{३०} घृतं प्रोक्षन्ती सुभगा देवी देवान् गमिष्यति । पक्तारमघ्न्ये मा हिंसीर्दिवं प्रेहि शतौदने
Sprinkling with ghee, the gracious goddess will go to the gods. O uninjurable one, do not harm the cook; ascend to heaven, O hundred-feeding one.
ये देवा दिविषदो अन्तरिक्षसदश्च ये ये चेमे भूम्यामधि । तेभ्यस्त्वं धुक्ष्व सर्वदा क्षीरं सर्पिरथो मधु
Whatever gods dwell in heaven, in the atmosphere, and here upon earth—to them, you shall yield always milk, clarified butter, and honey.
यत्ते शिरो यत्ते मुखं यौ कर्णौ ये च ते हनू । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिरथो मधु
Whatever is your head, your mouth, your two ears, and your jaws—may they yield to the recipient milk, clarified butter, and honey.
यौ त ओष्ठौ ये नासिके ये शृङ्गे ये च तेऽक्षिणी । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिरथो मधु
Your two lips, your nostrils, your horns, and your two eyes—may they yield to the recipient milk, clarified butter, and honey.
यत्ते क्लोमा यद्धृदयं पुरीतत्सहकण्ठिका । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिरथो मधु
Whatever is your spleen, your heart, your lungs, and your throat—may they yield to the recipient milk, clarified butter, and honey.
नमस्ते जायमानायै जाताया उत ते नमः । बालेभ्यः शफेभ्यो रूपायाघ्न्ये ते नमः
Homage to you, O one being born; homage to you, O one who is born. Homage to your calves, your hooves, and your form, O uninjurable one.
यो विद्यात्सप्त प्रवतः सप्त विद्यात्परावतः । शिरो यज्ञस्य यो विद्यात्स वशां प्रति गृह्णीयात्
Whoever knows the seven inlets, whoever knows the seven outlets, whoever knows the head of the sacrifice—he alone may take hold of the cow.
वेदाहं सप्त प्रवतः सप्त वेद परावतः । शिरो यज्ञस्याहं वेद सोमं चास्यां विचक्षणम्
I know the seven inlets, I know the seven outlets; I know the head of the sacrifice, and I see the Soma placed within her.
यया द्यौर्यया पृथिवी ययापो गुपिता इमाः । वशां सहस्रधारां ब्रह्मणाच्छावदामसि
By whom the heaven, by whom the earth, by whom these waters are protected—by that thousand-streamed cow we invoke the blessing of Brahman.
शतं कंसाः शतं दोग्धारः शतं गोप्तारो अधि पृष्ठे अस्याः । ये देवास्तस्यां प्राणन्ति ते वशां विदुरेकधा
A hundred vessels, a hundred milkers, a hundred guardians are upon her back; the gods who breathe within her know the cow as one.
यज्ञपदीराक्षीरा स्वधाप्राणा महीलुका । वशा पर्जन्यपत्नी देवाँ अप्येति ब्रह्मणा
She is the path of sacrifice, with eyes of milk, with Svadhā as breath, dwelling in greatness; the cow, wife of Parjanya, comes to the gods with Brahman.
अनु त्वाग्निः प्राविशदनु सोमो वशे त्वा । ऊधस्ते भद्रे पर्जन्यो विद्युतस्ते स्तना वशे
Agni has entered you, Soma is within you, O cow; Parjanya has given you a good udder, and lightning is your breast, O cow.
अपस्त्वं धुक्षे प्रथमा उर्वरा अपरा वशे । तृतीयं राष्ट्रं धुक्षेऽन्नं क्षीरं वशे त्वम्
You first milked the waters, then the fertile land, O cow; you milked the third, the people—food and milk are within you.
यदादित्यैर्हूयमानोपातिष्ठ ऋतवरि । इन्द्रः सहस्रं पात्रान्त्सोमं त्वापाययद्वशे
When, invoked by the Ādityas, you stood by the seasons, Indra made you drink a thousand vessels of Soma, O cow.
यदनूचीन्द्रमैरात्त्वा ऋषभोऽह्वयत्। तस्मात्ते वृत्रहा पयः क्षीरं क्रुद्धोऽहरद्वशे
When the bull, called by the Anūci and the Indramā, summoned you, then the slayer of Vṛtra, angered, took your milk, O cow.
{३३} यत्ते क्रुद्धो धनपतिरा क्षीरमहरद्वशे । इदं तदद्य नाकस्त्रिषु पात्रेषु रक्षति
When the lord of wealth, angered, took your milk, O cow, this today is guarded in three vessels in the sky.
त्रिषु पात्रेषु तं सोममा देव्यहरद्वशा । अथर्वा यत्र दीक्षितो बर्हिष्यास्त हिरण्यये
In three vessels the goddess cow took that Soma; where Atharvan, consecrated, sat on the golden grass.
सं हि सोमेनागत समु सर्वेण पद्वता । वशा समुद्रमध्यष्ठद्गन्धर्वैः कलिभिः सह
Indeed, she came together with Soma, with all the paths; the cow stood in the midst of the ocean with the Gandharvas and the Kalis.
सं हि वातेनागत समु सर्वैः पतत्रिभिः । वशा समुद्रे प्रानृत्यदृचः सामानि बिभ्रती
Indeed, she came together with the wind, with all the birds; the cow danced in the ocean, bearing the Ṛc and Sāman hymns.
सं हि सूर्येणागत समु सर्वेण चक्षुषा । वशा समुद्रमत्यख्यद्भद्रा ज्योतींषि बिभ्रती
Indeed, she came together with the sun, with all sight; the cow crossed over the ocean, bearing auspicious lights.
अभीवृता हिरण्येन यदतिष्ठ ऋतावरि । अश्वः समुद्रो भूत्वाध्यस्कन्दद्वशे त्वा
Covered with gold, when she stood by the order, the horse became the ocean and mounted upon you, O cow.
तद्भद्राः समगच्छन्त वशा देष्ट्र्यथो स्वधा । अथर्वा यत्र दीक्षितो बर्हिष्यास्त हिरण्यये
Then the blessed ones came together—the cow, the bestower, and Svadhā; where Atharvan, consecrated, sat on the golden grass.
वशा माता राजन्यस्य वशा माता स्वधे तव । वशाया यज्ञ आयुधं ततश्चित्तमजायत
The cow is the mother of the king, the cow is your mother, O Svadhā; from the cow arose the sacrificial implement, and from that the mind was born.
ऊर्ध्वो बिन्दुरुदचरद्ब्रह्मणः ककुदादधि । ततस्त्वं जज्ञिषे वशे ततो होताजायत
The upward-pointing drop arose, set on the summit of Brahman; from there you were born, O cow, from there the Hotṛ was born.
आस्नस्ते गाथा अभवन्न् उष्णिहाभ्यो बलं वशे । पाजस्याज्जज्ञे यज्ञ स्तनेभ्यो रश्मयस्तव
Songs arose for you, from the Ushnih verses came strength under your control; from the breast of Pajasa was born the sacrifice, and from your breasts, rays.
{३४} ईर्माभ्यामयनं जातं सक्थिभ्यां च वशे तव । आन्त्रेभ्यो जज्ञिरे अत्रा उदरादधि वीरुधः
From your thighs was born movement, and from your hips, your power; from your entrails arose the atri, and from your belly, the plants.
यदुदरं वरुणस्यानुप्राविशथा वशे । ततस्त्वा ब्रह्मोदह्वयत्स हि नेत्रमवेत्तव
When you entered the belly of Varuna, under your power, then Brahma called to you, for he knew your eye.
सर्वे गर्भादवेपन्त जायमानादसूस्वः । ससूव हि तामाहु वशेति ब्रह्मभिः कॢप्तः स ह्यस्या बन्धुः
All trembled in the womb, from the one being born, from the one giving birth; she gave birth, they called her Vasha, prepared by the Brahmans, for he is her kin.
युध एकः सं सृजति यो अस्या एक इद्वशी । तरांसि यज्ञा अभवन् तरसां चक्षुरभवद्वशा
One alone creates in battle, he alone is master here; the sacrifices became his stars, and the vision of the strong became Vasha.
वशा यज्ञं प्रत्यगृह्णाद्वशा सूर्यमधारयत्। वशायामन्तरविशदोदनो ब्रह्मणा सह
Vasha received the sacrifice, Vasha sustained the sun; within Vasha, the offering was clarified together with Brahman.