वनस्पतिः सह देवैर्न आगन् रक्षः पिशाचामपबाधमानः । स उच्छ्रयातै प्र वदाति वाचं तेन लोकामभि सर्वान् जयेम
The Lord of the Forest has come with the gods, driving away demons and spirits. He rises up and speaks words; by him may we conquer all the worlds.
सप्त मेधान् पशवः पर्यगृह्णन् य एषां ज्योतिष्माँ उत यश्चकर्श । त्रयस्त्रिंशद्देवतास्तान्त्सचन्ते स नः स्वर्गमभि नेष लोकम्
The beasts have encircled seven altars, both those who shine and those who drag. Thirty-three deities join with them; may he lead us to the heavenly world.
स्वर्गं लोकमभि नो नयासि सं जायया सह पुत्रैः स्याम । गृह्णामि हस्तमनु मैत्वत्र मा नस्तारीन् निर्ऋतिर्मो अरातिः
Lead us to the heavenly world; may we be together with offspring and spouse. I take your hand for happiness here; let not misfortune, nor destruction, nor enmity reach us.
ग्राहिं पाप्मानमति तामयाम तमो व्यस्य प्र वदासि वल्गु । वानस्पत्य उद्यतो मा जिहिंसीर्मा तण्डुलं वि शरीर्देवयन्तम्
We drive away the grasping evil, we dispel the darkness, you speak forth sweetly. O wooden implement, raised up, do not harm; do not scatter the rice that is being offered to the gods.
विश्वव्यचा घृतपृष्ठो भविष्यन्त्सयोनिर्लोकमुप याह्येतम् । वर्षवृद्धमुप यच्छ शूर्पं तुषं पलावान् अप तद्विनक्तु
You who extend through all, whose back is ghee, who are to be born again—go to this world, take up the winnowing basket aged by rain, let it separate the husk from the grain.
त्रयो लोकाः संमिता ब्राह्मणेन द्यौरेवासौ पृथिव्यन्तरिक्षम् । अंशून् गृभीत्वान्वारभेथामा प्यायन्तां पुनरा यन्तु शूर्पम्
The three worlds have been measured by the Brahmin: this is heaven, earth, and the atmosphere. Having gathered their rays, may they swell and return again to the winnowing basket.
{१४} पृथग्रूपाणि बहुधा पशूनामेकरूपो भवसि सं समृद्ध्या । एतां त्वचं लोहिनीं तां नुदस्व ग्रावा शुम्भाति मलग इव वस्त्रा
Though you are of many forms and shapes among the animals, you become one form in fullness. Drive away this red skin; the stone cleanses it as a washer cleanses a garment.
पृथिवीं त्वा पृथिव्यामा वेशयामि तनूः समानी विकृता त एषा । यद्यद्द्युत्तं लिखितमर्पणेन तेन मा सुस्रोर्ब्रह्मणापि तद्वपामि
I settle you, Earth, upon the Earth; this body is the same, though altered. Whatever is written above by offering, may that not flow away from me; by the Brahman, I remove it.
जनित्रीव प्रति हर्यासि सूनुं सं त्वा दधामि पृथिवीं पृथिव्या । उखा कुम्भी वेद्यां मा व्यथिष्ठा यज्ञायुधैराज्येनातिषक्ता
As a mother delights in her son, so I place you, Earth, upon the Earth. O oven, pot, altar—do not tremble, strengthened by the implements of sacrifice and by ghee.
अग्निः पचन् रक्षतु त्वा पुरस्तादिन्द्रो रक्षतु दक्षिणतो मरुत्वान् । वरुणस्त्वा दृंहाद्धरुणे प्रतीच्या उत्तरात्त्वा सोमः सं ददातै
May Agni, the cooker, protect you from the front; may Indra, with the Maruts, protect you from the south; may Varuna make you firm in the western region; may Soma unite you from the north.
पूताः पवित्रैः पवन्ते अभ्राद्दिवं च यन्ति पृथिवीं च लोकान् । ता जीवला जीवधन्याः प्रतिष्ठाः पात्र आसिक्ताः पर्यग्निरिन्धाम्
Purified by filters, they flow; from the cloud they go to heaven and to the worlds of earth. Those living, life-giving, established ones—poured into the vessel—I kindle the fire all around.
आ यन्ति दिवः पृथिवीं सचन्ते भूम्याः सचन्ते अध्यन्तरिक्षम् । शुद्धाः सतीस्ता उ शुम्भन्त एव ता नः स्वर्गमभि लोकं नयन्तु
They come from heaven, they join the earth; they join the atmosphere above the earth. Being pure, they shine; may they lead us to the heavenly world.
उतेव प्रभ्वीरुत संमितास उत शुक्राः शुचयश्चामृतासः । ता ओदनं दंपतिभ्यां प्रशिष्टा आपः शिक्षन्तीः पचता सुनाथाः
They are powerful, measured, bright, pure, and immortal. Those waters, instructed by the two masters of the household, cook the food, well-guided.
संख्याता स्तोकाः पृथिवीं सचन्ते प्राणापानैः संमिता ओषधीभिः । असंख्याता ओप्यमानाः सुवर्णाः सर्वं व्यापुः शुचयः शुचित्वम्
Counted drops join the earth, measured by breath and by plants; uncounted, poured out, golden, they pervade all, pure in their purity.
उद्योधन्त्यभि वल्गन्ति तप्ताः फेनमस्यन्ति बहुलांश्च बिन्दून् । योषेव दृष्ट्वा पतिमृत्वियायैतैस्तण्डुलैर्भवता समापः
They rise up, they shine forth, heated, they cast up foam and many drops. Like a bride seeing her husband, with these grains you become united.
उत्थापय सीदतो बुध्न एनान् अद्भिरात्मानमभि सं स्पृशन्ताम् । अमासि पात्रैरुदकं यदेतन् मितास्तण्डुलाः प्रदिशो यदीमाः
Raise up those who are sitting, let them touch themselves with water. In these vessels is water; these measured grains, these directions.
{१५} प्र यच्छ पर्शुं त्वरया हरौषमहिंसन्त ओषधीर्दान्तु पर्वन् । यासां सोमः परि राज्यं बभूवामन्युता नो वीरुधो भवन्तु
Hand over the axe, hurry, let us cut without harming the plants whose kingdom Soma has encircled; let other shoots be for us.
नवं बर्हिरोदनाय स्तृणीत प्रियं हृदश्चक्षुषो वल्ग्वस्तु । तस्मिन् देवाः सह दैवीर्विशन्त्विमं प्राश्नन्त्वृतुभिर्निषद्य
Spread new sacred grass for the offering, lovely to the heart and pleasing to the eye. On it, may the gods with the goddesses enter, may they eat this, seated with the seasons.
वनस्पते स्तीर्णमा सीद बर्हिरग्निष्टोमैः संमितो देवताभिः । त्वष्ट्रेव रूपं सुकृतं स्वधित्यैना एहाः परि पात्रे ददृश्राम्
O Lord of the Forest, sit on the spread grass, measured by Agni offerings, with the deities. Like Tvashtar, a well-made form, come here; let us see you around the vessel.
षष्ट्यां शरत्सु निधिपा अभीच्छात्स्वः पक्वेनाभ्यश्नवातै । उपैनं जीवान् पितरश्च पुत्रा एतं स्वर्गं गमयान्तमग्नेः
The guardians of the treasure, in sixty arrows, should eat the well-cooked food. Upon him, both living fathers and sons, may they lead him who is going to the heavenly world of Agni.
धर्ता ध्रियस्व धरुणे पृथिव्या अच्युतं त्वा देवताश्च्यावयन्तु । तं त्वा दंपती जीवन्तौ जीवपुत्रावुद्वासयातः पर्यग्निधानात्
Support, hold firm in the earth's foundation; let not the gods shake you from your place. You, whom the living couple with living sons lead out from the fire's enclosure.
सर्वान्त्समागा अभिजित्य लोकान् यावन्तः कामाः समतीतृपस्तान् । वि गाहेथामायवनं च दर्विरेकस्मिन् पात्रे अध्युद्धरैनम्
Having conquered all the worlds, having surpassed all desires, you have come together. Go forth, O ladle, and the spoon, in one vessel lift him up.
उप स्तृणीहि प्रथय पुरस्ताद्घृतेन पात्रमभि घारयैतत्। वाश्रेवोस्रा तरुणं स्तनस्युमिमं देवासो अभिहिङ्कृणोत
Spread out the vessel before us, make it wide in front, anoint it with ghee; let this vessel be filled. Like a cow with her calf, let the gods call forth the young one to the breast.
उपास्तरीरकरो लोकमेतमुरुः प्रथतामसमः स्वर्गः । तस्मिं छ्रयातै महिषः सुपर्णो देवा एनं देवताभ्यः प्र यछान्
Let the maker of the bed spread out this wide world, let the heavenly realm expand without equal; upon it may the buffalo, the great-winged one, rest. O gods, offer him to the deities.
यद्यज्जाया पचति त्वत्परःपरः पतिर्वा जाये त्वत्तिरः । सं तत्सृजेथां सह वां तदस्तु संपादयन्तौ सह लोकमेकम्
Whatever the wife cooks, or the husband, or another for you, let both of you release it together, let it be so; accomplishing together, may you both attain the one world.
यावन्तो अस्याः पृथिवीं सचन्ते अस्मत्पुत्राः परि ये संबभूवुः । सर्वांस्तामुप पात्रे ह्वयेथां नाभिं जानानाः शिशवः समायान्
All those who belong to this earth, our sons and those who have arisen around us—call them all to the vessel; knowing the navel, let the children come together.
{१६} वसोर्या धारा मधुना प्रपीना घृतेन मिश्रा अमृतस्य नाभयः । सर्वास्ता अव रुन्धे स्वर्गः षष्ट्यां शरत्सु निधिपा अभीछात्
The streams of wealth, rich with honey, mixed with ghee, the navels of immortality—may the heavenly realm enclose them all, the guardians of the treasure, in sixty arrows.
निधिं निधिपा अभ्येनमिछादनीश्वरा अभितः सन्तु येऽन्ये । अस्माभिर्दत्तो निहितः स्वर्गस्त्रिभिः काण्डैस्त्रीन्त्स्वर्गान् अरुक्षत्
Let the guardians of the treasure cover this deposit, and let those others who are powerless be around it. Placed by us, set down, the heavenly realm has ascended with three bundles, reaching three heavens.
अग्नी रक्षस्तपतु यद्विदेवं क्रव्याद्पिशाच इह मा प्र पास्त । नुदाम एनमप रुध्मो अस्मदादित्या एनमङ्गिरसः सचन्ताम्
Let Agni burn up the demon, as is fitting; let the flesh-eater, the ghoul, not approach here. We drive him away, we shut him out from us; O Adityas, let the Angirases join with him.
आदित्येभ्यो अङ्गिरोभ्यो मध्विदं घृतेन मिश्रं प्रति वेदयामि । शुद्धहस्तौ ब्राह्मणस्यानिहत्यैतं स्वर्गं सुकृतावपीतम्
To the Adityas and the Angirases I present this honeyed, ghee-mixed offering. With pure hands, the Brahmin, unhurt, has enjoyed this heavenly, well-made portion.