To Vâyu

O Vâyu, may the quick racers bring thee towards the offerings, to the early drink here, to the early drink of Soma! May the Dawn stand erect, approving thy mind! Come near on thy harnessed chariot to share, O Vâyu, to share in the sacrifice! May the delightful drops of Soma delight thee, the drops made by us, well-made, and heaven-directed, yes, made with milk, and heaven-directed. When his performed aids assume strength for achievement, our prayers implore the assembled steeds for gifts, yes, the prayers implore them. Vâyu yokes the two ruddy, Vâyu yokes the two red horses, Vâyu yokes to the chariot the two swift horses to draw in the yoke, the strongest to draw in the yoke. Awake Purandhi (the morning) as a lover wakes a sleeping maid, reveal heaven and earth, brighten the dawn, yes, for glory brighten the dawn. For thee the bright dawns spread out in the distance beautiful garments, in their houses, in their rays, beautiful in their new rays. To thee the juice-yielding cow pours out all treasures. Thou hast brought forth the Maruts from the flanks, yes, from the flanks of heaven. For thee the white, bright, rushing Somas, strong in raptures, have rushed to the whirl, they have rushed to the whirl of the waters. The tired hunter asks luck of thee in the chase; thou shieldest by thy power from every being, yes, thou shieldest by thy power from powerful spirits. Thou, O Vâyu, art worthy as the first before all others to drink these our Somas, thou art worthy to drink these poured-out Somas. Among the people also who invoke thee and have turned to thee, all the cows pour out the milk, they pour out butter and milk for the Soma.

O Vâyu, may the swift racers bring you to the offerings, to the early drink here, the early drink of Soma! May the Dawn stand tall, approving your thoughts! Come near in your harnessed chariot to take part, O Vâyu, to take part in the sacrifice! May the delightful drops of Soma delight you. We have prepared these drops well and directed them toward heaven, yes, mixed them with milk and directed them toward heaven. When his acts of aid gain strength to achieve their purpose, our prayers beg the assembled steeds for gifts. Yes, our prayers beg them. Vâyu harnesses the two ruddy horses. Vâyu harnesses the two red horses. Vâyu harnesses the two swift horses to the chariot to pull in the yoke, the strongest to pull in the yoke. Wake Purandhi (the morning) as a lover wakes a sleeping young woman. Reveal heaven and earth. Brighten the dawn, yes, brighten the dawn for glory. For you, the bright dawns spread beautiful garments in the distance, in their homes, in their rays. The dawns are beautiful in their new rays. For you, the cow that gives juice pours out all treasures. You have brought forth the Maruts from the sides, yes, from the sides of heaven. For you, the white, bright, rushing Somas, powerful in their ecstasy, have rushed into the swirl. They have rushed into the swirl of the waters. The tired hunter asks you for luck in the chase. By your power, you protect against every being, yes, by your power, you protect against powerful spirits. You, O Vâyu, deserve to be the first before all others to drink these Somas of ours. You deserve to drink these poured-out Somas. Among the people, too, who call on you and have turned to you, all the cows pour out milk. They pour out butter and milk for the Soma.