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Atharvaveda 3.16

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 3.16

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Sanskrit

3.16.1

prātár agníṃ prātár índram havāmahe prātár mitrā́váruṇā prātár aśvínā |
prātár bhágaṃ pūṣáṇaṃ bráhmaṇas pátiṃ prātáḥ sómam utá rudráṃ havāmahe ||1||

Early (prātár) do we call Agni, early Indra, early Mitra-and-Varuṇa, early the (two) Açvins, early Bhaga, Pūshan, Brahmaṇaspati, early Soma and Rudra do we call.

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

3.16.2

prātarjítaṃ bhágam ugrám havāmahe vayáṃ putrám áditer yó vidhartā́ |
ādhráś cid yáṃ mányamānas turáś cid rā́jā cid yáṃ bhágaṃ bhakṣī́ty ā́ha ||2||

The early-conquering formidable Bhaga do we call, the son of Aditi who is disposer (vidhartár), to whom every one that thinks himself weak [or] strong, ⌊to whom even the king⌋ says: "apportion [me] a portion."

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

3.16.3

bhága práṇetar bhága sátyarādho bhágemā́ṃ dhíyam úd avā dádan naḥ |
bhága prá ṇo janaya góbhir áśvair bhága prá nŕ̥bhir nr̥vántaḥ syāma ||3||

O Bhaga, conductor, Bhaga, thou of true bestowal, Bhaga, help upward this prayer (dhī́), giving to us; O Bhaga, cause us to multiply with kine, with horses, O Bhaga, with men,—rich in men may we be.

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

3.16.4

utédā́nīṃ bhágavantaḥ syāmotá prapitvá utá mádhye áhnām |
utóditau maghavant sū́ryasya vayáṃ devā́nāṃ sumatáu syāma ||4||

Both now may we be fortunate (bhágavant), and in the advance (? prapitvá) and in the middle of the days; and, O bounteous one, at the up-going of the sun, may we be in the favor of the gods.

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

3.16.5

bhága evá bhágavām̐ astu devás ténā vayáṃ bhágavantaḥ syāma |
táṃ tvā bhaga sárva íj johavīmi sá no bhaga puraetā́ bhavehá ||5||

Let the god Bhaga himself be fortunate; through him may we be fortunate; on thee here, Bhaga, do I call entire; do thou, O Bhaga, be our forerunner here.

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

3.16.6

sám adhvarā́yoṣáso namanta dadhikrā́veva śúcaye padā́ya |
arvācīnáṃ vasuvídaṃ bhágaṃ me rátham ivā́śvā vājína ā́ vahantu ||6||

The dawns submit themselves (? sam-nam) to the sacrifice (adhvará), as Dadhikrāvan to the bright place; hitherward let them convey for me Bhaga, acquirer of good things, as vigorous (vājín) horses a chariot.

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

3.16.7

áśvāvatīr gómatīr na uṣā́so vīrávatīḥ sádam uchantu bhadrā́ḥ |
ghr̥táṃ dúhānā viśvátaḥ prápītā yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||7||

Let excellent dawns, rich in horses, rich in kine, rich in heroes, always shine for us, yielding (duh) ghee, on all sides drunk of: do ye protect us ever with well-beings.

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

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