Sukta 124

Mantra 1

निर्ऋत्यपस्तरणम्। दि॒वो नु मां बृ॑ह॒तो अ॒न्तरि॑क्षाद॒पां स्तो॒को अ॒भ्यऽपप्तद् रसे॑न । समि॑न्द्रि॒येण॒ पय॑सा॒हम॑ग्ने॒ छन्दो॑भिर्य॒ज्ञैः सु॒कृतां॑ कृ॒तेन॑

A spreading-forth against Nirṛti. From lofty heaven, even now, from the mid-air, a drop of waters hath fallen upon me with its living essence. With vigor and with milk am I made whole, O Agni—by meters, by sacrifices, by merit well achieved, by the deed accomplished.

Mantra 2

यदि॑ वृ॒क्षाद॒भ्यप॑प्त॒त् फलं॒ तद् यद्य॒न्तरि॑क्षा॒त् स उ॑ वा॒युरे॒व। यत्रास्पृ॑क्षत् त॒न्वो॒३यच्च॒ वास॑स॒ आपो॑ नुदन्तु॒ निरृ॑तिं परा॒चैः

If from a tree a fruit hath fallen upon (me)—or if from the mid-air: that, in truth, is Wind alone. Where it hath touched, of the body, and what of the garment—let the Waters thrust Nirṛti away, far off.

Mantra 3

अ॒भ्यञ्ज॑नं सुर॒भि सा समृ॑द्धि॒र्हिर॑ण्यं॒ वर्च॒स्तदु॑ पू॒त्रिम॑मे॒व। सर्वा॑ प॒वित्रा॒ वित॒ताध्य॒स्मत् तन्मा ता॑री॒न्निरृ॑ति॒र्मो अरा॑तिः

Fragrant is the unction: that is prosperity; gold is splendor—yea, that is offspring-giving. Let all purifiers be spread above us: let not Nirṛti bear us over; nor let malignity (of foes) [prevail].