Sukta 7

Mantra 1

अरातिनाशनम्। १ विराड्गर्भा प्रस्तारपङ्क्तिः, ४ पथ्याबृहती, ६ प्रस्तारपङ्क्तिः। आ नो॑ भर॒ मा परि॑ ष्ठा अराते॒ मा नो॑ रक्षी॒र्दक्षि॑णां नी॒यमा॑नाम्। नमो॑ वी॒र्त्साया॒ अस॑मृद्धये॒ नमो॑ अ॒स्त्वरा॑तये

Bring hither to us (our good); stand not about us, O Arāti; assail us not when the priestly fee is being led away. Homage to Vīrtsā, to ill-success; homage be to Arāti.

Mantra 2

यम॑राते पुरोध॒त्से पुरु॑षं परिरा॒पिण॑म्। नम॑स्ते॒ तस्मै॑ कृण्मो॒ मा व॒निं व्य॑थयी॒र्मम॑

The man whom thou settest foremost, O Arāti, the all-besetting harasser—to thee, to that (power), we render homage: disturb not my gain, my prize.

Mantra 3

प्र णो॑ व॒निर्दे॒वकृ॑ता॒ दिवा॒ नक्तं॑ च कल्पताम्। अरा॑तिमनु॒प्रेमो॑ व॒यं नमो॑ अ॒स्त्वरा॑तये

Forward for us be the gain, god-fashioned, by day and also by night let it be made ready. We press on after Arāti: homage be to Arāti.

Mantra 4

सर॑स्वती॒मनु॑मतिं॒ भगं॒ यन्तो॑ हवामहे । वाचं॑ जु॒ष्टां मधु॑मतीमवादिषं दे॒वानां॑ दे॒वहू॑तिषु

Sarasvatī, Anumatī, and Bhaga—approaching, we invoke. A speech, well-accepted, honey-fraught, have I uttered amid the gods’ invocations unto the Gods.

Mantra 5

यं याचा॑म्य॒हं वा॒चा सर॑स्वत्या मनो॒युजा॑ । श्र॒द्धा तम॒द्य वि॑न्दतु द॒त्ता सोमे॑न ब॒भ्रुणा॑

Whom I with speech do supplicate—by Sarasvatī, mind-yoked—may Faith this day obtain for me that boon, bestowed and sealed with tawny Soma.

Mantra 6

मा व॒निं मा वाचं॑ नो॒ वीर्त्सी॑रु॒भावि॑न्द्रा॒ग्नी आ भ॑रतां नो॒ वसू॑नि । सर्वे॑ नो अ॒द्य दित्स॒न्तोऽरा॑तिं॒ प्रति॑ हर्यत

Harm not our gain, harm not our speech: let both, Indra and Agni, bring hither riches unto us. All ye who would bestow on us this day—drive back, repel the Hostile Power.

Mantra 7

प॒रोऽपे॑ह्यसमृद्धे॒ वि ते॑ हे॒तिं न॑यामसि । वेद॑ त्वा॒हं नि॒मीव॑न्तीं नितु॒दन्ती॑मराते

Away—begone, O Unprospering One: thy weapon we lead off and scatter. I know thee, Ārāti, wasting, stabbing—therefore I expel thee.

Mantra 8

उ॒त न॒ग्ना बोभु॑वती स्वप्न॒या स॑चसे॒ जन॑म्। अरा॑ते चि॒त्तं वीर्त्स॒न्त्याकू॑तिं॒ पुरु॑षस्य च

Yea, naked, arising, by dream thou clingest fast to men; O Ārāti, assailing mind and purpose—both the thought and the resolve of a person.

Mantra 9

या म॑ह॒ती म॒होन्मा॑ना॒ विश्वा॒ आशा॑ व्यान॒शे। तस्यै॑ हिरण्यके॒श्यै निरृ॑त्या अकरं॒ नमः॑

She who is mighty, of measure overmastering, who hath spread through all the regions—unto that golden-haired Nirṛti have I rendered reverence.

Mantra 10

हिर॑ण्यवर्णा सु॒भगा॒ हिर॑ण्यकशिपुर्म॒ही। तस्यै॒ हिर॑ण्यद्राप॒येऽरा॑त्या अकरं॒ नमः॑

Golden of hue, auspicious, on golden seat enthroned, the mighty—unto that golden-cloaked Arāti have I made obeisance.