a The offspring, being born of the Creator

And those that have been born,

To Him declare them;

Let the wise one reflect thereon.

b This victim, O lord of cattle, for thee today,

I bind, O Radiant One, in the midst of righteous action;

Approve it, and let us sacrifice with a good offering

May this offering be welcome to God.

c The ancient wise ones grasp

The breath as it speeds from the limbs;

Go to heaven by the paths which lead to God;

Be among the plants with thy members.

d What cattle the lord of cattle rules,

Both the four-footed and the two-footed,

May he, bought off, go to his sacrificial share;

May abundances of wealth fall to the sacrificer.

e Those, who being bound, contemplated

With mind and with eye him who was being bound

Let God, the Radiant One, first release them,

Lord of offspring, in harmony with offspring.

f The cattle of the forest, of all forms,

Of various forms, many of one form.

Let God, the Life-giving Wind, first release them,

Lord of offspring, in harmony with offspring.

g Releasing the seed of being,

Do ye further the sacrificer, O angels;

May that which has stood ready and strenuous,

Go alive to the place of God.

h The breath of the sacrificer is apart from the victim;

The sacrifice goes to God with the righteous;

Let it go alive to the place of God;

Fulfilled may the desires of the sacrificer be.

i If the victim has uttered a cry,

Or strikes its breast with its feet,

May the Radiant One release me from that sin,

From all misfortune.

k O ye slayers, come

To the sacrifice sped by the righteous;

Free the victim from the noose,

The lord of the sacrifice from the bond.

l May Aditi loosen this noose;

Homage to the cattle, to the lord of cattle, I pay;

I cast down the enemy;

On him whom we hate I fasten the noose.

m Thee they keep to carry the offering,

To cook the victim and as worthy of sacrifice;

O Radiant One, with thy strength and thy body, be present

And accept our offerings, O Jatavedas.

n O Jatavedas, go with the caul to God,

For thou art the first Hotr;

With ghee do thou strengthen their bodies;

May the angels eat the offering made with the cry of "hail!"

o Hail to God; to the angels hail!