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1. BRING adoration ample and most
excellent, hymn, offierings, to the watchful Twain, the bountiful, your
sweetest to the bounteous Ones.
Sovrans adored with streams of oil and praised at every
sacrifice.
Their high imperial might may nowhere be assailed, ne'er may
their Godhead be assailed.
2 For the broad Sun was seen a path more
widely laid, the path of holy law hath been maintained with rays, the eye with
Bhaga's rays of light.
Firm-set in heaven is Mitra's home, and Aryaman's and
Varuna's.
Thence they give forth great vital strength which merits
praise, high power of life that men shall praise.
3 With Aditi the luminous, the celestial,
upholder of the people, come ye day by day, ye who watch sleepless, day by day.
Resplendent might have ye obtained, Adityas, Lords of
liberal gifts.
Movers of men, mild both, are Mitra, Varuna, mover of men is
Aryaman.
4 This Soma be most sweet to Mitra, Varuna:
he in the drinking-feasts, shall have a share thereof, sharing, a God, among
the Gods.
May all the Gods of one accord accept it joyfully to-day.
Therefore do ye, O Kings, accomplish what we ask, ye
Righteous Ones, whate'er we ask.
5 Whoso, with worship serves Mitra and
VaruiIa, him guard ye carefully, uninjured, from distress, guard from distress
the liberal man.
Aryaman guards him well who acts uprightly following his
law,
Who beautifies their service with his lauds, who makes it
beautiful with songs of praise.
6 Worship will I proress to lofty Dyaus, to
Heaven and Earth, to Mitra and to bounteous Varuna, the Bounteous, the Compassionate.
Praise Indra, praise thou Agni, praise Bhaga and heavenly
Aryaman.
Long may we live and have attendant progeny, have progeny
with Soma's help.
7 With the Gods' help, with Indra still beside
us, may we be held self-splendid with the Maruts.
May Agni, Mitra, Varuna give us shelter this may we gain, we
and our wealthy princes.
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