"1.1.

1","I glorify AGNI, the high priest of the scarifice, the divine,
the ministrant,who presents the oblation (to the gods), and is the
possessor of great wealth."
"1.1.2","May that AGNI who is to be celebrated by both ancient and
modern sages conductthe gods hither."
"1.1.3","Through Agni the worshipper obtains that affluence which
increases day by day,which is the source of fame and the multiplier of
mankind."
"1.1.4","AGNI, the unobstructed sacrifice of which thou art on every
side the protector,assuredly reaches the gods."
"1.1.5","May AGNI, the presenter of oblations, the attainer of
knowledge, he who is true,renowed, and divine, come hither with the gods."
"1.1.6","Whatever good thou mayest, AGNI, bestow upon the giver (of the
oblation), that verily,ANGIRAS, shall revert to thee."
"1.1.7","We approach thee, AGNI, with reverntial homage in our thoughts,
daily, both morningand evening."
"1.1.8","Thee, the radient, the protector of scarifices, the constant
illuminator of truth,increasing in thine own dwelling."
"1.1.9","AGNI, be unto us easy of access, as is a father to his son; be
ever present withus for our good."
"1.2.1","VAYU, pleasant to behold, approach: these libationsa are
prepared for thee, drinkof them; hear our invocation."
"1.2.2","VAYU, thy praisers praise thee with holy praises, having poured
out the Soma juice,and knowing the (fit) season."
"1.2.3","VAYU, thy approving speech comes to the giver (of the
libation), and to many(others who invite thee) to drink of the Soma
juicie."
"1.2.4","INDRA and VAYU, these libations are poured out (for you); come
hither with food(for us): verily the drops (of the Soma juice) await you
both."
"1.2.5","INDRA and VAYU, abiding in the sacrificial rite, you are aware
of these libations:come both (then) quickly hither."
"1.2.6","VAYU and INDRA, come to the rite of the sacrificer, for thus,
men will completionbe speedily (attained) by the ceremony."
"1.2.7","I invoke MITRA, of pure vigour, and VARUNA, the devourer of
foes; the jointaccomplishers of the act bestowing water (on the earth)."
"1.2.8","MITRA and VARUNA, augmenters of water, dispensers of water, you
connect thisperfect rite with its true (reward)."
"1.2.9","Sapient MITRA and VARUNA, prosper our sacrifice and increase
our strength: you areborn for the denifit of many, you are the refuge of
multitudes."
"1.3.1","ASHWINS, cherishers of pious acts, long-armed, accept with

outstretched hands thescarificial viands."

"1.3.2","ASHWINS, abounding in mighty acts, guides (of devotion),
endowed with fortitude,listen with unaverted minds to our prasies."
"1.3.3","ASHWINS, destroyers of foes, exempt from untruth, leaders in
the van of heroes, cometo the mixed libations sprinkled on the lopped
scared grass."
"1.3.4","INDRA, of wonderful splendour cone hither: these libations,
ever pure, expressed bythe fingers (of the priests), are desirous of thee."
"1.3.5","INDRA, apprehended by the understandiong and appreciated by the
wise, approcahand accept the prayers of the priest as he offers the
libation."
"1.3.6","Fleet INDRA with the tawny coursers, come hither to theprayers
(of the priest), andin this libation accept our (proffered) food."
"1.3.7","Universal Gods, protectors and supporters of men, bestowers (of
rewards), come tothe libation of the worshipper."
"1.3.8","May the swfit-moving universal Godes, the shedders of rain,
come to the libation,as the solar rays come diligently to the days."
"1.3.9","May the universal Gods, whoare exempt from decay, omniscient,
deviod of malice,and bearers of (riches), accept the scarifice."
"1.3.10","May SRASWTHI, the purifier, the bewtower of food, the
recompenser of worshipwith wealth, be attracted by our offered viands to
our rite."
"1.3.11","SARASWATI, the inspirer of those who delight in truth, the
instructress of theright-minded, has accepted our sacrifice."
"1.3.12","SARASWATI makes manifest by her acts a mighty river, and (in
her won form)enlightens all understandings."
"1.4.1","Day by day we invoke the doer of good works for our protection,
as a good milch-cowfor the milking (is called by the milker)."
"1.4.2","Drinker of the Soma juice, come to our (daily) rites, and drink
of the libation;the satisfaction of (thee who art) the bestower of
riches, is verily (the cause of)the gifit of cattle."
"1.4.3","We recognize thee in the midst of the right-minded, who are
nearest to thee: come tous; pass us not by to reveal (thyself to others)."
"1.4.4","Go, worshipper, to the wise and uninjured INDRA, who bestows
the best (of blessingson thy friends, and ask him of the (fitness of
the) learned (priest who reciteshis praise)."
"1.4.5","Let our ministers, earnisty performing his worship, exclaim.
Depart ye relivers fromhence and every other place (where he is adored)."
"1.4.6","Destroyer of foes, let our enemies say we are prosperous; let
men (congratulate us);may we ever abode, in the fe;ocity (derived from
the favour of INDRAA."
"1.4.7","Offer to INDRA, the prevader (of every rite of libation), the

juice that is present(at the three ceremonies), the grace of the

sacrifice, the exhilarator of mankind,the perfector of the act, the favou"
"1.4.8","Havinh drunk, SHATAKRATU, of this (Soma juice), thou becamest
the slayer of the Vritras;thou defendest the warrior in battle."
"1.4.9","We offer to thee, SHATAKRATU, the mighty in battle,
(sacrificial) food for theacquirement, INDRA, of riches."
"1.4.10","Sing unto that INDRA who is the protector of wealth, the
mighty, theaccomplisher of good deeds, the friend of the offerer of the
libation."
"1.5.1","Hasten hither, friends, offering praises; sit down and sing
repeatedly the praises ofINDRA."
"1.5.2","When the libation is poured forth, repectively praise INDRA,
the discomfiter ofmany enemies, the lord of many blessings."
"1.5.3","May he be to us for the attainment of our objects; may he be to
us for theacquirement of riches; may he be to us for the acquisition of
knowledge; may hecome to us with food."
"1.5.4","Sing to that INDRA, whose enemies in combats await not his
coursers harnessed inhis car."
"1.5.5","These pure Soma juicies, mixed with curds, are poured out for
the satisfaction ofthe drinker of the libations."
"1.5.6","Thou, INDRA, performer of good works, hast suddenly become of
augmented vigour forthe sake of drinking the libation, and (maintaining)
seniority (among the gods)."
"1.5.7","INDRA, who art the object of praises, may these pervading Soma
jucies enter intothee; may they be propitious for thy (attainment of)
superior intelligence."
"1.5.8","The chants (of the Soma) have magnified thee, SHATAKRATU, the
hymns (of the Rich)have magnifies thee; may our praises magnify thee."
"1.5.9","May INDRA, the unobstructed protector, enjoy these mainfold
(sacrifical) viands,in which all manly properities abide."
"1.5.10","INDRA, who art the object of praises, let not men do injury to
our persons:thou art mightly, keep of violence."
"1.6.1","The circum-stationed (inhabitants of the three worlds)
associate with (INDRA),the mighty (Sun), the idestructive (fire), the
moving (wind), and the lights that shinein the sky."
"1.6.2","They (the charioteers) harness to his car his two desirable
coursers, placed oneither hand, bay coloured, high-sprited, chief-bearing."
"1.6.3","Mortals, you owe your (daily) birth (to such an INDRA), who
with the rays of themorning gives sense to the senselles, and to the
formless form."
"1.6.4","Thereafter verily those who bear names invoked in holy rites
(the MARUTS) havingseen the rain (about to be engendered), instigated
him to resume his embryo condition(in the clouds)."

"1.6.5","Associated with the conveying MARUTS, the traversers of places

difficult of access,thou INDRA, hast discovered the cows hidden in the
cave."
"1.6.6","The reciters of praises praise the mighty (troop of MARTUS),
who are celebrated,and conscious of the power of bestowing wealth, in
like manner as they
(glorify) thecounsellor (INDRA)."
"1.6.7","May you be seen, MARUTS, accopanied by the undaunted INDRA;
(both) rejoicing, andof equal splendour."
"1.6.8","This right is performed in adoration of the powerful INDRA,
along with theirreproachable, heavenward-tending, and amiable bands (of
the MARUTS)."
"1.6.9","Therefore, circumambient (troop of MARUTS), come hither,
whether from the region ofthe sky or from the colar sphere; for in this
rite (the preist) fully receitsyour praises."
"1.6.10","We invoke INDRA, whether he come from his earthy region, or
from the heven above,or from the vast firmament, that he may give (us)
wealth."
"1.7.1","The chanters (of the Soma) extol INDRA with songs, the
receiters of the Rich withprayers, the priests of the Yajush, with texts."
"1.7.2","INDRA, the blender of all things, comes verily with his steeds
that are harnessedat his word: INDRA, the richly_decorated, the wielder
of the thunderblot."
"1.7.3","INDRA, to render all things visible, elevated the sun in the
sky, and charged thecloud with (abundant) waters."
"1.7.4","Invicible Indra, protect us in battles abounding in spoil, with
insuperable defences."
"1.7.5","We invoke INDRA for great affluence, INDRA for limited wealth;
(our) ally, and wielderof the thunderbolt aginst (our) enemies."
"1.7.6","Shedder of rain, granter of all desires, set open this cloud.
Thou art neveruncompliant with our (requests)."
"1.7.7","Whatever excellent praises are given to other divinities, they
are (also the due)of INDRA the thunderer: I do not know his firring
praise."
"1.7.8","The shedder of rain, the mightly loard, the always compliant,
invests men withhis strength, as a bull (defends) a herd of kine."
"1.7.9","INDRA, who alone rules over men, over riches, and over the five
(classes) of thedwellers on earth."
"1.7.10","We invoke for you, INDRA, who is everywhere among men: may he
be exclusivelyovur own."
"1.8.1","INDRA, bring for our protection riches, most abundant,
enjoyable, the source ofvictory, the humbler of our foes."

"1.8.2","By which we may repel our enemies, whether (encountering them)

hand to hand, oron horseback; ever protected by thee."
"1.8.3","Defended by thee, INDRA we possess a ponderous weapon,
wherewith we may entirelyconquer our opennents."
"1.8.4","With thee for our ally, INDRA, and (aided by) missile-hurling
heroes, we are ableto overcome (our foes) arraved in hosts."
"1.8.5","Mighty is INDRA, and supreme; may magnitude ever (belong) to
the bearer of thethunderbolt; may his strong (armies be ever vast as the
heavens."
"1.8.6","Whatever men have resourse to INDRA in battle, or for the
acquirement ofoffspring,and the wise who are desirous of understanding,
(obtain their desires)."
"1.8.7","The belly of INDRA, which quaffa the soma juice abundantly,
swells like the ocean,(and is ever) moist, like the ample fluids of the
palate."
"1.8.8","Verily the words of INDRA to his worshipper are true, mainfold,
cow-conferring,and to be held in honour; (they are) like a branch
(loaded with) ripe (fruit)."
"1.8.9","Verily, INDRA, thy glories are at all times the protectors of
every such worshipperas I am."
"1.8.10","Verily his chanted and recited praises are to be desired and
repeated toINDRA, that he may drink the soma juice."
"1.9.1","Come, INDRA, and be regaled with all viands libations, and
thence, mightly instrength, be victorious (over thy foes)."
"1.9.2","The libation being prepared, present the exhilarating and
efficacious (draught)to the rejoicing INDRA, the accomplisher of all
things."
"1.9.3","INDRA with the handsome chin, be plased with these animating
praises: do thou, whoart to be reverenced by all mankind, (come) to
these rites (with the gods)."
"1.9.4","I have addressed to thee, INDRA, the showerer (of blessings),
the protector (ofthey worshippers), praises which have reached thee, and
of which thou hast approved."
"1.9.5","Place before us, INDRA, precious and multiform riches, for
enough and more thanenough are assuredly thine."
"1.9.6","Opulent INDRA, encourage us in this rite for the riches, for
enough and more thanenough are assuredly thine."
"1.9.7","Grant us, INDRA, wealth beyond measure or calculation,
inexhaustible, the source ofcattle, of food, of all life."
"1.9.8","INDRA, grant us great renown and wealth acquired in a thousand
ways, and those(articles) of food (which are brought from the field) in
carts."

"1.9.9","We invoke, for the preservation of our property, INDRA, the

lord of wealth, theobject of sacred verses, the repairer (to the place
of sacrifice), praising him withour praises."
"1.9.10","With libations repeatedly effused, the sacrificer glorifies
the vast prowess ofINDRA, the mighty, the dweller in (an eternal mansion)."
"1.10.1","The chanters (of the Sama) hymn thee, SHATAKRATU; the reciters
of the Richpraise thee, who art worthy of praise; the Brahmans raise
thee aloft, like abamboo pole."
"1.10.2","INDRA, the showerer (of blessings), knows the object (of his
wroshipper), whohas performed many acts of worship (with the Soma plant
gathered) on the ridges of themountain, and (therefore) comes with"
"1.10.3","INDRA, drinker of the Soma, having put to thy long-manes,
bigorous,
andwell-conditioned steeds, come nigh to hear our praises."
"1.10.4","Come, VASU, (to this our rite); reply to our hymns, answer (to
our praises),respond to (our prayers); be propitious, INDRA, to our
sacrifice, and (bestow uponus abundant) food."
"1.10.5","The hymn, the cause of increase, is to be repeted to INDRA,
the repeller ofmany foes, that SHAKRA may speak (with kndness) to our
sons and to our friends."
"1.10.6","We have recourse to INDRA for his friendship, for wealth, for
perfect might;for he, the powerful INDRA, confering wealth, is able (to
protect us)."
"1.10.7","INDRA by thee is food (rendered)everywhere abundant, easy of
attainment, andassuredly perfect: wielder of the thunderbolt, set open
the cow-pastures, and provide(ample) wealth."
"1.10.8","Heven and earth are unabe to sustain thee when destroying
thine enemies; thoumayest command the waters of heven: send us liberally
kine."
"1.10.9","Oh ! thou whose earshear all things, listen quickly to my
invocation; hold inthy heart my praises; keep near to thee this my hyms,
as it were (the words of)a friend."
"1.10.10","We know thee, liberal rainer (of blessings), the hearer of
our call inbattles;we invoke the thousand-fold profitable protection of
thee, the showerer (of bounties)."
"1.10.11","Come quickly, INDRA, sonof KUSHIKA, delighted drink the
libation; prolong thelife that merits commendation; make me, who am a
Rishi abundantly endowed (withpossessions)."
"1.10.12","May these our praises be on all occasions around thee,
deserver of praise; maythey augment the power of thee, who art
long-lived, and being agreeable to thee, maythey yield delight (to us)."
"1.11.1","All our praises magnfify INDRA, expansive as the ocean, the
most valiant ofwarriors who fight in chariots, the lord of food, the
protector of the virtuous."

"1.11.2","Supported by thy friendiship, INDRA, cherisher of streength,

we have no fear,but glorify thee, the conqueror, the unconquered."
"1.11.3","The ancient liberalities of INDRA, his protectections, will
not be wanting tohim who presents to the reciters of the hymns, wealth
of food and cattle."
"1.11.4","INDRA was born the destroyer of the cities, ever young, ever
wise of unboundedstrength, the sustainer of all pious acts, the wielder
of the thunderbolt, themany-praised."
"1.11.5","Thou, wielder of the thundrbolt, didst open the cave of VALA,
who had thereconcealed the cattle; and the godswhom he had opperessed,
no longer feared whenthey had obtained thee (for their ally)."
"1.11.6","(Attracted) by thy bounties, I agin come, Hero, to thee
celebrating (thyliberality) while offering this libation; the performers
of the rite approach thee,
whoart worthy of praise, for they have known"
"1.11.7","Thou slewest, INDRA, by stragements, the willy SHUSHNA: the
wise have knownof this thy (greatness); bestow upon them (abundant) food."
"1.11.8","The reciters of sacred hymns praise with all their might,
INDRA, the ruler ofthe world, whose bounties are (computed by)
thousands, or even more."
"1.12.1","We select AGNI, the messenger of the gods, their invoker, the
possessor ofall riches, the perfecter of this rite."
"1.12.2","(The offerers of oblations) invoke with their invocations,
AGNI, AGNI, thelord of men, the bearer of offereings, the beloved of many."
"1.12.3","AGNI, generated (by attrition), bring hither the gods to the
clipped sacredgrass; thou art their invoker for us, and art to be adored."
"1.12.4","As thou dischargest the duty of messanger, arouse them
desirous of the oblation;sit down with them on the sacred grass."
"1.12.5","Resplendent AGNI, invoked by oblations of clarified butter,
consume ouradversaries who are defended by evil sprits."
"1.12.6","AGNI, the ever young and wise, the guardian of the dwelling
(of the sacrificer),the bearer of offerings, whose mouth is (the
vehicle) of oblations, is kindled by AGNI."
"1.12.7","Praise in the sacrifice, AGNI, the wise, the observer of
truth, the radiant, theremover of disease."
"1.12.8","Resplendent AGNI, be the protector of that offerer of
oblations who worshipsthee, the messenger of the gods."
"1.12.9","Be propitious, Pavaka, to him who, presenting oblations for
the gratification ofthe gods to our sacrifice, to our oblations."
"1.12.10","Praised with our newest hymn, bestow upon usriches and food,
the source ofprogeny."
"1.12.11","AGNI, shining with pur radiance, and charged with all the

invocations of thegods, be pleased by this our praise."

"1.13.1","AGNI, who art SUSAMIDDHA, invoker, purifier, bring hither the
gods to theofferers of our oblation, and do thou sacrifice."
"1.13.2","Wise (AGNI), who art TANUNAPAT, present this day our
well-flavoured sacrificeto the gods for their food."
"1.13.3","I invoke the beloved NARASHANSA, the sweet-tongued, the
offerer of oblations,to this sacrifice."
"1.13.4","AGNI, (who art) ILITA, bring hitier the gods in an easy-moving
chariot, forthou art the invoker instituted by men."
"1.13.5","Strew, learned priests, the scared grass, well bound together
(in bundles),and sprinkled with clarified butter, the semblance of
ambrosia."
"1.13.6","Let the bright doors, the augmenters of sacrifice, (hitherto)
unentered,be set open, for certainly to-day is the sacrifice to be made."
"1.13.7","I invoke the lovely night and dawn to sit upon the sacred
grass, at thisour sacrifice."
"1.13.8","I call the two eloquent divine and sage invokers (of the
gods), that theymay celebrate this our sacrifice."
"1.13.9","May the three undecaying godesses, givers of delight, ILA,
SARASWATI, and MAHI,sit down upon the sacred grass."
"1.13.10","I invoke the cheif and multiform TWASHTRI; may he be solely
ours."
"1.13.11","Present, devine VANASPATI, our oblation to the gods, and may
true knowledgebe (the reward) of the giver."
"1.13.12","Perform the sacrifice conveyed through SWAHA to INDRA, in the
house of theworshipper: therefore I call the gods hither."
"1.14.1","Come, AGNI, to our adoration, and to our praises, with all
these gods, to drinkthe Soma juice; and (do thou) offer sacrifice."
"1.14.2","The Kanwas invoke thee, sapient AGNI, and extol thy deeds:
come, AGNI withthe gods."
"1.14.3","Sacrifice, (AGNI), to INDRA, VAYU, BRIHASPATI, MITRA, AGNI,
PUSHAN, and BHAGA,the Adityas, and the troop of Maruts."
"1.14.4","For all of you are poured out these juices, satisfying,
exhilarating, sweetfalling in frops, or gathered in ladles."
"1.14.5","The wise priests desirous of the protection (of the gods),
having spread thesacred grass, presenting oblations, and offering
ornaments, praise thee."
"1.14.6","Let the coursers who convey thee, glossy-backed, and harnessed
at will, bringthe gods to drink the Soma juice."
"1.14.7","AGNI, make those objects of veneration,, augmenters of pious
acts, (participantof the offering), together with their Wives; give them

bright tongued, to drinkof the Soma juice."

"1.14.8","Let those objects of verneration and of praise, drink with thy
tongue, ofthe Soma juice, at the moment of libation."
"1.14.9","Let the wise invoker (of the gods) bring hither from the
shining (spree) ofthe sun, all the diviinites awaking with the dwan."
"1.14.10","With all the gods, with INDRA, VAYU, and the glories of
MITRA, drink, AGNI, thesweet Soma juice."
"1.14.11","Though, AGNI, appointed by man as the invoker (of the gods),
art present atsacrifices; do thou present this our oblation."
"1.14.12","Yoke, divine AGNI, thy fleet and powerful mares, Rohits, to
thy chariot,and by them hither bring the gods."
"1.15.1","INDRA, drink with RITU the Soma juice; let the satisfying
drops enter intothee, and there abide."
"1.15.2","MARUTS, drink with RITU from the sacrificial vase; consecrate
the rite,for you and bountiful."
"1.15.3","NESHTRI, with thy spouse, commend our sacrifice to the gods;
drink withRITU, for thou art possed of riches."
"1.15.4","AGNI, bring the gods hither, arrange them in three places,
decorate them;drink with RITU."
"1.15.5","Drink the Soma juice, INDRA, from the precious vase of the
Brahmana,after RITU, for whom thy freindship is uninterrupted."
"1.15.6","MITRA, and VARUNA, propitious to pious acts, be present with
RITU atour sacrifice, efficacious and undeisturbed (by foes)."
"1.15.7","The (priests) desirous of wealth, holding stones in their
hands, praise thedevine (AGNI) DRAVINODAS, both in the primary and
subsidiary sacrifices."
"1.15.8","May DRVINODAS give us riches that may be heared of: we ask
them for the gods."
"1.15.9","DRAVINODAS desires to drink with the RITUS from the cup of
NESHTRI: hasten,(priests, to the hall of offering); present the
oblation, and depart."
"1.15.10","Since DRAVINODAS, we adore thee for the fourth time along
with RITUS;therefore be a benefactor unto us."
"1.15.11","ASHWINS, performers of pious acts, bright with sacrifical
fires, accepters,with the RITUS, of the sacrifice, drink the sweet
draught."
"1.15.12","Giver of rewards (AGNI), being identified with the household
fire, andpartaker with RITUS, of the sacrifice, worship the gods on
behalf of their adorer."
"1.16.1","INDRA, lwet thy coursers hither bring thee, bestower of
desires, to drinkthe Soma juice: may (the priests), radaint as the Sun,
(make thee manifest)."

"1.16.2","Let his Coursers convey INDRA in an easy moving chariot

hither, where thesegarins (of parched barely), steeped in clarified
butter, are strewn (upon the altar)."
"1.16.3","We invoke INDRA at the morning rite, we invoke him at the
succeeding sacrifice,we invoke INDRA to drink the Soma juice."
"1.16.4","Come, INDRA, to our libation, with thy long-maned steeds; the
libation beingpoured out, we invoke thee."
"1.16.5","Do thou accept this our praise, and come to this our
sacrifice, for which thelibation is prepoared; drink like a thirsty stag."
"1.16.6","These dripping Soma Juices are effused upon the sacred grass:
drink them,INDRA, (to recurit thy) vigour."
"1.16.7","May this our excellent hymn, touching thy heart, be grateful
to thee, andhence drink the effused libation."
"1.16.8","INDRA, the destroyer of enemies, repairs assuredly to every
ceremony wherethe libation is poured out, to drink the Soma juice for
(his) exhilaration."
"1.16.9","Do thou, SHATAKRATU, accomplish our desire with (the gift of)
cattle andhoreses: profoundly meditating, we praise thee."
"1.17.1","I seek the protection of the sovereign rulers, INDRA and
VARUNA: may
theyboth favour us accordingly."
"1.17.2","For you are ever ready, guardians of mankind, to grant
protection on theappeap of a minister such as I am."
"1.17.3","Satisfy us with wealth, INDRA and VARUNA, according to our
desires: wedesire you ever near as."
"1.17.4","The mingled (libations) of our pious rites, the mingled
(laudations) ofour right-minded (priests, are prepared); may we be
(included) among thegivers of food."
"1.17.5","INDRA is a giver among the givers of thousands; VARUNA is to
be praisedamong those who are deserving of laudation."
"1.17.6","Through their protection, we enjoy (riches), and heap them up,
and still thereis abundance."
"1.17.7","I inove you both, INDRA and VARUNA, for mainfold opulence:
make usvictories (over our enemies)."
"1.17.8","INDRA and VARUNA, quickly bestow happiness upon us, for our
minds aredevoted to you both."
"1.17.9","May the earnest praise which I offer to INDRA and VARUNA reach
both,- that conjoint praise which yu (accepting), dignify."
"1.18.1","BRAHMANASPATHI, make the offerer of the libation illustrious
among the gods,like KAKSHIVAT, the son of USIJ."

"1.18.2","May he sho is opulent, the healer of disease, the acquirer of

riches,the augmenter of nourishment, the prompt (bestower ofrewards), be
favourable to us."
"1.18.3","Protuct us, BRAHMANASPATHI, so that no calumnious censure of a
malevolentman may reach us."
"1.18.4","The liberal man, whom INDRA, BRAHMANASPATHI, and SOMA protect,
never perishes."
"1.18.5","Do thou, BRAHMANASPATHI, and do you, SOMA, INDRA, and
DAKSHINA, protect thatman form sin."
"1.18.6","I solicit understanding from SADASASPATI, the wonderful, the
friend of INDRA,the desirable, the bountiful."
"1.18.7","Without whose aid the sacrifice wven of the wise is not
perfected: he [revadesthe association of our thoughts."
"1.18.8","He rewards the presenter of the oblation; he brings the
sacrifice to itsconclusion; (thou him) our invocation reaches the gods."
"1.18.9","I have beheld NARASHANSA, the most resolute, the most
renowned, and radiantas the heavens."
"1.19.1","Earnestly art thou invoked to this perfect rite, to drink the
Soma juice: come,AGNI, with the MARUTS."
"1.19.2","Nor god nor man has power over a rite (dedicted) to thee, who
art mightly: come,AGNI, with the MARUTS."
"1.19.3","Who all are devine and devoid of malignity, and who know (how to
causethe descent) of great waters: come, AGNI, with the MARUTS."
"1.19.4","Who are fierce, and send down rain, and are unsurpassed in
strength: come,AGNI, with the MARUTS."
"1.19.5","Who are brilliant, of terrific forms, who are possessors of
great wealth,and are devourers of the malevolent:"
"1.19.6","Who are divitinities abiding in the radiant heaven above the
sun: come, AGNI,with the MARUTS."
"1.19.7","Who scatter the clouds, and agitate the sea (with waves):
come, AGNI, withthe MARUTS."
"1.19.8","Who spread (through the firmament) along with the rays (of the
sun) and withtheir strength agitate the ocean: come, AGNI, with the
MARUTS."
"1.19.9","I pour out the sweet Soma juice for thy drinking, (as) of old:
come, AGNI, withthe MARUTS."
"1.35.1","I inovke AGNI first, for protection: I invoke for protection,
MITRA andVARUNA: I invoke Night, who brings rest to the world: I invoke
the devine SAVITRI formy preservation."
"1.35.2","Revolving through the darkened firmament, arousing mortal and
immortal, thedivine SAVITRI travels in his gloden chariot, beholding the

(several) worlds."
"1.35.3","The divine SAVITRI travels by an upward and by a downward
path: deservingadoration, he journeys with two white horses: he comes
hither from a distance,removing all sins."
"1.35.4","The many-rayed adorable SAVITRI, having power (to disperse)
darkness fromthe world, has mounted his nigh-standing chariot, decorated
with many kinds of goldenornaments, and furnished with golden yokes"
"1.35.5","His white footed coursers, harnessed to his car with a golden
yoke, havemanifested light to mankind. Men and all the regions are ever
in the presence of thedevine SAVITRI."
"1.35.6","Three are the spheres; twoare in the proximity of SAVITIR, one
leads men tothe dwelling of YAMA. The immortal (luminaries) depend upon
SAVITRI as a car upon thepin of the axle; let him who knows (the"
"1.35.7","Suparna, (the solar ray), deep-quivering, life-bestowing,
weel-directed, hasilluminated the three regions. Where now is SURYA ?
Who knows to what sphere hisrayshave extended ?"
"1.35.8","He has lighted up the eight points of the horizon, the three
regions ofliving beings, the seven rivers: may the golden-eyed SAVITRI
come hitier, nestowingupon the offerer of the oblation desirable ric"
"1.35.9","The gold-handed, all-beholding SAVITRI travels between the two
regions ofheaven and earth, dispels diseases, approaches the sun, and
overspreads the sky withgloom, alternating radiance."
"1.35.10","May the golden-handed, life-bestowing, well-guiding,
exhilarating,
andaffulent SAVITIR, be present (at the sacrifice); for the deity, if
workshipped inthe evening, is at hand, driving away Rakshasas a"
"1.35.11","Thy paths, SAVITRI, are prepared of old, are free from dust,
and wellplaced in the firmament; (coming) by those paths easy to be
traversed, preserve usto-day. Deity, speak to us."
"1.85.1","The MARUTS whoare going forth decorate themselve, like
females: theyare gliders (through the air), the sons of RUDRA, and the
doers of good works, bywhich they promote the welfare of the earth and hea"
"1.85.2","They, inaugurated by the gods, have attained majesty; the sons
RUDRA haveestablished their dwelling above the sky: glorifying him
(INDRA) who merits to beglorified, they have inspried him with vigour:"
"1.85.3","When the sons of earth embellish themselves with ornaments,
they shineresplendent in their persons with (brilliant) decorations;
they keep aloof everyadeversary: the waters follow their path."
"1.85.4","They who are worthily worshipped shine with various weapons:
incapable ofbeing overthrown, they are the over-throwers (of mountains):
MARUTS, swift as thought,instrusted with the duty of sending rain"
"1.85.5","When, MARUTS, urging on the cloud, for the sake of (providing)
food, youhave yoked the deer to your chariots, the drops fall from the
radiant (sun), andmoisten the earth, like a hide, with water."

"1.85.6","Let your quick-paced, smooth-gliding coursers bear you

(hither); and,moving swiftly, come with your hands (filled with good
things): sit, MARUTS, uponthe broad seat of sacred grass, and regale
yoursel"
"1.85.7","Confiding in their own strength, they have increased in
(power); theyhave attained heaven by their gratness, and have made (for
themselves) a spaciousabode: may they, for whom VISHNU defends (the sacr"
"1.85.8","Like heroes, like combatants. like men anxios for food, the
swift-moving(MARUTS) have engaged in battles: all beings fear the
MARUTS, who are the leaders(of the rain), and awful of aspect, like prince"
"1.85.9","INDRA, wields the well-made, golden, many bladed thunderbolt,
which theskilful TWASHTRI has framed for him, that he may achieve great
exploits in war.He has slain VRITRA and sent forth an ocean of wat"
"1.85.10","By their power, they bore the well aloft, and clove asunder
the mountainthat obstructed their path: the munificent MARUTS, blowing
upon their pipe,have conferred, when exhilarated by the Soma juice, d"
"1.85.11","They brought the crooked well to the place (where the Muni
was), andsprinkled the water upon the thirsty GOTAMA: the
variously-radiant (MARUTS), cometo his succour, gratifying the desire of
the sage w"
"1.85.12","Whatever blessings (are diffused) through the three worlds,
and arein your gifit, do you bestow upon the donor (of the oblation),
who addresses youwith praise;
bestow them also, MARUTS, upon us, and g"
"1.154.1","Earnesty I glorify the exploits of VISHNU, who made the three
worlds;who sustained the lofty aggreate site (of the spheres); thrice
traversing (the whole);who is praised by the exalted."
"1.154.2","VISHNU is therefore glorified, that by his prowess he is like
a fearful,ravenouns, and mountain-haunting wild beast, and because that
in his three paces allworlds abide."
"1.154.3","May acceptable vigour attend VISHNU, who abides in prayer,
the hymned many,the showerer(of benifits), he alone made, by three
steps, this spacious and durableaggregate (of the three worlds)."
"1.154.4","Whose three imperishable paces, filled with ambrosia, delight
(mankind)with sacred food; who verily alone upholds the three elements,
and earth and heaven."
"1.154.5","May I attain his favourite path, in which god-seeking men
delight (mankind)with sacred food; who verily alone upholds the three
elements, and earth and heaven."
"1.154.6","We pray (to VISHINU) that you may both go to those regions
where themany-pointed and wide-spreading rays (of light expand); for
here the supreme stationof the many-hymned, the showerer (of benefits),"
"1.160.1","Those two, the divine Heaven and Earth, are the diffusers of
happiness on all,encouragers of truth, able to sustain the water (of the
rains), auspicious of birth,and energetic (in action): in the inte"

"1.160.2","Wide-spreading, vast, unconnected, the father and mother (of

all beings), heytwo preserve the worlds. Resoulte, as if (for the good)
of embodied (beings0, are Heavenand Earth, and the ather has invest"
"1.160.3","The pure and the resolute son of (these) parents, the beatrer
(of rewards),sanctifies the worlds by his intelligence; as well as the
milch cow (the earth), andthe vigorous bull (the heavean), and dail"
"1.160.4","He it is, amongst gods (the most divine), amongst (pious)
works the mostpious, who gave birth to the all-delighting heven and
earth; who measured them both,and, for the sake of holy rites, propped the"
"1.160.5","Glorified by us, grant to us, Heaven and Earth, abudant food
and greatstrength; wherby we may daily multiply mankind: bestow upon us
commendable vigour."
"2.12.1","He, who as soon as born, is the first (of the deities); who
has donehonour to the gods by his exploits; he at whose might heaven and
earth are alarmed,and (who is known) by the greatness of his streng"
"2.12.2","He, who fixed firm the moving earth; who tranquillized the
incensed mountains;who spread the spacious firmament; who consolited the
heaven; he, men, is INDRA."
"2.12.3","He, who having destroyed AHI, set free the seven rivers; who
recovered thecows detained by BALA; who generated fir in the clouds; who
is invincible in battel;he, men, is INDRA."
"2.12.4","He, by whom all these perishable (regions) have been made; who
consginesthe base servile trible to the cavern; who seizes triumphant
the cherished (treasures)of the enemy, as a hunter (strikes) his pr"
"2.12.5","He whom, terrible, they ask for, (saying), where is he ?
or,verily, theysay of him , he is not (in any one place); but who,
inflicting (chastisement), destroysthe cherished (treasures) of the enemy;"
"2.12.6","He, who is the encourager of the rich, and of the poor, and of
the priest,who receits his praise, and is a sippliant; who of goodly
features, is the protectorof him, who with ready stones, express the"
"2.12.7","He under whose control are horeses and cattle, and villages,
and allchariots; he who gave birth to the sun and to the dawn: and who
is the leader of thewaters; he men, is INDRA."
"2.12.8","Whom (two hosts), calling and mutually encountering, call
upon; whomtwo (charioteers), standaing in the same car, severally
invoke; he men, is INDRA."
"2.12.9","Without whom men do not conquer; whom when engaged in
conflict, theyinvoke for succour; he whi is the prototype of the
universe and the caster dwon ofthe umyielding; he men, is INDRA."
"2.12.10","He, who with the thunderbolt has destroyed many committing
great sin, andoffering (him) no homage; who grants not success to the
confident; who is the slayerof the Dasyu; he men, is INDRA."
"2.12.11","He, who discoverd SHAMBARA dwelling in the mountains for
forty years;who slew AHI, growing in stength, and the sleeping son of
DANU; he men, is INDRA."

"2.12.12","He, the seven-rayed, the whowerer, the powerful, who let

loose the sevenrivers to flow; who, armed with the thunderbolt, crushed
RAUHINA when scaling heaven;he men, is INDRA."
"2.12.13","He, to whom heaven and earth bow down; he at whose might the
mountainsare appalled; he who is the drinker of the Soma juice, the firm
(of frame), theadamant-armed, the wielder of the thunderbolt; he m"
"2.12.14","He, who protects (the worshipper) offering the libation, or
preparing(the mixed curds and butter), repeating his praise and
soliciting his assistance; he,of whom the scared prayer, the (offered)
Soma"
"2.12.15","INDRA, who art difficult of approach; thou verily, art a true
(benefactor),who bestowest (abundant) food upon him who offers the
libation, who prepares(the mixed curds and butter); may we, enjoying th"
"2.33.1","Father of MARUTS, may thy felicity extend to us: exclude us
not from thesight of the sun: (grant that) our valiant (descendants) may
overcome (these) foes,
andthat we may be multiplied, RUDRA, by (our"
"2.33.2","Nourished by the sanatory, vegetables which are bestowed by
thee, mayI live a hundred winters: extirpate mine enimes, my exceeding
sin, and my manifoldinfirmities."
"2.33.3","Thou, RUDRA, art the chiefest of beings in glory: thou,
wielder of thethunderbolt, art the mightiest of the mighty: do thou waft
us in safety over (the ocdan)of sin: repel all the assaults of inquity."
"2.33.4","Let us not provoke thee, RUDRA, to wrath byour (imperfect)
adorations;nor, showerer (of benefits), by our unworty praise, nor by
our invocation(of other deties): invigorate our sons by thy medicinal p"
"2.33.5","May I pacify by my praises that RUDRA, who is worshipped with
invocations andoblations; and never may he who is soft-bellied, of a
twany hue, and handsome chin;who is reverently invoked; subject us to"
"2.33.6","May the showerer of benifits, the lord of the Maruts, gratify
me his suppliantwith invigorating food: may I, free from sin, ss
propitiate RUDRA, that I may attain tohis felicity, as man, distressed by"
"2.33.7","Where, RUDRA, is thy joy-dispensing hand, which is the healer
and delighter(of all): showerer (of benefits), who art the dispeller of
the sins of the gods, quicklyhave compassion upon me."
"2.33.8","I address infinite and earnest praise to the showerer (of
benefits), thewhite-complexioned: adore the consumer (of sin), with
prostrations: we glorify theillustrious name of RUDRA."
"2.33.9","(Firm) with strong limbs, assuming many forms, fierce, and
twany-coloured,he shines with brilliant golden ornaments: vigour is
inseparable form RUDRA, thesupreme ruler and lord of this world."
"2.33.10","Worthy (of reverenve), thou bearest arrows and a bow; worthy
(of praise),thou wearest and adorable and omniform necklace: worthy (of
adoration), thou preservestall this vast universe: there is no one"
"2.33.11","Glorify the renowned RUDRA, riding in his car, ever youthful,

destructive,fierce like a formidable wild beast: RUDRA, propitiated by

praise, grant happiness to himwho praises (thee), and let thy hosts"
"2.33.12","I bow, RUDRA, to thee, approaching (our rite), as a boy to
his father whenpronouncing a blessing upon him: I glorify thee, the
giver of much (wealth),the protector of the virtous; do thou, thus glorif"
"2.33.13","MARUTS, I solicit of you those medicaments which are pure;
thoseshowerers (of benifits), which give great pleasure; those which
confer felicity;those which (our) sire, MANU, selected; and those (medic"
"2.33.14","May the javelin of RUDRA avoid us: may the great displeasure
of the radiantdeity pass away (form us); showerer of benifits, turn away
thy strong (bow) from thewealthy (offerers of oblations), and best"
"2.33.15","Cherisher of the world, showerer (of benefits), omniscient
and divine (RUDRA),hearer of our invocation, so consider us on this
occassion, that htou mayest not beirate, nor slay us; but that, blessed w"
"2.35.1","Desiring food, I put forth this laudatory hymn: may the
sounding andswift-moving grandson of the waters bestow abundant food
upon me his worshipper: mayhe make us of goodly appearance, for verily
he i"
"2.35.2","Let us address to his the prayer that is conceived in our
hearts, and mayhe fully understand (its purport); for he, the lord, the
grandson of the waters, hasgenerated all beings by the greatness of hi"
"2.35.3","Some waters collect together (from the rain); others, (already
collected onearth), unite with them; as rivers, they flow together to
propitiate the ocean-fire:the pure waters are gathered round the pu"
"2.35.4","The young and modest (waters) wait upon the youth, assidious
in bathing him,and he, although unfed with fuel, yet cleanesed with
clarified butter, shines with brightrays amidst the waters, that abunda"
"2.35.5","Three divine feamels present food to that uninjurable
divinity; as if formedin the waters they spread abroad, and he drinks
the ambrosia of thefirst-created (element)."
"2.35.6","In him is the birth of the horse; of him is (the orgin of) the
world: dothou, grandson of the (waters), protect the pious worshippers
from the malevolanceof the oppresor: those who give no offerings,"
"2.35.7","He, the grandson of the waters, who abides in his own
dwelling; of whom is thereadily-milked cow; who augments the nectar ( of
the skies), and (thence) eats thesacrifical food; he, gathering strength"
"2.35.8","All other beings are, as it were, branches of him, who,
truthful, eternal,and vast, shines amidst thewaters with pure and divine
(radiance); and the shrubs, withtheir products, are born (of him)."
"2.35.9","The grandson of the waters has ascended the firmament aboe
(the region) of thebroad and golden-coloured (rivers) spread around,
bearing (to all quarters) hisexceeding glory."
"2.35.10","The grandson of the waters is of golden form, of golden
aspect, ofgolden hue, and (shines) seated upon a seat of gold: the
givers of gold (at solemn rites)present to him (sacrificial) food."

"2.35.11","Beautiful is his form (of aggregated lustre, beautiful) is

the name of thegrandson of the waters; (both) flourish, though hidden
(by the clouds); the youthfulwaters collectively kindly the golden-colo"
"2.35.12","To him our friend, the first of many (deities), we offer
worship withsacrifices, oblations, and prostration: I decorate the high
place (of his presence):I nourish him with fuel: I sustain him with (sa"
"2.35.13","Vigorous, he has generated himself as an embryo in those
(waters): heis
their infant; he sucks them; they bedew him (with moisture); the
grandson of thewaters of untarnished splendour has descended to"
"2.35.14","The abundant waters, bearing sustenance to their grandson,
flow round him withspontaneous movements; when abiding in his supreme
sphere, and shining daily withimperishable (rays)."
"2.35.15","I have come, AGNI, to thee, (the giver) of good dwellings,
for the sake ofthe opulent (offeres of oblation): may all the good which
the gods defend (be ours);that, blessed with excellent descendants,"
"3.59.1","MITRA, when praised, animates men to exertion: INDRA sustains
both the earthand heaven: MITRA looks upon men with unclosing eye: offer
to MITRA the oblations ofclarified butter."
"3.59.2","May that mortal enjoy abundance, MITRA, who presents thee,
ADITYA,(with offerings) at the sacred rite; protected by thee he is not
harmed, he is notovercome by any one; sin reaches him not, either fr"
"3.59.3","May we, exempt from disease, rejoicing in (abundant) food,
roaming freeover the wide (expanse) of the earth, diligent in the
worship of ADITYA, ever be inthe good favour of MITRA."
"3.59.4","This MITRA has been engendered adorable and to be served, the
sovereign(over all), endowed with vigour, the creator (of the universe);
maywe ever be in thegood favour, in the auspicious approbation, o"
"3.59.5","The great ADITYA, the animator of men to exertion, is to be
approachedwith reverence: he is the giver of happiness to him who praise
him: offer with firethe acceptable libation to that most glorifiabl"
"3.59.6","Desirable food and most renowned wealth are (the gifits) of
the divineMITRA, the supporter of man."
"3.59.7","The renowned MITRA, who by his might presides over heaven, is
he who presidesover the earth by (the gifit of) food."
"3.59.8","The five classes of men have repaired to the victorious MITRA,
for hesupports all the gods."
"3.59.9","MITRA is he who amongst gods and men bestows food as the
reward of piousacts upon the man who has prepared (for him) the lopped
sacred grass."
"4.50.1","The ancient sages, illustrious, intelligent, have placed
before (them)the pleasing-tongued BRIHASPATI, who propped up by (his)
strength the ends of the earth,and who abides with noise in the three reg"
"4.50.2","BRIHASPATI, protect the fruit-yielding, progressive,

uninjured, amplesacrifice of this (thy worshipper, at which) they who

are the terrifiers (of foes),the delighters of thee who art possessed of
grea"
"4.50.3","Those (steeds), BRIHASPATI, which had come from that distant
(region), thebest (of all), have sat down in connection with the
seremony, and to thee the Somajuices expressed by the stones flow copiousl"
"4.50.4","BRIHASPATI, when first being born in the highest heaven of
supreme light,seven-mouthes, multiform, (combined) with sound, and
seven0rayed, has subduedthe darkness."
"4.50.5","(Aided) by the praised and brilliant troop (of the Angirasas),
he destroyedwith sound the mischievous BALA: BRIHASPATI, shouting aloud,
set free theboon-bestowing, oblation-suppling kine."
"4.50.6","Thus may we offer worship with sacrifices, with oblations,
with praise, tothe paternal, universal deity, the showerer of
(benifits); and may we BRIHASPATI,become possessed of riches, and be
blessed wi"
"4.50.7","That prince overcomes by his strength and powess all hostile
people, whocherishes liberally BRIHASPATI, and glorifies and honours him
as the first sharer(of the offering)."
"4.50.8","Verily he abides prosperous in his own abode; for him the
earth bears fruitat all seasons; to him (his) subjects willingly pay
homage, the prince, to whom theBrahmana first, (duly reverenced), repairs"
"4.50.9","Unopposed he is the master of the riches of hostile people,
and his ownsubjects: the Rajs who bestows upon the Brhamana seeking his
protection, himthe gods protect."
"4.50.10","BRIHASPATI, do thou and INDRA, both exulting and showering
riches, drink theSoma at this sacrifice: may the all-pervading drops
enter you: bestow upon us richescomprising of all male descendants."
"4.50.11","BRIHASPATI, INDRA, elevate us: may the favourable disposition
of you bothbe combined for us: protect our rites: be awake to our
laudations, donfound thearrogant (foes) of us who are the donors (of obl"
"4.51.1","This widely-spread and sense-bestowing light has sprung up in
the east fromout the darkness: verily the brilliant Dawns, the daughters
of heaven, are giving toman (the faculty to act)."
"4.51.2","The many-limbed Dawns rise up in the east, like the pillars
planted atsacrifices (round the altar); radiant and purifying, they are
manifested, opening, thegates of the obstructing gloom."
"4.51.3","The gloom-dispelling, affluent Dawns animate the pious
worshippers to offer(sacrifical) treasure: may the churlish
(traffickers) sleep on unawakened, in theunlovely depth of darkness."
"4.51.4","Divine Dawns, may your chariot, whether old or new, be
frequent at this day's(worship, wherewith, affluent Dawns, possessing
riches, (you shine) upon theseven-mouthed (troop of the) Angirasas, the
obs"
"4.51.5","Divine Dawns, with horses that frequent sacrifices you quickly
travel roundthe regions (of space): awake the sleeping being, whether

biped or quadrupped, to purse(his functions)."

"4.51.6","Where is that ancient one of those (Dawns), through whom the
works of
theRIBHUS were accomplished ? for as the bright Dawns happilly proceed,
they are notdistinguished, being alike and undecaying."
"4.51.7","Verily those auspicious Dawns have been of old, rich with
desired blessings,truthful (bestowers) of the results of sacrifice; at
which the sacrificer, adoringwith (silent) praise, glorifying (with hym"
"4.51.8","They spread around of similar form, (coming) from the east,
(coming) fromthe same region alike renowned: the divine Dawns, arousing
the assembly of thesacrifice, are glorified like the (rays) creative"
"4.51.9","Those Dawns proceed verily all alike, of similar form, of
infinitehues, pure, bright, illumiming, concealing by their radiant
person the very great gloom."
"4.51.10","Divine, resplendent daughters of heaven, bestow upon us
wealth, comprehendingprogeny: awaking you for our benefit, may we be the
lords of excellent descendants."
"4.51.11","Daughters of heaven, resplendent Dawns, I address you (as)
the announcer ofthe sacrifice: may we be (the possessors) of celebrity
amongst men. andmay heaven andthe divine earth prepetuate (it)."
"5.11.1","The vigilant, the powerful AGNI, the protector of man, has ben
engendered forthe present prosperity (of the world): fed with butter,
(blazing) with intense (radiance)reaching to the sky, the pure AGNI"
"5.11.2","The priests have first kindled, in three places, AGNI, the
banner ofsacrifice, the family priest, (riding) in the same car with
INDRA and the gods: he theperfomer of pious acts, the invoker (of the go"
"5.11.3","Thou art born unobstructed of two mothers: pure, adorable,
wise, thou hastsprung up from (the devotion of) the householder: they
have augmented thee withbutter: AGNI, to whom burnt-offerings are made,"
"5.11.4","May AGNI, the fulfiller (of all desires), come to our
sacrifice: men cherishAGNI in everydwelling: AGNI, the bearer of
oblations, has become the messenger (of thegods): those adoring AGNI
adore him as"
"5.11.5","To thee, AGNI, this most sweet speech (is addressed); may this
praise begratification to thy heart: pious hymns fill thee, and augment
thee with vigour, aslarge rivers (replenish) the sea."
"5.11.6","The Angirasas discovered thee, AGNI, hidden in secret, and
taking refugefrom wood to wood: thou art generated, being churned with
great force; therfore theyhave called thee, ANGIRAS, the son of streng"
"5.83.1","I address the mighty PARJANYA who is present: praise him with
these hymns;worship him with reverence, him who is the thunderer, the
showerer, the bountiful, whoimpregnates the plants with rain."
"5.83.2","He strikes down the trees, he destroys the Rakshasas, he
terrifies the wholeworld by his mighty weapon: even the innocent man
flies from the sender of rain; whenPARJANYA, thundering, slays the wicked."

"5.83.3","As a charioteer, urging his horses with his whip, brings into
view themessenger (of war), so PARJANYA, (driving the clouds before
him), makes manifest themessengers of the rain: the roaring of the lio"
"5.83.4","The winds blow strong, the lightnings flash, the plants spring
up, thefirmament dissolves: earth becomes (fit) for all creatures when
PARJANYA fertilizesthe soli with showers."
"5.83.5","Do thou, PARJANYA, through whose function the earth is bowed
down; throughwhose function hoofed cattle thrive; through whose function
plants assume all kindsof forms, grant us great felicity."
"5.83.6","Send down for us., MARUTS, the rain from heaven: rops of the
rainy chargerdescend: come down PARJANYA, sprinkling water by this
thundering (cloud); thou who art thesender of rain, our protector."
"5.83.7","Cry aloud over (the earth); thunder; impregnate the plants;
traverse (the sky)with thy water-laden chariot, draw open the
tight-fastened, downward-turned water bag, andmay the high and low
places be m"
"5.83.8","Raise on high the mighty sheath (of rain), pour down (its
contents); let therivers flow unimpeded to the east; saturate with water
both heaven and earth, and letthere be abundant beverage for the kine"
"5.83.9","When, PARJANYA, sounding loud and thundering, thou destroyest
the wicked(clouds), this whole (world) rejoices, and all that is upon
the earth."
"5.83.10","Thou hast rained: now check well the rain: thou hast made the
deserts capableof being crossed: thou hast given birth to plans for
(man's) enjoyment: verily thou hastobtained laudation from the people."
"6.54.1","Bring us PUSHAN, into communication with a wise man who may
rightly directus, who may even say, this is so."
"6.54.2","May we, by the favour of PUSHAN, come in communication with
(the man) who maydirect us to the houses (where our goods are secreted),
and may say, verilythese are they."
"6.54.3","The discus of PUSHAN does not destory; its sheath is not
discarded, its edgeharms not us."
"6.54.4","PUSHAN inflicts not the least injury on the man who
propitiates him byoblations: he is the first who acquires wealth."
"6.54.5","May PUSHAN, come to (guard) our cattle, may PUSHAN protect our
horses; mayPUSHAN give us food."
"6.54.6","Come, PUSHAN, to (guard) the cattle of the institutor of the
rite presentinglibations, and also of us repating (thy) praises."
"6.54.7","Let, not PUSHAN, our cattle perish; let them not be injured;
let them not behurt by falling into a well; come therefore, along with
them unharmed."
"6.54.8","We solicit riches of PUSHAN, who hears (our eulogies); who is
the averter(of poverty); the preserver of that which is not lost, the
ruler (over all)."

"6.54.9","May we never suffer detriment when engaged, PUSHAN, in they

worship: we areat this time thine adorers."
"6.54.10","May PUSHAN put forth his right hand (to restrain our cattle)
from goingastray; may he bring again to us that which has been lost."
"7.49.1","The waters, with their ocean-cheif, proceed from the midst of
the firmament,purifying (all things), flowing unceasingly: may the
divine waters, whom the thunder-bearingINDRA, the showerer, sent forth,"
"7.49.2","May the waters that are in the sky, or those that flow (on the
earth), those(whose channels) have been dug, or those that have sprung
up spontaneously, and those thatseek the ocean, all pure and purif"
"7.49.3","Those who sovereign, VARUNA, passes in the middle sphere,
discriminating thetruth and falsehood of mankind; those shedding sweet
showers, pure and purifying; may thosedivine watrers protect me here (o"
"7.49.4","May they in which their king VARUNA, in which SOMA, abides, in
which the godsdelight (to receive) the sacrifical food, into which AGNI
VAISWANARA entered, may thosedivine waters protect me here (on ea"
"7.61.1","Spreading around the beautiful light, MITRA and VARUNA, of you
two divinities,SURYA rises; he who beholds all existing beings
apprehends the acts of mortals."
"7.61.2","The sage, the solemnizer of sacrifice, the ancient hearer (of
holy prayer),earnestly repeats, MITRA and VARUNA, your praises: he whos
prayers, doers of good deeds,you favour, whose acts (of worship) y"
"7.61.3","You are vaster, MITRA and VARUNA, than the sample earth,
vaster, bounteousdonors, than the golorius and expansive heaven: you
maintain beauty in plants and inpeople, diligent observers of truth, and v"
"7.61.4","Praise the splendour of MITRA and VARUNA, whose strength, by
its mightiness,keeps heaven and earth asunder: may the days of those who
offer not worship pass without maledescendants: may he who delight"
"7.61.5","Unperplexed, all-pervading showerers (of benefits), these
(praises) are foryou, in which nothing surprising, no adoration (worthy
of you), is beheld: the insincerecommendations of men serve as offence"
"7.61.6","I offer sacrifice to you two with praises, I invoke you, MITRA
and VARUNA, whenin trouble: may the present hymns be capable of
gratifying you: may these (my) prayers beacceptable to you both."
"7.61.7","To you, divine MITRA and VARUNA, to you this adoration at
sacrifices isaddressed: remove from us all difficulties, and ever
cherish us with blessings."
"7.63.1","The auspicious SURYA rises, the eye of all, the commom
(parent) of men: thedivine eye of MITRA and of VARUNA, who breaks
through the glooms as through (investing)skin."
"7.63.2","The animator of men arises, the great rain-shedding banner of
SURYA
rollingon the universal wheel, which the white steeds yoked to his car
drag along."

"7.63.3","Delighted by the praises (of his worshippers), the radiant sun

raises fromthe lap of the dawns: that divine sun gratifies my desires,
who limits not the lustrethat is common (to all)."
"7.63.4","The bright and glorious sun rises from the firmament
far-going, traversing(the heavens), diffusing light: verily all beings
animated by SURYA proceed and executetheir assigned labours."
"7.63.5","He travels the path which the immortals have prepared for his
course, dartingalong like a hawk: we worship you, MITRA and VARUNA, when
the sun has risen, with praisesand oblations."
"7.63.6","May MITRA, VARUNA, ARYAMAN grant affluence to us and to our
posterity: mayall paths be easy of access to us, and do you ever cherish
us with blessings."
"7.71.1","Night retires before the dawn, the sister (of the ASHWINS):
the dark nightleaves the path clear for the radiant (sun): upon you, who
are affluent in horses,affluent in cattle, we call day and night: k"
"7.71.2","Come to the mortal, the donor (of oblations), bringing desired
wealth inyourchariot: keep afar from us famine and sickness: day night,
MADHWIS, protect us."
"7.71.3","May you docile and vigorous (horses) bring hither your chariot
at theapproaching dawn: conduct hither, ASHWINS, your radiating,
wealth-laden chariot,with your rain-bestowing steeds."
"7.71.4","With that chariot, lords of men, which is your vehicle, which
has three benches,is laden with wealth, and is the precursor of day,
come NASATYAS, to us; with thatchariot which traverses (the sky) as y"
"7.71.5","You exempted CHYAVANA from decay: you mounted PEDU upon a
swift charger: youextricated ATRI from torture and darkness: you
replaced JAHUSHA in hisrebellious kingdom."
"7.71.6","This adoration, ASHWINS, this praise (is for you): be
gratified, showerer (ofbenefits), by this laudation: may these eulogies,
addresseed to you, reach you:and do you ever cherish us with blessings."
"7.86.1","Permanent in greatness are the births of that VARUNA who
propped up the vastheaven and earth, who appointed to (their) two-fold
(task) the glorious sun and beautifulconstellations, who spread out the"
"7.86.2","When may I in my person converse with that deity ? when may I
(be admitted) tothe heart of VARUNA ? by what means may he, without
diospleasure, accept my oblations?when may I, rejoicing in mind, beh"
"7.86.3","Desirous of beholding thee, VARUNA, I inquire what is mine
ofence: I have goneto make inquiry of the wise: the sages verily have
said the same thing to me:-this VARUNAis displeased with thee."
"7.86.4","What has that great wickedness been, VARUNA, that thou
shouldst seek to destroythe worshipper, thy friend ? Insuperable,
resplendent VARUNA, declare it to me, so that,freed from sin, I may
quick appro"
"7.86.5","Relax (the bonds) imposed by the ill deeds of our forefathers,
and those incurred(by the sins) which we have committed in our persons:

liberate, royal VARUNA, like a calffrom its tether, VASISTHA, lik"

"7.86.6","It is not our own choice, VARUNA, but our condition, (that is
the cause of oursinning); it is that which is intoxicatio, wrath,
gambling, ignorance; there is a seniorin the proximity of the junior: ev"
"7.86.7","Liberated rom sin, I may perfoem diligent service, like a
slave, to the divineshowerer (of benefits), the sustainer ofthe world :
may he, the divine lord, giveintelligence to us who are devoid of unde"
"7.86.8","May this laudation, food-conferring VARUNA, be taken to thy
heart: may sucessesbe ous in retaining what we have, and in acquiring
more: and do you, (deities), evercherish us with blessings."
"7.103.1","The frogs, like Brahmans, observant of their vows, practising
penancethroughout the year, utter aloud paises agreeable tp PARJNYA."
"7.103.2","When the waters of the sky fall upon (the troop of frogs)
sleeping in the(exhausted) lake like a dry water-skin; then rises
together the croaking of the frogs,like the bellowing of cows when joinf
by"
"7.103.3","When the rainy season has arrived, and (PARJANYA) has sent
the rain uponthem, thristy and loging (for its coming), then one frog
meets another croaking(his congratulations) as a child (calls to) its f"
"7.103.4","One of these two congratulates the other as they are both
delighting in theforthcoming of rain; the speckled frog, leaping up
repeatedly when moistened (by theshower), joins greetings with the green o"
"7.103.5","When one of you imitates the croaking of another as learner
(imitates) histeacher, when, loud crying, you conserve (leaping)
uponthewaters, then the entire bodyis as it were developed."
"7.103.6","One frog has the bellowing of a cow, another the belating of
a goat, one ofthem is speckled, one is green: designated by a common
appellation, they are of variouscolours, and, croaking, shew themselve"
"7.103.7","Like Brahmans at the Soma libation, at the Atiratra
sacrifice, you are nowcroaking around the replenshied lake (throughout
the night), for on that day of the yearyou frogs are everywhere about,
when i"
"7.103.8","They utter a loud cry, like Brahmans when bearing the Soma
libation, andreciting the perennial prayer: like ministrant priests with
the gharma offering, theyhid (in the hot weather) perspiring (in the"
"7.103.9","These leaders of rites observe the institutes of the gods,
and disregard notthe (appropriate) season of the twelvemonth; as the
year revolves, and the rains
return,then, scorched and heated, they obta"
"7.103.10","May the cow-toned, the goat-toned, the speckled, the green
(frog, severally)grant usriches ! May the forgs in the fertilizing
(season of the rain), bestowing upon ushunderds of cows, prolong (our) li"
"8.29.1","One (SOMA) brown of hue, all-prevading, leader of the nights,
ever young,decorates (himself) with golden ornaments."

"8.29.2","One (AGNI) intelligent, resplendent among the gods, is seated

in his place(the altar)."
"8.29.3","One (TWASHTRI) immoveably sationed among the gods, holds his
iron axe in his hand."
"8.29.4","One (INDRA) holds his thunderbolt wielded in his hand, by
which he slays theVRITRAS."
"8.29.5","one (RUDRA) brilliant and fierce, (yet) the distributor of
healing medicines,holds his sharp weapon in his hand."
"8.29.6","One (PUSHAN) watches the roads like a robber, and is cognizant
of hidden treasures."
"8.28.7","One (VISHNU) wide-steeping, has traversed the three worlds
where the gods rejoice."
"8.29.8","Two (the ASHWINS) travel with swift (horses) along with one
(bride SURYA), liketravellers to foreign countries."
"8.29.9","Two of like beauty and of royal rank (MITRA and VARUNA),
worshipped withoblations of clarifies butter, have taken their seat in
heaven."
"8.29.10","Some (the ATRIS) when worshipping, call to mind the great
soman, wherewiththey light up the sun."
"8.48.1","May I, the wise and devout, enjoy the delicious, abundantly,
honoured Soma food,which all gods and mortals, pronouncing sweet, seek
to obtain."
"8.48.2","Thou enterest within, and unimparied, thou avertest the anger
of the gods; Soma,enjoying the friendships of INDRA, mayest thou bring
us to wealth as a swift (horse)its burden."
"8.48.3","We drink the Soma, may we become immortal; we have attained
the light of(heaven), we have known the gods; what now should the enemy
do to us, or what, O immortal,should the aggriver do to the mortal ?"
"8.48.4","O Soma drunk by us be bliss to our hearts, as a father is
indulgent to a sonor a friend to a friend; O Soma, worthy of wide
praise, do thou, wise one, extend ouryears that we may live."
"8.48.5","May these glory-conferring protecting Soma-streams knit
together my jointsas cows draw together a chariot falling in pieces; may
they keep us from a loosly-knitworship; may they deliver me from sickne"
"8.48.6","Soma, kindle me like the fire ignited by attrition, brighten
(our eyes) andmake us rich; I praise thee now for exhilaration; come
now, full of wealth, to
nourish us."
"8.48.7","May we partake of thee, effused, with a longing mind as (men
enjoy) paternalwealth; King Soma prolong our lives, as the sun the
world-establishing days."
"8.48.8","King Soma, bless us for our welfare; we worshippers are thine,
do thourecognize it; the enemy goes strong and fierce, O Soma; give us

not over to him ashe desires."

"8.48.9","O Soma, thou art the guardian of our bodies, thou dwellest in
each limb as thebeholder of men; though we impair thy rites, yet, divine
one, bless us, thou who artpossessed of most excellent food and g"
"8.48.10","May I obtain a wholesome friend who, when quaffed, will not
harm me, O lordof bay horses; I ask of INDRA a long permanence for this
Soma which has beenplaced within us."
"8.48.11","May those irremovable sicknesses depart; let those strong
(pains) which havea made us tremble, be afraid; the mighty Soma has
climbed into us, -we have attainedthat (draught) by which men prolong life"
"8.48.12","That Soma which, drunk into our hearts, has entered,
immortal, into usmortals, --to him, fathers, let us do worship with
oblations; may we abide in hisbliss and favour."
"8.48.13","Soma, thou in conjunction with the athers dost stretch out
successivelyheaven and earth, --to thee let us do worship with
oblations, maywe be lords of wealth."
"8.48.14","Guardian gods, speak favourably to us; let no dreams nor the
censureroverpower us; may we be ever dear to Soma; possessed of brave
offspring, mayweutter our hymn."
"8.48.15","Thou, Soma, givest us food from every side; thou art the
bestower of heaven;enter us, beholder of men: O Soma, rejoicing with thy
protecting powers, guard us frombehind and before."
"9.14.1","The wise (Soma) flows widely round, betaking itself to the
waves of theriver, and uttering a sound desired by many."
"9.14.2","When the five kindred sacrificing races, desirous of
accomplishing piousrites, honour the sustaining (Soma) with their praise."
"9.14.3","Then all the gods rejoice in the juice of this powerful
(libation), whenit is enveloped with milk and curds."
"9.14.4","Descending from the filters it hastens (into the vessel), and
passingthrough the cloth's interstices, it becomes united in this
(sacrifice) withits freind (INDRA)."
"9.14.5","He who is rubbed down by the grandchildren of the sacrificer
like a handsomeyoung (horse), and renders his form like the produce of
the kine."
"9.14.6","Expressed by the fingers, he proceede obliquely to the produce
of the cow tomix with it; it utters a sound which (the worshipper)
recognizes."
"9.14.7","The fingers combine expressing the lord of food, and they
grasp the back ofthe vigorous (Soma)."
"9.14.8","Soma, who holdest all the treasures of heaven and earth, come
favourablydisposed to us."
"9.15.1","This heroic Soma expressed by the fingers proceeds by the
sacrifice, hasteningwith swift chariots to INDRA'S abode."

"9.15.2","This Soma engages in many holy rites for the great sacrifice
where theimmortals sit."
"9.15.3","Placed (in the cart) he is brought by a brilliant path, when
the offerers ofthe libation present him."
"9.15.4","He tosses his horns as a bull, the lord of the herd, sharpens
his, -- bearingtreasures (for us) by his might."
"9.15.5","He proceeds along impetous with golden brilliant rays, the
lord of streams."
"9.15.6","Overpowering at the juncture of time the discomfited
concealers (the Rakshasas), hedescends upon those doomed to destruction."
"9.15.7","The priests express into the vessels this juice which is to be
purified, thebestower of abundant food."
"9.15.8","The ten fingers, the seven preists, express this (juice)
well-weaponed, andyeilding great exhilaration."
"10.90.1","PURUSHA, who has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a
thousand feet, investingthe earth in all directions, exceeds (it by a
space) measuring ten fingers."
"10.90.2","PURUSHA is verily all this (visiblw world), all that is, and
all that is to be; heis also the lord of immortality; for he mounts
beyound( his own condition) for the food(of living beings)."
"10.90.3","Such is his greatness; and PURUSHA is greater even than this;
all beings areone-forth of him; his other three-forths, (being)
immortal, (abide) in heaven."
"10.90.4","Three-fourths of PURUSHA ascended; the other fourth that
remained in thisworld proceeds repeatedly, and, diversified in various
orms, went to all animate andinanimate creation."
"10.90.5","From him was born VIRAJ, and from VIRAJ PURUSHA; he, as soon
as born, becamemanifested, and afterwards (created) the earth (and) then
corporeal forms)."
"10.90.6","When the gods performed the sacrifice with PURUSHA as the
offering, thenSpring was its ghi, Summer the fule, and Autumn the
oblation."
"10.90.7","They immolated as the victim upon the sacred grass PURUSHA,
born before(creation); with him the deities who wer Sadhyas and those
who were Rishis sacrificed."
"10.90.8","From that victim, in whom the universal oblation was offered,
the mixture ofcurds and butter was produced, (then) he made those
animals over whom VAYU
presids, thosethat are valid, and those that are"
"10.90.9","From that victim, in whom the universal oblations was
offered, the Richasand Samans were produced; from him the metres were
bron; from him the Yajush was bron."
"10.90.10","From him were born horses and whatsoever animals have two

rows of teeth; yea,cows were bron from him; from him were bron goats and
sheep."
"10.90.11","When they immolated PURUSHA, into how many portions did they
divide him?What was his mouth called; what his arms, what his thighs,
what were his feet called ?"
"10.90.12","His mouth became the Brahmana, his arms became the Rajanys,
his thighs becamethe Vaishya; the Shudra was bron from his feet."
"10.90.13","The moon was bron from his mind; the sun was born from his
eye; INDRA and AGNIwere bron from his mouth, VAYU from his breath."
"10.90.14","From his navel came the firmament, from his head the heaven
was produced, theearth from his feet, the quarters of space from his
ear, so they constituted the world."
"10.90.15","Seven were the enclosures of the sacrifice, thrice seven
logs of fuel wereprepared, when the gods, celebrating the rite, bound
PURUSHA as the victim."
"10.90.16","By sacrifice the gods worshipped (him who is also) the
sacrifice; those werethe first duties. Those great ones became partakers
of the heaven where the ancientdeities the Sadhyas abide."
"10.127.1","The divine Night approaching looked upon many places with
her eyes, hasassumed all beauties."
"10.127.2","The immortal goddess has filled the expanded (firmament),
the low placesand the high paces, she fights the darkness with lustre."
"10.127.3","The advancing goddess prepared (the way for) her sister
Dawn, and thendarkness departs."
"10.127.4","May she be favourable to us to-day uponwhose approach we
re-enter (our dwellings),as birds (re-enter) their nest upon the tree."
"10.127.5","Men have re-entered (their-dwellings), and beasts and birds
and the swfit hawks."
"10.127.6","Keep off, O URMYA, the she-wolf, keep off the wolf and the
robber, and be safelypassed by us."
"10.127.7","The all-embracing black diffused darkness has approached me,
dischargeit, USHAS, as if it were a debt."
"10.127.8","I have brought (these verses) before thee like milch
kine;accept, O Night, daughter of the sky, (my oblation) as the eulogy
of one about to conquer."
"10.129.1","The non-existent was not, the existent was not; then the
world was not, northe firmament, nor that which is above (the
firmament). How could there be anyinvesting envelope, and where ? Of
what (could"
"10.129.2","Death was not nor at that period immortality there was no
indication of dayor night; THAT ONE unbreathed upon breathed of his own
strength, other than THAT therewas nothing else whatever."
"10.129.3","There was darkness covered by darkness in the beginning. all

this (world)was undistingushable water; that empty united (world) which

was covered by a merenothing, was produced through the power of aus"
"10.129.4","In the beginning there was desire, which was the first seed
of mind; sageshaving meditated in their hearts have deiscovered by their
wisdom the connexion of theexistent with the non-existent."
"10.129.5","Their ray was streched out, whether across, or below, or
above; (some) wereshedders of seed, (others) were mighty; food was
inferior, the eater was superior."
"10.129.6","Who really ? who in this world may declare it ? whence was
thiscreation, whence was it engendered? The gods (were) subsequent to
the (world's)creation; so who knows whence it arose ?"
"10.129.7","He from whom this creation arose, he may uphold it, or he
maynot (no, one else can); he who is its super-intendent in the highest
heaven, heassuredly knows, or if he knows not (no one else does)."
"10.135.1","In that leafy tree where YAMA drinka with the gods, there
theprogenitor, the lord of the house, invites us to join the men of old."
"10.135.2","(At first) I beheld him with anguish inviting me to join the
menof oldentime, and walking with that fell design; but afterwards I
longed for him."
"10.135.3","The new chariot, wheelless, single-poled, but turning
everywhere, whichthou, my child, hast mentally formed--thou standest
thereon though thou seest it not."
"10.135.4","The chariot which thou, my child, hast driven down to me
from the sagesabove, the Saman has driven it backagain from hence placed
on a ship."
"10.135.5","Who has begotten the you ? Who has driven the chariot off ?
Who can tellus how restitution was made ?"
"10.135.6","How restitution was made appeared from the (command given)
at first; beforethat the depth was out-stretched, afterwards a means of
returning (from YAMA)was provided."
"10.135.7","This is the dwelling of YAMA, which is called the fabric of
the gods; thispipe is sounded for his (gratification), he is propitiated
by hymns."
"10.168.1","I (proclaim) the greatness of the impetuous VAYU; his voice
spreads thunderingaround; he moves along sweeping the sky, tinting
purple (the quarters of the horizon), headvances,raising the dust of the"
"10.168.2","Solid masses advance to meet the wind; the mares come to him
to battle;associated with them and in the same car the divinity
proceeds, the soverigen of allthis world."
"10.168.3","Traversing the firmanent by its paths, (VAYU) rests not for
a single day;the friend of the waters, the first-born, the utterer of
truth--where has he beengenerated, whence was he manifested ?"
"10.168.4","The soul of the gods, the germ of the world, this divinity
movesaccording to his pleasure; his voices are heard, his form is not
(seen); letus worship that VATA with oblations."

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