समीक्षयन्तु तविषाः सुदानवोऽपां रसा ओषधीभिः सचन्ताम् । वर्षस्य सर्गा महयन्तु भूमिं पृथग्जायन्तामोषधयो विश्वरूपाः
Let the powerful, generous ones look with favor; let the juices of the waters unite with the plants; let the showers of rain make the earth great, let the various plants of all forms be born.
समीक्षयस्व गायतो नभांस्यपां वेगासः पृथगुद्विजन्ताम् । वर्षस्य सर्गा महयन्तु भूमिं पृथग्जायन्तां वीरुधो विश्वरूपाः
Look favorably, O singer, upon the heavens; let the swift currents of the waters arise separately; let the showers of rain make the earth great, let the various herbs of all forms be born.
गणास्त्वोप गायन्तु मारुताः पर्जन्य घोषिणः पृथक्। सर्गा वर्षस्य वर्षतो वर्षन्तु पृथिवीमनु
Let the hosts of the Maruts sing forth, resounding with the thunder of rain, each in their own way; let the streams of rain pour down upon the earth.
उदीरयत मरुतः समुद्रतस्त्वेषो अर्को नभ उत्पातयाथ । महऋषभस्य नदतो नभस्वतो वाश्रा आपः पृथिवीं तर्पयन्तु
Raise up, O Maruts, from the ocean; let the mighty sun ascend the sky; let the waters, driven by the bellowing of the great bull, satisfy the earth.
अभि क्रन्द स्तनयार्दयोदधिं भूमिं पर्जन्य पयसा समङ्धि । त्वया सृष्टं बहुलमैतु वर्षमाशारैषी कृशगुरेत्वस्तम्
Cry out, thunder, shake the ocean and the earth; let the rain, created by you, come in abundance, both for the lean and the stout, in its proper season.
सं वोऽवन्तु सुदानव उत्सा अजगरा उत । मरुद्भिः प्रच्युता मेघा वर्षन्तु पृथिवीमनु
May the generous ones, the wells, and the deep pools protect you all; let the clouds, driven by the Maruts, rain upon the earth.
आशामाशां वि द्योततां वाता वान्तु दिशोदिशः । मरुद्भिः प्रच्युता मेघाः सं यन्तु पृथिवीमनु
Let hope shine forth; let the winds blow from every direction; let the clouds, driven by the Maruts, unite over the earth.
आपो विद्युदभ्रं वर्षं सं वोऽवन्तु सुदानव उत्सा अजगरा उत । मरुद्भिः प्रच्युता मेघाः प्रावन्तु पृथिवीमनु
Let the waters, lightning, clouds, and rain protect you all; let the generous ones, the wells, and the deep pools; let the clouds, driven by the Maruts, fill the earth.
अपामग्निस्तनूभिः संविदानो य ओषधीनामधिपा बभूव । स नो वर्षं वनुतां जातवेदाः प्राणं प्रजाभ्यो अमृतं दिवस्परि
Agni, who is united with the waters and is lord of the plants, may Jātavedas grant us rain, breath, and immortality for our offspring from the sky.
प्रजापतिः सलिलादा समुद्रादाप ईरयन्न् उदधिमर्दयाति । प्र प्यायतां वृष्णो अश्वस्य रेतोऽर्वान् एतेन स्तनयित्नुनेहि
Prajāpati, moving the waters from the ocean, stirs the sea; let the seed of the mighty stallion swell forth; let the thunderer make it rain with this.
अपो निषिञ्चन्न् असुरः पिता नः श्वसन्तु गर्गरा अपां वरुणाव नीचीरपः सृज । वदन्तु पृश्निबाहवो मण्डूका इरिणानु
The Asura, our father, pours down the waters; let the deep pools breathe, let Varuṇa and the waters release the streams; let the croaking frogs speak in the dry land.
संवत्सरं शशयाना ब्राह्मणा व्रतचारिणः । वाचं पर्जन्यजिन्वितां प्र मण्डूका अवादिषुः
For a year, the Brahmins, observing their vows, have remained silent; now, enlivened by the rain, the frogs have begun to speak.
उपप्रवद मण्डूकि वर्षमा वद तादुरि । मध्ये ह्रदस्य प्लवस्व विगृह्य चतुरः पदः
Speak up, O frog, call for rain, O Tādurī; swim in the middle of the pond, spreading out your four legs.
खण्वखा३ खैमखा३ मध्ये तदुरि । वर्षं वनुध्वं पितरो मरुतां मन इच्छत
Khaṇvakhā, Khaimakhā, in the middle, O Tādurī; call for rain, O fathers, desire the favor of the Maruts.
महान्तं कोशमुदचाभि षिञ्च सविद्युतं भवतु वातु वातः । तन्वतां यज्ञं बहुधा विसृष्टा आनन्दिनीरोषधयो भवन्तु
Pour out the great vessel, let the wind blow with lightning; let the offerings be made in many ways; let the herbs become joyful with water.
बृहन्न् एषामधिष्ठाता अन्तिकादिव पश्यति । य स्तायन् मन्यते चरन्त्सर्वं देवा इदं विदुः
He who is the great overseer sees as if from nearby; whoever thinks he is hidden while moving, all the gods know him.
यस्तिष्ठति चरति यश्च वञ्चति यो निलायं चरति यः प्रतङ्कम् । द्वौ संनिषद्य यन् मन्त्रयेते राजा तद्वेद वरुणस्तृतीयः
Whoever stands, moves, deceives, or goes to his dwelling, or travels abroad—when two sit together and plot, King Varuṇa, the third, knows it.
उतेयं भूमिर्वरुणस्य राज्ञ उतासौ द्यौर्बृहती दूरेअन्ता । उतो समुद्रौ वरुणस्य कुक्षी उतास्मिन्न् अल्प उदके निलीनः
This earth belongs to King Varuṇa, and so does that vast sky far away; the oceans are Varuṇa's wombs, and even one hidden in a small pool is within him.
उत यो द्यामतिसर्पात्परस्तान् न स मुच्यातै वरुणस्य राज्ञः । दिव स्पशः प्र चरन्तीदमस्य सहस्राक्षा अति पश्यन्ति भूमिम्
Even one who crosses beyond the sky cannot escape King Varuṇa; his thousand-eyed spies move about, seeing all the earth.
सर्वं तद्राजा वरुणो वि चष्टे यदन्तरा रोदसी यत्परस्तात्। संख्याता अस्य निमिषो जनानामक्षान् इव श्वघ्नी नि मिनोति तानि
King Varuṇa sees all that is between heaven and earth and beyond; he counts the blinking of people, just as a gambler counts his dice.
ये ते पाशा वरुण सप्तसप्त त्रेधा तिष्ठन्ति विषिता रुषन्तः । छिनन्तु सर्वे अनृतं वदन्तं यः सत्यवाद्यति तं सृजन्तु
O Varuṇa, those nooses of yours, seven by seven, set in threefold ways, fiercely arrayed—let them all cut off the one who speaks falsehood; but let the one who speaks truth go free.
शतेन पाशैरभि धेहि वरुणैनं मा ते मोच्यनृतवाङ्नृचक्षः । आस्तां जाल्म उदरं श्रंशयित्वा कोश इवाबन्धः परिकृत्यमानः
With a hundred nooses, O Varuṇa, bind this man; let not the liar, the wrongdoer, escape you. Let the wretch remain, his belly collapsed, like a bag cut open and emptied.
यः समाभ्यो वरुणो यो व्याभ्यो यः संदेश्यो वरुणो यो विदेश्यो । यो दैवो वरुणो यश्च मानुषः
Whoever is of us, O Varuṇa, or of others; whoever is to be sent, O Varuṇa, or to be kept away; whoever is divine, O Varuṇa, or human—
तैस्त्वा सर्वैरभि ष्यामि पाशैरसावामुष्यायणामुष्याः पुत्र । तान् उ ते सर्वान् अनुसंदिशामि
With all those nooses I will bind you, this one, that one, and that one's son; all of them I now assign to you.
ईशाणां त्वा भेषजानामुज्जेष आ रभामहे । चक्रे सहस्रवीर्यं सर्वस्मा ओषधे त्वा
We take hold of you, ruler of remedies, for deliverance. O herb, with a thousandfold power, I apply you for all healing.
सत्यजितं शपथयावनीं सहमानां पुनःसराम् । सर्वाः समह्व्योषधीरितो नः पारयादिति
Victorious by truth, bearing oaths, enduring, returning again—may all the assembled herbs call out and carry us across.
या शशाप शपनेन याघं मूरमादधे । या रसस्य हरणाय जातमारेभे तोकमत्तु सा
She who cursed with a curse, who brought harm and madness, who was born to steal the sap, let her eat her own offspring.
यां ते चक्रुरामे पात्रे यां चक्रुर्नीललोहिते । आमे मांसे कृत्यां यां चक्रुस्तया कृत्याकृतो जहि
The witchcraft they made in raw vessels, the witchcraft they made in blue and red—whatever witchcraft they made in raw flesh, with that witchcraft, destroy the doer of witchcraft.
दौष्वप्न्यं दौर्जीवित्यं रक्षो अभ्वमराय्यः । दुर्णाम्नीः सर्वा दुर्वाचस्ता अस्मन् नाशयामसि
Evil dreams, misfortune, demons, ruin, all ill-named and evil words—these we drive away from us.
क्षुधामारं तृष्णामारमगोतामनपत्यताम् । अपामार्ग त्वया वयं सर्वं तदप मृज्महे
Hunger, thirst, childlessness, lack of cattle—O Apāmārga, with you we wipe away all this.