सखाय आ नि शीदत पुनानाय पर गायत | शिशुं न यज्ञैः परि भूषत शरिये || समी वत्सं न मात्र्भिः सर्जता गयसाधनम | देवाव्यम्मदमभि दविशवसम || पुनाता दक्षसाधनं यथा शर्धाय वीतये | यथा मित्राय वरुणाय शन्तमः || अस्मभ्यं तवा वसुविदमभि वाणीरनूषत | गोभिष टे वर्णमभि वासयामसि || स नो मदानां पत इन्दो देवप्सरा असि | सखेव सख्ये गातुवित्तमो भव || सनेमि कर्ध्यस्मदा रक्षसं कं चिदत्रिणम | अपादेवं दवयुमंहो युयोधि नः || sakhāya ā ni śīdata punānāya pra ghāyata | śiśuṃ na yajñaiḥ pari bhūṣata śriye || samī vatsaṃ na mātṛbhiḥ sṛjatā ghayasādhanam | devāvyammadamabhi dviśavasam || punātā dakṣasādhanaṃ yathā śardhāya vītaye | yathā mitrāya varuṇāya śantamaḥ || asmabhyaṃ tvā vasuvidamabhi vāṇīranūṣata | ghobhiṣ ṭe varṇamabhi vāsayāmasi || sa no madānāṃ pata indo devapsarā asi | sakheva sakhye ghātuvittamo bhava || sanemi kṛdhyasmadā rakṣasaṃ kaṃ cidatriṇam | apādevaṃ dvayumaṃho yuyodhi naḥ || |
2. Unite him bringing household wealth, even as a calf, with mother kine,Him who hath double strength, the God, delighting juice.
3. Purify him who gives us power, that he, most Blessed One, may beA banquet for the Troop, Mitra, and Varuna.
4. Voices have sung aloud to thee as finderout of wealth for us:We clothe the hue thou wearest with a robe of milk.
5. Thou, Indu, art the food of Gods, O Sovran of all gladdening drinks:As Friend for friend, be thou best finder of success.
6. Drive utterly away from us each demon, each voracious fiend,The godless and the false: keep sorrow far away.