asya vāmasya palitasya hotustasya bhrātā madhyamo astyaśnaḥ । tṛtīyo bhrātā ghṛtapṛṣṭho asyātrāpaśyaṃ viśpatiṃ saptaputram ॥१॥ sapta yuñjanti rathamekacakrameko aśvo vahati saptanāmā । trinābhi cakramajaramanarvaṃ yatremā viśvā bhuvanādhi tasthuḥ ॥२॥ imaṃ rathamadhi ye sapta tasthuḥ saptacakraṃ sapta vahantyaśvāḥ । sapta svasāro abhi saṃ navante yatra gavāṃ nihitā sapta nāma ॥३॥ ko dadarśa prathamaṃ jāyamānamasthanvantaṃ yadanasthā bibharti । bhūmyā asurasṛgātmā kva svitko vidvāṃsamupa gātpraṣṭumetat ॥४॥ pākaḥ pṛcchāmi manasāvijānandevānāmenā nihitā padāni । vatse baṣkaye'dhi sapta tantūnvi tatnire kavaya otavā u ॥५॥ acikitvāñcikituṣaścidatra kavīnpṛcchāmi vidmane na vidvān । vi yastastambha ṣaḷimā rajāṃsyajasya rūpe kimapi svidekam ॥६॥ iha bravītu ya īmaṅga vedāsya vāmasya nihitaṃ padaṃ veḥ । śīrṣṇaḥ kṣīraṃ duhrate gāvo asya vavriṃ vasānā udakaṃ padāpuḥ ॥७॥ mātā pitaramṛta ā babhāja dhītyagre manasā saṃ hi jagme । sā bībhatsurgarbharasā nividdhā namasvanta idupavākamīyuḥ ॥८॥ yuktā mātāsīddhuri dakṣiṇāyā atiṣṭhadgarbho vṛjanīṣvantaḥ । amīmedvatso anu gāmapaśyadviśvarūpyaṃ triṣu yojaneṣu ॥९॥ tisro mātṝstrīnpitṝnbibhradeka ūrdhvastasthau nemava glāpayanti । mantrayante divo amuṣya pṛṣṭhe viśvavidaṃ vācamaviśvaminvām ॥१०॥ dvādaśāraṃ nahi tajjarāya varvarti cakraṃ pari dyāmṛtasya । ā putrā agne mithunāso atra sapta śatāni viṃśatiśca tasthuḥ ॥११॥ pañcapādaṃ pitaraṃ dvādaśākṛtiṃ diva āhuḥ pare ardhe purīṣiṇam । atheme anya upare vicakṣaṇaṃ saptacakre ṣaḷara āhurarpitam ॥१२॥ pañcāre cakre parivartamāne tasminnā tasthurbhuvanāni viśvā । tasya nākṣastapyate bhūribhāraḥ sanādeva na śīryate sanābhiḥ ॥१३॥ sanemi cakramajaraṃ vi vāvṛta uttānāyāṃ daśa yuktā vahanti । sūryasya cakṣū rajasaityāvṛtaṃ tasminnārpitā bhuvanāni viśvā ॥१४॥ sākaṃjānāṃ saptathamāhurekajaṃ ṣaḷidyamā ṛṣayo devajā iti । teṣāmiṣṭāni vihitāni dhāmaśa sthātre rejante vikṛtāni rūpaśaḥ ॥१५॥ striyaḥ satīstām̐ u me puṃsa āhuḥ paśyadakṣaṇvānna vi cetadandhaḥ । kaviryaḥ putraḥ sa īmā ciketa yastā vijānātsa pituṣpitāsat ॥१६॥ avaḥ pareṇa para enāvareṇa padā vatsaṃ bibhratī gaurudasthāt । sā kadrīcī kaṃ svidardhaṃ parāgātkva svitsūte nahi yūthe antaḥ ॥१७॥ avaḥ pareṇa pitaraṃ yo asyānuveda para enāvareṇa । kavīyamānaḥ ka iha pra vocaddevaṃ manaḥ kuto adhi prajātam ॥१८॥ ye arvāñcastām̐ u parāca āhurye parāñcastām̐ u arvāca āhuḥ । indraśca yā cakrathuḥ soma tāni dhurā na yuktā rajaso vahanti ॥१९॥ dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā samānaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pari ṣasvajāte । tayoranyaḥ pippalaṃ svādvattyanaśnannanyo abhi cākaśīti ॥२०॥ yatrā suparṇā amṛtasya bhāgamanimeṣaṃ vidathābhisvaranti । ino viśvasya bhuvanasya gopāḥ sa mā dhīraḥ pākamatrā viveśa ॥२१॥ yasminvṛkṣe madhvadaḥ suparṇā niviśante suvate cādhi viśve । tasyedāhuḥ pippalaṃ svādvagre tannonnaśadyaḥ pitaraṃ na veda ॥२२॥ yadgāyatre adhi gāyatramāhitaṃ traiṣṭubhādvā traiṣṭubhaṃ niratakṣata । yadvā jagajjagatyāhitaṃ padaṃ ya ittadviduste amṛtatvamānaśuḥ ॥२३॥ gāyatreṇa prati mimīte arkamarkeṇa sāma traiṣṭubhena vākam । vākena vākaṃ dvipadā catuṣpadākṣareṇa mimate sapta vāṇīḥ ॥२४॥ jagatā sindhuṃ divyastabhāyadrathaṃtare sūryaṃ paryapaśyat । gāyatrasya samidhastisra āhustato mahnā pra ririce mahitvā ॥२५॥ upa hvaye sudughāṃ dhenumetāṃ suhasto godhuguta dohadenām । śreṣṭhaṃ savaṃ savitā sāviṣanno'bhīddho gharmastadu ṣu pra vocam ॥२६॥ hiṅkṛṇvatī vasupatnī vasūnāṃ vatsamicchantī manasābhyāgāt । duhāmaśvibhyāṃ payo aghnyeyaṃ sā vardhatāṃ mahate saubhagāya ॥२७॥ gauramīmedanu vatsaṃ miṣantaṃ mūrdhānaṃ hiṅṅakṛṇonmātavā u । sṛkvāṇaṃ gharmamabhi vāvaśānā mimāti māyuṃ payate payobhiḥ ॥२८॥ ayaṃ sa śiṅkte yena gaurabhīvṛtā mimāti māyuṃ dhvasanāvadhi śritā । sā cittibhirni hi cakāra martyaṃ vidyudbhavantī prati vavrimauhata ॥२९॥ anacchaye turagātu jīvamejaddhruvaṃ madhya ā pastyānām । jīvo mṛtasya carati svadhābhiramartyo martyenā sayoniḥ ॥३०॥ apaśyaṃ gopāmanipadyamānamā ca parā ca pathibhiścarantam । sa sadhrīcīḥ sa viṣūcīrvasāna ā varīvarti bhuvaneṣvantaḥ ॥३१॥ ya īṃ cakāra na so asya veda ya īṃ dadarśa hiruginnu tasmāt । sa māturyonā parivīto antarbahuprajā nirṛtimā viveśa ॥३२॥ dyaurme pitā janitā nābhiratra bandhurme mātā pṛthivī mahīyam । uttānayoścamvoryonirantaratrā pitā duhiturgarbhamādhāt ॥३३॥ pṛcchāmi tvā paramantaṃ pṛthivyāḥ pṛcchāmi yatra bhuvanasya nābhiḥ । pṛcchāmi tvā vṛṣṇo aśvasya retaḥ pṛcchāmi vācaḥ paramaṃ vyoma ॥३४॥ iyaṃ vediḥ paro antaḥ pṛthivyā ayaṃ yajño bhuvanasya nābhiḥ । ayaṃ somo vṛṣṇo aśvasya reto brahmāyaṃ vācaḥ paramaṃ vyoma ॥३५॥ saptārdhagarbhā bhuvanasya reto viṣṇostiṣṭhanti pradiśā vidharmaṇi । te dhītibhirmanasā te vipaścitaḥ paribhuvaḥ pari bhavanti viśvataḥ ॥३६॥ na vi jānāmi yadivedamasmi niṇyaḥ saṃnaddho manasā carāmi । yadā māganprathamajā ṛtasyādidvāco aśnuve bhāgamasyāḥ ॥३७॥ apāṅprāṅeti svadhayā gṛbhīto'martyo martyenā sayoniḥ । tā śaśvantā viṣūcīnā viyantā nyanyaṃ cikyurna ni cikyuranyam ॥३८॥ ṛco akṣare parame vyomanyasmindevā adhi viśve niṣeduḥ । yastanna veda kimṛcā kariṣyati ya ittadvidusta ime samāsate ॥३९॥ sūyavasādbhagavatī hi bhūyā atho vayaṃ bhagavantaḥ syāma । addhi tṛṇamaghnye viśvadānīṃ piba śuddhamudakamācarantī ॥४०॥ gaurīrmimāya salilāni takṣatyekapadī dvipadī sā catuṣpadī । aṣṭāpadī navapadī babhūvuṣī sahasrākṣarā parame vyoman ॥४१॥ tasyāḥ samudrā adhi vi kṣaranti tena jīvanti pradiśaścatasraḥ । tataḥ kṣaratyakṣaraṃ tadviśvamupa jīvati ॥४२॥ śakamayaṃ dhūmamārādapaśyaṃ viṣūvatā para enāvareṇa । ukṣāṇaṃ pṛśnimapacanta vīrāstāni dharmāṇi prathamānyāsan ॥४३॥ trayaḥ keśina ṛtuthā vi cakṣate saṃvatsare vapata eka eṣām । viśvameko abhi caṣṭe śacībhirdhrājirekasya dadṛśe na rūpam ॥४४॥ catvāri vākparimitā padāni tāni vidurbrāhmaṇā ye manīṣiṇaḥ । guhā trīṇi nihitā neṅgayanti turīyaṃ vāco manuṣyā vadanti ॥४५॥ indraṃ mitraṃ varuṇamagnimāhuratho divyaḥ sa suparṇo garutmān । ekaṃ sadviprā bahudhā vadantyagniṃ yamaṃ mātariśvānamāhuḥ ॥४६॥ kṛṣṇaṃ niyānaṃ harayaḥ suparṇā apo vasānā divamutpatanti । ta āvavṛtransadanādṛtasyādidghṛtena pṛthivī vyudyate ॥४७॥ dvādaśa pradhayaścakramekaṃ trīṇi nabhyāni ka u tacciketa । tasminsākaṃ triśatā na śaṅkavo'rpitāḥ ṣaṣṭirna calācalāsaḥ ॥४८॥ yaste stanaḥ śaśayo yo mayobhūryena viśvā puṣyasi vāryāṇi । yo ratnadhā vasuvidyaḥ sudatraḥ sarasvati tamiha dhātave kaḥ ॥४९॥ yajñena yajñamayajanta devāstāni dharmāṇi prathamānyāsan । te ha nākaṃ mahimānaḥ sacanta yatra pūrve sādhyāḥ santi devāḥ ॥५०॥ samānametadudakamuccaityava cāhabhiḥ । bhūmiṃ parjanyā jinvanti divaṃ jinvantyagnayaḥ ॥५१॥ divyaṃ suparṇaṃ vāyasaṃ bṛhantamapāṃ garbhaṃ darśatamoṣadhīnām । abhīpato vṛṣṭibhistarpayantaṃ sarasvantamavase johavīmi ॥५२॥

“Riddle hymn to the Viśvedevas and many powers, on the benignant Priest, the metres and the cosmic order — 52 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”