By the right path, O Lord, lead us to plenitude; lead us, O Lord. You know every path. Deliver us from the sin that would lead us astray. We desire to hymn you in myriad ways.
Rig Veda I, 189, 1
By your favors granted enable us, O Lord, once again to leap over the pitfalls that face us. Be a high tower, powerful and broad, for both us and our children. To our people bring well-being and peace.
Rig Veda I, 189, 2
Spare us, O Lord, from all diseases. Let them strike at those who are bereft of your aid! May this earth afford us a gracious transit, thanks to you, O Adorable, and all the immortals!
Rig Veda I, 189, 3
Protect us, O Lord, with your perpetual aid, so that, now that you shine in your well-loved abode, O Deity youthful, panic may not strike your songster either today or tomorrow.
Rig Veda I, 189, 4
Abandon us not, O Lord, to the wicked, the destroyer, the liar, the hapless wretch. Do not hand us over to the demon who gnashes or the toothless one or the man who may despoil us!
Rig Veda I, 189, 5
