O god Soma, with your godly spirit, win for us a share of riches. You are the lord of valour, let none prevent you. Remove our impediments both here and in the next world.

God Savitar, the radiant one, comes bestowing choice treasures on his devotees. He has illumined the earth’s eight directions, the three regions and the seven rivers.

Savitar, the golden handed, fast moving travels between the ehaven and the earth, driving away diseases, and by setting he fills the atmosphere with dark night.

O Ashvins twain, grant us well protected homes, both of you, where you may enjoy our libations.

O Ashvins, make our wisdom and speech effectual, and this our hymn, O mighty ones. In lucky game I invoke you for help, strengthen also, both of you, in the sacrifice.

Guard us well on all sides by day and by night with your undiminished care, O Ashvins. May Varuna grant us this our prayer, and Mitra, Aditi, Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.

The great Night has pervaded the earth, the atmosphere and the mid-region. She has spread out on high through the seats of heaven. Her terrific darkness has come.

O Dawn, enriched with ample wealth, grant us that wonderful boon wherewith we may support our sons and sons’ sons.

We call on Bhaga, the mighty, triumphant son of boundless Aditi, the sustainer of the world. Thinking of whom the poor, impatient, even the king says, let me share his bounty.

O Bhaga, be our guide, give us wealth, favour our prayer and grant us forthful gifts. Make us rich in horses and kine, O Bhaga. May our store be full in men and cattle.

May the Dawns favour this our worship and come to our holy sacrifice. As mighty steeds draw a chariot may they bring here Bhaga, the giver of riches.

As the fine dames of heroic sons, possessed of steeds, milk the kine, so may the Dawns, streaming with plenty, preserve us ever more with their wealth and blessings.

O Pushan, I living ever under your guardianship, may we never be ruined. Here we sing your praise.

I praise aloud god Pushan who protects all the pathways. He went to Surya, impelled by his love for him. May he establish our wisdom and make our prays fruitful.

Vishnu, the merciful, protector and pervader of all, took three strides and thenceforth established his sacred laws.

By Varuna’s decree the Heaven and Earth, stand apart from each other, full of sap, encompassing all created things, vast, spacious, full of sweetness and beautiful in form.

May our enemies stand apart from us. With Indra and with Agni we will drive them afar. The Vasus, Rudras, Adityas have exalted me, made me pre-eminent, mighty, thinker and over-lord.