स्वावृग्देवस्यामृतं यदी गोरतो जातासो धारयन्त उर्वी । विश्वे देवा अनु तत्ते यजुर्गुर्दुहे यदेनी दिव्यं घृतं वाः
The immortal of the god, which you, born of the cow, sustain on earth. All the gods follow your sacrificial utterance, when you milk the heavenly ghee.
किं स्विन् नो राजा जगृहे कदस्याति व्रतं चकृमा को वि वेद । मित्रस्चिद्धि ष्मा जुहुराणो देवां छ्लोको न यातामपि वाजो अस्ति
What king has taken us, when will he come? What vow have we made, who knows? Even Mitra, sacrificing, calls the gods; the hymn does not go, yet there is strength.
दुर्मन्त्वत्रामृतस्य नाम सलक्ष्मा यद्विषुरूपा भवाति । यमस्य यो मनवते सुमन्त्वग्ने तमृष्व पाह्यप्रयुच्छन्
Let the evil-minded one here be far from the name of immortality, adorned with marks, who becomes of various forms; O Agni, whosoever thinks with good mind of Yama, swiftly protect him, not letting him go astray.
यस्मिन् देवा विदथे मादयन्ते विवस्वतः सदने धारयन्ते । सूर्ये ज्योतिरदधुर्मास्यक्तून् परि द्योतनिं चरतो अजस्रा
In whom the gods rejoice at the assembly, in the seat of Vivasvat they are established; they placed light in the sun, and around him, ever-moving, they set the shining rays.
यस्मिन् देवा मन्मनि संचरन्त्यपीच्ये न वयमस्य विद्म । मित्रो नो अत्रादितिरनागान्त्सविता देवो वरुणाय वोचत्
In whom the gods move in thought, but we do not know his lower nature; may Mitra, Aryaman, Savitar, and Varuna speak here for us, the blameless.
सखाय आ शिषामहे ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे । स्तुष ऊ षु नृतमाय धृष्णवे
O friends, let us seek the prayer for Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt; let us praise the most heroic and mighty one.
शवसा ह्यसि श्रुतो वृत्रहत्येन वृत्रहा । मघैर्मघोनो अति शूर दाशसि
For by your might you are renowned, O slayer of Vritra, by the slaying of Vritra; with gifts, O generous one, you surpass, O hero, those who worship you.
स्तेगो न क्षामत्येषि पृथिवीं मही नो वाता इह वान्तु भूमौ । मित्रो नो अत्र वरुणो युजमानो अग्निर्वने न व्यसृष्ट शोकम्
Like a plough, you do not tire as you move over the earth; may the great winds blow here upon the ground for us; may Mitra, Varuna, and Agni, yoked together, not send forth their burning heat upon the forest.
स्तुहि श्रुतं गर्तसदं जनानां राजानं भीममुपहत्नुमुग्रम् । मृडा जरित्रे रुद्र स्तवानो अन्यमस्मत्ते नि वपन्तु सेन्यम्
Praise the renowned one, the deep-seated, the king of peoples, the formidable, the mighty smiter; being praised, O Rudra, be gracious to the worshipper; let others, not us, be struck down by your army.
{४} सरस्वतीं देवयन्तो हवन्ते सरस्वतीमध्वरे तायमाने । सरस्वतीं सुकृतो हवन्ते सरस्वती दाशुषे वार्यं दात्
The worshippers call upon Sarasvati; at the sacrifice, in the striving, they call Sarasvati; the doers of good call upon Sarasvati; may Sarasvati grant the worshipper the desired boon.
सरस्वतीं पितरो हवन्ते दक्षिणा यज्ञमभिनक्षमाणाः । आसद्यास्मिन् बर्हिषि मादयध्वमनमीवा इष आ धेह्यस्मे
The fathers call upon Sarasvati, those who, with gifts, attend the sacrifice; having taken their seat on this sacred grass, rejoice; O sinless one, bestow food upon us.
सरस्वति या सरथं ययाथोक्थैः स्वधाभिर्देवि पितृभिर्मदन्ती । सहस्रार्घमिडो अत्र भागं रायस्पोषं यजमानाय धेहि
O Sarasvati, who comes with a chariot, who delights with hymns and with your own powers, together with the fathers; here grant the worshipper a thousandfold share of food and wealth.
उदीरतामवर उत्परास उन् मध्यमाः पितरः सोम्यासः । असुं य ईयुरवृका ऋतज्ञास्ते नोऽवन्तु पितरो हवेषु
May the lower, the higher, and the middle fathers, the Soma-enjoyers, arise; those who went forth with life, sinless, knowing the truth—may those fathers protect us at the offerings.
आहं पितॄन्त्सुविदत्रामवित्सि नपातं च विक्रमणं च विष्णोः । बर्हिषदो ये स्वधया सुतस्य भजन्त पित्वस्त इहागमिष्ठाः
I have learned of the wise fathers, and of the offspring and stride of Vishnu; those seated on the sacred grass, who, with their own power, partake of the pressed Soma—may those fathers come here most willingly.
इदं पितृभ्यो नमो अस्त्वद्य ये पूर्वासो ये अपरास ईयुः । ये पार्थिवे रजस्या निषक्ता ये वा नूनं सुवृजनासु दिक्षु
Homage be today to the fathers—those who are former, those who are later, who have departed; those who are settled in the earthly region, or now in the well-peopled directions.
मातली कव्यैर्यमो अङ्गिरोभिर्बृहस्पतिर्ऋक्वभिर्वावृधानः । यांश्च देवा वावृधुर्ये च देवांस्ते नोऽवन्तु पितरो हवेषु
Mātali with the Kavyas, Yama with the Angirases, Brihaspati grown strong with the Rkvans; those whom the gods have strengthened, and those who are gods—may those fathers protect us at the offerings.
स्वादुष्किलायं मधुमाँ उतायं तीव्रः किलायं रसवाँ उतायम् । उतो न्वस्य पपिवांसमिन्द्रं न कश्चन सहत आहवेषु
This is indeed sweet, this is honeyed, this is indeed strong, this is full of flavor; and truly, no one who has drunk of this, O Indra, can be overcome in battles.
परेयिवांसं प्रवतो महीरिति बहुभ्यः पन्थामनुपस्पशानम् । वैवस्वतं संगमनं जनानां यमं राजानं हविषा सपर्यत
He who has gone far, who has crossed great distances, who has sought out many paths; honor with oblation Yama, the king, the gatherer of peoples, the son of Vivasvat.
यमो नो गातुं प्रथमो विवेद नैषा गव्यूतिरपभर्तवा उ । यत्रा नः पूर्वे पितरः परेता एना जज्ञानाः पथ्या अनु स्वाः
Yama first found the path for us to go; this pasture is not to be taken away; where our forefathers, the departed, have gone, those born of the same law, along the same path.
{५} बर्हिषदः पितर ऊत्यर्वागिमा वो हव्या चकृमा जुषध्वम् । त आ गतावसा शंतमेनाधा नः शं योररपो दधात
O fathers seated on the sacred grass, come near with your aid; we have prepared these offerings for you—accept them. Come here with favor, and bestow upon us health and sinlessness.
आच्या जानु दक्षिणतो निषद्येदं नो हविरभि गृणन्तु विश्वे । मा हिंसिष्ट पितरः केन चिन् नो यद्व आगः पुरुषता कराम
Sitting with the right knee bent, let all the gods accept this our offering; let not the Fathers harm us in any way, for whatever human error we may have committed.
त्वष्टा दुहित्रे वहतुं कृणोति तेनेदं विश्वं भुवनं समेति । यमस्य माता पर्युह्यमाना महो जाया विवस्वतो ननाश
Tvaṣṭṛ makes a husband for his daughter; by this, the whole world is united. The mother of Yama, being embraced, vanished as the wife of Vivasvat in greatness.
प्रेहि प्रेहि पथिभिः पूर्याणैर्येना ते पूर्वे पितरः परेताः । उभा राजानौ स्वधया मदन्तौ यमं पश्यासि वरुणं च देवम्
Go forth, go forth on the ancient paths by which your forefathers have departed. There you will see Yama and Varuṇa, both kings, rejoicing in their own domain.
अपेत वीत वि च सर्पतातोऽस्मा एतं पितरो लोकमक्रन् । अहोभिरद्भिरक्तुभिर्व्यक्तं यमो ददात्यवसानमस्मै
Depart, move away, scatter in all directions; our Fathers have made this world for him. By days, by waters, by nights, clearly Yama grants him his resting place.
उशन्तस्त्वेधीमह्युशन्तः समिधीमहि । उशन्न् उशत आ वह पितॄन् हविषे अत्तवे
With brightness we kindle you, with brightness we set you ablaze. O bright one, bring the Fathers here to the offering, to the sacrificial fire.
द्युमन्तस्त्वेधीमहि द्युमन्तः समिधीमहि । द्युमान् द्युमत आ वह पितॄन् हविषे अत्तवे
With radiance we kindle you, with radiance we set you ablaze. O radiant one, bring the radiant Fathers here to the offering, to the sacrificial fire.
अङ्गिरसो नः पितरो नवग्वा अथर्वाणो भृगवः सोम्यासः । तेषां वयं सुमतौ यज्ञियानामपि भद्रे सौमनसे स्याम
May the Angirases, our Fathers, the Navagvas, the Atharvans, the Bhṛgus, the Soma-rich ones—may we be in the good favor and gracious mind of these worthy of sacrifice.
अङ्गिरोभिर्यज्ञियैरा गहीह यम वैरूपैरिह मादयस्व । विवस्वन्तं हुवे यः पिता तेऽस्मिन् बर्हिष्या निषद्य
Come here, Yama, with the worthy Angirases, delight here with the multiform ones. I call Vivasvat, your father; sit here on this sacred grass.
इमं यम प्रस्तरमा हि रोहाङ्गिरोभिः पितृभिः संविदानः । आ त्वा मन्त्राः कविशस्ता वहन्त्वेना राजन् हविषो मादयस्व
Do not ascend this sacred grass, O Yama, but join with the Angirases and the Fathers. To you, O king, let the hymns composed by the sages bring you; rejoice in this offering.
इत एत उदारुहन् दिवस्पृष्ठान्वारुहन् । प्र भूर्जयो यथा पथा द्यामङ्गिरसो ययुः
From here they have ascended, they have risen to the heights of heaven. As victorious ones, as on a path, the Angirases have gone to the sky.