Sukta 23

Mantra 1

अपां भैषज्यम्। स॒स्रुषी॒स्तद॒पसो॒ दिवा॒ नक्तं॑ च स॒स्रुषीः॑ । वरे॑ण्यक्रतुर॒हम॒पो दे॒वीरुप॑ ह्वये

The Waters’ remedy: swift-flowing are those waters—swift-flowing by day and swift-flowing by night. I, of choice resolve, call hither the divine Waters.

Mantra 2

ओता॒ आपः॑ कर्म॒ण्याऽमु॒ञ्चन्त्वि॒तः प्रणी॑तये । स॒द्यः कृ॑ण्व॒न्त्वेत॑वे

Woven-in are the Waters within the rite: let them from hence release (the ill) for leading forth; let them straightway make it to depart.

Mantra 3

दे॒वस्य॑ सवि॒तुः स॒वे कर्म॑ कृण्वन्तु॒ मानु॑षाः । शं नो॑ भवन्त्व॒प ओष॑धीः शि॒वाः

Under the god Savitar’s impulsion let men perform the work; and may the Waters and the Herbs be for us welfare—benign and kindly.