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HYMN IX

A prayer for general protection and prosperity 1. Gentle be heaven, gentle be earth, gentle this spacious,    atmosphere.   Gentle be waters as they flow, gentle to us be plants and herbs! 2. Gentle be signs of coming change, and that which is and is not.    done!   Gentle be past and future, yea, let all be gracious unto us. 3. Quickened by Prayer, this Goddess Vāk who standeth in the    highest place,   By whom the awful spell was made, even through her to us be    peace! 4. Or, made more keen by Prayer, this mind that standeth in the    highest place,   Whereby the awful spell was made, even through this be peace    to us! 5. These five sense-organs with the mind as sixth, sharpened by   Prayer, abiding in my heart,   By which the awful spell was made, even by these be peace to    us. 6. Favour us Mitra, Varuna, and Vishnu, and Prajāpati! Gracious•    to us be Indra and Brihaspati and Aryaman. 7. Favour us Mitra, Varuna, Vivasvān, and the Finisher,   Portents on earth and in the air, and planets wandering in    heaven! 8. Gracious to us be trembling earth, gracious the flaming meteor    stroke!   Gracious be kine who yield red milk, gracious be earth when    sinking down! 9. Gracious be meteor-stricken constellation, gracious to us be    magic spells and witchcraft!   Gracious to us be buried charms, and gracious the meteors and    the portents of the region! 10. Kind be the Powers who seize the Moon, with Rāhu be Ādityas    kind!   Favour us Death and Cornet, and Rudras with penetrating.    might! 11. Rudras and Vasus favour us, Ādityas, Agnis favour us!   Favour us mighty Rishis, Gods, Goddesses, and Brihaspati! 12. Brahma, Dhātar, Prajāpati, Worlds, Vedas, Agnis, Rishis Seven. p. 220   All these have blessed my happy way. May Indra be my    guardian, may Brahmā protect and shelter me. 13. May all the Gods protect me, may the Gods united shield me    well.   May all alleviations in the world which the Seven Rishis know.   Be kind and gracious unto me. Bliss and security be mine! 14. Earth alleviation, air alleviation, heaven alleviation, waters    alleviation, plants alleviation, trees alleviation, all Gods my al-    leviation, collective Gods my alleviation, alleviation by allevia-    tions. By these alleviations, these universal alleviations, I allay    all that is terrific here, all that is cruel, all that is wicked. This    hath been calmed, this is now auspicious.   Let all be favourable to us.