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1. This light is come, amid all lights the
fairest; born is the brilliant, far-extending brightness.
Night, sent away for Savitar's uprising, hath yielded up a
birth-place for the Morning.
2 The Fair, the Bright is come with her
white offspring; to her the Dark One hath resigned her dwelling.
Akin, immortal, following each other, changing their colours
both the heavens move onward.
3 Common, unending is the Sisters' pathway;
taught by the Gods, alternately they travel.
Fair-formed, of different hues and yet one-minded, Night and
Dawn clash not, neither do they travel.
4 Bright leader of glad sounds, our eyes
behold her; splendid in hue she hath unclosed the portals.
She, stirring up the world, hath shown us riches: Dawn hath
awakened every living creature.
5 Rich Dawn, she sets afoot the coiled-up
sleeper, one for enjoyment, one for wealth or worship,
Those who saw little for extended vision. All living
creatures hath the Dawn awakened.
6 One to high sway, one to exalted glory,
one to pursue his gain, and one his labour:
All to regard their different vocations, all moving
creatures hath the Dawn awakened.
7 We see her there, the Child of Heaven
apparent, the young Maid, flushing in her shining raiment.
Thou soyran Lady of all earthly treasure, flush on us here,
auspicious Dawn, this morning.
8 She first of endless morns to come
hereafter, follows the path of morns that have departed.
Dawn, at her rising, urges forth the living him who is dead
she wakes not from his slumber.
9 As thou, Dawn, hast caused Agni to be
kindled, and with the Sun's eye hast revealed creation.
And hast awakened men to offer worship, thou hast performed,
for Gods, a noble service.
10 How long a time, and they shall be
together,-Dawns that have shone and Dawns to shine hereafter?
She yearns for former Dawns with eager longing, and goes
forth gladly shining with the others.
11 Gone are the men who in the days before
us looked on the rising of the earlier Morning.
We, we the living, now behold her brightness and they come
nigh who shall hereafter see her.
12 Foe-chaser, born of Law, the Law's
protectress, joy-giver waker of all pleasant voices,
Auspicious, bringing food for Gods' enjoyment, shine on us
here, most bright, O Dawn, this morning.
13 From days eternal hath Dawn shone, the Goddess,
and shows this light to-day, endowed with riches.
So will she shine on days to come immortal she moves on in
her own strength, undecaying.
14 In the sky's borders hath she shone in
splendour: the Goddess hath thrown off the veil of darkness.
Awakening the world with purple horses, on her
well-harnessed chariot Dawn approaches.
15 Bringing all life-sustaining blessings
with her, showing herself she sends forth brilliant lustre.
Last of the countless mornings that have vanished, first of
bright morns to come hath Dawn arisen.
16 Arise! the breath, the life, again hath
reached us: darkness hath passed away and light approacheth.
She for the Sun hath left a path to travel we have arrived
where men prolong existence.
17 Singing the praises of refulgent
Mornings with his hymn's web the priest, the poet rises.
Shine then to-day, rich Maid, on him who lauds thee, shine
down on us the gift of life and offipring.
18 Dawns giving sons all heroes, kine and
horses, shining upon the man who brings oblations, -
These let the Soma-presser gain when ending his glad songs
louder than the voice of Vayu.
19 Mother of Gods, Aditi's forui of glory,
ensign of sacrifice, shine forth exalted.
Rise up, bestowing praise on our devotion all-bounteous,
niake us chief among the people.
20 Whatever splendid wealth the Dawns bring
with them to bless the man who offers praise and worship,
Even that may Mitra, Varuna vouchsafe us, and Aditi and
Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.
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