Breath and the student
Ten long hymns: breath as lord of all, the Vedic student, and the remainder of the sacrifice.
Hymn 11.4 praises Prana, breath, as the lord of all that lives. Hymn 11.7 praises Ucchishta, what remains when everything else is offered.
Hymn 11.5 is the great hymn to the Brahmacharin, the Vedic student, who carries the fuel stick to his teacher and by discipline upholds the worlds. Read it beside our Gurukul history.
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Hymn 11.1An accompaniment to the preparation and presentation of a Brahmaudana
1अग्ने जायस्वादितिर्नाथितेयं ब्रह्मौदनं पचति पुत्रकामा । सप्तऋषयो भूतकृतस्ते त्वा मन्थन्तु प्रजया सहेह ॥
1Agni, spring forth! Here Aditi, afflicted, cooks a Brahmaudana, yearning for children. Let the Seven Rishis, World-creators, rub thee into existence here with gift of offspring.
2कृणुत धूमं वृषणः सखायोऽद्रोघाविता वाचमच्छ । अयमग्निः पृतनाषाट्सुवीरो येन देवा असहन्त दस्यून् ॥
2Raise, as I bid, the smoke, my strong companions, lovers of freedom from deceit and malice! Victor in fight heroic, here is Agni by whom the Gods subdued the hostile demons.
3अग्नेऽजनिष्ठा महते वीर्याय ब्रह्मौदनाय पक्तवे जातवेदः । सप्तऋषयो भूतकृतस्ते त्वाजीजनन्न् अस्यै रयिं सर्ववीरं नि यच्छ ॥
3Thou, Agni, wart produced for mighty valour, to cook Brahmaudana, O Jātavedas. Seven Rishis, makers of the world, begat thee, Grant to this woman wealth with store of heroes.
4समिद्धो अग्ने समिधा समिध्यस्व विद्वान् देवान् यज्ञियामेह वक्षः । तेभ्यो हविः श्रपयं जातवेद उत्तमं नाकमधि रोहयेमम् ॥
4Burn up, O Agni, kindled with the fuel. Knowing the Gods who merit worship, bring them. Cooking, for these, oblation, Jātavedas! lift up this man to heaven's most lofty summit.
5त्रेधा भागो निहितो यः पुरा वो देवानां पितॄणां मर्त्यानाम् । अंशां जानीध्वं वि भजामि तान् वो यो देवानां स इमां पारयाति ॥
5Your portion from of old is triply parted, portion of Gods, of Fathers, and of mortals. Know, all, your shares. I deal them out among you. The portion of the Gods shall save this woman.
6अग्ने सहस्वान् अभिभूरभीदसि नीचो न्युब्ज द्विषतः सपत्नान् । इयं मात्रा मीयमाना मिता च सजातांस्ते बलिहृतः कृणोतु ॥
6Strong art thou, Agni, conquering, all-surpassing. Crush down our foemen, ruin those who hate us. So let this measure, measured, being measured, make all our kin thy tributary vassals.
7साकं सजातैः पयसा सहैध्युदुब्जैनां महते वीर्याय । ऊर्ध्वो नाकस्याधि रोह विष्टपं स्वर्गो लोक इति यं वदन्ति ॥
7Increase with kinsmen and with all abundance: to mighty strength and power lift up this woman. Erect, rise upward to the sky's high station, rise to the lofty world which men call Svarga.
8इयं मही प्रति गृह्णातु चर्म पृथिवी देवी सुमनस्यमाना । अथ गच्छेम सुकृतस्य लोकम् ॥
8May this great Earth receive the skin, this Goddess Prithivī, showing us her love and favour. Then may we go unto the world of virtue.
9एतौ ग्रावाणौ सयुजा युङ्धि चर्मणि निर्बिन्ध्यंशून् यजमानाय साधु । अवघ्नती नि जहि य इमां पृतन्यव ऊर्ध्वं प्रजामुद्भरन्त्युदूह ॥
9Fix on the skin these two joined press-stones, duly rending the fibres for the sacrificer. Strike down and slay those who assail this woman, and elevating raise on high her offspring.
10गृहाण ग्रावाणौ सकृतौ वीर हस्त आ ते देवा यज्ञिया यज्ञमगुः । त्रयो वरा यतमांस्त्वं वृणीषे तास्ते समृद्धीरिह राधयामि ॥
10Grasp with thy hand, O man, the well-formed press-stones: the holy Gods have come unto thy worship. Three wishes of thy heart which thou electest, these happy gains for thee I here make ready.
11इयं ते धीतिरिदमु ते जनित्रं गृह्णातु त्वामदितिः शूरपुत्रा । परा पुनीहि य इमां पृतन्यवोऽस्यै रयिं सर्ववीरं नि यच्छ ॥
11Here thy devotion is, here is thy birthplace. Aditi, Mother of brave sons, accept thee! Wipe away those who fight against this woman with wealth and store of goodly sons endow her.
12उपश्वसे द्रुवये सीदता यूयं वि विच्यध्वं यज्ञियासस्तुषैः । श्रिया समानान् अति सर्वान्त्स्यामाधस्पदं द्विषतस्पादयामि ॥
12Rest in the roaring frame of wood: be parted from husk and chaff, ye Sacrificial Fibres. May we surpass in glory all our rivals. I cast beneath my feet the men who hate us.
13परेहि नारि पुनरेहि क्षिप्रमपां त्वा गोष्ठो अध्यरुक्षद्भराय । तासां गृह्णीताद्यतमा यज्ञिया असन् विभाज्य धीरीतरा जहीतात् ॥
13Go, Dame, and quickly come again: the waters, enclosed, have mounted thee that thou mayst bear them. Take thou of these such as are fit for service: skilfully separating. leave the others.
14एमा अगुर्योषितः शुम्भमाना उत्तिष्ठ नारि तवसं रभस्व । सुपत्नी पत्या प्रजया प्रजावत्या त्वागन् यज्ञः प्रति कुम्भं गृभाय ॥
14Hither these Dames have come in radiant beauty. Arise and seize= upon thy strength, O woman. To thee hath sacrifice come: take the pitcher, blest with a good lord, children, children's children.
15ऊर्जो भागो निहितो यः पुरा व ऋषिप्रशिष्टाप आ भरैताः । अयं यज्ञो गातुविन् नाथवित्प्रजाविदुग्रः पशुविद्वीरविद्वो अस्तु ॥
15Instructed by the Rishis, bring those waters, the share of strength which was of old assigned you. Let this effectual sacrifice afford you protection, fortune, off-spring, men, and cattle.
16अग्ने चरुर्यज्ञियस्त्वाध्यरुक्षच्छुचिस्तपिष्ठस्तपसा तपैनम् । आर्षेया दैवा अभिसंगत्य भागमिमं तपिष्ठा ऋतुभिस्तपन्तु ॥
16Agni, on thee the sacrificial caldron hath mounted: shining,. fiercely flaming, heat it. May hottest flames, divine, sprung from the Rishis, gathering, with the Seasons, heat this portion.
17शुद्धाः पूता योषितो यज्ञिया इमा आपश्चरुमव सर्पन्तु शुभ्राः । अदुः प्रजां बहुलां पशून् नः पक्तौदनस्य सुकृतामेतु लोकम् ॥
17Purified, bright, and holy, let these Women, these lucid waters glide into the caldron. Cattle and many children may they give us. May he who cooks. the Odana go to heaven.
18ब्रह्मणा शुद्धा उत पूता घृतेन सोमस्यांशवस्तण्डुला यज्ञिया इमे । अपः प्र विशत प्रति गृह्णातु वश्चरुरिमं पक्त्वा सुकृतामेत लोकम् ॥
18Ye, Sacrificial Rice and Soma Fibres, cleansed and made pure by prayer and molten butter. Enter the water: let the caldron take you. May he who dresses this ascend to heaven.
19उरुः प्रथस्व महता महिम्ना सहस्रपृष्ठः सुकृतस्य लोके । पितामहाः पितरः प्रजोपजाहं पक्ता पञ्चदशस्ते अस्मि ॥
19Expand thyself abroad in all thy greatness, with thousand Prishthas, in the world of virtue. Grandfathers, fathers, children, and descendants, fifteenth am I to thee when I have dressed it.
20सहस्रपृष्ठः शतधारो अक्षितो ब्रह्मौदनो देवयानः स्वर्गः । अमूंस्त आ दधामि प्रजया रेषयैनान् बलिहाराय मृडतान् मह्यमेव ॥
20With thousand streams and Prishthas, undecaying, Brahmaudana is celestial, God-reaching. Those I give up to thee with all their children. Force them to tribute, but to me be gracious.
21उदेहि वेदिं प्रजया वर्धयैनां नुदस्व रक्षः प्रतरं धेह्येनाम् । श्रिया समानान् अति सर्वान्त्स्यामाधस्पदं द्विषतस्पादयामि ॥
21Rise to the altar: bless this dame with offspring. Promote this woman; drive away the demons. May we surpass in glory all our rivals. I cast beneath my feet the men who hate us.
22अभ्यावर्तस्व पशुभिः सहैनां प्रत्यङ्ङेनां देवताभिः सहैधि । मा त्वा प्रापच्छपथो माभिचारः स्वे क्षेत्रे अनमीवा वि राज ॥
22Approach this woman here with store of cattle: together with the deities come to meet her. Let not a curse or imprecation reach thee: in thine own seat shine forth exempt from sickness.
23ऋतेन तष्टा मनसा हितैषा ब्रह्मौदनस्य विहिता वेदिरग्रे । अंसद्रीं शुद्धामुप धेहि नारि तत्रौदनं सादय दैवानाम् ॥
23Fashioned at first by Right, set by the spirit, this altar of Brahmaudana was appointed. Place the pure boiler on it, woman! set thou therein the rice mess of Celestial Beings.
24अदितेर्हस्तां स्रुचमेतां द्वितीयां सप्तऋषयो भूतकृतो यामकृण्वन् । सा गात्राणि विदुष्योदनस्य दर्विर्वेद्यामध्येनं चिनोतु ॥
24This second hand of Aditi, this ladle which the Seven Rishis, world-creators, fashioned. May this scoop deftly pile upon the altar, therein, the members of the rice-oblation.
25शृतं त्वा हव्यमुप सीदन्तु दैवा निःसृप्याग्नेः पुनरेनान् प्र सीद । सोमेन पूतो जठरे सीद ब्रह्मणामार्षेयास्ते मा रिषन् प्राशितारः ॥
25Let the dressed offering and divine Ones serve thee: creep from. the fire again, own these as masters. Made pure with Soma rest within the Brāhmans: let not thine eaters, Rishis' sons, be injured.
26सोम राजन्त्संज्ञानमा वपैभ्यः सुब्राह्मणा यतमे त्वोपसीदान् । ऋषीन् आर्षेयांस्तपसोऽधि जातान् ब्रह्मौदने सुहवा जोहवीमि ॥
26Give understanding unto these, King Soma! all the good Brāh mans who attend and serve thee. Oft, in Brahmaudana, and well I call on: Rishis, their sons, and those who sprang from Fervour.
27शुद्धाः पूता योषितो यज्ञिया इमा ब्रह्मणां हस्तेषु प्रपृथक्सादयामि । यत्काम इदमभिषिञ्चामि वोऽहमिन्द्रो मरुत्वान्त्स ददादिदं मे ॥
27Here I set singly in the hands of Brāhmans these cleansed and. purifie d and holy Women, May Indra, Marut girt, grant me the blessing which as I sprinkle you, my heart desireth.
28इदं मे ज्योतिरमृतं हिरण्यं पक्वं क्षेत्रात्कामदुघा म एषा । इदं धनं नि दधे ब्राह्मणेषु कृण्वे पन्थां पितृषु यः स्वर्गः ॥
28Here is my gold, a light immortal: ripened grain from the field this Cow of Plenty give me! This wealth I place among the Brāhmans, making a path that leads to heaven among the Fathers.
29अग्नौ तुषान् आ वप जातवेदसि परः कम्बूकामप मृड्ढि दूरम् । एतं शुश्रुम गृहराजस्य भागमथो विद्म निर्ऋतेर्भागधेयम् ॥
29Lay thou the chaff in Agni Jātavedas: remove the husks and drive them to a distance. That, we have heard, that is the House-Lord's portion: we know the share allotted to Destruction.
30श्राम्यतः पचतो विद्धि सुन्वतः पन्थां स्वर्गमधि रोहयैनम् । येन रोहात्परमापद्य यद्वय उत्तमं नाकं परमं व्योम ॥
30Mark him who toils and cooks and pours oblation: make this man climb the path that leads to heaven, That he may mount and reach life that is highest, ascending to the loftiest vault above us.
31बभ्रेरध्वर्यो मुखमेतद्वि मृड्ढ्याज्याय लोकं कृणुहि प्रविद्वान् । घृतेन गात्रानु सर्वा वि मृड्ढि कृण्वे पन्थां पितृषु यः स्वर्गः ॥
31Adhvaryu, cleanse that face of the Supporter. Make room, well knowing, for the molten butter. Purify duly all the limbs with fatness. I make a path to heaven amid the Fathers.
32बभ्रे रक्षः समदमा वपैभ्योऽब्राह्मणा यतमे त्वोपसीदान् । पुरीषिणः प्रथमानाः पुरस्तादार्षेयास्ते मा रिषन् प्राशितारः ॥
32Supporter, send to those men fiends and battle, to all non-Brah-mans who attend and serve thee. Famous and foremost, with their great possessions, let not these here, the Rishis sons, be injured.
33आर्षेयेषु नि दध ओदन त्वा नानार्षेयाणामप्यस्त्यत्र । अग्निर्मे गोप्ता मरुतश्च सर्वे विश्वे देवा अभि रक्षन्तु पक्वम् ॥
33I set thee, Odana, with Rishis' children: naught here belongs to men not sprung from Rishis. Let Agni my protector, all the Maruts, the Visve Devas guard the cooked oblation.
34यज्ञं दुहानं सदमित्प्रपीनं पुमांसं धेनुं सदनं रयीणाम् । प्रजामृतत्वमुत दीर्घमायू रायश्च पोषैरुप त्वा सदेम ॥
34May we adore thee, Sacrifice that yieldeth an everlasting son, cow, home of treasures, Together with increasing store of riches, long life and immortality of children.
35वृषभोऽसि स्वर्ग ऋषीन् आर्षेयान् गच्छ । सुकृतां लोके सीद तत्र नौ संस्कृतम् ॥
35Thou art a Bull that mounts to heaven: to Rishis and their off-spring go. Rest in the world of pious men: there is the place prepared for us.
36समाचिनुष्वानुसंप्रयाह्यग्ने पथः कल्पय देवयानान् । एतैः सुकृतैरनु गच्छेम यज्ञं नाके तिष्ठन्तमधि सप्तरश्मौ ॥
36Level the ways: go thitherward, O Agni. Make ready thou the Godward-leading pathways. By these our pious actions may we follow sacrifice dwelling in the seven-rayed heaven.
37येन देवा ज्योतिषा द्यामुदायन् ब्रह्मौदनं पक्त्वा सुकृतस्य लोकम् । तेन गेष्म सुकृतस्य लोकं स्वरारोहन्तो अभि नाकमुत्तमम् ॥
37May we invested with that light go upward, ascending to the sky's most lofty summit. Wherewith the Gods, what time they had made ready Brahmaudana, mounted to the world of virtue.
Hymn 11.2Prayer and praise to Bhava, Sarva and Rudra
1भवाशर्वौ मृडतं माभि यातं भूतपती पशुपती नमो वाम् । प्रतिहितामायतां मा वि स्राष्टं मा नो हिंसिष्टं द्विपदो मा चतुष्पदः ॥
1Bhava and Sarva, spare us, be not hostile. Homage to you, twin Lords of beasts and spirits! Shoot not the arrow aimed and drawn against us: forbear to harm our quadrupeds and bipeds.
2शुने क्रोष्ट्रे मा शरीराणि कर्तमलिक्लवेभ्यो गृध्रेभ्यो ये च कृष्णा अविष्यवः । मक्षिकास्ते पशुपते वयांसि ते विघसे मा विदन्त ॥
2Cast not our bodies to the dog or jackal, nor, Lord of Beasts! to carrion-kites or vultures. Let not thy black voracious flies attack them; let not thy birds obtain them for their banquet.
3क्रन्दाय ते प्राणाय याश्च ते भव रोपयः । नमस्ते रुद्र कृण्मः सहस्राक्षायामर्त्य ॥
3We offer homage to thy shout, Bhava! thy breath, thy racking pains: Homage, Immortal One! to thee, to Rudra of the thousand eyes.
4पुरस्तात्ते नमः कृण्म उत्तरादधरादुत । अभीवर्गाद्दिवस्पर्यन्तरिक्षाय ते नमः ॥
4We offer reverence to thee from eastward, and from north and south, From all the compass of the sky, to thee and to the firmament.
5मुखाय ते पशुपते यानि चक्षूंषि ते भव । त्वचे रूपाय संदृशे प्रतीचीनाय ते नमः ॥
5Homage, O Bhava, Lord of Beasts, unto thy face and all thine eyes, To skin, and hue, and aspect, and to thee when looked at from behind!
6अङ्गेभ्यस्त उदराय जिह्वाया आस्याय ते । दद्भ्यो गन्धाय ते नमः ॥
6We offer homage to thy limbs, thy belly, and thy tongue, and mouth we offer homage to thy smell.
7अस्त्रा नीलशिखण्डेन सहस्राक्षेण वाजिना । रुद्रेणार्धकघातिना तेन मा समरामहि ॥
7Never may we contend with him, the mighty archer, thousand-eyed. Rudra who wears black tufts of hair, the slaughterer of Ardhaka.
8स नो भवः परि वृणक्तु विश्वत आप इवाग्निः परि वृणक्तु नो भवः । मा नोऽभि मांस्त नमो अस्त्वस्मै ॥
8May he, may Bhava from all sides avoid us, avoid us even as fire avoids the waters. Let him not threaten us. To him be homage!
9चतुर्नमो अष्टकृत्वो भवाय दश कृत्वः पशुपते नमस्ते । तवेमे पञ्च पशवो विभक्ता गावो अश्वाः पुरुषा अजावयः ॥
9Four times, eight times be homage paid to Bhava, yea, Lord of Beasts, ten times be reverence paid thee! Thine are these animals, five several classes, oxen, and goats and sheep, and men, and horses
10तव चतस्रः प्रदिशस्तव द्यौस्तव पृथिवी तवेदमुग्रोर्वन्तरिक्षम् । तवेदं सर्वमात्मन्वद्यत्प्राणत्पृथिवीमनु ॥
10Thine the four regions, thine are earth and heaven, thine, Mighty One, this firmament between them; Thine everything with soul and breath here on the surface of the land.
11उरुः कोशो वसुधानस्तवायं यस्मिन्न् इमा विश्वा भुवनान्यन्तः । स नो मृड पशुपते नमस्ते परः क्रोष्टारो अभिभाः श्वानः परो यन्त्वघरुदो विकेश्यः ॥
11Thine is this ample wealth-containing storehouse that holds within it all these living creatures. Favour us, Lord of Beasts, to thee be homage! Far from us go ill-omens, dogs, and jackals, and wild-haired women with their horrid shrieking!
12धनुर्बिभर्षि हरितं हिरण्ययं सहस्रघ्निं शतवधं शिखण्डिन् । रुद्रस्येषुश्चरति देवहेतिस्तस्यै नमो यतमस्यां दिशीतः ॥
12A yellow bow of gold thou wieldest, slaying its hundred, tufted God! smiting its thousand. Weapon of Gods, far flies the shaft of Rudra: wherever it may be, we pay it homage.
13योऽभियातो निलयते त्वां रुद्र निचिकीर्षति । पश्चादनुप्रयुङ्क्षे तं विद्धस्य पदनीरिव ॥
13Thou, Rudra, followest close the foe who lies in wait to conquer thee. Even as a hunter who pursues the footsteps of the wounded game.
14भवारुद्रौ सयुजा संविदानावुभावुग्रौ चरतो वीर्याय । ताभ्यां नमो यतमस्यां दिशीतः ॥
14Accordant and allies, Bhava and Rudra, with mighty strength ye go to deeds of valour. Wherever they may be, we pay them homage.
15नमस्ते अस्त्वायते नमो अस्तु परायते । नमस्ते रुद्र तिष्ठत आसीनायोत ते नमः ॥
15Be homage, Rudra, unto thee approaching and departing hence! Homage to thee when standing still, to thee when seated and at rest!
16नमः सायं नमः प्रातर्नमो रात्र्या नमो दिवा । भवाय च शर्वाय चोभाभ्यामकरं नमः ॥
16Homage at evening and at morn, homage at night, homage by day. To Bhava and to Sarva, both, have I paid lowly reverence,
17सहस्राक्षमतिपश्यं पुरस्ताद्रुद्रमस्यन्तं बहुधा विपश्चितम् । मोपाराम जिह्वयेयमानम् ॥
17Let us not outrage with our tongue far-seeing Rudra, thousand-eyed, Inspired with varied lore, who shoots his arrows forward, far away.
18श्यावाश्वं कृष्णमसितं मृणन्तं भीमं रथं केशिनः पादयन्तम् । पूर्वे प्रतीमो नमो अस्त्वस्मै ॥
18Foremost we go to meet his car, the chariot of the long-haired God, Drawn by brown horses, dusky, black, o'erthrowing, slaying, terrible. Let reverence be paid to him.
19मा नोऽभि स्रा मत्यं देवहेतिं मा नः क्रुधः पशुपते नमस्ते । अन्यत्रास्मद्दिव्यां शाखां वि धूनु ॥
19Cast not thy club at us, thy heavenly weapon. Lord of Beasts, be not wroth with us. Let reverence be paid to thee. Shake thy celestial branch above some others elsewhere, not o'er us.
20मा नो हिंसीरधि नो ब्रूहि परि णो वृङ्धि मा क्रुधः । मा त्वया समरामहि ॥
20Do us no harm, but comfort us: avoid thou us, and be not wroth. Never let us contend with thee.
21मा नो गोषु पुरुषेषु मा गृधो नो अजाविषु । अन्यत्रोग्र वि वर्तय पियारूणां प्रजां जहि ॥
21Covet not thou our kine or men, covet not thou our goats or sheep. Elsewhither, strong One! turn thine aim: destroy the mockers' family.
22यस्य तक्मा कासिका हेतिरेकमश्वस्येव वृषणः क्रन्द एति । अभिपूर्वं निर्णयते नमो अस्त्वस्मै ॥
22Homage to him whose weapon, Cough or Fever, assails one like the neighing of a stallion; to him who draws one forth and then another!
23योऽन्तरिक्षे तिष्ठति विष्टभितोऽयज्वनः प्रमृणन् देवपीयून् । तस्मै नमो दशभिः शक्वरीभिः ॥
23Homage be paid him with ten Sakvari verses who stands established in the air's mid-region, slaying non-sacrificing God-despisers!
24तुभ्यमारण्याः पशवो मृगा वने हिता हंसाः सुपर्णाः शकुना वयांसि । तव यक्षं पशुपते अप्स्वन्तस्तुभ्यं क्षरन्ति दिव्या आपो वृधे ॥
24For thee were forest beasts and sylvan creatures placed in the wood, and small birds, swans, and eagles. Floods, Lord of Beasts! contain thy living beings: to swell thy strength flow the celestial Waters.
25शिंशुमारा अजगराः पुरीकया जषा मत्स्या रजसा येभ्यो अस्यसि । न ते दूरं न परिष्ठास्ति ते भव सद्यः सर्वां परि पश्यसि भूमिं पूर्वस्माद्धंस्युत्तरस्मिन्त्समुद्रे ॥
25Porpoises, serpents, strange aquatic monsters, fishes, and things unclean at which thou shootest. Nothing is far for thee, naught checks thee, Bhava! The whole earth in a moment thou surveyest. From the east sea thou smitest in the northern.
26मा नो रुद्र तक्मना मा विषेण मा नः सं स्रा दिव्येनाग्निना । अन्यत्रास्मद्विद्युतं पातयैताम् ॥
26O'erwhelm us not with Fever or with poison, nor, Rudra! with the fire that comes from heaven. Elsewhere, and not on us, cast down this lightning.
27भवो दिवो भव ईशे पृथिव्या भव आ पप्र उर्वन्तरिक्षम् । तस्यै नमो यतमस्यां दिशीतः ॥
27Ruler of heaven and Lord of earth is Bhava: Bhava hath filled the spacious air's mid-region. Where'er he be, to him be paid our homage!
28भव राजन् यजमानाय मृड पशूनां हि पशुपतिर्बभूथ । यः श्रद्दधाति सन्ति देवा इति चतुष्पदे द्विपदेऽस्य मृड ॥
28King Bhava, favour him who offers worship, for thou art Pasupati, Lord of victims. Be gracious to the quadruped and biped of the believer in the Gods' existence.
29मा नो महान्तमुत मा नो अर्भकं मा नो वहन्तमुत मा नो वक्ष्यतः । मा नो हिंसीः पितरं मातरं च स्वां तन्वं रुद्र मा रीरिषो नः ॥
29Harm thou among us neither great nor little, not one who bears us, not our future bearers. Injure no sire among us, harm no mother. Forbear to injure our own bodies, Rudra.
30रुद्रस्यैलबकारेभ्योऽसंसूक्तगिलेभ्यः । इदं महास्येभ्यः श्वभ्यो अकरं नमः ॥
30This lowly reverence have I paid to Rudra's dogs with mighty mouths, Hounds terrible with bark and howl, who gorge unmasticated food.
31नमस्ते घोषिणीभ्यो नमस्ते केशिनीभ्यः । नमो नमस्कृताभ्यो नमः संभुञ्जतीभ्यः । नमस्ते देव सेनाभ्यः स्वस्ति नो अभयं च नः ॥
31Homage to thy loud-shouting hosts and thy long-haired followers! Homage to hosts that are adored, homage to armies that enjoy Homage to all thy troops, O God. Security and bliss be ours!
Hymn 11.3A glorification of the Odana or oblation of boiled rice
Griffith's English (a prose rendering with his own inline numbers 1 to 49) stops at stanza 49 in the printed edition as well as on sacred-texts; the Sanskrit here also contains the third paryaya (stanzas 50 to 56 in Whitney's count), which he does not translate. The Sanskrit has 56 verses and Griffith 49, so the two are shown as whole columns.
1तस्यौदनस्य बृहस्पतिः शिरो ब्रह्म मुखम् ॥
2द्यावापृथिवी श्रोत्रे सूर्याचन्द्रमसावक्षिणी सप्तऋषयः प्राणापानाः ॥
3चक्षुर्मुसलं काम उलूखलम् ॥
4दितिः शूर्पमदितिः शूर्पग्राही वातोऽपाविनक् ॥
5अश्वाः कणा गावस्तण्डुला मशकास्तुषाः ॥
6कब्रु फलीकरणाः शरोऽभ्रम् ॥
7श्याममयोऽस्य मांसानि लोहितमस्य लोहितम् ॥
8त्रपु भस्म हरितं वर्णः पुष्करमस्य गन्धः ॥
9खलः पात्रं स्फ्यावंसावीषे अनूक्ये ॥
10आन्त्राणि जत्रवो गुदा वरत्राः ॥
11इयमेव पृथिवी कुम्भी भवति राध्यमानस्यौदनस्य द्यौरपिधानम् ॥
12सीताः पर्शवः सिकता ऊबध्यम् ॥
13ऋतं हस्तावनेजनं कुल्योपसेचनम् ॥
14ऋचा कुम्भ्यधिहितार्त्विज्येन प्रेषिता ॥
15ब्रह्मणा परिगृहीता साम्ना पर्यूढा ॥
16बृहदायवनं रथन्तरं दर्विः ॥
17ऋतवः पक्तार आर्तवाः समिन्धते ॥
18चरुं पञ्चबिलमुखं घर्मोऽभीन्धे ॥
19ओदनेन यज्ञवतः सर्वे लोकाः समाप्याः ॥
20यस्मिन्त्समुद्रो द्यौर्भूमिस्त्रयोऽवरपरं श्रिताः ॥
21यस्य देवा अकल्पन्तोच्छिष्टे षडशीतयः ॥
22तं त्वौदनस्य पृच्छामि यो अस्य महिमा महान् ॥
23स य ओदनस्य महिमानं विद्यात् ॥
24नाल्प इति ब्रूयान् नानुपसेचन इति नेदं च किं चेति ॥
25यावद्दाताभिमनस्येत तन् नाति वदेत् ॥
26ब्रह्मवादिनो वदन्ति पराञ्चमोदनं प्राशी३ः प्रत्यञ्चा३ इति ॥
27त्वमोदनं प्राशी३ त्वामोदना३ इति ॥
28पराञ्चं चैनं प्राशीः प्राणास्त्वा हास्यन्तीत्येनमाह ॥
29प्रत्यञ्चं चैनं प्राशीरपानास्त्वा हास्यन्तीत्येनमाह ॥
30नैवाहमोदनं न मामोदनः ॥
31ओदन एवौदनं प्राशीत् ॥
32ततश्चैनमन्येन शीर्ष्णा प्राशीर्येन चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । ज्येष्ठतस्ते प्रजा मरिष्यतीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । बृहस्पतिना शीर्ष्णा । तेनैनं प्राशिषं तेनैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
33ततश्चैनमन्याभ्यां श्रोत्राभ्यां प्राशीर्याभ्यां चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । बधिरो भविष्यसीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । द्यावापृथिवीभ्यां श्रोत्राभ्याम् । ताभ्यामेनं प्राशिषं ताभ्यामेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
34ततश्चैनमन्याभ्यामक्षीभ्यां प्राशीर्याभ्यां चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । अन्धो भविष्यसीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । सूर्याचन्द्रमसाभ्यामक्षीभ्याम् । ताभ्यामेनं प्राशिषं ताभ्यामेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
35ततश्चैनमन्येन मुखेन प्राशीर्येन चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । मुखतस्ते प्रजा मरिष्यतीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । ब्रह्मणा मुखेन । तेनैनं प्राशिषं तेनैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
36ततश्चैनमन्यया जिह्वया प्राशीर्यया चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । जिह्वा ते मरिष्यतीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । अग्नेर्जिह्वया । तयैनं प्राशिषं तयैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
37ततश्चैनमन्यैर्दन्तैः प्राशीर्यैश्चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । दन्तास्ते शत्स्यन्तीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । ऋतुभिर्दन्तैः । तैरेनं प्राशिषं तैरेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
38ततश्चैनमन्यैः प्राणापानैः प्राशीर्यैश्चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । प्राणापानास्त्वा हास्यन्तीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । सप्तऋषिभिः प्राणापानैः । तैरेनं प्राशिषं तैरेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
39ततश्चैनमन्येन व्यचसा प्राशीर्येन चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । राजयक्ष्मस्त्वा हनिष्यतीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । अन्तरिक्षेण व्यचसा । तेनैनं प्राशिषं तेनैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
40ततश्चैनमन्येन पृष्ठेन प्राशीर्येन चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । विद्युत्त्वा हनिष्यतीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । दिवा पृष्ठेन । तेनैनं प्राशिषं तेनैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
41ततश्चैनमन्येनोरसा प्राशीर्येन चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । कृष्या न रात्स्यसीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । पृथिव्योरसा । तेनैनं प्राशिषं तेनैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
42ततश्चैनमन्येनोदरेण प्राशीर्येन चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । उदरदारस्त्वा हनिष्यतीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । सत्येनोदरेण । तेनैनं प्राशिषं तेनैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
43ततश्चैनमन्येन वस्तिना प्राशीर्येन चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । अप्सु मरिष्यसीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । समुद्रेण वस्तिना । तेनैनं प्राशिषं तेनैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
44ततश्चैनमन्याभ्यामूरुभ्यां प्राशीर्याभ्यां चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । ऊरू ते मरिष्यत इत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । मित्रावरुणयोरूरुभ्याम् । ताभ्यामेनं प्राशिषं ताभ्यामेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
45ततश्चैनमन्याभ्यामष्ठीवद्भ्यां प्राशीर्याभ्यां चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । स्रामो भविष्यसीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । त्वष्टुरष्ठीवद्भ्याम् । ताभ्यामेनं प्राशिषं ताभ्यामेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
46ततश्चैनमन्याभ्यां पादाभ्यां प्राशीर्याभ्यां चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । बहुचारी भविष्यसीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । अश्विनोः पादाभ्याम् । ताभ्यामेनं प्राशिषं ताभ्यामेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
47ततश्चैनमन्याभ्यां प्रपदाभ्यां प्राशीर्याभ्यां चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । सर्पस्त्वा हनिष्यतीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । सवितुः प्रपदाभ्याम् । ताभ्यामेनं प्राशिषं ताभ्यामेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
48ततश्चैनमन्याभ्यां हस्ताभ्यां प्राशीर्याभ्यां चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । ब्राह्मणं हनिष्यसीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । ऋतस्य हस्ताभ्याम् । ताभ्यामेनं प्राशिषं ताभ्यामेनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
49ततश्चैनमन्यया प्रतिष्ठया प्राशीर्यया चैतं पूर्व ऋषयः प्राश्नन् । अप्रतिष्ठानोऽनायतनो मरिष्यसीत्येनमाह । तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम् । सत्ये प्रतिष्ठाय । तयैनं प्राशिषं तयैनमजीगमम् । एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः । सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद ॥
50एतद्वै ब्रध्नस्य विष्टपं यदोदनः ॥
51ब्रध्नलोको भवति ब्रध्नस्य विष्टपि श्रयते य एवं वेद ॥
52एतस्माद्वा ओदनात्त्रयस्त्रिंशतं लोकान् निरमिमीत प्रजापतिः ॥
53तेषां प्रज्ञानाय यज्ञमसृजत ॥
54स य एवं विदुष उपद्रष्टा भवति प्राणं रुणद्धि ॥
55न च प्राणं रुणद्धि सर्वज्यानिं जीयते ॥
56न च सर्वज्यानिं जीयते पुरैनं जरसः प्राणो जहाति ॥
1Of that Odana Brihaspati is the head, Brahma the mouth.
2Heaven and Earth are the ears, the Sun and Moon are the eyes, the seven Rishis are the vital airs inhaled and exhaled.
3Vision is the pestle, Desire the mortar.
4Diti is the winnowing basket, Aditi is she who holds it, Vāta is the sifter.
5Horses are the grains, oxen the winnowed ricegrains, gnats the husks.
6Kabru is the husked grain, the rain cloud is the reed.
7Grey iron is its flesh, copper its blood.
8Tin is its ashes, gold its colour, the blue lotus flower its scent.
9The threshing-floor is its dish, the wooden swords its shoulders, the car-shafts its backbones.
10Collar-bones are its entrails, straps its intestines.
11This earth, verily becomes the jar, and heaven the cover of the Odana as it is cooking.
12Furrows are its ribs, sandy soils the undigested contents of its stomach.
13Law is its water for the hands and family custom its aspersion.
14The jar covered with the Rich has been solemnly directed by the priestly office.
15Received by the Brāhman, it has been carried round.
16The Brihat is, the stirring-spoon, the Rathantara the ladle.
17The Seasons are the dressers, the Groups of Seasons kindle the fire.
18The caldron flames round the oblation (charu) whose mouth consists of five openings.
19The sacrificial word, all worlds are to be won with Odana.
20Whereon in order rest the three, the ocean, and the heaven, and earth.
21Within the residue whereof the Gods arranged six eightieth parts—
22I ask thee, of this Odana what is the mighty magnitude.
23He who may know the magnitude of the Odana.
24Would say, Not small, nor devoid of moistening sauce; not this, nor any-thing whatever.
25He would not declare it to be greater than the giver imagines it to be.
26The theologians say, Thou hast eaten the averted Odana and the Odana turned hither-ward.
27Thou hast eaten the Odana and the Odana will eat thee.
28Thou hast eaten this averted; thy inward breath will leave thee; so he said to this one.
29Thou hast eaten this turned hitherward; thy downward breath will leave thee; so he said to this one.
30I indeed have not eaten the Odana, nor has the Odana eaten me.
31The Odana has just eaten the Odana. 2
32And thence he said to this one, Thou hast eaten this with a different head from that with which the ancient Rishis ate: thy offspring, reckoning from the eldest, will die. I have eaten it neither turned downward, nor turned away, nor turned hitherward. With Brihaspati as head: with him I have eaten, with him have I come to it. Now this Odana is complete with all members, joints, and body. Complete, verily, with all his members, joints, and body is he who possess this knowledge.
33And thence he said to him, Thou hast eaten this with other ears than those with which the ancient Rishis ate it. Thou wilt be deaf. I have eaten it neither, etc. (as in verse 32). With Heaven and Earth as ears, with these I have eaten it, with these I have come to it. Now this Odana, etc. (as in 32).
34And thence he said to him. Thou hast eaten this with other eyes... thou wilt be blind. With Sun and Moon, etc.
35And thence, etc... with other month. Thy offspring will die, reckoning from the head... With Brahma as mouth.
36And thence, etc.... with other tongue... Thy tongue will die... With the tongue of Agni.
37And thence, etc... With other teeth... Thy teeth will fall out... With the Seasons as teeth.
38And thence, etc.... with other vital airs.... Thy vital airs will leave thee... With the Seven Rishis as the vital airs.
39And thence, etc.... with other expanse... Consumption will destroy thee... With the firmament as expanse.
4040 And thence, etc.... with other back.... Lightning will slay thee... With the heaven as back.
41And thence, etc.... with other breast... Thou wilt fail in agriculture.... With the earth as breast.
42And thence, etc.... with other belly... colic will destroy thee... With truth as belly.
43And thence, etc.... with other abdomen... Thou wilt die in the water... With the sea as abdomen.
44And thence, etc.... with other thighs... Thy thigh will perish... With Mitra-Varuna as thighs.
45And thence, etc.... with other knees... Thou wilt become a sick man... With the knees of Tvashtar.
46And thence, etc.... with other feet... Thou wilt become a wanderer... With the feet of the Asvins.
47And thence, etc... with other fore-parts of the feet... A serpent will kill thee... With the fore-parts of Savitar's feet.
48And thence, etc.... with other hands... The Brāhmana (divine power) will kill thee... With the hands of Right.
49And thence, etc.... with other basis... Without standing-ground and resting-place thou wilt die... Having taken my stand on truth. With this I ate it, with this I came to it. Now this Odana is complete with all members, joints, and body. Complete, verily, with all his members, joints, and body is he who possesses this knowledge.
Hymn 11.4A glorification of Prāna, Breath or Vital Spirit
1प्राणाय नमो यस्य सर्वमिदं वशे । यो भूतः सर्वस्येश्वरो यस्मिन्त्सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥
1Homage to Prāna, him who hath dominion o'er the universe, Who hath become the Sovran Lord of all, on whom the whole depends!
2नमस्ते प्राण क्रन्दाय नमस्ते स्तनयित्नवे । नमस्ते प्राण विद्युते नमस्ते प्राण वर्षते ॥
2Homage, O Prāna, to thy roar, to thunder-peal and lightning flash! Homage, O Prāna, unto thee what time thou sendest down thy rain!
3यत्प्राण स्तनयित्नुनाभिक्रन्दत्योषधीः । प्र वीयन्ते गर्भान् दधतेऽथो बह्वीर्वि जायन्ते ॥
3When Prāna with a thunderous voice shouts his loud message to the plants, They straightway are impregnate, they conceive, and bear abundantly.
4यत्प्राण ऋतावागतेऽभिक्रन्दत्योषधीः । सर्वं तदा प्र मोदते यत्किं च भूम्यामधि ॥
4When the due season hath arrived and Prāna shouteth to herbs, Then all is joyful, yea, each thing upon the surface of the earth.
5यदा प्राणो अभ्यवर्षीद्वर्षेण पृथिवीं महीम् । पशवस्तत्प्र मोदन्ते महो वै नो भविष्यति ॥
5When Prāna hath poured down his flood of rain upon the mighty land. Cattle and beasts rejoice thereat: Now great will he our strength, they cry.
6अभिवृष्टा ओषधयः प्राणेन समवादिरन् । आयुर्वै नः प्रातीतरः सर्वा नः सुरभीरकः ॥
6Watered by Prāna's rain the plants have raised their voices in accord: Thou hast prolonged our life, they say, and given fragrance to us all.
7नमस्ते अस्त्वायते नमो अस्तु परायते । नमस्ते प्राण तिष्ठत आसीनायोत ते नमः ॥
7Homage to thee when coming nigh, homage to thee departing hence! Homage, O Prāna, be to thee when standing and when sitting still.
8नमस्ते प्राण प्राणते नमो अस्त्वपानते । पराचीनाय ते नमः प्रतीचीनाय ते नमः सर्वस्मै त इदं नमः ॥
8Homage to thee at every breath thou drawest in and sendest forth! Homage to thee when turned away, homage to thee seen face to face! This reverence be to all of thee!
9या ते प्राण प्रिया तनूर्यो ते प्राण प्रेयसी । अथो यद्भेषजं तव तस्य नो धेहि जीवसे ॥
9Prāna, communicate to us thy dear, thy very dearest form. Whatever healing balm thou hast, give us thereof that we may live.
10प्राणः प्रजा अनु वस्ते पिता पुत्रमिव प्रियम् । प्राणो ह सर्वस्येश्वरो यच्च प्राणति यच्च न ॥
10Prāna robes living creatures as a father his beloved son. Prāna is sovran Lord of all, of all that breathes not, all that breathes
11प्राणो मृत्युः प्राणस्तक्मा प्राणं देवा उपासते । प्राणो ह सत्यवादिनमुत्तमे लोक आ दधत् ॥
11Prāna is Fever, he is Death. Prāna is worshipped by the Gods. Prāna sets in the loftiest sphere the man who speaks the words of truth.
12प्राणो विराट्प्राणो देष्ट्री प्राणं सर्व उपासते । प्राणो ह सूर्यश्चन्द्रमाः प्राणमाहुः प्रजापतिम् ॥
12Prāna is Deshtri, and Virāj Prāna is reverenced by all. He is the Sun, he is the Moon. Prāna is called Prajāpati.
13प्राणापानौ व्रीहियवावनड्वान् प्राण उच्यते । यवे ह प्राण आहितोऽपानो व्रीहिरुच्यते ॥
13Both breaths are rice and barley, and Prāna is called the toiling ox: In barley is the inbreath laid, and rice is named the outward breath.
14अपानति प्राणति पुरुषो गर्भे अन्तरा । यदा त्वं प्राण जिन्वस्यथ स जायते पुनः ॥
14The human infant in the womb draws vital breath and sends it Lout: When thou, O Prāna, quickenest the babe it springs anew to life.
15प्राणमाहुर्मातरिश्वानं वातो ह प्राण उच्यते । प्राणे ह भूतं भव्यं च प्राणे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥
15The name of Prāna is bestowed on Mātarisvan and on Wind. On Prāna, past and future, yea, on Prāna everything depends.
16आथर्वणीराङ्गिरसीर्दैवीर्मनुष्यजा उत । ओषधयः प्र जायन्ते यदा त्वं प्राण जिन्वसि ॥
16All herbs and plants spring forth and grow when thou, O Prāna quickenest, Plants of Atharvan, Angiras, plants of the deities and men.
17यदा प्राणो अभ्यवर्षीद्वर्षेण पृथिवीं महीम् । ओषधयः प्र जायन्तेऽथो याः काश्च वीरुधः ॥
17When Prāna hath poured down his flood of rain upon the mighty earth, The plants are wakened into life, and every herd that grows on ground.
18यस्ते प्राणेदं वेद यस्मिंश्चासि प्रतिष्ठितः । सर्वे तस्मै बलिं हरान् अमुष्मिंल्लोक उत्तमे ॥
18The man who knows this truth of thee, O Prāna, and what bears thee up To him will all present their gift of tribute in that loftiest will all present their gift of tribute in that loftiest world.
19यथा प्राण बलिहृतस्तुभ्यं सर्वाः प्रजा इमाः । एवा तस्मै बलिं हरान् यस्त्वा शृणवत्सुश्रवः ॥
19As all these living creatures are thy tributaries, Prāna, so Shall they bring tribute unto him who hears thee with attentive ears.
20अन्तर्गर्भश्चरति देवतास्वाभूतो भूतः स उ जायते पुनः । स भूतो भव्यं भविष्यत्पिता पुत्रं प्र विवेशा शचीभिः ॥
20Filled with a babe, mid deities he wanders: grown; near at hand, he springs again to being. That Father, grown the present and the future, hath past into the son with mighty powers.
21एकं पादं नोत्खिदति सलिलाद्धंस उच्चरन् । यदङ्ग स तमुत्खिदेन् नैवाद्य न श्वः स्यात्। न रात्री नाहः स्यान् न व्युच्छेत्कदा चन ॥
21Hansa, what time he rises up, leaves in the flood one foot un-moved. If he withdrew it there would be no more tomorrow or to-day, Never would there be night, no more would daylight shine or morning flush.
22अष्टाचक्रं वर्तत एकनेमि सहस्राक्षरं प्र पुरो नि पश्चा । अर्धेन विश्वं भुवनं जजान यदस्यार्धं कतमः स केतुः ॥
22It rolleth on, eight-wheeled and single-fellied, and with a thousand eyes, forward and backward. With one half it engendered all creation. What sign is there to tell us of the other?
23यो अस्य विश्वजन्मन ईशे विश्वस्य चेष्टतः । अन्येषु क्षिप्रधन्वने तस्मै प्राण नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
23Homage, O Prāna unto thee armed with swift bow among the rest, In whose dominion is this All of varied sort that stirs and works!
24यो अस्य सर्वजन्मन ईशे सर्वस्य चेष्टतः । अतन्द्रो ब्रह्मणा धीरः प्राणो मानु तिष्ठतु ॥
24May he who rules this Universe of varied sort, that stirs and works, Prāna, alert and resolute, assist me through the prayer I pray.
25ऊर्ध्वः सुप्तेषु जागार ननु तिर्यङ्नि पद्यते । न सुप्तमस्य सुप्तेष्वनु शुश्राव कश्चन ॥
25Erect among the sleepers he wakes, and is never laid at length, No one hath ever heard that he hath been asleep while others slept.
26प्राण मा मत्पर्यावृतो न मदन्यो भविष्यसि । अपां गर्भमिव जीवसे प्राण बध्नामि त्वा मयि ॥
26Thou, Prāna, never shalt be hid, never shalt be estranged from me. I bind thee on myself for life, O Prāna, like the Waters' germ.
Hymn 11.5A glorification of the Brahmachgri or religious student
1ब्रह्मचारीष्णंश्चरति रोदसी उभे तस्मिन् देवाः संमनसो भवन्ति । स दाधार पृथिवीं दिवं च स आचार्यं तपसा पिपर्ति ॥
1Stirring both worlds the Brahmachāri moveth: in him the deities are all one-minded. He hath established firmly earth and heaven: he satisfies his Master with his Fervour.
2ब्रह्मचारिणं पितरो देवजनाः पृथग्देवा अनुसंयन्ति सर्वे । गन्धर्वा एनमन्वायन् त्रयस्त्रिंशत्त्रिशताः षट्सहस्राः सर्वान्त्स देवांस्तपसा पिपर्ति ॥
2After the Brahmachārī go the Fathers, the heavenly hosts, all Gods in separate order. After him too have the Gandharvas followed, thirty and three, three hundred, and six thousand. He satisfies all Gods with his devotion.
3आचार्य उपनयमानो ब्रह्मचारिणं कृणुते गर्भमन्तः । तं रात्रीस्तिस्र उदरे बिभर्ति तं जातं द्रष्टुमभिसंयन्ति देवाः ॥
3The Master, welcoming his new disciple, into his bowels takes the Brahmachāri. Three nights he holds and bears him in this belly. When he is born, the Gods convene to see him.
4इयं समित्पृथिवी द्यौर्द्वितीयोतान्तरिक्षं समिधा पृणाति । ब्रह्मचारी समिधा मेखलया श्रमेण लोकांस्तपसा पिपर्ति ॥
4This log is earth, the second log is heaven: he fills the air's mid region with the fuel. With fuel, with his zone the Brahmachāri contents the worlds, with labour and with Fervour.
5पूर्वो जातो ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मचारी घर्मं वसानस्तपसोदतिष्ठत्। तस्माज्जातं ब्राह्मणं ब्रह्म ज्येष्ठं देवाश्च सर्वे अमृतेन साकम् ॥
5The Brahmachāri, earlier born than Brahma, sprang up through Fervour, robed in hot libation. From him sprang heavenly lore, the highest Brahma, and all the Gods, with life that lasts for ever.
6ब्रह्मचार्येति समिधा समिद्धः कार्ष्णं वसानो दीक्षितो दीर्घश्मश्रुः । स सद्य एति पूर्वस्मादुत्तरं समुद्रं लोकान्त्संगृभ्य मुहुराचरिक्रत् ॥
6Lighted by fuel goes the Brahmachāri, clad in black-buck skin, consecrate, long-bearded. Swiftly he goes from east to northern ocean, grasping the worlds, oft bringing them anear him.
7ब्रह्मचारी जनयन् ब्रह्मापो लोकं प्रजापतिं परमेष्ठिनं विराजम् । गर्भो भूत्वामृतस्य योनाविन्द्रो ह भूत्वासुरांस्ततर्ह ॥
7The Brahmachāri, fathering Prayer, world, Waters, Virāj, Prajā- pati, and Parameshthin, Lay as a germ within the Immortal's bosom, then became Indra and destroyed the demons.
8आचार्यस्ततक्ष नभसी उभे इमे उर्वी गम्भीरे पृथिवीं दिवं च । ते रक्षति तपसा ब्रह्मचारी तस्मिन् देवाः संमनसो भवन्ति ॥
8The Master fashioned both these cloudy regions, profound and spacious pair, the earth and heaven. The Brahmachāri guards them with his Fervour. In him the deities are all one-minded.
9इमां भूमिं पृथिवीं ब्रह्मचारी भिक्षामा जभार प्रथमो दिवं च । ते कृत्वा समिधावुपास्ते तयोरार्पिता भुवनानि विश्वा ॥
9The Brahmachāri first of all brought hither this ample earth as alms, and heaven above it. He makes these twain two fuel-logs, and worships, On these supported rest all living creatures.
10अर्वागन्यः परो अन्यो दिवस्पृष्ठाद्गुहा निधी निहितौ ब्राह्मणस्य । तौ रक्षति तपसा ब्रह्मचारी तत्केवलं कृणुते ब्रह्म विद्वान् ॥
10Both treasuries of sacred lore lie hidden, one hitherward, beyond heaven's ridge the other. The Brahmachārī with his Fervour guards them. He makes this all his own as knowing Brahma.
11अर्वागन्य इतो अन्यः पृथिव्या अग्नी समेतो नभसी अन्तरेमे । तयोः श्रयन्ते रश्मयोऽधि दृढास्तान् आ तिष्ठति तपसा ब्रह्मचारी ॥
11Hitherward one, hence from the earth the other, two Agnis meet between these cloudy regions. Close to these two firm rays of light are clinging. The Brahmachāri enters them through Fervour.
12अभिक्रन्दन् स्तनयन्न् अरुणः शितिङ्गो बृहच्छेपोऽनु भूमौ जभार । ब्रह्मचारी सिञ्चति सानौ रेतः पृथिव्यां तेन जीवन्ति प्रदिशश्चतस्रः ॥
12Thundering, shouting, ruddy-hued, and pallid, he bears along the earth great manly vigour. Down on the ridge of earth the Brahmachāri pours seed, and this gives life to heaven's four regions.
13अग्नौ सूर्ये चन्द्रमसि मातरिश्वन् ब्रह्मचार्यप्सु समिधमा दधाति । तासामर्चींषि पृथगभ्रे चरन्ति तासामाज्यं पुरुषो वर्षमापः ॥
13The Brahmachāri stores with fuel Waters, and Fire, and Sun, and Moon, and Mātarisvan. The Water's lights move separate in the rain-cloud, Man, rain, and water are their molten butter.
14आचार्यो मृत्युर्वरुणः सोम ओषधयः पयः । जीमूता आसन्त्सत्वानस्तैरिदं स्वराभृतम् ॥
14The Master is Death, Varuna, Soma, the plants of earth, and milk. The thunder-clouds were men of war. By these this heavenly light was brought.
15अमा घृतं कृणुते केवलमाचार्यो भूत्वा वरुणः यद्यदैच्छत्प्रजापतौ। तद्ब्रह्मचारी प्रायच्छत्स्वान् मित्रो अध्यात्मनः ॥
15Varuna, made a Master, takes at home the butter to himself. Whatever with Prajāpati he sought, the Brahmachāri gave like Mitra from his loftiest soul.
16आचार्यो ब्रह्मचारी ब्रह्मचारी प्रजापतिः । प्रजापतिर्वि राजति विराडिन्द्रोऽभवद्वशी ॥
16The pupil is the Master, yea, the pupil is Prajāpati. Prajāpati shines bright; the bright Virāj grew potent Indra's self.
17ब्रह्मचर्येण तपसा राजा राष्ट्रं वि रक्षति । आचार्यो ब्रह्मचर्येण ब्रह्मचारिणमिच्छते ॥
17By Fervour and by self-restraint the King protects the realm he rules. By self-restraint the Master seeks a Brahmachari to instruct.
18ब्रह्मचर्येण कन्या युवानं विन्दते पतिम् । अनड्वान् ब्रह्मचर्येणाश्वो घासं जिगीषति ॥
18By self-restraint a maiden finds a youth to be her wedded lord. By self-restraint the ox and horse seek to win fodder for themselves.
19ब्रह्मचर्येण तपसा देवा मृत्युमपाघ्नत । इन्द्रो ह ब्रह्मचर्येण देवेभ्यः स्वराभरत् ॥
19By Fervour and by self-restraint the Gods draye Death away from them, And Indra brought by self-restraint heaven's lustre to the deities.
20ओषधयो भूतभव्यमहोरात्रे वनस्पतिः । संवत्सरः सह ऋतुभिस्ते जाता ब्रह्मचारिणः ॥
20The plants, what is and what shall be, day, night, the tall tree of the wood, The year with seasons of the year, all from the Brahmachāri sprang.
21पार्थिवा दिव्याः पशव आरण्या ग्राम्याश्च ये । अपक्षाः पक्षिणश्च ये ते जाता ब्रह्मचारिणः ॥
21All creatures of the earth and heaven, tame animals and sylvan beasts, Winged and wingless creatures, from the Brahmachāri sprang to life,
22पृथक्सर्वे प्राजापत्याः प्राणान् आत्मसु बिभ्रति । तान्त्सर्वान् ब्रह्म रक्षति ब्रह्मचारिण्याभृतम् ॥
22All children of Prajāpati have breath distinctly in themselves. The Brahma that is stored within the Brahmachāri guards them all.
23देवानामेतत्परिषूतमनभ्यारूढं चरति रोचमानम् । तस्माज्जातं ब्राह्मणं ब्रह्म ज्येष्ठं देवाश्च सर्वे अमृतेन साकम् ॥
23Piled up on high, but never yet ascended, that power of deities is brightly shining. From that sprang heavenly lore, the loftiest Brahma, and all the Gods with, life that lasts for ever.
24ब्रह्मचारी ब्रह्म भ्राजद्बिभर्ति तस्मिन् देवा अधि विश्वे समोताः । प्राणापानौ जनयन्न् आद्व्यानं वाचं मनो हृदयं ब्रह्म मेधाम् ॥
24The Brahmachāri wields the radiant Brahma wherein all Gods are woven close together; Creating breath, inhaling and exhaling, voice, mind, and heart, Brahma and holy wisdom.
25चक्षुः श्रोत्रं यशो अस्मासु धेह्यन्नं रेतो लोहितमुदरम् ॥
25Bestow on us the power of sight and hearing, glory and food and seed and blood and belly.
26तानि कल्पन् ब्रह्मचारी सलिलस्य पृष्ठे तपोऽतिष्ठत्तप्यमानः समुद्रे । स स्नातो बभ्रुः पिङ्गलः पृथिव्यां बहु रोचते ॥
26These, standing on the flood, the Brahmachāri formed practising in sea his hot devotion. When he hath bathed, brown, yellow-hued, he shines exceedingly on earth.
Hymn 11.6A prayer to all Divinities and Sanctities for deliverance from distress
1अग्निं ब्रूमो वनस्पतीन् ओषधीरुत वीरुधः । इन्द्रं बृहस्पतिं सूर्यं ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
1We call on Agni, on the trees lords of the forest, herbs and. plants, Indra, Sūrya, Brihaspati: may they deliver us from woe.
2ब्रूमो राजानं वरुणं मित्रं विष्णुमथो भगम् । अंशं विवस्वन्तं ब्रूमस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
2We call on Vishnu, Bhaga, on Mitra and Varuna the King, Ansa Vivasvān we address: may they deliver us from woe.
3ब्रूमो देवं सवितारं धातारमुत पूषणम् । त्वष्टारमग्रियं ब्रूमस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
3We call on Savitar the God, on Pūshan the establisher, Tvashtar the foremost we address: may they deliver us from woe.
4गन्धर्वाप्सरसो ब्रूमो अश्विना ब्रह्मणस्पतिम् । अर्यमा नाम यो देवस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
4Gandharvas and Apsarases; the Asvins, Brāhmanaspati, Aryaman, God, by name we call: may they deliver us from woe.
5अहोरात्रे इदं ब्रूमः सूर्याचन्द्रमसावुभा । विश्वान् आदित्यान् ब्रूमस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
5This word of ours to Day and Night, and to the Sun and Moon we speak, All the Ādityas we address: may they deliver us from woe.
6वातं ब्रूमः पर्जन्यमन्तरिक्षमथो दिशः । आशाश्च सर्वा ब्रूमस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
6Vāta, Parjanya we address, the Quarters, and the Firmament, And all the Regions of the sky: may they deliver us from woe.
7मुञ्चन्तु मा शपथ्यादहोरात्रे अथो उषाः । सोमो मा देवो मुञ्चतु यमाहुश्चन्द्रमा इति ॥
7From all that brings a curse may Day and Night and Dawn deliver me, May Soma free me, God to whom they give the name of Chandramās.
8पार्थिवा दिव्याः पशव आरण्या उत ये मृगाः । शकुन्तान् पक्षिणो ब्रूमस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
8All creatures both of heaven and earth, wild beasts and sylvan animals, And winged birds of air we call: may they deliver us from woe.
9भवाशर्वाविदं ब्रूमो रुद्रं पशुपतिश्च यः । इषूर्या एषां संविद्म ता नः सन्तु सदा शिवाः ॥
9Bhava and Sarva we address, and Rudra who is Lord of Beasts, Their arrows which we feel and know: may they be ever kind to us.
10दिवं ब्रूमो नक्षत्राणि भूमिं यक्षाणि पर्वतान् । समुद्रा नद्यो वेशन्तास्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
10We speak to Constellations, Heaven, to Earth, to Genii, and to Hills, To Seas, to Rivers, and to Lakes: may they deliver us from woe.
11सप्तऋषीन् वा इदं ब्रूमोऽपो देवीः प्रजापतिम् । पितॄन् यमश्रेष्ठान् ब्रूमस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
11Or the Seven Rishis we address, Waters divine, Prajāpati, Fathers with Yama at their head: may they deliver us from woe.
12ये देवा दिविषदो अन्तरिक्षसदश्च ये । पृथिव्यां शक्रा ये श्रितास्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
12Gods whose abode is in the heaven and those who dwell in middle air, And Mighty ones who rest on earth: may they deliver us from. woe.
13आदित्या रुद्रा वसवो दिवि देवा अथर्वाणः । अङ्गिरसो मनीषिणस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
13Ādityas, Rudra, Vasus, Gods aloft in heaven, Atharvan's sons, The sages, sons of Angiras: may they deliver us from woe.
14यज्ञं ब्रूमो यजमानमृचः सामानि भेषजा । यजूंषि होत्रा ब्रूमस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
14To sacrifice, to worshipper, hymns, songs, and healing charms, we speak, To priestly acts and Yajus texts: may they deliver us from woe.
15पञ्च राज्यानि वीरुधां सोमश्रेष्ठानि ब्रूमः । दर्भो भङ्गो यवः सहस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
15To the five kingdoms of the plants which Soma rules as Lord we speak. Darbha, hemp, barley, mighty power: may these deliver us from woe,
16अरायान् ब्रूमो रक्षांसि सर्पान् पुण्यजनान् पितॄन् । मृत्यून् एकशतं ब्रूमस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
16To demons and fierce fiends we speak, to Holy Genii, Fathers,. Snakes, And to the hundred deaths and one: may these deliver us from woe.
17ऋतून् ब्रूम ऋतुपतीन् आर्तवान् उत हायनान् । समाः संवत्सरान् मासांस्ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
17We speak to Seasons, Season-Lords, to years and sections of the year, To Months, half-months, and years complete: may they deliver us from woe.
18एत देवा दक्षिणतः पश्चात्प्राञ्च उदेत । पुरस्तादुत्तराच्छक्रा विश्वे देवाः समेत्य ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
18Come hither from the south, ye Gods, rise and come forward from the west. Gathered together, all ye Gods, ye mighty Ones, from east and and north: may they deliver us from woe.
19विश्वान् देवान् इदं ब्रूमः सत्यसन्धान् ऋतावृधः । विश्वाभिः पत्नीभिः सह ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
19This we address to all the Gods, faithful, maintainers of the Right, With all their Consorts by their side: may they deliver us from woe.
20सर्वान् देवान् इदं ब्रूमः सत्यसन्धान् ऋतावृधः । सर्वाभिः पत्नीभिः सह ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
20We speak to the collected Gods, faithful, maintainers of the Right. Present with their collective Dames: may these deliver us from woe.
21भूतं ब्रूमो भूतपतिं भूतानामुत यो वशी । भूतानि सर्वा संगत्य ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः ॥
21The spirit, yea, the spirits' Lord, ruler of spirits, we address. Together let all spirits meet: may these deliver us from woe.
22या देवीः पञ्च प्रदिशो ये देवा द्वादश ऋतवः । संवत्सरस्य ये दंष्ट्रास्ते नः सन्तु सदा शिवाः ॥
22The five Sky regions, Goddesses, and the twelve Seasons which are Gods. The teeth of the completed year, may these deliver us from woe.
23यन् मातली रथक्रीतममृतं वेद भेषजम् । तदिन्द्रो अप्सु प्रावेशयत्तदापो दत्त भेषजम् ॥
23The deathless balm that Mātalī knows, purchased at a chariot's price, Indra effused into the floods. Waters, give us that healing balm!
Hymn 11.7A glorification of the Uchchhishta or Residue of Sacrifice
1उच्छिष्टे नाम रूपं चोच्छिष्टे लोक आहितः । उच्छिष्ट इन्द्रश्चाग्निश्च विश्वमन्तः समाहितम् ॥
1The Residue of Sacrifice containeth name, and from, and world: Indra and Agni and the whole universe are comprised therein.
2उच्छिष्टे द्यावापृथिवी विश्वं भूतं समाहितम् । आपः समुद्र उच्छिष्टे चन्द्रमा वात आहितः ॥
2The Residue of Sacrifice holdeth Earth, Heaven, and all that is: The Residue of Sacrifice holdeth sea, waters, Moon, and Wind.
3सन्न् उच्छिष्टे असंश्चोभौ मृत्युर्वाजः प्रजापतिः । लौक्या उच्छिष्ट आयत्ता व्रश्च द्रश्चापि श्रीर्मयि ॥
3Real, non-real, both are there, Prajāpati, and Death, and strength: Thereon depend the worldly ones: in me are glory Dra and Vra.
4दृढो दृंह स्थिरो न्यो ब्रह्म विश्वसृजो दश । नाभिमिव सर्वतश्चक्रमुच्छिष्टे देवताः श्रिताः ॥
4The firm, the fast, the strong, the hard, Brahma, the All-creating Ten. Gods, as a wheel about the nave, are fixed all round the Residue.
5ऋक्साम यजुरुच्छिष्ट उद्गीथः प्रस्तुतं स्तुतम् । हिङ्कार उच्छिष्टे स्वरः साम्नो मेडिश्च तन् मयि ॥
5Verse, Song, and Sacrificial Text, chanting, the prelude, and the laud, The hum is in the Residue, the tone, the murmur of the psalm.
6ऐन्द्राग्नं पावमानं महानाम्नीर्महाव्रतम् । उच्छिष्टे यज्ञस्याङ्गान्यन्तर्गर्भ इव मातरि ॥
6Within the Residue, like babes unborn, the parts of sacrifice, Aindrāgne Pāvamāna lie. Mahānāmnī, Mahavrata.
7राजसूयं वाजपेयमग्निष्टोमस्तदध्वरः । अर्काश्वमेधावुच्छिष्टे जीवबर्हिर्मदिन्तमः ॥
7The Vājapeya, Royal Rite, the Agnishoma and its forms, Hymns, joyfullest with living grass the Asvamedha, are therein,
8अग्न्याधेयमथो दीक्षा कामप्रश्छन्दसा सह । उत्सन्ना यज्ञाः सत्राण्युच्छिष्टेऽधि समाहिताः ॥
8Dikshā and Agnyādheya rite that sates the wish, with magic-hymn, Suspended rites, long sessions, are contained within the Residue.
9अग्निहोत्रं च श्रद्धा च वषट्कारो व्रतं तपः । दक्षिणेष्टं पूर्तं चोच्छिष्टेऽधि समाहिताः ॥
9Faith fire-oblation, fervent zeal, service, and sacrificial cry, Guerdon, good works and their reward, are stored within the Residue.
10एकरात्रो द्विरात्रः सद्यःक्रीः प्रक्रीरुक्थ्यः । ओतं निहितमुच्छिष्टे यज्ञस्याणूनि विद्यया ॥
10Sacrifice of one night, or two, Sadya1 kri, Ukthya, and Prakri, Call, deep-toned summons are therein, fine parts, through lore, of sacrifice,
11चतूरात्रः पञ्चरात्रः षड्रात्रश्चोभयः सह । षोडशी सप्तरात्रश्चोच्छिष्टाज्जज्ञिरे सर्वे ये यज्ञा अमृते हिताः ॥
11Sacrifice of four nights, of five, of six nights, day and night conjoined, Shodai, seven-night sacrifice, all these sprang from the Residue, these which the Immortal One contains.
12प्रतीहारो निधनं विश्वजिच्चाभिजिच्च यः । साह्नातिरात्रावुच्छिष्टे द्वादशाहोऽपि तन् मयि ॥
12Pratihāra and Nidhanam, the Visvajit, the Abhijit, The two Sāhnātirātrās and Twelve-day rite are stored therein.
13सूनृता संनतिः क्षेमः स्वधोर्जामृतं सहः । उच्छिष्टे सर्वे प्रत्यञ्चः कामाः कामेन तातृपुः ॥
13Pleasantness, reverence, peace, and power, strength, vigour, immortality All forward wishes are with love satisfied in the Residue.
14नव भूमीः समुद्रा उच्छिष्टेऽधि श्रिता दिवः । आ सूर्यो भात्युच्छिष्टेऽहोरात्रे अपि तन् मयि ॥
14Nine several oceans, earths, and skies are set within, the Residue, Bright shines the Sun therein, in me, the Residue, are Day and Night.
15उपहव्यं विषूवन्तं ये च यज्ञा गुहा हिताः । बिभर्ति भर्ता विश्वस्योच्छिष्टो जनितुः पिता ॥
15The Residue the Father's sire, who bears this universe, supports Vishūvān, Upahavya, and all worship offered secretly.
16पिता जनितुरुच्छिष्टोऽसोः पौत्रः पितामहः । स क्षियति विश्वस्येशानो वृषा भूम्यामतिघ्न्यः ॥
16The Father's sire, the Residue, grandson of Spirit, primal Sire, Lord of the universe, the Bull, dwells on the earth victorious.
17ऋतं सत्यं तपो राष्ट्रं श्रमो धर्मश्च कर्म च । भूतं भविष्यदुच्छिष्टे वीर्यं लक्ष्मीर्बलं बले ॥
17Right, truth, dominion, fervent zeal, toil, duty, action, future, past, Valour; prosperity, and strength dwell in the Residue in strength.
18समृद्धिरोज आकूतिः क्षत्रं राष्ट्रं षडुर्व्यः । संवत्सरोऽध्युच्छिष्ट इडा प्रैषा ग्रहा हविः ॥
18Welfare, resolve and energy, the six expanses, kingship, sway, Prayer, and direction, and the year, oblation, planets, are therein;
19चतुर्होतार आप्रियश्चातुर्मास्यानि नीविदः । उच्छिष्टे यज्ञा होत्राः पशुबन्धास्तदिष्टयः ॥
19And the four Hotars, Apri hymns, the Nivids, and Four-monthly rites, Oblations, sacrifices, and animal offerings, and their forms.
20अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्चार्तवा ऋतुभिः सह । उच्छिष्टे घोषिणीराप स्तनयित्नुः श्रुतिर्मही ॥
20Months, half-months, sections of the year, seasons are in the Residue, The waters resonant afar, the thunder, and the mighty noise.
21शर्कराः सिकता अश्मान ओषधयो वीरुधस्तृणा । अभ्राणि विद्युतो वर्षमुच्छिष्टे संश्रिता श्रिता ॥
21Pebbles, sand, stones, and herbs, and plants, and grass are in the Residue, Closely embraced and laid therein are lightnings and the clouds and rain.
22राद्धिः प्राप्तिः समाप्तिर्व्याप्तिर्मह एधतुः । अत्याप्तिरुच्छिष्टे भूतिश्चाहिता निहिता हिता ॥
22Gain, acquisition, and success, fulness, complete prosperity. Great gain and wealth, are laid, concealed and treasured, in the Residue.
23यच्च प्राणति प्राणेन यच्च पश्यति चक्षुषा । उच्छिष्टाज्जज्ञिरे सर्वे दिवि देवा दिविश्रितः ॥
23All things that breathe the breath of life, all creatures that have eyes to see, All the celestial Gods whose home is heaven sprang from the Residue.
24ऋचः सामानि छन्दांसि पुराणं यजुषा सह । उच्छिष्टाज्जज्ञिरे सर्वे दिवि देवा दिविश्रितः ॥
24Verses, and Songs, and magic hymns, Purāna, sacrificial text. All the celestial Gods whose home is heaven sprang from the Residue.
25प्राणापानौ चक्षुः श्रोत्रमक्षितिश्च क्षितिश्च या । उच्छिष्टाज्जज्ञिरे सर्वे दिवि देवा दिविश्रितः ॥
25Inbreath and outbreath, eye and ear, decay and freedom from decay, All the celestial Gods whose home is heaven sprang from the Residue.
26आनन्दा मोदाः प्रमुदोऽभीमोदमुदश्च ये । उच्छिष्टाज्जज्ञिरे सर्वे दिवि देवा दिविश्रितः ॥
26All pleasures and enjoyments, all delights and rapturous ecstasies, All the celestial Gods whose home is heaven sprang from the Residue.
27देवाः पितरो मनुष्या गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्च ये । उच्छिष्टाज्जज्ञिरे सर्वे दिवि देवा दिविश्रितः ॥
27The Deities, the Fathers, men, Gandharvas, and Apsarases. 6 All the celestial Gods whose home is heaven sprang from the Residue.
Hymn 11.8On the origin of some Gods and the creation of man
1यन् मन्युर्जायामावहत्संकल्पस्य गृहादधि । क आसं जन्याः के वराः क उ ज्येष्ठवरोऽभवत् ॥
1When Manyu brought his consort home forth from Sankalpa's dwelling-place, Who were the wooers of the bride, who was the chief who courted her?
2तपश्चैवास्तां कर्म चान्तर्महत्यर्णवे । त आसं जन्यास्ते वरा ब्रह्म ज्येष्ठवरोऽभवत् ॥
2Fervour and Action were the two, in depths of the great billowy sea? These were the wooers of the bride; Brahma the chief who courted her.
3दश साकमजायन्त देवा देवेभ्यः पुरा । यो वै तान् विद्यात्प्रत्यक्षं स वा अद्य महद्वदेत् ॥
3Ten Gods before the Gods were born together in the ancient time. Whoso may know them face to face may now pronounce the mighty word.
4प्राणापानौ चक्षुः श्रोत्रमक्षितिश्च क्षितिश्च या । व्यानोदानौ वाङ्मनस्ते वा आकूतिमावहन् ॥
4Inbreath and outbreath, eye and ear, decay and freedom from. decay, Spiration upward and diffused, voice, mind have brought us wish and plan.
5अजाता आसन्न् ऋतवोऽथो धाता बृहस्पतिः । इन्द्राग्नी अश्विना तर्हि कं ते ज्येष्ठमुपासत ॥
5As yet the Seasons were unborn, and Dilator and Prajāpati, Both Asvins, Indra, Agni. Whom then did they worship as supreme?
6तपश्चैवास्तां कर्म चान्तर्महत्यर्णवे । तपो ह जज्ञे कर्मणस्तत्ते ज्येष्ठमुपासत ॥
6Fervour and Action were the two, in depths of the great billowy sea; Fervour sprang up from Action: this they served and worshipped as supreme.
7येत आसीद्भूमिः पूर्वा यामद्धातय इद्विदुः । यो वै तां विद्यान् नामथा स मन्येत पुराणवित् ॥
7He may account himself well versed in ancient time who knows by name. The earth that was before this earth, which only wisest Sages know.
8कुत इन्द्रः कुतः सोमः कुतो अग्निरजायत । कुतस्त्वष्टा समभवत्कुतो धाताजायत ॥
8From whom did Indra spring? from whom sprang Soma? whence was Agni born? From whom did Tvashtar spring to life? and whence is Dilator's origin?
9इन्द्रादिन्द्रः सोमात्सोमो अग्नेरग्निरजायत । त्वष्टा ह जज्ञे त्वष्टुर्धातुर्धाताजायत ॥
9Indra from Indra, Soma from Soma, Agni from Agni sprang Tvashtar from Tvashtar was produced, Dilator was Dhātar's origin.
10ये त आसन् दश जाता देवा देवेभ्यः पुरा । पुत्रेभ्यो लोकं दत्त्वा कस्मिंस्ते लोक आसते ॥
10Those Gods who were of old, the Ten begotten earlier than the Gods, What world do they inhabit since they gave the world unto their sons?
11यदा केशान् अस्थि स्नाव मांसं मज्जानमाभरत्। शरीरं कृत्वा पादवत्कं लोकमनु प्राविशत् ॥
11When he had brought together hair, sinew and bone, marrow and flesh. And to the body added feet, then to what world did he depart?
12कुतः केशान् कुतः स्नाव कुतो अस्थीन्याभरत्। अङ्गा पर्वाणि मज्जानं को मांसं कुत आभरत् ॥
12Whence, from what region did he bring the hair, the sinews, and the bones, Marrow and limbs, and joints, and flesh? Who was the bringer, and from whence?
13संसिचो नाम ते देवा ये संभारान्त्समभरन् । सर्वं संसिच्य मर्त्यं देवाः पुरुषमाविशन् ॥
13Casters, those Gods were called who brought together all the elements: When they had fused the mortal man complete, they entered into him.
14ऊरू पादावष्ठीवन्तौ शिरो हस्तावथो मुखम् । पृष्टीर्बर्जह्ये पार्श्वे कस्तत्समदधादृषिः ॥
14The thighs, the knee-bones, and the feet, the head, the face, Land both the hands, The ribs, the nipples, and the sides—what I ishi hath constructed that?
15शिरो हस्तावथो मुखं जिह्वां ग्रीवाश्च कीकसाः । त्वचा प्रावृत्य सर्वं तत्संधा समदधान् मही ॥
15Head, both the hands, and face, and tongue, and neck, and inter-coastal parts, All this, investing it with skins, Mahi conjoined with bond and tie.
16यत्तच्छरीरमशयत्संधया संहितं महत्। येनेदमद्य रोचते को अस्मिन् वर्णमाभरत् ॥
16What time the might body lay firmly compact with tie and bond, Who gave its colour to the form, the hue wherewith it shines to-day?
17सर्वे देवा उपाशिक्षन् तदजानाद्वधूः सती । ईशा वशस्य या जाया सास्मिन् वर्णमाभरत् ॥
17All Deities had lent their aid: of this a noble Dame took note, Tsā, the Consort of Command. She gave its colour to the form.
18यदा त्वष्टा व्यतृणत्पिता त्वष्टुर्य उत्तरः । गृहं कृत्वा मर्त्यं देवाः पुरुषमाविशन् ॥
18When Tvashtar, Tvashtar's loftier Sire, had bored it out and hollowed it. Gods made the mortal their abode, and entered and possessed the man.
19स्वप्नो वै तन्द्रीर्निर्ऋतिः पाप्मानो नाम देवताः । जरा खालत्यं पालित्यं शरीरमनु प्राविशन् ॥
19Sleep, specially, Sloth, Nirriti, and deities whose name is Sin, Baldness, old age, and hoary hairs within the body found their way.
20स्तेयं दुष्कृतं वृजिनं सत्यं यज्ञो यशो बृहत्। बलं च क्षत्रमोजश्च शरीरमनु प्राविशन् ॥
20Theft, evil-doing, and deceit, truth, sacrifice, exalted fame, Strength, princely power, and energy entered the body as a home.
21भूतिश्च वा अभूतिश्च रातयोऽरातयश्च याः । क्षुधश्च सर्वास्तृष्णाश्च शरीरमनु प्राविशन् ॥
21Prosperity and poverty, kindnesses and malignities, Hunger and thirst of every kind entered the body as a home.
22निन्दाश्च वा अनिन्दाश्च यच्च हन्तेति नेति च । शरीरं श्रद्धा दक्षिणाश्रद्धा चानु प्राविशन् ॥
22Reproaches, freedom from reproach, all blamable, all blameless deeds, Bounty, belief, and unbelief entered the body as a home.
23विद्याश्च वा अविद्याश्च यच्चान्यदुपदेश्यम् । शरीरं ब्रह्म प्राविशदृचः सामाथो यजुः ॥
23All knowledge and all ignorance, each other thing that one may learn, Entered the body, prayer, and hymns, and songs, and sacrificial texts.
24आनन्दा मोदाः प्रमुदोऽभीमोदमुदश्च ये । हसो नरिष्टा नृत्तानि शरीरमनु प्राविशन् ॥
24Enjoyments, pleasures, and delights, gladness, and rapturous ecstasies. Laughter and merriment and dance entered the body as a home.
25आलापाश्च प्रलापाश्चाभीलापलपश्च ये । शरीरं सर्वे प्राविशन्न् आयुजः प्रयुजो युजः ॥
25Discourse and conversation, and the shrill-resounding cries of woe, All entered in, the motives and the purposes combined therewith.
26प्राणापानौ चक्षुः श्रोत्रमक्षितिश्च क्षितिश्च या । व्यानोदानौ वाङ्मनः शरीरेण त ईयन्ते ॥
26Inbreath and outbreath, ear and eye, decay and freedom from decay. Breath upward and diffused, voice, mind, these quickly with the body move,
27आशिषश्च प्रशिषश्च संशिषो विशिषश्च याः । चित्तानि सर्वे संकल्पाः शरीरमनु प्राविशन् ॥
27All earnest wishes, all commands, directions, and admonishments. Reflections, all deliberate plans entered the body as a home.
28आस्तेयीश्च वास्तेयीश्च त्वरणाः कृपणाश्च याः । गुह्याः शुक्रा स्थूला अपस्ता बीभत्सावसादयन् ॥
28They laid in the abhorrent frame those waters hidden, bright, and thick, Which in the bowels spring from blood, from mourning or from hasty toil.
29अस्थि कृत्वा समिधं तदष्टापो असादयन् । रेतः कृत्वाज्यं देवाः पुरुषमाविशन् ॥
29Fuel they turned to bone, and then they set light waters in the frame. The molten butter they made seed: then the Gods entered into man.
30या आपो याश्च देवता या विराड्ब्रह्मणा सह । शरीरं ब्रह्म प्राविशच्छरीरेऽधि प्रजापतिः ॥
30All Waters, all the Deities. Virāj with Brahma at her side: Brahma into the body passed: Prajāpati is Lord thereof.
31सूर्यश्चक्षुर्वातः प्राणं पुरुषस्य वि भेजिरे । अथास्येतरमात्मानं देवाः प्रायच्छन्न् अग्नये ॥
31The Sun and Wind formed, separate, the eye and vital breath of man. His other person have the Gods bestowed on Agni as a gift.
32तस्माद्वै विद्वान् पुरुषमिदं ब्रह्मेति मन्यते । सर्वा ह्यस्मिन् देवता गावो गोष्ठ इवासते ॥
32Therefore whoever knoweth man regardeth him as Brāhman's self: For all the Deities abide in him as cattle in their pen.
33प्रथमेन प्रमारेण त्रेधा विष्वङ्वि गच्छति । अद एकेन गच्छत्यद एकेन गच्छतीहैकेन नि षेवते ॥
33At his first death he goeth hence, asunder, in three separate parts. He goeth yonder with one part, with one he goeth yonder: here he sinketh downward with a third.
34अप्सु स्तीमासु वृद्धासु शरीरमन्तरा हितम् । तस्मिं छवोऽध्यन्तरा तस्माच्छवोऽध्युच्यते ॥
34In the primeval waters cold the body is deposited. In this there is the power of growth: from this is power of growth declared.
Hymn 11.9An incantation for the destruction of a hostile army
1ये बाहवो या इषवो धन्वनां वीर्याणि च । असीन् परशून् आयुधं चित्ताकूतं च यद्धृदि । सर्वं तदर्बुदे त्वममित्रेभ्यो दृशे कुरूदारांश्च प्र दर्शय ॥
1All arms and every arrow, all the power and might that bows possess, The warlike weapon, axes, swords, the plan and purpose in the heart, All this, O Arbudi, make thou visible to our enemies, and let them look on mist and fog.
2उत्तिष्ठत सं नह्यध्वं मित्रा देवजना यूयम् । संदृष्टा गुप्ता वः सन्तु या नो मित्राण्यर्बुदे ॥
2Arise ye and prepare yourselves: ye, the celestial hosts, are friends. Let your mysterious natures be seen by our friends O Arbudi.
3उत्तिष्ठतमा रभेतामादानसंदानाभ्याम् । अमित्राणां सेना अभि धत्तमर्बुदे ॥
3Rise both of you: begin your work with fettering and binding. fast, Assail, both of you, Arbudi, the armies of our enemies.
4अर्बुदिर्नाम यो देव ईशानश्च न्यर्बुदिः । याभ्यामन्तरिक्षमावृतमियं च पृथिवी मही । ताभ्यामिन्द्रमेदिभ्यामहं जितमन्वेमि सेनया ॥
4The God whose name is Arbudi, and Nyarbudi the Mighty One, The two by whom the air and this great earth are compassed and possessed, With these two friends of Indra I go forth to conquer with the host.
5उत्तिष्ठ त्वं देवजनार्बुदे सेनया सह । भञ्जन्न् अमित्राणां सेनां भोगेभिः परि वारय ॥
5Rise with our army stand thou up. O Godlike Being, Arbudi. Breaking the hosts of enemies, surround them with thy winding coils.
6सप्त जातान् न्यर्बुद उदाराणां समीक्षयन् । तेभिष्ट्वमाज्ये हुते सर्वैरुत्तिष्ठ सेनया ॥
6Exhibiting, O Arbudi, seven children of the mist and fog, When butter hath been offered, rise with all of these and with the host.
7प्रतिघ्नानाश्रुमुखी कृधुकर्णी च क्रोशतु । विकेशी पुरुषे हते रदिते अर्बुदे तव ॥
7Beating her breast, with tearful face, let the short-earned, the wild-haired hag. Shriek loudly when a man is slain, pierced through by thee, O Arbudi;
8संकर्षन्ती करूकरं मनसा पुत्रमिच्छन्ती । पतिं भ्रातरमात्स्वान् रदिते अर्बुदे तव ॥
8Snatching away the vertebra, while with her thought she seeks her son, Her husband, brother, kin, when one, Arbudi! hath been pierced by thee.
9अलिक्लवा जाष्कमदा गृध्राः श्येनाः पतत्रिणः । ध्वाङ्क्षाः शकुनयस्तृप्यन्त्वमित्रेषु समीक्षयन् रदिते अर्बुदे तव ॥
9Let vultures, ravens, kites, and crows, and every carrion-eating bird. Feast on our foes, and show where one, Arbudi! hath been pierced by thee.
10अथो सर्वं श्वापदं मक्षिका तृप्यतु क्रिमिः । पौरुषेयेऽधि कुणपे रदिते अर्बुदे तव ॥
10Then let each greedy beast of prey, and fly and worm regale itself Upon the human corpse where one, Arbudi, hath been pierced by thee.
11आ गृह्णीतं सं बृहतं प्राणापानान् न्यर्बुदे । निवाशा घोषाः सं यन्त्वमित्रेषु समीक्षयन् रदिते अर्बुदे तव ॥
11Attack them, both of you; bear off their vital breath O Nyarbudi. Let mingled shouts and echoing cries of woe amid our foemen show where thou, O Arbudi, hast pierced
12उद्वेपय सं विजन्तां भियामित्रान्त्सं सृज । उरुग्राहैर्बाह्वङ्कैर्विध्यामित्रान् न्यर्बुदे ॥
12Shake them, and let them sink with fear: e'erwhelm our enemies with dread. With widely-grasping bends of arm, O Arbudi, crush down our foes.
13मुह्यन्त्वेषां बाहवश्चित्ताकूतं च यद्धृदि । मैषामुच्छेषि किं चन रदिते अर्बुदे तव ॥
13Let those mens' arms grow faint and weak, dull be the purpose of their heart; And let not aught of them be left when thou, O Arbudi, hast pierced.
14प्रतिघ्नानाः सं धावन्तूरः पटौरावाघ्नानाः । अघारिणीर्विकेश्यो रुदत्यः पुरुषे हते रदिते अर्बुदे तव ॥
14Self-smiting, beating breast and thigh, careless of unguent, with their hair dishevelled, weeping, hags shall run together, when a man is slain, when thou, O Arbudi, hast pierced.
15श्वन्वतीरप्सरसो रूपका उतार्बुदे । अन्तःपात्रे रेरिहतीं रिशां दुर्णिहितैषिणीम् । सर्वास्ता अर्बुदे त्वममित्रेभ्यो दृशे कुरूदारांश्च प्र दर्शय ॥
15Apsarases with dog-like mates, and Rūpakās, O Arbudi, And her who licks the cup inside, and seeks to wound in ill-kept place, All these, O Arbudi, do thou make visible to our enemies and let them look on mists and fog.
16खडूरेऽधिचङ्क्रमां खर्विकां खर्ववासिनीम् । य उदारा अन्तर्हिता गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्च ये । सर्पा इतरजना रक्षांसि ॥
16The fiend who creeps upon the sword, maimed, dwelling where Lthe wounded lie, The misty shapes that lurk concealed, Gandharvas and Apsarases, demons, and snakes and Other Folk;
17चतुर्दंष्ट्रां छ्यावदतः कुम्भमुष्कामसृङ्मुखान् । स्वभ्यसा ये चोद्भ्यसाः ॥
17Armed with four fangs and yellow teeth, deformed, with faces smeared with blood, the terrible and fearless ones,
18उद्वेपय त्वमर्बुदेऽमित्राणाममूः सिचः । जयंश्च जिष्णुश्चामित्रां जयतामिन्द्रमेदिनौ ॥
18Make thou, O Arbudi, those wings of hostile armies quake with dread. Let Conqueror and Victor, friends of Indra, overcome our foes.
19प्रब्लीनो मृदितः शयां हतोऽमित्रो न्यर्बुदे । अग्निजिह्वा धूमशिखा जयन्तीर्यन्तु सेनया ॥
19Stifled and crushed, O Nyarbudi, low let the smitten foeman lie. With tongue of fire and crest of smoke go conquering maidens with our host!
20तयार्बुदे प्रणुत्तानामिन्द्रो हन्तु वरंवरम् । अमित्राणां शचीपतिर्मामीषां मोचि कश्चन ॥
20May Indra, Lord of Might, strike down each bravest warrior of the foes, Whom this our band hath put to flight: let not one man of those escape.
21उत्कसन्तु हृदयान्यूर्ध्वः प्राण उदीषतु । शौष्कास्यमनु वर्तताममित्रान् मोत मित्रिणः ॥
21Let their hearts burst asunder, let their breath fly up and pass away. Let dryness of the mouth o'ertake our foemen, not the friendly ones.
22ये च धीरा ये चाधीराः पराञ्चो बधिराश्च ये । तमसा ये च तूपरा अथो बस्ताभिवासिनः । सर्वांस्तामर्बुदे त्वममित्रेभ्यो दृशे कुरूदारांश्च प्र दर्शय ॥
22The clever and the foolish ones, those who are twisted round, the deaf, The dusky-hued, the hornless goats and those whose voice is like the buck's, All these, O Arbudi, do thou make visible to our enemies: cause them to look on mists and fog.
23अर्बुदिश्च त्रिषन्धिश्चामित्रान् नो वि विध्यताम् । यथैषामिन्द्र वृत्रहन् हनाम शचीपतेऽमित्राणां सहस्रशः ॥
23Arbudi and Trishandhi fall upon our foes and scatter them, So that, O Indra, Lord of Might, Slayer of Vritra, we may kill thousands of these our enemies!
24वनस्पतीन् वानस्पत्यान् ओषधीरुत वीरुधः । गन्धर्वाप्सरसः सर्पान् देवान् पुण्यजनान् पितॄन् । सर्वांस्तामर्बुदे त्वममित्रेभ्यो दृशे कुरूदारांश्च प्र दर्शय ॥
24Tall trees, and those who live in woods, the herbs and creeping plants of Earth, Gandharvas, and Apsarases, Snakes, [] Beings, Fathers, Gods, All these do thou, O Arbudi, make visible to our enemies: cause them to look on mists and fog.
25ईशां वो मरुतो देव आदित्यो ब्रह्मणस्पतिः । ईशां व इन्द्रश्चाग्निश्च धाता मित्रः प्रजापतिः । ईशां व ऋषयश्चक्रुरमित्रेषु समीक्षयन् रदिते अर्बुदे तव ॥
25High sway have Maruts, and the God Āditya, Brāhmanaspati, High sway have Indra, Agni, and Dilator, Mitra, Prajāpati, High sway have Rishis given to you, showing upon our enemies where thou, O Arbudi, hast pierced.
26तेषां सर्वेषामीशाना उत्तिष्ठत सं नह्यध्वम् । मित्रा देवजना यूयमिमं संग्रामं संजित्य यथालोकं वि तिष्ठध्वम् ॥
26With full dominion over these, rise, stand ye up, prepare yourselves, Ye are our friends, celestial hosts. When ye have won this battle, go, each to his several sphere, apart.
Hymn 11.10
1उत्तिष्ठत सं नह्यध्वमुदाराः केतुभिः सह । सर्पा इतरजना रक्षांस्यमित्रान् अनु धावत ॥
1Rise up, with all your banners rise; prepare your strength, ye vapoury Forms! Serpents and fiends and Other Folk, charge and pursue our enemies!
2ईशां वो वेद राज्यं त्रिषन्धे अरुणैः केतुभिः सह । ये अन्तरिक्षे ये दिवि पृथिव्यां ये च मानवाः । त्रिषन्धेस्ते चेतसि दुर्णामान उपासताम् ॥
2Let those who bear an evil name, in air, in heaven on earth, and men, After Trishandhi's will, revere your power, the sway that Knowledge gives, together with your ruddy flags.
3अयोमुखाः सूचीमुखा अथो विकङ्कतीमुखाः । क्रव्यादो वातरंहस आ सजन्त्वमित्रान् वज्रेण त्रिषन्धिना ॥
3Let those with iron faces, with faces like needles or like combs, Flesh-eaters, rapid as the wind, cling closely to our foemen with Trishandhi for their thunderbolt.
4अन्तर्धेहि जातवेद आदित्य कुणपं बहु । त्रिषन्धेरियं सेना सुहितास्तु मे वशे ॥
4Omniscient Āditya, make full many a corpse to disappear. Let this devoted army of Trishandhi be in my control.
5उत्तिष्ठ त्वं देवजनार्बुदे सेनया सह । अयं बलिर्व आहुतस्त्रिषन्धेराहुतिः प्रिया ॥
5Rise up, O Godlike Being, rise, Arbudi, with thine army: this, Tribute is sacrificed to thee, Trishandhi's welcome offering
6शितिपदी सं द्यतु शरव्येयं चतुष्पदी । कृत्येऽमित्रेभ्यो भव त्रिषन्धेः सह सेनया ॥
6May this four-footed White-foot, may this arrow brace and bind thee fast: Together with Trishandhi's host, be thou, O Witchcraft, meant for foes.
7धूमाक्षी सं पततु कृधुकर्णी च क्रोशतु । त्रिषन्धेः सेनया जिते अरुणाः सन्तु केतवः ॥
7Down let the dim-eyed demon fly, and let her shorteared sister shriek: Red be the banners when the host of Arbudi hath won the day.
8अवायन्तां पक्षिणो ये वयांस्यन्तरिक्षे दिवि ये चरन्ति । श्वापदो मक्षिकाः सं रभन्तामामादो गृध्राः कुणपे रदन्ताम् ॥
8Let all the birds that move on wings come downward, all fowls that roam the heavens and air's midregion. Let beasts of prey and flies attacks, and vultures that eat raw flesh mangle and gnaw the carcase.
9यामिन्द्रेण संधां समधत्था ब्रह्मणा च बृहस्पते । तयाहमिन्द्रसंधया सर्वान् देवान् इह हुव इतो जयत मामुतः ॥
9By that same binding treaty which thou madest, Brihaspati! with Indra! and with Brahma, By Indra's pledge I bid the Gods come hither. Conquer on this side, not on their side yonder.
10बृहस्पतिराङ्गिरस ऋषयो ब्रह्मसंशिताः । असुरक्षयणं वधं त्रिषन्धिं दिव्याश्रयन् ॥
10Brihaspati Angirasa, Rishis made strong and keen by prayer, Have set Trishandhi in the heaven, dire weapon that destroys the fiends.
11येनासौ गुप्त आदित्य उभाविन्द्रश्च तिष्ठतः । त्रिषन्धिं देवा अभजन्तौजसे च बलाय च ॥
11The Gods enjoyed Trishandhi for the sake of energy and power, Him under whose protection, both, Indra and yon Āditya stand.
12सर्वांल्लोकान्त्समजयन् देवा आहुत्यानया । बृहस्पतिराङ्गिरसो वज्रं यमसिञ्चतासुरक्षयणं वधम् ॥
12The Gods, victorious, won themselves all worlds by this oblation, which Brihaspati Angirasa effused, a very thunderbolt, a weapon to destory the friends.
13बृहस्पतिराङ्गिरसो वज्रं यमसिञ्चतासुरक्षयणं वधम् । तेनाहममूं सेनां नि लिम्पामि बृहस्पतेऽमित्रान् हन्म्योजसा ॥
13That fiend-destroying weapon which Brihaspati Angirasa poured out and made a thunderbolt. Even therewith, Brihaspati, I brush that hostile armament, and strike the foemen down with might.
14सर्वे देवा अत्यायन्ति ये अश्नन्ति वषट्कृतम् । इमां जुषध्वमाहुतिमितो जयत मामुतः ॥
14Over to us come all the Gods who eat the hallowed sacrifice With this oblation be ye pleased: conquer on this side, not on that.
15सर्वे देवा अत्यायन्तु त्रिषन्धेराहुतिः प्रिया । संधां महतीं रक्षत ययाग्रे असुरा जिताः ॥
15Over,to us let all Gods come: dear is Trishandhi's offering. Keen the great pledge through which, of old, the Asuras were overthrown.
16वायुरमित्राणामिष्वग्राण्याञ्चतु । इन्द्र एषां बाहून् प्रति भनक्तु मा शकन् प्रतिधामिषुम् । आदित्य एषामस्त्रं वि नाशयतु चन्द्रमा युतामगतस्य पन्थाम् ॥
16Let Vāyu bend the arrow-points of those who are our enemies. Let Indra break their arms away: no power to lay the shaft be theirs! Āditya utterly destroy their missile! Chandramās bar the path of him who lingers!
17यदि प्रेयुर्देवपुरा ब्रह्म वर्माणि चक्रिरे । तनूपानं परिपाणं कृण्वाना यदुपोचिरे सर्वं तदरसं कृधि ॥
17If they have issued forth strongholds of Gods, and made their shields of prayer, Gaining protection for their lives, protection round about, make all their instigation powerless
18क्रव्यादानुवर्तयन् मृत्युना च पुरोहितम् । त्रिषन्धे प्रेहि सेनया जयामित्रान् प्र पद्यस्व ॥
18With the Flesh-eater and with Death, following the Purohita, On! forward with Trishandhi's host! conquering enemies advance!
19त्रिषन्धे तमसा त्वममित्रान् परि वारय । पृषदाज्यप्रणुत्तानां मामीषां मोचि कश्चन ॥
19Do thou, Trishandhi, with the gloom of darkness compass round our foes; Let none escape of them expelled with speckled butter mixt with curds.
20शितिपदी सं पतत्वमित्राणाममूः सिचः । मुह्यन्त्वद्यामूः सेना अमित्राणां न्यर्बुदे ॥
20Let White-foot fall upon those wings of our opponents' armament; Mazed and bewildered be those hands of foes this day, O Nyarbudi.
21मूढा अमित्रा न्यर्बुदे जह्येषां वरंवरम् । अनया जहि सेनया ॥
21Mazed are the foemen, Nyarbudi! Slay thou each bravest man of them: with this our army slaughter them.
22यश्च कवची यश्चाकवचोऽमित्रो यश्चाज्मनि । ज्यापाशैः कवचपाशैरज्मनाभिहतः शयाम् ॥
22Low lie the warrior, mailed, unmailed, each foeman in the rush of war. Down-smitten with the strings of bows, the fastenings of mail, the charge!
23ये वर्मिणो येऽवर्माणो अमित्रा ये च वर्मिणः । सर्वांस्तामर्बुदे हतां छ्वानोऽदन्तु भूम्याम् ॥
23The armour-clad, the armourless, enemies clothed with coats of mail, All these struck down, O Arbudi, let dogs devour upon the earth.
24ये रथिनो ये अरथा असादा ये च सादिनः । सर्वान् अदन्तु तान् हतान् गृध्राः श्येनाः पतत्रिणः ॥
24Car-borne and carless fighting men, riders and those who go on foot, All these, struck down, let vultures, kites, and all, the birds of air devour.
25सहस्रकुणपा शेतामामित्री सेना समरे वधानाम् । विविद्धा ककजाकृता ॥
25Low let the hostile army lie, thousands of corpses, on the ground, Pierced through and rent to pieces where the deadly weapons clash in fight.
26मर्माविधं रोरुवतं सुपर्णैरदन्तु दुश्चितं मृदितं शयानम् । य इमां प्रतीचीमाहुतिममित्रो नो युयुत्सति ॥
26With eagles let them eat the evil-hearted, pierced in the vitals, lying crushed and howling. The foe whoe'er will fight against this our protecting sacrifice.
27यां देवा अनुतिष्ठन्ति यस्या नास्ति विराधनम् । तयेन्द्रो हन्तु वृत्रहा वज्रेण त्रिषन्धिना ॥
27With this which Gods attend, with this which never fails to gain its end, Let Indra, Vritra-slayer, smite, and with Trishandhi as a bolt.
- Sanskrit text: अथर्ववेदः on Sanskrit Wikisource ↗, by Sanskrit Wikisource contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗; the Sanskrit on this page is shared under the same licence. Unaccented Śaunaka text, not yet proofread against a printed edition.
- English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895-96), public domain, from the sacred-texts.com transcription ↗; a few passages missing there were restored from scans of the printed edition on archive.org. Griffith's wording and spelling are kept as transcribed, including the passages he rendered in Latin. Hymn headings are Griffith's. Footnotes omitted.
- In 1 hymn of this book Griffith condenses, omits or divides the verses differently, so the two texts are shown as whole columns rather than verse by verse. Each is explained under its heading.