Atharvaveda 5.24
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5.24
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- Sanskrit
5.24.1
savitā́ prasavā́nām ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́m pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||1||
Savitar ('the impeller') is overlord of impulses; let him favor (av) me, in this worship (bráhman), in this rite (kárman), in this representation (purodhā́), in this firm-standing, in this intent, in this design, in this benediction (āçís), in this invocation of the gods: hail!
5.24.2
agnír vánaspátīnām ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||2||
Agni is overlord of forest-trees; let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.3
dyā́vāpr̥thivī́ dātr̥̄ṇā́m ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||3||
Heaven-and-earth are overlords of givers; let them favor etc. etc.
5.24.4
váruṇo 'pā́m ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||4||
Varuṇa is overlord of the waters; let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.5
mitrā́váruṇau vr̥ṣṭyā́dhipatī táu māvatām |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||5||
Mitra-and-Varuṇa are overlords of rain; let them favor etc. etc.
5.24.6
marútaḥ párvatānām ádhipatayas té māvantu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||6||
The Maruts are overlords of the mountains; let them favor etc. etc.
5.24.7
sómo vīrúdhām ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||7||
Soma is overlord of plants; let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.8
vāyúr antárikṣasyā́dhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||8||
Vāyu is overlord of the atmosphere; let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.9
sū́ryaś cákṣuṣām ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||9||
The sun (sū́rya) is overlord of sights (or eyes: cákṣus); let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.10
candrámā nákṣatrāṇām ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||10||
The moon is overlord of asterisms; let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.11
índro divó 'dhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||11||
Indra is overlord of heaven; let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.12
marútāṃ pitā́ paśūnā́m ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́m purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||12||
The father of the Maruts is overlord of cattle; let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.13
mr̥tyúḥ prajā́nām ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́m purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||13||
Death is overlord of creatures (prajā́); let him favor etc. etc.
5.24.14
yamáḥ pitr̥̄ṇā́m ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||14||
Yama is overlord of the Fathers; let him etc. etc.
5.24.15
pitáraḥ páre te māvantu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||15||
The upper (pára) Fathers—let them favor etc. etc.
5.24.16
tatā́ ávare te māvantu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratisṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||16||
The lower (ávara) Fathers (tatá)—let them favor etc. etc.
5.24.17
tatás tatāmahā́s te māvantu |
asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ |
cíttyām asyā́m ā́kūtyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ deváhūtyāṃ svā́hā ||17||
The Fathers (tatá), the grandfathers (tatāmahá)—let them favor etc. etc.
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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