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DAWN on us with prosperity, O Usas, Daughter of the Sky,
Dawn with
great glory, Goddess, Lady of the Light, dawn thou with riches, Bounteous One.
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They, bringing steeds and kine, boon-givers of all wealth, have oft sped forth
to lighten us.
O Usas,
waken up for me the sounds of joy: send us the riches of the great.
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Usas hath dawned, and now shall dawn, the Goddess, driver forth of cars
Which, as
she cometh nigh, have fixed their thought on her, like glory-seekers on the
flood.
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Here Kanva, chief of Kanva's race, sings forth aloud the glories of the heroes'
names, -
The.
princes who, O Usas, as thou comest near, direct their thoughts to liberal
gifts.
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Like a good matron Usas comes carefully tending everything:
Rousing all
life she stirs all creatures that have feet, and makes the birds of air fly up.
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She sends the busy forth, each man to his pursuit: delay she knows not as she
springs.
O rich in
opulence, after thy dawning birds that have flown forth no longer rest.
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This Dawn hath yoked her steeds afar, beyond the rising of the Sun:
Borne on a
hundred chariots she, auspicious Dawn, advances on her way to Men.
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To meet her glance all living creatures bend them down: Excellent One, she
makes the light.
Usas, the
Daughter of the Sky, the opulent, shines foes and enmities away.
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Shine on us with thy radiant light, O Usas, Daughter of the Sky,
Bringing to
us great store of high felicity, and bearning on our solemn rites.
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For in thee is each living creature's breath and life, when, Excellent! thou
dawnest forth.
Borne on
thy lofty car, O Lady of the Light, hear, thou of wondrous wealth, our call.
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O Usas, win thyself the strength which among men is wonderful.
Bring thou thereby
the pious unto holy rites, those who as priests sing praise to thee.
12
Bring from the firmament, O Usas, all the Gods, that they may drink our Soma
juice,
And, being
what thou art, vouchsafe us kine and steeds, strength meet for praist and hero
might.
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May Usas whose auspicious rays are seen resplendent round about,
Grant us
great riches, fair in form, of all good things, wealth which light labour may
attain.
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Mighty One, whom the Rsis of old time invoked for their protection and their
help,
O Usas,
graciously answer our songs of praise with bounty and with brilliant
light.
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Usas, as thou with light to day hast opened the twin doors of heaven,
So grant
thou us a dwelling wide and free from foes. O Goddess, give us food with kine.
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Bring us to wealth abundant, sent in every shape, to plentiful refreshing food,
To
all-subduing splendour, Usas, Mighty One, to strength, thou rich in spoil and
wealth.
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