vāyúr yuṅkte róhitā vāyúr aruṇā́ vāyū́ ráthe ajirā́ dhurí vóḷhaveváhiṣṭhā dhurí vóḷhave |
prá bodhayā púraṃdhiṃjārá ā́ sasatī́m iva |
prá cakṣaya ródasī vāsayoṣásaḥśrávase vāsayoṣásaḥ ||
3 Two red steeds Vāyu yokes, Vāyu two purple steeds, swift-footed, to the chariot, to the pole to draw, most able, at the pole, to draw. Wake up intelligence, as when a lover wakes his sleeping love. Illumine heaven and earth, make thou the Dawns to shine, for glory make the Dawns to shine.