न ता अर्वा रेणुककाटोऽश्नुते न संस्कृतत्रमुप यन्ति ता अभि । उरुगायमभयं तस्य ता अनु गावो मर्तस्य वि चरन्ति यज्वनः
No worm or insect reaches them, nor do they approach any prepared poison. These cows roam widely and fearlessly for the mortal sacrificer.
गावो भगो गाव इन्द्रो म इच्छाद्गावः सोमस्य प्रथमस्य भक्षः । इमा या गावः स जनास इन्द्र इच्छामि हृदा मनसा चिदिन्द्रम्
Cows are fortune, cows are Indra—may I desire cows, the first portion of Soma. These cows, O people, are Indra's; with heart and mind I desire Indra.
यूयं गावो मेदयथ कृशं चिदश्रीरं चित्कृणुथा सुप्रतीकम् । भद्रं गृहं कृणुथ भद्रवाचो बृहद्वो वय उच्यते सभासु
You cows make even the lean one thrive, you make the unlovely beautiful. Make the home auspicious, speak words of blessing; your fame is great in the assemblies.
प्रजावतीः सूयवसे रुशन्तीः शुद्धा अपः सुप्रपाणे पिबन्तीः । मा व स्तेन ईशत माघशंसः परि वो रुद्रस्य हेतिर्वृणक्तु
Prolific, shining, pure, drinking clear water with good streams—may neither thief nor slanderer rule over you; may Rudra's missile turn away from you.
4.22 इममिन्द्र वर्धय क्षत्रियं मे इमं विशामेकवृषं कृणु त्वम् । निरमित्रान् अक्ष्णुह्यस्य सर्वांस्तान् रन्धयास्मा अहमुत्तरेषु
Indra, increase this kshatriya for me; make him the sole bull among the people. Drive away all his enemies; let me defeat them in the contests.
एमं भज ग्रामे अश्वेषु गोषु निष्टं भज यो अमित्रो अस्य । वर्ष्म क्षत्राणामयमस्तु राजेन्द्र शत्रुं रन्धय सर्वमस्मै
Grant him a share in the village, among horses and cows; grant him a settled share, and not to his enemy. May he have the highest station among rulers; O Indra, crush all his foes for him.
अयमस्तु धनपतिर्धनानामयं विशां विश्पतिरस्तु राजा । अस्मिन्न् इन्द्र महि वर्चांसि धेह्यवर्चसं कृणुहि शत्रुमस्य
Let him be the lord of wealth among the wealthy, the chief of the people, their king. O Indra, place great splendors in him; make his enemy devoid of splendor.
अस्मै द्यावापृथिवी भूरि वामं दुहाथां घर्मदुघे इव धेनू । अयं राजा प्रिय इन्द्रस्य भूयात्प्रियो गवामोषधीनां पशूनाम्
For him, O Heaven and Earth, yield abundant riches, as milch-cows yield warm milk. May this king be dear to Indra, dear to cows, plants, and cattle.
युनज्मि त उत्तरावन्तमिन्द्रं येन जयन्ति न पराजयन्ते । यस्त्वा करदेकवृषं जनानामुत राज्ञामुत्तमं मानवानाम्
I yoke for you the Indra who brings victory in the north, by whom men win and are not defeated. May he make you the sole bull among men, and the foremost among human kings.
उत्तरस्त्वमधरे ते सपत्ना ये के च राजन् प्रतिशत्रवस्ते । एकवृष इन्द्रसखा जिगीवां छत्रूयतामा भरा भोजनानि
You are higher; your rivals are below, O king, and all who are your adversaries. As the sole bull, Indra's friend, may you live long; let your enemies be subdued, bring in the offerings.
सिंहप्रतीको विशो अद्धि सर्वा व्याघ्रप्रतीकोऽव बाधस्व शत्रून् । एकवृष इन्द्रसखा जिगीवां छत्रूयतामा खिदा भोजनानि
With the lion's form, consume all the people; with the tiger's form, drive away your enemies. As the sole bull, Indra's friend, may you live long; let your enemies be subdued, bring in the food.
अग्नेर्मन्वे प्रथमस्य प्रचेतसः पाञ्चजन्यस्य बहुधा यमिन्धते । विशोविशः प्रविशिवांसमीमहे स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
For Agni, the first, the wise, the Pāñcajanya, whom they kindle in many ways—we seek him, entering every household; may he release us from sin.
यथा हव्यं वहसि जातवेदो यथा यज्ञं कल्पयसि प्रजानन् । एवा देवेभ्यः सुमतिं न आ वह स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
As you carry the offering, O Jātavedas, as you arrange the sacrifice with understanding, so bring us good favor from the gods; may he release us from sin.
यामन्यामन्न् उपयुक्तं वहिष्ठं कर्मङ्कर्मन्न् आभगमग्निमीडे । रक्षोहणं यज्ञवृधं घृताहुतं स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
To Agni, whom they approach with the best offering, whom they invoke with many acts, the destroyer of demons, the increaser of sacrifice, the one offered with ghee—we call; may he release us from sin.
सुजातं जातवेदसमग्निं वैश्वानरं विभुम् । हव्यवाहं हवामहे स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
We call upon Agni, Jātavedas, well-born, the all-pervading Vaiśvānara, the carrier of offerings; may he release us from sin.
येन ऋषयो बलमद्योतयन् युजा येनासुराणामयुवन्त मायाः । येनाग्निना पणीन् इन्द्रो जिगाय स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
By whom the seers kindled their strength, by whom the mighty subdued the powers of the demons, by whom Indra conquered the Paṇis with fire—may he release us from sin.
येन देवा अमृतमन्वविन्दन् येनौषधीर्मधुमतीरकृण्वन् । येन देवाः स्वराभरन्त्स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
By whom the gods found immortality, by whom they made the sweet plants, by whom the gods attained the sun—may he release us from sin.
यस्येदं प्रदिशि यद्विरोचते यज्जातं जनितव्यं च केवलम् । स्तौम्यग्निं नाथितो जोहवीमि स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
In whose domain this shines, whatever is born and whatever is yet to be born, to that Agni, praised and sought for help, I call; may he release us from sin.
इन्द्रस्य मन्महे शश्वदिदस्य मन्महे वृत्रघ्न स्तोमा उप मेम आगुः । यो दाशुषः सुकृतो हवमेति स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
We honor Indra, ever victorious, the slayer of Vṛtra; our hymns have come to him. He who comes to the call of the worshipper, the doer of good—may he release us from sin.
य उग्रीणामुग्रबाहुर्ययुर्यो दानवानां बलमारुरोज । येन जिताः सिन्धवो येन गावः स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
He who is mighty among the mighty, strong-armed, who shattered the strength of the Dānavas, by whom the rivers were conquered, by whom the cows—may he release us from sin.
यश्चर्षणिप्रो वृषभः स्वर्विद्यस्मै ग्रावाणः प्रवदन्ति नृम्णम् । यस्याध्वरः सप्तहोता मदिष्ठः स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
He who is the bull among men, knower of light, to whom the stones proclaim manliness, whose sacrifice has the seven priests most delightful—may he release us from sin.
यस्य वशास ऋषभास उक्षणो यस्मै मीयन्ते स्वरवः स्वर्विदे । यस्मै शुक्रः पवते ब्रह्मशुम्भितः स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
To whom the strong, the bulls, the sprinklers belong, to whom the singers of light are devoted, for whom the pure Soma is pressed, adorned with sacred utterance—may he release us from sin.
यस्य जुष्टिं सोमिनः कामयन्ते यं हवन्त इषुमन्तं गविष्टौ । यस्मिन्न् अर्कः शिश्रिये यस्मिन्न् ओजः स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
Whose favor the Soma-offerers desire, whom they invoke as the archer in battle, in whom the hymn has found rest, in whom is strength—may he release us from sin.
यः प्रथमः कर्मकृत्याय जज्ञे यस्य वीर्यं प्रथमस्यानुबुद्धम् । येनोद्यतो वज्रोऽभ्यायताहिं स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
Who was first born for the performance of deeds, whose power was recognized from the beginning, by whom the uplifted thunderbolt struck down the serpent—may he release us from sin.
यः संग्रामान् नयति सं युधे वशी यः पुष्टानि संसृजति द्वयानि । स्तौमीन्द्रं नाथितो जोहवीमि स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
Who leads armies in battle, who unites the strong and the weak, whom I, seeking help, praise and call—Indra; may he release us from sin.
वायोः सवितुर्विदथानि मन्महे यावात्मन्वद्विशथो यौ च रक्षथः । यौ विश्वस्य परिभू बभूवथुस्तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
We honor the deeds of Vāyu and Savitṛ, as far as their power extends, you who protect the paths, you who have become the guardians of all—may you both release us from sin.
ययोः संख्याता वरिमा पार्हिवानि याभ्यां रजो युपितमन्तरिक्षे । ययोः प्रायं नान्वानशे कश्चन तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
Whose measured distances are the boundaries of the worlds, by whom the region between earth and sky is filled, whose approach none can surpass—may you both release us from sin.
तव व्रते नि विशन्ते जनासस्त्वय्युदिते प्रेरते चित्रभानो । युवं वायो सविता च भुवनानि रक्षथस्तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
At your command, O radiant one, people settle; when you rise and set, O brilliant one. You, Vāyu and Savitṛ, protect the worlds—may you both release us from sin.
अपेतो वायो सविता च दुष्कृतमप रक्षांसि शिमिदां च सेधतम् । सं ह्यूर्जया सृजथः सं बलेन तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
Drive away, O Vāyu and Savitṛ, all evil and demons, destroy the sorcerers; together you bestow strength and vigor—may you both release us from sin.
रयिं मे पोषं सवितोत वायुस्तनू दक्षमा सुवतां सुशेवम् । अयक्ष्मतातिं मह इह धत्तं तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
May Savitṛ and Vāyu grant me wealth and abundance, may they bestow skill and good fortune upon my body; remove all misfortune from here—may you both release us from sin.