Sukta 77

Mantra 1

उपो रुरुचे युवतिर्न योषा विश्वं जीवं प्रसुवन्ती चरायै । अभूदग्निः समिधे मानुषाणामकर्ज्योतिर्बाधमाना तमांसि ॥

Dawn has shone forth like a young woman, bringing all living beings into forward movement. Agni comes to be for the kindling of humans; he makes the light, driving away the darknesses.

Mantra 2

विश्वं प्रतीची सप्रथा उदस्थाद्रुशद्वासो बिभ्रती शुक्रमश्वैत् । हिरण्यवर्णा सुदृशीकसंदृग्गवां माता नेत्र्यह्नामरोचि ॥

Turning toward us, she has risen wide over all, wearing a shining robe, bright and white. Golden-hued, beautiful to behold, she shines forth—the Mother of the rays and the leader of the days.

Mantra 3

देवानां चक्षुः सुभगा वहन्ती श्वेतं नयन्ती सुदृशीकमश्वम् । उषा अदर्शि रश्मिभिर्व्यक्ता चित्रामघा विश्वमनु प्रभूता ॥

Carrying the eye of the gods, the fortunate Dawn leads the white, fair-seeing steed. Uṣas is seen, her rays clearly spread out; rich in varied gifts, she becomes powerful over all that follows.

Mantra 4

अन्तिवामा दूरे अमित्रमुच्छोर्वीं गव्यूतिमभयं कृधी नः । यावय द्वेष आ भरा वसूनि चोदय राधो गृणते मघोनि ॥

O Dawn who brings what is near and drives far what is hostile, rise: make for us a wide path of luminous seeking, a fearless space. Drive away hatred; bring the powers of abundance, and set in motion the grace for the singer, O bountiful one.

Mantra 5

अस्मे श्रेष्ठेभिर्भानुभिर्वि भाह्युषो देवि प्रतिरन्ती न आयुः । इषं च नो दधती विश्ववारे गोमदश्वावद्रथवच्च राधः ॥

In us shine forth with thy most excellent rays, O Dawn, O Goddess, and make our life-force to advance unbroken. Bringing to us the impulsion of right increase, O thou of all desirable riches, set in us the plenitude—luminous rays of knowledge (go-mat), energies of will (aśva-vat), and the moving power of progress (ratha-vat).

Mantra 6

यां त्वा दिवो दुहितर्वर्धयन्त्युषः सुजाते मतिभिर्वसिष्ठाः । सास्मासु धा रयिमृष्वं बृहन्तं यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥

O Dawn, well-born Daughter of Heaven, whom the Vasiṣṭhas increase by their illumined thoughts—do thou establish in us a lofty and vast plenitude of being (rayi). And may you Powers guard us always with states of well-being.