उपास्महे रुद्रं शिवतमं ऋतस्य पथिभिर्धिया
तन्नो देवा अनुमदन्तु यज्ञं सुवीर्यम्
Upasmahe Rudram Shivatamam Ritasya Pathibhirdhiya
Tanno Deva Anumadantu Yajnam Suviryam
With illumined thought along the paths of Cosmic Order we worship Rudra, most auspicious and benign protector;
May the Gods rejoice in our sacrifice and grant us heroic spiritual strength.