ममाग्ने वर्चो विहवेष्वस्तु वयं त्वेन्धानास्तन्वं पुषेम । मह्यं नमन्तां प्रदिशश्चतस्रस्त्वयाध्यक्षेण पृतना जयेम
May my radiance, O Agni, be present in the summons; may we, kindling you, flourish in body. May the four directions bow to me; with your guidance, may we win the battle.
अग्ने मन्युं प्रतिनुदन् परेषां त्वं नो गोपाः परि पाहि विश्वतः । अपाञ्चो यन्तु निवता दुरस्यवोऽमैषां चित्तं प्रबुधां वि नेशत्
O Agni, drive away the anger of others; you are our protector, guard us on all sides. Let the hostile ones depart, let the evil-minded be subdued, let their awakened thoughts be scattered.
मम देवा विहवे सन्तु सर्व इन्द्रवन्तो मरुतो विष्णुरग्निः । ममान्तरिक्षमुरुलोकमस्तु मह्यं वातः पवतां कामायास्मै
May all the gods be present at my summons: Indra, the Maruts, Vishnu, Agni. May the wide atmosphere and the broad world be mine; may the wind blow for my desire.
मह्यं यजन्तां मम यानीष्टाकूतिः सत्या मनसो मे अस्तु । एनो मा नि गां कतमच्चनाहं विश्वे देवा अभि रक्षन्तु मेह
May they sacrifice for me; may my desired wish be fulfilled, may my mind be true. Let no sin come upon me in any way; may all the gods protect me here.
मयि देवा द्रविणमा यजन्तां मयि आशीरस्तु मयि देवहूतिः । दैवाः होतारः सनिषन् न एतदरिष्टाः स्याम तन्वा सुवीराः
May the gods offer wealth to me; may blessings and divine invocation be mine. May the divine priests sit for me; may we be unharmed and strong in body.
दैवीः षडुर्वीरुरु नः कृणोत विश्वे देवास इह मादयध्वम् । मा नो विददभिभा मो अशस्तिर्मा नो विदद्वृजिना द्वेष्या या
May the six divine guardians make us heroic; all the gods, rejoice here. Let not oppression or evil befall us; let not hateful wrongdoing come upon us.
तिस्रो देवीर्महि नः शर्म यच्छत प्रजायै नस्तन्वे यच्च पुष्टम् । मा हास्महि प्रजया मा तनूभिर्मा रधाम द्विषते सोम राजन्
Three goddesses, grant us great protection, for our offspring and for our bodies, grant abundance. May we not be deprived of children or bodies; Soma, king, may we not fall short before the hostile.
उरुव्यचा नो महिषः शर्म यच्छत्वस्मिन् हवे पुरुहूतः पुरुक्षु । स नः प्रजायै हर्यश्व मृडेन्द्र मा नो रीरिषो मा परा दाः
Let the mighty one, invoked by many, grant us wide-reaching protection in this offering. O Indra, delighting in horses, be gracious to our offspring; do not harm us, do not take us away.
धाता विधाता भुवनस्य यस्पतिर्देवः सविताभिमातिषाहः । आदित्या रुद्रा अश्विनोभा देवाः पान्तु यजमानं निर्ऋथात्
The establisher, the ordainer, the lord of beings, god Savitar, the conqueror of hostility—may the Ādityas, the Rudras, the two Aśvins, both gods, protect the sacrificer from misfortune.
ये नः सपत्ना अप ते भवन्त्विन्द्राग्निभ्यामव बाधामह एनान् । आदित्या रुद्रा उपरिस्पृशो नो उग्रं चेत्तारमधिराजमक्रत
Those who are our rivals, let them be turned away; with Indra and Agni, let us drive them off. Ādityas, Rudras, and those who touch above, have made the fierce, discerning king for us.
अर्वाञ्चमिन्द्रममुतो हवामहे यो गोजिद्धनजिदश्वजिद्यः । इमं नो यज्ञं विहवे शृणोत्वस्माकमभूर्हर्यश्व मेदी
We call hereupon Indra, who is victorious in cows, wealth, and horses. May he hear this our sacrifice in the invocation; may you, delighting in horses, be our leader.
यो गिरिष्वजायथा वीरुधां बलवत्तमः । कुष्ठेहि तक्मनाशन तक्मानं नाशयन्न् इतः
You who were born on the mountain, the strongest among plants, O Kuṣṭha, destroyer of fever, drive away the fever from here.
सुपर्णसुवने गिरौ जातं हिमवतस्परि । धनैरभि श्रुत्वा यन्ति विदुर्हि तक्मनाशनम्
Born on the mountain, offspring of the eagle, beyond the Himalaya—having heard with wealth, they come, for they know the destruction of fever.
अश्वत्थो देवसदनस्तृतीयस्यामितो दिवि । तत्रामृतस्य चक्षणं देवाः कुष्ठमवन्वत
The aśvattha tree, the divine abode, is in the third heaven; there the gods found the essence of immortality, the Kuṣṭha plant.
हिरण्ययी नौरचरद्धिरण्यबन्धना दिवि । तत्रामृतस्य पुष्पं देवाः कुष्ठमवन्वत
A golden ship, with golden bindings, moved in the sky; there the gods found the flower of immortality, the Kuṣṭha plant.
हिरण्ययाः पन्थान आसन्न् अरित्राणि हिरण्यया । नावो हिरण्ययीरासन् याभिः कुष्ठं निरावहन्
Golden were the paths, golden the oars; golden were the ships by which they brought forth the Kuṣṭha plant.
इमं मे कुष्ठ पूरुषं तमा वह तं निष्कुरु । तमु मे अगदं कृधि
Carry away this Kuṣṭha of mine, O plant, take it away, remove it; make it a remedy for me.
देवेभ्यो अधि जातोऽसि सोमस्यासि सखा हितः । स प्राणाय व्यानाय चक्षुषे मे अस्मै मृड
You are born among the gods, you are a friend of Soma, set apart; be gracious to this one, for his breath, his life, his sight.
उदङ्जातो हिमवतः स प्राच्यां नीयसे जनम् । तत्र कुष्ठस्य नामान्युत्तमानि वि भेजिरे
Born in the north of the Himalaya, you are led to the eastern people; there the highest names of Kuṣṭha were distributed.
उत्तमो नाम कुष्ठस्युत्तमो नाम ते पिता । यक्ष्मं च सर्वं नाशय तक्मानं चारसं कृधि
The highest is the name of Kuṣṭha, the highest is the name of your father; destroy all disease and make the fever powerless.
शीर्षामयमुपहत्यामक्ष्योस्तन्वो रपः । कुष्ठस्तत्सर्वं निष्करद्दैवं समह वृष्ण्यम्
Having struck down the disease of the head and the fluids of the eyes and body, Kuṣṭha has removed all that, the divine, together with the virile power.
रात्री माता नभः पितार्यमा ते पितामहः । सिलाची नाम वा असि सा देवानामसि स्वसा
Night is your mother, the sky your father, Aryaman your grandfather; you are called Silācī, and you are the sister of the gods.
यस्त्वा पिबति जीवति त्रायसे पुरुषं त्वम् । भर्त्री हि शश्वतामसि जनानां च न्यञ्चनी
Whoever drinks you lives; you protect the person. You are truly the nourisher of people and their supporter.
वृक्षंवृक्षमा रोहसि वृषण्यन्तीव कन्यला । जयन्ती प्रत्यातिष्ठन्ती स्परणी नाम वा असि
You grow from tree to tree, flourishing like a maiden; victorious, standing firm, you are called the touch-healer.
यद्दण्डेन यदिष्वा यद्वारुर्हरसा कृतम् । तस्य त्वमसि निष्कृतिः सेमं निष्कृधि पूरुषम्
Whatever has been done with a staff, with arrows, or by force—of that you are the remedy; release this man from that guilt.
भद्रात्प्लक्षान् निस्तिष्ठस्यश्वत्थात्खदिराद्धवात्। भद्रान् न्यग्रोधात्पर्णात्सा न एह्यरुन्धति
From the auspicious fig tree, from the sacred fig, from the acacia, from the auspicious banyan, from the leaf—she, Arundhati, comes here.
हिरण्यवर्णे सुभगे सूर्यवर्णे वपुष्टमे । रुतं गच्छासि निष्कृते निष्कृतिर्नाम वा असि
Golden-hued, fortunate one, sun-colored, most beautiful—O Remedy, you proceed with truth; you are called Remedy by name.
हिरण्यवर्णे सुभगे शुष्मे लोमशवक्षणे । अपामसि स्वसा लाक्षे वातो हात्मा बभूव ते
Golden-hued, fortunate one, powerful, with shaggy hair and sharp glance—you are the sister of the waters, or of lac; the wind has become your soul.
सिलाची नाम कानीनोऽजबभ्रु पिता तव । अश्वो यमस्य यः श्यावस्तस्य हास्नास्युक्षिता
Silācī is your name, O Kāninī; Ajababhru is your father; the dark horse of Yama, whose bridle you have yoked.
अश्वस्यास्नः संपतिता सा वृक्षामभि सिष्यदे । सरा पतत्रिणी भूत्वा सा न एह्यरुन्धति
The bridle of the horse, having fallen, clings to the trees; becoming a flowing, winged one, she, Arundhati, comes here.