Sukta 49

समुद्रज्येष्ठाः सलिलस्य मध्यात्पुनाना यन्त्यनिविशमानाः। इन्द्रो या वज्री वृषभो रराद ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु॥

samudrajyeṣṭhāḥ salilasya madhyātpunānā yantyaniviśamānāḥ | indro yā vajrī vṛṣabho rarāda tā āpo devīriha māmavantu ||

FORTH from the middle of the flood the Waters-their chief the Sea-flow cleansing, never sleeping. Indra, the Bull, the Thunderer, dug their channels: here let those Waters, Goddesses, protect me.

या आपो दिव्या उत वा स्रवन्ति खनित्रिमा उत वा याः स्वयंजाः। समुद्रार्था याः शुचयः पावकास्ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु॥

yā āpo divyā uta vā sravanti khanitrimā uta vā yāḥ svayaṁjāḥ | samudrārthā yāḥ śucayaḥ pāvakāstā āpo devīriha māmavantu ||

Waters which come from heaven, or those that wander dug from the earth, or flowing free by nature, Bright, purifying, speeding to the Ocean, here let those Waters. Goddesses, protect me.

यासां राजा वरुणो याति मध्ये सत्यानृते अवपश्यञ्जनानाम्। मधुश्चुतः शुचयो याः पावकास्ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु॥

yāsāṁ rājā varuṇo yāti madhye satyānṛte avapaśyañjanānām | madhuścutaḥ śucayo yāḥ pāvakāstā āpo devīriha māmavantu ||

Those amid whom goes Varuna the Sovran, he who discriminates men's truth and falsehood- Distilling meath, the bright, the purifying, here let those Waters, Goddesses, protect me.

यासु राजा वरुणो यासु सोमो विश्वे देवा यासूर्जं मदन्ति। वैश्वानरो यास्वग्निः प्रविष्टस्ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु॥

yāsu rājā varuṇo yāsu somo viśve devā yāsūrjaṁ madanti | vaiśvānaro yāsvagniḥ praviṣṭastā āpo devīriha māmavantu ||

They from whom Varuna the King, and Soma, and all the Deities drink strength and vigour, They into whom Vaisvanara Agni entered, here let those Waters, Goddesses, protect Me.