आā दक्षिणाdakṣiṇā सर्ज्यतेsṛjyate शुष्म्यासदंśuṣmyāsadaṃ वेतिveti दरुहोdruho रक्षसःrakṣasaḥ पातिpāti जाग्र्विःjāghṛviḥ |

हरिरोपशंhariropaśaṃ कर्णुतेkṛṇute नभसnabhas पयpaya उपस्तिरेupastire चम्वोर्ब्रह्मcamvorbrahma निर्णिजेnirṇije ||
THE guerdon is bestowed: the Mighty takes his Seat, and, ever-Watchful, guards from fiend and evil sprite.
Gold-hued, he makes the cloud his diadem, the milk his carpet in both worlds, and prayer his robe of state.
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परpra करिष्टिहेवkriṣṭiheva शूषśūṣa एतिeti रोरुवदसुर्यंroruvadasuryaṃ वर्णंvarṇaṃ निni रिणीतेriṇīte अस्यasya तमtam |

जहातिjahāti वव्रिंvavriṃ पितुरेतिpitureti निष्क्र्तमुपप्रुतंniṣkṛtamupaprutaṃ कर्णुतेkṛṇute निर्णिजंnirṇijaṃ तनाtanā ||
Strong, bellowing, he goes, like one who slays the folk; he lets this hue of Asuras flow off from him,
Throws off his covering, seeks his father's meeting-place, and thus makes for himself the bright robe he assumes.
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अद्रिभिःadribhiḥ सुतःsutaḥ पवतेpavate गभस्त्योर्व्र्षायतेghabhastyorvṛṣāyate नभसाnabhasā वेपतेvepate मतीmatī |

सsa मोदतेmodate नसतेnasate साधतेsādhate गिराghirā नेनिक्तेnenikte अप्सुapsu यजतेyajate परीमणिparīmaṇi ||
Onward he flows, from both the hands, pressed out with stones: excited by the prayer, the water makes him wild.
He frolics and draws near, completes his work with song, and bathes in streams to satisfy the worshipper.
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परिpari दयुक्षंdyukṣaṃ सहसःsahasaḥ पर्वताव्र्धंparvatāvṛdhaṃ मध्वःmadhvaḥ सिञ्चन्तिsiñcanti हर्म्यस्यharmyasya सक्षणिमsakṣaṇim |

आā यस्मिनyasmin गावःghāvaḥ सुहुतादsuhutāda ऊधनिūdhani मूर्धंछ्रीणन्त्यग्रियंmūrdhaṃchrīṇantyaghriyaṃ वरीमभिःvarīmabhiḥ ||
They pour out meath around the Master of the house, Celestial Strengthener of the mountain that gives might;
In whom, through his great powers, oblation-eating cows in their uplifted udder mix their choicest milk.
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समीsamī रथंrathaṃ नna भुरिजोरहेषतbhurijoraheṣata दशdaśa सवसारोsvasāro अदितेरुपस्थaditerupastha आā |

जिगादुपjighādupa जरयतिjrayati गोरपीच्यंghorapīcyaṃ पदंpadaṃ यदस्यyadasya मतुथाmatuthā अजीजननajījanan ||
They, the ten sisters, on the lap of Aditi, have sent him forward like a car from both the arms.
He wanders and comes near the Cow's mysterious place, even the place which his inventions have produced.
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शयेनोśyeno नna योनिंyoniṃ सदनंsadanaṃ धियाdhiyā कर्तंkṛtaṃ हिरण्ययमासदंhiraṇyayamāsadaṃ देवdeva एषतिeṣati |

एe रिणन्तिriṇanti बर्हिषिbarhiṣi परियंpriyaṃ गिराश्वोghirāśvo नna देवानप्येतिdevānapyeti यज्ञियःyajñiyaḥ ||
Like as a falcon to his home, so speeds the God to his own golden wisely-tashioned place to rest.
With song they urge the darling to the sacred grass: the Holy One goes like a courser to the Gods.
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पराparā वयक्तोvyakto अरुषोaruṣo दिवःdivaḥ कविर्व्र्षाkavirvṛṣā तरिप्र्ष्ठोtripṛṣṭho अनविष्टगाanaviṣṭaghā अभिabhi |

सहस्रणीतिर्यतिःsahasraṇītiryatiḥ परायतीparāyatī रेभोrebho नna पूर्वीरुषसोpūrvīruṣaso विvi राजतिrājati ||
From far away, from heaven, the redhued noted Sage, Steer of the triple height, hath sung unto the kine.
With thousand guidings he, leading this way and that, shines, as a singer, splendidly through many a morn.
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तवेषंtveṣaṃ रूपंrūpaṃ कर्णुतेkṛṇute वर्णोvarṇo अस्यasya सsa यत्राशयतyatrāśayat सम्र्ताsamṛtā सेधतिsedhati सरिधःsridhaḥ |

अप्साapsā यातिyāti सवधयाsvadhayā दैव्यंdaivyaṃ जनंjanaṃ संsaṃ सुष्टुतीsuṣṭutī नसतेnasate संsaṃ गोग्रयाghoaghrayā ||
His covering assumes a radiant hue; where’er he comes into the fight he drives the foe afar.
The Winner of the Floods, with food he seeks the host of heaven, he comes to praises glorified with milk.
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उक्षेवukṣeva यूथाyūthā परियन्नरावीदधिpariyannarāvīdadhi तविषीरधितtviṣīradhita सूर्यस्यsūryasya |

दिव्यःdivyaḥ सुपर्णो.अवsuparṇo.ava चक्षतcakṣata कषांkṣāṃ सोमःsomaḥ परिpari करतुनाkratunā पश्यतेpaśyate जाःjāḥ ||
Like a bull roaming round the herds he bellows: he hath assumed the brilliancy of Sūrya.
Down to the earth hath looked the heavenly Falcon: Soma with wisdom views all living creatures.
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