idaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotirāgāccitraḥ praketo ajaniṣṭa vibhvā । yathā prasūtā savituḥ savāyam̐ evā rātryuṣase yonimāraik ॥१॥ ruśadvatsā ruśatī śvetyāgādāraigu kṛṣṇā sadanānyasyāḥ । samānabandhū amṛte anūcī dyāvā varṇaṃ carata āmināne ॥२॥ samāno adhvā svasroranantastamanyānyā carato devaśiṣṭe । na methete na tasthatuḥ sumeke naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe ॥३॥ bhāsvatī netrī sūnṛtānāmaceti citrā vi duro na āvaḥ । prārpyā jagadvyu no rāyo akhyaduṣā ajīgarbhuvanāni viśvā ॥४॥ jihmaśye caritave maghonyābhogaya iṣṭaye rāya u tvam । dabhraṃ paśyadbhya urviyā vicakṣa uṣā ajīgarbhuvanāni viśvā ॥५॥ kṣatrāya tvaṃ śravase tvaṃ mahīyā iṣṭaye tvamarthamiva tvamityai । visadṛśā jīvitābhipracakṣa uṣā ajīgarbhuvanāni viśvā ॥६॥ eṣā divo duhitā pratyadarśi vyucchantī yuvatiḥ śukravāsāḥ । viśvasyeśānā pārthivasya vasva uṣo adyeha subhage vyuccha ॥७॥ parāyatīnāmanveti pātha āyatīnāṃ prathamā śaśvatīnām । vyucchantī jīvamudīrayantyuṣā mṛtaṃ kaṃ cana bodhayantī ॥८॥ uṣo yadagniṃ samidhe cakartha vi yadāvaścakṣasā sūryasya । yanmānuṣānyakṣyamāṇām̐ ajīgastaddeveṣu cakṛṣe bhadramapnaḥ ॥९॥ kiyātyā yatsamayā bhavāti yā vyūṣuryāśca nūnaṃ vyucchān । anu pūrvāḥ kṛpate vāvaśānā pradīdhyānā joṣamanyābhireti ॥१०॥ īyuṣṭe ye pūrvatarāmapaśyanvyucchantīmuṣasaṃ martyāsaḥ । asmābhirū nu praticakṣyābhūdo te yanti ye aparīṣu paśyān ॥११॥ yāvayaddveṣā ṛtapā ṛtejāḥ sumnāvarī sūnṛtā īrayantī । sumaṅgalīrbibhratī devavītimihādyoṣaḥ śreṣṭhatamā vyuccha ॥१२॥ śaśvatpuroṣā vyuvāsa devyatho adyedaṃ vyāvo maghonī । atho vyucchāduttarām̐ anu dyūnajarāmṛtā carati svadhābhiḥ ॥१३॥ vyañjibhirdiva ātāsvadyaudapa kṛṣṇāṃ nirṇijaṃ devyāvaḥ । prabodhayantyaruṇebhiraśvairoṣā yāti suyujā rathena ॥१४॥ āvahantī poṣyā vāryāṇi citraṃ ketuṃ kṛṇute cekitānā । īyuṣīṇāmupamā śaśvatīnāṃ vibhātīnāṃ prathamoṣā vyaśvait ॥१५॥ udīrdhvaṃ jīvo asurna āgādapa prāgāttama ā jyotireti । āraikpanthāṃ yātave sūryāyāganma yatra pratiranta āyuḥ ॥१६॥ syūmanā vāca udiyarti vahni stavāno rebha uṣaso vibhātīḥ । adyā taduccha gṛṇate maghonyasme āyurni didīhi prajāvat ॥१७॥ yā gomatīruṣasaḥ sarvavīrā vyucchanti dāśuṣe martyāya । vāyoriva sūnṛtānāmudarke tā aśvadā aśnavatsomasutvā ॥१८॥ mātā devānāmaditeranīkaṃ yajñasya keturbṛhatī vi bhāhi । praśastikṛdbrahmaṇe no vyucchā no jane janaya viśvavāre ॥१९॥ yaccitramapna uṣaso vahantījānāya śaśamānāya bhadram । tanno mitro varuṇo māmahantāmaditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivī uta dyauḥ ॥२०॥

“Hymn to Uṣas, the fairest of lights, and to Night sent away — 20 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”