पिता वत्सानां पतिरघ्न्यानामथो पिता महतां गर्गराणाम् । वत्सो जरायु प्रतिधुक्पीयूष आमिक्षा घृतं तद्वस्य रेतः
He is the father of calves, the lord of the cows, and also the father of the great roaring ones; the calf, wrapped in the membrane, yields nourishing milk—this is the butter, the seed of the treasure.
देवानां भाग उपनाह एषोऽपां रस ओषधीनां घृतस्य । सोमस्य भक्षमवृणीत शक्रो बृहन्न् अद्रिरभवद्यच्छरीरम्
This one brings near the share for the gods, the essence of the waters, of plants, and of butter; Shakra chose the food of Soma, and the great mountain became his body.
सोमेन पूर्णं कलशं बिभर्षि त्वष्टा रूपाणां जनिता पशूनाम् । शिवास्ते सन्तु प्रजन्व इह या इमा न्यस्मभ्यं स्वधिते यच्छ या अमूः
You bear the vessel filled with Soma; Tvaṣṭṛ is the creator of forms and of cattle; may those here who are fruitful be auspicious for you—grant to us those who are here, and those who are there.
आज्यं बिभर्ति घृतमस्य रेतः साहस्रः पोषस्तमु यज्ञमाहुः । इन्द्रस्य रूपमृषभो वसानः सो अस्मान् देवाः शिव ऐतु दत्तः
He bears clarified butter, his seed is ghee, his abundance is a thousandfold—him they call the sacrifice; the bull, clothed in fat, is the form of Indra—may the gods, being gracious, send him to us as a gift.
इन्द्रस्यौजो वरुणस्य बाहू अश्विनोरंसौ मरुतामियं ककुत्। बृहस्पतिं संभृतमेतमाहुर्ये धीरासः कवयो ये मनीषिणः
His strength is Indra's, his arms are Varuṇa's, his shoulders are the Aśvins', his hump is of the Maruts; the wise, the poets, the thinkers, say this is the gathered form of Bṛhaspati.
दैवीर्विशः पयस्वान् आ तनोषि त्वामिन्द्रं त्वां सरस्वन्तमाहुः । सहस्रं स एकमुखा ददाति यो ब्राह्मण ऋषभमाजुहोति
You extend yourself with the milky essence of the divine hosts; they call you Indra, they call you Sarasvat; he who offers the bull to the Brahmin gives a thousand with a single mouth.
बृहस्पतिः सविता ते वयो दधौ त्वष्टुर्वायोः पर्यात्मा त आभृतः । अन्तरिक्षे मनसा त्वा जुहोमि बर्हिष्टे द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम्
Bṛhaspati, Savitṛ, have given you wings; the vital breath of Tvaṣṭṛ surrounds you; with my mind I offer you in the midspace—may both heaven and earth stand firm on the sacred grass.
{९} य इन्द्र इव देवेषु गोष्वेति विवावदत्। तस्य ऋषभस्याङ्गानि ब्रह्मा सं स्तौतु भद्रया
He who, among the gods and among the cows, speaks out like Indra—may the Brahman praise the limbs of that bull with a blessing.
पार्श्वे आस्तामनुमत्या भगस्यास्तामनूवृजौ । अष्ठीवन्तावब्रवीन् मित्रो ममैतौ केवलाविति
Let the sides be of Anumati, the thighs of Bhaga; Mitra declared, 'These two, having bones, are mine alone.'
भसदासीदादित्यानां श्रोणी आस्तां बृहस्पतेः । पुच्छं वातस्य देवस्य तेन धूनोत्योषधीः
Let the buttocks be of the Ādityas, the hips of Bṛhaspati; the tail is of Vāta, the god—by it he shakes the plants.
गुदा आसन्त्सिनीवाल्याः सूर्यायास्त्वचमब्रुवन् । उत्थातुरब्रुवन् पद ऋषभं यदकल्पयन्
The intestines are of Sinīvālī, the skin is said to be of Sūryā; those who made the bull rise up said, 'Let him have a step.'
क्रोड आसीज्जामिशंसस्य सोमस्य क्लशो धृतः । देवाः संगत्य यत्सर्व ऋषभं व्यकल्पयन्
The loins are of Jāmiśaṃsa, the bladder is held for Soma; when the gods assembled, they fashioned the bull entirely.
ते कुष्ठिकाः सरमायै कूर्मेभ्यो अदधुः शफान् । ऊबध्यमस्य कीटेभ्यः श्ववर्तेभ्यो अधारयन्
Those hooves they gave to Sarama, the nails to the tortoises; the hair they assigned to the insects and to the burrowing creatures.
शृङ्गाभ्यां रक्ष ऋषत्यवर्तिं हन्ति चक्षुषा । शृणोति भद्रं कर्णाभ्यां गवां यः पतिरघ्न्यः
With his horns he protects, with his tail he drives away, with his eyes he strikes; with his ears he hears what is good—he who is the lord of cows and of the unyoked ones.
शतयाजं स यजते नैनं दुन्वन्त्यग्नयः । जिन्वन्ति विश्वे तं देवा यो ब्राह्मण ऋषभमाजुहोति
He who sacrifices with a hundred offerings, him the fires do not harm; all the gods favor him who offers the bull to the Brahmin.
ब्राह्मणेभ्य ऋषभं दत्त्वा वरीयः कृणुते मनः । पुष्टिं सो अघ्न्यानां स्वे गोष्ठेऽव पश्यते
Having given the bull to the Brahmins, he makes his mind more excellent; he sees the prosperity of the cows in his own cattle-pen.
गावः सन्तु प्रजाः सन्त्वथो अस्तु तनूबलम् । तत्सर्वमनु मन्यन्तां देवा ऋषभदायिने
May there be cows, may there be offspring, and may bodily strength exist as well. May all the gods consent to this, for the giver of the bull.
अयं पिपान इन्द्र इद्रयिं दधातु चेतनीम् । अयं धेनुं सुदुघां नित्यवत्सां वशं दुहां विपश्चितं परो दिवः
Let this one, drinking, O Indra, grant intelligence to the herd. Let this one yield a cow, richly giving milk, always with a calf, yielding at will, wise, surpassing heaven.
पिशङ्गरूपो नभसो वयोधा ऐन्द्रः शुष्मो विश्वरूपो न आगन् । आयुरस्मभ्यं दधत्प्रजां च रायश्च पोषैरभि नः सचताम्
Of tawny form, holding the winds of the sky, Indra's force, of all forms, has come to us. May it grant us long life, offspring, and wealth with abundance, and may it be with us.
उपेहोपपर्चनास्मिन् गोष्ठ उप पृञ्च नः । उप ऋषभस्य यद्रेत उपेन्द्र तव वीर्यम्
Come near, come to the enclosure for the offering, come close to us. Come to the seed of the bull, to the strength of you, O Indra.
एतं वो युवानं प्रति दध्मो अत्र तेन क्रीडन्तीश्चरत वशामनु । मा नो हासिष्ट जनुषा सुभागा रायश्च पोषैरभि नः सचध्वम्
To this young one we dedicate you here; with him, play and move about, following the will. Do not abandon us, endowed with good fortune, by birth; and with wealth and abundance, be with us.
आ नयैतमा रभस्व सुकृतां लोकमपि गच्छतु प्रजानन् । तीर्त्वा तमांसि बहुधा महान्त्यजो नाकमा क्रमतां तृतीयम्
Lead this one here, seize him, let him go to the world of the righteous, knowing. Having crossed the great darknesses in many forms, let the goat ascend to the third heaven.
इन्द्राय भागं परि त्वा नयाम्यस्मिन् यज्ञे यजमानाय सूरिम् । ये नो द्विषन्त्यनु तान् रभस्वानागसो यजमानस्य वीराः
For Indra I lead you around as a share, in this sacrifice, for the patron of the sacrifice. Those who hate us, seize them in turn, O heroes, innocent for the patron of the sacrifice.
प्र पदोऽव नेनिग्धि दुश्चरितं यच्चचार शुद्धैः शफैरा क्रमतां प्रजानन् । तीर्त्वा तमांसि बहुधा विपश्यन्न् अजो नाकमा क्रमतां तृतीयम्
Let your feet not be stained by evil conduct you may have done; with pure hooves, step forth, knowing. Having crossed the many great darknesses, seeing clearly, let the goat ascend to the third heaven.
अनुछ्य श्यामेन त्वचमेतां विशस्तर्यथापर्वसिना माभि मंस्थाः । माभि द्रुहः परुशः कल्पयैनं तृतीये नाके अधि वि श्रयैनम्
Having removed this skin with the dark one, as one would with a jointed knife, do not harm us. Do not, with harshness or malice, prepare him; let him rest in the third heaven.
ऋचा कुम्भीमध्यग्नौ श्रयाम्या सिञ्चोदकमव धेह्येनम् । पर्याधत्ताग्निना शमितारः शृतो गच्छतु सुकृतां यत्र लोकः
With a verse I place him in the vessel, in the midst of the fire; pour water over him. Let those who calm with fire surround him; let the cooked one go where the world of the righteous is.
उत्क्रामातः परि चेदतप्तस्तप्ताच्चरोरधि नाकं तृतीयम् । अग्नेरग्निरधि सं बभूविथ ज्योतिष्मन्तमभि लोकं जयैतम्
Depart, go forth, whether uncooked or cooked, ascend above to the third heaven. From fire you have become fire; conquer the world full of light.
अजो अग्निरजमु ज्योतिराहुरजं जीवता ब्रह्मणे देयमाहुः । अजस्तमांस्यप हन्ति दूरमस्मिंल्लोके श्रद्दधानेन दत्तः
The goat is Agni, they say the goat is light, the goat, living, is to be given to the Brahman. The goat drives away darkness far off, given in this world with faith.
पञ्चौदनः पञ्चधा वि क्रमतामाक्रंस्यमानस्त्रीणि ज्योतींषि । ईजानानां सुकृतां प्रेहि मध्यं तृतीये नाके अधि वि श्रयस्व
Let the five-rice-offering proceed in five ways, striving, to the three lights. Go, desiring the world of the righteous, to the middle, and rest in the third heaven.
अजा रोह सुकृतां यत्र लोकः शरभो न चत्तोऽति दुर्गान्येषः । पञ्चौदनो ब्रह्मणे दीयमानः स दातारं तृप्त्या तर्पयाति
Goat, ascend to where the world of the righteous is, like a wild ram, not stopped, overcoming difficult places. The five-rice-offering, given to the Brahman, satisfies the giver with contentment.