asya śrī rātrīti sūktasya kuśika ṛṣiḥ rātrirdevatā, gāyatrīcchaṃdaḥ,
śrījagadaṃbā prītyarthe saptaśatīpāṭhādau jape viniyogaḥ ।
rātrī̱ vya̍khyadāya̱tī pu̍ru̱trā de̱vya̱1̍kṣabhi̍ḥ ।
viśvā̱ adhi̱ śriyo̍'dhita ॥ 1
orva̍prā̱ ama̍rtyā ni̱vato̍ de̱vyu̱1̍dvata̍ḥ ।
jyoti̍ṣā bādhate̱ tama̍ḥ ॥ 2
niru̱ svasā̍ramaskṛto̱ṣasa̍ṃ de̱vyā̍ya̱tī ।
apedu̍ hāsate̱ tama̍ḥ ॥ 3
sā no̍ a̱dya yasyā̍ va̱yaṃ ni te̱ yāma̱nnavi̍kṣmahi ।
vṛ̱kṣe na va̍sa̱tiṃ-vam̐ya̍ḥ ॥ 4
ni grāmā̍so avikṣata̱ ni pa̱dvaṃto̱ ni pa̱kṣiṇa̍ḥ ।
ni śye̱nāsa̍ścida̱rthina̍ḥ ॥ 5
yā̱vayā̍ vṛ̱kya̱ṃ1̍ vṛka̍ṃ-ya̱m̐vaya̍ ste̱namū̍rmye ।
athā̍ naḥ su̱tarā̍ bhava ॥ 6
upa̍ mā̱ pepi̍śa̱ttama̍ḥ kṛ̱ṣṇaṃ-vya̍m̐ktamasthita ।
uṣa̍ ṛ̱ṇeva̍ yātaya ॥ 7
upa̍ te̱ gā i̱vāka̍raṃ-vṛm̐ṇī̱ṣva du̍hitardivaḥ ।
rātri̱ stoma̱ṃ na ji̱gyuṣe̍ ॥ 8