1.2.1

a May I the waters wet (thee) for life,

For length of days, for glory.

b O plant, protect him.

c Axe, hurt him not.

d Obedient to God I shear these.

e With success may I reach further days.

f Let the waters, the mothers, purify us,

With ghee let those that purify our ghee purify us,

Let them bear from us all pollution,

Forth from these waters do I come bright, in purity.

g Thou art the body of the provision, guard my body.

h Thou art the milk of the great ones, thou art the giver of splendour; splendour place in me.

i Thou art the pupil of the adversary's eye, thou art the guardian of the eye, guard my eye.

k Let the lord of thought purify thee, let the lord of speech purify thee, let God the Light-giver purify thee

With the flawless purifier,

With the rays of the bright sun.

l O lord of the purifier, with thy purifier for whatsoever I purify myself, that may I have strength to accomplish.

m We approach you, O righteous,

Ye that have true ordinances at the offering

What O righteous ye can assent to,

For that we ask you, O holy ones.

n The Mighty and Radiant, heaven and earth, waters, plants.

o Thou art the lord of consecrations, guard me that am here.

1.2.2

a To the purpose, to the impulse, to the Radiant One, praise! To wisdom, to thought, to the Radiant One, praise! To consecration, to devotion, to the Radiant One, praise! To the Giver of Speech, to the Nourisher, to the Radiant One, praise!

b O ye vast, all-soothing waters! Heaven and earth, wide atmosphere! May the Lord of Prayer rejoice in our offering, praise!

c Let every man choose the companionship

Of the Lord who leadeth.

Every man prayeth for wealth;

Let him choose glory that he may prosper, praise!

d Ye are the images of the verse and of the chant. I grasp you two; do ye two protect me until the completion of this offering.

e O God, All-Seeing, do thou sharpen this prayer of him who implores thee,

Sharpen his strength, his insight;

May we mount that safe ship

Whereby we may pass over all our difficulties.

f Thou art the strength of the sages, soft as wool; grant me strength, guard me, harm me not.

g Thou art the protection of the All-Pervading in knowledge, the protection of the giver, grant me protection.

h Guard me from the lustre of the stars.

i Thou art the birthplace of strength; harm me not.

k For ploughing thee, for good crops,

l For the plants with good berries thee!

m Thou art of easy access, goodly tree. Being erect, guard me until the completion (of the offering).

n Praise! with my mind the offering (I grasp); praise! from heaven and earth, praise! from the broad atmosphere, praise! from the wind the offering I grasp.

1.2.3

a The thought divine we meditate,

Merciful, for our help,

That giveth glory, and carrieth the offering.

May it guide us safely according as we will.

b The righteous, mind-born, mind-using,

The wise, the sons of wisdom,

May they guard us, may they protect us,

To them honour! to them praise!

c O Radiant One, be thou wakeful;

Let us be glad;

Guard us to prosperity;

Grant to us to wake again.

d Thou, O Radiant One, art the guardian of vows,

Among the angels and men.

Thou art to be invoked at our offerings.

e All the righteous have surrounded me,

The Nourisher with gain, the provision with a gift,

God the Light-giver the giver of brightness.

f O Lord, give so much, and bear more hither.

g May he that filleth never miss of fullness. Let me not be parted with life.

h Thou art gold; be for my enjoyment. Thou art raiment; be for my enjoyment.

Thou art a cow; be for my enjoyment. Thou art a horse; be for my enjoyment.

Thou art a goat; be for my enjoyment. Thou art a ram; be for my enjoyment.

i To the Wind thee; to the All-Seeing thee; to the Healer thee!

k O pure waters, offspring of the waters, the stream

Fit for offering, mighty, most exhilarating,

That stream of yours may I not step upon.

l Along an unbroken web of earth may I go.

m From good to better do thou advance.

n May the Lord of Prayer be thy leader;

Then set him free, on the chosen spot of earth;

Drive afar the foes with all thy strength.

o We have come to the place on earth for the offering for God's sake,

Wherein aforetime all the righteous rejoiced.

Accomplishing (the rite) with verse, chant, and prayer,

Let us rejoice in fullness of wealth, in sustenance.

1.2.4

a This is thy body, O pure one. This is thy splendour. With it be united. Win brightness.

b Thou art the strong, grasped by mind, acceptable to the All-Pervading in knowledge.

c In the impulse of thee, of true impulse, may I win a support for my speech. Praise!

d Thou art pure, thou art nectar, thou art the offering for all the righteous.

e I have mounted the eye of the sun.

The pupil of the eye of the Radiant,

When thou goest with thy steeds,

Blazing with the wise.

f Thou art thought, thou art mind, thou art meditation, thou art the gift (to the priests), thou art of the offering, thou art of kingly power, thou art the earth, double-headed.

g Be thou successful for us in going, successful in returning,

h May the Friend bind thee by the foot,

i May the Nourisher guard the ways,

k For the Mighty, the overseer!

l May thy mother approve thee, thy father, thy brother sprung of the same womb, thy friend in the herd.

m Go, blessed one, to the Lord, to the provision for the Mighty's sake,

n May the Healer guide thee hither in the path of the Friend.

o Praise! Return with the provision as thy comrade, with wealth.

1.2.5

a Thou art a bountiful one, thou art a healing one, thou art the earth, thou art a sustainer, thou art bright, thou art shining.

b May the Lord of Prayer make thee rejoice in happiness. May the Healer with the Bountiful be favourable to thee.

c I pour thee on the head of the earth, on the place of the offering, on the abode of the offering, rich in ghee; praise!

d The evil ones are enclosed, the evil spirits are enclosed. Thus I cut the neck of the evil one.

e Thus I cut the neck of him who hates us and whom we hate.

f With us be wealth, with thee be wealth, thine be wealth.

g Gaze, O blessed one, together with the blessed one.

h Let me attend on thee, with the Fashioner's aid; rich in seed, bearing seed, may I find a hero in thy presence.

i May I not be separated from abundance of wealth.

1.2.6

a Let thy shoot be joined with shoot, joint with joint, let thy scent further desire, let thy savour which falls not cause rejoicing. Thou art a home dweller, thy libation is bright.

b Unto that God, the Light-giver, within the two bowls,

The sage, I sing, him of true impulse,

The bestower of treasures, unto the wise friend;

He at whose impulse the resplendent light shone high,

The golden-banded sage hath measured the heaven with his form.

c For offspring thee! For expiration thee! For cross-breathing thee! Breathe thou after offspring. Let offspring breathe after thee.

1.2.7

a I buy the provision from thee, strong, rich in sap, full of force, overcoming the foe, the pure with the pure I buy, the bright with the bright, the immortal with the immortal, to match thy cow.

b With us be the gold.

c Thou art the bodily form of devotion, of the kind of the Creator, I buy (the provision) with the last offspring of thee that hast a thousandfold prosperity.

d With us be union with thee; with me let thy wealth abide.

e With us be light, darkness be on the seller.

f Come as a friend to us, creating firm friendships.

g Enter the right thigh of the Mighty, glad the glad, tender the tender.

h O Svana, Bhraja, Anghari, Bambhari, Hasta, Suhasta, and Krshanu, here are your wages for the provision; guard them, let them not fail you.

1.2.8

a Up with life, with fair life,

Up with the sap of plants,

Up with the force of the rain-giver,

Up have I arisen along with the immortals.

b Fare along the wide atmosphere.

c Thou art the seat of the earth.

d Sit on the seat of the earth.

e The Mighty hath stablished the sky, the atmosphere;

Hath meted the breadth of the earth;

Hath set Himself in all worlds as King.

All these are the ordinances of the All-Seeing.

f He hath stretched out the sky over the woods;

He hath placed strength in horses, milk in kine;

The All-Seeing hath set skill in the heart, light in dwellings,

The sun in the sky, the provision on the hill.

g Thee, all-knowing Lord,

Thy rays bear upwards,

The sun for all to see.

h Come hither, ye oxen, strong to bear the yoke,

Tearless, slaying not man, furthering the prayer.

i Thou art the pillar of the All-Seeing.

k Thou art the prop of the pillar of the All-Seeing.

l The noose of the All-Seeing is tied.

1.2.9

a Move I forward, O lord of the world,

To all thy stations.

Let no opponent find thee,

Let not robbers find thee;

Let not the evil-working wolves (find) thee;

Nor the hidden one injure thee.

b Become an eagle and fly away to the place in the house of the giver which we have prepared (for thee). Thou art the good luck of the giver.

c We have reached the path

Which leadeth to bliss, without a foe,

Whereby a man defeateth all his foes and winneth wealth.

d Honour to the radiance of the Friend and the All-Seeing.

This worship, this reverence offer to God;

To the far-seeing, the banner,

The sun, a sign from the sky, do ye sing.

e Thou art the pillar of the All-Seeing.

f Thou art the prop of the pillar of the All-Seeing.

g The noose of the All-Seeing is loosened.

1.2.10

a Thou art the hospitality of the Radiant. For the All-Pervading in knowledge thee! Thou art the hospitality of the provision. For the All-Pervading thee! Thou art the hospitality of the stranger. For the All-Pervading thee! For the Radiant, giver of wealth, for the All-Pervading thee; for the eagle, bringer of the provision, thee, for the All-Pervading thee!

b Thy powers which they honour with offering,

May they all envelop the offering!

Giver of wealth, impeller, rich in heroes,

Slaying not heroes, O Lord, enter the dwellings.

c Thou art the seat of the earth; sit on the seat of the earth.

d Thou art the All-Seeing who guardeth law; thou art of the All-Seeing.

e Be prosperity ours from our friendship with the righteous. May we be not severed from our service of the righteous.

f For him who rushes on I seize thee; for him who rushes around I seize thee; for the son of himself I seize thee; for the mighty I seize thee; for the mightiest in strength I seize thee.

g Thou art unapproached, the unapproachable might of the righteous, guarding from imprecations, impervious to imprecations.

h May the lord of consecration approve my consecration, the lord of devotion my devotion. Speedily may I attain truth. Place me in good fortune.

1.2.11

a May thy every shoot, O Lord, swell,

For the Mighty who gaineth the chiefest wealth;

May the Mighty swell for thee;

Do thou swell for the Mighty.

b Make thy comrades to swell with wealth and skill; with good fortune may I accomplish thy pressing, O Lord.

c Desired are riches exceedingly for food, for prosperity. Be right to the proclaimers of right. Honour to the sky, honour to the earth!

d O Radiant One, lord of vows, thou art the vow-lord of vows; this body of mine be in thee, that body of thine be in me. Together, O lord of vows, be the vows of us two that keep vows.

e Thy dread form, O Radiant One, with that protect us; praise to that form of thine!

f That form of thine, O Radiant One, which rests in iron, which rests in silver, which rests in gold, the highest, that dwells in the cleft,

g (By it) I have driven away harsh speech, (by it) I have driven away angry speech. Praise!

1.2.12

a Thou art the abode of riches for me; thou art the resort of the afflicted for me; protect me when in want; protect me when afflicted.

b May the Radiant One, named the Firmament, know (thee).

c O Radiant One, thou who art in this earth, come with the name of Life. Whatsoever unapproached, holy name is thine, therewith I take thee up.

d O Radiant One, thou who art in the second (the third) earth, come with the name of Life. Whatever inviolate, holy name is thine, therewith I take thee up.

e Thou art a lioness; thou art a buffalo.

f Extend wide; let the giver of the offering extend wide for thee.

g Thou art firm.

h Be pure for the sake of God; be bright for the sake of God.

i May the cry of the Mighty guard thee in front with the Bountiful; may the swift of mind guard thee on the right with the forefathers; may the wise one guard thee behind with the Healers; may the Maker of All guard thee on the left with the Sustainers.

k Thou art a lioness, overcoming rivals; praise! Thou art a lioness, bestowing fair offspring; praise! Thou art a lioness, bestowing increase of wealth; praise! Thou art a lioness, winning the favour of the Sustainers; praise! Thou art a lioness; bring the righteous to the pious giver; praise!

l To beings thee!

m Thou containest all life, strengthen the earth; thou restest firm, strengthen the atmosphere; thou restest inviolable, strengthen the heaven.

n Thou art the ashes of the fire; thou art the rubble of the fire.

1.2.13

a They yoke their minds, and yoke their thoughts,

The priests of the mighty wise One;

He alone, who knows the way, ordains their priestly functions;

Great is the praise of God the Light-giver.

b With fair voice, O Lord, do thou address the dwelling.

c Ye two, famed among the righteous, make proclamation among the righteous.

d For us be born a hero of great deeds,

On whom we may all depend,

Who shall be ruler over many.

e Over this the All-Pervading strode;

Thrice did He set down His foot;

(All) is gathered in its dust.

f So then be ye two rich in food, in cows,

In good grass, ye that are famous, for man

These two firmaments the All-Pervading held asunder;

He holdeth the earth on all sides with pegs.

g Come ye two then forward, ordaining the offering; bring upward the offering; do not falter; there rest on the height of the earth.

h From the sky, O All-Pervading, or from the earth,

Or from the great (sky), or from the atmosphere,

Fill thy hands with many good things,

Give to us from right and from left.

i I shall proclaim the mighty deeds of the All-Pervading

Who meted out the spaces of the earth,

Who established the highest abode,

Stepping thrice, the far-goer.

k Thou art the forehead of the All-Pervading; thou art the back of the All-Pervading.

l Ye two are the corners of the mouth of the All-Pervading.

m Thou art the thread of the All-Pervading. n Thou art the fixed point of the All-Pervading.

o Thou art of the All-Pervading; to the All-Pervading thee!

1.2.14

a Put forth thy strength like a spreading net;

Come like a mighty king with thy retainers;

Hurling thy swift net thou shootest arrows;

Pierce the evil ones with thy keenest (darts).

b Swiftly thy whirling flames descend;

bring upward. Follow them, glowing in thy fury;

Thy heat, O Radiant One, thy winged (flames) with thy tongue,

Unfettered, on all sides spread thy firebrands.

c Send forth thy spies, swiftest in thy motion;

Be an unfailing guardian to this folk,

From him who afar plans evil, from him who near;

O Radiant One, let no trouble from thee overwhelm us.

d Arise, O Radiant One; spread thyself out;

Burn up our foes, O thou of keen dart;

Him who hath wrought evil for us, O blazing one,

Do thou consume utterly like dry stubble.

e Arise; drive from us (our foes);

Reveal thy heavenly strength, O Radiant One,

Slacken the strung (weapon) of the evil-driven;

Crush our foes, kin or not kin.

f He knows thy loving kindness, O most youthful one,

Who hath given furtherance to this devotion;

All happy days for him, glory, and wealth

—Opening the doors of the miser— he hath revealed.

g Let him, O Radiant One, be fortunate and munificent,

Who with constant offering, who with praise,

Seeks to delight thee in his life in his house;

May all days be happy for him; be that the will.

h I praise thy loving kindness; loud sounding (thou singest) a reply;

Let this song of mine, beloved of thee, sing with thee

With good steeds and fair chariots may we adorn thee;

Maintain for us the lordly power as the days go by.

i Here let each serve thee readily,

That shinest in the darkness, as the days go by;

Happy and joyous may we attend thee

That dost surpass the glories of men.

k He who with good steeds and rich in gold

Approacheth thee, O Radiant One, with a rich chariot,

His protector thou art, the comrade of him

Who duly offereth thee glad reception.

l The great I overcome through kinship and my songs;

That hath descended to me from Gotama, my sire;

Pay heed to this song of ours,

O offerer, most youthful, skilful, friend of the house.

m Sleepless, speedy, propitious,

Unwearied, never hostile, unexhausted,

May thy guardians, O Radiant One, taking their places here united,

Protect us, O wise one.

n Thy guardians, O Radiant One, who seeing,

Guarded from ill the blind Mamateya,

He of all wisdom guarded these kindly ones;

The foes that were fain to deceive could not deceive.

o In unison with thee, aided by thee,

Under thy leadership, let us gain strength;

Fulfil both our desires, O truthful one;

Perform it forthwith, O fearless one.

p With this fuel, O Radiant One, will we serve thee;

Accept the song of praise recited for thee;

Burn those that revile, the evil ones; guard us,

From the foe, the reviler, O rich in friends, from blame.

q I touch the steed that slayeth the evil ones;

I go for shelter to the friend most spreading;

May the Radiant One, enkindled with our offerings, sharpening (his dart)

Guard us by day, from harm and by night.

r With great radiance the Radiant One shineth;

All things doth he reveal by his might;

He overcometh godless and malign enchantments

He sharpeneth his horns to pierce the evil one.

s Let the roarings of the Radiant One rise to the heaven,

Sharp weapons to slay the evil one;

In the carouse his radiance bursteth forth

The godless assailers cannot restrain him.