यमबध्नाद्बृहस्पतिर्देवेभ्यो असुरक्षितिम् । स मायं मणिरागमत्सह व्रीहियवाभ्यां महसा भूत्या सह
The jewel which Brihaspati bound for the gods as protection from the Asuras, that magical jewel came to me together with rice and barley, with greatness and prosperity.
यमबध्नाद्बृहस्पतिर्देवेभ्यो असुरक्षितिम् । स मायं मणिरागमन् मधोर्घृतस्य धारया कीलालेन मणिः सह
The jewel which Brihaspati bound for the gods as protection from the Asuras, that magical jewel came to me together with honey, the flow of ghee, and with the essence, the jewel.
यमबध्नाद्बृहस्पतिर्देवेभ्यो असुरक्षितिम् । स मायं मणिरागमदूर्जया पयसा सह द्रविणेन श्रिया सह
The jewel which Brihaspati bound for the gods as protection from the Asuras, that magical jewel came to me together with curds, milk, wealth, and beauty.
यमबध्नाद्बृहस्पतिर्देवेभ्यो असुरक्षितिम् । स मायं मणिरागमत्तेजसा त्विष्या सह यशसा कीर्त्या सह
The jewel which Brihaspati bound for the gods as protection from the Asuras, that magical jewel came to me together with brilliance, radiance, fame, and renown.
यमबध्नाद्बृहस्पतिर्देवेभ्यो असुरक्षितिम् । स मायं मणिरागमत्सर्वाभिर्भूतिभिः सह
The jewel which Brihaspati bound for the gods as protection from the Asuras, that magical jewel came to me together with all powers.
तमिमं देवता मणिं मह्यं ददतु पुष्टये । अभिभुं क्षत्रवर्धनं सपत्नदम्भनं मणिम्
May the deities give me this jewel for nourishment: the jewel that conquers, increases sovereignty, and crushes rivals.
ब्रह्मणा तेजसा सह प्रति मुञ्चामि मे शिवम् । असपत्नः सपत्नहा सपत्नान् मेऽधरामकः
With the power of Brahman, with brilliance, I release for myself what is auspicious. Without rivals, destroyer of rivals, may my enemies be brought low.
{२०} उत्तरं द्विषतो मामयं मणिः कृणोतु देवजाः । यस्य लोका इमे त्रयः पयो दुग्धमुपासते । स मायमधि रोहतु मणिः श्रैष्ठ्याय मूर्धतः
May this jewel, born of the gods, make me superior to my enemies. The three worlds, whose milk is sought, attend upon it. May this jewel ascend upon me for supremacy, upon my head.
यं देवाः पितरो मनुष्या उपजीवन्ति सर्वदा । स मायमधि रोहतु मणिः श्रैष्ठ्याय मूर्धतः
May that jewel, by which the gods, ancestors, and humans always subsist, ascend upon me, for excellence, upon my head.
यथा बीजमुर्वरायां कृष्टे फालेन रोहति । एवा मयि प्रजा पशवोऽन्नमन्नं वि रोहतु
Just as a seed sown in fertile soil grows when ploughed, so may offspring, cattle, and food increase in me.
यस्मै त्वा यज्ञवर्धन मणे प्रत्यमुचं शिवम् । तं त्वं शतदक्षिण मणे श्रैष्ठ्याय जिन्वतात्
To whom you, jewel that increases sacrifice, have granted auspiciousness—may you, jewel of a hundred gifts, bestow supremacy upon him.
एतमिध्मं समाहितं जुषणो अग्ने प्रति हर्य होमैः । तस्मिन् विधेम सुमतिं स्वस्ति प्रजां चक्षुः पशून्त्समिद्धे जातवेदसि ब्रह्मणा
O Agni, delighting in this prepared fuel, accept it with oblations; in you, Jātavedas, kindled by the priest, may we establish good fortune, offspring, vision, and cattle.
10.7 कस्मिन्न् अङ्गे तपो अस्याधि तिष्ठति कस्मिन्न् अङ्ग ऋतमस्याध्याहितम् । क्व व्रतं क्व श्रद्धास्य तिष्ठति कस्मिन्न् अङ्गे सत्यमस्य प्रतिष्ठितम्
On which part of him does ascetic heat abide? On which part is truth established? Where does observance dwell, where does faith stand, and on which part is his truthfulness founded?
कस्मादङ्गाद्दीप्यते अग्निरस्य कस्मादङ्गात्पवते मातरिश्व । कस्मादङ्गाद्वि मिमीतेऽधि चन्द्रमा मह स्कम्भस्य मिमानो अङ्गम्
From which part of him does Agni blaze forth? From which part does Mātariśvan blow? From which part is the moon measured out, as one measures out a great limb of Skambha?
कस्मिन्न् अङ्गे तिष्ठति भूमिरस्य कस्मिन्न् अङ्गे तिष्ठत्यन्तरिक्षम् । कस्मिन्न् अङ्गे तिष्ठत्याहिता द्यौः कस्मिन्न् अङ्गे तिष्ठत्युत्तरं दिवः
On which part of him does the earth rest? On which part does the atmosphere stand? On which part is the sky established? On which part is the highest heaven set?
क्व प्रेप्सन् दीप्यत ऊर्ध्वो अग्निः क्व प्रेप्सन् पवते मातरिश्वा । यत्र प्रेप्सन्तीरभियन्त्यावृतः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
Where, aspiring, does the upward fire blaze? Where, aspiring, does Mātariśvan blow? Where do the aspiring rivers flow together? Tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
क्वार्धमासाः क्व यन्ति मासाः संवत्सरेण सह संविदानाः । यत्र यन्त्यृतवो यत्रार्तवाः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
Where do the half-months go, where do the months go, joined with the year? Where do the seasons and their periods go? Tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
क्व प्रेप्सन्ती युवती विरूपे अहोरात्रे द्रवतः संविदाने । यत्र प्रेप्सन्तीरभियन्त्यापः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
Where do the two youthful, differing forms, day and night, run together in union? Where do the flowing waters converge? Tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
यस्मिन्त्स्तब्ध्वा प्रजापतिर्लोकान्त्सर्वामधारयत्। स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
In whom, having been established, Prajāpati upheld all the worlds—tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
यत्परममवमं यच्च मध्यमं प्रजापतिः ससृजे विश्वरूपम् । कियता स्कम्भः प्र विवेश तत्र यन् न प्राविशत्कियत्तद्बभूव
That which is highest, lowest, and middle, which Prajāpati fashioned in all forms—how much of Skambha entered there, and what remained outside, how much was left?
कियता स्कम्भः प्र विवेश भूतं कियद्भविष्यदन्वाशयेऽस्य । एकं यदङ्गमकृणोत्सहस्रधा कियता स्कम्भः प्र विवेश तत्र
How much of Skambha entered into what has been and what will be, following after him? When he made one limb into a thousand, how much of Skambha entered there?
यत्र लोकाम्श्च कोशांश्चापो ब्रह्म जना विदुः । असच्च यत्र सच्चान्त स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
Where people know the worlds, the sheaths, the waters, and Brahman; where the existent and the non-existent meet—tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
{२२} यत्र तपः पराक्रम्य व्रतं धारयत्युत्तरम् । ऋतं च यत्र श्रद्धा चापो ब्रह्म समाहिताः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
Where ascetic heat, having reached its peak, upholds observance; where truth and faith, waters and Brahman, are gathered—tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
यस्मिन् भूमिरन्तरिक्षं द्यौर्यस्मिन्न् अध्याहिता । यत्राग्निश्चन्द्रमाः सूर्यो वातस्तिष्ठन्त्यार्पिताः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
In whom earth, atmosphere, and sky are established; where fire, moon, sun, and wind are set—tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
यस्य त्रयस्त्रिंशद्देवा अङ्गे सर्वे समाहिताः । स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
In whose limb all the thirty-three gods are gathered—tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
यत्र ऋषयः प्रथमजा ऋचः साम यजुर्मही । एकर्षिर्यस्मिन्न् आर्पितः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
Where the first-born seers, the Ṛc, Sāman, and Yajus, and the great earth are set; where the single seer is established—tell me of Skambha—who indeed is that god?
यत्रामृतं च मृत्युश्च पुरुषेऽधि समाहिते । समुद्रो यस्य नाड्यः पुरुषेऽधि समाहिताः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
Where both immortality and death are established within the person, whose channels are like an ocean gathered in the person—tell me, which god is that Skambha?
यस्य चतस्रः प्रदिशो नाड्यस्तिष्ठन्ति प्रथमाः । यज्ञो यत्र पराक्रान्तः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
In whom the four cardinal directions stand as the foremost channels, where the sacrifice has advanced—tell me, which god is that Skambha?
ये पुरुषे ब्रह्म विदुस्ते विदुः परमेष्ठिनम् । यो वेद परमेष्ठिनं यश्च वेद प्रजापतिम् । ज्येष्ठं ये ब्राह्मणं विदुस्ते स्कम्भमनुसंविदुः
Those who know the Brahman in the person, they know the Supreme Lord; whoever knows the Supreme Lord and whoever knows Prajapati—those Brahmins who know the eldest, they truly know Skambha.
यस्य शिरो वैश्वानरश्चक्षुरङ्गिरसोऽभवन् । अङ्गानि यस्य यातवः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
Whose head became Vaiśvānara, whose eyes became the Angirases, whose limbs became the Yātavas—tell me, which god is that Skambha?