Sukta 4

Mantra 1

नाभि॑र॒हं र॑यी॒णां नाभिः॑ समा॒नानां॑ भूयासम्

May I be the hub of riches, the hub among my equals.

Mantra 2

स्वा॒सद॑सि सू॒षा अ॒मृतो॒ मर्त्ये॒श्वा

Self-seated thou abidest—thriving, deathless—here among mortals.

Mantra 3

मा मां प्रा॒णो हा॑सी॒न्मो अ॑पा॒नोऽव॒हाय॒ परा॑ गात्

Let not the Breath forsake me; let not the Out-breath, casting me off, depart away.

Mantra 4

सूर्यो॒ माह्नः॑ पात्व॒ग्निः पृ॑थि॒व्या वा॒युर॒न्तरि॑क्षाद् य॒मो म॑नु॒ष्येऽभ्यः॒ सर॑स्वती॒ पार्थि॑वेभ्यः

May Sūrya guard me from the day; may Agni from the earth; may Vāyu from the mid-air; may Yama from men; may Sarasvatī from earthly harms.

Mantra 5

प्राणा॑पानौ॒ मा मा॑ हासिष्टं॒ मा जने॒ प्र मे॑षि

O In-breath and Out-breath, forsake me not—nay, forsake me not; go not forth from me among the folk.

Mantra 6

स्व॒स्त्य॑१द्योषसो॑ दो॒षस॑श्च॒ सर्व॑ आपः॒ सर्व॑गणो अशीय

Auspicious welfare today—through the Dawns and through the Nights; may I obtain all Waters, may I obtain the whole host (of blessings).

Mantra 7

शक्व॑री स्थ प॒शवो॑ मोप॑ स्थेषुर्मि॒त्रावरु॑णौ मे प्राणापा॒नाव॒ग्निर्मे॒ दक्षं॑ दधातु

Be ye the Śakvarīs; may the cattle stand fast beside me. Mitra and Varuṇa be mine—(and) In-breath and Out-breath; may Agni establish in me ability and strength.