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Atharvaveda 5.27

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5.27

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Sanskrit

5.27.1

ūrdhvā́ asya samídho bhavanty ūrdhvā́ śukrā́ śocī́ṣy agnéḥ |
dyumáttamā suprátīkaḥ sásūnus tánūnápād ásuro bhū́ripāṇiḥ ||1||

Uplifted becomes his fuel, uplifted the bright burnings of Agni, most brilliant; of beautiful aspect, with his son,—[2.] son of himself (tánūnápāt), ásura, many-handed,—
2 [2 b]. A god among gods, the god anoints the roads with honey (mádhu), with ghee.

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

5.27.2

devó devéṣu deváḥ pathó anakti mádhvā ghr̥téna ||2||

Uplifted becomes his fuel, uplifted the bright burnings of Agni, most brilliant; of beautiful aspect, with his son,—[2.] son of himself (tánūnápāt), ásura, many-handed,—
2 [2 b]. A god among gods, the god anoints the roads with honey (mádhu), with ghee.

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

5.27.3

mádhvā yajñám nakṣati praiṇānó nárāśáṃso agníḥ sukŕ̥d deváḥ savitā́ viśvávāraḥ ||3||

With honey he attains the sacrifice, pleased, the praised of men (nárāçáṅsa), Agni the well-doing, the heavenly impeller (savitár), having all choice things.

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

5.27.4

áchāyám eti śávasā ghr̥tā́ cid ī́dāno váhnir námasā ||4||

Here he cometh with might (çávas) unto the various ghees, praising, he the carrier, with homage,—
5 [4 c]. Agni, unto the spoons, at the sacrifices (adhvará), the profferings (prayáj). [5.] May he sacrifice his greatness, Agni's,—
6 [5 b]. [He] crossing (?) among pleasant profferings; both the Vasus stood and the greater bestower of good (vásu).
7 [6]. The heavenly doors all defend always after his course (vratá)—
8 [6 c]. Lording it with Agni's domain of wide expansion, [7.] dripping, worshipful, close, let dawn and night favor this our inviolable (? adhvará) sacrifice.
9 [8]. O heavenly invokers, sing ye unto our uplifted sacrifice (adhvará) with Agni's tongue; sing in order to our successful offering. [9.] Let the three goddesses sit upon this barhís, Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the great, besung.

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

5.27.5

agníḥ srúco adhvaréṣu prayákṣu sá yakṣad asya mahimā́nam agnéḥ ||5||

Here he cometh with might (çávas) unto the various ghees, praising, he the carrier, with homage,—
5 [4 c]. Agni, unto the spoons, at the sacrifices (adhvará), the profferings (prayáj). [5.] May he sacrifice his greatness, Agni's,—
6 [5 b]. [He] crossing (?) among pleasant profferings; both the Vasus stood and the greater bestower of good (vásu).
7 [6]. The heavenly doors all defend always after his course (vratá)—
8 [6 c]. Lording it with Agni's domain of wide expansion, [7.] dripping, worshipful, close, let dawn and night favor this our inviolable (? adhvará) sacrifice.
9 [8]. O heavenly invokers, sing ye unto our uplifted sacrifice (adhvará) with Agni's tongue; sing in order to our successful offering. [9.] Let the three goddesses sit upon this barhís, Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the great, besung.

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

5.27.6

tarī́ mandrā́su prayákṣu vásavaś cā́tiṣṭhan vasudhā́taraś ca ||6||

Here he cometh with might (çávas) unto the various ghees, praising, he the carrier, with homage,—
5 [4 c]. Agni, unto the spoons, at the sacrifices (adhvará), the profferings (prayáj). [5.] May he sacrifice his greatness, Agni's,—
6 [5 b]. [He] crossing (?) among pleasant profferings; both the Vasus stood and the greater bestower of good (vásu).
7 [6]. The heavenly doors all defend always after his course (vratá)—
8 [6 c]. Lording it with Agni's domain of wide expansion, [7.] dripping, worshipful, close, let dawn and night favor this our inviolable (? adhvará) sacrifice.
9 [8]. O heavenly invokers, sing ye unto our uplifted sacrifice (adhvará) with Agni's tongue; sing in order to our successful offering. [9.] Let the three goddesses sit upon this barhís, Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the great, besung.

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

5.27.7

dvā́ro devī́r ánv asya víśve vratáṃ rakṣanti viśváhā ||7||

Here he cometh with might (çávas) unto the various ghees, praising, he the carrier, with homage,—
5 [4 c]. Agni, unto the spoons, at the sacrifices (adhvará), the profferings (prayáj). [5.] May he sacrifice his greatness, Agni's,—
6 [5 b]. [He] crossing (?) among pleasant profferings; both the Vasus stood and the greater bestower of good (vásu).
7 [6]. The heavenly doors all defend always after his course (vratá)—
8 [6 c]. Lording it with Agni's domain of wide expansion, [7.] dripping, worshipful, close, let dawn and night favor this our inviolable (? adhvará) sacrifice.
9 [8]. O heavenly invokers, sing ye unto our uplifted sacrifice (adhvará) with Agni's tongue; sing in order to our successful offering. [9.] Let the three goddesses sit upon this barhís, Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the great, besung.

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

5.27.8

uruvyácasāgnér dhā́mnā pátyamāne |
ā́ suṣváyantī yajaté upā́ke uṣā́sānáktémáṃ yajñám avatām adhvarám naḥ ||8||

Here he cometh with might (çávas) unto the various ghees, praising, he the carrier, with homage,—
5 [4 c]. Agni, unto the spoons, at the sacrifices (adhvará), the profferings (prayáj). [5.] May he sacrifice his greatness, Agni's,—
6 [5 b]. [He] crossing (?) among pleasant profferings; both the Vasus stood and the greater bestower of good (vásu).
7 [6]. The heavenly doors all defend always after his course (vratá)—
8 [6 c]. Lording it with Agni's domain of wide expansion, [7.] dripping, worshipful, close, let dawn and night favor this our inviolable (? adhvará) sacrifice.
9 [8]. O heavenly invokers, sing ye unto our uplifted sacrifice (adhvará) with Agni's tongue; sing in order to our successful offering. [9.] Let the three goddesses sit upon this barhís, Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the great, besung.

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

5.27.9

dáivā hótāra ūrdhvám adhvaráṃ no 'gnér jihváyābhí gr̥nata gr̥nátā naḥ svìṣṭaye |
tisró devī́r barhír édáṃ sadantām íḍā sárasvatī mahī́ bhā́ratī gr̥ṇānā́ ||9||

Here he cometh with might (çávas) unto the various ghees, praising, he the carrier, with homage,—
5 [4 c]. Agni, unto the spoons, at the sacrifices (adhvará), the profferings (prayáj). [5.] May he sacrifice his greatness, Agni's,—
6 [5 b]. [He] crossing (?) among pleasant profferings; both the Vasus stood and the greater bestower of good (vásu).
7 [6]. The heavenly doors all defend always after his course (vratá)—
8 [6 c]. Lording it with Agni's domain of wide expansion, [7.] dripping, worshipful, close, let dawn and night favor this our inviolable (? adhvará) sacrifice.
9 [8]. O heavenly invokers, sing ye unto our uplifted sacrifice (adhvará) with Agni's tongue; sing in order to our successful offering. [9.] Let the three goddesses sit upon this barhís, Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the great, besung.

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

5.27.10

tán nas turī́pam ádbhutaṃ purukṣú |
déva tvaṣṭā rāyás poṣaṃ ví ṣya nā́bhim asya ||10||

That wonderful seminal fluid (turī́pam) of ours, abounding in food, O god Tvashṭar, abundance of wealth, release thou the navel of it.

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

5.27.11

vánaspaté 'va sr̥jā rárāṇaḥ |
tmánā devébhyo agnír havyáṃ śamitā́ svadayatu ||11||

O forest-tree, let thou loose, bestowing; let Agni [as] queller willingly sweeten the oblation for the gods.

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

5.27.12

agne svā́hā kr̥ṇuhi jātavedaḥ |
índrāya yajñáṃ víśve devā́ havír idáṃ juṣantām ||12||

O Agni, hail! make thou, O Jātavedas, the sacrifice for Indra; let all the gods enjoy this oblation.

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

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