White Yajurveda — Vajasaneyi Samhita — Chapter 36

VS 36.1

ऋचं वाचं प्र पद्ये मनो यजुः प्र पद्ये साम प्राणं प्र पद्ये चक्षुः श्रोत्रं प्र पद्ये वाग् ओजः सहौजो मयि प्राणापानौ

ṛcaṃ vācaṃ pra padye mano yajuḥ pra padye sāma prāṇaṃ pra padye cakṣuḥ śrotraṃ pra padye vāg ojaḥ sahaujo mayi prāṇāpānau

I enter upon the ṛc, speech; I enter upon the mind, the yajus; I enter upon the sāman, the breath; I enter upon the eye, the ear. Speech, vigour, force and strength (be) in me, and the in-breath and out-breath.

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VS 36.2

यन् मे छिद्रं चक्षुषो हृदयस्य मनसो वातितृण्णं बृहस्पतिर् मे तद् दधातु शं नो भवतु भुवनस्य यस् पतिः

yan me chidraṃ cakṣuṣo hṛdayasya manaso vātitṛṇṇaṃ bṛhaspatir me tad dadhātu śaṃ no bhavatu bhuvanasya yas patiḥ

Whatever defect of mine there is in eye, in heart, in mind, or (whatever) is over-torn, may Bṛhaspati set that right for me. May he who is lord of the world be kindly to us.

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VS 36.3

भूर् भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर् वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयत्

bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tat savitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayat

Earth, atmosphere, heaven. May we obtain that desirable radiance of the god Savitṛ, who shall impel our thoughts.

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VS 36.4

कया नश् चित्र आ भुवद् ऊती सदावृधः सखा कया शचिष्ठया वृता

kayā naś citra ā bhuvad ūtī sadāvṛdhaḥ sakhā kayā śaciṣṭhayā vṛtā

With what help will the brilliant one, ever-increasing, become our friend? With what most effective (help), with what troop?

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VS 36.5

कस् त्वा सत्यो मदानां मꣳहिष्ठो मत्सद् अन्धसः दृढा चिद् आरुजे वसु

kas tvā satyo madānāṃ maṁhiṣṭho matsad andhasaḥ dṛḍhā cid āruje vasu

Which true, most bounteous of the exhilarations of the juice will gladden you, (so as) to break open even firm-held wealth?

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VS 36.6

अभी षु णः सखीनाम् अविता जरितॄणाम् शतं भवास्य् ऊतिभिः

abhī ṣu ṇaḥ sakhīnām avitā jaritṝṇām śataṃ bhavāsy ūtibhiḥ

Be truly a helper to us, your friends, your singers, with a hundred aids.

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VS 36.7

कया त्वम् न ऊत्याभि प्र मन्दसे वृषन् कया स्तोतृभ्य आ भर

kayā tvam na ūtyābhi pra mandase vṛṣan kayā stotṛbhya ā bhara

With what help do you rejoice toward us, O bull? With what (help) do you bring (gifts) to your praisers?

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VS 36.8

इन्द्रो विश्वस्य राजति शं नो अस्तु द्विपदे शं चतुष्पदे

indro viśvasya rājati śaṃ no astu dvipade śaṃ catuṣpade

Indra rules over all. May there be weal for our two-footed, weal for our four-footed.

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VS 36.9

शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः शं नो भवत्व् अर्यमा शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः शं नो विष्णुर् उरुक्रमः

śaṃ no mitraḥ śaṃ varuṇaḥ śaṃ no bhavatv aryamā śaṃ na indro bṛhaspatiḥ śaṃ no viṣṇur urukramaḥ

Weal to us (be) Mitra, weal Varuṇa, weal to us be Aryaman, weal to us Indra and Bṛhaspati, weal to us Viṣṇu of wide strides.

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VS 36.10

शं नो वातः पवताꣳ शं नस् तपतु सूर्यः शं नः कनिक्रदद् देवः पर्जन्यो अभि वर्षतु

śaṃ no vātaḥ pavatāṁ śaṃ nas tapatu sūryaḥ śaṃ naḥ kanikradad devaḥ parjanyo abhi varṣatu

May the wind blow weal to us, may the sun burn weal for us; may the god Parjanya, roaring, rain down weal upon us.

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VS 36.11

अहानि शं भवन्तु नः शꣳ रात्रीः प्रति धीयताम् शं न इन्द्राग्नी भवताम् अवोभिः शं न इन्द्रावरुणा रातहव्या शं न इन्द्रापूषणा वाजसातौ शम् इन्द्रासोमा सुविताय शं योः

ahāni śaṃ bhavantu naḥ śaṁ rātrīḥ prati dhīyatām śaṃ na indrāgnī bhavatām avobhiḥ śaṃ na indrāvaruṇā rātahavyā śaṃ na indrāpūṣaṇā vājasātau śam indrāsomā suvitāya śaṃ yoḥ

May the days be weal to us, may the nights be set toward us as weal; weal to us be Indra and Agni with their helps, weal to us Indra and Varuṇa, to whom oblation is given, weal to us Indra and Pūṣan in the winning of the prize, weal Indra and Soma for our welfare, weal and safety.

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VS 36.12

शं नो देवीर् अभिष्टय आपो भवन्तु पीतये शं योर् अभि स्रवन्तु नः

śaṃ no devīr abhiṣṭaya āpo bhavantu pītaye śaṃ yor abhi sravantu naḥ

May the divine waters be weal to us for our aid, for drinking; may they flow toward us (bringing) weal and safety.

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VS 36.13

स्योना पृथिवि नो भवानृक्षरा निवेशनी यच्छा नः शर्म सप्रथाः

syonā pṛthivi no bhavānṛkṣarā niveśanī yacchā naḥ śarma saprathāḥ

Be pleasant to us, O Earth, thornless, a place of rest; grant us wide-extending shelter.

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VS 36.14

आपो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवस् ता न ऊर्जे दधातन महे रणाय चक्षसे

āpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuvas tā na ūrje dadhātana mahe raṇāya cakṣase

For you, O Waters, are bringers of gladness; so set us toward vigour, toward great and joyful seeing.

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VS 36.15

यो वः शिवतमो रसस् तस्य भाजयतेह नः उशतीर् इव मातरः

yo vaḥ śivatamo rasas tasya bhājayateha naḥ uśatīr iva mātaraḥ

That most auspicious sap of yours — give us a share of it here, like mothers who are eager (to nurse).

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VS 36.16

तस्मा अरं गमाम वो यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ आपो जनयथा च नः

tasmā araṃ gamāma vo yasya kṣayāya jinvatha āpo janayathā ca naḥ

To him we would gladly go, to whose dwelling you quicken (us); and, O Waters, you engender us (anew).

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VS 36.17

द्यौः शान्तिर् अन्तरिक्षꣳ शान्तिः पृथिवी शान्तिर् आपः शान्तिर् ओषधयः शान्तिः वनस्पतयः शान्तिर् विश्वे देवाः शान्तिर् ब्रह्म शान्तिः सर्वꣳ शान्तिः शान्तिर् एव शान्तिः सा मा शान्तिर् एधि

dyauḥ śāntir antarikṣaṁ śāntiḥ pṛthivī śāntir āpaḥ śāntir oṣadhayaḥ śāntiḥ vanaspatayaḥ śāntir viśve devāḥ śāntir brahma śāntiḥ sarvaṁ śāntiḥ śāntir eva śāntiḥ sā mā śāntir edhi

Heaven is peace, the midspace is peace, the earth is peace, the waters are peace, the plants are peace, the forest trees are peace, all the gods are peace, the brahman is peace, all is peace, peace itself is peace; may that peace be mine.

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VS 36.18

दृते दृꣳह मा मित्रस्य मा चक्षुषा सर्वाणि भूतानि सम् ईक्षन्ताम् मित्रस्याहं चक्षुषा सर्वाणि भूतानि समीक्षे मित्रस्य चक्षुषा सम् ईक्षामहे

dṛte dṛṁha mā mitrasya mā cakṣuṣā sarvāṇi bhūtāni sam īkṣantām mitrasyāhaṃ cakṣuṣā sarvāṇi bhūtāni samīkṣe mitrasya cakṣuṣā sam īkṣāmahe

O leather bag, make me firm. May all beings look upon me with the eye of Mitra; with the eye of Mitra I look upon all beings; with the eye of Mitra let us look upon (one another).

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VS 36.19

दृते दृꣳह मा ज्योक् ते संदृशि जीव्यासं ज्योक् ते संदृशि जीव्यासम्

dṛte dṛṁha mā jyok te saṃdṛśi jīvyāsaṃ jyok te saṃdṛśi jīvyāsam

O leather bag, make me firm. Long may I live in the sight of you; long may I live in the sight of you.

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VS 36.20

नमस् ते हरसे शोचिषे नमस् ते अस्त्व् अर्चिषे अन्याꣳस् ते अस्मत् तपन्तु हेतयः पावको अस्मभ्यꣳ शिवो भव

namas te harase śociṣe namas te astv arciṣe anyāṁs te asmat tapantu hetayaḥ pāvako asmabhyaṁ śivo bhava

Homage to your blaze, to your flame; homage be to your ray. Let your missiles burn others than us; be purifying and kindly to us.

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VS 36.21

नमस् ते अस्तु विद्युते नमस् ते स्तनयित्नवे नमस् ते भगवन्न् अस्तु यतः स्वः समीहसे

namas te astu vidyute namas te stanayitnave namas te bhagavann astu yataḥ svaḥ samīhase

Homage be to you, to the lightning; homage be to you, to the thunder; homage be to you, O bounteous one, from wherever you make your effort.

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VS 36.22

यतो-यतः समीहसे ततो नो अभयं कुरु शं नः कुरु प्रजाभ्यो भयं नः पशुभ्यः

yato-yataḥ samīhase tato no abhayaṃ kuru śaṃ naḥ kuru prajābhyo bhayaṃ naḥ paśubhyaḥ

From wherever you make your effort, from there make us free of fear; make well-being for our offspring, freedom from fear for our cattle.

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VS 36.23

सुमित्रिया न आप ओषधयः सन्तु +दुर्मित्रियास् तस्मै सन्तु यो स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं च वयं द्विष्मः

sumitriyā na āpa oṣadhayaḥ santu +durmitriyās tasmai santu yo smān dveṣṭi yaṃ ca vayaṃ dviṣmaḥ

Let the waters and the plants be friendly to us; let them be unfriendly to him who hates us and whom we hate.

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VS 36.24

तच् चक्षुर् देवहितं पुरस्ताच् छुक्रम् उच् चरत् पश्येम शरदः शतं जीवेम शरदः शतꣳ शृणुयाम शरदः शतं प्र ब्रवाम शरदः शतम् अदीनाः स्याम शरदः शतं भूयश् च शरदः शतात्

tac cakṣur devahitaṃ purastāc chukram uc carat paśyema śaradaḥ śataṃ jīvema śaradaḥ śataṁ śṛṇuyāma śaradaḥ śataṃ pra bravāma śaradaḥ śatam adīnāḥ syāma śaradaḥ śataṃ bhūyaś ca śaradaḥ śatāt

That eye, set by the gods, rises bright in the east. May we see a hundred autumns, may we live a hundred autumns, may we hear a hundred autumns, may we speak forth a hundred autumns, may we be undiminished a hundred autumns, and more than a hundred autumns.

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