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1. GRACIOUSLY further, O ye Heaven and
Earth, this speech striving to win reward, of me your worshipper.
First rank I give to you, Immortal, high extolled! I, fain
to win me wealth, to you the migbty Pair.
2 Let not man's guile annoy us, secret or
by day: give not us up a prey to these calamities.
Sever not thou our friendship: think thereon for us. This,
with a heart that longs for bliss, we seek from thee.
3 Bring hither with benignant mind the
willing Cow teeming with plenteous milk, full, inexhaustible.
O thou invoked by many, day by day I urge thee with my word,
a charger rapid in his tread.
4 With eulogy I call on Raka swift to hear
may she, auspicious, hear us, and herself observe.
With never-breaking needle may she sew her work, and give a
hero son most wealthy, meet for praise.
5 All thy kind thoughts, O Raka, lovely in
their form, wherewith thou grantest wealth to him who offers gifts -
With these come thou to us this day benevolent, O Blessed
One, bestowing food of thousand sorts.
6 O broad-tressed Sinivali, thou who art
the Sister of the Gods,
Accept the offered sacrifice, and, Goddess, grant us
progeny.
7 With lovely fingers, lovely arms,
prolific Mother of many sons -
Present the sacred gifts to her, to Sinlivali Queen of men.
8 Her, Sinivali, her, Gungu, her, Raka,
her, Sarasvati, Indrani to mine aid I call, and Vartunani for my weal.
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