May the day and the night, each with their own sacred signs, welcome the radiant light, embracing it fully and joyfully. With the impulse of Savitar the god, the strong arms of the Aśvins, and the hands of Pūṣan, I bind you securely with the girdle of Aditi, the infinite mother. Let Iḍā, Aditi, Sarasvatī, and those unnamed but revered, all draw near—each invoked in turn to be present. The girdle belongs to Aditi, a headband to Indrāṇī, and you, Pūṣan, are invoked to offer to the sacred Gharma. May the Aśvins, Sarasvatī, and Indra be enriched—again and again, with Indra’s favor. Sarasvatī, bestow upon us your nourishing breast, the source of joy, wealth, and bounty, by which all that is desirable flourishes. Place this abundance here, for giving. I journey across the wide earth and the vast atmosphere. You are the Gāyatrī and the Triṣṭubh metres, the sacred rhythms of the cosmos. I encircle you with Heaven and Earth, and offer you within the atmosphere. Indra and the Aśvins, drink the honey-sweet Gharma, essence of delight, O Vasus, O worshipful ones. Hail to the sun’s ray, bringer of rain. To Vāta, the wind—of the ocean, the flowing, the invincible, the unassailable, the helper, and the swift—homage is offered, each aspect honored in turn. To Indra, who is endowed with wealth, with Rudra, with the Ādityas, who smites foes; to Savitar, who possesses the Ṛbhus, strength, and vigor; to Bṛhaspati, who is with all the gods—homage to all. To Yama, to the Angirases, to the ancestors, homage! Hail to Gharma, and to the ancestor through Gharma. All directions, especially those seated to the south, all gods—assemble here. O Aśvins, partake of the honeyed Gharma, offered with svāhā. Place this sacrifice in heaven, let it be established there. Hail to Agni, the worthy recipient of sacrifice, for the Yajus mantras. Aśvins, drink the Gharma of the heart, shielded by your protections of the day. Homage to the supporters, Heaven and Earth. Let the Aśvins drink the Gharma, let Heaven and Earth consume it. May the gifts remain among us. Enrich us with nourishment, vigor, priesthood, sovereignty, and the blessings of Heaven and Earth. You are law, the upholder of good order. Establish powers in us: the priesthood, sovereignty, and the people. Hail to Pūṣan, the swift one; to the sacred stones; to those who respond; to the ancestors with upright barhis, the purifiers of Gharma; to Heaven and Earth; to all the gods. Hail to Rudra, to the one invoked by Rudra. Hail to light, with light. May day and night, each with their sign, accept the good light. May we partake of the sweet offering, O Agni, best among Indra’s friends, to you, god Gharma, our homage—do not harm us. The mighty one, the priest, expanded to become the greatness of heaven, spreading far and wide. By his fame, settle upon the earth. You are great, shine forth, beloved of the gods. O Agni, send forth your beautiful, reddish smoke, most excellent to behold. Whatever divine Gharma is yours, whether in the Gāyatrī metre or in the offering place, may it come to you and settle in you. Whatever Gharma is in the atmosphere, in the Triṣṭubh metre, in the fire altar, may it come to you and settle in you. Whatever Gharma is on earth, in the Jagatī metre, in the assembly, may it come to you and settle in you. For the protection of sovereignty and the strength of the priesthood, guard your body. We, by righteousness, follow you to new prosperity. The fourfold garland, navel of truth, wide-spreading—may this source of life grant us all fullness, may discord and decline depart, and may we be united. This heat is your essence; by it, may you grow and be filled, and may we too flourish and be filled. The mighty, tawny bull, great and roaring like Mitra, shone forth with the sun, becoming visible to all—the ocean, the treasure. May the waters and plants be friendly to us, like good companions; may they be unfriendly to those who hate us, and to whom we are hostile. We have emerged from darkness into light, beholding the higher world; we have reached the god among gods, the sun, the highest light. May we kindle your kindling; you are the fuel, you are the brilliance—place that brilliance in me. As vast as heaven and earth, as far as the seven rivers flow, so great, O Indra, is the draught of strength I claim for myself, undiminished. May that great power, skill, and resolve be in me. The threefold heat shines forth—radiant with light, with Brahman, with brilliance. We have drawn the essence of milk; may we drink its yield year after year. May your energy, will, skill, graciousness, your gracious fire-offering, your draught enjoyed by Indra, eaten by Prajapati, full of sweetness and summoned—may I partake of it. Svāhā to the breaths and their lords, to the earth, to Agni, to the midspace, to Vāyu, to the sky, to the sun. Svāhā to the directions, to the moon, to the stars, to the waters, to Varuṇa, to the navel, to the pure one. Svāhā to speech, to breath, to the eye, to the ear. May I attain the desire of the mind, the intention and truth of speech; may the form of cattle, the taste of food, fame, and prosperity dwell in me. Svāhā. On the first day, Savitṛ; on the second, Agni; on the third, Vāyu; on the fourth, Āditya; on the fifth, the moon; on the sixth, the season; on the seventh, the Maruts; on the eighth, Bṛhaspati; on the ninth, Mitra; on the tenth, Varuṇa; on the eleventh, Indra; and on the twelfth, all the gods are honored. To the fierce one, the terrible, darkness, the shaker; to the victorious, the assailant, the scatterer—svāhā. To the fierce one with redness, the friend with good vows, Rudra with bad vows, Indra with play, the Maruts with strength, the Sādhyas with joy; to Bhava with the throat, Rudra with the side, Mahādeva with the liver, Śarva with the back, Paśupati with the belly. Svāhā to the hairs, to the skin, to the red, to the fat, to the flesh, to the sinews, to the bones, to the marrow, to the seed, to the feces. Svāhā to effort, to exertion, to union, to separation, to rising; to the pure, to the shining, to the one who shines, to sorrow. Oblation to austerity, to the practitioner of austerity, to the one being disciplined, to the one who is disciplined, to the heat, for expiation, for atonement, for healing. Oblation to Yama, to Antaka, to Death, to Brahman, to the slaying of Brahman, to all the gods, to Heaven and Earth. Thus, with reverence and devotion, the sacred order is upheld, and the blessings of the gods are invoked for fullness, light, and prosperity for all.