Atharva Veda 3.10

prathamā ha vy uvāsa sā dhenur abhavad yame sā naḥ payasvatī duhām uttarāmuttarām samām

To the ekāṣṭakā́ (day of moon's last quarter)

She first shone out; she became a milch-cow at Yama's; let her, rich in milk, yield (duh) to us each further summer (? sámā).

yāṃ devāḥ pratinandanti rātrim dhenum upāyatīm saṃvatsarasya yā patnī sā no astu sumaṅgalī

The night which the gods rejoice to meet, [as] a milch-cow coming unto [them], which is the spouse (pátnī) of the year—let her be very auspicious to us.

saṃvatsarasya pratimāṃ yāṃ tvā rātry upāsmahe sā na āyuṣmatīṃ prajāṃ rāyas poṣeṇa saṃ sṛja

Thou, O night, whom we worship (upa-ās) as model (pratimā́) of the year-—do thou unite our long-lived progeny with abundance of wealth.

iyam eva sā yā prathamā vyaucchad āsv itarāsu carati praviṣṭā mahānto asyāṃ mahimāno antar vadhūr jigāya navagaj janitrī

This same is she that first shone out; among these other ones (f.) she goes about (car), having entered; great greatnesses [are] within her; the bride (vadhū́), the new-going generatrix, hath conquered.

vānaspatyā grāvāṇo ghoṣam akrata haviṣ kṛṇvantaḥ parivatsarīṇam ekāṣṭake suprajasaḥ suvīrā vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām

The forest-tree pressing-stones have made their sound, making the oblation of the complete year (parivatsarī́ṇa); O sole áṣṭakā, may we, having good progeny and good heroes, be lords of wealths.

iḍāyās padaṃ ghṛtavat sarīsṛpaṃ jātavedaḥ prati havyā gṛbhāya ye grāmyāḥ paśavo viśvarūpās teṣāṃ saptānāṃ mayi rantir astu

The track (padá) of Idā [is] full of ghee, greatly trickling; O Jātavedas, accept thou the oblations. The cattle of the village that are of all forms—of those seven let the willing stay (ráṁti) be with me.

ā mā puṣṭe ca poṣe ca rātri devānāṃ sumatau syāma pūrṇā darve parā pata supūrṇā punar ā pata sarvān yajñānt saṃbhuñjatīṣam ūrjaṃ na ā bhara

[Set] thou me in both prosperity and abundance; O night, may we be in the favor of the gods. O spoon, fly away full; fly back hither well-filled; jointly enjoying all sacrifices, bring to us food (íṣ), refreshment (ū́rj).

āyam agant saṃvatsaraḥ patir ekāṣṭake tava sā na āyuṣmatīṃ prajāṃ rāyas poṣeṇa saṃ sṛja

Hither hath come the year, thy spouse, O sole áṣṭakā; do thou unite our long-lived progeny with abundance of wealth.

ṛtūn yaja ṛtupatīn ārtavān uta hāyanān samāḥ saṃvatsarān māsān bhūtasya pataye yaje

I sacrifice to the seasons, the lords of the seasons, them of the seasons (ārtavá), and the winters (hāyaná), to the summers (sámā), the years, the months; for the lord of existence I sacrifice.

ṛtubhyaṣ ṭvārtavebhyo mādbhyaḥ saṃvatsarebhyaḥ dhātre vidhātre samṛdhe bhūtasya pataye yaje

To thee for the seasons, them of the seasons, the months, the years, the Creator (dhātár), the Disposer (vidhātár), the Prosperer (? samṛ́dh), the lord of existence, do I sacrifice.

iḍayā juhvato vayaṃ devān ghṛtavatā yaje gṛhān alubhyato vayaṃ saṃ viśemopa gomataḥ

We, making oblation with ídā—I sacrifice to the gods with what is rich in ghee; unto houses not disorderly (? álubhyant), rich in kine, may we enter together.

ekāṣṭakā tapasā tapyamānā jajāna garbhaṃ mahimānam indram tena devā vy asahanta śatrūn hantā dasyūnām abhavacchacīpatiḥ

The sole áṣṭakā, paining herself (tapyá-) with penance, generated an embryo, a greatness, Indra; by him the gods overcame their foes; slayer of the barbarians became the lord of might (çácī-).

indraputre somaputre duhitāsi prajāpateḥ

Thou whose son is Indra, whose son is Soma, daughter art thou of Prajāpati; fulfil thou our desires; accept our oblation.