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1. BARDS of approaching Dawn who know the
heavens are come with hymns to throw the mountain open.
The Sun hath risen and oped the stable portals: the doors of
men, too, hath the God thrown open.
2 Surya hath spread his light as splendour:
hither came the Cows' Mother, conscious, from the stable,
To streams that flow with biting waves to deserts; and
heaven is stablished like a firm-set pillar.
3 This laud hath won the burden of the
mountain. To aid the ancient birth of mighty waters
The mountain parted, Heaven performed his office. The
worshippers were worn with constant serving.
4 With hymns and God-loved words will I
invoke you, Indra and Agni, to obtain your favour,
For verily sages, skilled in sacrificing, worship the Maruts
and with lauds invite them.
5 This day approach us: may our thoughts be
holy, far from us let us cast away misfortune.
Let us keep those who hate us at a distance, and haste to
meet the man who sacrifices.
6 Come, let us carry out, O friends, the
purpose wherewith the Mother threw the Cow's stall open,
That wherewith Manu conquered Visisipra, wherewith the
wandering merchant gained heaven's water.
7 Here, urged by hands, loudly hath rung
the press-stone wherewith Navagvas through ten months sang praises.
Sarama went aright and found the cattle. Angiras gave effect
to all their labours.
8 When at the dawning of this mighty
Goddess, Angirases all sang forth with the cattle, -
Their spring is in the loftiest place of meeting,-Sarama
found the kine by Order's pathway.
9 Borne by his Coursers Seven may Surya
visit the field that spreadeth wide for his long journey.
Down on the Soma swooped the rapid Falcon. Bright was the
young Sage moving mid his cattle.
10 Surya hath mounted to the shining ocean
when he hath yoked his fair-backed Tawny Horses.
The wise have drawn him like a ship through water: the
floods obedient have descended hither.
11 I lay upon the Floods your hymn,
lightwinning, wherewith Navagvas their ten months completed.
Through this our hymn may we have Gods to guard us: through
this our hymn pass safe beyond affliction.
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