BIRTH PLACE of princely power art thou: centre art thou of princely power.

Harm not thyself: do me no harm.

2Varuna, Law’s maintainer, hath sat down, etc. as in X. 27. Save me from death. Save me from lightning.

3Thee, by the radiant Savitar’s impulsion, with arms of Asvins, with the hands of Pûshan, With leech-craft of the Asvins, I besprinkle for splendour, for the lustre of a Brâhman; With leech-craft of Sarasvatî, besprinkle for manly vigour and for food to feed thee; Besprinkle thee, by special power of Indra, for strength of body and for fame and glory.

4Thou art Ka. Noblest Ka art thou. Thee for the state and rank of Ka. Sumangala! Susloka! Satyarâjan!

5My head be grace, my mouth be fame, my hair and beard be brilliant sheen! My breath be King and deathlessness, mine eye Sole Lord, mine ear the Prince!

6My tongue be bliss, my voice be might, my mind be wrath, my rage self-lord! Joys be my fingers, and delight my members, conquering strength my friend!

7Let my two arms be Indra’s power, my hands be deed of manly might, my soul and breast be princely rule! neck

8My ribs be royal government, my belly, shoulders, neck, and hips, Thighs, elbows, knees, the people, yea, my members universally!

9My navel intellect, etc. etc............. Duty am I in legs and feet, established King among the folk.

10I take my stand on princely power and Kingship, on cows am I dependent, and on horses. on vital breath On members I depend, and on the body, dependent and on welfare, on heaven and earth and sacrifice dependent.

11May Deities, eleven threes, the three and thirty bounteous Ones Whose House-Priest is Brihaspati, by impulse of bright Savitar, the Gods protect me with the Gods.

12May the first Gods with the second, the second with the third, the third with Truth, Truth with Sacrifice, Sacrifice with sacrificial texts, sacrificial texts with Sâmans, Sâmans with praise-verses, praise-verses with fore and after-sentences. fore-sentences with inviting-texts, inviting-texts with Vashat-calls, Vashat calls with oblations, and oblations, fulfil my desires, Earth! All-hail!

13My hair is effort and attempt, my skin is reverence and approach. My flesh is inclination, wealth my bone, my marrow reverence.

14Gods, Deities, whatever fault of ours have stirred the wrath of Gods, May Agni set me free from that iniquity and all distress.

15If in the day-time or at night we have committed acts of sin, May Vâyu set me free from that iniquity and all distress.

16If when awake or in our sleep we have committed acts of sin, May Sûrya set me free from that iniquity and all distress.

17Each fault in village or in wild, company or corporeal sense, Each sinful act that we have done to Sûdra or Arya, or to either’s disadvantage, e’en of that sin thou art the expiation.

18Waters, Inviolable ones, etc. Said to be