(ṛ.10.127)
asya śrī rātrīti sūktasya kuśika ṛṣiḥ rātrirdevatā, gāyatrīcchandaḥ,
śrījagadambā prītyarthe saptaśatīpāṭhādau jape viniyogaḥ |
rātrī॒ vya̭khyadāya॒tī pṷru॒trā de॒vya॒1̭kṣabhiḥ̭ |
viśvā॒ adhi॒ śriyo̭-'dhita || 1
orva̭prā॒ ama̭rtyā ni॒vato̭ de॒vyu॒1̭dvataḥ̭ |
jyoti̭ṣā bādhate॒ tamaḥ̭ || 2
niru॒ svasā̭ramaskṛto॒ṣasa̭-nde॒vyā̭ya॒tī |
apedṷ hāsate॒ tamaḥ̭ || 3
sā no̭ a॒dya yasyā̭ va॒ya-nni te॒ yāma॒nnavi̭kṣmahi |
vṛ॒kṣe na va̭sa॒tiṃ-va~yaḥ̭ || 4
ni grāmā̭so avikṣata॒ ni pa॒dvanto॒ ni pa॒kṣiṇaḥ̭ |
ni śye॒nāsa̭ścida॒rthinaḥ̭ || 5
yā॒vayā̭ vṛ॒kyaṃ॒1̭ vṛkaṃ̭-ya~॒vaya̭ ste॒namṷ̄rmye |
athā̭ na-ssu॒tarā̭ bhava || 6
upa̭ mā॒ pepi̭śa॒ttamaḥ̭ kṛ॒ṣṇaṃ-vya~̭ktamasthita |
uṣa̭ ṛ॒ṇeva̭ yātaya || 7
upa̭ te॒ gā i॒vāka̭raṃ-vṛ~ṇī॒ṣva dṷhitardivaḥ |
rātri॒ stoma॒-nna ji॒gyuṣḙ || 8