Book 1: Hymn 20: A prayer to Soma, the Maruts, Mitra, and Varuna, for protection

1May it glide harmless by in this our sacrifice, O Soma, God! Maruts, be gracious unto us. Let not disaster, let not malison find us out; let not abominable guiles discover us. 2Mitra and Varuna, ye twain, turn carefully away from us The deadly dart that flies to-day, the missile of the wicked ones. 3Ward off from this side and from that, O Varuna, the deadly dart: Give us thy great protection, turn the lethal weapon far away. 4A mighty Ruler thus art thou, unconquered, vanquisher of foes, Even thou whose friend is never slain, whose friend is never over- come.