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2 Widely−capacious Pair, mighty, that never fail, the Father and the Mother keep all creatures safe: 3 Son of these Parents, he the Priest with power to cleanse, Sage, sanctifies the worlds with his surpassing 4 Among the skilful Gods most skilled is he, who made the two world−halves which bring prosperity to al 5 Extolled in song, O Heaven and Earth, bestow on us, ye mighty Pair, great glory and high lordly sway,

2 Thine is the juice effused, thine are the juices yet to be pressed: our resonant songs invite thee. 3 Whoso, devoted to the God, effuses Soma for him with yearning heart and spirit,− 4 He looks with Ioving favour on the mortal who, like a rich man, pours for him the Soma. 5 We call on thee to come to us, desirous of goods and spoil, of cattle, and of horses.