Hear us, O ye gods! We gather as one people, united in purpose, joined in the sacred ritual. We are the priests, we are the warriors, we are the farmers and the mothers and the children. We are all of us gathered here to seek thy favor and thy protection.

Grant us unity, O divine powers! Let no quarrel tear apart what we have built together. Let no pride make us strike at our own brethren. Let no hunger drive us to desperation. Grant us the wisdom to live together as a true community, where each supports the other, where the strong shelter the weak, where the wise guide the foolish with patience and love.

O Mitra and Varuṇa, ye who bind all things in fellowship and in law — strengthen the bonds that hold us together. Let our oaths be true. Let our promises be kept. Let our word be our bond, and our bond be our strength.

Grant us abundance so that none among us hungers. Grant us safety so that we may rest without fear in our dwellings. Grant us children who will continue our line and our ways. Grant us the blessing of community, which is more precious than gold, more valuable than cattle, more necessary than life itself.

Protect our young from sickness and from harm. Guide our old toward wisdom and peace. Teach our warriors the valor of the righteous cause. Teach our mothers the strength needed to nurture and to raise. Teach our priests the knowledge of the sacred mysteries.

Let our fields flourish. Let our cattle multiply. Let our families be blessed with health and with happiness. O ye gods, we ask not for ease or for luxury, but for the strength to endure, for the courage to face what must be faced, and for the joy of being bound together as one people, one family, one community under thy watchful care. Grant us this, O divine ones, and we shall praise thee without ceasing.