मधुमती स्थ मधुमतीं वाचमुदेयम्
May you be sweet; may I utter sweet speech.
उपहूतो मे गोपाः उपहूतो गोपीथः
The guardian is summoned for me; the protector is summoned.
सुश्रुतौ कर्णौ भद्रश्रुतौ कर्णौ भद्रं श्लोकं श्रूयासम्
May my ears be well-hearing, may my ears hear auspicious words; may I hear auspicious verses.
सुश्रुतिश्च मोपश्रुतिश्च मा हासिष्टां सौपर्णं चक्षुरजस्रं ज्योतिः
May good hearing and attentive hearing not abandon me; may the eagle's eye, ever shining, remain.
ऋषीणां प्रस्तरोऽसि नमोऽस्तु दैवाय प्रस्तराय
You are the altar of the sages; homage to the divine altar.
मूर्धाहं रयीणां मूर्धा समानानां भूयासम्
May I be the head of riches, the head of those who are equal.
रुजश्च मा वेनश्च मा हासिष्टां मूर्धा च मा विधर्मा च मा हासिष्टाम्
Let injury not befall me, let harm not befall me; let my head and my law not be harmed.
उर्वश्च मा चमसश्च मा हासिष्टां धर्ता च मा धरुणश्च मा हासिष्टाम्
Let the wide one and the ladle not be lost to me; let the supporter and the support not be lost to me.
विमोकश्च मार्द्रपविश्च मा हासिष्टामार्द्रदानुश्च मा मातरिश्वा च मा हासिष्टाम्
Let release and the moist stone not be lost to me; let the moist giver and Mātariśvan not be lost to me.
बृहस्पतिर्म आत्मा नृमणा नाम हृद्यः
Bṛhaspati is my soul, renowned among men, delightful to the heart.
असंतापं मे हृदयमुर्वी गव्यूतिः समुद्रो अस्मि विधर्मणा
My heart is without distress; I am vast, a pasture for cattle, an ocean, established in law.
नाभिरहं रयीणां नाभिः समानानां भूयासम्
May I be the navel of riches, the navel of those who are equal.
स्वासदसि सूषा अमृतो मर्त्येश्वा
You are a seat, a vessel, immortal among mortals.
मा मां प्राणो हासीन् मो अपानोऽवहाय परा गात्
Let my breath not depart; let my outgoing breath not go away and leave me.
सूर्यो माह्नः पात्वग्निः पृथिव्या वायुरन्तरिक्षाद्यमो मनुष्येभ्यः सरस्वती पार्थिवेभ्यः
May the sun protect the day, Agni the earth, Vāyu the atmosphere, Yama among men, Sarasvatī among earthly beings.
प्राणापनौ मा मा हासिष्टं मा जने प्र मेषि
Let my breath and outgoing breath not be lost; do not drive me away among people.
स्वस्त्यद्योषसो दोषसश्च सर्व आपः सर्वगणो अशीय
May all the auspicious dawns and dusks, all waters, all assemblies be enjoyed.
शक्वरी स्थ पशवो मोप स्थेषुर्मित्रावरुणौ मे प्राणापानावग्निर्मे दक्षं दधातु
You are Śakvarī, you are cattle; let not Mitra and Varuṇa depart from me; may my breath and outgoing breath, may Agni grant me skill.
विद्म ते स्वप्न जनित्रं ग्राह्याः पुत्रोऽसि यमस्य करणः । अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि । तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स नः स्वप्न दुष्वप्न्यात्पाहि
We know your origin, O sleep; you are the son of Yama, the agent; you are the ender, you are death. Thus we know you, O sleep; protect us from evil dreams.
विद्म ते स्वप्न जनित्रं निर्ऋत्याः पुत्रोऽसि यमस्य करणः । अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि । तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स नः स्वप्न दुष्वप्न्यात्पाहि
We know your origin, O sleep; you are the son of Nirṛti, the agent of Yama; you are the ender, you are death. Thus we know you, O sleep; protect us from evil dreams.
विद्म ते स्वप्न जनित्रमभूत्याः पुत्रोऽसि यमस्य करणः । अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि । तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स नः स्वप्न दुष्वप्न्यात्पाहि
We know your origin, O sleep; you are the son of Abhūti, the agent of Yama; you are the ender, you are death. Thus we know you, O sleep; protect us from evil dreams.
विद्म ते स्वप्न जनित्रं निर्भूत्याः पुत्रोऽसि यमस्य करणः । अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि । तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स नः स्वप्न दुष्वप्न्यात्पाहि
We know your origin, O sleep; you are the son of Nirbhūti, the agent of Yama; you are the ender, you are death. Thus we know you, O sleep; protect us from evil dreams.
विद्म ते स्वप्न जनित्रं पराभूत्याः पुत्रोऽसि यमस्य करणः । अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि । तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स नः स्वप्न दुष्वप्न्यात्पाहि
We know your origin, O dream; you are the child of defeat, the agent of Yama. You are the Ender, you are Death. Thus, O dream, we recognize you; protect us, O dream, from evil dreams.
विद्म ते स्वप्न जनित्रं देवजामीनां पुत्रोऽसि यमस्य करणः । अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि । तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स नः स्वप्न दुष्वप्न्यात्पाहि
We know your origin, O dream; you are the child of the offspring of the gods, the agent of Yama. You are the Ender, you are Death. Thus, O dream, we recognize you; protect us, O dream, from evil dreams.
अजैष्माद्यासनामद्यामूमनागसो वयम्
Today we have conquered, today we have sat down, today we are free from guilt.
उषो यस्माद्दुष्वप्न्यादभैष्माप तदुच्छतु
Because of which evil dream we were afraid—let that vanish away.
द्विषते तत्परा वह शपते तत्परा वह
Carry that away from us which is hateful, carry that away from us which is cursed.
यं द्विष्मो यश्च नो द्वेष्टि तस्मा एनद्गमयामः
Whom we hate and who hates us, to him let this be sent.
उषा देवी वाचा संविदाना वाग्देव्युषसा संविदाना
The goddess Dawn, agreeing with speech, the goddess of speech, agreeing with Dawn.
उषस्पतिर्वाचस्पतिना संविदानो वाचस्पतिना संविदानः
The lord of Dawn, agreeing with the lord of speech, the lord of speech, agreeing with the lord of Dawn.