मुखाय ते पशुपते यानि चक्षूंषि ते भव । त्वचे रूपाय संदृशे प्रतीचीनाय ते नमः
To your mouth, O Lord of Beings, and to your eyes, O Bhava, to your skin, to your form, to your vision, and to your western aspect, we bow.
अङ्गेभ्यस्त उदराय जिह्वाया आस्याय ते । दद्भ्यो गन्धाय ते नमः
To your limbs, to your belly, to your tongue, to your mouth, to your teeth, and to your fragrance, we bow.
अस्त्रा नीलशिखण्डेन सहस्राक्षेण वाजिना । रुद्रेणार्धकघातिना तेन मा समरामहि
With the weapon of the blue-crested, thousand-eyed, swift Rudra, the half-striker, may we not contend.
स नो भवः परि वृणक्तु विश्वत आप इवाग्निः परि वृणक्तु नो भवः । मा नोऽभि मांस्त नमो अस्त्वस्मै
May Bhava encompass us on all sides, like water or fire surrounds; may Bhava protect us. May he not attack us; let there be reverence to him.
चतुर्नमो अष्टकृत्वो भवाय दश कृत्वः पशुपते नमस्ते । तवेमे पञ्च पशवो विभक्ता गावो अश्वाः पुरुषा अजावयः
Four times, eight times, ten times we bow to Bhava, to you, O Lord of Beings. These five creatures of yours are divided: cows, horses, men, goats.
तव चतस्रः प्रदिशस्तव द्यौस्तव पृथिवी तवेदमुग्रोर्वन्तरिक्षम् । तवेदं सर्वमात्मन्वद्यत्प्राणत्पृथिवीमनु
Your four directions, your heaven, your earth, this fierce midspace of yours; all this belongs to you, whatever breathes upon the earth.
{५} उरुः कोशो वसुधानस्तवायं यस्मिन्न् इमा विश्वा भुवनान्यन्तः । स नो मृड पशुपते नमस्ते परः क्रोष्टारो अभिभाः श्वानः परो यन्त्वघरुदो विकेश्यः
Your broad vessel is the earth, in which all worlds dwell. Be gracious to us, O Lord of Beings; we bow to you. Let the distant howlers, the loud barkers, the far-going, the fierce-haired, stay away.
धनुर्बिभर्षि हरितं हिरण्ययं सहस्रघ्निं शतवधं शिखण्डिन् । रुद्रस्येषुश्चरति देवहेतिस्तस्यै नमो यतमस्यां दिशीतः
You bear a green bow, golden, striking a thousand, slaying a hundred, crested. The arrow of Rudra moves, divine weapon; to it, and to the direction where it is aimed, we bow.
योऽभियातो निलयते त्वां रुद्र निचिकीर्षति । पश्चादनुप्रयुङ्क्षे तं विद्धस्य पदनीरिव
Whoever approaches to harm you, Rudra, whoever seeks to injure you, let him be struck from behind, like the track of a wounded one.
भवारुद्रौ सयुजा संविदानावुभावुग्रौ चरतो वीर्याय । ताभ्यां नमो यतमस्यां दिशीतः
Bhava and Rudra, united, knowing together, both fierce, moving for strength; to them, and to the direction where their weapon is aimed, we bow.
नमस्ते अस्त्वायते नमो अस्तु परायते । नमस्ते रुद्र तिष्ठत आसीनायोत ते नमः
Salutations to you who advances, salutations to you who withdraws. Salutations to you, Rudra, standing and sitting; to you, we bow.
नमः सायं नमः प्रातर्नमो रात्र्या नमो दिवा । भवाय च शर्वाय चोभाभ्यामकरं नमः
Salutations in the evening, salutations in the morning, salutations at night, salutations by day; to Bhava and to Śarva, to both, we bow.
सहस्राक्षमतिपश्यं पुरस्ताद्रुद्रमस्यन्तं बहुधा विपश्चितम् । मोपाराम जिह्वयेयमानम्
The thousand-eyed, all-seeing Rudra stands in front, wise in many ways. Let my tongue not offend him.
श्यावाश्वं कृष्णमसितं मृणन्तं भीमं रथं केशिनः पादयन्तम् । पूर्वे प्रतीमो नमो अस्त्वस्मै
The dark horse, the black, the unyielding, the terrible chariot, the hairy one, trampling; to the ancient and to the western, we bow.
मा नोऽभि स्रा मत्यं देवहेतिं मा नः क्रुधः पशुपते नमस्ते । अन्यत्रास्मद्दिव्यां शाखां वि धूनु
Let not the divine weapon strike us, let not your anger, O Lord of Beings, fall upon us. Move your heavenly branch elsewhere.
मा नो हिंसीरधि नो ब्रूहि परि णो वृङ्धि मा क्रुधः । मा त्वया समरामहि
Let him not harm us, speak kindly to us, surround us, do not be angry. May we not contend with you.
{६} मा नो गोषु पुरुषेषु मा गृधो नो अजाविषु । अन्यत्रोग्र वि वर्तय पियारूणां प्रजां जहि
Do not covet us among cattle or among men, do not desire us among goats or sheep. Fierce one, turn elsewhere; destroy the offspring of those who are dear to you.
यस्य तक्मा कासिका हेतिरेकमश्वस्येव वृषणः क्रन्द एति । अभिपूर्वं निर्णयते नमो अस्त्वस्मै
Whose fever, coughing, and weapon, like the neighing of a stallion, cries out—he drives it out from before; to him be homage.
योऽन्तरिक्षे तिष्ठति विष्टभितोऽयज्वनः प्रमृणन् देवपीयून् । तस्मै नमो दशभिः शक्वरीभिः
He who stands in the midspace, firmly established, destroying the offerings of the non-sacrificer, the drinker of the gods—to him be homage with ten verses of praise.
तुभ्यमारण्याः पशवो मृगा वने हिता हंसाः सुपर्णाः शकुना वयांसि । तव यक्षं पशुपते अप्स्वन्तस्तुभ्यं क्षरन्ति दिव्या आपो वृधे
To you belong the wild animals of the forest, the beasts set in the woods, swans, eagles, birds, and flying creatures. Your mysterious power, O Lord of Beasts, the divine waters pour forth within the waters for your increase.
शिंशुमारा अजगराः पुरीकया जषा मत्स्या रजसा येभ्यो अस्यसि । न ते दूरं न परिष्ठास्ति ते भव सद्यः सर्वां परि पश्यसि भूमिं पूर्वस्माद्धंस्युत्तरस्मिन्त्समुद्रे
The dolphins, pythons, those with armored bodies, fish, and all those whom you strike with dust—no place is far or remote for you; you are present everywhere, you see the whole earth at once, from the eastern to the western ocean.
मा नो रुद्र तक्मना मा विषेण मा नः सं स्रा दिव्येनाग्निना । अन्यत्रास्मद्विद्युतं पातयैताम्
Do not, O Rudra, harm us with fever, nor with poison, nor let us waste away with celestial fire. Cast your lightning elsewhere, away from us.
भवो दिवो भव ईशे पृथिव्या भव आ पप्र उर्वन्तरिक्षम् । तस्यै नमो यतमस्यां दिशीतः
You are Bhava in heaven, you are the lord of the earth, you have filled the broad midspace. To that power, wherever you are directed, be homage.
भव राजन् यजमानाय मृड पशूनां हि पशुपतिर्बभूथ । यः श्रद्दधाति सन्ति देवा इति चतुष्पदे द्विपदेऽस्य मृड
O Bhava, king, be gracious to the sacrificer, for you have become the lord of cattle. Whoever has faith, saying 'the gods exist,' be gracious to his four-footed and two-footed creatures.
मा नो महान्तमुत मा नो अर्भकं मा नो वहन्तमुत मा नो वक्ष्यतः । मा नो हिंसीः पितरं मातरं च स्वां तन्वं रुद्र मा रीरिषो नः
Do not harm our great one, nor our child, do not harm the one who carries, nor the one who will carry. Do not injure our father or mother, nor our own body, O Rudra, do not wrong us.
रुद्रस्यैलबकारेभ्योऽसंसूक्तगिलेभ्यः । इदं महास्येभ्यः श्वभ्यो अकरं नमः
To Rudra's howling forms, to those who devour unuttered hymns, to these great-mouthed ones, to the dogs, I offer homage.
नमस्ते घोषिणीभ्यो नमस्ते केशिनीभ्यः । नमो नमस्कृताभ्यो नमः संभुञ्जतीभ्यः । नमस्ते देव सेनाभ्यः स्वस्ति नो अभयं च नः
Homage to the noisy ones, homage to the long-haired ones, homage to those who are saluted, homage to those who feast together. Homage to the divine hosts; may there be well-being and safety for us.
तस्यौदनस्य बृहस्पतिः शिरो ब्रह्म मुखम्
Of that sacrificial porridge, Bṛhaspati is the head, Brahman is the mouth.
द्यावापृथिवी श्रोत्रे सूर्याचन्द्रमसावक्षिणी सप्तऋषयः प्राणापानाः
Heaven and earth are its ears, the sun and moon are its eyes, the seven sages are its breath and exhalation.
चक्षुर्मुसलं काम उलूखलम्
The pestle is its eye, desire is the mortar.