5 That breast of Thine, exhaustless, fount of pleasure, wealth-giver, treasure-finder, free-bestower,

Wherewith Thou rearest all things that are choicest, bring that, that we may drain it.

Throughout the spacious middle air I travel.

6 Thou art the Gayatri metre. Thou art the Trishtubh metre. With heaven and earth I grasp thee. With the firmament I raise thee up.

Drink ye the hot draught of sweet honey: do good, ye bountiful ones.

7 Thee for the wind, the sea. Thee for the wind, the flood.

Thee for the wind, the unconquerable. Thee for the wind, the irresistible.

Thee for the wind, the protection-seeker. Thee for the wind, the non-destructive.

8 Thee for God the Mighty, Lord of the bountiful. Thee for God the Mighty, Lord of the storms.

Thee for God the Mighty, killer of foes. Thee for the Light-giver, attended by skill, power, and strength. Thee for the Lord of Prayer, beloved of the righteous.

10 Here hath he worshipped, seated south, all the sky-regions, all the righteous.

Drink of the heated draught, the sweet drink offered for God's sake.

11 In heaven lay thou this worship; lay thou this worship in heaven.

To God, the Light, be praise! May bliss be ours from these sacred texts.

12 Drink with your daily helps, strengthener of hearts.

To Him who draweth out the thread be homage, and to heaven and earth.

14 Overflow for food. Overflow for energy. Overflow for the learned. Overflow for the nobility. Overflow for heaven and earth. Thou, O duteous one, art duty. Innocent one, in us establish manly powers; establish the people.

15 Praise to the Nourisher, to the milk's skin! Praise to the press-stones!

Praise to their echoes! Peace to the forefathers who are above the grass! Praise to heaven and earth! Praise to all the angels!

16 Praise to God the Healer, invoked by worshippers! Let light combine with light.

May day together with his sheen, fair-lighted with his light, accept.

May night together with her sheen, fair-lighted with her light, accept.

May we enjoy the sweet draught offered in the most mighty light.

Homage to Thee, O God. Do not Thou injure me.

17 Thy far-spread majesty, instinct with wisdom, hath surpassed this heaven,

And, with its glorious fame, the earth.

Seat thee, for thou art mighty: shine, best entertainer of the righteous.

Worthy of sacred food, praised Light! loose the smoke ruddy and beautiful to see.

18 That heavenly light of Thine in the Gayatri, in the store of provision,

May it increase and be confirmed for Thee, that light.

That light of Thine in air, in the Trishtubh, in the sacred hearth,

May it increase and be confirmed for Thee, that light.

That light of Thine on earth, in the Jagati, of the priest's shed,

May that increase and be confirmed for Thee, that light.

19 Thee for the sure protection of the nobles. Guard thou from injury the scholar's body.

We follow thee in the interest of the people, for the renewal of our peace and comfort.

20 Square, far-spread is the centre of worship: it spreads for us wide, full of all existence, spreads wide for us full of complete existence.

We turn against the hate and guiles of him who keeps an alien law.

21 This is Thy liquid store. Swell out and wax in strength thereby.

May we too grow in strength and wax to greatness.

22 Loudly the tawny stallion neighed, mighty, like the Friend, fair to see.

Together with the sun the sea, the store shone out with flashing light.

23 To us let waters and let plants be friendly; to him who hates us, whom we hate, unfriendly.

24 Looking upon the loftier light above the darkness we have come

To God, the Light-giver among the righteous, the light that is most excellent.

25 A brand art thou, fain would we thrive. Fuel art thou, and splendour; give me splendour.

26 Far as the heaven and earth are spread in compass, far as the seven rivers are extended,

So vast Thy cup which I with strength am taking, O Mighty One, unharmed in me, uninjured ever.

27 In me be that great hero power, in me be strength and mental force.

It shines with triple light, with lustre fulgent far away, with holy lore, with brilliancy.

28 Brought hither is the seed of milk. Through each succeeding year may we enjoy the bliss of draining it.

Invited, I enjoy a share of that which hath been offered me, the savoury draught tasted by the Mighty and by the Creator.