YV 3.1c

h This, god Savitr, is the Soma of you (gods); guard it; let it escape you not. i So, O Soma, god to the gods, hast thou gone, and I here man to man, with offspring, with increase of wealth. k Honour to the gods I Homage to the Pitrs! 1 Here (may) I (be free) from Varuna's noose; may I gaze on the heaven, on the light that is for all men, M Agni, lord of vows, thou art the vow-lord of vows. n May my body that bath been in thee be here in me; may thy body that hath been in me be there in thee. o Be aright the vows, O vow-lord, of both of us votaries. a I have passed by some, I have not approached others. b I have found thee nearer than the farther, farther than the near. c So I welcome thee, that art of Visnu, for the sacrifice to the gods. d Let the god Savitr anoint thee with honey. e O plant, guard it. f O axe, harm it not. g With thy top graze not the sky, with thy middle harm not the atmosphere, with earth be united. h O tree, grow with a hundred shoots; may we grow with a thousand shoots. i Thou, whom this sharp axe hath brought forward for great good fortune, uncut, with wealth of heroes, (give us) riches. a To I earth thee! To atmosphere thee! To sky thee! b Pure be the world where the Pitrs sit. c Thou art barley (yava); bar (yavaya) from us foes, bar evil spirits. d Thou art the seat of the Pitrs. e Thou art easy of approach, first among leaders; the tree will mount thee, be aware f Let the god Savitr anoint thee with honey. g For the plants with good berries thee! h Support the sky, fill the atmosphere, with thy base make firm the earth. i To these dwellings of thine are we fain to go, Where are the many-horned active kine; There is resplendent the highest step Of the wide-stepping Visnu, the mighty! k Behold the deeds of Visnu Wherein he displayed his laws, Indra's true friend. l That highest step of Visnu The singers ever gaze upon Like an eye stretched in the sky.