4. Adhyāya 4 — Somayāga
Mantras 1–10
4.1
एदम् अगन्म देवयजनं पृथिव्या यत्र देवासो ऽ अजुषन्त विश्वे । इमा ऽ आपः शम् उ मे सन्तु देवीः । ओषधे त्रायस्व ।
ऋक् सामाभ्या संतरन्तो यजुर्भी रायस् पोषेण सम् इषा मदेम ।
स्वधिते मैनꣳ हिꣳसीः ॥
edam aganma devayajanaṃ pṛthivyā yatra devāso ' ajuṣanta viśve । imā ' āpaḥ śam u me santu devīḥ । oṣadhe trāyasva ।
ṛk sāmābhyā saṃtaranto yajurbhī rāyas poṣeṇa sam iṣā madema ।
svadhite mainaṁ hiṁsīḥ ॥
4.2
आपो ऽ अस्मान् मातरः शुन्धयन्तु घृतेन नो घृतप्वः पुनन्तु ।
विश्वꣳ हि रिप्रं प्रवहन्ति देवीः ।
उद् इदाभ्यः शुचिर् आ पूत ऽ एमि ।
दीक्षातपसोस् तनूर् असि तं त्वा शिवाꣳ शग्मां परि दधे भद्रं वर्णं पुष्यन् ॥
āpo ' asmān mātaraḥ śundhayantu ghṛtena no ghṛtapvaḥ punantu ।
viśvaṁ hi ripraṃ pravahanti devīḥ ।
ud idābhyaḥ śucir ā pūta ' emi ।
dīkṣātapasos tanūr asi taṃ tvā śivāṁ śagmāṃ pari dadhe bhadraṃ varṇaṃ puṣyan ॥
4.3
महीनां पयो सि वर्चोदा ऽ असि वर्चो मे देहि ।
वृत्रस्यासि कनीनकश् चक्षुर्दा ऽ असि चक्षुर् मे देहि ॥
mahīnāṃ payo si varcodā ' asi varco me dehi ।
vṛtrasyāsi kanīnakaś cakṣurdā ' asi cakṣur me dehi ॥
The waters of life flow to the earths from the sun. The life of the cloud radiates from the sun. The sun is the giver of light and lustre. Give me the light and lustre of life. The sun is the giver of the light of the eye. Give me the light of the eye internal as well as external.
4.4
चित्पतिर् मा पुनातु ।
वाक्पतिर् मा पुनातु ।
देवो मा सविता पुनात्व् अच्छिद्रेण पवित्रेण सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः ।
तस्य ते पवित्रपते पवित्रपूतस्य यत्कामः पुने तच् छकेयम् ॥
citpatir mā punātu ।
vākpatir mā punātu ।
devo mā savitā punātv acchidreṇa pavitreṇa sūryasya raśmibhiḥ ।
tasya te pavitrapate pavitrapūtasya yatkāmaḥ pune tac chakeyam ॥
Lord of intelligence and awareness, I pray, enlighten me. Lord of the Divine Vak, I pray, sanctify me with the voice of the Veda. Savita, Lord Creator of the universe, I pray, consecrate me with a ceaseless shower of the purest rays of the sun. Lord of purity, purest of the pure, whatever the desire for which I pray for purity, that desire may be fulfilled. Bless me that I may make it possible.
4.5
आ वो देवास ऽ ईमहे वामं प्रयत्य् अध्वरे ।
आ वो देवास आशिषो ऽ यज्ञियासो हवामहे ॥
ā vo devāsa ' īmahe vāmaṃ prayaty adhvare ।
ā vo devāsa āśiṣo ' yajñiyāso havāmahe ॥
Devas of Yajna, mother powers of nature, learned and wise men, experts of the science of yajna, through the performance of this yajna, we pray for virtues of character, competence and of noble action. We, devotees of yajna, ask for your blessings that our desires and projects may be fulfilled and completed with success.
4.6
स्वाहा यज्ञं मनसः ।
स्वाहोरोर् अन्तरिक्षात् ।
स्वाहा द्यावापृथिवीभ्याम् ।
स्वाहा वाताद् आ रभे स्वाहा ॥
svāhā yajñaṃ manasaḥ ।
svāhoror antarikṣāt ।
svāhā dyāvāpṛthivībhyām ।
svāhā vātād ā rabhe svāhā ॥
4.7
आकूत्यै प्रयुजे ऽग्नये स्वाहा मेधायै मनसे ऽग्नये स्वाहा दीक्षायै तपसे ऽग्नये स्वाहा सरस्वत्यै पूष्णे ऽग्नये स्वाहा आपो देवीर् बृहतीर् विश्वशम्भुवो द्यावापृथिवी ऽ उरो ऽ अन्तरिक्ष ।
बृहस्पतये हविषा विधेम स्वाहा ॥
ākūtyai prayuje 'gnaye svāhā medhāyai manase 'gnaye svāhā dīkṣāyai tapase 'gnaye svāhā sarasvatyai pūṣṇe 'gnaye svāhā āpo devīr bṛhatīr viśvaśambhuvo dyāvāpṛthivī ' uro ' antarikṣa ।
bṛhaspataye haviṣā vidhema svāhā ॥
This oblation is for lighting of the fire for the resolution and dedication of the mind to virtue and the voice of the Veda. This is for the development of intelligence and the study of science and electricity for the general good in the language of common understanding. This is for commitment to Dharma and the teaching and learning of solar energy and the original universal heat in the language of universal understanding. This is for knowledge and education and the study of nourishment and vital heat of the body with scientific language for all. We study the heavenly waters of great and universal good and peace, earth and heaven and the vast middle regions of the sky. And we study all these with oblations of appropriate samagri materials with the chants of the divine revelations of the Vedas.
4.8
विश्वो देवस्य नेतुर् मर्तो वुरीत सख्यम् ।
विश्वो राय ऽ इषुध्यति द्युम्नं वृणीत पुष्यसे स्वाहा ॥
viśvo devasya netur marto vurīta sakhyam ।
viśvo rāya ' iṣudhyati dyumnaṃ vṛṇīta puṣyase svāhā ॥
May all mankind choose and pray for the love and friendship of the Lord and Ruler of the world, and may all, with prayers to Him, try for the attainment of wealth and prosperity for health and growth.
4.9
ऋक्सामयोः शिल्पे स्थः ते वाम् आ रभे ते मा पातमास्य यज्ञस्योदृचः ।
शर्मासि शर्म मे यच्छ नमस् ते ऽ अस्तु मा मा हिꣳसीः ॥
ṛksāmayoḥ śilpe sthaḥ te vām ā rabhe te mā pātamāsya yajñasyodṛcaḥ ।
śarmāsi śarma me yaccha namas te ' astu mā mā hiṁsīḥ ॥
After the study of Rigveda and Samaveda, both treasures of science and technology, in which study the content of the verses is actually realized, I begin this practical yajna of science and technology (in the laboratory and the workshop). May the two protect me and bless me. Reverence and salutations to you, to the teacher, to the Lord. Accept my salutations. Hurt me not, put me not off. You are peace and comfort. Give me peace and comfort of mind.
4.10
ऊर्ग् अस्य् आङ्गिरस्यूर्णम्रदा ऽ ऊर्जं मयि धेहि ।
सोमस्य नीविर् असि ।
विष्णोः शर्मासि शर्म यजमानस्य ।
इन्द्रस्य योनिर् असि ।
सुसस्याः कृषीस् कृधि ।
उच् छ्रयस्व वनस्पत ऽऊर्ध्वो मा पाह्य् अꣳहसऽ आस्य यज्ञस्योदृचः ॥
ūrg asy āṅgirasyūrṇamradā ' ūrjaṃ mayi dhehi ।
somasya nīvir asi ।
viṣṇoḥ śarmāsi śarma yajamānasya ।
indrasya yonir asi ।
susasyāḥ kṛṣīs kṛdhi ।
uc chrayasva vanaspata 'ūrdhvo mā pāhy aṁhasa' āsya yajñasyodṛcaḥ ॥
You are tecknowledge, giver of wealth and power, realized with the energy of fire (heat), revealer of the secrets of energy and cover of safety for the creations of power. Give me energy and power. You are the source of comfort and prosperity, gifted by yajna created by the man of knowledge, meant for the people devoted and dedicated to yajna by the grace of Indra. Increase and multiply the products of agriculture. Herbs and trees, grow and increase. Nourish, protect and help me to grow and rise high. Nourish and protect the man of yajna who has realized the mysteries of the power of the divine knowledge of nature. Save us from sin and evil.
Mantras 11–20
4.11
व्रतं कृणुताग्निर् ब्रह्माग्निर् यज्ञो वनस्पतिर् यज्ञियः ।
दैवीं धियं मनामहे सुमृडीकाम् अभिष्टये वर्चोधां यज्ञवाहसꣳ सुतीर्था नो ऽअसद् वशे ।
ये देवा मनोजाता मनोयुजो दक्षक्रतवस् ते नो ऽवन्तु ते नः पान्तु तेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥
vrataṃ kṛṇutāgnir brahmāgnir yajño vanaspatir yajñiyaḥ ।
daivīṃ dhiyaṃ manāmahe sumṛḍīkām abhiṣṭaye varcodhāṃ yajñavāhasaṁ sutīrthā no 'asad vaśe ।
ye devā manojātā manoyujo dakṣakratavas te no 'vantu te naḥ pāntu tebhyaḥ svāhā ॥
Keep the vow of yajnagni, the fire of yajna. Agni is Brahma, the ultimate existent, omniscient, blissful Reality. Agni is yajna, individual, collective and ultimate act of creation. Agni is the nourishing and sustaining power of the forests, and must be served through yajna. We work and pray for sacred intelligence — excellent instrument of the knowledge and pursuit of science and spirituality, source of brilliance and power and the means of the extension and development of yajna — for the sake of happiness and well-being. May this intelligence, bright and gracious, saviour as a ‘tirtha’ for pilgrimage, ever shine in our mind and faith. May the masters of the science of yajna, men of genius, dedication and application of mind protect us, nourish us, advance us. Theirs is the language of enlightenment. They have it for us, for yajna, for Agni, for Brahma. Keep up the vow.
4.12
श्वात्राः पीता भवत यूयम् आपो ऽअस्माकम् अन्तर् उदरे सुशेवाः ।
ता ऽअस्मभ्यम् अयक्ष्माऽ अनमीवा ऽअनागसः स्वदन्तु देवीर् अमृता ऽ ऋतावृधः ॥
śvātrāḥ pītā bhavata yūyam āpo 'asmākam antar udare suśevāḥ ।
tā 'asmabhyam ayakṣmā' anamīvā 'anāgasaḥ svadantu devīr amṛtā ' ṛtāvṛdhaḥ ॥
4.13
इयं ते यज्ञिया तनूः ।
अपो मुञ्चामि न प्रजाम् ।
अꣳहोमुचः स्वाहाकृताः पृथिवीम् आविशत ।
पृथिव्या संभव ॥
iyaṃ te yajñiyā tanūḥ ।
apo muñcāmi na prajām ।
aṁhomucaḥ svāhākṛtāḥ pṛthivīm āviśata ।
pṛthivyā saṃbhava ॥
This body of yours is for yajna by yajna. I release the waters but not my creation and my people — I save my people. Mix the waters — sterilized, purified, reinforced, invigorated — wholly and fully with the earth, and you too be one with the earth (to regain health and vigour).
4.14
अग्ने त्वꣳ सु जागृहि वयꣳ सु मन्दिषीमहि ।
रक्षा णो ऽ अप्रयुच्छन् प्रबुधे नः पुनस् कृधि ॥
agne tvaṁ su jāgṛhi vayaṁ su mandiṣīmahi ।
rakṣā ṇo ' aprayucchan prabudhe naḥ punas kṛdhi ॥
Agni is universal, ever awake. It is awake while we are awake. It is awake while we are asleep. Never relenting, it protects and preserves us. And after our sleep it wakes us up again.
4.15
पुनर् मनः पुनर् आयुर् म ऽआगन् पुनः प्राणः पुनर् आत्मा मऽ आगन् पुनश् चक्षुः पुनः श्रोत्रं म ऽआगन् ।
वैश्वानरोऽ अदब्धस् तनूपा ऽअग्निर् नः पातु दुरिताद् अवद्यात् ॥
punar manaḥ punar āyur ma 'āgan punaḥ prāṇaḥ punar ātmā ma' āgan punaś cakṣuḥ punaḥ śrotraṃ ma 'āgan ।
vaiśvānaro' adabdhas tanūpā 'agnir naḥ pātu duritād avadyāt ॥
After sleep, after death, after Pralaya, annihilation, we get back the mind, we get back the life, we get back the vital pranic energy, we get back the spirit, we get back the eye, the ear, and all other senses. May Agni, immanent life and lord of the earth, irresistible and indomitable, save and protect us from despicable evil and sin.
4.16
त्वम् अग्ने व्रतपा ऽ असि देव ऽ आ मर्त्येष्व् आ त्वं यज्ञेष्व् ईड्यः ।
रास्वेयत्सोमा भूयो भर देवो नः सविता वसोर् दाता वस्व् अदात् ॥
tvam agne vratapā ' asi deva ' ā martyeṣv ā tvaṃ yajñeṣv īḍyaḥ ।
rāsveyatsomā bhūyo bhara devo naḥ savitā vasor dātā vasv adāt ॥
Agni, Lord of the universe, immanent vitality and energy of the world, you are the guardian and preserver of our spiritual vows, moral commitments and projects and resolutions in the mortal human world. You are worthy of adoration, of study, service and development, through yajna and collective enterprises. Soma, lord giver of honour and glory through art and industry, give us the wealth of success and honour again and again.
4.17
एषा ते शुक्र तनूर् एतद् वर्चस् तया सं भव भ्राजं गच्छ ।
जूर् असि धृता मनसा जुष्टा विष्णवे ॥
eṣā te śukra tanūr etad varcas tayā saṃ bhava bhrājaṃ gaccha ।
jūr asi dhṛtā manasā juṣṭā viṣṇave ॥
O man, virile and brave, this body is yours, borne with love and service and maintained for Vishnu, sustainer of the world, and for yajna, noble action. It is your honour and glory. Be with it, act with mind and soul and achieve the glory of life. You are fast in action and vibrant in spirit. Act fast with your mind and soul and achieve the brilliance of knowledge and wonder of succes in enterprise.
4.18
तस्यास् ते सत्यसवसः प्रसवे तन्वो यन्त्रम् अशीय स्वाहा ।
शुक्रम् असि चन्द्रम् अस्य् अमृतम् असि वैश्वदेवम् असि ॥
tasyās te satyasavasaḥ prasave tanvo yantram aśīya svāhā ।
śukram asi candram asy amṛtam asi vaiśvadevam asi ॥
Lord Creator, true and glorious, in the yajna of creation of yours, with electric energy and the divine knowledge of the Veda in unison, I pray, I may design an instrument and apparatus of the form and structure which would be faultless and a source of comfort, peace and happiness for all in general, and a matter of pride and satisfaction for the scholars.
4.19
चिद् असि मनासि धीर् असि दक्षिणासि क्षत्रियासि यज्ञियास्य् अदितिर् अस्य् उभयतःशीर्ष्णी ।
सा नः सुप्राची सुप्रतीच्य् एधि मित्रस् त्वा पदि बध्नीतां पूषाऽध्वनस् पात्व् इन्द्रायाध्यक्षाय ॥
cid asi manāsi dhīr asi dakṣiṇāsi kṣatriyāsi yajñiyāsy aditir asy ubhayataḥśīrṣṇī ।
sā naḥ suprācī supratīcy edhi mitras tvā padi badhnītāṃ pūṣā'dhvanas pātv indrāyādhyakṣāya ॥
Lord of truth and glory, in this creation of yours, great is the use of the vision and power of the language of Divinity, Veda, in the development of human society. So is the use of the power of universal electric energy. It gives us an awareness of knowledge, which makes thought and communication possible. It is a tool and instrument of intelligence and will. It facilitates expertise and the business of governance. It augments yajna and production, which is efficacious and powerful both internally and externally. It is permanent and indestructible, and a source and means of comfort and well-being before and after. We pray that Pusha, the powers of nourishment and development friendly to mankind, may hold and control the use of these powers in the way of their application in the service of the Lord Supreme, observer and controller of the wealth of the world, and may the Lord protect humanity in the course of their progress.
4.20
अनु त्वा माता मन्यताम् अनु पिताऽनु भ्राता सगर्भ्यो ऽनु सखा सयूथ्यः ।
सा देवि देवम् अच्छेहीन्द्राय सोमꣳ रुद्रस् त्वा वर्तयतु स्वस्ति सोमसखा पुनर् एहि ॥
anu tvā mātā manyatām anu pitā'nu bhrātā sagarbhyo 'nu sakhā sayūthyaḥ ।
sā devi devam acchehīndrāya somaṁ rudras tvā vartayatu svasti somasakhā punar ehi ॥
Mantras 21–30
4.21
वस्व्य् अस्य् अदितिर् अस्यादित्यासि रुद्रासि चन्द्रासि ।
बृहस्पतिष् ट्वा सुम्ने रम्णातु रुद्रो वसुभिर् आ चके ॥
vasvy asy aditir asyādityāsi rudrāsi candrāsi ।
bṛhaspatiṣ ṭvā sumne ramṇātu rudro vasubhir ā cake ॥
This energy and the language (which you pursue) pertains to the heat of agni that supports life on earth, pursued by scholars of twenty four years discipline. It relates to the pranic energy of life, pursued by scholars of forty-four years discipline. It pertains to the solar radiation, pursued by scholars of forty-eight years discipline. It is blissful as the light of the moon. It is correct and beneficent like the justice and love of Rudra, it is brilliant like the glory of the sun. And this energy is indestructible, eternal. May the great lord of knowledge, Brihaspati, inspire you; may Rudra, lord of love and correctness, dedicate you; may they bless you to enjoy this noble pursuit of yours and shine with the scholars dedicated to life-energies of nature.
4.22
अदित्यास् त्वा मूर्धन्न् आ जिघर्मि देवयजने पृथिव्याऽ इडायास् पदम् असि घृतवत् स्वाहा ।
अस्मे रमस्व ।
अस्मे ते बन्धुः ।
त्वे रायः ।
मे रायः ।
मा वयꣳ रायस्पोषेण वि यौष्म ।
तोतो रायः ॥
adityās tvā mūrdhann ā jigharmi devayajane pṛthivyā' iḍāyās padam asi ghṛtavat svāhā ।
asme ramasva ।
asme te bandhuḥ ।
tve rāyaḥ ।
me rāyaḥ ।
mā vayaṁ rāyaspoṣeṇa vi yauṣma ।
toto rāyaḥ ॥
Energy and Word of the Divine, you are on top of the sky, in the middle of the earth, and in the chant of the divine verses in celebration of the devas in yajna. I light up and activate the energy and the Divine voice with rich libations of ghee and chant of the vaidic hymns. You too light up and activate this energy and the Divine voice. Come with us and rejoice. It is our brother, our love, yours too. Wealth is yours. Mine too. The wealth of knowledge, power and materials you gain. We too. Knowing, resolving and doing, we may never be void of this wealth of life for health and happiness.
4.23
सम् अख्ये देव्या धिया सं दक्षिणयोरुचक्षसा ।
मा मऽ आयुः प्र मोषीर् मो ऽअहं तव ।
वीरं विदेय तव देवि संदृशि ॥
sam akhye devyā dhiyā saṃ dakṣiṇayorucakṣasā ।
mā ma' āyuḥ pra moṣīr mo 'ahaṃ tava ।
vīraṃ videya tava devi saṃdṛśi ॥
4.24
एष ते गायत्रो भागऽ इति मे सोमाय ब्रूताद् एष ते त्रैष्टुभो भागऽ इति मे सोमाय ब्रूताद् एष ते जागतो भागऽ इति मे सोमाय ब्रूताच् छन्दोनामानाꣳ साम्राज्यं गच्छेति मे सोमाय ब्रूतात् ।
आस्माकोऽ सि शुक्रस् ते ग्रह्यो विचितस् त्वा वि चिन्वन्तु ॥
eṣa te gāyatro bhāga' iti me somāya brūtād eṣa te traiṣṭubho bhāga' iti me somāya brūtād eṣa te jāgato bhāga' iti me somāya brūtāc chandonāmānāṁ sāmrājyaṃ gaccheti me somāya brūtāt ।
āsmāko' si śukras te grahyo vicitas tvā vi cinvantu ॥
“This is that part of Soma-Yajna which you can realize for yourself with the Gayatri verses”, say this for me, to the seeker of the chemistry of Soma. “This is that part of Soma-Yajna which you can realize for yourself with the Trishtubh verses”, say this for me, to the seeker of the manufacture of Soma. “This is that part of Soma-Yajna which you can realize for yourself with the Jagati Verses”, say this for me, to the seeker of the value of Soma. “Perform the Soma-Yajna with the specific verses for social management and governance and be on top of success”, say this for me, to the seeker of the power of Soma. You are pure, specialist of SomaYajna, you are purifier, you are ours, so wise, knowledgeable, so adorable. We, the seekers of knowledge and discrimination, accept you, support you and advance the yajna.
4.25
अभि त्यं देवꣳ सवितारम् ओण्योः कविक्रतुम् अर्चामि सत्यसवꣳ रत्नधाम् अभि प्रियं मतिं कविम् ।
ऊर्ध्वा यस्यामतिर् भा अदिद्युतत् सवीमनि हिरण्यपाणिर् अमिमीत सुक्रतुः कृपा स्वः ।
प्रजाभ्यस् त्वा ।
प्रजास् त्वाऽनुप्राणन्तु प्रजास् त्वम् अनुप्राणिहि ॥
abhi tyaṃ devaṁ savitāram oṇyoḥ kavikratum arcāmi satyasavaṁ ratnadhām abhi priyaṃ matiṃ kavim ।
ūrdhvā yasyāmatir bhā adidyutat savīmani hiraṇyapāṇir amimīta sukratuḥ kṛpā svaḥ ।
prajābhyas tvā ।
prajās tvā'nuprāṇantu prajās tvam anuprāṇihi ॥
For the love of the people I adore the lord of light, creator of earth and heaven and the middle regions of the skies, the eternal poet who composed this wonderful world of paradisal beauty and truth adorned with the jewels of life from His inexhaustible treasure of nature, lord so dear to the learned and the wise, the brilliant manifestation of whose existential form blazes in the heaven above and the earth below which He made. With His infinite mercy He created the regions of bliss for the people, the creatures He created and loved. The people adore you, lord, with their breath of life. Lord of the golden bough in both hands, bless the people with the breath and energy of life existential as well as eternal.
4.26
शुक्रं त्वा शुक्रेण क्रीणामि चन्द्रं चन्द्रेणामृतम् अमृतेन ।
सग्मे ते गोः ।
अस्मे ते चन्द्राणि ।
तपसस् तनूर् असि प्रजापतेर् वर्णः परमेण पशुना क्रीयसे सहस्रपोषं पुषेयम् ॥
śukraṃ tvā śukreṇa krīṇāmi candraṃ candreṇāmṛtam amṛtena ।
sagme te goḥ ।
asme te candrāṇi ।
tapasas tanūr asi prajāpater varṇaḥ parameṇa paśunā krīyase sahasrapoṣaṃ puṣeyam ॥
Yajna, you are a symbol of the discipline of fire. You are the golden choice of Prajapati, father of the creatures. Your gifts are begot for the price of the highest wealth. You are pure and immaculate, begot in return for the purest offering of mine. Golden and blissful you are, I offer the richest gold of my life for the celestial bliss. You are the nectar of life. I get you with the offering of the immortal knowledge I have. Your wealth is in the womb of the moving earth and the environment. May that wealth be ours too with yajna. You nourish life in a thousand ways. May I, by the grace of Prajapati, participate in the nourishment.
4.27
मित्रो नऽ एहि सुमित्रधः ।
ऽ इन्द्रस्योरुम् आ विश दक्षिणम् उशन्न् उशन्तꣳ स्योनः स्योनम् ।
स्वान भ्राजाङ्घारे बम्भारे हस्त सुहस्त कृशानो ।
एते वः सोमक्रयणास् तान् रक्षध्वं मा वो दभन् ॥
mitro na' ehi sumitradhaḥ ।
' indrasyorum ā viśa dakṣiṇam uśann uśantaṁ syonaḥ syonam ।
svāna bhrājāṅghāre bambhāre hasta suhasta kṛśāno ।
ete vaḥ somakrayaṇās tān rakṣadhvaṃ mā vo dabhan ॥
Friend of friends, man of knowledge and wisdom, come, be friends with us. Pleasant and aspiring, come along, sit on the right side of Indra, lord of power and wealth and knowledge. Gentle and decent, come to the gentle and the decent. Persuasive teacher, guardian of Soma, brilliant, fearsome to the wicked and the non-serious wasters, smiling, versatile, dominant master, defend and protect those who value the gifts of Soma and knowledge. Let no one bully you.
4.28
परि माग्ने दुश्चरिताद् बाधस्वा मा सुचरिते भज ।
उद् आयुषा स्वायुषोदस्थाम् अमृताꣳ ऽअनु ॥
pari māgne duścaritād bādhasvā mā sucarite bhaja ।
ud āyuṣā svāyuṣodasthām amṛtāṁ 'anu ॥
Agni, Lord of light and life, save me all round from evil, drive off from me all that is bad in character and conduct. Establish me firmly in good character and conduct. Help me stay up there for a long age of goodness and high immortal virtue.
4.29
प्रति पन्थाम् अपद्महि स्वस्तिगाम् अनेहसम् ।
येन विश्वाः परि द्विषो वृणक्ति विन्दते वसु ॥
prati panthām apadmahi svastigām anehasam ।
yena viśvāḥ pari dviṣo vṛṇakti vindate vasu ॥
Agni, lord of light and life, may we all follow the path of goodness, love and non-violence by which the good man keeps off all hate and fear and attains to the safe haven of happiness and freedom.
4.30
अदित्यास् त्वग् असि ।
अदित्यै सद ऽआ सीद ।
अस्तभ्नाद् द्यां वृषभो ऽ अन्तरिक्षम् अमिमीत वरिमाणं पृथिव्याः ।
आसीदद् विश्वा भुवनानि सम्राड् विश्वेत् तानि वरुणस्य व्रतानि ॥
adityās tvag asi ।
adityai sada 'ā sīda ।
astabhnād dyāṃ vṛṣabho ' antarikṣam amimīta varimāṇaṃ pṛthivyāḥ ।
āsīdad viśvā bhuvanāni samrāḍ viśvet tāni varuṇasya vratāni ॥
Varuna, Lord of the universe and power of the sun and wind, you are the protective cover of the earth and the presiding presence of its order. Omnipotent Lord, you keep the heaven and the sky in position and maintain the excellence of life on earth. Glorious ruler of the world, you are the absolute centre and circumference of all the spheres of the universe, and all of them move in observance of the inexorable law of the divine power.
Mantras 31–37
4.31
वनेषु व्यन्तरिक्षं ततान वाजम् अर्वत्सु पय ऽउस्रियासु ।
हृत्सु क्रतुं वरुणो विक्ष्व् अग्निं दिवि सूर्यम् अदधात् सोमम् अद्रौ ॥
vaneṣu vyantarikṣaṃ tatāna vājam arvatsu paya 'usriyāsu ।
hṛtsu kratuṃ varuṇo vikṣv agniṃ divi sūryam adadhāt somam adrau ॥
Varuna, Lord Supreme, put expanse into waves and forests, velocity in the motion (of waves and winds), speed in the horses, milk in the cows, vision and will in the hearts, heat and desire in the living creatures, sun in heaven, nectar of life in the cloud, juice in the soma plant, and the soma plant on the mountain.
4.32
सूर्यस्य चक्षुर् आरोहाग्नेर् अक्ष्णः कनीनकम् ।
यत्रैतशेभिर् ईयसे भ्राजमानो विपश्चिता ॥
sūryasya cakṣur ārohāgner akṣṇaḥ kanīnakam ।
yatraitaśebhir īyase bhrājamāno vipaścitā ॥
Ascend to the eye (light) of the sun, and enter into the pupil of the eye of agni (light of fire) where, self-illuminating with the rays of your light, you would be approached and pursued by the discriminative scholar of science.
4.33
उस्राव् एतं धूर्षाहौ युज्येथाम् अनश्रूऽ अवीरहणौ ब्रह्मचोदनौ ।
स्वस्ति यजमानस्य गृहान् गच्छतम् ॥
usrāv etaṃ dhūrṣāhau yujyethām anaśrū' avīrahaṇau brahmacodanau ।
svasti yajamānasya gṛhān gacchatam ॥
Scholars dedicated to science and spirit in search of the good life should commit themselves to the study and application of the energy of the sun and vayu (wind and electricity), both treasures of scientific power and means of comfort, to be specifically investigated and used just like two bullocks bearing the burdens for life’s comfort to the house of the master without tears or hurt to anybody but supporting the young and the brave. The scholars also, for guidance, should reach the senior man of knowledge who, too, silently bears the burdens of life for the knowledge and comfort of others. Let the joy and comfort of this scientific yajna, in consequence, reach the home of the yajamana.
4.34
भद्रो मेऽ सि प्रच्यवस्व भुवस्पते विश्वान्य् अभि धामानि ।
मा त्वा परिपरिणो विदन् मा त्वा परिपन्थिनो विदन् मा वृकाऽ अघायवो विदन् ।
श्येनो भूत्वा परा पत यजमानस्य गृहान् गच्छ तन् नौ सँ̐स्कृतम् ॥
bhadro me' si pracyavasva bhuvaspate viśvāny abhi dhāmāni ।
mā tvā paripariṇo vidan mā tvā paripanthino vidan mā vṛkā' aghāyavo vidan ।
śyeno bhūtvā parā pata yajamānasya gṛhān gaccha tan nau sam̐̐skṛtam ॥
Lord of the earth, master of knowledge, you are a blessing for me. With the product of your study and my effort and support, reach any part of all the regions of the world shooting to your destination as an eagle. May no robber, no thief, no wolfish highway man, no man of evil pursuit, meet you on the way. May no one rob or deceive you or steal anything. Let the product of your yajna and mine reach the house of the yajamana fast.
4.35
नमो मित्रस्य वरुणस्य चक्षसे महो देवाय तद् ऋतꣳ सपर्यत ।
दूरेदृशे देवजाताय केतवे दिवस् पुत्राय सूर्याय शꣳसत ॥
namo mitrasya varuṇasya cakṣase maho devāya tad ṛtaṁ saparyata ।
dūredṛśe devajātāya ketave divas putrāya sūryāya śaṁsata ॥
Salutations in reverence, recognition and gratitude to the Sun, best friend, highest, all-seeing, great, brilliant, far-seeing light of the world, self-luminant,child of heaven. Sing in praise of him, serve his law of right and truth in life.
4.36
वरुणस्योत्तम्भनम् असि ।
वरुणस्य स्कम्भसर्जनी स्थः ।
वरुणस्यऽ ऋतसदन्य् असि वरुणस्यऽ ऋतसदनम् असि ।
वरुणस्य ऽऋतसदनम् आ सीद ॥
varuṇasyottambhanam asi ।
varuṇasya skambhasarjanī sthaḥ ।
varuṇasya' ṛtasadany asi varuṇasya' ṛtasadanam asi ।
varuṇasya 'ṛtasadanam ā sīda ॥
You are the bond and ultimate pillar of the universe. You are the centre and sustenance of vayu’s hold on things and the sun’s two-fold power to move the waters in space. You are the mainstay of the world’s phenomenal reality of Satyam and the seat and working of Rtam, the universal law of Right and Truth. By your grace only, we realize the meaning of existence and follow the divine law of Dharma.
4.37
या ते धामानि हविषा यजन्ति ता ते विश्वा परिभूर् अस्तु यज्ञम् ।
गयस्फानः प्रतरणः सुवीरो ऽवीरहा प्रचरा सोम दुर्यान् ॥
yā te dhāmāni haviṣā yajanti tā te viśvā paribhūr astu yajñam ।
gayasphānaḥ prataraṇaḥ suvīro 'vīrahā pracarā soma duryān ॥
Lord of the universe, whatever places are sanctified by the performance of yajna with oblations in your honour, all such places, O Soma, yajna may grace and sanctify for us too — yajna, promoter of the home, family and wealth, saviour from suffering, maker of the brave, redeemer of the weak, all-round generous and universal, may sanctify us too. Soma, scholar wise and dedicated, go round, speak for, propagate and perform yajna in every home.