Atharvaveda 4.23
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4.23
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.23.1
agnér manve prathamásya prácetasaḥ pā́ñcajanyasya bahudhā́ yám indháte |
víśoviśaḥ praviśivā́ṃsam īmahe sá no muñcatv áṃhasaḥ ||1||
I reverence (man-u) first the forethoughtful (prácetas) Agni, him of the five peoples, whom men kindle in many places; we pray to him who hath entered (pra-viç) into clans after clans (víç): let him free us from distress.
4.23.2
yáthā havyáṃ váhasi jātavedo yáthā yajñáṃ kalpáyasi prajānán |
evā́ devébhyaḥ sumatíṃ na ā́ vaha sá no muñcatv áṃhasaḥ ||2||
As thou carriest the oblation, O Jātavedas; as, foreknowing, thou adaptest the sacrifice—so do thou convey to us favor from the gods: let him free us from distress.
4.23.3
yā́manyāmann úpayuktaṃ váhiṣṭhaṃ kármaṅkarmann ā́bhagam agním īḍe |
rakṣoháṇaṃ yajñavŕ̥dhaṃ ghr̥tā́hutaṃ sá no muñcatv áṃhasaḥ ||3||
Put to service at every course (yā́man), best carrier, sharer (ā́bhaga) at every rite, Agni I praise, demon-slayer, sacrifice-increaser, offered to with ghee: let him free us from distress.
4.23.4
sújātaṃ jātávedasam agníṃ vaiśvānaráṃ vibhúm |
havyavā́haṃ havāmahe sá no muñcatv áṃhasaḥ ||4||
The well-born Jātavedas, the mighty (vibhú) Agni belonging to all men (vāiçvānará), the carrier of oblations, we call on: let him free us from distress.
4.23.5
yéna ŕ̥ṣayo balám ádyotayan yujā́ yénā́surāṇām áyuvanta māyā́ḥ |
yénāgnínā paṇī́n índro jigā́ya sá no muñcatv áṃhasaḥ ||5||
With whom as ally the seers made [their] strength shine out; with whom they repelled the wiles of the Asuras; with whom, Agni, Indra conquered the Paṇis—let him free us from distress.
4.23.6
yéna devā́ amŕ̥tam anvávindan yénáuṣadhīr mádhumatīr ákr̥ṇvan |
yéna devā́ḥ svàr ā́bharant sá no muñcatv áṃhasaḥ ||6||
By whom the gods discovered the immortal; by whom they made the herbs rich in honey; by whom the gods brought the heaven (svàr)—let him free us from distress.
4.23.7
yásyedáṃ pradíśi yád virócate yáj jātáṃ janitavyàṃ ca kévalam |
stáumy agníṃ nāthitó johavīmi sá no muñcatv áṃhasaḥ ||7||
In whose direction [is] whatever shines forth (vi-ruc) here, what is born and to be born, all of it—I praise Agni, [as a] suppliant I call loudly on [him]—let him free us from distress.
Translations (2)
- Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8) — William Dwight Whitney 1905, English
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
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