परpra यya आरुःāruḥ शितिप्र्ष्ठस्यśitipṛṣṭhasya धासेराdhāserā मातराmātarā विविशुःviviśuḥ सप्तsapta वाणीःvāṇīḥ |

परिक्षिताparikṣitā पितराpitarā संsaṃ चरेतेcarete परpra सर्स्रातेsarsrāte दीर्घमायुःdīrghamāyuḥ परयक्षेprayakṣe ||
THE seven tones risen from the whitebacked viand have made their way between the pair of Mothers.
Both circumjacent Parents come together to yield us length of days they hasten forward.
3.7.1
दिवक्षसोdivakṣaso धेनवोdhenavo वर्ष्णोvṛṣṇo अश्वाaśvā देवीराdevīrā तस्थौtasthau मधुमदmadhumad वहन्तीःvahantīḥ |

रतस्यṛtasya तवाtvā सदसिsadasi कषेमयन्तंkṣemayantaṃ पर्येकाparyekā चरतिcarati वर्तनिंvartaniṃ गौःghauḥ ||
The Male who dwells in heaven hath Mares and Milchkine: he came to Goddesses who bring sweet treasure.
To thee safe resting in the seat of Order the Cow alone upon her way proceedeth.
3.7.2
आā सीमरोहतsīmarohat सुयमाsuyamā भवन्तीःbhavantīḥ पतिश्चिकित्वानpatiścikitvān रयिविदrayivid रयीणामrayīṇām |

परpra नीलप्र्ष्ठोnīlapṛṣṭho अतसस्यatasasya धासेस्ताdhāsestā अवासयतavāsayat पुरुधप्रतीकःpurudhapratīkaḥ ||
Wise Master, wealthy finder-out of riches, he mounted those who may with case be guided.
He, dark-backed, manifold with varied aspect, hath made them burst forth from their food the brush-wood.
3.7.3
महिmahi तवाष्ट्रमूर्जयन्तीरजुर्यंtvāṣṭramūrjayantīrajuryaṃ सतभूयमानंstabhūyamānaṃ वहतोvahato वहन्तिvahanti |

वयङगेभिर्दिद्युतानःvyaṅghebhirdidyutānaḥ सधस्थsadhastha एकामिवekāmiva रोदसीrodasī आā विवेशviveśa ||
Strength-giving streams bear hither him eternal, fain to support the mighty work. of Tvaṣṭar.
He, flashing in his home with all his members, hath entered both the worlds as they were single.
3.7.4
जानन्तिjānanti वर्ष्णोvṛṣṇo अरुषस्यaruṣasya शेवमुतśevamuta बरध्नस्यbradhnasya शासनेśāsane रणन्तिraṇanti |

दिवोरुचःdivorucaḥ सुरुचोsuruco रोचमानाrocamānā इळाiḷā येषांyeṣāṃ गण्याghaṇyā माहिनाmāhinā गीःghīḥ ||
They know the red Bull's blessing, and are joyful under the flaming-coloured Lord's dominion:
They who give shine from heavenwith fair effulgence, whose lofty song like Iḷā must be honoured.
3.7.5
उतोuto पित्र्भ्यांpitṛbhyāṃ परविदानुpravidānu घोषंghoṣaṃ महोmaho महद्भ्यामनयन्तmahadbhyāmanayanta शूषमśūṣam |

उक्षाukṣā हha यत्रyatra परिpari धानमक्तोरनुdhānamaktoranu सवंsvaṃ धामdhāma जरितुर्ववक्षjariturvavakṣa ||
Yea, by tradition from the ancient sages they brought great strength from the two mighty Parents,
To where the singer's Bull, the night's dispeller, after his proper law hath waxen stronger.
3.7.6
अध्वर्युभिःadhvaryubhiḥ पञ्चभिःpañcabhiḥ सप्तsapta विप्राःviprāḥ परियंpriyaṃ रक्षन्तेrakṣante निहितंnihitaṃ पदंpadaṃ वेःveḥ |

पराञ्चोprāñco मदन्त्युक्षणोmadantyukṣaṇo अजुर्याajuryā देवाdevā देवानामनुdevānāmanu हिhi वरताvratā गुःghuḥ ||
Seven holy singers guard with five Adhvaryus the Bird's beloved firmly-settled station.
The willing Bulls, untouched by old, rejoice them: as Gods themselves the ways of Gods they follow.
3.7.7
दैव्याdaivyā होताराhotārā परथमाprathamā ...... ||
I crave the grace of heaven's two chief Invokers: the seven swift steeds joy in their wonted manner.
These speak of truth, praising the Truth Eternal, thinking on Order as the guards of Order.
3.7.8
वर्षायन्तेvṛṣāyante महेmahe अत्यायatyāya पूर्वीर्व्र्ष्णेpūrvīrvṛṣṇe चित्रायcitrāya रश्मयःraśmayaḥ सुयामाःsuyāmāḥ |

देवdeva होतर्मन्द्रतरश्चिकित्वानhotarmandrataraścikitvān महोmaho देवानdevān रोदसीrodasī एहeha वक्षिvakṣi ||
The many seek the great Steed as a stallion: the reins obey the Lord of varied colour.
O heavenly Priest, most pleasant, full of wisdom, bring the great Gods to us, and Earth and Heaven.
3.7.9
पर्क्षप्रयजोpṛkṣaprayajo दरविणःdraviṇaḥ सुवाचःsuvācaḥ सुकेतवsuketava उषसोuṣaso रेवदूषुःrevadūṣuḥ |

उतोuto चिदग्नेcidaghne महिनाmahinā पर्थिव्याःpṛthivyāḥ कर्तंkṛtaṃ चिदेनःcidenaḥ संsaṃ महेmahe दशस्यdaśasya ||
Rich Lord, the Mornings have gleamed forth in splendour, fair-rayed, fair-speaking, worshipped with all viands,
Yea, with the glory of the earth, O Agni. Forgive us, for our weal, e’en sin cornmitted.
3.7.10
इळामग्नेiḷāmaghne ...... ||
As holy food, Agni, to thine invoker, give wealth in cattle, lasting, rich in marvels.
To us be born a son, and spreading offspring Agni, be this thy gracious will to usward.
3.7.11