ममेयमस्तु पोष्या मह्यं त्वादाद्बृहस्पतिः । मया पत्या प्रजावति सं जीव शरदः शतम्
May this woman be prosperous for me, may Bṛhaspati give you to me; with me, your husband, bearing children, live a hundred autumns together.
त्वष्टा वासो व्यदधाच्छुभे कं बृहस्पतेः प्रशिषा कवीनाम् । तेनेमां नारीं सविता भगश्च सूर्यामिव परि धत्तां प्रजया
Tvaṣṭṛ made a beautiful garment by the guidance of Bṛhaspati, the wise; with that, may Savitar and Bhaga clothe this woman with offspring, as Sūryā.
इन्द्राग्नी द्यावापृथिवी मातरिश्वा मित्रावरुणा भगो अश्विनोभा । बृहस्पतिर्मरुतो ब्रह्म सोम इमां नारिं प्रजया वर्धयन्तु
Indra and Agni, Heaven and Earth, Mātariśvan, Mitra and Varuṇa, Bhaga, the Aśvins, Bṛhaspati, the Maruts, Brahman, Soma—may they make this woman increase with offspring.
बृहस्पतिः प्रथमः सूर्यायाः शीर्षे केशाँ अकल्पयत्। तेनेमामश्विना नारीं पत्ये सं शोभयामसि
Bṛhaspati first arranged the hair on Sūryā's head; with that, O Aśvins, we adorn this woman for her husband.
इदं तद्रूपं यदवस्त योषा जायां जिज्ञासे मनसा चरन्तीम् । तामन्वर्तिष्ये सखिभिर्नवग्वैः क इमान् विद्वान् वि चचर्त पाशान्
This is the nature of a woman: the wife, seeking to know her husband, moves in thought; I will follow her with new companions—who, knowing this, has loosened these bonds?
अहं वि ष्यामि मयि रूपमस्या वेददित्पश्यन् मनसः कुलायम् । न स्तेयमद्मि मनसोदमुच्ये स्वयं श्रथ्नानो वरुणस्य पाशान्
I will loosen them; her form is in me, I know it, seeing the nest of the mind; I have not stolen, I am not released by the mind, I myself loosen the bonds of Varuṇa.
प्र त्वा मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशाद्येन त्वाबध्नात्सविता सुशेवाः । उरुं लोकं सुगमत्र पन्थां कृणोमि तुभ्यं सहपत्न्यै वधु
I release you from the bonds of Varuṇa, with which Savitar, the gracious, bound you; I make for you, O bride, a wide world, an easy path, together with your husband.
उद्यच्छध्वमप रक्षो हनाथेमं नारीं सुकृते दधात । धाता विपश्चित्पतिमस्यै विवेद भगो राजा पुर एतु प्रजानन्
Rise up, drive away the demons, place this woman with the good; the wise Creator has found her a husband, may King Bhaga come here, knowing, to beget offspring.
भगस्ततक्ष चतुरः पादान् भगस्ततक्ष चत्वार्युष्पलानि । त्वष्टा पिपेश मध्यतोऽनु वर्ध्रान्त्सा नो अस्तु सुमङ्गली
Bhaga has fashioned four feet; Bhaga has fashioned four wheels. Tvaṣṭṛ has shaped the middle, fitting the spokes. May she be auspicious for us.
सुकिंशुकं वहतुं विश्वरूपं हिरण्यवर्णं सुवृतं सुचक्रम् । आ रोह सूर्ये अमृतस्य लोकं स्योनं पतिभ्यो वहतुं कृणु त्वम्
Let her bear a beautiful covering, of many forms, golden in color, well-joined, with good wheels. Ascend, O bride, to the immortal realm of the sun; make the path for the husbands pleasant for you.
अभ्रातृघ्नीं वरुणापशुघ्नीं बृहस्पते । इन्द्रापतिघ्नीं पुत्रिणीमास्मभ्यं सवितर्वह
Bring to us, O Savitar, a wife who does not slay her brother, who does not harm her husband, who is blessed by Varuṇa, who is fruitful, O Bṛhaspati, who does not harm her lord, O Indra.
मा हिंसिष्टं कुमार्यं स्थूणे देवकृते पथि । शालाया देव्या द्वारं स्योनं कृण्मो वधूपथम्
Do not harm the maiden, O post, on the path made by the gods. At the threshold of the divine house, we make the bride’s way pleasant.
ब्रह्मापरं युज्यतां ब्रह्म पूर्वं ब्रह्मान्ततो मध्यतो ब्रह्म सर्वतः । अनाव्याधां देवपुरां प्रपद्य शिवा स्योना पतिलोके वि राज
Let the sacred utterance be yoked at the end, at the beginning, and in the middle, let the sacred utterance be everywhere. Entering the city of the gods unharmed, shine auspicious and pleasant in the world of your husband.
14.2 (विवाह प्रकरणम्) तुभ्यमग्रे पर्यवहन्त्सूर्यां वहतुना सह । स नः पतिभ्यो जायां दा अग्ने प्रजया सह
For you at the front they have yoked Sūryā together with the bridal car. O Agni, give us a wife with offspring, together with prosperity, for our husbands.
पुनः पत्नीमग्निरदादायुषा सह वर्चसा । दीर्घायुरस्या यः पतिर्जीवाति शरदः शतम्
Agni has given back the wife, together with long life and splendor. May her husband live a hundred autumns with long life.
सोमस्य जाया प्रथमं गन्धर्वस्तेऽपरः पतिः । तृतीयो अग्निष्टे पतिस्तुरीयस्ते मनुष्यजाः
Soma was your first husband, the Gandharva your second; Agni is your third husband, and the fourth are men born of men.
सोमो ददद्गन्धर्वाय गन्धर्वो दददग्नये । रयिं च पुत्रांश्चादादग्निर्मह्यमथो इमाम्
Soma gave her to the Gandharva, the Gandharva gave her to Agni; Agni has given me wealth and sons, and also this woman.
आ वामगन्त्सुमतिर्वाजिनीवसू न्यश्विना हृत्सु कामा अरंसत । अभूतं गोपा मिथुना शुभस्पती प्रिया अर्यम्णो दुर्यामशीमहि
May you both come with good thoughts, O Aśvins, rich in horses; may desires dwell in your hearts. Become guardians, the pair, lords of beauty; may we attain the favor of Aryaman.
सा मन्दसाना मनसा शिवेन रयिं धेहि सर्ववीरं वचस्यम् । सुगं तीर्थं सुप्रपाणं शुभस्पती स्थाणुं पथिष्ठामप दुर्मतिं हतम्
With joyful mind, with auspicious thought, bestow wealth, all-heroic and renowned. Grant an easy crossing, good drinking, O lords of beauty; establish firm standing, remove evil intention.
या ओषधयो या नद्यो यानि क्षेत्राणि या वना । तास्त्वा वधु प्रजावतीं पत्ये रक्षन्तु रक्षसः
May the herbs, the rivers, the fields, and the forests protect you, O bride, fruitful for your husband, from the demons.
एमं पन्थामरुक्षाम सुगं स्वस्तिवाहनम् । यस्मिन् वीरो न रिष्यत्यन्येषां विन्दते वसु
We choose this path, easy and bringing well-being, on which the hero does not perish and gains the wealth of others.
इदं सु मे नरः शृणुत ययाशिषा दंपती वाममश्नुतः । ये गन्धर्वा अप्सरसश्च देवीरेषु वानस्पत्येषु येऽधि तस्थुः । स्योनास्ते अस्यै वध्वै भवन्तु मा हिंसिषुर्वहतुमुह्यमानम्
Hear this well, O men, by which blessing you both may enjoy happiness as a couple. May the Gandharvas, the Apsarases, and the divine beings who dwell in the trees be auspicious for this bride; let them not harm her as she is led to her new home.
ये वध्वश्चन्द्रं वहतुं यक्ष्मा यन्ति जनामनु । पुनस्तान् यज्ञिया देवा नयन्तु यत आगताः
Those who, following people, bring disease to the bride, may the worshipful gods lead them back to where they came from.
{७} मा विदन् परिपन्थिनो य आसीदन्ति दंपती । सुगेन दुर्गमतीतामप द्रान्त्वरातयः
Let not the robbers who lie in wait harm the couple. May enemies flee far away as you cross the difficult place safely.
सं काशयामि वहतुं ब्रह्मणा गृहैरघोरेण चक्षुषा मित्रियेण । पर्याणद्धं विश्वरूपं यदस्ति स्योनं पतिभ्यः सविता तत्कृणोतु
I harness the bridal car with sacred utterance, with the household, with gentle sight, with friendship. Whatever is bound and of many forms, may Savitar make it pleasant for the husbands.
शिवा नारीयमस्तमागन्न् इमं धाता लोकमस्यै दिदेश । तामर्यमा भगो अश्विनोभा प्रजापतिः प्रजया वर्धयन्तु
A gracious woman has come to the house; the Creator has assigned her this place. May Aryaman, Bhaga, the Aśvins, and Prajāpati cause her to prosper with offspring.
आत्मन्वत्युर्वरा नारीयमागन् तस्यां नरो वपत बीजमस्याम् । सा वः प्रजां जनयद्वक्षणाभ्यो बिभ्रती दुग्धमृषभस्य रेतः
Let the noble woman, endowed with self, come here; let the man sow the seed in her. May she bear offspring for you, carrying from her breasts the milk and the essence of the bull.
प्रति तिष्ठ विराडसि विष्णुरिवेह सरस्वति । सिनीवालि प्र जायतां भगस्य सुमतावसत्
Stand firm, you are majestic here, like Vishnu, O Sarasvati. May Sinivali be born, dwelling in the good favor of Bhaga.
उद्व ऊर्मिः शम्या हन्त्वापो योक्त्राणि मुञ्चत । मादुष्कृतौ व्येनसावघ्न्यावशुनमारताम्
Let the wave rise, let it strike gently; O waters, release the bonds. Let not the evil-doer, the envious one, nor the slayer of life, harm us.
अघोरचक्षुरपतिघ्नी स्योना शग्मा सुशेवा सुयमा गृहेभ्यः । वीरसूर्देवृकामा सं त्वयैधिषीमहि सुमस्यमाना
With gentle gaze, free from hostility, auspicious, gracious, well-disposed, and well-guided from the homes—may she, desiring sons and brothers-in-law, come to you, seeking happiness.