mysterious Person, creation unfolded in wondrous order. The Moon emerged from his mind, and from his eye shone forth the radiant Sun. From his mouth arose Indra, the mighty, and Agni, the sacred fire; from his breath came Vāyu, the wind that moves all things. From the Person’s navel sprang the midspace, the realm between earth and sky. His head became the heavens above, his feet gave rise to the earth below, and from his ears the directions came forth. Thus, the worlds were arranged in their places. First, Virāj was born, and from Virāj the Person came into being. Once born, he expanded, stretching beyond the earth, reaching both behind and before, encompassing all. When the gods desired to create, they performed a grand sacrifice, offering the Person himself as the sacred oblation. Spring became the clarified butter, summer the fuel, and autumn the offering poured forth. They anointed this first-born Person, the sacrifice itself, with the rains, and with it, the gods, the Sādhyas, and the Vasus made their offerings. From this sacrifice, fully offered, arose horses and all creatures with two rows of teeth. Cows came forth, as did goats and sheep, all born from that sacred act. The hymns of the Ṛc and Sāman arose from the sacrifice, as did the sacred meters and the Yajus. The mixed butter was gathered, and from it, the animals of the air, the forest, and the village were created. The sacrifice was encircled with seven enclosing logs, and three times seven kindling sticks were arranged. Then the gods, in their worship, bound the Person as the sacrificial animal. From the head of the great god, the king Soma, seventy-seven portions were born, after the Person was created. With shining lights in the sky and swift creatures moving upon the earth, seeking excellent understanding, the devotee offered words of honor to the heavenly realm, invoking Turmisha. May Agni, easy to invoke, and the Krittikas, Rohini, the auspicious Mrigashirsha, and Ardra bring well-being. May Punarvasu, sweet-spoken, lovely Pushya, radiant Ashlesha, the solstice, and Magha be favorable. May the auspicious Purva and Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, and comfort be present. May Radha, Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, and unfailing Mula grant their favor. May Purva Ashadha grant food and Uttara Ashadha bring strength. May Abhijit grant merit, and Shravana and Shravishtha bestow nourishment. May the great Shatabhishak, both Proshthapadas, Revati, Ashvayuja, and Bharani bring prosperity, good fortune, and wealth. All constellations in the sky, in the midspace, in the waters, on earth, on the mountains, and in the directions—those which the Moon arranges and moves among—may they all be auspicious. May the twenty-eight auspicious stars unite in harmony. Seeking union and well-being, homage is given to day and night. May well-being be found in the morning, in the evening, and throughout the day, with good fortune and favorable omens. O Agni, bring us well-being and return to us with joy. May all ill-will, slander, blame, and censure be driven away; O Savitar, remove all emptiness from us. May we partake only of what is pure and auspicious, free from evil and blame. May your nose, O auspicious one, be free from harm, and may virtue flow toward us. O Brahmanaspati, let the winds that blow in all directions be favorable, and O Indra, grant us utmost auspiciousness. May well-being and freedom from fear be ours; homage to day and night. May the sky be peaceful, may the earth be peaceful, may the wide midspace be peaceful. May the flowing waters and the plants be peaceful for us. May the forms of the past be peaceful, may our deeds—done and undone—be peaceful. May past and future, all things, be peace for us. May the goddess of speech, established in Brahman, by which even the terrible was created, bring us peace. May the supreme mind, established in Brahman, from which the terrible was created, bring us peace. May the five senses and the mind, established in the heart by Brahman, which created even the terrible, bring us peace. May Mitra, Varuna, Vishnu, and Prajapati bring us peace; may Indra, Brihaspati, and Aryaman bring us peace. May Mitra, Varuṇa, Vivasvat, and Amantaka bring us peace; may the portents of earth and sky, and the planets in the heavens, bring us peace. May the earth, even when trembling, bring us peace; may meteors and all that is struck down bring us peace; may the cows with red milk and all crossings of the earth bring us peace. May the star struck by a meteor, all spells and sorceries, the buried pegs, and meteors that afflict regions bring us peace. May the lunar planets, the sun with Rāhu, Death the smoky-bannered, and the Rudras of fierce brilliance bring us peace. May the Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, Fires, great seers, and gods bring us peace; may Bṛhaspati bring us peace. May Brahman, Prajāpati, Dhātṛ, the worlds, the Vedas, the seven seers, and the fires accomplish our rite for well-being. May Indra, Brahman, and all the gods grant us protection. Whatever forms of peace exist in the world, known to the seven seers, may all be peace for us. May we have peace and freedom from fear. Peace to the earth, sky, heavens, waters, plants, and trees. May all the gods bring us peace—peace, peace, peace. Whatever is terrible, cruel, or evil—may it be pacified and become auspicious; may all be peace for us. May Indra and Agni be gracious and bring us help; may Indra and Varuṇa, who accept our offerings, bring us peace. May Indra and Soma grant prosperity; may Indra and Pūṣan bring strength. May Bhaga, our praise, Puraṃdhi, riches, the praise of truth, good discipline, and Aryaman of many births bring us peace. May Dhātṛ and the Sustainer bring us peace; may Svadhā be gracious; may the heavens and earth, mountains, and the gods’ favor be with us. May Agni, radiant and present, bring us peace; may Mitra, Varuṇa, and the Aśvins bring us peace. May the good deeds of the good be for us, and may the wind blow peace toward us. Thus, in reverence and hope, the devotee invokes the blessings of all creation, seeking harmony, prosperity, and abiding peace for all beings.