Sukta 2

Mantra 1

दि॒व्यो ग॑न्ध॒र्वो भुव॑नस्य॒ यस्पति॒रेक॑ ए॒व न॑म॒स्योऽवि॒क्ष्वीड्यः॑ । तं त्वा॑ यौमि॒ ब्रह्म॑णा दिव्य देव॒ नम॑स्ते अस्तु दि॒वि ते॑ स॒धस्थ॑म्

The heavenly Gandharva, who is lord of the world—one only, yea, worthy of reverence, not to be assailed with reproach—him, thee, do I bind unto me by sacred spell, O heavenly God. Homage be to thee: in heaven be thy settled seat.

Mantra 2

दि॒वि स्पृ॒ष्टो य॑ज॒तः सूर्य॑त्वगवया॒ता हर॑सो॒ दैव्य॑स्य । मृ॒डाद् ग॑न्ध॒र्वो भुव॑नस्य॒ यस्पति॒रेक॑ ए॒व न॑म॒स्यः सु॒शेवाः॑

Touched in heaven, venerable, sun-skinned, impelled onward—of the divine glow: from graciousness the Gandharva, who is lord of the world, he alone indeed is to be adored, most kindly.

Mantra 3

अ॒न॒व॒द्याभिः॒ समु॑ जग्म आभिरप्स॒रास्वपि॑ गन्ध॒र्व आ॑सीत्। स॒मु॒द्र आ॑सां॒ सद॑नं म आहु॒र्यतः॑ स॒द्य आ च॒ परा॑ च॒ यन्ति॑

With the blameless ones he went in company; among the Apsarases, yea, the Gandharva was. The Sea is, men tell me, their dwelling-seat—whence straightway they go both hither and away.

Mantra 4

अभ्रि॑ये॒ दिद्यु॒न्नक्ष॑त्रिये॒ या वि॒श्वाव॑सुं गन्ध॒र्वं सच॑ध्वे । ताभ्यो॑ वो देवी॒र्नम॒ इत् कृ॑णोमि

To Abhriyā, to the flashing One, to Nakṣatriyā—to you Goddesses who consort with Viśvāvasu the Gandharva—to those, to you, O Goddesses, I verily make obeisance.

Mantra 5

याः क्ल॒न्दास्तमि॑षीचयो॒ऽक्षका॑मा मनो॒मुहः॑ । ताभ्यो॑ गन्ध॒र्वप॑त्नीभ्योऽप्स॒राभ्यो॑ऽकरं॒ नमः॑

Those who are wailers, who fare in darkness, dice-desiring, mind-bewildering—unto them, unto the Gandharvas’ wives, unto the Apsarases, have I performed obeisance.