एवमस्त्विति संहृष्टः शक्रस्त्रिदशवर्धनः संदिदेशाग्रतः सोमं युद्धाय शिशिरायुधम्
‘So be it,’ said Indra, rejoicing, the increaser of the gods, and he summoned Soma, the cool-armed one, to the front for battle.
गच्छ सोम सहायत्वं कुरु पाशधरस्य वै असुराणां विनाशाय जयार्थं च दिवौकसाम्
‘Go, Soma, and aid the wielder of the noose, for the destruction of the Asuras and the victory of the gods.’
त्वं मत्तः प्रतिवीर्यश्च ज्योतिषां चेश्वरेश्वरः त्वन्मयं सर्वलोकेषु रसं रसविदो विदुः
‘You are equal to me in power, and lord of the lords of light; those who know taste declare that all essence in the worlds is yours.’
क्षयवृद्धी तव व्यक्ते सागरस्येव मण्डले परिवर्तस्यहोरात्रं कालं जगति योजयन्
‘Your waxing and waning are manifest, like the circle of the ocean; you set the course of day and night, joining time in the world.’
लोकच्छायामयं लक्ष्म तवाङ्कः शशसंनिभः न विदुः सोम देवापि ये च नक्षत्रयोनयः
Your mark upon the body, resembling the moon, is made of the shadow of the world; even the gods and those born from the stars do not know it, O Soma.
त्वमादित्यपथादूर्ध्वं ज्योतिषां चोपरि स्थितः तमः प्रोत्सार्य महसा भासयस्यखिलं जगत्
You are situated above the path of the sun and above the lights; dispelling darkness with your radiance, you illuminate the entire world.
श्वेतभानुर् हिमतनुर् ज्योतिषाम् अधिपः शशी अधिकृत् कालयोगात्मा इष्टो यज्ञरसो ऽव्ययः
White-shining, cool-bodied, lord of the lights, you are the moon; appointed as the soul of time's union, beloved, the essence of sacrifice, imperishable.
ओषधीशः क्रियायोनिर् हरशेखरभाक्तथा शीतांशुरमृताधारश् चपलः श्वेतवाहनः
Lord of plants, source of rituals, bearer of the crest of Hara, cool-rayed, holder of nectar, restless, with a white vehicle.
त्वं कान्तिः कान्तिवपुषां त्वं सोमः सोमपायिनाम् सौम्यस्त्वं सर्वभूतानां तिमिरघ्नस्त्वम् ऋक्षराट्
You are the radiance among those with radiant forms; you are Soma among those who drink Soma; you are gentle among all beings, destroyer of darkness, and ruler of the stars.
तद्गच्छ त्वं महासेन वरुणेन वरूथिना शमय त्वासुरीं मायां यया दह्याम संयुगे
Go, then, with Mahasena and Varuna with his troops; pacify the demonic illusion by which we are burned in battle.
यन्मां वदसि युद्धार्थे देवराज वरप्रद एष वर्षामि शिशिरं दैत्यमायापकर्षणम्
That which you ask of me for the sake of battle, O king of gods, bestower of boons, I now send forth coolness, drawing away the demon's illusion.
एतान्मच्छीतनिर्दग्धान् पश्य त्वं हिमवेष्टितान् विमायान्विमदांश्चैव दैत्यसिंहान्महाहवे
Behold those burned by my coolness, wrapped in frost, their illusions and pride destroyed, those lion-like demons in the great battle.
इत्युक्त्वा तारकाधीशः सजलेशः शिवोदकैः प्लावयामास सैन्यानि सुराणां शान्तिवृद्धये
Having spoken thus, the lord of the stars, master of waters, flooded the armies of the gods with Shiva's waters for the increase of peace.
तेषां हिमकरोत्सृष्टाः सपाशा हिमवृष्टयः वेष्टयन्ति स्म तान्घोरान् दैत्यान्मेघगणा इव
The icy rains released by the moon, with ropes, enveloped those fierce demons like clusters of clouds.