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उपो रुरुचे युवतिर्न योषा विश्वं जीवं प्रसुवन्ती चरायै। अभूदग्निः समिधे मानुषाणामकर्ज्योतिर्बाधमाना तमांसि॥

upo ruruce yuvatirna yoṣā viśvaṁ jīvaṁ prasuvantī carāyai | abhūdagniḥ samidhe mānuṣāṇāmakarjyotirbādhamānā tamāṁsi ||

SHE hath shone brightly like a youthful woman, stirring to motion every living creature. Agni hath come to feed on mortal? fuel. She hath made light and chased away the darkness.

विश्वं प्रतीची सप्रथा उदस्थाद्रुशद्वासो बिभ्रती शुक्रमश्वैत्। हिरण्यवर्णा सुदृशीकसंदृग्गवां माता नेत्र्यह्नामरोचि॥

viśvaṁ pratīcī saprathā udasthādruśadvāso bibhratī śukramaśvait | hiraṇyavarṇā sudṛśīkasaṁdṛggavāṁ mātā netryahnāmaroci ||

Turned to this All, far-spreading, she hath risen and shone in brightness with white robes about her. She hath beamed forth lovely with golden colours, Mother of kine, Guide of the days she bringeth.

देवानां चक्षुः सुभगा वहन्ती श्वेतं नयन्ती सुदृशीकमश्वम्। उषा अदर्शि रश्मिभिर्व्यक्ता चित्रामघा विश्वमनु प्रभूता॥

devānāṁ cakṣuḥ subhagā vahantī śvetaṁ nayantī sudṛśīkamaśvam | uṣā adarśi raśmibhirvyaktā citrāmaghā viśvamanu prabhūtā ||

Bearing the Gods' own Eye, auspicious Lady, leading her Courser white and fair to look on, Distinguished by her bean-is Dawn shines apparent, come forth to all the world with wondrous treasure.

अन्तिवामा दूरे अमित्रमुच्छोर्वीं गव्यूतिमभयं कृधी नः। यावय द्वेष आ भरा वसूनि चोदय राधो गृणते मघोनि॥

antivāmā dūre amitramucchorvīṁ gavyūtimabhayaṁ kṛdhī naḥ | yāvaya dveṣa ā bharā vasūni codaya rādho gṛṇate maghoni ||

Draw nigh with wealth and dawn away the foeman: prepare for us wide pasture free from danger. Drive away those who hate us, bring us riches: pour bounty, opulent Lady, on the singer.

अस्मे श्रेष्ठेभिर्भानुभिर्वि भाह्युषो देवि प्रतिरन्ती न आयुः। इषं च नो दधती विश्ववारे गोमदश्वावद्रथवच्च राधः॥

asme śreṣṭhebhirbhānubhirvi bhāhyuṣo devi pratirantī na āyuḥ | iṣaṁ ca no dadhatī viśvavāre gomadaśvāvadrathavacca rādhaḥ ||

Send thy most excellent beams to shine and light us, giving us lengthened days, O Dawn, O Goddess, Granting us food, thou who hast all things precious, and bounty rich in chariots, kine, and horses.

यां त्वा दिवो दुहितर्वर्धयन्त्युषः सुजाते मतिभिर्वसिष्ठाः। सास्मासु धा रयिमृष्वं बृहन्तं यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

yāṁ tvā divo duhitarvardhayantyuṣaḥ sujāte matibhirvasiṣṭhāḥ | sāsmāsu dhā rayimṛṣvaṁ bṛhantaṁ yūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

O Usas, nobly-born, Daughter of Heaven, whom the Vasisthas with their hymns make mighty, Bestow thou on us vast and glorious riches. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.