Agniveshyagrihyasutra 1.5.3
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 1.5.3
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1.5.3.1
stanandhayataste putrān savitābhirakṣatu \
May Savitṛ protect your sons while they are suckling;
1.5.3.2
ā vāsasaḥ paridhānād bṛhaspatirviśvedevā abhirakṣantu paścāt svāhā \
until the wearing of clothes, may Bṛhaspati, [and] afterward may the Viśvedevas protect them, svāhā!
1.5.3.3
aprajastāṃ pautramṛtyuṃ pāpmānamuta vāgham \
Childlessness, death of grandchildren, evil, and misfortune—
1.5.3.4
śīrṣṇaḥ srajamivonmucya dviṣadbhyaḥ pratimuñcāmi pāśaṃ svāhā \
untying the fetter like a garland from the head, I fasten it on our enemies, svāhā!
1.5.3.5
brāhmaṇaṃ devakṛtaṃ kalpamānaṃ tena hanye niṣadaḥ piśācāt \
I make effective the Brahmanic [power] made by the gods; by it let the Piśācas sitting [nearby] be destroyed.
1.5.3.6
kravyādo mṛtyuradharān pātayāmi dīrghamāyustava jīvantu putrān svāhā \
I cast down the flesh-eating deaths; may your sons live a long life, svāhā!
1.5.3.7
śanno devīrabhiṣṭaya āpo bhavantu pītaye śaṃyorabhisravantu naḥ devasya tvā savituḥ prasave 'śvinorbāhubhyāṃ pūṣṇo hastābhyām \
“May the divine waters be for our assistance, for our drinking; may they flow upon us for peace and blessing.” “At the impulse of the god Savitṛ, with the arms of the Aśvins, with the hands of Pūṣan,”
1.5.3.8
hastena hastaṃ gṛbhṇāmi saubhagatvāya mayā patyā jaradaṣṭiryathāsat \
“I grasp [your] hand with [my] hand for good fortune, so that you may reach old age with me as your husband.
1.5.3.9
bhago aryamā savitā purandhiste tvā devā adurmahyaṃ patnīm \
Bhaga, Aryaman, Savitṛ, Purandhi—these gods have given you to me to be my wife.
1.5.3.10
aghoracakṣurapatighnyedhi śivā paśubhyaḥ sumanāḥ suvarcāḥ \
Be not of evil eye, not husband-slaying, auspicious to beasts, well-disposed, full of radiance!
1.5.3.11
yāṃ pūṣan śivatamāmerayasva yasyāṃ bījaṃ manuṣyā vapanti \
Send, O Pūṣan, the most auspicious one, in whom men sow seed,
1.5.3.12
yā na ūrū uśatī visrayātai yasyāmuśantaḥ praharema śepham \
who, eager, will part her thighs for us, in whom we, eager, may insert the penis!
1.5.3.13
somo 'dadād gandharvāya gandharvo 'gnaye 'dadāt \
Soma gave [you] to the Gandharva; the Gandharva gave [you] to Agni;
1.5.3.14
paśūṃśca mahyaṃ putrāṃśca dadātvagniratho tvā asāvaham \
may Agni give me beasts and sons, and also you, such a one, to me!”
1.5.3.15
somaḥ prathamo vivide gandharvo vivida uttaraḥ \
“Soma obtained [you] first; the Gandharva obtained [you] next;
1.5.3.16
tṛtīyo agniṣṭe patisturyo 'haṃ manuṣyajāḥ \
your third husband is Agni; the fourth am I, born of human beings.
1.5.3.17
sarasvati predamava subhage vājinīvati \
Sarasvatī, protect this here, O fortunate one, rich in rewards!
1.5.3.18
tāṃ tvā viśvasya bhūtasya pragāyāmasyagrataḥ \
You, the forefront of every being, we sing of here.
1.5.3.19
ātiṣṭhemamaśmānamaśmeva tvaṃ sthirā bhava \
Mount this millstone; be firm like a millstone!
1.5.3.20
pramṛṇīhi durasyūn sahasva pṛtanāyataḥ \
Crush the hostile; overpower those who fight against you!
1.5.3.21
viśvā uta tvayā vayaṃ dhārā udanyā iva \
And through you may we, like torrents of water,
1.5.3.22
atigāhemahi dviṣaḥ \
cross beyond all enemies.”
1.5.3.23
3 imān lājānāvapāmi samṛddhikaraṇānmama mama tubhyaṃ ca saṃvananaṃ tadagniranumanyatām \
3 “I scatter these parched grains, which produce prosperity for me; [they are] a source of mutual love for me and for you; may Agni consent to that!
1.5.3.24
bhagena tvā saṃsṛjāmi māsarena surāmiva \
I unite you with fortune, as wine with yeast!”
1.5.3.25
iyaṃ nāryupabrūte agnau lājānāvapantī \
"This woman speaks, scattering fried grain into the fire:
1.5.3.26
dīrghāyurastu me patiredhantāṃ jñātayo mama svāhā \
'May my husband be long-lived; may my kinsmen prosper! Svāhā!'
1.5.3.27
imaṃ me varuṇa śrudhī ivamadyā ca mṛḍaya \
"Hear this call of mine, O Varuṇa, and be gracious today;
1.5.3.28
tvāmavasyurācake svāhā \
seeking help, I long for you. Svāhā!
1.5.3.29
tatvā yāmi brahmaṇā vandamānastadāśāste yajamāno havirbhiḥ \
Praising you with sacred prayer, I come to you; that is what the sacrificer seeks with oblations.
1.5.3.30
aheḍamāno varuṇeha vodhyuruśaṃsa mā na āyuḥ pramoṣīḥ svāhā \
Without anger, O Varuṇa, be attentive here, O far-famed one; do not steal away our lifespan! Svāhā!
1.5.3.31
tvanno agne varuṇasya vidvān devasya heḍo 'vayāsisīṣṭhāḥ \
You, O Agni, knowing [all], avert from us the anger of the god Varuṇa.
1.5.3.32
yajiṣṭho vahnitamaḥ śośucāno viśvā dveṣām̐si pramumugdhyasmat svāhā \
Best sacrificer, greatest conveyer [of oblations], blazing brightly, release us from all enmities! Svāhā!
1.5.3.33
sa tvaṃ no agne 'vamo bhavotī nediṣṭho asyā uṣaso vyuṣṭau \
So be our nearest [protector], O Agni, with help, closest at the dawning of this dawn.
1.5.3.34
avayakṣva no varuṇaṃ rarāṇo vīhi mṛḍīkaṃ suhavo na edhi svāhā \
Appease Varuṇa for us, being generous; accept our graciousness; be easy to invoke for us! Svāhā!
1.5.3.35
tvamagne ayāsyayāsanmanasā hitaḥ \
You, O Agni, are established as Ayāsya in our mind;
1.5.3.36
ayāsan havyamūhiṣe 'yāno dhehi bheṣajaṃ svāhā \
as Ayāsya, you carry the oblation; as Ayāsya, bestow medicine upon us! Svāhā!
1.5.3.37
prajāpate na tvadetānpanyo viśvā jātāni paritā babhūva \
O Prajāpati, no other than you encompasses all these created forms.
1.5.3.38
yatkāmāste juhumastanno astu vayam̐ syāma patayo rayīṇāṃ svāhā \
Whatever we desire as we offer to you, let that be ours; may we become masters of riches! Svāhā!
1.5.3.39
yanma ātmano mindābhūdagnistatpunarāhārjātavedā vicarṣaṇiḥ svāhā \
Whatever fault of mine occurred in myself, Agni, the far-seeing Jātavedas, has restored that. Svāhā!
1.5.3.40
punaragniścakṣuradāt punarindro bṛhaspatiḥ \
Agni has given back sight, Indra and Bṛhaspati have given it back;
1.5.3.41
punarme aśvinā yuvaṃ cakṣurādhattamakṣyoḥ svāhā \
O two Aśvins, put sight back into my eyes! Svāhā!
1.5.3.42
anājñātaṃ yadājñātaṃ yajñasya kriyate madhu \
Whatever honey of the sacrifice is performed unknowingly [or] knowingly,
1.5.3.43
agne tadasya kalpaya tvaṃ hi vettha yathātathaṃ svāhā \
O Agni, arrange that for it, for you indeed know it as it truly is. Svāhā!
1.5.3.44
puruṣasammito yajño yajñaḥ puruṣasammitaḥ \
The sacrifice is commensurate with man; man is commensurate with the sacrifice.
1.5.3.45
agne tadasya kalpaya tvaṃ hi vettha yathātathaṃ svāhā \
O Agni, arrange that for it, for you indeed know it as it truly is. Svāhā!
1.5.3.46
yatpākatrā manasā dīnadakṣāna yajñasya manvate marttāsaḥ \
Because mortals of weak understanding do not comprehend the sacrifice with simple mind,
1.5.3.47
agniṣṭaddhītā kratuvidvijānan yajiṣṭho devām̐ kratuśo yajāti svāhā \
may Agni, the Hotṛ, knowing the rite, discerning, the best sacrificer, worship the gods according to the rites! Svāhā!
1.5.3.48
pāhi no agna enase svāhā \
Protect us, O Agni, from sin! Svāhā!
1.5.3.49
pāhi no viśvavedase svāhā \
Protect us, O omniscient one! Svāhā!
1.5.3.50
yajñaṃ pāhi vibhāvaso svāhā \
Protect the sacrifice, O shining one! Svāhā!
1.5.3.51
sarvaṃ pāhi śatakrato svāhā \
Protect everything, O you of a hundred rites! Svāhā!
1.5.3.52
bhūragnaye ca pṛthivyai ca mahate ca svāhā \
Bhūḥ, to Agni and to the earth and to the great! Svāhā!
1.5.3.53
bhuvo vāyave cāntarikṣāya ca mahate ca svāhā \
Bhuvaḥ, to Vāyu and to the intermediate space and to the great! Svāhā!
1.5.3.54
suvarādityāya ca dive ca mahate ca svāhā \
Suvaḥ, to Āditya and to the sky and to the great! Svāhā!
1.5.3.55
bhūrbhuvaḥ svaścandramase ca nakṣatrebhyaśca digbhyaśca mahate ca svāhā \
Bhūr-bhuvaḥ-svaḥ, to the moon and to the constellations and to the directions and to the great! Svāhā!
1.5.3.56
namo devebhyaḥ svadhā pitṛbhyo bhūrbhuvaḥsvarmaharoṃ svāhā \
Homage to the gods! Svadhā to the ancestors! Bhūr-bhuvaḥ-svar-mahaḥ, Om! Svāhā!
1.5.3.57
oṃ svāhā \
Om! Svāhā!
1.5.3.58
bhūḥ svāhā \
Bhūḥ! Svāhā!
1.5.3.59
bhuvaḥ svāhā \
Bhuvaḥ! Svāhā!
1.5.3.60
svaḥ svāhā \
Svaḥ! Svāhā!
1.5.3.61
bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ svāhā \
Bhūr-bhuvaḥ-svaḥ! Svāhā!
1.5.3.62
yadasya karmaṇo 'tyarīricaṃ yadvā nyūnamihākaram \
Whatever I have done in excess in this ritual, or whatever I have left deficient here,
1.5.3.63
agniṣṭat sviṣṭakṛdvidvān sarvaṃ sviṣṭaṃ suhutaṃ karotu me \
may Agni Sviṣṭakṛt, knowing, make all that well-sacrificed and well-offered for me!
1.5.3.64
agnaye sviṣṭakṛte suhutahute sarvahute sarvaprāyaścittāhutīnāṃ kāmānāṃ samardhayitre svāhā adite 'nvamaṃsthāḥ \
To Agni Sviṣṭakṛt, who offers to what is well offered, who offers to everything, who fulfills desires of all expiatory offerings, svāhā! O Aditi, you have consented!
1.5.3.65
anumate 'nvamaṃsthāḥ \
O Anumati, you have consented!
1.5.3.66
sarasvate 'nvamaṃsthāḥ \
O Sarasvat, you have consented!
1.5.3.67
deva savitaḥ prāsāvīḥ \
O divine Savitṛ, you have impelled!
1.5.3.68
agne vratapate vratam cariṣyāmi tacchakeyaṃ tanme rādhyatām \
"O Agni, lord of vows, I will observe a vow; may I be capable of it; may that succeed for me!
1.5.3.69
vāyo vratapate vrataṃ cariṣyāmi tacchakeyaṃ tanme rādhyatām \
O Vāyu, lord of vows, I will observe a vow; may I be capable of it; may that succeed for me!
1.5.3.70
āditya vratapate vrataṃ cariṣyāmi tacchakeyaṃ tanme rādhyatām \
O Āditya, lord of vows, I will observe a vow; may I be capable of it; may that succeed for me!
1.5.3.71
vratānāṃ vratapate vrataṃ cariṣyāmi tacchakeyaṃ tanme rādhyatām \
O lord of vows of vows, I will observe a vow; may I be capable of it; may that succeed for me!
1.5.3.72
amūhamasmi sā tvaṃ sā tvamasyamūham ṛgahamasmi sā tvaṃ dyaurahaṃ pṛthivī tvam \
I am that, you are she; you are she, I am that. I am the ṛg-verse, you are the sāman-chant; I am the sky, you are the earth.
1.5.3.73
mama hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ te astu \
May your heart be in my heart;
1.5.3.74
mama citte cittamastu te \
may your mind be in my mind;
1.5.3.75
mama vācamekamanāḥ śṛṇu \
listen with a single mind to my speech;
1.5.3.76
māmevānuvratā sahacrayā mayā bhava \
be devoted to my vow, a companion to me.
1.5.3.77
cākravākaṃ saṃvananaṃ yannadībhya udāhṛtam \
The charm of the cakravāka birds which has been brought up from the rivers,
1.5.3.78
yaddevagandharvo vittaḥ saṃvananaṃ tena saṃvaninau svaḥ \
which the Gandharva of the gods knows, by that charm may we two be charmed with love.
1.5.3.79
ekamiṣe viṣṇustvānvetu dve ūrje viṣṇustvānvetu trīṇi vratāya viṣṇustvānvetu catvāri māyobhavāya viṣṇustvānvetu pañca paśubhyo viṣṇustvāndhetu ṣaḍ rāyaspoṣāya viṣṇustvānvetu sapta saptabhyo hotrābhyo viṣṇustvānvetu \
One [step] for food, may Viṣṇu follow you! Two for strength, may Viṣṇu follow you! Three for the vow, may Viṣṇu follow you! Four for comfort, may Viṣṇu follow you! Five for cattle, may Viṣṇu follow you! Six for the increase of wealth, may Viṣṇu follow you! Seven for the seven Hotrās, may Viṣṇu follow you!
1.5.3.80
sakhāyau saptapadāvabhūva sakhyaṃ te gameyaṃ sakhyātte mā yoṣaṃ sakhyānme māṃ yoṣṭhāḥ \
We two have become friends, having taken seven steps; may I attain your friendship; may I not be separated from your friendship; do not be separated from my friendship!
1.5.3.81
saptaṛṣayaḥ prathamāṃ kṛttikānāmarundhatīm \
The Seven Seers, Arundhatī first among the Kṛttikās,
1.5.3.82
dhruvatāṃ ye ha ninyuḥ \
whom they led to constancy —
1.5.3.83
ṣaṭ kṛttikā mukhyayogaṃ vahantīyamasmākaṃ bhrājatvaṣṭamī \
bearing the foremost union, the six Kṛttikās, may she shine as the eighth for us.
1.5.3.84
dhruvaṃ namasyāmi manasā dhruveṇa dhruvaṃ no sakhyaṃ dīrghamāyuśca bhūyāt \
I pay homage to the constant one with a constant mind; may our friendship and long lifespan be constant!"
1.5.3.85
adrugdhāvasmiṃśca pare ca loke dhruvaṃ praviṣṭau syāma śaraṇaṃ sukhārtau \
May we two, unharming in this world and the beyond, / enter a firm refuge, seeking happiness.
1.5.3.86
śanna edhi dvipade śaṃ catuṣpade \
Be auspicious to our two-footed, auspicious to our four-footed [creatures].
1.5.3.87
iha gāvo niṣīdantviddāśvā iha pūruṣāḥ \
Here may cows sit down, here liberal horses, here men;
1.5.3.88
iho sahasradakṣiṇo adhipūṣā niṣīdatu \\4\\
here may Pūṣan sit down as overseer, with a thousandfold sacrificial fees. [4]
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