On the preparation and use of holy water, with, a prayer for purification and freedom from sin

1The Bull of the Waters hath been let go; the heavenly fires have been let go.

2Breaking, breaking down, crushing, crushing to pieces,

3Mroka, mind-destroying, rooting up, consuming, ruiner of the soul, ruiner of the body.

4Here I let him go: thou washest me clean of him.

5With this we let him loose who hates us and whom we hate.

6Thou art in front of the waters. I let loose your sea.

7I let loose the Agni who is within the waters, Mroka the up-rooter, the destroyer of the body.

8Your Agni who entered into the waters, even he here is that very dread of yours.

9May he anoint you with Indra’s own mighty power!

10May stainless waters cleanse us from defilement.

11May they carry sin away from us, may they carry away from us the evil dream.

12Look on me with a friendly eye, O, Waters, and touch my skin with your auspicious body.

13We call the gracious Fires that dwell in waters. Goddesses, grant me princely power and splendour.

A charm to secure various blessings

1Away from distasteful food, strength and sweet speech,

2Are pleasant. May I obtain a pleasant voice.

3I have invoked the Protector; I have invoked his protection.

4Quick of hearing are mine ears; mine ears hear what is goodFain would I hear a pleasant sound.

5Let not good hearing and overhearing fail the Eagle’s eye, the undecaying light.

6Thou art the couch of the Rishis. Let worship be paid to the divine couch.

A charm to secure power and long life

1I am the head of riches. Fain would I be the head of mine equals.

2Let not Ruja and Vena desert me. Let not the Head and the Preserver forsake me.

3Let not the Boiler and the Cup fail tme: let not the Supporter and the Sustainer abandon me.

4Let not Unyoking and the Moist-fellied car desert me: let not the Sender of Moisture and Matarisvan forsake me.

5Brihaspati is my soul, he who is called the Friend of man, dear to my heart.

6My heart is free from sorrow; spacious is my dwelling-place. I am the sea in capacity.

A charm to secure long life and success

1I am the:centre of riches. Fain would I be the centre of mine equals.

2Pleasant art thou to sit by one, a mother: immortal among mortals.

3Let not inward breath desert me; let not outward breath depart and leave me.

4Let Sūrya protect me from Day, Agni from Earth, Vāyu from Firmament, Yama from men, Sarasvatī from dwellers on the earth.

5Let not outward and inward breath fail me. Be not thou destruc-tive among the men.

6Propitious to-day be