12. Adhyāya 12 — Agnicayana
Mantras 1–10
12.1
दृशानो रुक्म ऽ उर्व्या व्यद्यौद् दुर्मर्षम् आयुः श्रिये रुचानः ।
अग्निर् अमृतो ऽ अभवद् वयोभिर् यद् एनं द्यौर् जनयत् सुरेताः ॥
dṛśāno rukma ' urvyā vyadyaud durmarṣam āyuḥ śriye rucānaḥ ।
agnir amṛto ' abhavad vayobhir yad enaṃ dyaur janayat suretāḥ ॥
Agni, Lord of Light, Light Itself, the Sun, explodes into light and illuminates the earth and reveals all the objects on the earth. The self-luminous lord, Himself the immortal seed of life, for His own glory and joy of the creatures, creates forms of indestructible life with foods as means and support of life. And He it is who creates the man of knowledge and vision (to show the divine path of life to others).
12.2
नक्तोषासा समनसा विरूपे धापयेते शिशुम् एकꣳ समीची ।
द्यावाक्षामा रुक्मो ऽ अन्तर् वि भाति देवा ऽ अग्निं धारयन् द्रविणोदाः ॥
naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe dhāpayete śiśum ekaṁ samīcī ।
dyāvākṣāmā rukmo ' antar vi bhāti devā ' agniṃ dhārayan draviṇodāḥ ॥
The night and the dawn, one dark, the other luminous, both different in form but of equal mind, together nurse one child, the sun, like two mothers. The self-luminous agni, light and life of the universe — of which the sun is a child — pervades both the earth and the heavens. All the powers of nature which sustain and invigorate life hold on to agni, the central life and spirit.
12.3
विश्वा रूपाणि प्रति मुञ्चते कविः प्रासावीद् भद्रं द्विपदे चतुष्पदे ।
वि नाकम् अख्यत् सविता वरेण्योऽनु प्रयाणम् उषसो वि राजति ॥
viśvā rūpāṇi prati muñcate kaviḥ prāsāvīd bhadraṃ dvipade catuṣpade ।
vi nākam akhyat savitā vareṇyo'nu prayāṇam uṣaso vi rājati ॥
Savita, lord of light and life, the sun, choice of all, watches all and inspires all. It lights up the dawn and illuminates and reveals all the forms of existence. It creates the means of life and support for the humans and the animals, and lights up the heavens above.
12.4
सुपर्णोऽसि गरुत्माꣳस् त्रिवृत् ते शिरो गायत्रं चक्षुर् बृहद्रथन्तरे पक्षौ ।
स्तोम ऽ आत्मा छन्दाꣳस्य् अङ्गानि यजूꣳषि नाम ।
साम ते तनूर् वामदेव्यं यज्ञायज्ञियं पुच्छं धिष्ण्याः शफाः ।
सुपर्णो ऽसि गरुत्मान् दिवं गच्छ स्वः पत ॥
suparṇo'si garutmāṁs trivṛt te śiro gāyatraṃ cakṣur bṛhadrathantare pakṣau ।
stoma ' ātmā chandāṁsy aṅgāni yajūṁṣi nāma ।
sāma te tanūr vāmadevyaṃ yajñāyajñiyaṃ pucchaṃ dhiṣṇyāḥ śaphāḥ ।
suparṇo 'si garutmān divaṃ gaccha svaḥ pata ॥
Man of knowledge and of the power of knowledge, you are like a celestial bird with beautiful wings and a high-flying soul: threefold virtue of knowledge, action and divine worship is your head and
12.5
विष्णोः क्रमोऽसि सपत्नहा गायत्रं छन्द ऽ आ रोह पृथिवीम् अनु वि क्रमस्व ।
विष्णोः क्रमोऽस्य् अभिमातिहा त्रैष्टुभं छन्द ऽ आ रोहान्तरिक्षम् अनु वि क्रमस्व ।
विष्णोः क्रमोऽस्य् अरातीयतो हन्ता जागतं छन्द ऽ आ रोह दिवम् अनु वि क्रमस्व ।
विष्णोः क्रमोऽसि शत्रूयतो हन्ताऽऽनुष्टुभं छन्द ऽ आ रोह दिशोऽनु वि क्रमस्व ॥
viṣṇoḥ kramo'si sapatnahā gāyatraṃ chanda ' ā roha pṛthivīm anu vi kramasva ।
viṣṇoḥ kramo'sy abhimātihā traiṣṭubhaṃ chanda ' ā rohāntarikṣam anu vi kramasva ।
viṣṇoḥ kramo'sy arātīyato hantā jāgataṃ chanda ' ā roha divam anu vi kramasva ।
viṣṇoḥ kramo'si śatrūyato hantā''nuṣṭubhaṃ chanda ' ā roha diśo'nu vi kramasva ॥
Brilliant man of expansive knowledge, you are an instrument of Vishnu, omnipresent lord of the world, born to eliminate the jealous rivals. Study the gayatri verses, use the power revealed in there, go and expand over the earth, cooperate with the earth, work on its resources, and develop the wealth and prosperity of the land. Noble scientist, you are a co-worker with omnipresent nature, born to defeat the proud and jealous forces inimical to growth. Study the trishtubh verses for knowledge and power for threefold comfort of body, mind and soul and, flying on the wings of that knowledge, cover the skies to explore and exploit the resources of the sky. Tempestuous scientist and astronaut, you are a friend of agni, universal electric energy, born to eliminate the failures and adversities of the internal and external life. Study the jagati verses for the knowledge of light and space and, on the wings of that knowledge, reach the heavens. Cooperate with space and light energy, cooperate with universal energy and conquer the inner darkness with the light, and external failures with knowledge. Steady man of technology, you are an instrument of eternal energy meant to serve as well as exploit the natural resources of the environment and eliminate the enemies who stem your growth. Go forward in and over all the directions on the earth and around on the wings of anushtubh verses, work with and on the currents of wind and energy and dominate over the directions to create one world on the earth in a healthy environment.
12.6
अक्रन्दद् अग्नि स्तनयन्न् इव द्यौः क्षामा रेरिहद् वीरुधः समञ्जन् ।
सद्यो जज्ञानो वि हीम् इद्धोऽ अख्यद् आ रोदसी भानुना भात्य् अन्तः ॥
akrandad agni stanayann iva dyauḥ kṣāmā rerihad vīrudhaḥ samañjan ।
sadyo jajñāno vi hīm iddho' akhyad ā rodasī bhānunā bhāty antaḥ ॥
12.7
अग्नेऽभ्यावर्तिन्न् अभि मा नि वर्तस्वायुषा वर्चसा प्रजया धनेन ।
सन्या मेधया रय्या पोषेण ॥
agne'bhyāvartinn abhi mā ni vartasvāyuṣā varcasā prajayā dhanena ।
sanyā medhayā rayyā poṣeṇa ॥
Agni, brilliant and blazing presence abiding before us, generous man of knowledge, come blessing us with health and longevity, lustre of life, children and family, wealth and prosperity, acquisition and fulfilment, discriminative intelligence, beauty and dignity of life, and all-round growth and progress.
12.8
अग्ने ऽ अङ्गिरः शतं ते सन्त्वावृतः सहस्रं त ऽ उपावृतः ।
अधा पोषस्य पोषेण पुनर् नो नष्टम् आ कृधि पुनर् नो रयिम् आ कृधि ॥
agne ' aṅgiraḥ śataṃ te santvāvṛtaḥ sahasraṃ ta ' upāvṛtaḥ ।
adhā poṣasya poṣeṇa punar no naṣṭam ā kṛdhi punar no rayim ā kṛdhi ॥
Agni, lord of light, knowledge and power/Man of natural and material science, come and visit us a hundred times with your acts and gifts. And may the blessings of your visits and gifts be a thousandfold for us. With the strength and support of your promoters, recreate and supplement for us whatever we might have lost in knowledge or natural and material wealth. Rebuild and regain for us whatever honour and prestige we might have lost or compromised.
12.9
पुनर् ऊर्जा नि वर्तस्व पुनर् अग्न ऽ इषायुषा ।
पुनर् नः पाह्य् अꣳहसः ॥
punar ūrjā ni vartasva punar agna ' iṣāyuṣā ।
punar naḥ pāhy aṁhasaḥ ॥
Agni, brilliant power of light and knowledge/Man of knowledge and science, come, return your visits with the gifts of food and energy, health and age. Save us from sin and evil deeds again and again, and inspire us to do great things.
12.10
सह रय्या नि वर्तस्वाग्ने पिन्वस्व धारया ।
विश्वप्स्न्या विश्वतस् परि ॥
saha rayyā ni vartasvāgne pinvasva dhārayā ।
viśvapsnyā viśvatas pari ॥
Mantras 11–20
12.11
आ त्वाहार्षम् अन्तर् अभूर् ध्रुवस् तिष्ठाविचाचलिः ।
विशस् त्वा सर्वा वाञ्छन्तु मा त्वद् राष्ट्रम् अधि भ्रशत् ॥
ā tvāhārṣam antar abhūr dhruvas tiṣṭhāvicācaliḥ ।
viśas tvā sarvā vāñchantu mā tvad rāṣṭram adhi bhraśat ॥
Agni/Ruler of the land, we accept you and conduct you to the council as the ruler. Grace the seat of your office, be firm and stay inviolable. All the people accept and honour you. Let the land and the nation, under your control, never fail and fall to ruin.
12.12
उद् उत्तमं वरुण पाशम् अस्मद् अवाधमं वि मध्यमꣳ श्रथाय ।
अथा वयम् आदित्य व्रते तवानागसो ऽ अदितये स्याम ॥
ud uttamaṃ varuṇa pāśam asmad avādhamaṃ vi madhyamaṁ śrathāya ।
athā vayam āditya vrate tavānāgaso ' aditaye syāma ॥
Varuna, lord of freedom and bondage, Ruler of the land, power of law and liberty, loosen and untie our chains of bondage of the highest, medium and the lowest order and let them drop from us. And then O Sun, lord of majesty, we shall be free from evil, crime and sin and, dedicated to the vows of your discipline and law, we shall serve our land of inviolable freedom and integrity.
12.13
अग्रे बृहन्न् उषसामूर्ध्वो ऽ अस्थान् निर्जगन्वान् तमसो ज्योतिषागात् ।
अग्निर् भानुना रुशता स्वङ्ग ऽ आ जातो विश्वा सद्मान्य् अप्राः ॥
agre bṛhann uṣasāmūrdhvo ' asthān nirjaganvān tamaso jyotiṣāgāt ।
agnir bhānunā ruśatā svaṅga ' ā jāto viśvā sadmāny aprāḥ ॥
Agni, the sun, great, first and foremost, positioned over and above the dawn, comes forth from the dark and rises with all its glory. Resplendent with its wonderful beams which adorn it like brilliant limbs of its personality, it expands over the regions of the world, dispels the darkness and illuminates them all over with its light. (So should the ruler, first and great among the brilliant people of the land, come forth with the greatness of his personality, illuminate the land and glorify all the people.)
12.14
हꣳसः शुचिषद् वसुर् अन्तरिक्षसद् होता वेदिषद् अतिथिर् दुरोणसत् ।
नृषद् वरसद् ऋतसद् व्योमसद् अब्जा गोजा ऽ ऋतजा अद्रिजा ऽ ऋतम् बृहत् ॥
haṁsaḥ śuciṣad vasur antarikṣasad hotā vediṣad atithir duroṇasat ।
nṛṣad varasad ṛtasad vyomasad abjā gojā ' ṛtajā adrijā ' ṛtam bṛhat ॥
Hansa is the great soul that destroys evil. It exists in purity. It lives in all and all live in it. It fills the skies and expresses in holy work. It is the giver and receiver
12.15
सीद त्वं मातुर् अस्या ऽ उपस्थे विश्वान्य् अग्ने वयुनानि विद्वान् ।
मैनां तपसा मार्चिषाऽभिशोचीर् अन्तर् अस्याꣳ शुक्रज्योतिर् वि भाहि ॥
sīda tvaṃ mātur asyā ' upasthe viśvāny agne vayunāni vidvān ।
maināṃ tapasā mārciṣā'bhiśocīr antar asyāṁ śukrajyotir vi bhāhi ॥
Agni/Ruler/individual soul, you know all the ways of the world. Sit in the lap of this mother earth/ mother-land/mother. Don’t hurt her with the heat of your power and passion. Don’t dazzle her with the beams of your knowledge. Light of knowledge and power of vitality, be in the heart of the mother and shine there with the light of life.
12.16
अन्तर् अग्ने रुचा त्वम् उखायाः सदने स्वे ।
तस्यास् त्वꣳ हरसा तपन् जातवेदः शिवो भव ॥
antar agne rucā tvam ukhāyāḥ sadane sve ।
tasyās tvaṁ harasā tapan jātavedaḥ śivo bhava ॥
Omniscient Agni/All knowing wide-awake ruler of the land, brilliant with your own light in your place in the world/dominion, blazing with your power and glory, be good and kind to the people.
12.17
शिवो भूत्वा मह्यम् अग्नेऽ अथो सीद शिवस् त्वम् ।
शिवः कृत्वा दिशः सर्वाः स्वं योनिम् इहासदः ॥
śivo bhūtvā mahyam agne' atho sīda śivas tvam ।
śivaḥ kṛtvā diśaḥ sarvāḥ svaṃ yonim ihāsadaḥ ॥
Agni, ruler of the land, having been good and kind to us, the people, sit at peace undisturbed. And then, having rendered all the regions of the land in all directions safe and secure in the good life, be comfortable with satisfaction in your own office of justice and governance.
12.18
दिवस् परि प्रथमं जज्ञे ऽ अग्निर् अस्माद् द्वितीयं परि जातवेदाः ।
तृतीयम् अप्सु नृमणा ऽ अजस्रम् इन्धान ऽ एनं जरते स्वाधीः ॥
divas pari prathamaṃ jajñe ' agnir asmād dvitīyaṃ pari jātavedāḥ ।
tṛtīyam apsu nṛmaṇā ' ajasram indhāna ' enaṃ jarate svādhīḥ ॥
Agni, the sun, first rises over the heavens. Then it rises over us all illuminating our world. Third, it
12.19
विद्मा ते ऽ अग्ने त्रेधा त्रयाणि विद्मा ते धाम विभृता पुरुत्रा ।
विद्मा ते नाम परमं गुहा यद् विद्मा तम् उत्सं यत ऽ आजगन्थ ॥
vidmā te ' agne tredhā trayāṇi vidmā te dhāma vibhṛtā purutrā ।
vidmā te nāma paramaṃ guhā yad vidmā tam utsaṃ yata ' ājagantha ॥
Agni, light, energy and power of the world, let us know the three orders of the three powers of yours (heat, light and electricity). Lord of majesty, love and favourite of all, let us explore and know the various forms and places where you exist, which you support and which support you. Let us know that supreme name and the thing you are in the essence which is hidden in a mysterious cave. Let us discover the spring, the water and the cloud from where you issue forth in formal existence (so that we may be blest with the power and prosperity which follows the discovery and the applications).
12.20
समुद्रे त्वा नृमणा ऽ अप्स्व् अन्तर् नृचक्षा ऽ ईधे दिवो अग्न ऽ ऊधन् ।
तृतीये त्वा रजसि तस्थिवाꣳसम् अपाम् उपस्थे महिषा ऽ अवर्धन् ॥
samudre tvā nṛmaṇā ' apsv antar nṛcakṣā ' īdhe divo agna ' ūdhan ।
tṛtīye tvā rajasi tasthivāṁsam apām upasthe mahiṣā ' avardhan ॥
Agni, light and life of the world, a leader of thought among men, as I am, I discover and light you in the oceans. A visionary of humanity, I discover you in the foods, in the vapours and in the clouds. In the third region of the heavens of light, abiding in the solar sphere, in the dawn and in the heart of steam and flowing waters, great men discover, light and develop you.
Mantras 21–30
12.21
अक्रन्दद् अग्नि स्तनयन्न् इव द्यौः क्षामा रेरिहद् वीरुधः समञ्जन् ।
सद्यो जज्ञानो वि हीम् इद्धो ऽ अख्यद् आ रोदसी भानुना भात्य् अन्तः ॥
akrandad agni stanayann iva dyauḥ kṣāmā rerihad vīrudhaḥ samañjan ।
sadyo jajñāno vi hīm iddho ' akhyad ā rodasī bhānunā bhāty antaḥ ॥
Agni, light and energy of life, roaring as lightning, reverberates in the skies with an explosion. Lighted well all-round and immediately blazing, it shines and illuminates everything. Between the heaven and the earth it shines with the beams of its own brilliance. The light reaches the earth, energizes the soil and emerges in the beauty of vegetation.
12.22
श्रीणाम् उदारो धरुणो रयीणां मनीषाणां प्रार्पणः सोमगोपाः ।
वसुः सूनुः सहसो ऽ अप्सु राजा वि भात्य् अग्र ऽ उषसाम् इधानः ॥
śrīṇām udāro dharuṇo rayīṇāṃ manīṣāṇāṃ prārpaṇaḥ somagopāḥ ।
vasuḥ sūnuḥ sahaso ' apsu rājā vi bhāty agra ' uṣasām idhānaḥ ॥
Generous lord of the light and glory of life, spirit of the graces of nature, sustainer of wealth and beauty, source of desire and fulfilment, guardian of the sweetness, joy and greenery of the earth, haven and mainstay of the world, child of the very force and victory of life, brilliant in the dynamics of existence, He blazes in splendour before the dawns. Such is Agni. (Such should be the ruler.)
12.23
विश्वस्य केतुर् भुवनस्य गर्भऽ आ रोदसी ऽ अपृणाज् जायमानः ।
वीडुं चिद् अद्रिम् अभिनत् परायञ् जना यद् अग्निम् अयजन्त पञ्च ॥
viśvasya ketur bhuvanasya garbha' ā rodasī ' apṛṇāj jāyamānaḥ ।
vīḍuṃ cid adrim abhinat parāyañ janā yad agnim ayajanta pañca ॥
Light of the world, going everywhere, seed of life, rising as the sun, illuminating the earth and heaven, breaker of the darkest cloud, hallowed and consecrated by the people and the energies of nature, such is Agni. (Such should be the ruler in his domain.)
12.24
उशिक् पावको अरतिः सुमेधा मर्त्येष्व् अग्निर् अमृतो नि धायि ।
इयर्ति धूमम् अरुषं भरिभ्रद् उच् छुक्रेण शोचिषा द्याम् इनक्षन् ॥
uśik pāvako aratiḥ sumedhā martyeṣv agnir amṛto ni dhāyi ।
iyarti dhūmam aruṣaṃ bharibhrad uc chukreṇa śociṣā dyām inakṣan ॥
Immortal agni, lovely and lovable, pure and purifier, intelligent and self-conscious, a holy presence, is existent in men and women. The same throws up the fiery smoke upward and with instantaneous light illuminates the sun and heaven.
12.25
दृशानो रुक्म ऽ उर्व्या व्यद्यौद् दुर्मर्षम् आयुः श्रिये रुचानः ।
अग्निर् अमृतो ऽ अभवद् वयोभिर् यद् एनं द्यौर् जनयत् सुरेताः ॥
dṛśāno rukma ' urvyā vyadyaud durmarṣam āyuḥ śriye rucānaḥ ।
agnir amṛto ' abhavad vayobhir yad enaṃ dyaur janayat suretāḥ ॥
Agni, immortal light and vitality of existence, brilliant, golden glorious, explodes in heaven and illuminates everything with the earth. In love, as if, with the beauty of the world, it assumes various forms of self-assertive and inviolable life. And yet that Heavenly Power which creates this agni and brings it into existence is another, the Eternal Life of life and Light of light.
12.26
यस् ते अद्य कृणवद् भद्रशोचेऽपूपं देव घृतवन्तम् अग्ने ।
प्र तं नय प्रतरं वस्यो ऽ अच्छाभि सुम्नं देवभक्तं यविष्ठ ॥
yas te adya kṛṇavad bhadraśoce'pūpaṃ deva ghṛtavantam agne ।
pra taṃ naya prataraṃ vasyo ' acchābhi sumnaṃ devabhaktaṃ yaviṣṭha ॥
Agni, brilliant and blissful lord of light, generous
12.27
आ तं भज सौश्रवसेष्व् अग्न ऽ उक्थ ऽ उक्थ ऽ आ भज शस्यमाने ।
प्रियः सूर्ये प्रियो ऽ अग्ना भवात्य् उज् जातेन भिनदद् उज् जनित्वैः ॥
ā taṃ bhaja sauśravaseṣv agna ' uktha ' uktha ' ā bhaja śasyamāne ।
priyaḥ sūrye priyo ' agnā bhavāty uj jātena bhinadad uj janitvaiḥ ॥
Men of knowledge, wisdom and expertise, celebrate agni and promote it among the famous and the prosperous. Sing of it in verses of praise on the auspicious and admirable occasions of yajna. It is dear to the men of heat and light and the sun. Promote it with the hopes and actions of your children. Promote it with the hopes and aspirations of those who are yet to be born.
12.28
त्वाम् अग्ने यजमाना ऽ अनु द्यून् विश्वा वसु दधिरे वार्याणि ।
त्वया सह द्रविणम् इच्छमाना व्रजं गोमन्तम् उशिजो वि वव्रुः ॥
tvām agne yajamānā ' anu dyūn viśvā vasu dadhire vāryāṇi ।
tvayā saha draviṇam icchamānā vrajaṃ gomantam uśijo vi vavruḥ ॥
Agni, lord of fire and science, the experts of yajna dedicated to you, with the use of fire and your blessings, daily pursue and achieve all the desired objects of the world. Men of reason, intelligence and will, desirous of wealth, choose for research and work on the cowshed and the cloud with the rays of the sun for the realisation of progress and prosperity.
12.29
अस्ताव्य् अग्निर् नराꣳ सुशेवो वैश्वानर ऽ ऋषिभिः सोमगोपाः ।
अद्वेषे द्यावापृथिवी हुवेम देवा धत्त रयिम् अस्मे सुवीरम् ॥
astāvy agnir narāṁ suśevo vaiśvānara ' ṛṣibhiḥ somagopāḥ ।
adveṣe dyāvāpṛthivī huvema devā dhatta rayim asme suvīram ॥
Agni, worshipped by seers and sages, is the darling of humanity, auspicious and adorable. Omnipresent, universal and all-commanding, it is the guardian and promoter of the means of life, peace and joy. We invoke the powers of earth and heaven — powers free of hate and jealousy and sources of bliss. Great men of the world, brilliant and generous, guardians of the peace and prosperity of life, generate and hold for us the wealth and power of life and polity which creates a great nation and fearless humanity.
12.30
समिधाग्निं दुवस्यत घृतैर् बोधयतातिथिम् ।
आस्मिन् हव्या जुहोतन ॥
samidhāgniṃ duvasyata ghṛtair bodhayatātithim ।
āsmin havyā juhotana ॥
(Agni is an ‘atithi’, a chance guest, which comes at its own will whenever it comes. Serve it with the best of offerings you have.)
Mantras 31–40
12.31
उद् उ त्वा विश्वे देवा ऽ अग्ने भरन्तु चित्तिभिः ।
स नो भव शिवस् त्वꣳ सुप्रतीको विभावसुः ॥
ud u tvā viśve devā ' agne bharantu cittibhiḥ ।
sa no bhava śivas tvaṁ supratīko vibhāvasuḥ ॥
Agni, of lovely forms of manifestation and lord of infinite light and wisdom, may all the noble and generous people of the world serve and celebrate you with the best of intention, devotion and acts of worship. May Agni, light of the universe, be good and kind to us all. (May the man of knowledge and wisdom be good and kind to us all as such persons are agni in human form.)
12.32
प्रेद् अग्ने ज्योतिष्मान् याहि शिवेभिर् अर्चिभिष् ट्वम् ।
बृहद्भिर् भानुभिर् भासन् मा हिꣳसीस् तन्वा प्रजाः ॥
pred agne jyotiṣmān yāhi śivebhir arcibhiṣ ṭvam ।
bṛhadbhir bhānubhir bhāsan mā hiṁsīs tanvā prajāḥ ॥
Agni, lord of light and life, come forth to bless us with the gracious beams of light and warmth of life. Burning and blazing with the mighty flames of fire, hurt not our people and our children. (As Agni, so should the ruler and the commander of the army be mighty and blazing with splendour, always protective but never unjust and hurtful.)
12.33
अक्रन्दद् अग्नि स्तनयन्न् इव द्यौः क्षामा रेरिहद् वीरुधः समञ्जन् ।
सद्यो जज्ञानो वि हीम् इद्धो ऽ अख्यद् आ रोदसी भानुना भात्य् अन्तः ॥
akrandad agni stanayann iva dyauḥ kṣāmā rerihad vīrudhaḥ samañjan ।
sadyo jajñāno vi hīm iddho ' akhyad ā rodasī bhānunā bhāty antaḥ ॥
Agni roars and thunders like lightning in the sky as it proclaims its presence on the earth. Joining every bit of life and vegetation, it inspires all forms of existence with passion and vitality and thus manifests itself, protecting and promoting life. And it goes on blazing with its mighty splendour from the earth below to the highest heaven. (So does the scholar with his knowledge, the ruler with his power, and the commander with his force, shine and blaze all round, protecting, promoting and inspiring the nation and the environment with freedom, passion and enthusiasm).
12.34
प्र-प्रायम् अग्निर् भरतस्य शृण्वे वि यत् सूर्यो न रोचते बृहद् भाः ।
अभि यः पूरुं पृतनासु तस्थउ दीदाय दैव्यो ऽ अतिथिः शिवो नः ॥
pra-prāyam agnir bharatasya śṛṇve vi yat sūryo na rocate bṛhad bhāḥ ।
abhi yaḥ pūruṃ pṛtanāsu tasthau dīdāya daivyo ' atithiḥ śivo naḥ ॥
12.35
आपो देवीः प्रति गृभ्णीत भस्मैतत् स्योने कृणुध्वꣳ सुरभा ऽ उ लोके ।
तस्मै नमन्तां जनयः सुपत्नीर् मातेव पुत्रं बिभृताप्स्व् एनत् ॥
āpo devīḥ prati gṛbhṇīta bhasmaitat syone kṛṇudhvaṁ surabhā ' u loke ।
tasmai namantāṃ janayaḥ supatnīr māteva putraṃ bibhṛtāpsv enat ॥
Celestial waters, receive this light of agni, this ray of light, this seed of life. Keep it and nourish it in some soft, fragrant and beautiful region of freedom. Wives of the most virtuous order of character, honour and bow to it to receive it. Bear it in the vapours of space as a mother bears a child in the womb.
12.36
अप्स्व् अग्ने सधिष् टव सौषधीर् अनु रुध्यसे ।
गर्भै सन् जायसे पुनः ॥
apsv agne sadhiṣ ṭava sauṣadhīr anu rudhyase ।
garbhai san jāyase punaḥ ॥
Agni, seed of life, the soul with the subtle and the causal body, your home is in the celestial waters of space. You love to grow in existence with the herbs, and thence, placed in the mother’s womb, are born again.
12.37
गर्भोऽअस्य् ओषधीनां गर्भो वनस्पतीनाम् ।
गर्भो विश्वस्य भूतस्याग्ने गर्भोऽअपाम् असि ॥
garbho'asy oṣadhīnāṃ garbho vanaspatīnām ।
garbho viśvasya bhūtasyāgne garbho'apām asi ॥
Agni, light of life, seed with the subtle and the causal body, you are a child of the herbs. You are a child of the plants and trees. You are a child of the entire forms of life in existence. You are a child of the waters of earth and heaven.
12.38
प्रसद्य भस्मना योनिम् अपश् च पृथिवीम् अग्ने ।
सꣳसृज्य मातृभिष् ट्वं ज्योतिष्मान् पुनर् आसदः ॥
prasadya bhasmanā yonim apaś ca pṛthivīm agne ।
saṁsṛjya mātṛbhiṣ ṭvaṃ jyotiṣmān punar āsadaḥ ॥
Soul, light of consciousness and seed of life, through the ashes of the funeral pyre you rise to a new home in the celestial waters of space. Then you come down to the earth to be with the forms of herbs. And then you come in to the mother’s womb and are born again in a new body.
12.39
पुनर् आसद्य सदनम् अपश् च पृथिवीम् अग्ने ।
शेषे मातुर् यथोपस्थे ऽन्तर् अस्याꣳ शिवतमः ॥
punar āsadya sadanam apaś ca pṛthivīm agne ।
śeṣe mātur yathopasthe 'ntar asyāṁ śivatamaḥ ॥
12.40
पुनर् ऊर्जा निवर्तस्व पुनर् अग्न ऽ इषायुषा ।
पुनर् नः पाह्य् अꣳहसः ॥
punar ūrjā nivartasva punar agna ' iṣāyuṣā ।
punar naḥ pāhy aṁhasaḥ ॥
Agni, come again with energy, come with food, come with health and vitality for a long age. Come again and again, save us from sin and evil.
Mantras 41–50
12.41
सह रय्या नि वर्तस्वाग्ने पिन्वस्व धारया ।
विश्वप्स्न्या विश्वतस् परि ॥
saha rayyā ni vartasvāgne pinvasva dhārayā ।
viśvapsnyā viśvatas pari ॥
Agni, come with wealth and honour. Come with a shower of all round nourishment and universal energy to the point of satisfaction and satiation for all and help us grow, develop and progress. Come with food for body and mind.
12.42
बोधा मे ऽ अस्य वचसो यविष्ठ मꣳहिष्ठस्य प्रभृतस्य स्वधावः ।
पीयति त्वो ऽ अनु त्वो गृणाति वन्दारुष् टे तन्वं वन्दे ऽ अग्ने ॥
bodhā me ' asya vacaso yaviṣṭha maṁhiṣṭhasya prabhṛtasya svadhāvaḥ ।
pīyati tvo ' anu tvo gṛṇāti vandāruṣ ṭe tanvaṃ vande ' agne ॥
Agni, intent listener, most youthful man/woman of independent and comfortable means, understand the sense and meaning of this great word of mine, important, worthy of attention and expressive of deep meaning with further implications. Let anyone denigrate you, let someone praise you, I am your admirer, and I appreciate and value your health of body and intelligence of mind.
12.43
स बोधि सूरिर् मघवा वसुपते वसुदावन् ।
युयोध्य् अस्मद् द्वेषाꣳसि ।
विश्वकर्मणे स्वाहा ॥
sa bodhi sūrir maghavā vasupate vasudāvan ।
yuyodhy asmad dveṣāṁsi ।
viśvakarmaṇe svāhā ॥
Agni, man of wealth and honour, creator and generous giver of power and prosperity, intelligent lord of knowledge, know for us the truth of life and existence and, in truth of word and deed, fight out our negativities and eliminate our hostilities for the achievement of success in all the affairs of life.
12.44
पुनस् त्वाऽऽदित्या रुद्रा वसवः सम् इन्धतां पुनर् ब्रह्माणो वसुनीथ यज्ञैः ।
घृतेन त्वं तन्वं वर्धयस्व सत्याः सन्तु यजमानस्य कामाः ॥
punas tvā''dityā rudrā vasavaḥ sam indhatāṃ punar brahmāṇo vasunītha yajñaiḥ ।
ghṛtena tvaṃ tanvaṃ vardhayasva satyāḥ santu yajamānasya kāmāḥ ॥
12.45
अपेत वीत वि च सर्पतातो ये ऽत्र स्थ पुराणा ये च नूतनाः ।
अदाद् यमो ऽवसानं पृथिव्या ऽ अक्रन्न् इमं पितरो लोकम् अस्मै ॥
apeta vīta vi ca sarpatāto ye 'tra stha purāṇā ye ca nūtanāḥ ।
adād yamo 'vasānaṃ pṛthivyā ' akrann imaṃ pitaro lokam asmai ॥
The teachers who are old and those who are new and the parents and other seniors who are here on the earth, all should realise and actualise for young aspirants the knowledge of this world. The judge of the aspirants’ performance may grant them the certificate of completion and graduation in achievement. Hence keep away from Adharma (injustice and untruth), go on firmly with Dharma (truth and justice), and realise it without delay here and now.
12.46
संज्ञानम् असि ।
कामधरणम् ।
मयि ते कामधरणं भूयात् ।
अग्नेर् भस्मास्य् अग्नेः पुरीषम् असि ।
चित स्थ परिचित ऽ ऊर्ध्वचितः श्रयध्वम् ॥
saṃjñānam asi ।
kāmadharaṇam ।
mayi te kāmadharaṇaṃ bhūyāt ।
agner bhasmāsy agneḥ purīṣam asi ।
cita stha paricita ' ūrdhvacitaḥ śrayadhvam ॥
Agni, man of knowledge, having passed through the crucibles of fire like ash, you are knowledge itself, full and complete like the orb of the sun and powerful like the force of electricity. May your plans, intentions and aspirations pass on to me as mine. Be wide-awake, collect knowledge from all round, go forward and take it to the heights. Be cooperative, mutually dependent, collectively self-dependent. Take to knowledge and to the teachers.
12.47
अयꣳ सो ऽ अग्निर् यस्मिन्त् सोमम् इन्द्रः सुतं दधे जठरे वावशानः ।
सहस्रिणं वाजम् अत्यं न सप्तिꣳ ससवान्त् सन्त् स्तूयसे जातवेदः ॥
ayaṁ so ' agnir yasmint somam indraḥ sutaṃ dadhe jaṭhare vāvaśānaḥ ।
sahasriṇaṃ vājam atyaṃ na saptiṁ sasavānt sant stūyase jātavedaḥ ॥
This is that agni, vital heat of life, in which Indra, the sun, as if in love with life, places the nectar of life, Soma, like the distilled and delicious food for a thousand people. Life of life, Jataveda, generous giver as you are, you are worshipped by the devotees in your own right.
12.48
अग्ने यत् ते दिवि वर्चः पृथिव्यां यद् ओषधीष्व् अप्स्व् आ यजत्र ।
येनान्तरिक्षम् उर्व् आततन्थ त्वेषः स भानुर् अर्णवो नृचक्षाः ॥
agne yat te divi varcaḥ pṛthivyāṃ yad oṣadhīṣv apsv ā yajatra ।
yenāntarikṣam urv ātatantha tveṣaḥ sa bhānur arṇavo nṛcakṣāḥ ॥
Agni, light of the universe, life of existence, power and presiding presence of the world, lord of yajna and friend of the yajniks, the glory that is yours shines in the heavens, vibrates in the earth, blooms in the herbs and breathes in the waters. It is the same by which the skies are pervaded and expanded. It blazes as the sun, it rolls as the oceans of space, and it watches our human performance as the universal eye. (Let the scholar and the teacher attain the knowledge of the universal spirit, nature and life in existence and, like agni among human beings, impart the same to his/her disciples.)
12.49
अग्ने दिवोऽ अर्णम् अच्छा जिगास्य् अच्छा देवाꣳ ऽ ऊचिषे धिष्ण्या ये ।
या रोचने परस्तात् सूर्यस्य याश् चावस्ताद् उपतिष्ठन्त ऽ आपः ॥
agne divo' arṇam acchā jigāsy acchā devāṁ ' ūciṣe dhiṣṇyā ye ।
yā rocane parastāt sūryasya yāś cāvastād upatiṣṭhanta ' āpaḥ ॥
Agni, man of knowledge and light of the world, your knowledge reaches unto the waters of heaven and you proclaim that knowledge to the bold and the best among intelligent people who impart it to their disciples. It covers the waters which float in the luminous sphere of the sun and studies the vapours and energy vibrant on this side of the sun and beyond.
12.50
पुरीष्यासो ऽ अग्नयः प्रावणेभिः सजोषसः ।
जुषन्तां यज्ञम् अद्रुहोऽनमीवा ऽइषो महीः ॥
purīṣyāso ' agnayaḥ prāvaṇebhiḥ sajoṣasaḥ ।
juṣantāṃ yajñam adruho'namīvā 'iṣo mahīḥ ॥
All men and women of the world, experts in knowledge and blest with virtue, brilliant and energetic like agni (fire and electricity), living together with mutual love and shared qualities of enlightenment, free from hate, jealousy, fear and all physical and mental ailments, dedicate themselves to yajna (creative and constructive cooperative activities) and enjoy great plenty and prosperity of high order in life.
Mantras 51–60
12.51
इडाम् अग्ने पुरुदꣳसꣳ सनिं गोः शश्वत्तमꣳ हवमानाय साध ।
स्यान् नः सूनुस् तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर् भूत्व् अस्मे ॥
iḍām agne purudaṁsaṁ saniṃ goḥ śaśvattamaṁ havamānāya sādha ।
syān naḥ sūnus tanayo vijāvāgne sā te sumatir bhūtv asme ॥
Agni, light of life/brilliant man of knowledge, may your light, knowledge and intelligence be for our share. Create for us and help us create wealth of cows,
12.52
अयं ते योनिर् ऋत्वियो यतो जातो ऽ अरोचथाः ।
तं जानन्न् अग्न ऽ आ रोहाथा नो वर्धया रयिम् ॥
ayaṃ te yonir ṛtviyo yato jāto ' arocathāḥ ।
taṃ jānann agna ' ā rohāthā no vardhayā rayim ॥
Agni, man of pure soul and brilliant character like light and fire, dear son, this is your place/home of birth where, born at the right auspicious time, you shine by your life and conduct. Know this, rise high and help us advance in wealth, prosperity, honour and happiness.
12.53
चिद् असि तया देवतयाङ्गिरस्वद् ध्रुवा सीद ।
परिचिद् असि तया देवतयाङ्गिरस्वद् ध्रुवा सीद ॥
cid asi tayā devatayāṅgirasvad dhruvā sīda ।
paricid asi tayā devatayāṅgirasvad dhruvā sīda ॥
Son/Daughter, you are knowledgeable, well aware and intelligent. Stay firm in this place of yours sitting close with that noble soul like the breath of life. Master/Mistress you are all round versatile. Stay firm in your place sitting close with the noble spirit of your Dharma and Karma. Be firm with the spirit of omniscience, giver of all wealth and joy.
12.54
लोकं पृण छिद्रं पृणाथो सीद ध्रुवा त्वम् ।
इन्द्राग्नी त्वा बृहस्पतिर् अस्मिन् योनाव् असीषदन् ॥
lokaṃ pṛṇa chidraṃ pṛṇātho sīda dhruvā tvam ।
indrāgnī tvā bṛhaspatir asmin yonāv asīṣadan ॥
Fill up, serve and complete this life. If there is any loophole, plug it. If there is any short-coming, overcome it, advance and excel. In this field of knowledge and action, may Indra and Agni, father and mother, nurture you with instruction and advice. May Brihaspati, the teacher, guardian of divine knowledge and good conduct, guide and confirm you in virtue. Be strong and stay firm in your place.
12.55
ता अस्य सूददोहसः सोमꣳ श्रीणन्ति पृश्नयः ।
जन्मन् देवानां विशस् त्रिष्व् आ रोचने दिवः ॥
tā asya sūdadohasaḥ somaṁ śrīṇanti pṛśnayaḥ ।
janman devānāṃ viśas triṣv ā rocane divaḥ ॥
Blooming women of beauty and grace, wives of noble people, in this wonderful paradisal phase of their cultured home life, milk the dappled cows and prepare and season delicious foods with the dressing of soma. They create sweetness and joy in all the three phases of time, past, present and future, and are blest with noble and promising children.
12.56
इन्द्रं विश्वा ऽ अवीवृधन्त् समुद्रव्यचसं गिरः ।
रथीतमꣳ रथीनां वाजानाꣳ सत्पतिं पतिम् ॥
indraṃ viśvā ' avīvṛdhant samudravyacasaṃ giraḥ ।
rathītamaṁ rathīnāṃ vājānāṁ satpatiṃ patim ॥
12.57
समितꣳ सं कल्पेथाꣳ सम्प्रियौ रोचिष्णू सुमनस्यमानौ ।
इषमूर्जम् अभि संवसानौ ॥
samitaṁ saṃ kalpethāṁ sampriyau rociṣṇū sumanasyamānau ।
iṣamūrjam abhi saṃvasānau ॥
Wedded couple, two-in-one joined in love, brilliant in health and lustre, of equal and enlightened mind, decent and graceful in clothes and ornaments, both of you together plan, act and realise your goal in food, energy, prosperity, honour and glory.
12.58
सं वां मनाꣳसि सं व्रता सम् उ चित्तान्य् आकरम् ।
अग्ने पुरीष्याधिपा भव त्वं न ऽ इषमूर्जं यजमानाय धेहि ॥
saṃ vāṃ manāṁsi saṃ vratā sam u cittāny ākaram ।
agne purīṣyādhipā bhava tvaṃ na ' iṣamūrjaṃ yajamānāya dhehi ॥
Wedded couple, I join you as two-in-one in life and sanctify you with identical thoughts, intentions and operations, identical vows of plans, actions and achievements, and identical memories, values and aspirations. Agni, noble teacher, high-priest of yajna, be our super-guide and guardian. Create, hold and sustain for the yajamana couple nourishment, energy, honour and prosperity.
12.59
अग्ने त्वं पुरीष्यो रयिमान् पुष्टिमाꣳ२ ऽ असि ।
शिवाः कृत्वा दिशः सर्वाः स्वं योनिम् इहासदः ॥
agne tvaṃ purīṣyo rayimān puṣṭimāṁ2 ' asi ।
śivāḥ kṛtvā diśaḥ sarvāḥ svaṃ yonim ihāsadaḥ ॥
Agni, Lord of knowledge, light and power of yajna, rich in spirit, science and materials, and presiding priest of all round growth, you are dedicated to the earth and the laws of life. Rise, move abroad and, having created peace and prosperity in all directions, come and grace your super-seat of guidance.
12.60
भवतं नः समनसौ सचेतसाव् अरेपसौ ।
मा यज्ञꣳ हिꣳसिष्टं मा यज्ञपतिं जातवेदसौ शिवौ भवतम् अद्य नः ॥
bhavataṃ naḥ samanasau sacetasāv arepasau ।
mā yajñaṁ hiṁsiṣṭaṃ mā yajñapatiṃ jātavedasau śivau bhavatam adya naḥ ॥
Wedded couple, both of you be of good mind and thought toward us. Be of noble equanimity and blissful intention for us. Be free of pride, arrogance and
Mantras 61–70
12.61
मातेव पुत्रं पृथिवी पुरीष्यम् अग्निꣳ स्वे योनाव् अभार् उखा ।
तां विश्वैर् देवैर् ऋतुभिः संविदानः प्रजापतिर् विश्वकर्मा वि मुञ्चतु ॥
māteva putraṃ pṛthivī purīṣyam agniṁ sve yonāv abhār ukhā ।
tāṃ viśvair devair ṛtubhiḥ saṃvidānaḥ prajāpatir viśvakarmā vi muñcatu ॥
Just as the earth like a mother holds the vital heat for the nourishment of life in her womb, so does a woman worthy of love and recognition hold a brilliant soul in her womb till maturity. May Lord Vishwakarma (maker of the world), father and guardian of His children (Prajapati), with gifts and nourishment from all the seasons and powers of nature, deliver her of a noble offspring.
12.62
असुन्वन्तम् अयजमानम् इच्छ स्तेनस्येत्याम् अन्व् इहि तस्करस्य ।
अन्यम् अस्मद् इच्छ सा त इत्या नमो देवि निर्ऋते तुभ्यम् अस्तु ॥
asunvantam ayajamānam iccha stenasyetyām anv ihi taskarasya ।
anyam asmad iccha sā ta ityā namo devi nirṛte tubhyam astu ॥
Nir-riti, spirit of adversity, desire to catch the stingy and the miserly who does not perform the yajna and does not extract the soma for libations. Pursue the thief and the smuggler and catch him on the way. Go to someone other than me. That is your desired object and action. Salutations to you, power of justice.
12.63
नमः सु ते निर्ऋते तिग्मतेजो ऽयस्मयं वि चृता बन्धम् एतम् ।
यमेन त्वं यम्या संविदानोत्तमे नाके ऽ अधि रोहयैनम् ॥
namaḥ su te nirṛte tigmatejo 'yasmayaṃ vi cṛtā bandham etam ।
yamena tvaṃ yamyā saṃvidānottame nāke ' adhi rohayainam ॥
Power of eternal law, eternal felicity and adversity, your splendour is awful. You go with the law and are one with the law. Salutations to you. Undo the iron-chains of slavery and take this yajamana to the heights of heavenly bliss.
12.64
यस्यास् ते घोर ऽ आसन् जुहोम्य् एषां बन्धानाम् अवसर्जनाय ।
यां त्वा जनो भूमिर् इति प्रमन्दते निर्ऋतिं त्वाहं परि वेद विश्वतः ॥
yasyās te ghora ' āsan juhomy eṣāṃ bandhānām avasarjanāya ।
yāṃ tvā jano bhūmir iti pramandate nirṛtiṃ tvāhaṃ pari veda viśvataḥ ॥
Awful spirit of adversity, eternal felicity, ever-abiding with the law, I offer the oblations into your mouth/ in the yajna vedi for the breaking of the chains of existence. Ordinary folks play with you in a state of wanton negligence, feeling that you are the all forbearing earth. But I know you well for what you are, spirit of justice, as the mother of felicity as well as the power of retribution.
12.65
यं ते देवी निर्ऋतिर् आबबन्ध पाशं ग्रीवास्व् अविचृत्यम् ।
तं ते वि ष्याम्य् आयुषो न मध्याद् अथैतं पितुम् अद्धि प्रसूतः ।
नमो भूत्यै येदं चकार ॥
yaṃ te devī nirṛtir ābabandha pāśaṃ grīvāsv avicṛtyam ।
taṃ te vi ṣyāmy āyuṣo na madhyād athaitaṃ pitum addhi prasūtaḥ ।
namo bhūtyai yedaṃ cakāra ॥
Yajamana, the inexorable chain which the spirit of adversity, in full justice, had tied round your throat for want of yajna, I undo from the centre of your life right away. Regenerated through yajna, eat of this holy food. The spirit of generosity has done this miracle. Salutations to the spirit of generosity.
12.66
निवेशनः संगमनो वसूनां विश्वा रूपाऽभि चष्टे शचीभिः ।
देव ऽ इव सविता सत्यधर्मेन्द्रो न तस्थौ समरे पथीनाम् ॥
niveśanaḥ saṃgamano vasūnāṃ viśvā rūpā'bhi caṣṭe śacībhiḥ ।
deva ' iva savitā satyadharmendro na tasthau samare pathīnām ॥
Who is a noble yajamana? A successful householder (grihasthi)? The man of vitality who takes a wife, makes a home, creates wealth and contributes to life like Savita, the creator; who watches and illuminates all forms of life on earth with his eyes like the sun, and manages various developments with his acts like Indra, the leader; who is firm in true Dharma and stands inviolable in the battles of the pathmakers of the world — such a man is the right yajamana and a noble house-holder.
12.67
सीरा युञ्जन्ति कवयो युगा वि तन्वते पृथक् ।
धीरा देवेषु सुम्नया ॥
sīrā yuñjanti kavayo yugā vi tanvate pṛthak ।
dhīrā deveṣu sumnayā ॥
Men of vision and intelligence use the plough and the yoke. The men of constancy among the brilliant and the generous separately as well as together devoutly in peace expand the beauty and graces of life and knowledge.
12.68
युनक्त सीरा वि युगा तनुध्वं कृते योनौ वपतेह बीजम् ।
गिरा च श्रुष्टिः सभरा असन् नो नेदीयऽ इत् सृण्यः पक्वम् एयात् ॥
yunakta sīrā vi yugā tanudhvaṃ kṛte yonau vapateha bījam ।
girā ca śruṣṭiḥ sabharā asan no nedīya' it sṛṇyaḥ pakvam eyāt ॥
Work with the plough and yoke the horses/ bullocks. Expand the agriculture and its methods, tools and knowledge. Prepare the soil and sow the seed. In accordance with the knowledge of agriculture develop many kinds of produce of the richest order. And when the grains are ripe for harvesting, reap and bring the harvest home for all of us.
12.69
शुनꣳ सु फाला वि कृषन्तु भूमिꣳ शुनं कीनाशा ऽ अभि यन्तु वाहैः ।
शुनासीरा हविषा तोशमाना सुपिप्पला ऽ ओषधीः कर्तनास्मे ॥
śunaṁ su phālā vi kṛṣantu bhūmiṁ śunaṃ kīnāśā ' abhi yantu vāhaiḥ ।
śunāsīrā haviṣā tośamānā supippalā ' oṣadhīḥ kartanāsme ॥
12.70
घृतेन सीता मधुना सम् अज्यतां विश्वैर् देवैर् अनुमता मरुद्भिः ।
ऊर्जस्वती पयसा पिन्वमानास्मान्त् सीते पयसाभ्या ववृत्स्व ॥
ghṛtena sītā madhunā sam ajyatāṃ viśvair devair anumatā marudbhiḥ ।
ūrjasvatī payasā pinvamānāsmānt sīte payasābhyā vavṛtsva ॥
Let the furrow in the field, made by the ploughshare and levelled and refined by the leveller, accepted and approved by all the noble and generous people and vitalized by winds and rain, be enriched with water, ghee, sugar and honey. Energized and enriched thus with food, the field may yield for us a wealth of delicious nourishment.
Mantras 71–80
12.71
लाङ्गलं पवीरवत् सुशेवꣳ सोमपित्सरु ।
तद् उद् वपति गाम् अविं प्रफर्व्यं च पीवरीं प्रस्थावद् रथवाहनम् ॥
lāṅgalaṃ pavīravat suśevaṁ somapitsaru ।
tad ud vapati gām aviṃ prapharvyaṃ ca pīvarīṃ prasthāvad rathavāhanam ॥
The plough, fitted with the share, symbol of peace and joy, a tool of soma—plenty, prosperity and happiness — drawn by horses or bullocks and held firmly by the hilt, turns up the crust of the kind and generous earth to make it ready for sowing.
12.72
कामं कामदुघे धुक्ष्व मित्राय वरुणाय च ।
इन्द्रायाश्विभ्यां पूष्णे प्रजाभ्य ऽ ओषधीभ्यः ॥
kāmaṃ kāmadughe dhukṣva mitrāya varuṇāya ca ।
indrāyāśvibhyāṃ pūṣṇe prajābhya ' oṣadhībhyaḥ ॥
Mother of fulfilment and source of satisfaction, generous earth/furrow of the field/holy cow, let the desires be fulfilled for friends, noble scholars and guests, persons of power and glory, the people, powers of health and pranic energies, and for the growth of herbs and trees.
12.73
वि मुच्यध्वम् अघ्न्या देवयाना ऽ अगन्म तमसस् पारम् अस्य ज्योतिर् आपाम ॥
vi mucyadhvam aghnyā devayānā ' aganma tamasas pāram asya jyotir āpāma ॥
Be free from poverty, ill-health and ignorance. Let us be rich with the holy inviolable cows for nourishment and prosperity. May we cross this darkness and attain to the light of the sun and the glory of life.
12.74
सजूर् अब्दो ऽ अयवोभिः सजूर् उषा ऽ अरुणीभिः सजोषसाव् अश्विना दꣳसोभिः सजूः सूर ऽ एतशेन सजूर् वैश्वानर ऽ इडया घृतेन स्वाहा ॥
sajūr abdo ' ayavobhiḥ sajūr uṣā ' aruṇībhiḥ sajoṣasāv aśvinā daṁsobhiḥ sajūḥ sūra ' etaśena sajūr vaiśvānara ' iḍayā ghṛtena svāhā ॥
The year goes with the divisions of time, the dawn is one with the ruddy morning, the pranic energies express themselves in the actions of nature and of living beings, the sun shines and radiates light with its rays, the vital heat loves the earth, the libations of yajna and the voice of the Veda. (So should the people live together with one another. So should the husband and wife live a common shared life, complementing and supplementing each other in an integrated life.)
12.75
या ओषधीः पूर्वा जाता देवेभ्यस् त्रियुगं पुरा ।
मनै नु बभ्रूणाम् अहꣳ शतं धामानि सप्त च ॥
yā oṣadhīḥ pūrvā jātā devebhyas triyugaṃ purā ।
manai nu babhrūṇām ahaṁ śataṃ dhāmāni sapta ca ॥
Earlier, three years before in the three seasons, whatever herbs such as soma etc. grew out of the earth with other natural powers such as water, air and sunlight, I should know: the hundred and seven varieties of these brown ones for the treatment of hundred and seven ailments which affect hundred and seven vital spots in the body.
12.76
शतं वो ऽ अम्ब धामानि सहस्रम् उत वो रुहः ।
अधा शतक्रत्वो यूयम् इमं मे ऽ अगदं कृत ॥
śataṃ vo ' amba dhāmāni sahasram uta vo ruhaḥ ।
adhā śatakratvo yūyam imaṃ me ' agadaṃ kṛta ॥
Mother earth, mother of herbs, hundreds are the places where the herbs grow, and thousands are the roots by which they grow into innumerable varieties. Then, O physicians of a hundred specialities of ailments and scholars of a hundred varieties of herbs, come you all and render this body and community of mine free from all disease.
12.77
ओषधीः प्रति मोदध्वं पुष्पवतीः प्रसूवरीः ।
अश्वा ऽ इव सजित्वरीर् वीरुधः पारयिष्ण्वः ॥
oṣadhīḥ prati modadhvaṃ puṣpavatīḥ prasūvarīḥ ।
aśvā ' iva sajitvarīr vīrudhaḥ pārayiṣṇvaḥ ॥
All of you men and women, herbs, creepers and plants such as soma, in full bloom, rich in fruit and medicine, fast and victorious over disease take you across all ailments and sorrow. Use them, be healthy and strong and, like the victorious men of horse, rejoice and be grateful to them.
12.78
ओषधीर् इति मातरस् तद् वो देवीर् उप ब्रुवे ।
सनेयम् अश्वं गां वास ऽ आत्मानं तव पूरुष ॥
oṣadhīr iti mātaras tad vo devīr upa bruve ।
saneyam aśvaṃ gāṃ vāsa ' ātmānaṃ tava pūruṣa ॥
12.79
अश्वत्थे वो निषदनं पर्णे वो वसतिष् कृता ।
गोभाज ऽ इत् किलासथ यत् सनवथ पूरुषम् ॥
aśvatthe vo niṣadanaṃ parṇe vo vasatiṣ kṛtā ।
gobhāja ' it kilāsatha yat sanavatha pūruṣam ॥
Men and women of the earth, you reside in a body which may or may not last till to morrow. Your life rests like a drop of dew on the leaf. Take the gifts of the earth and look after the soul in the body with herbs and medicines to live a full life.
12.80
यत्रौषधीः समग्मत राजानः समिताव् इव ।
विप्रः स ऽ उच्यते भिषग् रक्षोहामीवचातनः ॥
yatrauṣadhīḥ samagmata rājānaḥ samitāv iva ।
vipraḥ sa ' ucyate bhiṣag rakṣohāmīvacātanaḥ ॥
Wherever medicinal herbs such as soma grow, there go as brave warriors go to the battlefield against the enemy. That person of intelligence and expertise who fights disease and destroys the anti-life forces is called the physician, the person who cures.
Mantras 81–90
12.81
अश्वावतीꣳ सोमावतीमूर्जयन्तीम् उदोजसम् ।
आवित्सि सर्वा ऽ ओषधीर् अस्मा अरिष्टतातये ॥
aśvāvatīṁ somāvatīmūrjayantīm udojasam ।
āvitsi sarvā ' oṣadhīr asmā ariṣṭatātaye ॥
Medicinal herb is that which is powerfully efficacious, nourishing and rejuvenating, strengthening and lustrously invigorating. Physician, know and find all such herbs for the health and immunity of the sick and the needy.
12.82
उच् छुष्मा ऽ ओषधीनां गावो गोष्ठाद् इवेरते ।
धनꣳ सनिष्यन्तीनाम् आत्मानं तव पूरुष ॥
uc chuṣmā ' oṣadhīnāṃ gāvo goṣṭhād iverate ।
dhanaṁ saniṣyantīnām ātmānaṃ tava pūruṣa ॥
O man, the invigorating power and fragrance of vitality of the herbs which are ever keen to give health and lustre to your body and soul issues forth from them just as cows issue forth from the cow-shed (anxious to feed their calves).
12.83
इष्कृतिर् नाम वो माताथो यूयꣳ स्थ निष्कृतीः ।
सीराः पतत्रिणी स्थन यद् आमयति निष्कृथ ॥
iṣkṛtir nāma vo mātātho yūyaṁ stha niṣkṛtīḥ ।
sīrāḥ patatriṇī sthana yad āmayati niṣkṛtha ॥
Know the medicine which, as mother, serves your life with healing and, like the flowing streams, repay the debt by completing the development of the science of healing by herbs. Whatever causes disease and loss of health, remove from the paths of life.
12.84
अति विश्वाः परिष्ठा स्तेन इव ऽ व्रजम् अक्रमुः ।
ओषधीः प्राचुच्यवुर् यत् किं च तन्वो रपः ॥
ati viśvāḥ pariṣṭhā stena iva ' vrajam akramuḥ ।
oṣadhīḥ prācucyavur yat kiṃ ca tanvo rapaḥ ॥
When a thief attacks a cowpen, he is challenged and warded off by the master. So do medicinal herbs, universal in their growth and presence, challenge whatever ailment attacks the body like sin and destroy the ailments.
12.85
यद् इमा वाजयन्न् अहम् ओषधीर् हस्त ऽ आदधे ।
आत्मा यक्ष्मस्य नश्यति पुरा जीवगृभो यथा ॥
yad imā vājayann aham oṣadhīr hasta ' ādadhe ।
ātmā yakṣmasya naśyati purā jīvagṛbho yathā ॥
When I refine and strengthen these medicines and hold them in my hand, the very root of the consumptive ailment grabbing the vitality of the sick person is destroyed.
12.86
यस्यौषधीः प्रसर्पथाङ्गम्-अङ्गं परुष्-परुः ।
ततो यक्ष्मं वि बाधध्व ऽ उग्रो मध्यमशीर् इव ॥
yasyauṣadhīḥ prasarpathāṅgam-aṅgaṃ paruṣ-paruḥ ।
tato yakṣmaṃ vi bādhadhva ' ugro madhyamaśīr iva ॥
When the medicines spread over every part and every joint of the sick person, then, mighty and powerful, present in every cell of the body, they drive away the consumptive forces of disease, eliminating, as if, the enemy intruders of the body.
12.87
साकं यक्ष्म प्रपत चाषेण किकिदीविना ।
साकं वातस्य ध्राज्या साकं नश्य निहाकया ॥
sākaṃ yakṣma prapata cāṣeṇa kikidīvinā ।
sākaṃ vātasya dhrājyā sākaṃ naśya nihākayā ॥
Physician, let the consumptive disease go off with every dose of medicine, with every new prescription, with every motion of the breath, and let it be eliminated along with the last trace of pain.
12.88
अन्या वो ऽ अन्याम् अवत्व् अन्यान्यस्या ऽ उपावत ।
ताः सर्वाः संविदाना ऽ इदं मे प्रावता वचः ॥
anyā vo ' anyām avatv anyānyasyā ' upāvata ।
tāḥ sarvāḥ saṃvidānā ' idaṃ me prāvatā vacaḥ ॥
Physicians, of your medicines, let one supplement and protect the other and let the other in turn support and protect the former. Let all of them be thus mutually agreeable in proper proportion. Keep this word of mine as true and hold on to it.
12.89
याः फलिनीर् या ऽ अफला ऽ अपुष्पा याश् च पुष्पिणीः ।
बृहस्पतिप्रसूतास् ता नो मुञ्चन्त्व् अꣳहसः ॥
yāḥ phalinīr yā ' aphalā ' apuṣpā yāś ca puṣpiṇīḥ ।
bṛhaspatiprasūtās tā no muñcantv aṁhasaḥ ॥
All the medicinal herbs which are rich in fruit
12.90
मुञ्चन्तु मा शपथ्याद् अथो वरुण्याद् उत ।
अथो यमस्य पड्वीशात् सर्वस्माद् देवकिल्विषात् ॥
muñcantu mā śapathyād atho varuṇyād uta ।
atho yamasya paḍvīśāt sarvasmād devakilviṣāt ॥
May the physicians and the medicines protect us against ill-will, anathema and self-guilt. May they free us from water-borne diseases and those which are peculiar to the prosperous and the distinguished persons. May they release us from ailments caused by acts of indiscipline and breach of the rules of health and the good life. May they save us from all diseases caused by neglect or indulgence of the senses and the mind and those caused by frustration of the intellectuals.
Mantras 91–100
12.91
अवपतन्तीर् अवदन् दिव ऽ ओषधयस् परि ।
यं जीवम् अश्नवामहै न स रिष्याति पूरुषः ॥
avapatantīr avadan diva ' oṣadhayas pari ।
yaṃ jīvam aśnavāmahai na sa riṣyāti pūruṣaḥ ॥
The medicinal herbs come from heaven, the region of light and life. So say the wise. The person who feeds upon them never comes to any suffering.
12.92
या ऽ ओषधीः सोमराज्ञीर् बह्वीः शतविचक्षणाः ।
तासाम् असि त्वम् उत्तमारं कामाय शꣳ हृदे ॥
yā ' oṣadhīḥ somarājñīr bahvīḥ śatavicakṣaṇāḥ ।
tāsām asi tvam uttamāraṃ kāmāya śaṁ hṛde ॥
Physician, of the many herbal medicines which are efficacious with a hundred properties and of which soma is the chief on top, you are the best judge for the peace of mind and achievement of the desired result.
12.93
या ऽ ओषधीः सोमराज्ञीर् विष्ठिताः पृथिवीम् अनु ।
बृहस्पतिप्रसूता ऽ अस्यै सं दत्त वीर्यम् ॥
yā ' oṣadhīḥ somarājñīr viṣṭhitāḥ pṛthivīm anu ।
bṛhaspatiprasūtā ' asyai saṃ datta vīryam ॥
The many herbal medicines with life-giving properties like soma, specially grown on the earth, are the blessed gifts of the Lord-giver of life, Brihaspati. Refined and vitalized by the physician, they may, we wish and pray, give health and vigour to this woman/ man.
12.94
याश् चेदम् उपशृण्वन्ति याश् च दूरं परागताः ।
सर्वाः संगत्य वीरुधो ऽस्यै सं दत्त वीर्यम् ॥
yāś cedam upaśṛṇvanti yāś ca dūraṃ parāgatāḥ ।
sarvāḥ saṃgatya vīrudho 'syai saṃ datta vīryam ॥
Men and women of medicine, these herbs of which you and others hear around us, or which are close by, or those which come from afar, all these herbs,
12.95
मा वो रिषत् खनिता यस्मै चाहं खनामि वः ।
द्विपाच् चतुष्पाद् अस्माकꣳ सर्वम् अस्त्व् अनातुरम् ॥
mā vo riṣat khanitā yasmai cāhaṃ khanāmi vaḥ ।
dvipāc catuṣpād asmākaṁ sarvam astv anāturam ॥
Whoever digs you (roots/minerals) out, may he/ she never injure/destroy you, nor should he/she come to any harm. Nor should the person for whom I (the physician) dig you out come to any harm. May all the bi-peds (humans) and all the quadrupeds (animals) of ours be free from suffering and disease.
12.96
ओषधयः सम् अवदन्त सोमेन सह राज्ञा ।
यस्मै कृणोति ब्राह्मणस् तꣳ राजन् पारयामसि ॥
oṣadhayaḥ sam avadanta somena saha rājñā ।
yasmai kṛṇoti brāhmaṇas taṁ rājan pārayāmasi ॥
Herbs and medicines alongwith their chief, soma, power of vitality, say: O Soma, king of herbs, whoever the patient for whom the learned physician has prepared the cure, let us take the person across the pain of suffering.
12.97
नाशयित्री बलासस्यार्शस ऽउपचिताम् असि ।
अथो शतस्य यक्ष्माणां पाकारोर् असि नाशनी ॥
nāśayitrī balāsasyārśasa 'upacitām asi ।
atho śatasya yakṣmāṇāṃ pākāror asi nāśanī ॥
Herbal medicine is a destroyer, sure cure, of phlegmatic consumption, piles, hemorrhoids, swellings, chronic sores and numerous types of pulmonary disease.
12.98
त्वां गन्धर्वा ऽअखनꣳस् त्वाम् इन्द्रस् त्वां बृहस्पतिः ।
त्वाम् ओषधे सोमो राजा विद्वान् यक्ष्माद् अमुच्यत ॥
tvāṃ gandharvā 'akhanaṁs tvām indras tvāṃ bṛhaspatiḥ ।
tvām oṣadhe somo rājā vidvān yakṣmād amucyata ॥
O Gandharva, herbal medicine, the singer and artist searches for and discovers you. So does Indra, man of power and virility, Brihaspati, man of universal Vaidic lore, Soma, man of peace and blessed virtue, the ruler and the scholar. They all search for, discover, use and benefit from herbal medicines and free themselves from consumptive ailments.
12.99
सहस्व मे ऽ अरातीः सहस्व पृतनायतः ।
सहस्व सर्वं पाप्मानꣳ सहमानास्य् ओषधे ॥
sahasva me ' arātīḥ sahasva pṛtanāyataḥ ।
sahasva sarvaṃ pāpmānaṁ sahamānāsy oṣadhe ॥
Herbal medicine challenges disease. It resists the anti-life forces and overthrows the enemies of good health : Let the medicine resist all that causes sin and disease. It resists, fights out, defeats and eliminates the negativities and builds up the vitality and invincibility of the system for longevity.
12.100
दीर्घायुस्त ऽ ओषधे खनिता यस्मै च त्वा खनाम्य् अहम् ।
अथो त्वं दीर्घायुर् भूत्वा शतवल्शा वि रोहतात् ॥
dīrghāyusta ' oṣadhe khanitā yasmai ca tvā khanāmy aham ।
atho tvaṃ dīrghāyur bhūtvā śatavalśā vi rohatāt ॥
Medicinal herb, may the person who searches, discovers, digs out and prepares the medicine be of long life. May the patient for whom I, the physician, prescribe, prepare and administer the medicine be of long life. May you (the herb) too be of long life and grow to rise into a hundred roots, shoots and branches.
Mantras 101–110
12.101
त्वम् उत्तमास्य् ओषधे तव वृक्षा ऽ उपस्तयः ।
उपस्तिर् अस्तु सो स्माकं योऽअस्माꣳ२ऽ अभिदासति ॥
tvam uttamāsy oṣadhe tava vṛkṣā ' upastayaḥ ।
upastir astu so smākaṃ yo'asmāṁ2' abhidāsati ॥
Herbal medicine/Physician, you are supreme. All the trees (such as peepal and banyan) are subordinate to you as sources of medicine. Anyone who tries to suppress us, any disease that might weaken us, let that be under our control. (Strengthen us with health, vitality and courage of spirit.)
12.102
मा मा हिꣳसीज् जनिता यः पृथिव्या यो वा दिवꣳ सत्यधर्मा व्यानट् ।
यश् चापश् चन्द्राः प्रथमो जजान कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
mā mā hiṁsīj janitā yaḥ pṛthivyā yo vā divaṁ satyadharmā vyānaṭ ।
yaś cāpaś candrāḥ prathamo jajāna kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ॥
The Lord who is the creator of the earth, who is the lord of the universal law of truth, who is the first of all and creator of the air, waters and the moons, and who pervades the heavens, whom we worship with the best homage of fragrant oblations, that lord of life may never hurt us with disease and ill-health.
12.103
अभ्या वर्तस्व पृथिवि यज्ञेन पयसा सह ।
वपां ते अग्निर् ऽ इषितो ऽ अरोहत् ॥
abhyā vartasva pṛthivi yajñena payasā saha ।
vapāṃ te agnir ' iṣito ' arohat ॥
Come earth, revolving with yajna and water, milk and food, again and again, continuously. And may agni, vital life-generating heat of nature, activated by the Lord creator of life, bless your fertility and increase your power of production.
12.104
अग्ने यत् ते शुक्रं यच् चन्द्रं यत् पूतं यच् च यज्ञियम् ।
तद् देवेभ्यो भरामसि ॥
agne yat te śukraṃ yac candraṃ yat pūtaṃ yac ca yajñiyam ।
tad devebhyo bharāmasi ॥
Agni, vital energy of the universe, may we imbibe and internalize that power of your nature, character and function which is immaculate and generative, beautiful and blissful, pure and sacred, and worthy of service and worship through yajna for growth and development.
12.105
इषमूर्जम् अहम् इत ऽ आदम् ऋतस्य योनिं महिषस्य धाराम् ।
आ मा गोषु विशत्वा तनूषु जहामि सेदिम् अनिराम् अमीवाम् ॥
iṣamūrjam aham ita ' ādam ṛtasya yoniṃ mahiṣasya dhārām ।
ā mā goṣu viśatvā tanūṣu jahāmi sedim anirām amīvām ॥
From Lord Agni and the fire of yajna (spiritual, mental and physical) I receive and imbibe food for life and energy for action. I receive and internalize the fluent voice of the mother of truth and Dharma. May all this food, energy and spirit enter, vitalize and strengthen my body, mind and sense, and may it invigorate my cows with fertility. With all this food, energy and vitality I’d fight out and eliminate all pain, suffering, disease and debility.
12.106
अग्ने तव श्रवो वयो महि भ्राजन्ते ऽ अर्चयो विभावसो ।
बृहद्भानो शवसा वाजम् उक्थ्यं दधासि दाशुषे कवे ॥
agne tava śravo vayo mahi bhrājante ' arcayo vibhāvaso ।
bṛhadbhāno śavasā vājam ukthyaṃ dadhāsi dāśuṣe kave ॥
Agni, lord of lustre, light of universal knowledge, man of supernal vision, let the adorable message of yours, youthful brilliance and splendid beams of light shine and radiate across the world. Whosoever celebrates you in yajna, you bless the yajamana giver with holistic nourishments and fullness of energy and vitality with additional food for yajna.
12.107
पावकवर्चाः शुक्रवर्चा ऽ अनूनवर्चा ऽ उद् इयर्षि भानुना ।
पुत्रो मातरा विचरन्न् उपावसि पृणक्षि रोदसी ऽ उभे ॥
pāvakavarcāḥ śukravarcā ' anūnavarcā ' ud iyarṣi bhānunā ।
putro mātarā vicarann upāvasi pṛṇakṣi rodasī ' ubhe ॥
Agni, lord of light and splendour, pure as fire, clear and bright as sunbeams, full and complete, rising to the heights with the sun and pervading the spaces protects the heaven and earth like the son protecting the father and mother. (Similarly the young brahmachari or brahmacharini, roaming around the sacred premises of his/her institute, grows high in the light and lustre of knowledge, pure as fire, clear as sunbeams, full and complete, and rises high like the sun. He/she protects his/her father and mother as the sun protects the heaven and earth.)
12.108
ऊर्जो नपाज् जातवेदः सुशस्तिभिर् मन्दस्व धीतिभिर् हितः ।
त्वे ऽ इषः सं दधुर् भूरिवर्पसश् चित्रोतयो वामजाताः ॥
ūrjo napāj jātavedaḥ suśastibhir mandasva dhītibhir hitaḥ ।
tve ' iṣaḥ saṃ dadhur bhūrivarpasaś citrotayo vāmajātāḥ ॥
Agni, child and protector of energy, lord of wealth and intelligence, lover and well-wisher of all, invoked, lighted and raised with devotion and hymns of praise, receive the libations, rejoice and grow. People of various hue, wonderfully favoured and secure in life, children of love and beauty, and sweet and dear by nature, offer food
12.109
इरज्यन्न् अग्ने प्रथयस्व जन्तुभिर् अस्मे रायो ऽ अमर्त्य ।
स दर्शतस्य वपुषो वि राजसि पृणक्षि सानसिं क्रतुम् ॥
irajyann agne prathayasva jantubhir asme rāyo ' amartya ।
sa darśatasya vapuṣo vi rājasi pṛṇakṣi sānasiṃ kratum ॥
Immortal Agni/man of action, invoked/inspired and rising in glory, rejoicing with people, create and expand the wealth of life for us all. Shining in the beauty and grace of your form in life, protect, promote and perfect the yajna of life which brings happiness, prosperity and all the blessings of existence.
12.110
इष्कर्तारम् अध्वरस्य प्रचेतसं क्षयन्तꣳ राधसो महः ।
रातिं वामस्य सुभगां महीम् इषं दधासि सानसिꣳ रयिम् ॥
iṣkartāram adhvarasya pracetasaṃ kṣayantaṁ rādhaso mahaḥ ।
rātiṃ vāmasya subhagāṃ mahīm iṣaṃ dadhāsi sānasiṁ rayim ॥
Agni, lord of power and sustenance, you uphold who performs and promotes the yajnic programmes of creation, construction and development. You sustain the person who is intelligent and wide-awake. You protect the person who is settled in a peaceful home. You maintain the person who gives liberal amounts in charity. You are the preserver of the great and generous earth and its environment. You maintain a steady supply of food and energy. And it is you who protect and promote the ancient and traditional wealth of existence.
Mantras 111–117
12.111
ऋतावानं महिषं विश्वदर्शतम् अग्निꣳ सुम्नाय दधिरे पुरो जनाः ।
श्रुत्कर्णꣳ सप्रथस्तमं त्वा गिरा दैव्यं मानुषा युगा ॥
ṛtāvānaṃ mahiṣaṃ viśvadarśatam agniṁ sumnāya dadhire puro janāḥ ।
śrutkarṇaṁ saprathastamaṃ tvā girā daivyaṃ mānuṣā yugā ॥
For the sake of peace, prosperity and joy, the people of former times have honoured and followed the human traditions of ages and you, Agni, lord of light and life, man of vision and excellence dedicated to Truth and Dharma, great, possessed of universal knowledge and experience, discreet listener and practical achiever and master of divine qualities of character.
12.112
आ प्यायस्व सम् एतु ते विश्वतः सोम वृष्ण्यम् ।
भवा वाजस्य संगथे ॥
ā pyāyasva sam etu te viśvataḥ soma vṛṣṇyam ।
bhavā vājasya saṃgathe ॥
Soma, ruler, man of grace and blessedness, rise and grow to excellence to win the glory of life. May the vitality, virility and grandeur of life come to you from all sides, and, in the battles of life and the nation, be great.
12.113
सं ते पयाꣳसि सम् उ यन्तु वाजाः सं वृष्ण्यान्य् अभिमातिषाहः ।
आप्यायमानो ऽ अमृताय सोम दिवि श्रवाꣳस्य् उत्तमानि धिष्व ॥
saṃ te payāṁsi sam u yantu vājāḥ saṃ vṛṣṇyāny abhimātiṣāhaḥ ।
āpyāyamāno ' amṛtāya soma divi śravāṁsy uttamāni dhiṣva ॥
Soma, man of peace, power and joy, may all delicious waters, milk and juices come to you. May all vigour, virility and vitality come to you. May all food, energy and means of speedy and powerful defence be yours to break down the pride of the enemy forces. Growing mighty and mightier, and rising towards heaven and immortality, hold on to the highest words, thoughts and visions as food for the mind and soul.
12.114
आ प्यायस्व मदिन्तम सोम विश्वेभिर् अꣳशुभिः ।
भवा नः सुश्रवस्तमः सखा वृधे ॥
ā pyāyasva madintama soma viśvebhir aṁśubhiḥ ।
bhavā naḥ suśravastamaḥ sakhā vṛdhe ॥
Soma, man of widest fame and highest honour, happiest at heart and creator of joy all round, rise and shine with the beams of your excellence and be friends so that we all together may rise and advance in all directions.
12.115
आ ते वत्सो मनो यमत् परमाच् चित् सधस्थात् ।
अग्ने त्वां कामया गिरा ॥
ā te vatso mano yamat paramāc cit sadhasthāt ।
agne tvāṃ kāmayā girā ॥
Agni, lord of life, light and love, the devoted yajamana as a child of yours would divert his mind even from the most exciting places and, with the sweetest words of praise, come to concentrate on you as a calf runs to the mother cow even from the richest pasture.
12.116
तुभ्यं ता ऽ अङ्गिरस्तम विश्वाः सुक्षितयः पृथक् ।
अग्ने कामाय येमिरे ॥
tubhyaṃ tā ' aṅgirastama viśvāḥ sukṣitayaḥ pṛthak ।
agne kāmāya yemire ॥
Agni, most brilliant power of the universe, the entire humanity, even though they might be very well placed in life, converge on you, each for the fulfilment of his/her own special desire. (Just as the children of the Lord creator approach Him with prayers for the fulfilment of their desires, so do the people of the land, even though well-placed in life otherwise, approach the ruler for the fulfilment of their requests.)
12.117
अग्निः प्रियेषु धामसु कामो भूतस्य भव्यस्य ।
सम्राड् एको वि राजति ॥
agniḥ priyeṣu dhāmasu kāmo bhūtasya bhavyasya ।
samrāḍ eko vi rājati ॥
Agni, sole and sovereign lord of the world, loved and worshipped by all that is born and all that is yet to be