These Lords of Law, of light, I call who uphold law by law, Mitra and Varuna, I invoke. May Varuna be our chief guardian, may Mitra defend us with all his aids. May both the Gods help us grow rich. May Waters contiguous to the Sun or its light and those with which the Sun is associated be propitious to our sacrifices. I invoke the Waters for the performance of the sacrifice, wherein our cattle quench their thirst; offer ye the oblations to Rivers. Know ye learned men, there is Amrita in Waters, there is healing balm. Know this and be enlightened. Soma hath told me, there dwells within Waters all balms that heal. Agni, also benefits and blesses all. O Waters, keep my body safe from harm with your medicinal qualities, that I live long to see the Sun. Whatever sin is found in me, whatever evil I have done, if I have falsely sworn or lied, Waters, remove this sin from me.

Who is he, what God, the giver of bliss, whose auspicious name we may invoke and remember? Who will send us back to Aditi, the great Boundless that I may see my father and my mother? He is Agni, the God omniscient, his auspicious name let us invoke. It is he who restores us to Aditi, that we may again see our parents. Varuna of pure vigour, abiding in the baseless sky, sustains the rays whose base is high above. There are streams below. May they be concentrated within us as a source of healthy existence. He hath made a spacious pathway, for the Sun footstep, and drover far away the unrighteous. O Varuna, thou hast a hundred, nay a thousand healing balms,. Deep be your favours, keep away the unrighteous, put away the sin committed by us and liberate us from it. The stars that appear on high in the sky at night, by day they disappear, whither we know not. Varuna’s laws are immutable and inviolable by whose command the Moon sails forth at night in splendour. Loosen the bonds. O Varuna, which hold and crush us. Make us sinless in your holy law, unbound us, thou Son of Aditi.

Whatever law of thine, O God Varuna, we being mortals, may violate day after day. Consign us not, we beg, as prey to death, or to thy wrath to be destroyed when displeased. Just as a charioteer tethers his horse, so shall our hymns bind thy heart to obtain thy mercy. As to their nests the birds fly, so do my desires fly away in search of happiness. He, the lord of sea, knows the twelve months with their progeny the days. He knows the pathway of winds sweeping high with might, he knows the Gods who abide in heavens. Varuna, hear this call of mine, grant us your favour, longing for help I have cried to thee. Thou sovereign and wise lord ruling over the Earth and Heaven, hear me, as you pass on your way. Release me from bonds all that I may live.

O God, ever true, though we faint in utter despair, do thou Indra grant us hope of thousands of cows, horses and land, O lord of treasures. O Lord of strength, subdue the malevolent, sprits that haunt, let them sleep. Grant us hope of thousands of fine cows and horses.

O radiant and immortal Dawn, who is he that does not approach you to obtain delight and true happiness? O wonderful, red-hued and brilliant Dawn, thou have, had been in our thoughts whether nigh or far away. O daughter of the Sky, thou Dawn come unto us with thy nourishments and grant us riches.

O Agni, I call first for our prosperity, I call on Mitra Varuna, they may aid us here. I invoke Night who, provides the world with rest, and on Savitar I call that he may lend us aid. Wheeling through the dusky sky, on his golden-chariot cometh Savitar, laying to rest both men and Gods and gazing on all created beings. Adorable Savitar comes from far distance, journeying along the upward then downward path with resplendent steeds. He comes chasing away every danger and distress. The mighty care adorned and decked with pearls, with golden pole, he hath mounted. The radiant One, God Savitar, the mightly, comes sweeping darkness away. Drawing the car with golden pole, his bay steeds, whited footed, have shed the light over the whole world. All men, all beings abide for ever in divine Savitar’s bosom. Savitar, the farseeing, golden-handed God, marches on between the Heaven and Earth, driving away sickness, bidding the Sun to approach us, and soars up in the sky from the darksome region. O Gods, thy ancient paths are well established and dustless in the atmosphere. Now, come unto us along these paths so fair and protect us from harm, and bless.

We choose Agni our envoy, the omnicient God, our Hotar-Priest. The flames of the mighty Agni spread wide around and reach the sky. The Gods awaken thee, their messenger of old. The sacrificers gain wealth by proffered oblations unto thee. Thou effulgent God, lord of the house, men’s envoy, all noble and inviolable deeds and the laws observed by the enlightened men, are aggregated and harmonised in thee.

When will ye, O Maruts uphod our sacrifice as a father hods by both his hands a son, Gods for whom sacred grass is spread? O Gods now whither? Where do ye go to attain your goal like the beams of the Sun reaching the Earth? Where are your roars that sound like a low of a cow to her calf? Where are your latest favours and happiness? Where is, O Gods, your prosperity? O Maruts, as a deer is never indifferent to pasture, so let not your admirer suffer censure, nor let him go to Yama’s path soon. Let never diseases destroy us, let them depart from us. May health and happiness be attained by us. May ye mighty Maruts, sons of Rudra, send pleasant rains over even the desert. The lightning which roars like a mother cow lowing for her calf, and the Maruts set free the rains. They spread darkness over even the day with the water bearing clouds and then inundate the Earth. When the Maruts roar, the seat of earth shakes and men begin to tremble. Come ye Maruts along the beautifully embanked river-fronts, with strong-hoofed steeds unobstructed. May the fellies of your wheels be firm, steady your chariots and steeds and may your rains be fashioned well.

Never is he harmed whom Varuna, Mitra and Aryaman protect. He ever prospers and is free from obstacles whom the Gods Varuna, Mitra and Aryaman safeguard as with both arms and preserve from foemen. These Gods drive away the enemy and lead the righteous safely over distress. Where Adityas are the preservers, and where the path has been made thornless, there is no fear. That man, unsubdued, leads a righteous life long and full of happiness.