Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 15 — Chapter 13
AV 15 13.1
तद् यस्यैवं विद्वान् व्रात्य एकां रात्रिम् अतिथिर् गृहे वसति । ये पृथिव्यां पुण्या लोकास् तान् एव तेनाव रुन्धे
tad yasyaivaṃ vidvān vrātya ekāṃ rātrim atithir gṛhe vasati | ye pṛthivyāṃ puṇyā lokās tān eva tenāva rundhe
Now, in whosever house a Vrātya who knows thus stays as a guest for one night, by that he secures those worlds that are holy on the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
He in whose house the Vrātya who possesses this knowledge abides one night secures for himself thereby the holy realms that are on earth.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 15 13.2
तद् यस्यैवं विद्वान् व्रात्यो द्वितीयां रात्रिम् अतिथिर् गृहे वसति । ये ऽन्तरिक्षे पुण्या लोकास् तान् एव तेनाव रुन्धे
tad yasyaivaṃ vidvān vrātyo dvitīyāṃ rātrim atithir gṛhe vasati | ye 'ntarikṣe puṇyā lokās tān eva tenāva rundhe
Now, in whosever house a Vrātya who knows thus stays as a guest for a second night, by that he secures those worlds that are holy in the mid-air.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
A second night . . . . the holy realms that are in the firma- ment (the rest as in verse 1).
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 15 13.3
तद् यस्यैवं विद्वान् व्रात्यस् तृतीयां रात्रिम् अतिथिर् गृहे वसति । ये दिवि पुण्या लोकास् तान् एव तेनाव रुन्धे
tad yasyaivaṃ vidvān vrātyas tṛtīyāṃ rātrim atithir gṛhe vasati | ye divi puṇyā lokās tān eva tenāva rundhe
Now, in whosever house a Vrātya who knows thus stays as a guest for a third night, by that he secures those worlds that are holy in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
A third night . . . the holy realms that are in heaven.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 15 13.4
तद् यस्यैवं विद्वान् व्रात्यश् चतुर्थीं रात्रिम् अतिथिर् गृहे वसति । ये पुण्यानां पुण्या लोकास् तान् एव तेनाव रुन्धे
tad yasyaivaṃ vidvān vrātyaś caturthīṃ rātrim atithir gṛhe vasati | ye puṇyānāṃ puṇyā lokās tān eva tenāva rundhe
Now, in whose house a vrātya who knows thus dwells as a guest a fourth night: whatever pure worlds are the pure (worlds) of the pure ones, those very ones he thereby wins for himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
A fourth night . . . . the holy realms of the Holy.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 15 13.5
तद् यस्यैवं विद्वान् व्रात्यो ऽपरिमिता रात्रीर् अतिथिर् गृहे वसति । य एवापरिमिताः पुण्या लोकास् तान् एव तेनाव रुन्धे
tad yasyaivaṃ vidvān vrātyo 'parimitā rātrīr atithir gṛhe vasati | ya evāparimitāḥ puṇyā lokās tān eva tenāva rundhe
Now, in whose house a vrātya who knows thus dwells as a guest unmeasured nights: precisely those unmeasured pure worlds, those he thereby wins for himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Unlimited nights . . . . unlimited holy realms.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 15 13.6
अथ यस्याव्रात्यो व्रात्यब्रुवो नामबिभ्रत्य् अतिथिर् गृहान् आगछेत्
atha yasyāvrātyo vrātyabruvo nāmabibhraty atithir gṛhān āgachet
But if one who is not a vrātya, who calls himself a vrātya, bearing (only) the name, should come to a man's house as a guest—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Now he to whose house a non-Vrātya, calling himself a Vrātya, and one in name only, comes as a guest.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 15 13.7
कर्षेद् एनं न चैनं कर्षेत्
karṣed enaṃ na cainaṃ karṣet
he may drag him (away), and yet he should not drag him (away).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Should punish him and not punish him.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 15 13.8
अस्यै देवताया उदकं याचामीमां देवतां वासय इमाम् इमां देवतां परि वेवेष्मीत्य् एनं परि वेविष्यात्
asyai devatāyā udakaṃ yācāmīmāṃ devatāṃ vāsaya imām imāṃ devatāṃ pari veveṣmīty enaṃ pari veviṣyāt
"I ask for water for this deity; lodge this deity; I attend continually upon this, upon this deity"—thus should he wait upon him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
He should serve him with food saying to himself, To this Deity I offer water: I lodge this Deity; I wait upon this, this Deity.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 15 13.9
तस्याम् एवास्य तद् देवतायां हुतं भवति य एवं वेद
tasyām evāsya tad devatāyāṃ hutaṃ bhavati ya evaṃ veda
For him who knows thus, that (offering) of his comes to be offered in that very deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
To that Deity the sacrifice of him who has this knowledge is acceptable.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)