8. Adhyāya 8 — Agniṣṭoma
Mantras 1–10
8.1
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसि ।
आदित्येभ्यस् त्वा ।
विष्ण ऽ उरुगायैष ते सोमस् तꣳ रक्षस्व मा त्वा दभन् ॥
upayāmagṛhīto 'si ।
ādityebhyas tvā ।
viṣṇa ' urugāyaiṣa te somas taṁ rakṣasva mā tvā dabhan ॥
Young man, Brahmachari of the Aditya order, selected and accepted by me for marriage, you are now bonded and consecrated in the sacred code of marriage for a life-time. Observe the rules and discipline of wedlock according to the Dharma-shastras meticulously like the sun through the zodiacs in the year. Noble in nature, culture, habit and conduct, this home, the life of grihastha, is your paradise to live in and grow. Preserve it, protect it, and let nothing violate or destroy this sweet life and home.
8.2
कदा चन स्तरीर् असि नेन्द्र सश्चसि दाशुषे ।
उपोपेन् नु मघवन् भूय ऽ इन् नु ते दानं देवस्य पृच्यते ऽ ।
आदित्येभ्यस् त्वा ॥
kadā cana starīr asi nendra saścasi dāśuṣe ।
upopen nu maghavan bhūya ' in nu te dānaṃ devasya pṛcyate ' ।
ādityebhyas tvā ॥
Dear husband, man of excellence and power, wealth and generosity, you are never dry or stingy or non-obliging. You are always and readily with the generous Giver. Your gifts in cash and kind, instruction or advice, multiply and mature in no time and may they
8.3
कदा चन प्र युच्छस्य् उभे नि पासि जन्मनी ।
तुरीयादित्य सवनं त ऽ इन्द्रियम् आ तस्थाव् अमृतं दिवि ।
आदित्येभ्यस् त्वा ॥
kadā cana pra yucchasy ubhe ni pāsi janmanī ।
turīyāditya savanaṃ ta ' indriyam ā tasthāv amṛtaṃ divi ।
ādityebhyas tvā ॥
Aditya, man of brilliance and discipline, you are never funny or neglectful. Bright, generous and holy, superior in wisdom and character, you are doing full and fair justice to your life both present and future, just as you would do to the transcendent state of your mind and consciousness. If your sex-life and your mind and senses are stable under control, free from indulgence, you will enjoy the supreme bliss of happiness in a state of enlightenment. Man of light and virtue, I accept you and dedicate myself to you for a lifetime.
8.4
यज्ञो देवानां प्रत्य् एति सुम्नम् आदित्यासो भवता मृडयन्तः ।
आ वोऽर्वाची सुमतिर् ववृत्याद् अꣳहोश् चिद् या वरिवोवित्तरासत् ।
आदित्येभ्यस् त्वा ॥
yajño devānāṃ praty eti sumnam ādityāso bhavatā mṛḍayantaḥ ।
ā vo'rvācī sumatir vavṛtyād aṁhoś cid yā varivovittarāsat ।
ādityebhyas tvā ॥
The home-yajna of a noble husband and noble wife brings joy and grace of the gods to the family. Noble and brilliant people of wisdom and virtue, be kind and and bless the home with peace and happiness. May your wisdom, auspicious and blissful, which gives the knowledge of right conduct and behaviour, come hither and always abide with us to guide us and protect us from sin and evil. I accept you for dedication to the noble and the brilliant people for a life-time.
8.5
विवस्वन्न् आदित्यैष ते सोमपीथस् तस्मिन् मत्स्व ।
श्रद् अस्मै नरो वचसे दधातन यद् आशीर्दा दम्पती वामम् अश्नुतः ।
पुमान् पुत्रो जायते विन्दते वस्व् अधा विश्वाहार् अप ऽ एधते गृहे ॥
vivasvann ādityaiṣa te somapīthas tasmin matsva ।
śrad asmai naro vacase dadhātana yad āśīrdā dampatī vāmam aśnutaḥ ।
pumān putro jāyate vindate vasv adhā viśvāhār apa ' edhate gṛhe ॥
Brilliant young man, settled in this new home with your wife, after leaving the ‘gurukul’, the schoolhome, this family home is the yajna-vedi of your grihastha where you will drink the ‘soma’ of joy for a long long time. Man in this home life should observe truth of word and conduct to make the married life happy and successful. The home in which the husband and wife observe the ethics and discipline (Dharma) of marriage is blessed with wealth, growing prosperity and the birth of a noble and virtuous son who helps and protects his parents and fulfills their wishes.
8.6
वामम् अद्य सवितर् वामम् उ श्वो दिवे-दिवे वामम् अस्मभ्यꣳ सावीः ।
वामस्य हि क्षयस्य देव भूरेर् अया धिया वामभाजः स्याम ॥
vāmam adya savitar vāmam u śvo dive-dive vāmam asmabhyaṁ sāvīḥ ।
vāmasya hi kṣayasya deva bhūrer ayā dhiyā vāmabhājaḥ syāma ॥
8.7
उपयामगृहीतोऽसि सावित्रोऽसि चनोधाश् चनोधा ऽ असि चनो मयि धेहि ।
जिन्व यज्ञं जिन्व यज्ञपतिं भगाय देवाय त्वा सवित्रे ॥
upayāmagṛhīto'si sāvitro'si canodhāś canodhā ' asi cano mayi dhehi ।
jinva yajñaṃ jinva yajñapatiṃ bhagāya devāya tvā savitre ॥
Accepted you are (as me) and consecrated in the ethics and discipline of matrimony (grihastha dharma). A devotee you are of Savita, creator of the universe, and so gracious a giver of food and the wealth of life. Give me the food for life and joy. Promote yajna, promote the master devotee of yajna, for wealth, for honour and generosity, for the grace of Savita, lord of generation — for health, wealth and procreation — for you and me.
8.8
उपयामगृहीतोऽसि सुशर्मासि सुप्रतिष्ठानो बृहदुक्षाय नमः ।
विश्वेभ्यस् त्वा देवेभ्यः ऽ।
एष ते योनिर् विश्वेभ्यस् त्वा देवेभ्यः ॥
upayāmagṛhīto'si suśarmāsi supratiṣṭhāno bṛhadukṣāya namaḥ ।
viśvebhyas tvā devebhyaḥ '।
eṣa te yonir viśvebhyas tvā devebhyaḥ ॥
8.9
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसि बृहस्पतिसुतस्य देव सोम त ऽ इन्दोर् इन्द्रियावतं पत्नीवतो ग्रहाँ२ ऽ ऋध्यासम् ।
अहं परस्ताद् अहम् अवस्ताद् यद् अन्तरिक्षं तद् उ मे पिताभूत् ।
अहꣳ सूर्यम् उभयतो ददर्शाहं देवानां परमं गुहा यत् ॥
upayāmagṛhīto 'si bṛhaspatisutasya deva soma ta ' indor indriyāvataṃ patnīvato grahām̐2 ' ṛdhyāsam ।
ahaṃ parastād aham avastād yad antarikṣaṃ tad u me pitābhūt ।
ahaṁ sūryam ubhayato dadarśāhaṃ devānāṃ paramaṃ guhā yat ॥
8.10
अग्ना3इ पत्नीवन्त् सजूर् देवेन त्वष्ट्रा सोमं पिब स्वाहा ।
प्रजापतिर् वृषासि रेतोधा रेतो मयि धेहि प्रजापतेस् त वृष्णो रेतोधसो रेतोधाम् अशीय ॥
agnā3i patnīvant sajūr devena tvaṣṭrā somaṃ piba svāhā ।
prajāpatir vṛṣāsi retodhā reto mayi dhehi prajāpates ta vṛṣṇo retodhaso retodhām aśīya ॥
Manly man of a darling wife, lord of brilliance and joy, come and, with the inspiring poetry of Veda in honour and praise of the Creator, and eliminater of suffering, Twashta, drink the elixir of life with me. Husband of an admirable wife, virile and generous like the rain-god cloud, lover and guardian of people and children, rain the shower of life and joy on me. Replete with the seeds of life, sow the seed in me. Would-be father of your child, virile and lustrous, I shall receive and hold the seed and bear your son and spirit — the Lord bless him — as brave and lustrous as you.
Mantras 11–20
8.11
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसि हरिर् असि हारियोजनो हरिभ्यां त्वा ।
हर्योर् धाना स्थ सहसोमा ऽ इन्द्राय ॥
upayāmagṛhīto 'si harir asi hāriyojano haribhyāṃ tvā ।
haryor dhānā stha sahasomā ' indrāya ॥
Accepted and consecrated you are in the sacramental dharma of marriage and the household, carry on the business of the home like a leader, using all the resources with joy and satisfaction to everybody. Drive on this chariot of grihastha with the steeds of Indra (i.e., men and materials) for the glory of Indra, Head of the universal family. Manage your horses (resources) and ever be strong, drinking the joy of life to the honour and glory of the Lord of Bliss (Soma).
8.12
यस् ते ऽ अश्वसनिर् भक्षो यो गोसनिस् तस्य त ऽ इष्टयजुष स्तुतसोमस्य शस्तोक्थस्योपहूतस्योपहूतो भक्षयामि ॥
yas te ' aśvasanir bhakṣo yo gosanis tasya ta ' iṣṭayajuṣa stutasomasya śastokthasyopahūtasyopahūto bhakṣayāmi ॥
Invited by you, blessed soul, to the celebration of your power of horses, your wealth of land and cows, and your culture of the divine voice, the Veda, admirer of the Rks, lover of the Yajus and singer of the Samans, I am delighted to enjoy what you have so generously offered.
8.13
देवकृतस्यैनसो ऽवयजनम् असि ।
मनुष्यकृतस्यैनसो ऽवयजनम् असि ।
पितृकृतस्यैनसो ऽवयजनम् असि ।
आत्मकृतस्यैनसो ऽवयजनम् असि ।
एनसऽ-एनसो ऽवयजनम् असि ।
यच् चाहम् एनो विद्वाꣳश् चकार यच् चाविद्वाꣳस् तस्य सर्वस्यैनसो ऽवयजनम् असि ।
devakṛtasyainaso 'vayajanam asi ।
manuṣyakṛtasyainaso 'vayajanam asi ।
pitṛkṛtasyainaso 'vayajanam asi ।
ātmakṛtasyainaso 'vayajanam asi ।
enasa'-enaso 'vayajanam asi ।
yac cāham eno vidvāṁś cakāra yac cāvidvāṁs tasya sarvasyainaso 'vayajanam asi ।
8.14
सं वर्चसा पयसा सं तनूभिर् अगन्महि मनसा सꣳ शिवेन ।
त्वष्टा सुदत्रो वि दधातु रायो ऽनु मार्ष्टु तन्वो यद् विलिष्टम् ॥
saṃ varcasā payasā saṃ tanūbhir aganmahi manasā saṁ śivena ।
tvaṣṭā sudatro vi dadhātu rāyo 'nu mārṣṭu tanvo yad viliṣṭam ॥
Twashta, refiner of manners, behaviour, method, and culture and generous giver of health, wealth and knowledge, let us go forward with a noble mind, able body, plenty of food and drink and the vigour and lustre of life. Give us all-round wealth of life, and whatever is wanting in us in health of body and mind, be gracious to make up and complete.
8.15
सम् इन्द्र णो मनसा नेषि गोभिः सꣳ सूरिभिर् मघवन्त् सꣳ स्वस्त्या ।
सं ब्रह्मणा देवकृतं यद् अस्ति सं देवाना सुमतौ यज्ञियाना स्वाहा ॥
sam indra ṇo manasā neṣi gobhiḥ saṁ sūribhir maghavant saṁ svastyā ।
saṃ brahmaṇā devakṛtaṃ yad asti saṃ devānā sumatau yajñiyānā svāhā ॥
Indra, Lord of power and honour, Maghavan, Lord of wealth and knowledge, take us forward in a healthy state of mind and sense at peace, comfortably, with men of wisdom and brilliant intelligence, with the vaidic voice of universal knowledge, and with our cows, into the way of whatever is nobly done in the vaidic tradition of universal values, and whatever is good according to the noble genius of the superior people of yajnic dedication and culture.
8.16
सं वर्चसा पयसा सं तनूभिर् अगन्महि मनसा सꣳ शिवेन ।
त्वष्टा सुदत्रो विदधातु रायो ऽनु मार्ष्टु तन्वो यद् विलिष्टम् ॥
saṃ varcasā payasā saṃ tanūbhir aganmahi manasā saṁ śivena ।
tvaṣṭā sudatro vidadhātu rāyo 'nu mārṣṭu tanvo yad viliṣṭam ॥
Follow as we do the noble genius of superior people among us, bless us Twashta, remover of the veils of ignorance and giver of knowledge. By the bright day and in the night, with the help and guidance of healthy and intelligent scholars and sages, and with the gift of a noble mind and concentration, bless us with the wealth of life, knowledge, wisdom, health and culture, and cleanse us of all the negativities and impurities of body and mind.
8.17
धाता रातिः सवितेदं जुषन्तां प्रजापतिर् निधिपा देवो ऽ अग्निः ।
त्वष्टा विष्णुः प्रजया सꣳरराणा यजमानाय द्रविणं दधात स्वाहा ॥
dhātā rātiḥ savitedaṃ juṣantāṃ prajāpatir nidhipā devo ' agniḥ ।
tvaṣṭā viṣṇuḥ prajayā saṁrarāṇā yajamānāya draviṇaṃ dadhāta svāhā ॥
8.18
सुगा वो देवाः सदना ऽ अकर्म य ऽ आजग्मेदꣳ सवनं जुषाणाः ।
भरमाणा वहमाना हवीꣳष्य् अस्मे धत्त वसवो वसूनि स्वाहा ॥
sugā vo devāḥ sadanā ' akarma ya ' ājagmedaṁ savanaṃ juṣāṇāḥ ।
bharamāṇā vahamānā havīṁṣy asme dhatta vasavo vasūni svāhā ॥
Auspicious powers of nature/ Noble men of brilliance, wisdom and generosity, efficient in creation, production and management, conducting, maintaining and enjoying this social yajna of production and prosperity, we have created and obtained these comfortable homes and valuable materials for you. Take these and hold these for us for onward creation and comfort.
8.19
याँ२ ऽ आवह ऽ उशतो देव देवाँस् तान् प्रेरय स्वे ऽ अग्ने सधस्थे ।
जक्षिवासः पपिवासश् च विश्वे ऽसुं घर्मꣳ स्वरातिष्ठतानु स्वाहा ॥
yām̐2 ' āvaha ' uśato deva devām̐s tān preraya sve ' agne sadhasthe ।
jakṣivāsaḥ papivāsaś ca viśve 'suṃ gharmaṁ svarātiṣṭhatānu svāhā ॥
O brilliant and generous Lord of yajna, Agni/man of knowledge, inspire to high acts of dharma and yajna all those who come to your house anxious to receive higher wealth and virtue. Men of the household, all of you, eating and drinking, enjoy the sacred voice of divinity, the food of yajna and Dharma, the spirit of life and the bliss of heaven on earth.
8.20
वयꣳ हि त्वा प्रयति ऽ यज्ञे अस्मिन्न् अग्ने होतारम् अवृणीमहीह ।
ऋधग् अया ऽ ऋधग् उताशमिष्ठाः प्रजानन् यज्ञम् उप याहि विद्वान्त् स्वाहा ॥
vayaṁ hi tvā prayati ' yajñe asminn agne hotāram avṛṇīmahīha ।
ṛdhag ayā ' ṛdhag utāśamiṣṭhāḥ prajānan yajñam upa yāhi vidvānt svāhā ॥
Agni, man of knowledge and brilliance, we, the house-holders in this family yajna of the household going on here, we select and accept you as the priest (to conduct and guide it). Expert man of yajna, knowing the spirit and essence of it, come close, join and enrich this yajna which is the creator and giver of prosperity. And not only join and conduct, but also come again and be blest with peace and prosperity.
Mantras 21–30
8.21
देवा गातुविदो गातुं वित्त्वा गातुम् इत ।
मनसस्पत ऽ इमं देव यज्ञꣳ स्वाहा वाते धाः ॥
devā gātuvido gātuṃ vittvā gātum ita ।
manasaspata ' imaṃ deva yajñaṁ svāhā vāte dhāḥ ॥
Man of the household, brilliant and generous, knowing the nature, properties and movements of the dynamic earth, having known the movements, know further and go further, and deeper inside it know the wealth and attain prosperity. Man of the household, brilliant and generous, master of your sense and mind, with the voice of the Veda and virtuous action, bring yajna into the practical scientific acts of life and hold on to the yajnic way of living.
8.22
यज्ञ यज्ञं गच्छ यज्ञपतिं गच्छ स्वां योनिं गच्छ स्वाहा ।
एष ते यज्ञो यज्ञपते सहसूक्तवाकः सर्ववीरस् तज् जुषस्व स्वाहा ॥
yajña yajñaṃ gaccha yajñapatiṃ gaccha svāṃ yoniṃ gaccha svāhā ।
eṣa te yajño yajñapate sahasūktavākaḥ sarvavīras taj juṣasva svāhā ॥
House-holder, man of yajna, with the voice of the Veda and virtuous acts of dharma, do the yajna of hospitality to the learned. Observe the collective yajna of loyalty and reverence to the head of the nation. Be true to your inner self. House-holder, observer of the ritual and the social yajna, this household yajna of yours, performed with the hymns of the Veda, inspiring to the young heroes of the nation, is for the safety and education of the people. Observe it with the voice of truth and justice in the business of the nation.
8.23
माहिर् भूर् मा पृदाकुः ।
उरुꣳ हि राजा वरुणश् चकार सूर्याय पन्थाम् अन्वेतवा ऽ उ ।
अपदे पादा प्रतिधातवे ऽकर् उतापवक्ता हृदयाविधश् चित् ।
नमो वरुणायाभिष्ठितो वरुणस्य पाशः ॥
māhir bhūr mā pṛdākuḥ ।
uruṁ hi rājā varuṇaś cakāra sūryāya panthām anvetavā ' u ।
apade pādā pratidhātave 'kar utāpavaktā hṛdayāvidhaś cit ।
namo varuṇāyābhiṣṭhito varuṇasya pāśaḥ ॥
Ruler and President of the Council, be not angry and poisonous as a snake, nor ferocious as a serpent. Be not false, hurtful and heart-breaking in speech. Be a ruler shining brilliant, supreme in virtue. Do excellently as behoves your chosen status. Make the highways of justice broad in honour and worship to the sun, the supreme light of the world, for all to see and follow the light so that none may stray into the paths of evil. Let the rule of law and the penal code be as firm and inviolable as the chains of Varuna and the thunderbolt of Indra.
8.24
अग्नेर् अनीकम् अप ऽ आ विवेशापां नपात् प्रतिरक्षन्न् असुर्यम् ।
दमे-दमे समिधं यक्ष्य् अग्ने प्रति ते जिह्वा घृतम् उच् चरण्यत् स्वाहा ॥
agner anīkam apa ' ā viveśāpāṃ napāt pratirakṣann asuryam ।
dame-dame samidhaṃ yakṣy agne prati te jihvā ghṛtam uc caraṇyat svāhā ॥
8.25
समुद्रे ते हृदयम् अप्स्व् अन्तः सं त्वा विशन्त्व् ओषधीर् उतापः ।
यज्ञस्य त्वा यज्ञपते सूक्तोक्तौ नमोवाके विधेम यत् स्वाहा ॥
samudre te hṛdayam apsv antaḥ saṃ tvā viśantv oṣadhīr utāpaḥ ।
yajñasya tvā yajñapate sūktoktau namovāke vidhema yat svāhā ॥
Yajnapati, pursuant of yajna, we put your heart and mind in touch with vital energies and dynamic modes of social conduct and behaviour revealed in the hymns of the Vedas dealing with foods, source materials, and yajnic cooperation of the community. Let your searching mind go deep down into the ocean and rise up into the waters of space. And then celestial waters and rejuvenating herbs would emerge into your mind’s eye of discovery (for common good).
8.26
देवीर् आप ऽ एष वो गर्भस् तꣳ सुप्रीतꣳ सुभृतं बिभृत ।
देव सोमैष ते लोकस् तस्मिञ् छं च वक्ष्व परि च वक्ष्व ॥
devīr āpa ' eṣa vo garbhas taṁ suprītaṁ subhṛtaṃ bibhṛta ।
deva somaiṣa te lokas tasmiñ chaṃ ca vakṣva pari ca vakṣva ॥
Women, bright, educated and meritorious, this grihasthashram, sacred family-home, is your real world of existence. Keep it, maintain it, manage it well with love and competence. Noble man of peace, love and honour, this familyhome is your intimate world of existence. Find peace and fulfilment here. Keep it, maintain it. Guard it. Guard it all-round.
8.27
अवभृथ निचुम्पुण निचेरुर् असि निचुम्पुणः ।
अव देवैर् देवकृतम् एनो ऽयासिषम् अव मर्त्यैर् मर्त्यकृतं पुरुराव्णो देव रिषस् पाहि ।
देवाना समिद् असि ॥
avabhṛtha nicumpuṇa nicerur asi nicumpuṇaḥ ।
ava devair devakṛtam eno 'yāsiṣam ava martyair martyakṛtaṃ pururāvṇo deva riṣas pāhi ।
devānā samid asi ॥
Initiated and consecrated couple in grihastha, gentle, noble and lovable virtuous producers of wealth, you are one of the bright, meritorious and generous community. You are an instrument of the devas. Deva, lord of the bright and the generous, living with the noble ones and the ordinary people, I pray, that I keep away from any sin or misconduct or misbehaviour committed with the mind and senses, or with the body, or by the ordinary people or even by the superior ones. Save me from violence to Dharma — such violence is the root of all sin and crime.
8.28
एजतु दशमास्यो गर्भो जरायुणा सह ।
यथायं वायुर् एजति यथा समुद्र ऽ एजति ।
एवायं दशमास्यो ऽ अस्रज् जरायुणा सह ॥
ejatu daśamāsyo garbho jarāyuṇā saha ।
yathāyaṃ vāyur ejati yathā samudra ' ejati ।
evāyaṃ daśamāsyo ' asraj jarāyuṇā saha ॥
May the foetus of the tenth month stir with its membrane-cover just as this wind moves, just as the sea moves. And may this foetus of the tenth month be born (safe and alive) with the membrane cover.
8.29
यस्यै ते यज्ञियो गर्भो यस्यै योनिर् हिरण्ययी ।
अङ्गान्य् अह्रुता यस्य तं मात्रा सम् अजीगमꣳ स्वाहा ॥
yasyai te yajñiyo garbho yasyai yonir hiraṇyayī ।
aṅgāny ahrutā yasya taṃ mātrā sam ajīgamaṁ svāhā ॥
Dear wife, for whom your sacred foetus is meant, for whom the pure and perfect womb of yours is meant, by that mother — you partner — may I beget a child with full and perfect limbs of the body through the sacred procreative yajna.
8.30
पुरुदस्मो विषुरूप ऽ इन्दुर् अन्तर् महिमानम् आनञ्ज धीरः ।
एकपदीं द्विपदीं त्रिपदीं चतुष्पदीम् अष्टापदीं भुवनानु प्रथन्ता स्वाहा ॥
purudasmo viṣurūpa ' indur antar mahimānam ānañja dhīraḥ ।
ekapadīṃ dvipadīṃ tripadīṃ catuṣpadīm aṣṭāpadīṃ bhuvanānu prathantā svāhā ॥
The man of mighty deeds, who eliminates suffering and creates joy, of versatile attainments, bright and honourable, constant and resolute, should wait for the great new arrival. Men of the household, cultivate the vaidic culture of one, two, three, four and eight steps of attainment: one: Aum; two: worldly fulfilment and the freedom of moksha; three: the joy of the truth of word and the health of body and mind; four: the attainment of Dharma, wealth, fulfilment of desire, and moksha; eight: the joy of all the four classes and all the four stages of life (Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra, Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa). Build homes for the people and advance in life.
Mantras 31–40
8.31
मरुतो यस्य हि क्षये पाथा दिवो विमहसः ।
स सुगोपातमो जनः ॥
maruto yasya hi kṣaye pāthā divo vimahasaḥ ।
sa sugopātamo janaḥ ॥
Married couples, brilliant and great in many ways, blest with beauty, wealth, yajna and knowledge, wherever in a home you find superior people of noble nature, character and action, that family is most dedicated to mother earth and the Veda.
8.32
मही द्यौः पृथिवी च न ऽ इमं यज्ञं मिमिक्षताम् ।
पिपृतां नो भरीमभिः ॥
mahī dyauḥ pṛthivī ca na ' imaṃ yajñaṃ mimikṣatām ।
pipṛtāṃ no bharīmabhiḥ ॥
8.33
आ तिष्ठ वृत्रहन् रथं युक्ता ते ब्रह्मणा हरी ।
अर्वाचीनꣳ सु ते मनो ग्रावा कृणोतु वग्नुना ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसीन्द्राय त्वा षोडशिने ।
ऽ एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा षोडशिने ॥
ā tiṣṭha vṛtrahan rathaṃ yuktā te brahmaṇā harī ।
arvācīnaṁ su te mano grāvā kṛṇotu vagnunā ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'sīndrāya tvā ṣoḍaśine ।
' eṣa te yonir indrāya tvā ṣoḍaśine ॥
Man of the household, destroyer of the enemy, come and sit in this chariot of grihastha in which are yoked two ‘horses’, Draw and Hold (attraction and preservation or yoga and kshema). And if your mind sometime is down, then, with the voice of the Veda bring it up to peace, stand as a rock, and shower like a cloud with joy. You are accepted and consecrated in the matrimonial dharma for the sixteenfold honour and glory of life. This grihastha is now your haven. You are given up and dedicated to this sixteenfold programme of the family life.
8.34
युक्ष्वा हि केशिना हरी वृषणा कक्ष्यप्रा ।
अथा न ऽ इन्द्र सोमपा गिराम् उपश्रुतिं चर ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसीन्द्राय त्वा षोडशिने ।
ऽ एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा षोडशिने ॥
yukṣvā hi keśinā harī vṛṣaṇā kakṣyaprā ।
athā na ' indra somapā girām upaśrutiṃ cara ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'sīndrāya tvā ṣoḍaśine ।
' eṣa te yonir indrāya tvā ṣoḍaśine ॥
Indra, hero of the household, man of honour and protector of your happy home, yoke your horses of beautiful hair, strong and fast, shooting to the destination And then listen to our voice and act accordingly. You are accepted and consecrated in the sacred discipline of marriage for the sixteenfold honour and sanctity of life in marriage. This grihastha is now your haven of existence. You are dedicated and given up to the sixteenfold programme of family honour.
8.35
इन्द्रम् इद् धरी वहतो ऽप्रतिधृष्टशवसम् ।
ऋषीणां च स्तुतीर् उप यज्ञं च मानुषाणाम् ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसीन्द्राय त्वा षोडशिने ।
ऽ एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा षोडशिने ॥
indram id dharī vahato 'pratidhṛṣṭaśavasam ।
ṛṣīṇāṃ ca stutīr upa yajñaṃ ca mānuṣāṇām ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'sīndrāya tvā ṣoḍaśine ।
' eṣa te yonir indrāya tvā ṣoḍaśine ॥
Two horses (yoga and kshema) carry Indra, hero of inviolable honour and power and head of the nationfamily. Indra, protector of the honour of the land, listen to the Rishis’ songs of the praise of the heroes, go close to the yajna-assemblies of the people, listen and act accordingly. You are anointed and consecrated in the sacred law and constitution of the land for the sixteenfold honour and glory of the nation: This honour and glory
8.36
यस्मान् न जातः परो ऽ अन्यो ऽ अस्ति य ऽ आविवेश भुवनानि विश्वा ।
प्रजापतिः प्रजया सꣳरराणस् त्रीणि ज्योतीषि सचते स षोडशी ॥
yasmān na jātaḥ paro ' anyo ' asti ya ' āviveśa bhuvanāni viśvā ।
prajāpatiḥ prajayā saṁrarāṇas trīṇi jyotīṣi sacate sa ṣoḍaśī ॥
None other ever existent is beyond Him, Him who pervades and transcends all the worlds of the universe. Father of His creation, ever rejoicing with His children, Lord of sixteen powers, full and complete, He illuminates the three lights of the world and reigns — the One sole and absolute Lord existent, omniscient and blissful. (The three lights are fire, electricity and the sun. The sixteen powers are: will, energy, faith, earth, water, fire, air, space, sense, mind, food, vitality, austerity, Word, life (jiva) and language).
8.37
इन्द्रश् च सम्राड् वरुणश् च राजा तौ ते भक्षं चक्रतुर् अग्र् ऽ एतम् ।
तयोर् अहम् अनु भक्षं भक्षयामि वाग् देवी जुषाणा सोमस्य तृप्यतु ।
सह प्राणेन स्वाहा ॥
indraś ca samrāḍ varuṇaś ca rājā tau te bhakṣaṃ cakratur agr ' etam ।
tayor aham anu bhakṣaṃ bhakṣayāmi vāg devī juṣāṇā somasya tṛpyatu ।
saha prāṇena svāhā ॥
Indra, the sovereign, reigns supreme over all. Varuna, the ruler, rules in specific areas. Those two first provide this food for you. I eat my share of the food after those two. Both of you, the people and the government, with the sacred voice of the Veda which reveals the secrets of living together in love and cooperation, be happy and prosperous with full vigour.
8.38
अग्ने पवस्व स्वपा ऽ अस्मे वर्चः सुवीर्यम् ।
दधद् रयिं मयि पोषम् ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽस्य् अग्नये त्वा वर्चसे ।
ऽ एष ते योनिर् अग्नये त्वा वर्चसे ।
अग्ने वर्चस्विन् वर्चस्वाꣳस् त्वं देवेष्व् असि वर्चस्वान् अहं मनुष्येषु भूयासम् ॥
agne pavasva svapā ' asme varcaḥ suvīryam ।
dadhad rayiṃ mayi poṣam ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'sy agnaye tvā varcase ।
' eṣa te yonir agnaye tvā varcase ।
agne varcasvin varcasvāṁs tvaṃ deveṣv asi varcasvān ahaṃ manuṣyeṣu bhūyāsam ॥
Agni/Ruler, lord of knowledge and power, you are noble with noble actions, first among all of noble achievement. Purify us, and bless us with lustre, noble vitality and prowess, wealth and good health with nourishments of body and mind. Noble ruler, accepted you are and consecrated in the laws and constitution of the nation for the honour and brilliance of the people and the land. This honour and prestige, the nation, is now your haven, the reason and justification of your being. We dedicate you to the achievement of honour and glory. Agni, lord of light and brilliance of action, you are lustrous and honourable among the brilliant and the generous rulers. I pray I be brilliant and honourable among the people.
8.39
उत्तिष्ठन्न् ओजसा सह पीत्वी शिप्रे ऽ अवेपयः ।
सोमम् इन्द्र चमू सुतम् ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसीन्द्राय त्वौजसे ।
ऽ एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वौजसे ।
इन्द्रौजिष्ठौजिष्ठस् त्वं देवेष्व् अस्य् ओजिष्ठो ऽहं मनुष्येषु भूयासम् ॥
uttiṣṭhann ojasā saha pītvī śipre ' avepayaḥ ।
somam indra camū sutam ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'sīndrāya tvaujase ।
' eṣa te yonir indrāya tvaujase ।
indraujiṣṭhaujiṣṭhas tvaṃ deveṣv asy ojiṣṭho 'haṃ manuṣyeṣu bhūyāsam ॥
Indra, ruler of the land, lover and achiever of honour, rising in lustre (with the strength of body, mind and soul and the power of the council and the army), having drunk the soma of victory over the enemies, shake the visors of your helmet with joy and self-esteem. Accepted you are by us for the governance and administration of the nation, and consecrated you are in the laws and constitution for the achievement of light and glory like that of the sun. This consecration now is the home and haven of your life, the very meaning of your existence. We dedicate you to the light of the world, the sun, and the glory of the nation. Lord of the land, brilliant in knowledge and justice, most shining you are among the noble and the generous personalities of the country. I pray that I may be brilliant and most shining among the people.
8.40
अदृश्रम् अस्य केतवो वि रश्मयो जनाꣳ ऽ अनु ।
भ्राजन्तो अग्नयो यथा ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसि सूर्याय त्वा भ्राजाय ।
एष ते योनिः सूर्याय त्वा भ्राजाय ।
सूर्य भ्राजिष्ठ भ्राजिष्ठस् त्वं देवेष्व् असि भ्राजिष्ठो ऽहं मनुष्येषु भूयासम् ॥
adṛśram asya ketavo vi raśmayo janāṁ ' anu ।
bhrājanto agnayo yathā ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'si sūryāya tvā bhrājāya ।
eṣa te yoniḥ sūryāya tvā bhrājāya ।
sūrya bhrājiṣṭha bhrājiṣṭhas tvaṃ deveṣv asi bhrājiṣṭho 'haṃ manuṣyeṣu bhūyāsam ॥
Just as the bright rays of light (fire, sun, and electricity) shine on things to show them to the world, similarly, I pray, I may see the people and other things in the divine light of the Lord. Accepted and sanctified you are in the rules and laws of the land to shine in the business of the nation like the sun. This is now your haven and home. You are dedicated to the Sun, Lord Supreme of the universe, to shine in life. Ruler of the land, bright and sunny in knowledge and justice, you are the brightest among the brilliant. I pray I may shine the brightest among the people.
Mantras 41–50
8.41
उद् उ त्यं जातवेदसं देवं वहन्ति केतवः ।
दृशे विश्वाय सूर्यम् ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसि सूर्याय त्वा भ्राजाय ।
एष ते योनिः सूर्याय त्वा भ्राजाय ।
(सूर्य भ्राजिष्ठ भ्राजिष्ठस् त्वं देवेष्व् असि भ्राजिष्ठो ऽहं मनुष्येषु भूयासम् )॥ ?
ud u tyaṃ jātavedasaṃ devaṃ vahanti ketavaḥ ।
dṛśe viśvāya sūryam ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'si sūryāya tvā bhrājāya ।
eṣa te yoniḥ sūryāya tvā bhrājāya ।
(sūrya bhrājiṣṭha bhrājiṣṭhas tvaṃ deveṣv asi bhrājiṣṭho 'haṃ manuṣyeṣu bhūyāsam )॥ ?
Just as the rays of the sun carry the light of the sun for the world to see the sun, surely so the lights of creation and the eyes of the seers reveal the light of the Lord Creator, refulgent and omniscient of all that is born, for the world to see.
8.42
आजिघ्रकलशं मह्यात्वाविशन्त्विन्दवः।
पुनरूर्जा निवर्त्तस्व सा नः सहस्रं धुक्ष्वोरुधारा पयस्वती पुनर् माविशताद् रयिः ॥
ājighrakalaśaṃ mahyātvāviśantvindavaḥ।
punarūrjā nivarttasva sā naḥ sahasraṃ dhukṣvorudhārā payasvatī punar māviśatād rayiḥ ॥
Generous and venerable as mother earth, come, fill the pitcher and smell it to taste. May sweet juices come to you in plenty and fill the home. Versatile in virtue, rich in food and overflowing with milk, come again and fill us with vigour and energy. And then, again, with your love and grace, may I be enriched with the wealth of life.
8.43
इडे रन्ते हव्ये काम्ये चन्द्रे ज्योते ऽदिते सरस्वति महि विश्रुति ।
एता ते ऽ अघ्न्ये नामानि देवेभ्यो मा सुकृतं ब्रूतात् ॥
iḍe rante havye kāmye candre jyote 'dite sarasvati mahi viśruti ।
etā te ' aghnye nāmāni devebhyo mā sukṛtaṃ brūtāt ॥
Blessed woman, mistress of the home: Voice of the divine worthy of praise, love abiding in the heart, libation for the gods and fragrance of yajna, love and desire incarnate, beauty of the moon, brilliance of virtue, unbreakable and boundless, inexhaustible stream of knowledge and generosity, forbearance of mother earth, celebrity of the world: these are your names, dear wife, inviolable, which describe woman’s nature and character. Speak to me of the good things I ought to do.
8.44
वि न इन्द्र मृधो जहि नीचा यच्छ पृतन्यतः ।
यो ऽ अस्माँ२ ऽ अभिदासत्य् अधरं गमया तमः ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसीन्द्राय त्वा विमृधे ।
ऽ एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा विमृधे ॥
vi na indra mṛdho jahi nīcā yaccha pṛtanyataḥ ।
yo ' asmām̐2 ' abhidāsaty adharaṃ gamayā tamaḥ ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'sīndrāya tvā vimṛdhe ।
' eṣa te yonir indrāya tvā vimṛdhe ॥
Indra, commander of the army, destroy our enemies, keep the enemy hoards down. Him who wants to beat us into slavery, throw down into the dark. Accepted you are by the people and consecrated in the rules and tactics of the army for the defence of the land and destruction of the enemy. This is now your haven and home, the sole purpose of your office. We dedicate you to the defence and security of the land and to the honour of the nation.
8.45
वाचस् पतिं विश्वकर्माणमूतये मनोजुवं वाजे ऽ अद्या हुवेम ।
स नो विश्वानि हवनानि जोषद् विश्वशम्भूर् अवसे साधुकर्मा ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसीन्द्राय त्वा विश्वकर्मणे ।
ऽ एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा विश्वकर्मणे ॥
vācas patiṃ viśvakarmāṇamūtaye manojuvaṃ vāje ' adyā huvema ।
sa no viśvāni havanāni joṣad viśvaśambhūr avase sādhukarmā ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'sīndrāya tvā viśvakarmaṇe ।
' eṣa te yonir indrāya tvā viśvakarmaṇe ॥
8.46
विश्वकर्मन् हविषा वर्धनेन त्रातारम् इन्द्रम् अकृणोर् अवध्यम् ।
तस्मै विशः समनमन्त पूर्वीर् अयम् उग्रो विहव्यो यथासत् ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसीन्द्राय त्वा विश्वकर्मणे ।
ऽ एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा विश्वकर्मणे ॥
viśvakarman haviṣā vardhanena trātāram indram akṛṇor avadhyam ।
tasmai viśaḥ samanamanta pūrvīr ayam ugro vihavyo yathāsat ।
upayāmagṛhīto 'sīndrāya tvā viśvakarmaṇe ।
' eṣa te yonir indrāya tvā viśvakarmaṇe ॥
Vishvakarma, lord of all actions and dharmas, with vitalizing materials of yajna, strengthen the ruler and make him an invincible protector of the people. Let him grow mighty with ample means and materials. To him, the people, as taught by the forefathers, bow in homage. Ruler, president of the council, accepted you are by the people, and consecrated in the laws of the land for service to the lord of action, Vishwakarma, and honour of the nation (Indra). This service and this honour now is your haven and home. You are dedicated to the lord of action and dharma and the honour and glory of the nation.
8.47
उपयामगृहीतो ऽस्य् अग्नये त्वा गायत्रच्छन्दसं गृह्णामि ।
इन्द्राय त्वा त्रिष्टुप्छन्दसं गृह्णामि ।
विश्वेभ्यस् त्वा देवेभ्यो जगच्छन्दसं गृह्णामि ।
अनुष्टुप् ते ऽभिगरः ॥
upayāmagṛhīto 'sy agnaye tvā gāyatracchandasaṃ gṛhṇāmi ।
indrāya tvā triṣṭupchandasaṃ gṛhṇāmi ।
viśvebhyas tvā devebhyo jagacchandasaṃ gṛhṇāmi ।
anuṣṭup te 'bhigaraḥ ॥
Vishvakarman : Accepted and honoured you are in reverence as a teacher. Enlightening are your songs of praise in the Anushtubh metre. Scholar of Gayatri verses, I come to you to learn the science of fire. Master of Trishtubh verses, I come to you for the secrets of life’s glory and prosperity. Scholar of Jagati verses, I come to you to learn the nature, character and actions of the noble, brilliant and generous leaders of the world.
8.48
व्रेशीनां त्वा पत्मन्न् आ धूनोमि कुकूननानां त्वा पत्मन्न् आ धूनोमि भन्दनानां त्वा पत्मन्न् आ धूनोमि मदिन्तमानां त्वा पत्मन्न् आ धूनोमि मधुन्तमानां त्वा पत्मन्न् आ धूनोमि शुक्रं त्वा शुक्र ऽ आ धूनोम्य् अह्नो रूपे सूर्यस्य रश्मिषु ॥
vreśīnāṃ tvā patmann ā dhūnomi kukūnanānāṃ tvā patmann ā dhūnomi bhandanānāṃ tvā patmann ā dhūnomi madintamānāṃ tvā patmann ā dhūnomi madhuntamānāṃ tvā patmann ā dhūnomi śukraṃ tvā śukra ' ā dhūnomy ahno rūpe sūryasya raśmiṣu ॥
Dear husband, if amongst the pure and spotless people, you ever happen to waver, I shake you out of that fickleness. If amongst the gentle folk in speech and language, love and manners, you happen to falter, I shake you out of that embarrassment. If amongst the graceful and the beatifying, you happen to err toward roughness, I shake you out back into self-awareness. If in the company of the rejoicing folks in festivity, you waver from self-control, I shake you out back to temperance. If amongst the sweetest and the most lovable folks you waver from decency, I shake you back to civility. You are pure and immaculate. I would always warn you against going astray and urge upon you to stay untainted in character as the day in the rays of the sun.
8.49
ककुभꣳ रूपं वृषभस्य रोचते बृहच् छुक्रः शुक्रस्य पुरोगाः सोमः सोमस्य पुरोगाः ।
यत् ते सोमादाभ्यं नाम जागृवि तस्मै त्वा गृह्णामि तस्मै ते सोम सोमाय स्वाहा ॥
kakubhaṁ rūpaṃ vṛṣabhasya rocate bṛhac chukraḥ śukrasya purogāḥ somaḥ somasya purogāḥ ।
yat te somādābhyaṃ nāma jāgṛvi tasmai tvā gṛhṇāmi tasmai te soma somāya svāhā ॥
The excellence of the man’s image shines everywhere. Bright and generous, purest of the pure on top, noblest of the kind and beneficent, first among the great leaders of men, joyous and gracious, the glory of your name and reputation is irresistible. It is for that I accept and elect you. For that dedication of yours to the Lord of light and grandeur, blessed man, all hail and success to you! This is the divine voice.
8.50
उशिक् त्वं देव सोमाग्नेः प्रियं पाथो ऽपीहि ।
वशी त्वं देव सोमेन्द्रस्य प्रियं पाथो ऽपीहि ।
अस्मत्सखा त्वं देव सोम विश्वेषां देवानां प्रियं पाथो ऽपीहि ॥
uśik tvaṃ deva somāgneḥ priyaṃ pātho 'pīhi ।
vaśī tvaṃ deva somendrasya priyaṃ pātho 'pīhi ।
asmatsakhā tvaṃ deva soma viśveṣāṃ devānāṃ priyaṃ pātho 'pīhi ॥
(Ruler and president of the council), brilliant man of peace and honour, loving and lovable, be sure you follow the path of love and greatness shown by the learned and the wise leaders. Brilliant man of generosity and grandeur, self-
Mantras 51–60
8.51
इह रतिर् इह रमध्वम् इह धृतिर् इह स्वधृतिः स्वाहा ।
उपसृजन् धरुणं मात्रे धरुणो मातरं धयन् ।
रायस्पोषम् अस्मासु दीधरत् स्वाहा ॥
iha ratir iha ramadhvam iha dhṛtir iha svadhṛtiḥ svāhā ।
upasṛjan dharuṇaṃ mātre dharuṇo mātaraṃ dhayan ।
rāyaspoṣam asmāsu dīdharat svāhā ॥
Here in the home is love and joy. Live and rejoice. Here is constancy and autonomy. Be here with self-control and self-dependency in truth of word and deed. Beget a child for the mother, and may the child sucking the mother, growing up among us, create wealth and provide nourishment and hold it for us all in truth of word and action.
8.52
सत्रस्य ऽ ऋद्धिर् अस्य् अगन्म ज्योतिर् अमृता ऽ अभूम दिवं पृथिव्या ऽ अध्य् आरुहामाविदाम देवान्त् स्वर् ज्योतिः ॥
satrasya ' ṛddhir asy aganma jyotir amṛtā ' abhūma divaṃ pṛthivyā ' adhy āruhāmāvidāma devānt svar jyotiḥ ॥
You are the wealth and abundance of yajnasession. Let us, through this session of yajna, expand over the earth and rise above to reach the lights of heaven and attain to immortality. Let us arise and reach the regions of space to get super-terrestrial knowledge and bring the joys of heaven on earth.
8.53
युवं तम् इन्द्रापर्वता पुरोयुधा यो नः पृतन्याद् अप तं-तम् इद् धतं वज्रेण तं-तम् इद् धतम् ।
दूरे चत्ताय छन्त्सद् गहनं यद् इनक्षत् ।
अस्माकꣳ शत्रून् परि शूर विश्वतो दर्मा दर्षीष्ट विश्वतः ।
भूर् भुवः स्वः सुप्रजाः प्रजाभिः स्याम सुवीरा वीरैः सुपोषाः पोषैः ॥
yuvaṃ tam indrāparvatā puroyudhā yo naḥ pṛtanyād apa taṃ-tam id dhataṃ vajreṇa taṃ-tam id dhatam ।
dūre cattāya chantsad gahanaṃ yad inakṣat ।
asmākaṁ śatrūn pari śūra viśvato darmā darṣīṣṭa viśvataḥ ।
bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ suprajāḥ prajābhiḥ syāma suvīrā vīraiḥ supoṣāḥ poṣaiḥ ॥
You two, commander and personnel of the forces, front-line fighters, attacking as lighting and defending as rock, whosoever attack us with his army, destroy him with the thunderbolt. And if the enemy force happen to contact us, arise with force and drive them off. Valiant hero, all round destroyer of the enemy, eliminate our enemies totally from the face of the earth. On the earth, in the sky, in heaven, anywhere, let us be strong in manpower with brave people, heroic with noble heroes rich in food, energy and materials, with plenty of good food, energy and materials. (Let us be well-provided: justify our existence, defend our self-awareness and culture, and work for universal happiness.)
8.54
परमेष्ठ्य् अभिधीतः ।
प्रजापतिर् वाचि व्याहृतायाम् ।
अन्धो ऽ अच्छेतः ।
सविता सन्याम् ।
विश्वकर्मा दीक्षायाम् ।
पूषा सोमक्रयण्याम् ॥
parameṣṭhy abhidhītaḥ ।
prajāpatir vāci vyāhṛtāyām ।
andho ' acchetaḥ ।
savitā sanyām ।
viśvakarmā dīkṣāyām ।
pūṣā somakrayaṇyām ॥
(What is the secret of happiness?) Prajapati, father of His creatures, self-existent in eternal bliss, and self-revealed in the divine voice of the Veda, worshipped in meditation, good food honestly and amply obtained, Savita, creator of life realized in truth, Vishwakarma, maker of the world and lord giver of science and technology, at heart, through all our commitments to life and dedication to duty, and Pusha, giver of health and vitality thanked in herbal treatment, all this with you, and happiness is assured.
8.55
इन्द्रश् च मरुतश् च क्रयायोपोत्थितः ।
ऽ असुरः पण्यमानः ।
मित्रः क्रीतः ।
विष्णुः शिपिविष्ट ऽ ऊराव् आसन्नः ।
विष्णुर् नरन्धिषः प्रोह्यमाणः ॥
indraś ca marutaś ca krayāyopotthitaḥ ।
' asuraḥ paṇyamānaḥ ।
mitraḥ krītaḥ ।
viṣṇuḥ śipiviṣṭa ' ūrāv āsannaḥ ।
viṣṇur narandhiṣaḥ prohyamāṇaḥ ॥
(Know the powers of nature, what has been realized or ought to be realized by learned men) for practical projects : Electricity, earth power, wind, steam and cloud so close, magnetic energy that sustains the worlds together, universal pranic energy, the unifying universal soul immanent in humans and other creatures enveloping the whole creation — all to be researched and realized with reverence, faith, love, and the investment of mind, energy and money — (powers for power, and soul for value).
8.56
सोम ऽ आगतः ।
वरुण ऽ आसन्द्याम् आसन्नः ।
ऽ अग्निर् आग्नीध्रे ।
ऽ इन्द्रो हविर्धाने ।
ऽ अथर्वोपावह्रियमाणः ॥
soma ' āgataḥ ।
varuṇa ' āsandyām āsannaḥ ।
' agnir āgnīdhre ।
' indro havirdhāne ।
' atharvopāvahriyamāṇaḥ ॥
Conducted by scientific logic, carried through special experiments, and seated in special cars, Soma, wealth of energy, power and prosperity, has arrived. Varuna, mighty water power, is here. Agni, heat energy, is come in special fuels. Indra, electricity, is here potent in yajna materials. Atharva, special energy, has arrived.
8.57
विश्वे देवा ऽ अꣳशुषु न्युप्तः ।
विष्णुर् आप्रीतपा ऽ आप्याय्यमानः ।
यमः सूयमानः ।
विष्णुः संभ्रियमाणः ।
वायुः पूयमानः ।
शुक्रः पूतः ।
शुक्रं क्षीरश्रीः ।
मन्थी सक्तुश्रीः ॥
viśve devā ' aṁśuṣu nyuptaḥ ।
viṣṇur āprītapā ' āpyāyyamānaḥ ।
yamaḥ sūyamānaḥ ।
viṣṇuḥ saṃbhriyamāṇaḥ ।
vāyuḥ pūyamānaḥ ।
śukraḥ pūtaḥ ।
śukraṃ kṣīraśrīḥ ।
manthī saktuśrīḥ ॥
Learned and wise scholars of the world, the energy stored in particles and radiated in the sunrays, which is a preservative power and source of comfort (Vishnu), the explosion of energy from the sun (Yama), the cosmic energy being created constantly (Vishnu), the vibrations of pranic vitality (Vayu), generative particles of matter and energy (shukra), and the pure seeds of life (shukra),
8.58
विश्वे देवाश् चमसेषून्नीतः ।
ऽ असुर् होमायोद्यतः ।
रुद्रो हूयमानः ।
वातो ऽभ्यावृत्तः ।
नृचक्षाः प्रतिख्यातः ।
भक्षो भक्ष्यमाणः ।
पितरो नाराशꣳसाः सन्नः ॥
viśve devāś camaseṣūnnītaḥ ।
' asur homāyodyataḥ ।
rudro hūyamānaḥ ।
vāto 'bhyāvṛttaḥ ।
nṛcakṣāḥ pratikhyātaḥ ।
bhakṣo bhakṣyamāṇaḥ ।
pitaro nārāśaṁsāḥ sannaḥ ॥
Learned, wise and generous people of the world, those who raised the libations in the ladles for the fire and sent up the fragrance to the clouds, who dedicated and raised their mind’s energy for sacrifice and service, who respected and served life as sacred, who spoke in praise of the divine omnipresence of the all-seeing eye of the Lord of existence, who enjoyed the soothing touch of the air around and received the food sanctified by yajna, they are the noble and brilliant ‘devas’, learned and parental seniors, and reverential friends of humanity.
8.59
सिन्धुर् अवभृथायोद्यतः ।
समुद्रो ऽभ्यवह्रियमाणः ।
सलिलः प्रप्लुतः ।
ययोर् ओजसा स्कभिता रजाꣳसि वीर्येभिर् वीरतमा शविष्ठा ।
या पत्येते ऽ अप्रतीता सहोभिर् विष्णू ऽ अगन् वरुणा पूर्वहूतौ ॥
sindhur avabhṛthāyodyataḥ ।
samudro 'bhyavahriyamāṇaḥ ।
salilaḥ praplutaḥ ।
yayor ojasā skabhitā rajāṁsi vīryebhir vīratamā śaviṣṭhā ।
yā patyete ' apratītā sahobhir viṣṇū ' agan varuṇā pūrvahūtau ॥
Hosts and participants of yajna who dig, design and construct canals for sacramental bath, who launch upon the sea for voyaging, who fill the sky with yajna vapour, who stabilize people and their regions with their power and lustre, who are most heroic with exploits of their superior prowess, who are men of constancy and forbearance, who are unostentatiously social and universally friendly : these venerables are invited and welcomed by people. Meet them. Those who do so are happy and fortunate.
8.60
देवान् दिवम् अगन् यज्ञस् ततो मा द्रविणम् अष्टु मनुष्यान् अन्तरिक्षम् अगन् यज्ञस् ततो मा द्रविणम् अष्टु पितॄन् पृथिवीम् अगन् यज्ञस् ततो मा द्रविणम् अष्टु यं कं च लोकम् अगन् यज्ञस् ततो मे भद्रं अभूत् ॥
devān divam agan yajñas tato mā draviṇam aṣṭu manuṣyān antarikṣam agan yajñas tato mā draviṇam aṣṭu pitṝn pṛthivīm agan yajñas tato mā draviṇam aṣṭu yaṃ kaṃ ca lokam agan yajñas tato me bhadraṃ abhūt ॥
Yajna rises to the heights of heaven and reaches the ‘devas’, the powers of light, and may I, from there, receive the light and wealth of knowledge. Yajna rises to middle regions of the clouds and reaches humanity, and may I, from there, receive the gifts of material wealth. Yajna goes over across the earth and the seasons of nature through the year and reaches the senior and fatherly people, and may I, from there, receive the comforts of the seasons and the blessings of the seniors. Whichever region yajna reaches, from there, I
Mantras 61–63
8.61
चतुस्त्रिꣳशत् तन्तवो ये वितत्निरे य ऽ इमं यज्ञꣳ स्वधया ददन्ते ।
तेषां छिन्नꣳ सम् व् एतद् दधामि स्वाहा घर्मो ऽ अप्य् एतु देवान् ॥
catustriṁśat tantavo ye vitatnire ya ' imaṃ yajñaṁ svadhayā dadante ।
teṣāṃ chinnaṁ sam v etad dadhāmi svāhā gharmo ' apy etu devān ॥
Thirty four fibres (eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Adityas, Indra, Prajapati and Nature) join, weave and extend this yajnic web of creation, and feed it with materials. And where nature leaves off, there, surely, I take it on with the truth of word and action. And, I pray, this yajna reach the devas, the learned and the wise.
8.62
यज्ञस्य दोहो विततः पुरुत्रा सो ऽ अष्टधा दिवम् अन्वा ततान ।
स यज्ञ धुक्ष्व महि मे प्रजयाꣳ रायस्पोषं विश्वम् आयुर् अशीय स्वाहा ॥
yajñasya doho vitataḥ purutrā so ' aṣṭadhā divam anvā tatāna ।
sa yajña dhukṣva mahi me prajayāṁ rāyaspoṣaṃ viśvam āyur aśīya svāhā ॥
The gifts of yajna spread out in many ways. They expand in all the eight directions and reach the heights of heaven. That same yajna may bless my people with great wealth and nourishments. And may I, with sacred speech and good acts of Dharma, enjoy the blessing of a full and happy life.
8.63
आ पवस्व हिरण्यवद् अश्ववत् सोम वीरवत् ।
वाजं गोमन्तम् आ भर स्वाहा ॥
ā pavasva hiraṇyavad aśvavat soma vīravat ।
vājaṃ gomantam ā bhara svāhā ॥
Soma, man desirous of the honour and joy of life, man of gold, speed and brave heroes, dedicate yourself to yajna, treasure-home of universal nourishment, cows and self-control over mind and senses. Cleanse yourself, cleanse the environment, and enrich the world.