Sukta 8

Mantra 1

नक्षत्राणी। यानि नक्षत्राणि दिव्य१न्तरिक्षे अप्सु भूमौ यानि नगेषु दिक्षु। प्रकल्पयंश्चन्द्रमा यान्येति सर्वाणि ममैतानि शिवानि सन्तु

The Stars—what Stars there are in heaven, in mid-air, in the waters, on earth; what (Stars) are on the mountains, in the quarters—those which the Moon, ordering (their course), traverseth: may all these be for me auspicious, kindly.

Mantra 2

अष्टाविंशानि शिवानि शग्मानि सह योगं भजन्तु मे । योगं प्र पद्ये क्षेमं च क्षेमं प्र पद्ये योगं च नमोऽहोरात्राभ्यामस्तु

May the eight-and-twenty, auspicious, kindly (Stars), together, apportion to me attainment. I enter upon attainment and upon security; I enter upon security and upon attainment. Homage be to Day and Night.

Mantra 3

स्वस्तितं मे सुप्रातः सुसायं सुदिवं सुमृगं सुशकुनं मे अस्तु । सुहवमग्ने स्वस्त्य१मर्त्यं गत्वा पुनरायाभिनन्दन्

Let welfare be mine—good morning, good evening, good day; good fortune in the wild, good omen-bird be mine. O Agni, easy to invoke—(grant) immortal welfare: having gone forth, come back again rejoicing.

Mantra 4

अनुहवं परिहवं परिवादं परिक्षवम्। सर्वैर्मे रिक्तकुम्भान् परा तान् सवितः सुव

The after-call, the roaming call, the circling slander, the recurrent sneeze—these all, and the empty pots besides—drive thou them far away from me, O Savitar; impel them hence.

Mantra 5

अपपापं परिक्षवं पुण्यं भक्षीमहि क्षवम्। शिवा ते पाप नासिकां पुण्यगश्चाभि मेहताम्

Sinless be the recurrent sneeze; auspicious may we take the sneeze to us. Benign be thy nose: O Evil, let it smite thee down; and, auspicious-going, let it strike on my behalf.

Mantra 6

इमा या ब्रह्मणस्पते विषुचीर्वात ईरते । सध्रीचीरिन्द्र ताः कृत्वा मह्यं शिवतमास्कृधि

These winds, O Lord of Prayer, that are stirred to wander wide apart—do thou, O Indra, making them to move together, set them for me in most benignant wise.

Mantra 7

स्वस्ति नो अस्त्वभयं नो अस्तु नमोऽहोरत्राभ्यामस्तु

Welfare be ours; and ours be fearlessness. Homage be rendered—yea, homage—to Day and Night.