अनु त्वा हरिणो वृषा पद्भिश्चतुर्भिरक्रमीत्। विषाणे वि ष्य गुष्पितं यदस्य क्षेत्रियं हृदि
The vigorous deer followed you with its four feet; in its horn is the remedy for what kṣetriya is lodged in his heart.
अदो यदवरोचते चतुष्पक्षमिव छदिः । तेना ते सर्वं क्षेत्रियमङ्गेभ्यो नाशयामसि
That which has been revealed, like a cover with four corners—by that we destroy all kṣetriya from your limbs.
अमू ये दिवि सुभगे विचृतौ नाम तारके । वि क्षेत्रियस्य मुञ्चतामधमं पाशमुत्तमम्
Those who are in the sky, O fortunate one, wandering as stars by name—may they release the lower and upper bonds of kṣetriya from you.
आप इद्वा उ भेषजीरापो अमीवचातनीः । आपो विश्वस्य भेषजीस्तास्त्वा मुञ्चन्तु क्षेत्रियात्
The waters, indeed, are healing; the waters are disease-removing; the waters are the remedy for all—may they release you from kṣetriya.
यदासुतेः क्रियमानायाः क्षेत्रियं त्वा व्यानशे । वेदाहं तस्य भेषजं क्षेत्रियं नाशयामि त्वत्
Whatever kṣetriya has been produced in you from the act of striking, I know the remedy for that; I destroy the kṣetriya in you.
अपवासे नक्षत्राणामपवास उषसामुत । अपास्मत्सर्वं दुर्भूतमप क्षेत्रियमुच्छतु
From the withdrawal of the stars, from the withdrawal of the dawns, let all misfortune depart from us, let the kṣetriya be removed.
आ यातु मित्र ऋतुभिः कल्पमानः संवेशयन् पृथिवीमुस्रियाभिः । अथास्मभ्यं वरुणो वायुरग्निर्बृहद्राष्ट्रं संवेश्यं दधातु
Let Mitra come here with the seasons, arranging the earth with the rays; then may Varuṇa, Vāyu, and Agni establish for us a great, secure domain.
धाता रातिः सवितेदं जुषन्तामिन्द्रस्त्वष्टा प्रति हर्यन्तु मे वचः । हुवे देवीमदितिं शूरपुत्रां सजातानां मध्यमेष्ठा यथासानि
May Dhātṛ, Rati, and Savitṛ accept this; may Indra and Tvaṣṭṛ favor my speech; I invoke the goddess Aditi, mother of heroes, to be among her kin as the best.
हुवे सोमं सवितारं नमोभिर्विश्वान् आदित्यामहमुत्तरत्वे । अयमग्निर्दीदायद्दीर्घमेव सजातैरिद्धोऽप्रतिब्रुवद्भिः
I invoke Soma, the impeller, with reverence, and all the Ādityas in the north; this Agni has blazed forth long with his kin, kindled by those who do not contradict.
इहेदसाथ न परो गमाथेर्यो गोपाः पुष्टपतिर्व आजत्। अस्मै कामायोप कामिनीर्विश्वे वो देवा उपसंयन्तु
Here you should stay, do not go elsewhere—he who is the herdsman, the lord of nourishment, has come; for his desire, let all you gods, desiring, come together.
सं वो मनांसि सं व्रता समाकूतीर्नमामसि । अमी ये विव्रता स्थन तान् वः सं नमयामसि
May your minds, your vows, your intentions be united, I bow to you; those of you who are divided, I bring you together.
अहं गृभ्णामि मनसा मनांसि मम चित्तमनु चित्तेभिरेत । मम वशेषु हृदयानि वः कृणोमि मम यातमनुवर्त्मान एत
I take hold of your minds with my mind; my thought follows your thoughts; I bring your hearts under my control, let your paths follow mine.
कर्शफस्य विशफस्य द्यौः पिता पृथिवी माता । यथाभिचक्र देवास्तथाप कृणुता पुनः
Heaven is the father, earth is the mother of the ploughshare and its share; as the gods have joined them, so, waters, join them again.
अश्रेष्माणो अधारयन् तथा तन् मनुना कृतम् । कृणोमि वध्रि विष्कन्धं मुष्काबर्हो गवामिव
Those who could not bear, were supported; so it was done by Manu; I make the barren branch fruitful, like the udder of cows.
पिशङ्गे सूत्रे खृगलं तदा बध्नन्ति वेधसः । श्रवस्युं शुष्मं काबवं वध्रिं कृण्वन्तु बन्धुरः
With a tawny thread, they bind the khṛgala; let the skilled ones make the shravasyu, the shushma, the kābava, and the vadhri firm.
येना श्रवस्यवश्चरथ देवा इवासुरमायया । शुनां कपिरिव दूषणो बन्धुरा काबवस्य च
By which the shravasyus move, as gods with the illusion of asuras; the bandhurā and the kābava are like a monkey, a defiler.
दुष्ट्यै हि त्वा भत्स्यामि दूषयिष्यामि काबवम् । उदाशवो रथा इव शपथेभिः सरिष्यथ
For harm, I will revile you, I will defile the kābava; like chariots without horses, you will go forth with curses.
एकशतं विष्कन्धानि विष्ठिता पृथिवीमनु । तेषां त्वामग्रे उज्जहरुर्मणिं विष्कन्धदूषणम्
A hundred viṣkandhas are spread over the earth; among them, they have lifted you up in front, the jewel, the defiler of viṣkandha.
प्रथमा ह व्युवास सा धेनुरभवद्यमे । सा नः पयस्वती दुहामुत्तरामुत्तरां समाम्
She was the first to awaken, she became the cow of Yama; may she, rich in milk, yield for us the highest, the utmost abundance.
यां देवाः प्रतिनन्दन्ति रात्रिं धेनुमुपायतीम् । संवत्सरस्य या पत्नी सा नो अस्तु सुमङ्गली
Whom the gods delight in, the night approaching as a cow; she, the wife of the year, may she be auspicious for us.
संवत्सरस्य प्रतिमां यां त्वा रात्र्युपास्महे । सा न आयुष्मतीं प्रजां रायस्पोषेण सं सृज
You, whom we worship as the counterpart of the year, as night; grant us offspring with long life, and unite us with wealth and nourishment.
इयमेव सा या प्रथमा व्यौच्छदास्वितरासु चरति प्रविष्टा । महान्तो अस्यां महिमानो अन्तर्वधूर्जिगाय नवगज्जनित्री
This is she, who first moves among the dawns, entering them; great powers dwell within her, the bride has conquered, the mother of nine offspring.
वानस्पत्या ग्रावाणो घोषमक्रत हविष्कृण्वन्तः परिवत्सरीणम् । एकाष्टके सुप्रजसः सुवीरा वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम्
The stones of the forest, making sound, prepare the offering for the year; in the eighth night, may we be lords of wealth, blessed with good offspring and strong sons.
इडायास्पदं घृतवत्सरीसृपं जातवेदः प्रति हव्या गृभाय । ये ग्राम्याः पशवो विश्वरूपास्तेषां सप्तानां मयि रन्तिरस्तु
To the abode of Iḍā, rich in ghee, Jātavedas, accept the offerings; among the seven diverse domestic animals, may their delight be in me.
आ मा पुष्टे च पोषे च रात्रि देवानां सुमतौ स्याम । पूर्णा दर्वे परा पत सुपूर्णा पुनरा पत । सर्वान् यज्ञान्त्संभुञ्जतीषमूर्जं न आ भर
In nourishment and increase, O night, may we be in the favor of the gods; leap forth from the full ladle, leap forth again from the well-filled one; having enjoyed all the sacrifices, bring us food and strength.
आयमगन्त्संवत्सरः पतिरेकाष्टके तव । सा न आयुष्मतीं प्रजां रायस्पोषेण सं सृज
This year has come, the lord in the eighth night for you; grant us offspring with long life, and unite us with wealth and nourishment.
ऋतून् यज ऋतुपतीन् आर्तवान् उत हायनान् । समाः संवत्सरान् मासान् भूतस्य पतये यजे
I worship the seasons, their lords, the seasonal periods, and the years; I worship the months, the years, for the lord of beings.
ऋतुभ्यष्ट्वार्तवेभ्यो माद्भ्यः संवत्सरेभ्यः । धात्रे विधात्रे समृधे भूतस्य पतये यजे
To the seasons, the seasonal periods, the months, and the years; to the supporter, the arranger, the prosperous, I worship for the lord of beings.
इडया जुह्वतो वयं देवान् घृतवता यजे । गृहान् अलुभ्यतो वयं सं विशेमोप गोमतः
With Iḍā, offering with ghee, we worship the gods; may we enter the homes without greed, into those rich in cattle.
एकाष्टका तपसा तप्यमाना जजान गर्भं महिमानमिन्द्रम् । तेन देवा व्यसहन्त शत्रून् हन्ता दस्यूनामभवच्छचीपतिः
The eighth night, heated by austerity, produced the great embryo, Indra; with him, the gods overcame their enemies, he became the slayer of the Dasyus, the lord of power.