Who, Mitra-Varuṇa, is my loyal servant to give gifts from earth or heaven? Preserve us in the seat of holy order, and grant the offerer power to win cattle.
May Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman, and Āyu, Indra Ṛbhukṣan, and the Maruts, love us, And those who, with bountiful Rudra, accept the hymn and laud with adoration.
I call upon you to feed the car-horse, Aśvins, with swiftest wind’s flight: Or also to the Asura of heaven, Worshipful, bring a hymn as libation.
Heavenly Victor, whose priest is Kaṇva, Tṛta with Dyaus accordant, Vāta, Agni, All-feeding Pūṣan, Bhaga sought the offering, as they whose steeds are fleetest seek the contest.
Bring forward your wealth borne on horses: let thought be framed for help and treasure gain. Blessed be the priest of Auśija through courses, the courses which are yours the fleet, O Maruts.
Bring him who yokes the car, your Vāyu, who praises with his songs, the God and Singer; And, praying and devout, noble and prudent, may the Gods’ Spouses in their thoughts retain us.
I speed to you with powers that should be honored, with songs distinguishing Heaven’s mighty daughters, Morning and Night, the Two, as all-knowing: these bring the sacrifice unto the mortal.
You I extol, the nourishers of heroes, bringing you gifts, Vastospati and Tvaṣṭar— Rich Dhiṣaṇā accords through our obeisance— and Trees and Plants, for swift gain of riches.
Ours be the Parvatas, even they, for offspring, free-moving, who are Heroes like the Vasus. May holy Āptya, Friend of man, exalted, strengthen our word for ever and be near us.
Tṛta praised him, germ of the earthly hero, with pure songs him the Offspring of the Waters. Agni with might neighs loudly like a charger: he of the flaming hair destroys the forests.
How shall we speak to the great might of Rudra? How speak to Bhaga who takes