1a O god Savitr, instigate the sacrifice, instigate the lord of the sacrifice for good luck; may the divine Gandharva who purifieth thoughts purify our thought; may the lord of speech to-day make sweet our utterance.     b Thou art the thunderbolt of Indra, slaying obstructions, with thee may this one smite Vrtra.     c On the instigation of strength, the mother, the mighty one,     We shall proclaim with our speech, Aditi, by name,     Into whom all this world hath entered;     In her may the god Savitr instigate right for us.     d In the waters [1] is ambrosia, in the waters is medicine;     Through the guidance of the waters     Be ye steeds, O ye that are strong.     e Or Vayu thee, or Manu thee,     The seven and twenty Gandharvas;     They first yoked the steed;     They placed swiftness in it.     f Child of the waters, swift one, the towering onrushing wave most fain to win the prize, with it may he win the prize.     g Thou art the stepping of Visnu, thou art the step of Visnu, thou art the stride of Visnu.     h May the two Ankas, the two Nyankas, which are on either side of the chariot,     Speeding on with the rushing wind,     The far-darting, powerful one, the winged one,     The fires which are furtherers, further us.