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    Stanza 10.124.1

    इ॒मं नो॑ अग्न॒ उप॑ य॒ज्ञमेहि॒ पञ्च॑यामं त्रि॒वृतं॑ स॒प्तत॑न्तुम् | असो॑ हव्य॒वाळु॒त नः॑ पुरो॒गा ज्योगे॒व दी॒र्घं तम॒ आश॑यिष्ठाः ||

    imáṁ no agna úpa yajñám éhi páñcayāmaṁ trivŕ̥taṁ saptátantum áso havyavā́ḷ utá naḥ purogā́ jyóg evá dīrgháṁ táma ā́śayiṣṭhāḥ

    Agni, come to our sacrifice, which is threefold, with seven threads and five parts. Be our carrier of offerings and our leader. You have rested long enough in darkness.

    Stanza 10.124.2

    अदे॑वाद्दे॒वः प्र॒चता॒ गुहा॒ यन्प्र॒पश्य॑मानो अमृत॒त्वमे॑मि | शि॒वं यत्सन्त॒मशि॑वो॒ जहा॑मि॒ स्वात्स॒ख्यादर॑णीं॒ नाभि॑मेमि ||

    ádevād deváḥ pracátā gúhā yán prapáśyamāno amr̥tatvám emi śiváṁ yát sántam áśivo jáhāmi svā́t sakhyā́d áraṇīṁ nā́bhim emi

    Moving from the ungodly towards divinity, I proceed secretly, perceiving immortality. Leaving behind the unholy which is associated with the ungraceful, I embrace the kinship of the divine.

    Stanza 10.124.3

    पश्य॑न्न॒न्यस्या॒ अति॑थिं व॒याया॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ धाम॒ वि मि॑मे पु॒रूणि॑ | शंसा॑मि पि॒त्रे असु॑राय॒ शेव॑मयज्ञि॒याद्य॒ज्ञियं॑ भा॒गमे॑मि ||

    páśyann anyásyā átithiṁ vayā́yā r̥tásya dhā́ma ví mime purū́ṇi śáṁsāmi pitré ásurāya śévam ayajñiyā́d yajñíyam bhāgám emi

    Observing the guest of another lineage, I have established many aspects of cosmic order. I bid farewell to the Father and the Asura. Turning away from the unworthy, I shall embrace the worthy share of the Asura.

    Stanza 10.124.4

    ब॒ह्वीः समा॑ अकरम॒न्तर॑स्मि॒न्निन्द्रं॑ वृणा॒नः पि॒तरं॑ जहामि | अ॒ग्निः सोमो॒ वरु॑ण॒स्ते च्य॑वन्ते प॒र्याव॑र्द्रा॒ष्ट्रं तद॑वाम्या॒यन् ||

    bahvī́ḥ sámā akaram antár asminn índraṁ vr̥ṇānáḥ pitáraṁ jahāmi agníḥ sómo váruṇas té cyavante paryā́vard rāṣṭráṁ tád avāmy āyán

    I spent many years within this sacred space, choosing Indra and abandoning the Father. Agni, Soma, and Varuṇa move away. Dominion changes; I embrace that.

    Stanza 10.124.5

    निर्मा॑या उ॒ त्ये असु॑रा अभूव॒न्त्वं च॑ मा वरुण का॒मया॑से | ऋ॒तेन॑ राज॒न्ननृ॑तं विवि॒ञ्चन्मम॑ रा॒ष्ट्रस्याधि॑पत्य॒मेहि॑ ||

    nírmāyā u tyé ásurā abhūvan tváṁ ca mā varuṇa kāmáyāse r̥téna rājann ánr̥taṁ viviñcán máma rāṣṭrásyā́dhipatyam éhi

    Those Asuras have become powerless. You, O Varuṇa, who see truth from falsehood, desire me. Come and be the ruler of my kingdom.

    Stanza 10.124.6

    इ॒दं स्व॑रि॒दमिदा॑स वा॒मम॒यं प्र॑का॒श उ॒र्व१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षम् | हना॑व वृ॒त्रं नि॒रेहि॑ सोम ह॒विष्ट्वा॒ सन्तं॑ ह॒विषा॑ यजाम ||

    idáṁ svàr idám íd āsa vāmám ayám prakāśá urv àntárikṣam hánāva vr̥tráṁ niréhi soma havíṣ ṭvā sántaṁ havíṣā yajāma

    Here is light, here is beauty. Here is radiance and this wide space. Let us both kill Vṛtra. Enter, O Soma! You are the oblation; with offerings we shall worship you.

    Stanza 10.124.7

    क॒विः क॑वि॒त्वा दि॒वि रू॒पमास॑ज॒दप्र॑भूती॒ वरु॑णो॒ निर॒पः सृ॑जत् | क्षेमं॑ कृण्वा॒ना जन॑यो॒ न सिन्ध॑व॒स्ता अ॑स्य॒ वर्णं॒ शुच॑यो भरिभ्रति ||

    kavíḥ kavitvā́ diví rūpám ā́sajad áprabhūtī váruṇo nír apáḥ sr̥jat kṣémaṁ kr̥ṇvānā́ jánayo ná síndhavas tā́ asya várṇaṁ śúcayo bharibhrati

    The wise one fixed his form in the sky by wisdom. Varuṇa released the waters without force. Like women bringing prosperity, the rivers carry his radiance.

    Stanza 10.124.8

    ता अ॑स्य॒ ज्येष्ठ॑मिन्द्रि॒यं स॑चन्ते॒ ता ई॒मा क्षे॑ति स्व॒धया॒ मद॑न्तीः | ता ईं॒ विशो॒ न राजा॑नं वृणा॒ना बी॑भ॒त्सुवो॒ अप॑ वृ॒त्राद॑तिष्ठन् ||

    tā́ asya jyéṣṭham indriyáṁ sacante tā́ īm ā́ kṣeti svadháyā mádantīḥ tā́ īṁ víśo ná rā́jānaṁ vr̥ṇānā́ bībhatsúvo ápa vr̥trā́d atiṣṭhan

    They follow his greatest power, rejoicing in their divine nature. Like people choosing a king, they have turned away from Vṛtra, the abhorrent.

    Stanza 10.124.9

    बी॒भ॒त्सूनां॑ स॒युजं॑ हं॒समा॑हुर॒पां दि॒व्यानां॑ स॒ख्ये चर॑न्तम् | अ॒नु॒ष्टुभ॒मनु॑ चर्चू॒र्यमा॑ण॒मिन्द्रं॒ नि चि॑क्युः क॒वयो॑ मनी॒षा ||

    bībhatsū́nāṁ sayújaṁ haṁsám āhur apā́ṁ divyā́nāṁ sakhyé cárantam anuṣṭúbham ánu carcūryámāṇam índraṁ ní cikyuḥ kaváyo manīṣā́

    They call him the Swan, companion of the abhorrent waters, moving in friendship with celestial waters. The sages, with wisdom, recognized Indra approaching swiftly when the Anuṣṭubh verse calls him.

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