sukta 187
1. Send forth the word to the Fire, the bull of the worlds,² may he carry us through beyond the hostile forces.
2. He who shines beyond the desert across the supreme Beyond, may he carry us through beyond the hostile forces.
3. He who destroys the Rakshasas, the bull with the brilliant
¹ Or, in the lap of the mother. ² Or, of the peoples,
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light, may he carry us through beyond the hostile forces.
4. He who looks upon all the worlds and sees them wholly, may he carry us through beyond the hostile forces.
5. Fire who is born brilliant on the further shore of this world, may he carry us through beyond the hostile forces.