वाचस्पते सौमनसं मनश्च गोष्ठे नो गा जनय योनिषु प्रजाः । इहैव प्राणः सख्ये नो अस्तु तं त्वा परमेष्ठिन् पर्यहमायुषा वर्चसा दधातु
Lord of Speech, grant us joyful mind and thought; in the cattle pen, generate cows for us, offspring in the wombs. May breath remain here in friendship with us; may the supreme Lord encircle you with unbroken life and brilliance.
परि त्वा धात्सविता देवो अग्निर्वर्चसा मित्रावरुणावभि त्वा । सर्वा अरातीरवक्रामन्न् एहीदं राष्ट्रमकरः सुनृतावत्
The divine Savitar surrounds you, Agni with brilliance, Mitra and Varuṇa support you. May all hostilities depart; come, establish this realm endowed with good speech.
{२} यं त्वा पृषती रथे प्रष्टिर्वहति रोहित । शुभा यासि रिणन्न् अपः
You whom the spotted one draws in the chariot, O Red One, you travel splendidly, driving away the waters.
अनुव्रता रोहिणी रोहितस्य सूरिः सुवर्णा बृहती सुवर्चाः । तया वाजान् विश्वरूपां जयेम तया विश्वाः पृतना अभि ष्याम
The Rohiṇī, faithful to the Red One, is radiant, golden, great, and splendid. With her may we win all forms of wealth; with her may we overcome all battles.
इदं सदो रोहिणी रोहितस्यासौ पन्थाः पृषती येन याति । तां गन्धर्वाः कश्यपा उन् नयन्ति तां रक्षन्ति कवयोऽप्रमादम्
This is the seat of Rohiṇī, the path of the Red One, by which the spotted one travels. The Gandharvas and Kaśyapas lead her forth; the sages guard her from error.
सूर्यस्याश्वा हरयः केतुमन्तः सदा वहन्त्यमृताः सुखं रथम् । घृतपावा रोहितो भ्राजमानो दिवं देवः पृषतीमा विवेश
The horses of the sun, bearing banners, always draw the immortal, pleasant chariot. The Red One, shining, with clarified butter, as a god, entered the spotted one in the sky.
यो रोहितो वृषभस्तिग्मशृङ्गः पर्यग्निं परि सूर्यं बभूव । यो विष्टभ्नाति पृथिवीं दिवं च तस्माद्देवा अधि सृष्टीः सृजन्ते
The Red One, the bull with sharp horns, became fire and the sun. He supports the earth and the sky; from him the gods create their creations.
रोहितो दिवमारुहन् महतः पर्यर्णवात्। सर्वो रुरोह रोहितो रुहः
The Red One ascended to the sky from the great ocean; the Red One has entirely ascended, the Red One has risen.
वि मिमीष्व पयस्वतीं घृताचीं देवानां धेनुरनपस्पृगेषा । इन्द्रः सोमं पिबतु क्षेमो अस्त्वग्निः प्र स्तौतु वि मृधो नुदस्व
Measure out the nourishing, clarified butter-bearing cow of the gods, untouched. May Indra drink Soma, may there be security; may Agni praise, drive away our foes.
समिद्धो अग्निः समिधानो घृतवृद्धो घृताहुतः । अभीषाट्विश्वाषाडग्निः सपत्नान् हन्तु ये मम
Agni is kindled, kindled with fuel, grown with clarified butter, offered with clarified butter. May Agni, all-conquering, destroy my rivals, all those who oppose me.
हन्त्वेनान् प्र दहत्वरिर्यो नः पृतन्यति । क्रव्यादाग्निना वयं सपत्नान् प्र दहामसि
May he slay them, may he burn the enemy who contends against us. With flesh-eating Agni, we burn up our rivals.
अवाचीनान् अव जहीन्द्र वज्रेण बाहुमान् । अधा सपत्नान् मामकान् अग्नेस्तेजोभिरादिषि
Strike down those who face downward, Indra, with your thunderbolt, O strong-armed one. Then, with Agni's energies, drive away my rivals.
{३} अग्ने सपत्नान् अधरान् पादयास्मद्व्यथया सजातमुत्पिपानं बृहस्पते । इन्द्राग्नी मित्रावरुणावधरे पद्यन्तामप्रतिमन्यूयमानाः
Agni, press down our foes beneath us; cause pain to those of our own kind who are hostile, O Bṛhaspati. May Indra and Agni, Mitra and Varuṇa tread down those who bear ill will, making them powerless.
उद्यंस्त्वं देव सूर्य सपत्नान् अव मे जहि । अवैनान् अश्मना जहि ते यन्त्वधमं तमः
O god Sūrya, rise up and strike down my rivals for me. Strike them down with a stone; let them go to the lowest darkness.
वत्सो विराजो वृषभो मतीनामा रुरोह शुक्रपृष्ठोऽन्तरिक्षम् । घृतेनार्कमभ्यर्चन्ति वत्सं ब्रह्म सन्तं ब्रह्मणा वर्धयन्ति
The calf, radiant, the bull among thoughts, has mounted the shining-backed midspace. With ghee they worship the sun-calf; being Brahman, they nurture him with Brahman.
दिवं च रोह पृथिवीं च रोह राष्ट्रं च रोह द्रविणं च रोह । प्रजां च रोहामृतं च रोह रोहितेन तन्वं सं स्पृषस्व
Ascend to the sky, ascend to the earth, ascend to the kingdom, ascend to wealth. Ascend to offspring, ascend to immortality; touch your body with the red one.
ये देवा राष्ट्रभृतोऽभितो यन्ति सूर्यम् । तैष्टे रोहितः सम्विदानो राष्ट्रं दधातु सुमनस्यमानः
The gods who uphold the kingdom go about the sun; with those may the Rohita, being in harmony, establish the kingdom with goodwill.
उत्त्वा यज्ञा ब्रह्मपूता वहन्त्यध्वगतो हरयस्त्वा वहन्ति । तिरः समुद्रमति रोचसेऽर्णवम्
To you, the sacrifices purified by Brahman are brought; the coursers carry you on your path. You shine across the ocean, the sea.
रोहिते द्यावापृथिवी अधि श्रिते वसुजिति गोजिति संधनाजिति । सहस्रं यस्य जनिमानि सप्त च वोचेयं ते नाभिं भुवनस्याधि मज्मनि
On Rohita are established heaven and earth, victory in wealth, victory in cattle, victory in gathering. Of him are a thousand births and seven; I would declare your navel at the center of the world.
यशा यासि प्रदिशो दिशश्च यशाः पशूनामुत चर्षणीनाम् । यशाः पृथिव्या अदित्या उपस्थेऽहं भूयासं सवितेव चारुः
With glory you go to the directions and the quarters, with glory among cattle and among peoples. With glory in the lap of earth, O Aditi, may I be, beautiful as Sāvitrī.
अमुत्र सन्न् इह वेत्थेतः संस्तानि पश्यसि । इतः पश्यन्ति रोचनं दिवि सूर्यं विपश्चितम्
Though you are there, here you know; you see the gatherings. From here they see the shining, wise Sūrya in the sky.
देवो देवान् मर्चयस्यन्तश्चरस्यर्णवे । समानमग्निमिन्धते तं विदुः कवयः परे
As a god you honor the gods, you move within the ocean. They kindle the same Agni; the wise on the other side know him.
{४} अवः परेण पर एनावरेण पदा वत्सं बिब्रती गौरुदस्थात्। सा कद्रीची कं स्विदर्धं परागात्क्व स्वित्सूते नहि यूथे अस्मिन्
The cow, bearing the calf, stood with one foot beyond, one foot below. That tawny one went away with some part; where she gives birth, it is not among this herd.
एकपदी द्विपदी सा चतुष्पद्यष्टापदी नवपदी बभूवुषी । सहस्राक्षरा भुवनस्य पङ्क्तिस्तस्याः समुद्रा अधि वि क्षरन्ति
She became one-footed, two-footed, four-footed, eight-footed, nine-footed. The thousand-syllabled line of the world, from her the oceans flow forth.
आरोहन् द्याममृतः प्राव मे वचः । उत्त्वा यज्ञा ब्रह्मपूता वहन्त्यध्वगतो हरयस्त्वा वहन्ति
Immortal, you have ascended to heaven; my speech has gone forth. To you, the sacrifices purified by Brahman are brought; the coursers carry you on your path.
वेद तत्ते अमर्त्य यत्त आक्रमणं दिवि । यत्ते सधस्थं परमे व्योमन्
The immortal knows that which is your stride in heaven, that which is your seat in the highest sky.
सूर्यो द्यां सूर्यः पृठिवीं सूर्य आपोऽति पश्यति । सूर्यो भूतस्यैकं चक्षुरा रुरोह दिवं महीम्
Sūrya sees the sky, Sūrya the earth, Sūrya the waters. Sūrya, the one eye of existence, has mounted the sky and the earth.
उर्वीरासन् परिधयो वेदिर्भूमिरकल्पत । तत्रैतावग्नी आधत्त हिमं घ्रंसं च रोहितः
The broad enclosures were set, the altar ground was prepared. There Agni placed the snow and the frost, and Rohita.
हिमं घ्रंसं चाधाय यूपान् कृत्वा पर्वतान् । वर्षाज्यावग्नी ईजाते रोहितस्य स्वर्विदः
Having placed the snow and the frost, having made the posts like mountains, Agni was kindled with ghee and honey by those who know the light of Rohita.
स्वर्विदो रोहितस्य ब्रह्मणाग्निः समिध्यते । तस्माद्घ्रंसस्तस्माद्धिमस्तस्माद्यज्ञोऽजायत
By the Brahman of Rohita, Agni is kindled, the knower of the light. From him came the frost, from him the snow, from him the sacrifice was born.