White Yajurveda — Vajasaneyi Samhita — Chapter 26

VS 26.1

अग्निश् च पृथिवी च संनते ते मे सं नमताम् अदः वायुश् चान्तरिक्षं च संनते ते मे सं नमताम् अदः आदित्यश् च द्यौश् च संनते ते मे सं नमताम् अदः आपश् च वरुणश् च संनते ते मे सं नमताम् अदः सप्त सꣳसदो अष्टमी भूतसाधनी सकामाꣳ अध्वनस् कुरु संज्ञानम् अस्तु मे मुना

agniś ca pṛthivī ca saṃnate te me saṃ namatām adaḥ vāyuś cāntarikṣaṃ ca saṃnate te me saṃ namatām adaḥ ādityaś ca dyauś ca saṃnate te me saṃ namatām adaḥ āpaś ca varuṇaś ca saṃnate te me saṃ namatām adaḥ sapta saṁsado aṣṭamī bhūtasādhanī sakāmāṁ adhvanas kuru saṃjñānam astu me munā

Agni and Earth are bowed together: let those two bow that yonder (thing) together for me. Vāyu and the midspace are bowed together: let those two bow that yonder (thing) together for me. The Sun and Heaven are bowed together: let those two bow that yonder (thing) together for me. The Waters and Varuṇa are bowed together: let those two bow that yonder (thing) together for me. Seven are the assemblies; the eighth accomplishes what is; make (them) of one desire with me, away from the road; let there be agreement for me with gladness.

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VS 26.2

यथेमां वाचं कल्याणीम् आवदानि जनेभ्यः ब्रह्मराजन्याभ्याꣳ शूद्राय चार्याय च स्वाय चारणाय प्रियो देवानां दक्षिणायै दातुर् इह भूयासम् अयं मे कामः सम् ऋध्यताम् उप मादो नमतु

yathemāṃ vācaṃ kalyāṇīm āvadāni janebhyaḥ brahmarājanyābhyāṁ śūdrāya cāryāya ca svāya cāraṇāya priyo devānāṃ dakṣiṇāyai dātur iha bhūyāsam ayaṃ me kāmaḥ sam ṛdhyatām upa mādo namatu

So that I may speak this auspicious speech to the peoples—to brahmin and kṣatriya, to śūdra and to ārya, to one's own and to the stranger—may I here be dear to the gods, and to the giver of the priestly gift. Let this desire of mine be fulfilled; let that (gift) bow down toward me.

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VS 26.3

बृहस्पते अति यद् अर्यो अर्हाद् द्युमद् विभाति क्रतुमज् जनेषु यद् दीदयच् छवस ऋतप्रजात तद् अस्मासु द्रविणं धेहि चित्रम् उपयामगृहीतो सि बृहस्पतये त्वा एष ते योनिर् बृहस्पतये त्वा

bṛhaspate ati yad aryo arhād dyumad vibhāti kratumaj janeṣu yad dīdayac chavasa ṛtaprajāta tad asmāsu draviṇaṃ dhehi citram upayāmagṛhīto si bṛhaspataye tvā eṣa te yonir bṛhaspataye tvā

Bṛhaspati, what the rival would surpass in worth, what shines brightly and full of resolve among the peoples, what blazes with power—O you born of ṛta, set that bright wealth in us. You are taken with the upayāma: you for Bṛhaspati. This is your womb: you for Bṛhaspati.

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VS 26.4

इन्द्र गोमन्न् इहा याहि पिबा सोमꣳ शतक्रतो विद्यद्भिर् ग्रावभिः सुतम् उपयामगृहीतो सीन्द्राय त्वा गोमते एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा गोमते

indra gomann ihā yāhi pibā somaṁ śatakrato vidyadbhir grāvabhiḥ sutam upayāmagṛhīto sīndrāya tvā gomate eṣa te yonir indrāya tvā gomate

Indra, rich in cattle, come here; drink the soma, you of a hundred resolves, pressed out with the knowing pressing-stones. You are taken with the upayāma: you for Indra rich in cattle. This is your womb: you for Indra rich in cattle.

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VS 26.5

इन्द्रा याहि वृत्रहन् पिबा सोमꣳ शतक्रतो गोमद्भिर् ग्रावभिः सुतम् उपयामगृहीतो सीन्द्राय त्वा गोमते एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा गोमते

indrā yāhi vṛtrahan pibā somaṁ śatakrato gomadbhir grāvabhiḥ sutam upayāmagṛhīto sīndrāya tvā gomate eṣa te yonir indrāya tvā gomate

Indra, come, slayer of Vṛtra; drink the soma, you of a hundred resolves, pressed out with the cattle-bringing stones. You are taken with the upayāma: you for Indra rich in cattle. This is your womb: you for Indra rich in cattle.

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VS 26.6

ऋतावानं वैश्वानरम् ऋतस्य ज्योतिषस् पतिम् अजस्रं घर्मम् ईमहे उपयामगृहीतो सि वैश्वानराय त्वा एष ते योनिर् वैश्वानराय त्वा

ṛtāvānaṃ vaiśvānaram ṛtasya jyotiṣas patim ajasraṃ gharmam īmahe upayāmagṛhīto si vaiśvānarāya tvā eṣa te yonir vaiśvānarāya tvā

We entreat Vaiśvānara, possessed of ṛta, the lord of the light of ṛta, the unfailing gharma. You are taken with the upayāma: you for Vaiśvānara. This is your womb: you for Vaiśvānara.

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VS 26.7

वैश्वानरस्य सुमतौ स्याम राजा हि कं भुवनानाम् अभिश्रीः इतो जातो विश्वम् इदं वि चष्टे वैश्वानरो यतते सूर्येण उपयामगृहीतो सि वैश्वानराय त्वा एष ते योनिर् वैश्वानराय त्वा

vaiśvānarasya sumatau syāma rājā hi kaṃ bhuvanānām abhiśrīḥ ito jāto viśvam idaṃ vi caṣṭe vaiśvānaro yatate sūryeṇa upayāmagṛhīto si vaiśvānarāya tvā eṣa te yonir vaiśvānarāya tvā

May we be in the favour of Vaiśvānara, for he is the king, the crown of the worlds. Born from here, he looks out over all this; Vaiśvānara keeps pace with the sun. You are taken with the upayāma: you for Vaiśvānara. This is your womb: you for Vaiśvānara.

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VS 26.8

वैश्वानरो न ऊतय आ प्र यातु परावतः अग्निर् उक्थेन वाहसा उपयामगृहीतो सि वैश्वानराय त्वा एष ते योनिर् वैश्वानराय त्वा

vaiśvānaro na ūtaya ā pra yātu parāvataḥ agnir ukthena vāhasā upayāmagṛhīto si vaiśvānarāya tvā eṣa te yonir vaiśvānarāya tvā

May Vaiśvānara come forth to us for help from afar, Agni, by the hymn that conveys (him). Thou art taken with the upayāma; thee for Vaiśvānara. This is thy womb; thee for Vaiśvānara.

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VS 26.9

अग्निर् ऋषिः पवमानः पाञ्चजन्यः पुरोहितः तम् ईमहे महागयम् उपयामगृहीतो स्य् अग्नये त्वा वर्चसे एष ते योनिर् अग्नये त्वा वर्चसे

agnir ṛṣiḥ pavamānaḥ pāñcajanyaḥ purohitaḥ tam īmahe mahāgayam upayāmagṛhīto sy agnaye tvā varcase eṣa te yonir agnaye tvā varcase

Agni the ṛṣi, purifying himself, belonging to the five peoples, the one set in front — him we entreat, him of great wealth. Thou art taken with the upayāma; thee for Agni, for splendour. This is thy womb; thee for Agni, for splendour.

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VS 26.10

महाꣳ इन्द्रो वज्रहस्तः षोडशी शर्म यच्छतु हन्तु पाप्मानं यो स्मान् द्वेष्टि उपयामगृहीतो सि महेन्द्राय त्वा एष ते योनिर् महेन्द्राय त्वा

mahāṁ indro vajrahastaḥ ṣoḍaśī śarma yacchatu hantu pāpmānaṃ yo smān dveṣṭi upayāmagṛhīto si mahendrāya tvā eṣa te yonir mahendrāya tvā

May great Indra, vajra in hand, the Ṣoḍaśin, grant shelter; may he slay the evil, (and) him who hates us. Thou art taken with the upayāma; thee for Mahendra. This is thy womb; thee for Mahendra.

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VS 26.11

तं वो दस्मम् ऋतीषहं वसोर् मन्दानम् अन्धसः अभि वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनव इन्द्रं गीर्भिर् नवामहे

taṃ vo dasmam ṛtīṣahaṃ vasor mandānam andhasaḥ abhi vatsaṃ na svasareṣu dhenava indraṃ gīrbhir navāmahe

Him, your wondrous one, who withstands assaults, who is gladdened by the good juice — as milch cows (low) toward the calf in the pastures — Indra we hail with our songs.

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VS 26.12

यद् वाहिष्ठं तद् अग्नये बृहद् अर्च विभावसो महिषीव त्वद् रयिस् त्वद् वाजा उद् ईरते

yad vāhiṣṭhaṃ tad agnaye bṛhad arca vibhāvaso mahiṣīva tvad rayis tvad vājā ud īrate

What is most conveying, that lofty (song) sing to Agni, O thou rich in radiance; like a buffalo-cow (?), from thee wealth, from thee prizes arise.

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VS 26.13

एह्य् ऊ षु ब्रवाणि ते ग्न इत्थेतरा गिरः एभिर् वर्धास इन्दुभिः

ehy ū ṣu bravāṇi te gna itthetarā giraḥ ebhir vardhāsa indubhiḥ

Come, then, that I may well speak to thee, O Agni, these and other songs; by these drops thou shalt be strengthened.

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VS 26.14

ऋतवस् ते यज्ञं वि तन्वन्तु मासा रक्षन्तु ते हविः संवत्सरस् ते यज्ञं दधातु नः प्रजां च परि पातु नः

ṛtavas te yajñaṃ vi tanvantu māsā rakṣantu te haviḥ saṃvatsaras te yajñaṃ dadhātu naḥ prajāṃ ca pari pātu naḥ

May the seasons spread out thy sacrifice; may the months guard thy oblation; may the year establish thy sacrifice for us, and may it guard our offspring round about.

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VS 26.15

उपह्वरे गिरीणाꣳ संगमे च नदीनाम् धिया विप्रो अजायत

upahvare girīṇāṁ saṃgame ca nadīnām dhiyā vipro ajāyata

In the hollow of the mountains and at the meeting of the rivers, the inspired one was born through (his) thought.

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VS 26.16

उच्चा ते जातम् अन्धसो दिवि सद् भूम्य् आ ददे उग्रꣳ शर्म महि श्रवः

uccā te jātam andhaso divi sad bhūmy ā dade ugraṁ śarma mahi śravaḥ

On high is thy birth, O stalk (Soma); being in heaven, I take it (up) upon the earth: mighty shelter, great fame.

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VS 26.17

स न इन्द्राय यज्यवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः वरिवोवित् परि स्रव

sa na indrāya yajyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ varivovit pari srava

So do thou, finding free room, flow round for us, for Indra the worshipful, for Varuṇa, for the Maruts.

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VS 26.18

एना विश्वान्य् अर्य आ द्युम्नानि मानुषाणाम् सिषासन्तो वनामहे

enā viśvāny arya ā dyumnāni mānuṣāṇām siṣāsanto vanāmahe

Therewith all the splendours of men, (belonging) to the lord, do we, seeking to win, gain.

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VS 26.19

अनु वीरैर् अनु पुष्यास्म गोभिर् अन्व् अश्वैर् अनु सर्वेण पुष्टैः अनु द्विपदानु चतुष्पदा वयं देवा नो यज्ञम् ऋतुथा नयन्तु

anu vīrair anu puṣyāsma gobhir anv aśvair anu sarveṇa puṣṭaiḥ anu dvipadānu catuṣpadā vayaṃ devā no yajñam ṛtuthā nayantu

May we prosper on with heroes, on with cattle, on with horses, on with all nourishments; on with the two-footed, on with the four-footed may we (prosper): may the gods lead our sacrifice according to the seasons.

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VS 26.20

अग्ने पत्नीर् इहा वह देवानाम् उशतीर् उप त्वष्टारꣳ सोमपीतये

agne patnīr ihā vaha devānām uśatīr upa tvaṣṭāraṁ somapītaye

Agni, bring hither the wives of the gods, the eager ones, and Tvaṣṭṛ, to the soma-drinking.

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VS 26.21

अभि यज्ञं गृणीहि नो ग्नावो नेष्टः पिब ऋतुना त्वꣳ हि रत्नधा असि

abhi yajñaṃ gṛṇīhi no gnāvo neṣṭaḥ piba ṛtunā tvaṁ hi ratnadhā asi

Sing approval of our sacrifice, O thou attended by the divine wives; O neṣṭṛ, drink in due season, for thou art the giver of treasure.

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VS 26.22

द्रविणोदाः पिपीषति जुहोत प्र च तिष्ठत नेष्ट्राद् ऋतुभिर् इष्यत

draviṇodāḥ pipīṣati juhota pra ca tiṣṭhata neṣṭrād ṛtubhir iṣyata

Draviṇodas wishes to drink: offer, and step forth; from the neṣṭṛ's seat send (him) forth with the seasons.

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VS 26.23

तवायꣳ सोमस् त्वम् एह्य् अर्वाङ् छश्वत्तमꣳ सुमना अस्य पाहि अस्मिन् यज्ञे बर्हिष्य् आ निषद्या दधिष्वेमं जठर इन्दुम् इन्द्र

tavāyaṁ somas tvam ehy arvāṅ chaśvattamaṁ sumanā asya pāhi asmin yajñe barhiṣy ā niṣadyā dadhiṣvemaṃ jaṭhara indum indra

Thine is this soma; come thou hither near, well-minded, drink of it again and again; having sat down on the barhis at this sacrifice, place this drop in thy belly, O Indra.

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VS 26.24

अमेव नः सुहवा आ हि गन्तन नि बर्हिषि सदतना रणिष्टन अथा मन्दस्व जुजुषाणो अन्धसस् त्वष्टर् देवेभिर् जनिभिः सुमद्गणः

ameva naḥ suhavā ā hi gantana ni barhiṣi sadatanā raṇiṣṭana athā mandasva jujuṣāṇo andhasas tvaṣṭar devebhir janibhiḥ sumadgaṇaḥ

Come to us, easily invoked, as if to your home; sit down on the barhis, take delight; then be gladdened, enjoying the juice, O Tvaṣṭṛ, with the gods and the wives, in good company.

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VS 26.25

स्वादिष्ठया मदिष्ठया पवस्व सोम धारया इन्द्राय पातवे सुतः

svādiṣṭhayā madiṣṭhayā pavasva soma dhārayā indrāya pātave sutaḥ

With the sweetest, most exhilarating stream purify thyself, O Soma, pressed for Indra to drink.

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VS 26.26

रक्षोहा विश्वचर्षणिर् अभि योनिम् अयोहतम् द्रुणा सधस्थम् आसदत्

rakṣohā viśvacarṣaṇir abhi yonim ayohatam druṇā sadhastham āsadat

The slayer of demons, belonging to all peoples, has sat down toward the metal-wrought womb, toward the seat, by means of the wood.

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