yátheyám pr̥thivī́ mahī́ dādhā́remā́n vánaspátīn |
evā́ dādhāra te máno jīvā́tave ná mr̥tyáve átho ariṣṭátātaye ||
9 Even as this earth, the mighty earth, holds fast the monarchs of the wood. So have I held thy spirit fast, held it for life and not for death, held it for thy security.