1a I have passed by some, I have not approached others.     b I have found thee nearer than the farther, farther than the near.     c So I welcome thee, that art of Visnu, for the sacrifice to the gods.     d Let the god Savitr anoint thee with honey.     e O plant, guard it.     f O axe, harm it not.     g With thy top graze not the sky, with thy middle harm not the atmosphere, with earth be united.     h O tree, grow with a hundred shoots; may we grow with a thousand shoots.     i Thou, whom this sharp axe hath brought forward for great good     fortune, uncut, with wealth of heroes, (give us) riches.