Rig Veda
rātrī vy akhyad āyatī purutrā devy akṣabhiḥ viśvā adhi śriyo 'dhita
With all her eyes the Goddess Night looks forth approaching many a spot: She hath put all her glories on.
orv aprā amartyā nivato devy udvataḥ jyotiṣā bādhate tamaḥ
Immortal. she hath filled the waste, the Goddess hath filled height and depth: She conquers darkness with her light.
nir u svasāram askṛtoṣasaṃ devy āyatī aped u hāsate tamaḥ
The Goddess as she comes hath set the Dawn her Sister in her place: And then the darkness vanishes.
sā no adya yasyā vayaṃ ni te yāmann avikṣmahi vṛkṣe na vasatiṃ vayaḥ
So favour us this night, O thou whose pathways we have visited As birds their nest upon the tree.
ni grāmāso avikṣata ni padvanto ni pakṣiṇaḥ ni śyenāsaś cid arthinaḥ
The villagers have sought their homes, and all that walks and all that flies, Even the falcons fain for prey.
yāvayā vṛkyaṃ vṛkaṃ yavaya stenam ūrmye athā naḥ sutarā bhava
Keep off the she-wolf and the wolf, O Urmya, keep the thief away; Easy be thou for us to pass.
upa mā pepiśat tamaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ vyaktam asthita uṣa ṛṇeva yātaya
Clearly hath she come nigh to me who decks the dark with richest hues: O Morning, cancel it like debts.
upa te gā ivākaraṃ vṛṇīṣva duhitar divaḥ rātri stomaṃ na jigyuṣe
These have I brought to thee like kine. O Night, thou Child of Heaven, accept This laud as for a conqueror.