1. OUR sacrifice, God Savitar, speed onward: speed to his share the sacrifice’s patron. May the celestial Gandharva, cleanser of thought and will, make clean our thought and purpose: the Lord of Speech sweeten the food we offer.
2. Thee, firmly set, settled in man, in spirit. Taken upon a base art thou. I take thee, draught acceptable to Indra. This is thy home. Thee, welcomest to Indra. Thee Set in waters, butter, realm of ether. Taken upon ……Indra. Thee seated in the sky, earth, air’s mid-region, among the Gods and in the vault of heaven. Taken, etc. as above:
3.The strength-arousing essence of the waters, gathered in the Sun, Essence of waters’ essence, that, most excellent, I take for you.Taken, etc., as above.
4. Cups of strength-giving sacrifice, inspirers of the sage’s hymn Of you, the handleless, have I collected all the sap and strength. Taken, etc., as above. United are ye twain: with bliss unite me. Parted are ye: keep me apart from evil.
5. Thou art the thunderbolt of Indra, winner of wealth: with thee may this man win him riches. In gain of wealth we celebrate with praises her, Aditi by name, the Mighty Mother, On whom this Universe of life hath settled. Thereon God Savitar promote our dwelling!
6. Amrit is in the Waters, in the Waters healing medicine. Yea, Horses! at our praises of the Waters grow ye fleet and strong. Whatever wave, O ye celestial Waters, wealth-giving, towering high, and swiftly rushing, is yours, therewith may this man win him riches.
7. It was the wind, or it was thought, or the Gandharvas twenty-seven These at the first harnessed the horse: they set the power of speed in him.
8. Steed, being yoked grow wind-swift: be beauteous as Indra’s right-hand steed. Omniscient Maruts harness thee! Tvashtar put swiftness in thy feet!
9. What speed, O Horse, was laid in thee in secret, what passed in wind, bestowed upon the falcon, With that same strength be strong for us, O Courser, wealth-winning and victorious in battle. Starting to run your course, winners of riches, smell ye Brihaspati’s portion, O ye Horses.
10. By impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, may ascend Brihaspati’s highest heaven.By impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, may I ascend the highest heaven of Indra. By impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, Brihaspati’s highest heaven have I ascended. By impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, I have ascended Indra’s loftiest heaven.
11. Brihaspati, win the prize. Lift up your voices to Brihaspati. Make ye Brihaspati win the prize. Do thou, O Indra, win the prize. To Indra lift your voices up. Make Indra winner of the prize.
12. True hath been this your league whereby ye made Brihaspati win the prize. Brihaspati have ye caused to win the prize. Be freed, ye Forest-lords. Faithful was this your league whereby ye have made Indra win the prize. Ye have made Indra win the prize. Be ye set free, ye Forest-lords.
13. Through impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, mine be Brihaspati’s prize who winneth prizes. On to the goal, ye Steeds, winners of prizes, blocking the ways and meting out the courses!
14. Bound by the neck and at the flanks and in the mouth, that vigorous Courser lends new swiftness to his sped.Drawing himself together as his strength allows, Dadhikrâs speeds along the windings of the paths. All-hail!
15. His pinion, rapid runner, fans him on his way, as of a bird that hastens onward to its aim, And, as it were a falcon’s gliding through the air, strikes Dadhikrâvan’s side as he speeds on with might. All-hail!
16. Bless us the Coursers when we call, while slowly they move, strong singers, to the Gods’ assembly. Crushing the wolf, the serpent, and the demons, may they completely banish all affliction. All-hail!
17. May all those vigorous Coursers listen to our cry, hearers of invocation, speeders on their way; Winners of thousands, fain to win where meed is won, who gather of themselves great wealth in every race.
18. Deep-skilled in Law Eternal, wise, immortal, O Coursers, help us in each fray for booty. Drink of this meath, be satisfied, be joyful: then go on paths which Gods are wont to travel.
19. To me come plenteous growth of wealth! Approach me these, Heaven and Earth, who wear each form and figure! Hither may Father come to me, and Mother. Soma with immortality approach me!
20. To the Friend, Hail! To the Good Fiend, Hail! To the Later-born, Hail! To Resolution, Hail! To the Vasu, Hail! To the Lord of Days, Hail! To the Failing Day, Hail! To the Failing sprung from the Transitory, Hail! To the Transitory sprung from the Final, Hal! To the Final Mundane, Hail! To the Lord of the World, Hail! To the Sovran Lord, Hail!
21. May life succeed through sacrifice. May life-breath thrive by sacrifice. May the eye thrive by sacrifice. May the ear thrive by sacrifice. May the back thrive by sacrifice. May sacrifice thrive by sacrifice. We have become the children of Prajâpati. Gods, we have gone to heaven. We have become immortal.
