योऽस्य सप्तमोऽपानस्ता इमा दक्षिणाः
The seventh sole of his—these are the gifts.
योऽस्य प्रथमो व्यानः सेयं भूमिः
The first breath of his is this earth.
योऽस्य द्वितीयो व्यानस्तदन्तरिक्षम्
The second breath of his is that midspace.
योऽस्य तृतीयो व्यानः सा द्यौः
The third breath of his is the sky.
योऽस्य चतुर्थो व्यानस्तानि नक्षत्राणि
The fourth breath of his—these are the stars.
योऽस्य पञ्चमो व्यानस्त ऋतवः
The fifth breath of his—these are the seasons.
योऽस्य षष्ठो व्यानस्त आर्तवाः
The sixth breath of his—these are the periods.
योऽस्य सप्तमो व्यानः स संवत्सरः
The seventh breath of his is the year.
समानमर्थं परि यन्ति देवाः संवत्सरं वा एतदृतवोऽनुपरियन्ति व्रात्यं च
The gods move around a common purpose; the seasons, indeed, follow the year and also the Vrātya.
यदादित्यमभिसंविशन्त्यमावास्यां चैव तत्पौर्णमासीं च
When they enter the sun, and at the new moon and at the full moon,
एकं तदेषाममृतत्वमित्याहुतिरेव
That alone is their immortality—namely, the offering.
तस्य व्रात्यस्य
Of that Vrātya—
यदस्य दक्षिणमक्ष्यसौ स आदित्यो यदस्य सव्यमक्ष्यसौ स चन्द्रमाः
His right eye is the sun; his left eye is the moon.
योऽस्य दक्षिणः कर्णोऽयं सो अग्निर्योऽस्य सव्यः कर्णोऽयं स पवमानः
His right ear is Agni; his left ear is Pavamāna.
अहोरात्रे नासिके दितिश्चादितिश्च शीर्षकपाले संवत्सरः शिरः
Day and night are his nostrils; Diti and Aditi are his skull-plates; the year is his head.
अह्ना प्रत्यङ्व्रात्यो रात्र्या प्राङ्नमो व्रात्याय
By day he faces west, the Vrātya; by night he faces east. Homage to the Vrātya.
अतिसृष्टो अपां वृषभोऽतिसृष्टा अग्नयो दिव्याः
Released is the bull of the waters; released are the divine fires.
रुजन् परिरुजन् मृणन् प्रमृणन्
Breaking, surrounding, crushing, and utterly destroying.
म्रोको मनोहा खनो निर्दाह आत्मदूषिस्तनूदूषिः
The destroyer, the mind-stealer, the digger, the burner, the self-corrupting, the body-corrupting.
इदं तमति सृजामि तं माभ्यवनिक्षि
This darkness I send forth; may it not envelop me.
तेन तमभ्यतिसृजामो योऽस्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः
With this darkness we send forth against him who hates us, whom we hate.
अपामग्रमसि समुद्रं वोऽभ्यवसृजामि
I am at the edge of the waters; I send you forth to the ocean.
योऽप्स्वग्निरति तं सृजामि म्रोकं खनिं तनूदूषिम्
Whoever has fire in the waters, I send forth the destroyer, the digger, the body-corruptor against him.
यो व आपोऽग्निराविवेश स एष यद्वो घोरं तदेतत्
He who is fire entered into the waters, this is he; whatever is dreadful among you, that is this.
इन्द्रस्य व इन्द्रियेणाभि षिञ्चेत्
Let him sprinkle with the power of Indra.
अरिप्रा आपो अप रिप्रमस्मत्
Waters, drive away the enemy from us.
प्रास्मदेनो वहन्तु प्र दुष्वप्न्यं वहन्तु
Let them carry away our guilt; let them carry away evil dreams.
शिवेन मा चक्षुषा पश्यतापः शिवया तन्वोप स्पृशत त्वचं मे
With a benevolent eye, look upon me, waters; with a benevolent body, touch my skin.
शिवान् अग्नीन् अप्सुषदो हवामहे मयि क्षत्रं वर्च आ धत्त देवीः
We invoke the benevolent fires dwelling in the waters; may the goddesses grant me strength and brilliance.
निर्दुरर्मण्य ऊर्जा मधुमती वाक्
Speech, free from harm, full of vigor and sweetness.