Of mountains, lifts his lofty crest,

On whom of yore, as all have heard,

The sun well-pleased this boon conferred:

“On thee, O King, on thee and thine

Light, day and night, shall ever shine.

Gandharvas, Gods who love thee well

And on thy sacred summits dwell,

Undimmed in lustre, bright and fair,

The golden sheen shall ever share.”

The Viśvas,[726] Vasus,[727] they who ride