ईजानमिद्द्यौर्गूर्तावसुरीजानं भूमिरभि प्रभूषणि । ईजानं देवावश्विनावभि सुम्नैरवर्धताम्
The worshipped one is praised, the mighty one is worshipped, the earth is adorned with abundance. May the divine Ashvins, with their blessings, cause the worshipped one to grow.
ता वां मित्रावरुणा धारयत्क्षिती सुषुम्नेषितत्वता यजामसि । युवोः क्राणाय सख्यैरभि ष्याम रक्षसः
May Mitra and Varuna uphold your realm with their benevolent guidance; we offer sacrifice to you. For your favor, may we be protected from harm through friendship.
अधा चिन्नु यद्दिधिषामहे वामभि प्रियं रेक्णः पत्यमानाः । दद्वाँ वा यत्पुष्यति रेक्णः सम्वारन्नकिरस्य मघानि
Then, indeed, when we desire your favor, seeking what is dear, may the praised one, as he rules, grant us what nourishes, and may none hinder his gifts.
असावन्यो असुर सूयत द्यौस्त्वं विश्वेषां वरुणासि राजा । मूर्धा रथस्य चाकन्नैतावतैनसान्तकध्रुक्
That other mighty one is born, the lord; you are the king of all, O Varuna. The head of the chariot is fixed, so far, as the remover of sin.
अस्मिन्स्वेतच्छकपूत एनो हिते मित्रे निगतान्हन्ति वीरान् । अवोर्वा यद्धात्तनूष्ववः प्रियासु यज्ञियास्वर्वा
In this pure, shining place, sin is destroyed; in the friend, the fallen are struck down. When you grant favor to the bodies, to the beloved, to the worthy, you are abundant.
युवोर्हि मातादितिर्विचेतसा द्यौर्न भूमिः पयसा पुपूतनि । अव प्रिया दिदिष्टन सूरो निनिक्त रश्मिभिः
For your mother, Aditi, is wise; heaven and earth are purified by her nourishment. Grant favor to the beloved, the sun sets forth with its rays.
युवं ह्यप्नराजावसीदतं तिष्ठद्रथं न धूर्षदं वनर्षदम् । ता नः कणूकयन्तीर्नृमेधस्तत्रे अंहसः सुमेधस्तत्रे अंहसः
You, O lords, are kings by birth; you sit upon the steadfast chariot, unconquered, victorious. May those who praise us, O wise ones, protect us from distress, O wise ones, protect us from distress.
प्रो ष्वस्मै पुरोरथमिन्द्राय शूषमर्चत । अभीके चिदु लोककृत्संगे समत्सु वृत्रहास्माकं बोधि चोदिता नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु
Raise up the shout for Indra, the leader in battle. Even in the midst of conflict, the slayer of Vritra, be our guide; let the bows of others break upon the battlefield.
त्वं सिन्धूँरवासृजोऽधराचो अहन्नहिम् । अशत्रुरिन्द्र जज्ञिषे विश्वं पुष्यसि वार्यं तं त्वा परि ष्वजामहे नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु
You, Indra, have released the rivers, struck down the low ones, and destroyed the frost. You are born without an enemy; you bestow all treasures. We embrace you; let the bows of others break upon the battlefield.
वि षु विश्वा अरातयोऽर्यो नशन्त नो धियः । अस्तासि शत्रवे वधं यो न इन्द्र जिघांसति या ते रातिर्ददिर्वसु नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु
Let all hostilities vanish, as enemies are destroyed; let our thoughts be preserved. Establish destruction for the enemy who seeks to harm us, Indra. May your gift, O giver of wealth, let the bows of others break upon the battlefield.
यो न इन्द्राभितो जनो वृकायुरादिदेशति । अधस्पदं तमीं कृधि विबाधो असि सासहिर्नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु
Whoever, near us, acts as a wolf, let him be brought low, O Indra. You are the remover of obstacles, the conqueror; let the bows of others break upon the battlefield.
यो न इन्द्राभिदासति सनाभिर्यश्च निष्ट्यः । अव तस्य बलं तिर महीव द्यौरध त्मना नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु
Whoever attacks us, whether with kin or as an outsider, diminish his strength, O Indra, as heaven diminishes by its own power. Let the bows of others break upon the battlefield.
वयमिन्द्र त्वायवः सखित्वमा रभामहे । ऋतस्य नः पथा नयाति विश्वानि दुरिता नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु
We, Indra, seek your friendship; we grasp it. Lead us by the path of truth, remove all evils. Let the bows of others break upon the battlefield.
अस्मभ्यं सु त्वमिन्द्र तां शिक्ष या दोहते प्रति वरं जरित्रे । अच्छिद्रोध्नी पीपयद्यथा नः सहस्रधारा पयसा मही गौः
Grant us, Indra, that blessing which yields milk, the best gift for the worshipper. Let the unbroken cow nourish us with a thousand streams of milk.
उभे यदिन्द्र रोदसी आपप्राथोषा इव । महान्तं त्वा महीनां सम्राजं चर्षणीनां देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत्
When, Indra, you fill both heaven and earth, like the dawns, the divine mother has given birth to you, the great king of the mighty, the ruler of peoples; the blessed mother has given birth.
अव स्म दुर्हणायतो मर्तस्य तनुहि स्थिरम् । अधस्पदं तमीं कृधि यो अस्माँ आदिदेशति देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत्
Remove, for us, the difficult obstacles of mortals; loosen what is firm. Bring low the one who opposes us; the divine mother has given birth, the blessed mother has given birth.
अव त्या बृहतीरिषो विश्वश्चन्द्रा अमित्रहन् । शचीभिः शक्र धूनुहीन्द्र विश्वाभिरूतिभिर्देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत्
Remove those great hostilities, all shining, destroyer of foes. With your powers, O Indra, shake them with all your aids; the divine mother has given birth, the blessed mother has given birth.
अव यत्त्वं शतक्रतविन्द्र विश्वानि धूनुषे । रयिं न सुन्वते सचा सहस्रिणीभिरूतिभिर्देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत्
O Indra, much-praised, when you drive away all adversities, as you grant wealth to the one who offers the Soma, with thousands of aids the divine mother has brought forth what is auspicious, the divine mother has brought forth.
अव स्वेदा इवाभितो विष्वक्पतन्तु दिद्यवः । दूर्वाया इव तन्तवो व्यस्मदेतु दुर्मतिर्देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत्
Let the hostile thoughts depart from us on all sides, as sweat falls away, as the threads of the grass separate; let the evil intention move away from us, the divine mother has brought forth what is auspicious, the divine mother has brought forth.
दीर्घं ह्यङ्कुशं यथा शक्तिं बिभर्षि मन्तुमः । पूर्वेण मघवन्पदाजो वयां यथा यमो देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत्
Just as you, wise one, bear a long goad as a weapon, so, O generous one, may we proceed by the ancient path, as Yama did; the divine mother has brought forth what is auspicious, the divine mother has brought forth.
नकिर्देवा मिनीमसि नकिरा योपयामसि मन्त्रश्रुत्यं चरामसि । पक्षेभिरपिकक्षेभिरत्राभि सं रभामहे
No god do we seek to diminish, nor do we approach anyone with hostility; we live according to the heard mantra. With wings, even with side-wings, here we strive together.
यस्मिन्वृक्षे सुपलाशे देवैः सम्पिबते यमः । अत्रा नो विश्पतिः पिता पुराणाँ अनु वेनति
On that tree with beautiful leaves, Yama drinks together with the gods; there our ancient lord, our father, follows after.
पुराणाँ अनुवेनन्तं चरन्तं पापयामुया । असूयन्नभ्यचाकशं तस्मा अस्पृहयं पुनः
Those ancient ones, following after, looked with envy upon the one wandering with evil; from him I turned away, no longer desiring.
यं कुमार नवं रथमचक्रं मनसाकृणोः । एकेषं विश्वतः प्राञ्चमपश्यन्नधि तिष्ठसि
O youth, the new chariot with wheels you have fashioned in your mind; some saw it facing all directions, and you stand upon it.
यं कुमार प्रावर्तयो रथं विप्रेभ्यस्परि । तं सामानु प्रावर्तत समितो नाव्याहितम्
O youth, you set the chariot in motion for the sages; the song set it in motion together, the assembly was not left behind.
कः कुमारमजनयद्रथं को निरवर्तयत् । कः स्वित्तदद्य नो ब्रूयादनुदेयी यथाभवत्
Who begot the youth? Who fashioned the chariot? Who indeed today will tell us how the sequence came to be?
यथाभवदनुदेयी ततो अग्रमजायत । पुरस्ताद्बुध्न आततः पश्चान्निरयणं कृतम्
As the sequence came to be, from that the first was born; the base was stretched out in front, the axle was made behind.
इदं यमस्य सादनं देवमानं यदुच्यते । इयमस्य धम्यते नाळीरयं गीर्भिः परिष्कृतः
This is the seat of Yama, which is called the divine abode; here his measuring-cup is placed, adorned with words.
केश्यग्निं केशी विषं केशी बिभर्ति रोदसी । केशी विश्वं स्वर्दृशे केशीदं ज्योतिरुच्यते
The long-haired one bears fire, the long-haired one bears poison, the long-haired one bears earth and sky; the long-haired one sees all the world, the long-haired one is called this light.
मुनयो वातरशनाः पिशङ्गा वसते मला । वातस्यानु ध्राजिं यन्ति यद्देवासो अविक्षत
The sages, with wind as their girdle, wear soiled garments of tawny color; they follow the path of the wind, when the gods have beheld them.