9 The folk, O Friend and All-Seeing, who hate you, who sinfully hating pour you no offerings, lay in their hearts, themselves, a wasting sickness, whereas the righteous gaineth all by worship.

10 That man, most puissant, wondrously urged onward, famed among heroes, liberal in giving, moveth a warrior, evermore undaunted in all encounters even with the mighty.

11 Come to the man's, the giver's calling: hear, Kings of Immortality, joy-givers! While ye who speed through clouds decree your bounty largely, for fame, to him the chariot rider.

12 Vigour will we bestow on that adorer whose tenfold draught we come to taste, so spake they. May all in whom rest splendour and great riches obtain refreshment in these devotions.

13 We will rejoice to drink the tenfold present when the twicefive come bearing sacred viands. What can he do whose steeds and reins are choicest? These, the all-potent, urge brave men to conquest.

14 The sea and all the righteous shall give us him with the golden car and neck bejewelled. Dawns, hasting to the praises of the pious, be pleased with us, both givers and singers.

15 Four youthful sons of Masarsara vex me, three, of the king, the conquering Ayavasa. Now like the Sun, O All-Seeing and Friend, your car hath shone, long-shaped and reined with splendour.

HYMN CXXIII. The Dawn, a Sign of God

1 The broad chariot of the gift-giver hath been harnessed: this car the righteous ones have ascended. Fain to bring light to homes of men the noble and active dawn hath emerged from darkness.

2 She before all the living world hath wakened, the Lofty One who wins and gathers treasure. Revived and ever young on high she glances. Dawn hath come first unto our morning worship.

3 If, Dawn, thou nobly born, thou dealest fortune this day to all the race of mortals, may the Light-giver, God, Friend of the homestead, declare before the Sun that we are sinless.

4 Showing her wonted form each day that passeth, spreading the light she visiteth each dwelling. Eager for conquest, with bright sheen she cometh. Her portion is the best of goodly treasures.

5 Sister of the Bestower, first among all sing forth, O joyous Morning. Weak be the strength of him who worketh evil; may we subdue him with our car the guerdon.

6 Let our glad hymns and holy thoughts rise upward, for the flames brightly burning have ascended. The far-refulgent mornings make apparent the lovely treasures which the darkness covered.

7 The one departeth and the other cometh: unlike in hue, day's halves march on successive. One hides the gloom of the surrounding Parents. Dawn on her shining chariot is resplendent.

8 The same in form to-day, the same tomorrow, they still keep the eternal statute of the All-Seeing. Blameless, in turn they traverse thirty regions, and dart across the spirit in a moment.

9 She who hath knowledge of the first day's nature is born refulgent white from out the darkness. The Maiden breaketh not the law of Order, day by day coming to the place appointed.

10 In pride of beauty like a maid thou goest, shining brightly, before the One who longs to win thee, and smiling youthful, thou discoverest thy brightness.

11 Fair as a bride embellished by her mother thou showest forth thy form that all may see it. Blessed art thou, O Dawn. Shine yet more widely. No other dawns have reached what thou attainest.

12 Rich in kine, horses, and all goodly treasures, in constant operation with the sunbeams, the dawns depart and come again again, assuming their wonted forms that promise happy fortune.

13 Obedient to the rein of Law Eternal give us each thought that more and more shall bless us. Shine thou on us to-day, Dawn, swift to listen. With us be riches and with chiefs who worship.

HYMN CXXIV. The Dawn, a Sign of God

1 The dawn refulgent when the fire is kindled, and the Sun rising, far diffuse their brightness. The Light-giver, God, hath sent us forth to labour, each quadruped, each biped, to be active.

2 Not interrupting heavenly ordinances, although she minisheth human generations, the last of endless morns that have departed, the first of those that come, Dawn brightly shineth.

3 There in the eastern region she, Heaven's Daughter, arrayed in garments all of light, appeareth. Truly she followeth the path of Order, nor faileth, knowing well, the heavenly quarters.

4 Near is she seen, as 'twere the Bright One's bosom: she showeth sweet things like a new song-singer. She cometh like a fly awaking sleepers, of all returning dames most true and constant.

5 There in the east half of the watery region the Mother of the Cows hath shown her ensign. Wider and wider still she spreadeth onward, and filleth full the laps of both her Parents.

6 She, verily, exceeding vast to look on, debarreth from her light nor kin nor stranger. Proud of her spotless form she, brightly shining, turneth not from the high nor from the humble.

7 She seeketh men, as she who hath no brother, mounting her car, as 'twere to gather riches. Dawn, like a loving matron for her husband, smiling and well attired, unmasks her beauty.

8 The Sister quitteth, for the elder Sister, her place, and having looked on her departeth. She decks her beauty, shining forth with sunbeams, like women trooping to the festal meeting.

9 To all these Sisters who ere now have vanished a later one each day in course succeedeth. So, like the past, with days of happy fortune, may the new dawns shine forth on us with riches.

10 Rouse up, O Wealthy One, the liberal givers; let the niggardly sleep on unwakened:

Shine richly, Wealthy One, on those who worship, richly, glad.

Dawn shines upon the singer.

11 This young Maid from the east hath shone upon us; she harnesseth her team of bright red oxen.

She will beam forth, the light will hasten hither, and the light of God will be present in each dwelling.

12 As the birds fly forth from their resting places, so men with store of food rise at thy dawning.

Yea, to the liberal mortal who remaineth at home, O Dawn, sign of God, much good thou bringest.

13 Praised through my prayer be ye who should be lauded. Ye have increased our wealth, ye Dawns who love us.

Signs of God, may we win by His good favour wealth to be told by hundreds and by thousands.

HYMN CXXV. Svanaya.

1 Coming at early morn he gives his treasure; the prudent one receives and entertains him.

Thereby increasing still his life and offspring, he comes with brave sons to abundant riches.

2 Rich shall he be in gold and kine and horses. God the Mighty bestows on him great vital power,

Who stays thee, as thou comest, with his treasure, like game caught in the net, O early comer.

3 Longing, I came this morning to the pious, the son of devotion, with car wealth-laden.

Give him to drink of the pure provision that gladdens; prosper with pleasant hymns the Lord of Heroes.

4 Health-bringing streams, as milch-cows, flow to profit him who hath worshipped, him who now will worship.

To him who freely gives and fills on all sides full streams of fatness flow and make him famous.

5 On the high ridge of heaven he stands exalted, yea, to the Garden goes the liberal giver.

The streams, the waters flow for him with fatness: to him this guerdon ever yields abundance.

6 For those who give rich meeds are all these splendours, for those who give rich meeds suns shine in heaven.

The givers of rich meeds are made immortal; the givers of rich fees prolong their lifetime.

7 Let not the liberal sink to sin and sorrow, never decay the pious chiefs who worship!

Let every man besides be their protection, and let affliction fall upon the niggard.

HYMN CXXVI. Bhavayavya.

1 With wisdom I present these lively praises of Bhavya, dweller on the bank of the Sindhu;

For he, unconquered King, desiring glory, hath furnished me a thousand offerings for God's sake.

2 A hundred necklets from the King, beseeching, a hundred gift-steeds I at once accepted;

Of the lord's cows a thousand, I Kaksivan. His deathless glory hath he spread to heaven.

3 Horses of dusky colour stood beside me, ten chariots, Svanaya's gift, with mares to draw them.

Kine numbering sixty thousand followed after. Kaksivan gained them when the days were closing.

4 Forty bay horses of the ten cars' master before a thousand lead the long procession.

Reeling in joy Kaksivan's sons and Pajra's have grounded the coursers decked with pearly trappings.

5 An earlier gift for you have I accepted, eight cows, good milkers, and three harnessed horses,

Pajras, who with your wains and your great kinsman, like troops of subjects, have been fain for glory.

HYMN CXXVII. God the Radiant.

1 God the Radiant I hold as herald, the munificent, the gracious, Son of Strength, who knoweth all that live, as holy

Singer, knowing all,

Lord of fair rites, a Mighty One with form erected, turning to the angels,

He, when the flame hath sprung forth from the holy oil, the offered fatness, longeth for it with his glow.

2 We, devoting ourselves, call on thee, best worshipper, the eldest of the Angirases, Singer, with hymns, thee, brilliant One! with singers' hymns;

Thee, wandering round as 'twere the sky, who art the invoking Priest of men,

Whom, Bull with hair of flame, the people must observe, the people that he speed them on.

3 He with his shining glory blazing far and wide, he verily it is who slayeth demon foes, slayeth the demons like an axe:

At whose close touch things solid shake, and what is stable yields like trees.

Subduing all, he keeps his ground and flinches not, from the skilled archer flinches not.

4 To him, as one who knows, even things solid yield: unrough fire-sticks heated hot he gives his gifts to aid.

Men offer gifts for aid.

He deeply piercing many a thing hews it like wood with fervent glow.

Even hard and solid food he crunches with his might, yea, hard and solid food with might.

5 Here near we place the food for him who shines forth fairer in the night than in the day, with life then stronger than by day.

His life gives sure and firm defence as that one giveth to a son.

The daring fires enjoy things given and things not given, the daring fires enjoy as food.

6 He, roaring very loudly like the host of the Maruts, in fertile cultivated fields adorable, in desert spots adorable,

Consumes our offered gifts, ensign of the rite by desert;

So let all, joying, love his path when he is glad, as men pursue a path for bliss.

7 Even as they who sang forth hymns, addressed to heaven, the Bhrgus with their prayer and praise invited him, the Bhrgus rubbing, offering gifts.

For radiant is the Lord of all these treasures, exceeding strong.

May he, the wise, accept the grateful coverings, the wise accept the coverings.

8 Thee we invoke, the Lord of all our settled homes, common to all, the household's guardian, to enjoy, bearer of true hymns, to enjoy.

Thee we invoke, the guest of men, by whose mouth, even as a sire's,

All these immortal servants come to gain their food of life, gifts come to them as food.

9 Thou, most victorious with thy conquering strength, most Mighty One, art born for service of the angels, like wealth for service of the angels.

Most mighty is thine ecstasy, most splendid is thy mental power.

Therefore men wait upon thee, undecaying One, like vassals, undecaying One.

10 To him the mighty, conquering with victorious strength, to him walking with the dawn, who sendeth kine, be sung your laud, to him sung;

As he who with his gift comes calls him aloud in every place.

Before the brands of fire he shouteth singerlike, the herald, kindler of the brands.

11 Beheld by us in nearest neighbourhood, accordant with the angels, bring us, with gracious love, great riches with thy gracious love.

Give us, O Mightiest, what is great, to see and to enjoy the earth.

As one of awful power, stir up heroic might for those who praise thee, Bounteous Lord!

HYMN CXXVIII. God the Radiant.

1 By Manu's law was born this Light, Priest most skilled, born for the holy work of those who yearn, therefore, yea, born for his own holy work.

All ear to him who seeks his love, and wealth to him who strives for fame,

Priest ne'er deceived, he sits in Ila's holy place, girt round in Ila's holy place.

2 We call that perfecter of worship by the path of devotion; with reverence rich in offerings, with worship rich in offerings.

Through presentation of our food he grows not old in this his form;

The one whom Matarisvan brought from far away, for Manu brought from far away.

3 In ordered course forthwith he traverses the earth, swift-swallowing, bellowing Steer, bearing the genial seed, bearing the seed and bellowing.

Observant with a hundred eyes he is conqueror in the wood:

He who hath his seat in broad plains here below, and in the high lands far away.

4 That wise High-Priest, in every house takes thought for devotion and holy service, yea, takes thought, with mental power, for devotion.

Disposer, he with mental power shows all things unto him who strives;

Whence he was born a guest enriched with holy oil, born as Ordainer and as Priest.

5 When through his power and in his strong prevailing flames the gladdening boons of the Maruts mingle with his roar, boons gladdening for the active One,

Then he accelerates the gift, and by the greatness of his wealth,

Shall rescue us from overwhelming misery, from curse and overwhelming woe.

6 Vast, universal, good he was made messenger; the speeder with his right hand hath not loosed his hold, through love of fame not loosed his hold.

He bears the gifts of worship to the angels for whosoever supplicates.

He bestows a blessing on each pious man, and opens wide the doors for him.

7 That light hath been set most kind in camp of men, in devotion like a Lord victorious, like a dear Lord in sacred rites.