YV 3.1a

The Victim for Agni and Soma a On the impulse of the god Savity, with the arms of the Açvins, with the hands of Pusan, I take thee; thou art the spade, thou art the woman. b The Raksas is encompassed, the evil spirits are encompassed, here do I cut off the neck of the Raksas. c He who hates us and whom we hate, here do I cut off his neck. d To sky thee, to atmosphere thee, to earth thee! e Pure be the world where the Pitrs sit. f Thou art barley (yava); bar (yavaya) from us foes, bar evil spirits. g Thou art the seat of the Pitrs. h Support the sky, fill the atmosphere, make firm the earth. i May Dyutana Maruta set thee up according to the established law of Mitra and k Thee that art winner of Brahmans, winner of nobles, winner of fair offspring, winner of increase of wealth, I close in. l Strengthen the Brahmans, strengthen the nobles, strengthen offspring, strengthen increase of wealth. m With ghee, O sky and earth, be filled. n Thou art the seat of Indra, the shade of all folk. o May these our songs, O lover of song, Encompass thee on all sides, Strengthening thee whose life is strong; May they be dear delights. p Thou art the string of Indra; thou art the fixed point of Indra. q Thou art of Indra. r To Indra thee! a I dig those which slay the Raksas, which slay the spell, which are of Visnu. b Here do I cast out the spell which an equal or an unequal hath buried against us. c Here do I overthrow him who equal or unequal is ill-disposed to us. d The spell is overcome by the Gayatri metre. e What is here? Good. Let it be ours. f Thou art Viraj, slaying our rivals; thou art Samraj, slaying our foes; thou art slaying the enemy; thou art Viçvaraj, slayer of all destructive things [1]. g I sprinkle those which slay the Raksas, which slay the spell, and which are of h I pour down those which slay the Raksas, which slay the spell, and which are of i Thou art barley (yava); bar (yavaya) from us foes, bar evil spirits.