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Chapter 5
Chapter 6
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
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You are effulgence, you are splendour, immortal, and protector of life, therefore, protect my life. I accept you by impulse of god Savitar, with the arms of Ashvins and the hands of Pushan.

In this Soma-sacrifice is present with us this girdle, which our ancient seers assumed in religious rites in the beginning, declaring the relation between the Primordial Cause and the created things.

O God, you are famous, you are the universe, you are the controller and sustainer of all the worlds. You, Sacrificer go and consecrate by Svaha to Agni Vaishvanara of vast fame.

We contemplate the divine virtues of god Savitar with our mind so that he may stimulate our thoughts.

I invoke for protection the effulgent, all-creating god Savitar. He knows all, stimulates all and is refuge of all the gods.

We invoke and praise the all-creating god Savitar, the all-seeing to obtain the lofty wisdom wherewith to discriminate truth from untruth.

Having eulogized Savitar, the creator of the universe, we seek his gifts in riches, who knows all our desires.

I invocate the liberal-giver Savitar, protector of the men devoted to the vows, full of splendour on all sides, the god Savitar, the cheerer of the gods’ feast.

The proximity of god Savitar cheers the company of the gods, with prayer we desire riches from him.

Agni well kindled with hymns of praise conveys our oblations to the gods. O Adhvaryu, awake Agni well, the deathless god!

The oblation-bearer, immortal, wise, messenger of the gods and auspicious Agni, approaches us with the thought.

I place Agni in front, the oblation-bearer, envoy of gods and him here I address. Here let him make the gods sit.

O all-prevading and purifying Pavamana, you have verily generated the Sun and sustain waters with their strength and abundant vivifying milk in the kine.

O horse, you are mighty by your mothers, eminent by your father. You are indeed a horse, you are a courser, giver of pleasure, slayer of the foe, you are a yoke-horse, you are splendid, you are manly-minded. You are called Vayu and Shishu. Follow the path of the Adityas. O gods, possessed of divine virtues, O Guardians of the Quarters, protect this sacrificial, anointed horse for the gods. Here is delight, here is pleasure, here is contentment and here is self-satisfaction.

Hail to Prajapati, hail to Prajapati the foremost, hail to Prajapati, the supreme, this is for Prajapati, this is for the Adityas who know our mind! Hail to Aditi, hail to bliss-giving Aditi! Hail to Sarasvati! Hail to purifying Sarasvati! Hail to mighty Sarasvati! Hail to Pushan! Hail to Pushan of the excellent objects! Hail to Pushan the sustainer and nourisher of mankind! Hail to Tvashtar! Hail to Tvashtar, the guardian of speed! Hail to Tvashtar of many forms. Hail to Vishnu! Hail to Vishnu, ever protected any ever protecting! Hail to Vishnu who in subtle from pervades all!

O Brahman, let there be born Brahmans in the land, illustrious for their Vedic knowledge, let there be born the Princes, heroic, skilled archer, piercing the foemen with darts, mighty heroes, the kine rich in milk, the ox good at carrying burden, the fleet courser, the woman skilled in household work. Let Prajanya pour forth rain as we desire, let our fruit-bearing trees ripen, let acquisition and preservation of property be secured for us.

Hail to Madhu, the month of Chaitra! Hail to Madhava, the month of Vaisakh! Hail to Shukra, the month of Purifying Jeystha! Hail to Nabhas, the month of Ashadha! Hail to Nabhashya, the month of Shravana! Hail to Isha, the month of Bhadrapada! Hail to Urja, the month of Kartika! Hail to Sahas, the month of Agahan! Hail to Sahashya, the month of Pausha! Hail to Tapas, the month of Magha! Hail to Tapasya, the month of Falgun! Hail to Amhasaspati, the intercalary or the thirteenth month!

May life increase by sacrifice, Hail! May breath improve by sacrifice, Hail! May downward breath, diffusive breath, upward breath and breath digestive thrive by sacrifice, Hail! May vision, hearing, speech, mind, soul, self-devotion, light heaven, hymns and sacrifice succeed, all Hail!

Hail to the only One! Hail to the Two, Purusha and Prahriti! Hail to Hundred! Hail to Hundred and one! Hail to Daybreak! Hail to Bliss!