cakruh -- effected; sama-rig-yajuh -- of the Sama, Rig and Yajur Vedas; mantraih -- with chants; vadhvah -- of the bride; raksham -- the protection; dvija-uttamah -- first-class brahmanas; purohitah -- the priest; atharva-vit -- who was expert in the mantras of the Atharva Veda; vai -- indeed; juhava -- poured oblations of ghee; graha -- the controlling planets; santaye -- to pacify.

The best of brahmanas chanted mantras of the Rig, Sama and Yajur Vedas for the bride's protection, and the priest learned in the Atharva Veda offered oblations to pacify the controlling planets.