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को वस्त्राता वसवः को वरूता द्यावाभूमी अदिते त्रासीथां नः। सहीयसो वरुण मित्र मर्तात्को वोऽध्वरे वरिवो धाति देवाः॥

ko vastrātā vasavaḥ ko varūtā dyāvābhūmī adite trāsīthāṁ naḥ | sahīyaso varuṇa mitra martātko vo'dhvare varivo dhāti devāḥ ||

WHO of you, Vasus, saveth? who protecteth? O Heaven and Earth and Aditi, preserve us, Varuna., Mitra, from the stronger mortal. Gods, which of you at sacrifice giveth comfort?

प्र ये धामानि पूर्व्याण्यर्चान्वि यदुच्छान्वियोतारो अमूराः। विधातारो वि ते दधुरजस्रा ऋतधीतयो रुरुचन्त दस्माः॥

pra ye dhāmāni pūrvyāṇyarcānvi yaducchānviyotāro amūrāḥ | vidhātāro vi te dadhurajasrā ṛtadhītayo rurucanta dasmāḥ ||

They who with laud extol the ancient statutes, when they shine forth infallible dividers, Have ordered as perpetual Ordainers, and beamed as holy-thoughted WonderWorkers.

प्र पस्त्यामदितिं सिन्धुमर्कैः स्वस्तिमीळे सख्याय देवीम्। उभे यथा नो अहनी निपात उषासानक्ता करतामदब्धे॥

pra pastyāmaditiṁ sindhumarkaiḥ svastimīḻe sakhyāya devīm | ubhe yathā no ahanī nipāta uṣāsānaktā karatāmadabdhe ||

The Housewife Goddess, Aditi, and Sindhu, the Goddess Svasti I implore for friendship: And may the unobstructed Night and Morning both, day and night, provide for our protection.

व्यर्यमा वरुणश्चेति पन्थामिषस्पतिः सुवितं गातुमग्निः। इन्द्राविष्णू नृवदु षु स्तवाना शर्म नो यन्तममवद्वरूथम्॥

vyaryamā varuṇaśceti panthāmiṣaspatiḥ suvitaṁ gātumagniḥ | indrāviṣṇū nṛvadu ṣu stavānā śarma no yantamamavadvarūtham ||

Aryaman, Varuna have disclosed the pathway, Agni as Lord of Strength the road to welfare. Lauded in manly mode may Indra-Visnu grant us their powerful defence and shelter.

आ पर्वतस्य मरुतामवांसि देवस्य त्रातुरव्रि भगस्य। पात्पतिर्जन्यादंहसो नो मित्रो मित्रियादुत न उरुष्येत्॥

ā parvatasya marutāmavāṁsi devasya trāturavri bhagasya | pātpatirjanyādaṁhaso no mitro mitriyāduta na uruṣyet ||

I have besought the favourof the Maruts, of Parvata, of Bhaga God who rescues. From trouble caused by man the Lord preserve us; from woe sent by his friend let Mitra save us.

नू रोदसी अहिना बुध्न्येन स्तुवीत देवी अप्येभिरिष्टैः। समुद्रं न संचरणे सनिष्यवो घर्मस्वरसो नद्यो अप व्रन्॥

nū rodasī ahinā budhnyena stuvīta devī apyebhiriṣṭaiḥ | samudraṁ na saṁcaraṇe saniṣyavo gharmasvaraso nadyo apa vran ||

Agree, through these our watery oblations, Goddesses, Heaven and Earth, with Ahibudhnya. As if to win the sea, the Gharma-heaters have opened, as they come anear, the rivers.

देवैर्नो देव्यदितिर्नि पातु देवस्त्राता त्रायतामप्रयुच्छन्। नहि मित्रस्य वरुणस्य धासिमर्हामसि प्रमियं सान्वग्नेः॥

devairno devyaditirni pātu devastrātā trāyatāmaprayucchan | nahi mitrasya varuṇasya dhāsimarhāmasi pramiyaṁ sānvagneḥ ||

May Goddess Aditi with Gods defend us, save us the saviour God with care unceasing. We dare not stint the sacred food of Mitra and Varuna upon the back of Agni.

अग्निरीशे वसव्यस्याग्निर्महः सौभगस्य। तान्यस्मभ्यं रासते॥

agnirīśe vasavyasyāgnirmahaḥ saubhagasya | tānyasmabhyaṁ rāsate ||

Agni is Sovran Lord of wealth, Agni of great prosperity: May he bestow these gifts on us.

उषो मघोन्या वह सूनृते वार्या पुरु। अस्मभ्यं वाजिनीवति॥

uṣo maghonyā vaha sūnṛte vāryā puru | asmabhyaṁ vājinīvati ||

Hither to us, rich pleasant Dawn, bring many things to be desired, Thou who hast ample store of wealth.

तत्सु नः सविता भगो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा। इन्द्रो नो राधसा गमत्॥

tatsu naḥ savitā bhago varuṇo mitro aryamā | indro no rādhasā gamat ||

So then may Bhaga, Savitar, Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, Indra, with bounty come to us.