यन् मे अक्ष्योरादिद्योत पार्ष्ण्योः प्रपदोश्च यत्। आपस्तत्सर्वं निष्करन् भिषजां सुभिषक्तमाः
Whatever shines in my eyes, in my heels, and in the soles of my feet, let the waters remove all that, O healers, with excellent healing.
सिन्धुपत्नीः सिन्धुराज्ञीः सर्वा या नद्य स्थन । दत्त नस्तस्य भेषजं तेना वो भुनजामहै
Mistresses of the rivers, queens of the streams, all you rivers who dwell, give us that medicine, and with it we shall enjoy you.
पञ्च च याः पञ्चाशच्च संयन्ति मन्या अभि । इतस्ताः सर्वा नश्यन्तु वाका अपचितामिव
Those five and fifty that gather against my mind, let all of them perish from here, like speech that is disregarded.
सप्त च याः सप्ततिश्च संयन्ति ग्रैव्या अभि । इतस्ताः सर्वा नश्यन्तु वाका अपचितामिव
Those seven and seventy that gather against my neck, let all of them perish from here, like speech that is disregarded.
नव च या नवतिश्च संयन्ति स्कन्ध्या अभि । इतस्ताः सर्वा नश्यन्तु वाका अपचितामिव
Those nine and ninety that gather against my shoulders, let all of them perish from here, like speech that is disregarded.
अव मा पाप्मन्त्सृज वशी सन् मृदयासि नः । आ मा भद्रस्य लोके पाप्मन् धेह्यविह्रुतम्
Release me from evil, O master, be gracious to us. Place the evil in the world of happiness, far removed.
यो नः पाप्मन् न जहासि तमु त्वा जहिमो वयम् । पथामनु व्यावर्तनेऽन्यं पाप्मानु पद्यताम्
Whoever does not remove our evil, him we shall remove, O you. Let the evil follow another path, let it fall upon another.
अन्यत्रास्मन् न्युच्यतु सहस्राक्षो अमर्त्यः । यं द्वेषाम तमृच्छतु यमु द्विष्मस्तमिज्जहि
Let the thousand-eyed immortal cast it elsewhere from us. Let it go to the one we hate; let it reach the one who hates us, destroy him.
देवाः कपोत इषितो यदिच्छन् दूतो निर्ऋत्या इदमाजगाम । तस्मा अर्चाम कृणवाम निष्कृतिं शं नो अस्तु द्विपदे शं चतुष्पदे
If, impelled by the gods or by desire, the pigeon, as a messenger of Nirṛti, has come here, then let us offer worship and make expiation; may there be well-being for our two-footed and four-footed beings.
शिवः कपोत इषितो नो अस्त्वनागा देवाः शकुनो गृहं नः । अग्निर्हि विप्रो जुषतां हविर्नः परि हेतिः पक्षिणी नो वृणक्तु
May the pigeon, sent by the gods, be auspicious for us and bring no harm; may the divine bird not bring misfortune to our home. May Agni, the priest, accept our offering; may the winged missile turn away from us.
हेतिः पक्षिणी न दभात्यस्मान् आष्ट्री पदं कृणुते अग्निधाने । शिवो गोभ्य उत पुरुषेभ्यो नो अस्तु मा नो देवा इह हिंसीत्कपोत
May the winged missile not harm us; let the bird make its place in the fire-altar. May there be well-being for our cattle and for our people; let not the gods, nor the pigeon, injure us here.
ऋचा कपोतं नुदत प्रणोदमिषं मदन्तः परि गां नयामः । संलोभयन्तो दुरिता पदानि हित्वा न ऊर्जं प्र पदात्पथिष्ठः
With a hymn, drive away the pigeon; I urge it away. Rejoicing, let us lead the cow around. Let us entice away the steps of misfortune, leaving them behind, and set forth on the path of strength and nourishment.
परीमेऽग्निमर्षत परीमे गामनेषत । देवेष्वक्रत श्रवः क इमामा दधर्षति
Let Agni forgive this for us, let the cow return to us. Among the gods, you have won fame; who would dare to assail this one?
यः प्रथमः प्रवतमाससाद बहुभ्यः पन्थामनुपस्पशानः । योऽस्येशे द्विपदो यश्चतुष्पदस्तस्मै यमाय नमो अस्तु मृत्यवे
He who first reached the descent, seeking out the many paths; he who rules over the two-footed and the four-footed— to him, to Yama, to Death, let there be homage.
अमून् हेतिः पतत्रिणी न्येतु यदुलूको वदति मोघमेतत्। यद्वा कपोत पदमग्नौ कृणोति
May that winged missile fall elsewhere; if the owl speaks, let it be in vain; or if the pigeon makes its mark in the fire, let it be fruitless.
यौ ते दूतौ निर्ऋत इदमेतोऽप्रहितौ प्रहितौ वा गृहं नः । कपोतोलूकाभ्यामपदं तदस्तु
Whatever messengers of Nirṛti, sent or unsent, have come to our house— let there be no trace left by the pigeon or the owl.
अवैरहत्यायेदमा पपत्यात्सुवीरताया इदमा ससद्यात्। पराङेव परा वद पराचीमनु संवतम् । यथा यमस्य त्वा गृहेऽरसं प्रतिचाकशान् आभूकं प्रतिचाकशान्
May this fall here without enmity, may this settle here for heroic strength. Speak away, as if turning away, follow the path of departure. As in Yama’s house you did not see the living, so here do not look upon us.
देवा इमं मधुना संयुतं यवं सरस्वत्यामधि मणावचर्कृषुः । इन्द्र आसीत्सीरपतिः शतक्रतुः कीनाशा आसन् मरुतः सुदानवः
The gods prepared this barley, mixed with honey, on the stone of Sarasvatī. Indra, the lord of ploughing, was present, the mighty one with a hundred powers; the Maruts, the generous, were the ploughmen.
यस्ते मदोऽवकेशो विकेशो येनाभिहस्यं पुरुषं कृणोषि । आरात्त्वदन्या वनानि वृक्षि त्वं शमि शतवल्शा वि रोह
That intoxication of yours, wild and unkempt, by which you make a man laugh— let other forests be far from you; you, O śamī tree with a hundred branches, grow forth.
बृहत्पलाशे सुभगे वर्षवृद्ध ऋतावरि । मातेव पुत्रेभ्यो मृड केशेभ्यः शमि
O great-leaved, lovely śamī, grown strong with rain, guardian of truth, be gracious to our hair, as a mother to her children.
आयं गौः पृश्निरक्रमीदसदन् मातरं पुरः । पितरं च प्रयन्त्स्वः
This spotted cow has stepped forth, she has sat before her mother, and she approaches her father, seeking him.
अन्तश्चरति रोचना अस्य प्राणादपानतः । व्यख्यन् महिषः स्वः
He moves within the shining realms, from his breath and vital airs; the great bull has proclaimed the light.
त्रिंशद्धामा वि राजति वाक्पतङ्गो अशिश्रियत्। प्रति वस्तोरहर्द्युभिः
He shines forth in thirty abodes; the bird of speech has taken its seat, responding to the call of the dawns.
अन्तर्दावे जुहुत स्वेतद्यातुधानक्षयणं घृतेन । आराद्रक्षांसि प्रति दह त्वमग्ने न नो गृहाणामुप तीतपासि
Offer into the inner fire, with clarified butter, the destruction of the Yātudhānas, the evil beings. Burn away the demons from afar, O Agni; do not approach our houses, protect us.
रुद्रो वो ग्रीवा अशरैत्पिशाचाः पृष्टीर्वोऽपि शृणातु यातुधानाः । वीरुद्वो विश्वतोवीर्या यमेन समजीगमत्
May Rudra guard your necks, O spirits; may the fiends protect your backs; let the Yātudhānas hear. O plants, with all your power, you have come together with Yama.
अभयं मित्रावरुणाविहास्तु नोऽर्चिषात्त्रिणो नुदतं प्रतीचः । मा ज्ञातारं मा प्रतिष्ठां विदन्त मिथो विघ्नाना उप यन्तु मृत्युम्
May Mitra and Varuṇa grant us safety here; drive away the hostile fires, O you who know the directions. Let not the knower, nor the foundation, discover us; let obstacles go to death, each to its own place.
यस्येदमा रजो युजस्तुजे जना नवं स्वः । इन्द्रस्य रन्त्यं बृहत्
To whom this dust, yoked, the people praise, a new light—this is the delightful, great glory of Indra.
नाधृष आ दधृषते धृषाणो धृषितः शवः । पुरा यथा व्यथिः श्रव इन्द्रस्य नाधृषे शवः
No one dares to challenge him; the bold are subdued by his might, as in ancient times the fame of Indra was unconquered.
स नो ददातु तां रयिमुरुं पिशङ्गसंदृशम् । इन्द्रः पतिस्तुविष्टमो जनेष्वा
May Indra, the most powerful lord among people, grant us that broad wealth, shining like tawny gold.
प्राग्नये वाचमीरय वृषभाय क्षितीनाम् । स नः पर्षदति द्विषः
I send forth speech to Agni, the bull among the peoples; may he lead us past our foes.