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1. THE robes which ye put on abound with
fatness: uninterrupted courses are your counsels.
All falsehood, Mitra-Varuna! ye conquer, and closely cleave
unto the Law Eternal.
2 This might of theirs hath no one
comprehended. True is the crushing word the sage hath uttered,
The fearful four-edged bolt smites down the three-edged, and
those who hate the Gods first fall and perish.
3 The Footless Maid precedeth footed
creatures. Who marketh, Mitra-Varuna, this your doing?
The Babe Unborn supporteth this world's burthen, fuIfilleth
Law and overcometh falsehood.
4 We look on him the darling of the
Maidens, always advancing, never falling downward,
Wearing inseparable, wide-spread raiment, Mitra's and
Varuna's delightful glory.
5 Unbridled Courser, horn but not of
horses, neighing he flieth on with back uplifted.
The youthful love mystery thought-surpassing, praising in
Mitra-Varuna, its glory.
6 May the milch-kine who favour Mamateya
prosper in this world him who loves devotion.
May he, well skilled in rites, be food, and calling Aditi
with his lips give us assistance.
7 Gods, Mitra-Varuna, with love and
worship, let me make you delight in this oblation.
May our prayer be victorious in battles, may we have rain
from heaven to make us prosper.
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