White Yajurveda — Vajasaneyi Samhita — Chapter 38

VS 38.1

देवस्य त्वा सवितुः प्रसवे श्विनोर् बाहुभ्यां पूष्णो हस्ताभ्याम् आ ददे दित्यै रास्नासि

devasya tvā savituḥ prasave śvinor bāhubhyāṃ pūṣṇo hastābhyām ā dade dityai rāsnāsi

At the impulse of the god Savitṛ, with the arms of the Aśvins, with the hands of Pūṣan, I take thee. Thou art Aditi's girdle.

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VS 38.2

इड एहि अदित एहि सरस्वत्त्य् एहि असाव् एहि असाव् एहि असाव् एहि

iḍa ehi adita ehi sarasvatty ehi asāv ehi asāv ehi asāv ehi

Come, Iḍā; come, Aditi; come, Sarasvatī; come, N.N.; come, N.N.; come, N.N.

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VS 38.3

अदित्यै रास्नासीन्द्राण्या उष्णीषः पूषासि घर्माय दीष्व

adityai rāsnāsīndrāṇyā uṣṇīṣaḥ pūṣāsi gharmāya dīṣva

Thou art Aditi's girdle, the turban of Indrāṇī. Thou art Pūṣan: give thyself to the gharma.

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VS 38.4

अश्विभ्यां पिन्वस्व सरस्वत्यै पिन्वस्व इन्द्राय पिन्वस्व स्वाहेन्द्रवत् स्वाहेन्द्रवत् स्वाहेन्द्रवत्

aśvibhyāṃ pinvasva sarasvatyai pinvasva indrāya pinvasva svāhendravat svāhendravat svāhendravat

Swell for the two Aśvins, swell for Sarasvatī, swell for Indra. Svāhā, with Indra! Svāhā, with Indra! Svāhā, with Indra!

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VS 38.5

यस् ते स्तनः शशयो यो मयोभूर् यो रत्नधा वसुविद् यः सुदत्रः येन विश्वा पुष्यसि वार्याणि सरस्वति तम् इह धातवे कः उर्व् अन्तरिक्षम् अन्व् एमि

yas te stanaḥ śaśayo yo mayobhūr yo ratnadhā vasuvid yaḥ sudatraḥ yena viśvā puṣyasi vāryāṇi sarasvati tam iha dhātave kaḥ urv antarikṣam anv emi

That breast of thine which is ever-full, which is a source of comfort, which bestows treasure and finds wealth, which gives good gifts, by which thou nourishest all desirable things — Sarasvatī, make it (available) here for sucking. I go along the wide mid-air.

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VS 38.6

गायत्रं छन्दो सि त्रैष्टुभं छन्दो सि द्यावापृथिवीभ्यां त्वा परि गृह्णामि अन्तरिक्षेणोप यच्छामि इन्द्राश्विना मधुनः सारघस्य घर्मं पात वसवो यजत वाट् स्वाहा सूर्यस्य रश्मये वृष्टिवनये

gāyatraṃ chando si traiṣṭubhaṃ chando si dyāvāpṛthivībhyāṃ tvā pari gṛhṇāmi antarikṣeṇopa yacchāmi indrāśvinā madhunaḥ sāraghasya gharmaṃ pāta vasavo yajata vāṭ svāhā sūryasya raśmaye vṛṣṭivanaye

Thou art the gāyatra metre, thou art the traiṣṭubha metre. With heaven and earth I encompass thee; with the mid-air I hold (thee) down. Indra and the Aśvins, drink the gharma of the bees' honey. Vasus, sacrifice! Vāṭ, svāhā! To the ray of the sun, the winner of rain.

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VS 38.7

समुद्राय त्वा वाताय स्वाहा सरिराय त्वा वाताय स्वाहा अनाधृष्याय त्वा वाताय स्वाहा अप्रतिधृष्याय त्वा वाताय स्वाहा अवस्यवे त्वा वाताय स्वाहा अशिमिदाय त्वा वाताय स्वाहा

samudrāya tvā vātāya svāhā sarirāya tvā vātāya svāhā anādhṛṣyāya tvā vātāya svāhā apratidhṛṣyāya tvā vātāya svāhā avasyave tvā vātāya svāhā aśimidāya tvā vātāya svāhā

Thee to the sea, to the wind, svāhā. Thee to the flood, to the wind, svāhā. Thee to the unassailable, to the wind, svāhā. Thee to the irresistible, to the wind, svāhā. Thee to the shelter-seeking, to the wind, svāhā. Thee to the aśimidā, to the wind, svāhā.

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VS 38.8

इन्द्राय त्वा वसुमते रुद्रवते स्वाहा इन्द्राय त्वादित्यवते स्वाहा इन्द्राय त्वाभिमातिघ्ने स्वाहा सवित्रे त्व ऋभुमते विभुमते वाजवते स्वाहा बृहस्पतये त्वा विश्वदेव्यावते स्वाहा

indrāya tvā vasumate rudravate svāhā indrāya tvādityavate svāhā indrāya tvābhimātighne svāhā savitre tva ṛbhumate vibhumate vājavate svāhā bṛhaspataye tvā viśvadevyāvate svāhā

Thee to Indra accompanied by the Vasus and the Rudras, svāhā. Thee to Indra accompanied by the Ādityas, svāhā. Thee to Indra the slayer of plotters, svāhā. Thee to Savitṛ accompanied by the Ṛbhus, the Vibhus and the Vājas, svāhā. Thee to Bṛhaspati accompanied by all the gods, svāhā.

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VS 38.9

यमाय त्वाङ्गिरस्वते पितृमते स्वाहा स्वाहा घर्माय स्वाहा घर्मः पित्रे

yamāya tvāṅgirasvate pitṛmate svāhā svāhā gharmāya svāhā gharmaḥ pitre

To Yama, accompanied by the Aṅgirases, accompanied by the Fathers, (I offer) thee, svāhā. Svāhā to the gharma (hot drink). Svāhā. The gharma to the Father.

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VS 38.10

विश्वा आशा दक्षिणसद् विश्वान् देवान् अयाड् इह स्वाहाकृतस्य घर्मस्य मधोः पिबतम् अश्विना

viśvā āśā dakṣiṇasad viśvān devān ayāḍ iha svāhākṛtasya gharmasya madhoḥ pibatam aśvinā

All the regions — he who sits in the south has here worshipped all the gods. Drink, O Aśvins, of the sweet gharma made with svāhā.

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VS 38.11

दिवि धा इमं यज्ञम् इमम् यज्ञं दिवि धाः स्वाहाग्नये यज्ञियाय शं यजुर्भ्यः

divi dhā imaṃ yajñam imam yajñaṃ divi dhāḥ svāhāgnaye yajñiyāya śaṃ yajurbhyaḥ

Place this sacrifice in heaven; in heaven hast thou placed this sacrifice. Svāhā to Agni who belongs to the sacrifice; peace (śam) to the yajus-formulas.

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VS 38.12

अश्विना घर्मं पातꣳ हार्द्वानम् अहर् दिवाभिर् ऊतिभिः तन्त्रायिणो नमो द्यावापृथिवीभ्याम्

aśvinā gharmaṃ pātaṁ hārdvānam ahar divābhir ūtibhiḥ tantrāyiṇo namo dyāvāpṛthivībhyām

O Aśvins, drink the gharma, the heart-pleasing one, day (and) with your heavenly aids. Homage from us, the performers of the rite (tantrāyin), to Heaven and Earth.

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VS 38.13

अपाताम् अश्विना घर्मम् अनु द्यावापृथिवी अमꣳसाताम् इहैव रातयः सन्तु

apātām aśvinā gharmam anu dyāvāpṛthivī amaṁsātām ihaiva rātayaḥ santu

The two Aśvins have drunk the gharma; Heaven and Earth have consented thereto. Here indeed let the gifts be.

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VS 38.14

इषे पिन्वस्व ऊर्जे पिन्वस्व ब्रह्मणे पिन्वस्व क्षत्राय पिन्वस्व द्यावापृथिवीभ्यां पिन्वस्व धर्मासि सुधर्म अमेन्य् अस्मे नृम्णानि धारय ब्रह्म धारय क्षत्रम् धारय विषं धारय

iṣe pinvasva ūrje pinvasva brahmaṇe pinvasva kṣatrāya pinvasva dyāvāpṛthivībhyāṃ pinvasva dharmāsi sudharma ameny asme nṛmṇāni dhāraya brahma dhāraya kṣatram dhāraya viṣaṃ dhāraya

Swell for food, swell for vigour, swell for the brahman, swell for the kṣatra, swell for Heaven and Earth. Thou art the upholder, the good upholder, not to be harmed (or: the missile-less one); establish manly powers in us, establish the brahman, establish the kṣatra, establish the (ruling) power.

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VS 38.15

स्वाहा पूष्णे शरसे स्वाहा ग्रावभ्यः स्वाहा प्रतिरवेभ्यः स्वाहा पितृभ्य ऊर्ध्वबर्हिर्भ्यो घर्मपावभ्यः स्वाहा द्यावापृथिवीभ्याम् स्वाहा विश्वेभ्यः देवेभ्यः

svāhā pūṣṇe śarase svāhā grāvabhyaḥ svāhā pratiravebhyaḥ svāhā pitṛbhya ūrdhvabarhirbhyo gharmapāvabhyaḥ svāhā dyāvāpṛthivībhyām svāhā viśvebhyaḥ devebhyaḥ

Svāhā to Pūṣan, to Śarasa; svāhā to the pressing-stones; svāhā to the echoes; svāhā to the Fathers whose barhis is raised up, who drink the gharma; svāhā to Heaven and Earth; svāhā to all the gods.

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VS 38.16

स्वाहा रुद्राय रुद्रहूतये स्वाहा सं ज्योतिषा ज्योतिः अहः केतुना जुषताꣳ सुज्योतिर् ज्योतिषा स्वाहा रात्रिः केतुना जुषताꣳ सुज्योतिर् ज्योतिषा स्वाहा मधु हुतम् इन्द्रतमे अग्नाव् अश्याम ते देव घर्म नमस् ते अस्तु मा मा हिꣳसीः

svāhā rudrāya rudrahūtaye svāhā saṃ jyotiṣā jyotiḥ ahaḥ ketunā juṣatāṁ sujyotir jyotiṣā svāhā rātriḥ ketunā juṣatāṁ sujyotir jyotiṣā svāhā madhu hutam indratame agnāv aśyāma te deva gharma namas te astu mā mā hiṁsīḥ

Svāhā to Rudra, to the invocation of Rudra, svāhā. Light (has joined) with light. Let the day with its banner take pleasure, fair of light, together with light, svāhā. Let the night with its banner take pleasure, fair of light, together with light, svāhā. The honey has been offered in the fire that is most Indra-like. May we obtain thee, O divine gharma. Homage be to thee; do not harm me.

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VS 38.17

अभीमं महिमा दिवं विप्रो बभूव सप्रथाः उत श्रवसा पृथिवीꣳ सꣳ सीदस्व महाꣳ असि रोचस्व देववीतमः [वि धूमम् अग्ने अरुषं मियेध्य सृज प्रशस्त दर्शतम्]

abhīmaṃ mahimā divaṃ vipro babhūva saprathāḥ uta śravasā pṛthivīṁ saṁ sīdasva mahāṁ asi rocasva devavītamaḥ [vi dhūmam agne aruṣaṃ miyedhya sṛja praśasta darśatam]

The inspired one (vipra) has become, with his greatness, wide-extended toward this heaven, and with his fame (toward) the earth. Sit down; thou art great; shine forth, most pleasing to the gods. [Send forth, O Agni, worthy of the offering, the ruddy smoke, thou praised one, the fair to see.]

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VS 38.18

या ते घर्म दिव्या शुग् या गायत्र्याꣳ हविर्धाने सा त आ प्यायतां निष्ट्यायतां तस्यै ते स्वाहा या ते घर्मान्तरिक्षे शुग् या त्रिष्टुभ्य् आग्नीध्रे सा त आ प्यायतां निष्ट्यायतां तस्यै ते स्वाहा या ते घर्म पृथिव्याꣳ शुग् या जगत्याꣳ सदस्या सा त आ प्यायतां निष्ट्यायतां तस्यै ते स्वाहा

yā te gharma divyā śug yā gāyatryāṁ havirdhāne sā ta ā pyāyatāṃ niṣṭyāyatāṃ tasyai te svāhā yā te gharmāntarikṣe śug yā triṣṭubhy āgnīdhre sā ta ā pyāyatāṃ niṣṭyāyatāṃ tasyai te svāhā yā te gharma pṛthivyāṁ śug yā jagatyāṁ sadasyā sā ta ā pyāyatāṃ niṣṭyāyatāṃ tasyai te svāhā

That flame of thine, O gharma, which is in heaven, which is in the Gāyatrī, in the havirdhāna — let it swell for thee, let it be firmly set for thee; for that of thine, svāhā. That flame of thine, O gharma, which is in the midspace, which is in the Triṣṭubh, in the Āgnīdhra, — let it swell for thee, let it be firmly set for thee; for that of thine, svāhā. That flame of thine, O gharma, which is on the earth, which is in the Jagatī, in the sadas, — let it swell for thee, let it be firmly set for thee; for that of thine, svāhā.

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VS 38.19

क्षत्रस्य त्वा परस्पाय ब्रह्मणस् तन्वं पाहि विशस् त्वा धर्मणा वयम् अनु क्रामाम सुविताय नव्यसे

kṣatrasya tvā paraspāya brahmaṇas tanvaṃ pāhi viśas tvā dharmaṇā vayam anu krāmāma suvitāya navyase

Thee for the protection of the kṣatra; guard the body of the brahman; thee (for) the folk. By (thy) ordinance may we step forward for new well-being.

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VS 38.20

चतुःस्रक्तिर् नाभिर् ऋतस्य सप्रथाः स नो विश्वायुः सप्रथाः स नः सर्वायुः सप्रथाः अप द्वेषो अप ह्वरो न्यव्रतस्य सश्चिम

catuḥsraktir nābhir ṛtasya saprathāḥ sa no viśvāyuḥ saprathāḥ sa naḥ sarvāyuḥ saprathāḥ apa dveṣo apa hvaro nyavratasya saścima

Four-cornered, the navel of ṛta, wide-extended — may he be for us of full life, wide-extended; may he be for us of whole life, wide-extended. Away with hatred, away with crookedness! We cling close (to the rite) of him who is without vows (i.e. we ward it off).

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VS 38.21

घर्मैतत् ते पुरीषं तेन वर्धस्व चा च प्यायस्व वर्धिषीमहि च वयम् आ च प्यासिषीमहि

gharmaitat te purīṣaṃ tena vardhasva cā ca pyāyasva vardhiṣīmahi ca vayam ā ca pyāsiṣīmahi

O gharma, this is thy filling (purīṣa); with it grow and swell; and may we grow, and may we swell.

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VS 38.22

अचिक्रदद् वृषा हरिर् महान् मित्रो न दर्शतः सꣳ सूर्येण दिद्युतद् उदधिर् निधिः

acikradad vṛṣā harir mahān mitro na darśataḥ saṁ sūryeṇa didyutad udadhir nidhiḥ

The bull, the tawny one, has roared, great, fair to see like Mitra; he has flashed together with the sun — the ocean, the treasure-store.

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VS 38.23

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 good friends to us; let them be bad friends to him who hates us and whom we hate.

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VS 38.24

उद् वयं तमसस् परि स्वः पश्यन्त उत्तरम् देवं देवत्रा सूर्यम् अगन्म ज्योतिर् उत्तमम्

ud vayaṃ tamasas pari svaḥ paśyanta uttaram devaṃ devatrā sūryam aganma jyotir uttamam

Up out of the darkness, beholding the higher light, have we gone to the god among the gods, to Sūrya, the highest light.

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VS 38.25

एधो स्य् एधिषीमहि समिद् असि तेजो सि तेजो मयि धेहि

edho sy edhiṣīmahi samid asi tejo si tejo mayi dhehi

Thou art fuel; may we prosper. Thou art kindling-wood. Thou art brilliance; place brilliance in me.

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VS 38.26

यावती द्यावापृथिवी यावच् च सप्त सिन्धवो वितस्थिरे तवन्तम् इन्द्र ते ग्रहम् ऊर्जा गृह्णाम्य् अक्षितं मयि गृह्णाम्य् अक्षितम्

yāvatī dyāvāpṛthivī yāvac ca sapta sindhavo vitasthire tavantam indra te graham ūrjā gṛhṇāmy akṣitaṃ mayi gṛhṇāmy akṣitam

As great as Heaven and Earth, and as far as the seven rivers have spread apart — so great, O Indra, do I take thy draught with vigour, undiminished; undiminished I take it into myself.

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VS 38.27

मयि त्यद् इन्द्रियं बृहन् मयि दक्षो मयि क्रतुः घर्मस् त्रिशुग् वि राजति विराजा ज्योतिषा सह ब्रह्मणा तेजसा सह

mayi tyad indriyaṃ bṛhan mayi dakṣo mayi kratuḥ gharmas triśug vi rājati virājā jyotiṣā saha brahmaṇā tejasā saha

In me that great Indra-power, in me skill, in me resolve (kratu). The gharma with its threefold flame shines forth, together with the Virāj, with light, with the brahman, with brilliance.

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VS 38.28

पयसो रेत आभृतं तस्य दोहम् अशीमह्य् उत्तराम्-उत्तराꣳ समाम् त्विषः संवृक् क्रत्वे दक्षस्य ते सुषुम्णस्य ते सुषुम्णाग्निहुतः इन्द्रपीतस्य प्रजापतिभक्षितस्य मधुमत उपहूत उपहूतस्य भक्षयामि

payaso reta ābhṛtaṃ tasya doham aśīmahy uttarām-uttarāṁ samām tviṣaḥ saṃvṛk kratve dakṣasya te suṣumṇasya te suṣumṇāgnihutaḥ indrapītasya prajāpatibhakṣitasya madhumata upahūta upahūtasya bhakṣayāmi

The seed of the milk has been brought; may we obtain its milking, year after higher year. A gathering-up of brilliance for kratu, of dakṣa — of thee, of thee well-favouring, of thee well-favouring, offered in Agni, drunk by Indra, eaten by Prajāpati, full of honey — I, being invited, eat of thee who art invited.

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