86. He through whose frame, O Plants, ye creep member by member, joint by joint, From him ye drive away disease like some strong arbiter of strife.
87. Fly, Spirit of Disease, begone, with the blue jay and kingfisher. Fly, with the wind’s impetuous speed, vanish together with the storm.
88. Help every one the other, lend assistance each of you to each, All of you be accordant, give furtherance to this speech of mine.
89. Let fruitful Plants, and fruitless, those that blossom, and the blossomless, Urged onward by Brihaspati, release us from our pain and grief;
90. Release me from the curse’s plague and woe that comes from Varuna; Free me from Yama’s fetter, from sin and offence against the Gods.
91. What time, descending from the sky, the Plants flew earthward, thus they spake: No evil shall befall the man whom while he liveth we pervade.
92. Of all the many Plants whose King is Soma, Plants of hundred forms, Thou art the Plant most excellent, prompt to the wish, sweet to the heart.
93. O all ye various Herbs whose King is Soma, that o’erspread the earth, Urged onward by Brihaspati, combine your virtue in this Plant.
94. All Plants that hear this speech, and those that have departed far away, Come all assembled and confer your healing power upon this Herb.
95. Unharmed be he who digs you up, unharmed the man for whom I dig: And let no malady attack biped or quadruped of ours.
96. With Soma as their Sovran Lord the Plants hold colloquy and say: O King, we save from death the man whose cure a Brâhman undertakes.
97. Most excellent of all art thou, O Plant: thy vassals are the trees. Let him be subject to our power, the man who seeks to injure us.
98. Banisher of catarrh art thou, of tumours and of hemorrhoids; Thou banished Pâkâru and Consumption in a hundred forms.
99. Thee did Gandharvas dig from earth, thee Indra and Brihaspati. King Soma, knowing thee, O Plant, from his Consumption was made free.
100. Conquer mine enemies, the men who challenge me do thou subdue. Conquer thou all unhappiness: victorious art thou, O Plant.
101. Long-lived be he who digs thee, Plant, and he for whom I dig thee up. So mayst thou also, grown long-lived, rise upward with a hundred shoots.
102. Most excellent of all art thou, O Plant; thy vassals are the trees. Let him be subject to our power, the man who seeks to injure us.
103. May he not harm me who is earth’s begetter, nor he whose laws are faithful, sky’s pervades; Nor he who first begot the lucid waters. To Ka the God let us present oblation.
104. Turn thyself hitherward, O Earth, to us with sacrifice and milk. Thy covering skin Agni, urged forth, hath mounted.
105. All, Agni, that in thee is bright, pure, cleansed, and meet for sacrifice, That do we bring unto the Gods.
106. I from this place have fed on strength and vigour, the womb of holy Law, stream of the mighty. In cows let it possess me and in bodies. I quit decline and lack of food, and sickness.
107. Agni, life-power and fame are thine: thy fires blaze mightily, thou rich in wealth of beams! Sage, passing bright, thou givest to the worshipper, with strength, the food that merits laud.
108. With brilliant, purifying sheen, with perfect sheen thou liftest up thyself in light. Thou, visiting both thy Mothers, aidest them as Son: thou joinest close the earth and heaven.
109. O Jâtavedas, Son of Strength, rejoice thyself, gracious, in our fair hymns and songs. In thee are treasured various forms of strengthening food, born nobly and of wondrous help.
110. Agni, spread forth, as Ruler, over living things: give wealth to us, Immortal God. Thou shinest out from beauty fair to look upon: thou leadest us to conquering power.
111. To him, the wise, who orders sacrifice, who hath great riches under his control, Thou givest blest award of good, and plenteous food, givest him wealth that conquers all.
112. The men have set before them for their welfare Agni, strong, visible to all, the Holy. Thee, Godlike One, with ears to hear, most famous, men’s generations magnify with praise-songs.
113. Soma, wax great. From every side may vigorous powers unite in thee. Be in the gathering-place of strength.
114. In thee be juicy nutriments united, and power and mighty foe-subduing vigour. Waxing to immortality, O Soma, win highest glory for thyself in heaven.
