कतराkatarā पूर्वाpūrvā कतरापरायोःkatarāparāyoḥ कथाkathā जातेjāte कवयःkavayaḥ कोko विvi वेदveda |

विश्वंviśvaṃ तमनाtmanā बिभ्र्तोbibhṛto यदyad धdha नामnāma विvi वर्तेतेvartete अहनीahanī चक्रियेवcakriyeva ||
WHETHER of these is elder, whether later? How were they born? Who knoweth it, ye sages?
These of themselves support all things existing: as on a car the Day and Night roll onward.
1.185.1
भूरिंbhūriṃ दवेdve अचरन्तीacarantī चरन्तंcarantaṃ पद्वन्तंpadvantaṃ गर्भमपदीgharbhamapadī दधातेdadhāte |

नित्यंnityaṃ नna सूनुंsūnuṃ पित्रोरुपस्थेpitrorupasthe दयावाdyāvā रक्षतंrakṣataṃ पर्थिवीpṛthivī नोno अभ्वातabhvāt ||
The Twain uphold, though motionless and footless, a widespread offspring having feet and moving.
Like your own son upon his parents’ bosom, protect us, Heaven and earth, from fearful danger.
1.185.2
अनेहोaneho दात्रमदितेरनर्वंdātramaditeranarvaṃ हुवेhuve सवर्वदवधंsvarvadavadhaṃ नमस्वतnamasvat |

तदtad रोदसीrodasī जनयतंjanayataṃ जरित्रेjaritre दयावाdyāvā ...... ||
I call for Aditi's unrivalled bounty, perfect, celestial, deathless, meet for worship.
Produce this, ye Twain Worlds, for him who lauds you. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
1.185.3
अतप्यमानेatapyamāne अवसावन्तीavasāvantī अनुanu षयामṣyāma रोदसीrodasī देवपुत्रेdevaputre |

उभेubhe देवानामुभयेभिरह्नांdevānāmubhayebhirahnāṃ दयावाdyāvā ...... ||
May we be close to both the Worlds who suffer no pain, Parents of Gods, who aid with favour,
Both mid the Gods, with Day and Night alternate. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
1.185.4
संगछमानेsaṃghachamāne युवतीyuvatī समन्तेsamante सवसाराsvasārā जामीjāmī पित्रोरुपस्थेpitrorupasthe |

अभिजिघ्रन्तीabhijighrantī भुवनस्यbhuvanasya नाभिंnābhiṃ दयावाdyāvā ...... ||
Faring together, young, with meeting limits, Twin Sisters lying in their Parents’ bosom,
Kissing the centre of the world together. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
1.185.5
उर्वीurvī सद्मनीsadmanī बर्हतीbṛhatī रतेनṛtena हुवेhuve देवानामवसाdevānāmavasā जनित्रीjanitrī |

दधातेdadhāte येye अम्र्तंamṛtaṃ सुप्रतीकेsupratīke दयावाdyāvā ...... ||
Duly I call the two wide seats, the mighty, the general Parents, with the God's protection.
Who, beautiful to look on, make the nectar. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
1.185.6
उर्वीurvī पर्थ्वीpṛthvī बहुलेbahule दूरेन्तेdūreante उपupa बरुवेbruve नमसाnamasā यज्ञेyajñe अस्मिनasmin |

दधातेdadhāte येye सुभगेsubhaghe सुप्रतूर्तीsupratūrtī दयावाdyāvā ...... ||
Wide, vast, and manifold, whose bounds are distant,—these, reverent, I address at this our worship,
The blessed Pair, victorious, all-sustaining. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
1.185.7
देवानdevān वाvā यच्चक्र्माyaccakṛmā कच्चिदागःkaccidāghaḥ सखायंsakhāyaṃ वाvā सदमिज्जास्पतिंsadamijjāspatiṃ वाvā |

इयंiyaṃ धीर्भूयाdhīrbhūyā अवयानमेषांavayānameṣāṃ दयावाdyāvā .... .. ||
What sin we have at any time committed against the Gods, our friend, our house's chieftain,
Thereof may this our hymn be expiation. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
1.185.8
उभाubhā शंसाśaṃsā नर्याnaryā मामविष्टामुभेmāmaviṣṭāmubhe मामूतीmāmūtī अवसाavasā सचेतामsacetām |

भूरिbhūri चिदर्यःcidaryaḥ सुदास्तरायेषाsudāstarāyeṣā मदन्तmadanta इषयेमiṣayema देवाःdevāḥ ||
May both these Friends of man, who bless, preserve me, may they attend me with their help and favour.
Enrich the man more liberal than the godless. May we, ye Gods, be strong with food rejoicing.
1.185.9
रतंṛtaṃ दिवेdive तदवोचंtadavocaṃ पर्थिव्याpṛthivyā अभिश्रावायabhiśrāvāya परथमंprathamaṃ सुमेधाःsumedhāḥ |

पातामवद्यादpātāmavadyād दुरितादभीकेduritādabhīke पिताpitā माताmātā चca रक्षतामवोभिःrakṣatāmavobhiḥ ||
Endowed with understanding, I have uttered this truth, for all to hear, to Earth and Heaven.
Be near us, keep us from reproach and trouble. Father and Mother, with your help preserve us.
1.185.10
इदंidaṃ दयावाप्र्थिवीdyāvāpṛthivī सत्यमस्तुsatyamastu पितर्मातर्यदिहोपब्रुवेpitarmātaryadihopabruve वामvām |

भूतंbhūtaṃ देवानामवमेdevānāmavame अवोभिर्विद्या...avobhirvidyā... ||
Be this my prayer fulfilled, O Earth and Heaven, wherewith, Father and Mother, I address you.
Nearest of Gods be ye with your protection. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
1.185.11