26. This, O celestial Waters, is your offspring. Support him dearly loved and gently nurtured.This is thy station, O celestial Soma; therein bring happiness and ward off evil.
27. O restless Purifying Bath, thou glidest onward restlessly. May I with aid of Gods remove the stain of sin against the Gods, and wash away with mortals’ help the wrong that hath been done to men. Preserve me, God, from injury, from the loud-roaring demon foe. Thou art the fuel of the Gods.
28. Let, still unborn, the ten-month calf move with the following after-birth. Even as the-wind is moving, as the gathered flood of ocean moves, So may this ten-month calf come forth together with the after-birth.
29. O thou who hast a womb of gold and offspring meet for sacrifice, Him with all limbs unbroken have I brought together with his dam. All-hail!
30. Multiform, rich in wondrous operation, the strong juice hath enrobed itself with greatness. Let the worlds praise her uniped and biped, three-footed and four-footed and eight-footed. All-hail!
31. Verily, best of guardians hath he in whose dwelling-place ye drink, O Maruts, giants of the sky.
32. May Heaven and Earth, the Mighty Pair, besprinkle this our sacrifice, And feed us full with nourishments.
33 Slayer of Vritra, mount thy car: thy Bay Steeds have been yoked by prayer. May, with its voice, the pressing-stone draw thine attention hither ward. Taken upon a base art thou. For Indra thee, for Shodasî. This is a dwelling-place for thee. For Indra thee, for Shodasî.
34. Harness thy pair of strong Bay Steeds, long-maned, whose bodies fill the girths, And, Indra, Soma-drinker, come to listen to our songs of praise. Taken upon a base, etc., as in 33.
35. His pair of tawny Coursers bring Indra of unresisted might Hither to Rishis’ songs of praise and sacrifice performed by men. Taken upon a base, etc., as in 33.
36. Than whom there is none other born more mighty, who hath pervaded all existing creatures— Prajâpati, rejoicing in his offspring, he, Shodasî, maintains the three great lustres.
37. Indra chief Lord and Varuna the Sovran have made this draught of thine the first and foremost. I, after, drink their draught. May she, the Goddess of Speech, rejoicing, sate herself with Soma—All-hail!—with Prâna as her feast-companion.
38. Skilled in thy task, O Agni, pour lustre and hero strength on us, Granting me wealth and affluence. Taken upon a base art thou. For Agni thee, for splendour This is thy home. For Agni thee, for splendour. Thou, lustrous Agni, mid the Gods art splendid. May I among mankind be bright with lustre.
39. Arising in thy might thy jaws thou shookest, Indra, having drunk The Soma which the mortar pressed. Taken upon a base art thou. For Indra thee, for mighty strength. This is thy home. For Indra thee, for might. Among the Gods thou art the mightiest, Indra. Among mankind I fain would be most mighty.
40. His herald rays are seen afar refulgent o’er the world of men, Like flames of fire that burn and blaze. Taken upon a base art thou. For Sûrya, for the Bright One, thee. This is thy home. For Sûrya, for the Bright One, thee. Thou among Gods art brightest, brightest Sûrya. Among mankind I fain would be the brightest.
41. His herald rays bear him aloft, the God who knoweth all that lives, Sûrya, that all may look at him. Taken upon a base, etc., as in 40.
42. Smell thou the vat. Let Soma drops pass into thee, O Mighty One. Return again with store of sap. Pour for us wealth in thou- sands thou with full broad streams and floods of milk. A Let riches come again to me.
43. Idâ, delightful, worshipful, loveable, splendid, shining One, Inviolable, full of sap, the Mighty One, most glorious, These are thy names, O Cow: tell thou the Gods that I act righteously.
44. O Indra, beat our foes away, humble the men who challenge us: Send down to nether darkness him who seeks to do us injury. Taken upon a base art thou. For Indra, foe-dispeller, thee. This is thy home. For Indra, foe-dispeller, thee.
45. Let us invoke to-day, to aid our labour, the Lord of Speech, the thought-swift Visvakarman. May he hear kindly all our invocations, who gives all bliss for aid, whose works are righteous. Taken upon a base art thou. For Indra Visvakarman thee. This is thy home. For Indra Visvakarman thee.
46 . With strengthening libation, Visvakarman, thou madest Indra an undying guardian. The people of old time bowed down before him because the Mighty One was meet for worship. Taken upon a base, etc., as in 45.
47. Taken upon a base art thou. I take thee lord of Gâyatrî for Agni. For Indra take I thee the lord of Trishtup. I lake thee lord of Jagatî for All-Gods. Anushtup is the song that sings thy praises.
48. I stir thee for the fall of cloud-borne waters. I stir thee for the fall of streams that gurgle. I stir thee for the fall of those that gladden. I stir thee for their fall who are most lovely. I stir thee for their fall that are the sweetest. I stir thee for the waters’ fall, I stir thee, pure one, in the pure, in the day’s form, in Sûrya’s beams.
