b. Bearing the oblations, Agni, immortal, our father, Wide extending, widely refulgent, fair to see for us, With good household fire, do thou shine forth food, Mete out to uswards renown.
c. O do thou, O Soma, will life for us, That we may not die, Thou that lovest praise, lord of the forest.
d. Brahman of the gods, leader of poets, Sage of seers, bull of wild beasts, Eagle of vultures, axe of the forests, Soma [1] goeth over the seive singing.
e. With our hymns to-day we choose The god of all, the lord of the true, Savitr of true instigation.
f. Coming with true light, Placing the mortal and the immortal, With golden car Savitr The god advanceth gazing on the worlds.
g. That Aditi may accord To our cattle, our men, our kine, To our offspring, Rudra's grace.
h. Harm us not in our children, our descendants, nor in our life, Harm us not in our cattle, in our horses [2] Smite not in anger our heroes, O Rudra, With oblations let us serve thee with honour.
i. Like watchful birds swimming in water, Like the noises of the loud thundercloud, Like joyous waves breaking forth from the mountains,
j. The praises have lauded Brhaspati.
k. With comrades shouting like swans, Casting aside his stone-made fetters, Brhaspati thundered towards the cows, And praised and sang in celebration perceiving them.
l. Hither, O Indra, enduring wealth [3], Victorious, bearing all, Highest for help, do thou bring.
m. O thou much invoked, thou dost endure the foes; Best be thy strength, thy gift here; Bring riches with thy right (hand), O Indra, Thou art the lord of rich rivers.
n. Thou were born, in full size at once, For the drinking of (Soma) when pressed, O Indra, O wise one, for pre-eminence.
o. Thou art mighty, O Indra, with holy power, To be adored at every pressing; Thou art an overthrower of men in every conflict, And highest song [4], O lord of all the people.
p. The fame of Mitra, supporter of the people, Of the god is eternal, True, and most varied in fame.
q. Mitra stirreth men, the wise one, Mitra supporteth earth and sky; Mitra regardeth men with unwinking (eye); To the true one, let us offer an oblation rich in ghee.
r. Rich in food be that mortal, O Mitra, Who, O Aditya, seeks to follow thy law; Aided by thee he is not slain nor oppressed; Affliction cometh to him neither from near nor from afar.
s. Whatever [5] law of thine, as men, O god Varuna, Day by day we transgress.
t. Whatever wrong we mortals here do Against the host divine, Whatever breach of thy laws we make through lack of thought, For that sin, O god, harm us not.
u. As gamesters cheat in dicing, What we know in truth or what we know not, All that do thou, O god, loosen as it were, And may we be dear to thee, O Varuna.