rambhii cid atra vivide hiraNyaM somasya taa mada indrash cakaara

raayaH suuno sahaso vaavasaanaa ati srasema vRjanaM naaMhaH

paataM no rudraa paayubhir uta traayethaaM sutraatraa

vi pRchaami paakyaaaa\ na devaan vaSaTkRtasyaadbhutasya dasraa

putraaso na pitaraM vaajasaataye maMhiSThaM vaajasaataye

yo nuunam mitraavaruNaav abhiSTaya aacakre havyadaataye

na tat te agne pramRSe nivartanaM yad duure sann ihaabhavaH

ajraa indrasya girayash cid RSvaa gambhiire cid bhavati gaadham asmai

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

pavasvendo pavamaano mahobhiH kanikradat pari vaaraaNy arSa

tvam apaam apidhaanaavRNor apaadhaarayaH parvate daanumad vasu

aa deva devaan yajathaaya vakSi sakhaa sakhiin sumanaa yakSy agne

te\ .avindan manasaa diidhyaanaa yaju Skannam prathamaM devayaanam

idaM vacaH shatasaaH saMsahasram ud agnaye janiSiiSTa dvibarhaaH

tam ashvinaa pibataM tiroahnyaM dhattaM ratnaani daashuSe

shuSmintamo hi shuSmibhir vadhair ugrebhir iiyase

vidyaam aadityaa avaso vo asya yad aryaman bhaya aa cin mayobhu

mahii dyaavaapRthivii cetataam apo .adyaa devaanaam ava aa vRNiimahe

samiddhasya rushad adarshi paajo mahaan devas tamaso nir amoci

sa marto agne svaniika revaan amartye ya aajuhoti havyam

namovaake prasthite adhvare naraa vivakSaNasya piitaye

imaM stomam arhate jaatavedase ratham iva sam mahemaa maniiSayaa

urvaarukam iva bandhanaan mRtyor mukSiiya maamRtaat

For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: