सहस्राणि सहस्रशो बाह्वोस् तव हेतयः । तासाम् ईशानो भगवः पराचीना मुखा कृधि
Thousands upon thousands are your missiles, O Lord, in your arms; of these, be the master, turn their faces away from us.
असंख्याता सहस्राणि ये रुद्रा ऽ अधि भूम्याम् । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजनेऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Countless thousands of Rudras are upon the earth; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
अस्मिन् महत्य् अर्णवे ऽन्तरिक्षे भवा ऽ अधि । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजनेऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
In this vast ocean, in the atmosphere, you dwell; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
नीलग्रीवाः शितिकण्ठा दिवꣳ रुद्रा ऽ उपश्रिताः । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजनेऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Blue-necked, white-throated Rudras who have ascended to heaven; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
नीलग्रीवाः शितिकण्ठाः शर्वा ऽ अधः क्षमाचराः । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Blue-necked, white-throated Sharvas who move upon the earth below; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
ये वृक्षेषु शष्पिञ्जरा नीलग्रीवा विलोहिताः । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Those among the trees, tawny, blue-necked, red-hued; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
ये भूतानाम् अधिपतयो विशिखासः कपर्दिनः । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Those who are lords of beings, arrow-bearers, matted-haired; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
ये पथां पथिरक्षस ऽ ऐलबृदा ऽ आयुर्युधः । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Those who guard the paths, leaders of travelers, wielding weapons of life; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
ये तीर्थानि प्रचरन्ति सृकाहस्ता निषङ्गिणः । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Those who roam the fords, holding clubs, bearing quivers; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
ये ऽन्नेषु विविध्यन्ति पात्रेषु पिबतो जनान् । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Those who strike people eating food, drinking from vessels; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
ये एतावन्तश् च भूयाꣳसश् च दिशो रुद्रा वितस्थिरे । तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि
Those Rudras who are as many as these and more, spread in all directions; at a thousand leagues’ distance, may their bows be laid down.
नमो ऽस्तु रुद्रेभ्यो ये दिवि येषां वर्षम् इषवः । तेभ्यो दश प्राचीर् दश दक्षिणा दश प्रतीचीर् दशोदीचीर् दशोर्ध्वाः । तेभ्यो नमो ऽ अस्तु ते नो ऽवन्तु ते नो मृडयन्तु ते यं द्विष्मो यश् च नो द्वेष्टि तम् एषां जम्भे दध्मः
Homage to the Rudras who are in heaven, whose arrows are rain; to them, ten in the east, ten in the south, ten in the west, ten in the north, ten above; to them be homage. May they protect us, may they show us mercy. Whomever we hate, and whoever hates us, we consign him into their jaws.
नमो ऽस्तु रुद्रेभ्यो ये ऽन्तरिक्षे येषां वात ऽ इषवः । तेभ्यो दश प्राचीर् दश दक्षिणा दश प्रतीचीर् दशोदीचीर् दशोर्ध्वाः । तेभ्यो नमो ऽ अस्तु ते नो ऽवन्तु ते नो मृडयन्तु ते यं द्विष्मो यश् च नो द्वेष्टि तम् एषां जम्भे दध्मः
Salutations to the Rudras who are in the atmosphere, whose arrows are the winds. To them, ten in the east, ten in the south, ten in the west, ten in the north, ten above. Salutations to them; may they protect us, may they show us mercy. Whomever we hate, and whoever hates us, into their jaws we place him.
नमो ऽस्तु रुद्रेभ्यो ये पृथिव्यां येषाम् अन्नम् इषवः । तेभ्यो दश प्राचीर् दश दक्षिणा दश प्रतीचीर् दशोदीचीर् दशोर्ध्वाः । तेभ्यो नमो ऽ अस्तु ते नो ऽवन्तु ते नो मृडयन्तु ते यं द्विष्मो यश् च नो द्वेष्टि तम् एषां जम्भे दध्मः
Salutations to the Rudras who are on earth, whose arrows are food. To them, ten in the east, ten in the south, ten in the west, ten in the north, ten above. Salutations to them; may they protect us, may they show us mercy. Whomever we hate, and whoever hates us, into their jaws we place him.
अश्मन्न् ऊर्जं पर्वते शिश्रियाणाम् ऽ अद्भ्य ओषधीभ्यो वनस्पतिभ्यो ऽधि सम्भृतं पयः । तां न ऽ इषमूर्जं धत्त मरुतः सꣳरराणाः । ऽ अश्मꣳस् ते क्षुत् । मयि त ऊर्क् । यं द्विष्मस् तं ते शुग् ऋच्छतु
The strength and nourishment that rests on the stone, on the mountain, gathered from waters, plants, and trees—may the Maruts, striving together, grant us that strength and nourishment. The stone is your hunger. May that strength be in me. Whomever we hate, may your thunderbolt reach him.
इमा मे ऽ अग्न ऽ इष्टका धेनवः सन्त्व् एका च दश च दश च शतं च शतं च सहस्रं च सहस्रं चायुतं चायुतं च नियुतं च नियुतं च प्रयुतं चार्बुदं च न्यर्बुदꣳ समुद्रश् च मध्यं चान्तश् च परार्धश् चैता मे ऽ अग्न इष्टका धेनवः सन्त्व् अमुत्रामुष्मिंल् लोके
May these bricks of mine, O Agni, be cows—one, ten, ten hundred, ten thousand, ten ten-thousand, ten hundred-thousand, ten million, ten hundred-million, ten billion, ten hundred-billion, ten trillion, ten ocean, the middle, the end, the highest. May these bricks of mine, O Agni, be cows in that world and in this world.
ऋतव स्थ ऽ ऋतावृध ऽ ऋतुष्ठा स्थ ऽ ऋतावृधः । घृतश्च्युतो मधुश्च्युतो विराजो नाम कामदुघा ऽ अक्षीयमाणाः
You are of the seasons, you are strengthened by the seasons, you stand in the seasons, you are strengthened by the seasons. Flowing with ghee, flowing with honey, named radiant, wish-fulfilling, inexhaustible.
समुद्रस्य त्वावकयाग्ने परि व्ययामसि । पावको ऽ अस्मभ्यꣳ शिवो भव
With the foam of the ocean, O Agni, we encircle you. Be pure and auspicious for us.
हिमस्य त्वा जरायुणाग्ने परि व्ययामसि । पावको ऽ अस्मभ्यꣳ शिवो भव
With the membrane of frost, O Agni, we encircle you. Be pure and auspicious for us.
उप ज्मन्न् उप वेतसेऽव तर नदीष्व् आ । अग्ने पित्तम् अपाम् असि । मण्डूकि ताभिर् आ गहि सेमं नो यज्ञं पावकवर्णꣳ शिवं कृधि
Come near, come as if to the reed, cross over as in the rivers. Agni, you are the bile among waters. Frog, come with them; make this sacrifice of ours bright and auspicious.
अपाम् इदं न्ययनꣳ समुद्रस्य निवेशनम् । अन्याꣳस् ऽ ते अस्मत् तपन्तु हेतयः पावको ऽ अस्मभ्यꣳ शिवो भव
This is the descent of waters, the resting place of the ocean. May your flames burn others, not us. Be pure and auspicious for us.
अग्ने पावक रोचिषा मन्द्रया देव जिह्वया । आ देवान् वक्षि यक्षि च
Agni, pure one, with your shining light and delightful divine tongue, bring the gods and offer to them.
स नः पावक दीदिवो ग्ने देवाꣳ ऽ इहा वह । उप यज्ञꣳ हविश् च नः
O pure Agni, shining one, bring the gods here. Bring our sacrifice and offerings.
पावकया यश् चितयन्त्या कृपा क्षामन् रुरुच ऽ उषसो न भानुना । तूर्वन् न यामन्न् एतशस्य नू रण ऽ आ यो घृणे न ततृषाणो ऽ अजरः
By the pure, discerning, and compassionate one, the earth was illuminated, like the dawn by its rays; like a swift horse, like the movement of the wind, like one who thirsts for praise, ageless.
नमस् ते हरसे शोचिषे नमस् ते ऽ अस्त्व् अर्चिषे । अन्याꣳस् ते अस्मत् तपन्तु हेतयः पावको ऽ अस्मभ्यꣳ शिवो भव
Salutations to your flame, to your burning, salutations to your radiance. May your flames burn others, not us. Be pure and auspicious for us.
नृषदे वेट् । अप्सुषदे वेट् । बर्हिषदे वेट् । वनसदे वेट् । स्वर्विदे वेट्
You are the lord among men. You are the lord among waters. You are the lord among grasses. You are the lord among trees. You are the lord among lights.
ये देवा देवानां यज्ञिया यज्ञियानाꣳ संवत्सरीणम् उप भागम् आसते । अहुतादो हविषो यज्ञे ऽ अस्मिन्त् स्वयं पिबन्तु मधुनो घृतस्य
Those gods among the gods, worthy of sacrifice among the worthy, who sit by the portion of the year—may they, uninvited, drink the honey and ghee themselves in this sacrifice.
ये देवा देवेष्व् अधि देवत्वम् आयन् ये ब्रह्मणः पुरएतारो ऽ अस्य । येभ्यो न ऽ ऋते पवते धाम किं चन न ते दिवो न पृथिव्या ऽ अधि स्नुषु
Those gods who, among the gods, attained divinity, who are the priests of Brahman—without them, nothing is purified; not in heaven, not on earth, not in the waters.
प्राणदा ऽ अपानदा व्यानदा वर्चोदा वरिवोदाः । अन्याꣳस् ऽ ते अस्मत् तपन्तु हेतयः पावको ऽ अस्मभ्यꣳ शिवो भव
Givers of breath, givers of exhalation, givers of circulation, givers of radiance, givers of space. May your flames burn others, not us. Be pure and auspicious for us.
अग्निस् तिग्मेन शोचिषा यासद् विश्वं न्य् अत्रिणम् । अग्निर् नो वनते रयिम्
Agni, with your sharp flame, burn away all impurity. Agni brings us wealth.