a Life to thee, b Life-giving, O Radiant One, c Swell up. d Together thee, e Thy wrath, f The uppermost, g Forward, O bounty, h From the sky to us. i O Radiant One and All-Pervading. k O Radiant One and All-Pervading. l This for me, O All-Seeing. m To thee for that I go. n Upwards that.

o The radiant.

p The child of the waters has mounted the lap

Of the devious ones, rising up and clothed in the lightning;

Bearing His highest greatness

The golden-coloured young ones go about.

q Some meet, some go up,

The streams fill their common stall;

Round the pure shining son of the waters

The pure waters stand.

r The austere maidens go around the youth;

The waters, making him clean;

The Radiant shines forth with pure radiance with wealth,

Unkindled, butter-clad in the waters.

s I seek the help

Of the Friend and the All-Seeing, joint kings;

May they be gracious to such as I.

t O Mighty One and All-Seeing, grant ye great protection

To our tribe, our people, for the sacrifice

May we conquer in battle the evil-minded,

Him who is fain to overpower the man who long sacrifices.

u To us, O Friend and All-Seeing.

v Forth your arms.

w O Radiant One, do thou, wise one,

Appease by sacrifice for us the wrath of the All-Seeing;

Best sacrificer, best of bearers, radiant,

Free us from every foe.

x Do thou, O Radiant One, be nearest to us,

Closest to help, at the dawning of this dawn;

Appease for us by sacrifice the All-Seeing, bestowing on Him;

Show thy mercy and be ready to hear our call.

y Far-famed is this Radiant One of Bharata,

Since His great light shines like the sun;

He who overcame Puru in battle,

Has shone forth, the heavenly guest, propitious for us.

z I sacrifice to thee, I cast forward my prayer to thee,

That thou mayest be invoked at our invocation;

Thou art like a well in the desert,

Thou, O Radiant One, to the man eager to worship, O ancient king.

aa With his lustre.

bb With light.

cc Radiant One, with thy front,

Burn the evildoers,

Shining in the broad dwellings.

dd Thee of fair face, of fair look, the rapid one,

The wiser, let us ignorant people follow;

Let him sacrifice who knows all the ways,

Let him proclaim the oblation among the angels.

ee To the freer from trouble.

ff Which has entered me.

gg Away for us, O Mighty One.

hh O Mighty One, might.

ii Powers, O Shatakratu.

kk To thee has been given.