Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 9.4.2

9.4.2.1

atha vātahomānjuhoti | ime vai lokā eṣo 'gnirvāyurvātahomā eṣu tallokeṣu vāyuṃ dadhāti tasmādayameṣu lokeṣu vāyuḥ

He then offers (three) oblations of air;--this fire-altar is these (three) worlds, and the oblations of air are wind: he thus places the wind into these worlds, and hence there is wind here in these worlds.

9.4.2.2

bāhyenāgnimāharati | āpto vā asya sa vāyurya eṣu lokeṣvatha ya imāṃlokānpareṇa vāyustamasminnetaddadhāti

He takes (the air) from outside the Vedi; for that wind which is in these worlds is already contained in this (fire-altar), and he now puts into it that wind which is beyond these worlds.

9.4.2.3

bahirvederiyaṃ vai vediḥ | āpto vā asya sa vāyuryo 'syāmatha ya imām pareṇa vāyustamasminnetaddadhāti

From outside the Vedi (he takes it),--for the Vedi is this (earth), and the wind which is on this (earth) is already contained in this (fire-altar): he now puts into it the wind which is beyond this (earth).
4 By his two hollow hands (he takes it), for only in this way is the catching of that (wind brought about). With the Svâhâ-call (he offers), for he offers just under the shafts (of the chariot),--this chariot is yonder sun: he thus places the wind on this side of the sun, and hence that one blows on this side thereof.

9.4.2.4

añjalinā | na hyetasyetīvābhipattirasti svāhākāreṇa juhoti hyadho 'dho dhuramasau vā āditya eṣa ratho 'rvācīnaṃ tadādityādvāyuṃ dadhāti tasmādeṣo 'rvācīnamevātaḥ pavate

9.4.2.5

samudro 'si nabhasvāniti | asau vai lokaḥ samudro nabhasvānārdradānurityeṣa hyārdraṃ dadāti tadyo 'muṣmiṃloke vāyustamasminnetaddadhāti śambhūrmayobhūrabhi mā vāhi svāheti śivaḥ syono 'bhi mā vāhītyetat

[He offers, with, Vâg. S. XVIII, 45], 'Thou art the cloudy ocean,'--the cloudy ocean, doubtless, is yonder world (of the sky),--'the giver of moisture,'--for that (wind) indeed gives moisture: he thus bestows on this (fire-altar) the wind which is in yonder world;--'blow thou kindly and propitiously upon me, hail!'--that is, 'blow favourably and gently upon me!'

9.4.2.6

māruto 'si marutāṃ gaṇa iti | antarikṣaloko vai māruto marutāṃ gaṇastadyo 'ntarikṣaloke vāyustamasminnetaddadhāti śambhūrmayobhūrabhi mā vāhi svāheti śivaḥ syono 'bhi mā vāhītyetat

'Thou art the stormy (region), the troop of the Maruts,'--the stormy (region), the troop of the Maruts, doubtless, is the air-world: he thus bestows on this (fire-altar) the wind which is in the air-world;--'blow thou kindly and propitiously upon me, hail!'--that is, 'blow favourably and gently upon me!'

9.4.2.7

avasyūrasi duvasvāniti | ayaṃ vai loko 'vasyūrduvasvāṃstadyo 'smiṃloke vāyustamasminnetaddadhāti śambhūrmayobhūrabhi mā vāhi svāheti śivaḥ syono 'bhi mā vāhītyetat

'Thou art the one affording protection and worship,'--the one that affords protection and worship, doubtless, is this (terrestrial) world: he thus bestows upon this (fire-altar) the wind which is in this world;--'blow thou kindly and propitiously upon me, hail!'--that is, 'blow favourably and gently upon me!'

9.4.2.8

tribhirjuhoti | traya ime lokā atho trivṛdagniryāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvataiva tadeṣu vāyuṃ dadhāti

With three (formulas) he offers,--three are these worlds, and threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus puts air into these worlds.

9.4.2.9

yadveva vātahomānjuhoti | etamevaitadrathaṃ yunaktyedadvai devā etaṃ rathaṃ sarvebhyaḥ kāmebhyo 'yuñjata yuktena samaśnavāmahā iti tena yuktena sarvānkāmāntsamāśnuvata tathaivaitadyajamāna etaṃ rathaṃ sarvebhyaḥ kāmebhyo yuṅkte yuktena samaśnavā iti tena yuktena sarvānkāmāntsamaśnute

And as to why he offers the oblations of air: he thereby yokes that chariot of his; for it was thereby that the gods yoked that chariot for (the obtainment of) all their wishes, thinking, 'By it, when yoked, we shall obtain them;' and by that yoked (chariot) they indeed obtained their wishes; and in like manner does the Sacrificer thereby yoke that chariot of his for (the obtainment of) all his wishes, thinking, 'By it, when yoked, I shall obtain them;' and by that yoked (chariot) he indeed obtains all his wishes.

9.4.2.10

vātahomairyunakti | prāṇā vai vātahomāḥ prāṇairevainametadyunakti tribhiryunakti trayo vai prāṇāḥ prāṇa udāno vyānastairevainametadyunktyadho 'dho dhuramadho 'dho hi dhuraṃ yogyaṃ yuñjanti hastābhyāṃ hastābhyāṃ hi yogyaṃ yuñjanti viparikrāmaṃ viparikrāmaṃ hi yogyaṃ yuñjanti

He yokes it with the oblations of air,--the oblations of air are the vital airs it is thus with the vital airs he yokes it. With three (oblations) he yokes it,--there are three vital airs, the out-breathing, up-breathing, and through-breathing: it is with these he thus yokes it. Just below the shaft (he offers), for just below the shaft the horse is yoked;--with his hands, for by the hands the horse is yoked;--in moving round, for in moving round the horse is yoked.

9.4.2.11

sa dakṣiṇāyugyamevāgre yunakti | atha savyāyugyamatha dakṣiṇāpraṣṭimevaṃ devatretarathā mānuṣe taṃ nābhiyuñjyānnedyuktamabhiyunajānīti vāhanaṃ tu dadyādyuktena bhunajā iti tamuparyeva harantyādhvaryorāvasathādupari hyeṣa tamadhvaryave dadāti sa hi tena karoti taṃ tu dakṣiṇānāṃ kāle 'nudiśet

The right yoke-horse he puts to first, then the left yoke-horse, then the right side-horse: for thus it is (done) among the gods, otherwise in human (practice). Let him not yoke that (chariot) again, lest he should yoke again the yoked one; but let him give away the vehicle, thinking, 'I shall reap the benefit of the yoking of it.' They carry it as far as the Adhvaryu's dwelling, holding it right upwards, for above is that (Agni). He presents it to the Adhvaryu, for it is he that performs therewith. Let him, however, (not) assign it to him (till) the time of the offering-gifts.

9.4.2.12

atha ruṅnatīrjuhoti | atraiṣa sarvo 'gniḥ saṃskṛtaḥ sa eṣo 'tra rucamaicattasmindevā etābhi ruṅnatībhī rucamadadhustathaivāsminnayametaddadhāti

He then offers the 'Lightsome ' oblations. For now the whole Agni was completed; he now wished for brilliance (ruk), and the gods, by means of these lightsome (oblations), endowed him with brilliance; and in like manner does this (Sacrificer) now endow him therewith.

9.4.2.13

yadveva ruṅnatīrjuhoti | prajāpatervisrastādrugudakrāmattaṃ yatra devāḥ samaskurvaṃstadasminnetābhī ruṅnatībhī rucamadadhustathaivāsminnayametaddadhāti

And, again, as to why he offers the lightsome oblations. When Pragâpati was dismembered, his brilliance departed from him. When the gods restored him, they, by means of these lightsome oblations, endowed him with brilliance; and in like manner does this (Sacrificer) endow him therewith.

9.4.2.14

yāste agne sūrye rucaḥ | yā vo devāḥ sūrye ruco rucaṃ no dhehi brāhmaṇeṣviti rucaṃ rucamityamṛtatvaṃ vai rugamṛtatvamevāsminnetaddadhāti tisra āhutīrjuhoti trivṛdagniryāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvataivāsminnetadrucaṃ dadhāti

[He offers, with, Vâg. S. XVIII, 46-48], 'O Agni, what lights of thine in the sun... ' 'O ye gods, what lights of yours are in the sun... '--'Bestow thou light upon our priests, (work thou light in our kings, light in our people and Sûdras, bestow light upon me by thy light)!' He thus says 'light' each time,--light is immortality: it is immortality he thus bestows upon him.

9.4.2.15

atha vāruṇīṃ juhoti | atraiṣa sarvo 'gniḥ saṃskṛtaḥ sa eṣo 'tra varuṇo devatā tasmā etaddhavirjuhoti tadenaṃ haviṣā devatāṃ karoti yasyai vai devatāyai havirgṛhyate sā devatā na sā yasyai na gṛhyate vāruṇya 'rcā svenaivainametadātmanā svayā devatayā prīṇāti

He then offers one relating to Varuna. That whole Agni has now been completed, and he now is the deity Varuna: it is to him that he offers this oblation, and by the oblation he makes him (Agni) a deity, for that one alone is a deity to whom offering is made, but not that one to whom (offering is) not (made). With a verse addressed to Varuna (he offers): he thus gratifies him by his own self, by his own deity.

9.4.2.16

yadveva vāruṇīṃ juhoti | prajāpatervisrastādvīryamudakrāmattaṃ yatra devāḥ samaskurvaṃstadasminnetayā vīryamadadhustathaivāsminnayametaddadhāti vāruṇya 'rcā kṣatraṃ vai varuṇo vīryaṃ vai kṣatraṃ vīryeṇaivāsminnetadvīryaṃ dadhāti

And, again, as to why he offers one relating to Varuna. When Pragâpati was dismembered, his strength departed from him. When the gods restored him they, by this (oblation), bestowed strength upon him; and in like manner does this (Sacrificer) bestow it upon him. With a verse addressed to Varuna (he offers),--Varuna is the ruling power, and ruling power means strength: it is thus by strength that he bestows strength upon him.

9.4.2.17

taptvā yāmi brahmaṇā vandamāna iti | tattvā yāce brahmaṇā vandamāna ityetattadāśāste yajamāno havirbhiriti tadayamāśāste yajamāno havirbhirityetadaheḍamāno varuṇeha bodhītyakrudhyanno varuṇeha bodhītyetaduruśaṃsa mā na āyuḥ pramoṣīrityātmanaḥ paridāṃ vadate

[He offers, with, Vâg. S. XVIII, 49], 'For this I appeal to thee, worshipping thee with prayer,'--that is, 'For that I beseech thee, worshipping thee with prayer;'--'for this the Sacrificer imploreth thee with offerings,'--that is, 'for this, this Sacrificer implores thee with offerings;--'without wrath listen thou here, O Varuna!'--that is, 'without anger listen thou here to us, O Varuna!'--'take not our life from us, O far-ruler!'--he thereby gives utterance to a surrender of his own self.

9.4.2.18

athārkāśvamedhayoḥ saṃtatīrjuhoti | ayaṃ vā agnirarko 'sāvādityo 'śvamedhastau sṛṣṭau nānaivāstāṃ tau devā etābhirāhutibhiḥ samatanvantsamadudhustathaivaināvayametābhirāhutibhiḥ saṃtanoti saṃdadhāti

He then offers the Arkâsvamedha-santati oblations. The light (arka), doubtless, is this fire (Agni), and the Asvamedha (horse-sacrifice) is yonder sun,--when created, these two were separate: by means of these oblations the gods drew them together and connected them; and in like manner does this (Sacrificer), by means of these oblations, now draw them together and connect them.

9.4.2.19

svarṇa gharmaḥ svāheti | asau vā ādityo gharmo 'muṃ tadādityamasminnagnau pratiṣṭhāpayti

[He offers, with, Vâg. S. XVIII, 50], 'Heaven-like heat, hail!'--the heat, doubtless, is yonder sun; he thus establishes yonder sun in Agni.

9.4.2.20

svarṇārkaḥ svāheti | ayamagnirarka imaṃ tadagnimamuṣminnāditye pratiṣṭhāpayati

'Heaven-like flame, hail!'--the flame is this Agni: he thus establishes this Agni in yonder sun.

9.4.2.21

svarṇa śukraḥ svāheti | asau vā ādityaḥ śukrastam punaramutra dadhāti

'The Heaven-like shining one, hail!' the shining one, doubtless, is yonder sun: he places him again up there.

9.4.2.22

svarṇa jyotiḥ svāheti | ayamagnirjyotistam punariha dadhāti

'Heaven -like light, hail!'--the light is this Agni: he places him again here (on the fire-altar).

9.4.2.23

svarṇa sūryaḥ svāheti | asau vā ādityaḥ sūryo 'muṃ tadādityamasya sarvasyottamaṃ dadhāti tasmādeṣo 'sya sarvasyottamaḥ

'The heaven-like Sûrya, hail!'--Sûrya, doubtless, is yonder sun: he thus places yonder sun highest of all this (universe), whence he is the highest of all this (universe).

9.4.2.24

pañcaitā āhutīrjuhoti | pañcacitiko 'gniḥ pañca 'rtavaḥ saṃvatsaraḥ saṃvatsaro 'gniryāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvataivaināvetatsaṃtanoti saṃdadhāti

These are five oblations he offers, the fire-altar consists of five layers, a year of five seasons, and Agni is the year: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus draws together and connects those two.

9.4.2.25

yadvevāha | svarṇa gharmaḥ svāhā svarṇārkaḥ svāhetyasyaivaitānyagnernāmāni tānyetatprīṇāti tāni haviṣā devatāṃ karoti yasyai vai devatāyai havirgṛhyate sā devatā na sā yasyai na gṛhyate 'tho etānevaitadagnīnasminnagnau nāmagrāhaṃ dadhāti

And as to why he says, 'Heaven-like heat, hail! heaven-like flame, hail!'--these indeed are names of this fire: he thereby gratifies these, and by the offering he makes them a deity; for only that one is a deity to whom an oblation is offered, but not that to whom it is not offered. Moreover, by naming them, he thus places them on this fire-altar.

9.4.2.26

pañcaitā āhutīrjuhoti | pañcacitiko 'gniḥ pañca pañca 'rtavaḥ saṃvatsaraḥ saṃvatsaro 'gniryāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvataivainametadannena prīṇāti

These are five oblations he offers,--the fire-altar consists of five layers, and the year of five seasons, and Agni is the year: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much food he thus gratifies him.

9.4.2.27

athāta āhutīnāmevāvapanasya | yāṃ kāṃ ca brāhmaṇavatīmāhutiṃ vidyāttametasminkāle juhuyātkāmebhyo vā etaṃ rathaṃ yuṅkte tadyāṃ kāṃ cātrāhutiṃ juhotyāptāṃ tāṃ satīṃ juhoti

Now as to the insertion of (any other) oblations. If he should know any oblation supplied with a brâhmana (dogmatic explanation) let him offer it at this time; for it is for (the obtainment of his) wishes that he yokes this chariot, and whatsoever oblation he offers on this occasion he offers as one that is (to be) fulfilled.

9.4.2.28

tadāhuḥ | na juhuyānnedatirecayānīti sa vai juhuyādeva kāmebhyo vā etā āhutayo hūyante na vai kāmānāmatiriktamasti

As to this they say, 'Let him not offer (any additional oblations), lest he should do what is excessive.' Let him, nevertheless, offer them; for it is for (special) wishes that these oblations are offered, and in wishes there is nothing excessive.