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Atharvaveda 1.9

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 1.9

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Sanskrit

1.9.1

asmín vásu vásavo dhārayantv índraḥ pūṣā́ váruṇo mitró agníḥ |
imám ādityā́ utá víśve ca devā́ úttarasmin jyótiṣi dhārayantu ||1||

In this man let the Vasus maintain good things (vásu)—Indra, Pūshan, Varuṇa, Mitra, Agni; him let the Ādityas and also the All-gods maintain in superior light.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

1.9.2

asyá devāḥ pradíśi jyótir astu sū́ryo agnír utá vā híraṇyam |
sapátnā asmád ádhare bhavantūttamáṃ nā́kam ádhi rohayemám ||2||

. At his direction (pradiç), O gods, be there light, sun, fire, or also gold; be his rivals (sapátna) inferior to him; to the highest firmament (nā́ka) make this man ascend.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

1.9.3

yénéndrāya samábharaḥ páyāṃsy uttaména bráhmaṇā jātavedaḥ |
téna tvám agna ihá vardhayemáṃ sajātā́nāṃ śráiṣṭhya ā́ dhehy enam ||3||

With what highest worship (bráhman), O Jātavedas, thou didst bring together draughts (páyas) for Indra, therewith, O Agni, do thou increase this man here; set him in supremacy (çrāíṣṭhya) over his fellows (sajātá).

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

1.9.4

áiṣāṃ yajñám utá várco dade 'háṃ rāyás póṣam utá cittā́ny agne |
sapátnā asmád ádhare bhavantūttamáṃ nā́kam ádhi rohayemám ||4||

I take to myself their sacrifice and splendor (várcas), their abundance of wealth and their intents (cittá), O Agni; be his rivals inferior to him; to the highest firmament make this man ascend.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

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