White Yajurveda — Vajasaneyi Samhita — Chapter 5
VS 5.1
अग्नेस् तनूर् असि विष्णवे त्वा सोमस्य तनूर् असि विष्णवे त्वातिथेर् आतिथ्यम् असि विष्णवे श्येनाय त्वा सोमभृते विष्णवे त्वाग्नये त्वा रायस्पोषदे विष्णवे त्वा
agnes tanūr asi viṣṇave tvā somasya tanūr asi viṣṇave tvātither ātithyam asi viṣṇave śyenāya tvā somabhṛte viṣṇave tvāgnaye tvā rāyaspoṣade viṣṇave tvā
You are Agni's body: you for Viṣṇu. You are Soma's body: you for Viṣṇu. You are the guest-entertainment of the guest: you for Viṣṇu. (You) for the eagle that bears Soma: you for Viṣṇu. (You) for Agni who grants increase of wealth: you for Viṣṇu.
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Book V BODY of Agni art thou. Thee for Vishnu. Body of Soma art thou. Thee for Vishnu. Thou art the Guest's Reception. Thee for Vishnu. Thee for the Soma-bringing Falcon. Thee for Vishnu. Thee for the giver of abundance, Agni. Thee for Vishnu.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.2
अग्नेर् जनित्रम् असि वृषणौ स्थः उर्वश्य् असि आयुर् असि पुरूरवा असि गायत्रेण त्वा छन्दसा मन्थामि त्रैष्टुभेन त्वा छन्दसा मन्थामि जागतेन त्वा छन्दसा मन्थामि
agner janitram asi vṛṣaṇau sthaḥ urvaśy asi āyur asi purūravā asi gāyatreṇa tvā chandasā manthāmi traiṣṭubhena tvā chandasā manthāmi jāgatena tvā chandasā manthāmi
You are Agni's birthplace. You two are the two males. You are Urvaśī. You are life-span. You are Purūravas. With the Gāyatrī metre I churn you; with the Traiṣṭubha metre I churn you; with the Jāgata metre I churn you.
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Birth-place art thou of Agni. Ye are sprinklers. Thou art Urvasi. Thou art Âyu. Thou art Purûravas. I rub and churn thee with Gâyatrî metre. I rub and churn thee with the Trishtup metre. I rub and churn thee with, the Jagatî metre.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.3
भवतं नः समनसौ सचेतसाव् अरेपसौ मा यज्ञꣳ हिꣳसिष्टं मा यज्ञपतिं जातवेदसौ शिवौ भवतम् अद्य नः
bhavataṃ naḥ samanasau sacetasāv arepasau mā yajñaṁ hiṁsiṣṭaṃ mā yajñapatiṃ jātavedasau śivau bhavatam adya naḥ
Be of one mind toward us, of one purpose, without blemish. Do not harm the sacrifice, do not harm the lord of the sacrifice. You two who know what is born, be kindly to us today.
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Be ye for us one-minded, be one-thoughted, free from spot and stain. Harm not the sacrifice, harm not the sacrifice's lord. Be kind to us this day, Omniscient Ones!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.4
अग्नाव् अग्निश् चरति प्रविष्ट ऋषीणां पुत्रो अभिशस्तिपावा स नः स्योनः सुयजा यजेह देवेभ्यो हव्यꣳ सदम् अप्रयुच्छन्त् स्वाहा
agnāv agniś carati praviṣṭa ṛṣīṇāṃ putro abhiśastipāvā sa naḥ syonaḥ suyajā yajeha devebhyo havyaṁ sadam aprayucchant svāhā
Agni moves within Agni, entered in, son of the ṛṣis, guarding from curse. Being pleasant to us and sacrificing well, sacrifice here the oblation to the gods, always unfailing. svāhā.
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Preserver from the curse, Son of the Rishis, Agni is active having entered Agni. Here for us kindly with fair worship offer oblation to the Gods with care unceasing. Svâhâ!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.5
आपतये त्वा परिपतये गृह्णामि तनूनप्त्र्ये शाक्वराय शक्वन ओजिष्ठाय अनाधृष्टम् अस्य् अनाधृष्यं देवानाम् ओजो नभिशस्त्य् अभिशस्तिपा अनभिशस्तेन्यम् अञ्जसा सत्यम् उप गेषꣳ स्विते मा धाः
āpataye tvā paripataye gṛhṇāmi tanūnaptrye śākvarāya śakvana ojiṣṭhāya anādhṛṣṭam asy anādhṛṣyaṃ devānām ojo nabhiśasty abhiśastipā anabhiśastenyam añjasā satyam upa geṣaṁ svite mā dhāḥ
For the flying-upon one, for the flying-around one I take you, for the Tanūnaptra rite, for the mighty, powerful, most strong one. You are unassailed, unassailable, the strength of the gods, not cursed, a guardian from curse, not to be made subject to curse. Straightway may I attain truth. Set me in well-being.
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For him who flies around and rushes onward I take thee, for Tanûnapât the mighty, the very strong, of all-surpassing vigour. Strength of the Gods, inviolate, inviolable still art thou, the strength that turns the curse away, uncursed and never to be cursed. May I go straight to truth. Place me in comfort.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.6
अग्ने व्रतपास् त्वे व्रतपा या तव तनूर् इयꣳ सा मयि यो मम तनूर् एषा सा त्वयि सह नौ व्रतपते व्रतान्य् अनु मे दीक्षां दीक्षापतिर् मन्यताम् अनु तपस् तपस्पतिः
agne vratapās tve vratapā yā tava tanūr iyaṁ sā mayi yo mama tanūr eṣā sā tvayi saha nau vratapate vratāny anu me dīkṣāṃ dīkṣāpatir manyatām anu tapas tapaspatiḥ
O Agni, you are guardian of the vow; in you (I am?) guardian of the vow. What body of yours this is, that is in me; what body of mine is this, that is in you. Together, O lord of the vow, are our vows. Let the lord of consecration approve my consecration, let the lord of austerity approve (my) austerity.
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O Agni, Guardian of the Vow, O Guardian of the Vow, in thee Whatever form there is of thine, may that same form be here on me: un thee be every form of mine. O Lord of Vows, let our vows be united. May Dîkshâ's Lord allow my Consecration, may holy Fervour's Lord approve my Fervour.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.7
अꣳशुर्-अꣳशुष् टे देव सोमाप्यायताम् इन्द्रायैकधनविदे आ तुभ्यम् इन्द्रः प्यायताम् आ त्वम् इन्द्राय प्यायस्व आ प्याययास्मान्त् सखीन्त् सन्या मेधया स्वस्ति ते देव सोम सुत्याम् अशीय एष्टा रायः प्रेषे भगाय ऋतम् ऋतवादिभ्यो नमो द्यावापृथिवीभ्याम्
aṁśur-aṁśuṣ ṭe deva somāpyāyatām indrāyaikadhanavide ā tubhyam indraḥ pyāyatām ā tvam indrāya pyāyasva ā pyāyayāsmānt sakhīnt sanyā medhayā svasti te deva soma sutyām aśīya eṣṭā rāyaḥ preṣe bhagāya ṛtam ṛtavādibhyo namo dyāvāpṛthivībhyām
Let each stalk of yours swell, O god Soma, for Indra the finder of sole wealth. Let Indra swell for you; do you swell for Indra. Make us swell, our friends, with gain and with wisdom. May I attain in well-being your pressing-day, O god Soma. Riches are sought, for impulse, for good fortune; truth (be) to those who speak truth; homage to Heaven and Earth.
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May every stalk of thine wax full and strengthen for Indra Ekadhanavid, God Soma! May Indra grow in strength for thee: for Indra mayest thou grow strong. Increase us friends with strength and mental vigour. May all prosperity be thine, God Soma. May I attain the solemn Soma-pressing. May longed-for wealth come forth for strength and fortune. Let there be truth for those whose speech is truthful. To Heaven and Earth be adoration offered.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.8
या ते अग्ने यःशया तनूर् वर्षिष्ठा गह्वरेष्ठा उग्रं वचो अपावधीत् त्वेषं वचो अपावधीत् स्वाहा या ते अग्ने रजःशया तनूर् वर्षिष्ठा गह्वरेष्ठा उग्रं वचो अपावधीत् त्वेषं वचो अपावधीत् स्वाहा या ते अग्ने हरिशया तनूर् वर्षिष्ठा गह्वरेष्ठा उग्रं वचो अपावधीत् त्वेषं वचो अपावधीत् स्वाहा
yā te agne yaḥśayā tanūr varṣiṣṭhā gahvareṣṭhā ugraṃ vaco apāvadhīt tveṣaṃ vaco apāvadhīt svāhā yā te agne rajaḥśayā tanūr varṣiṣṭhā gahvareṣṭhā ugraṃ vaco apāvadhīt tveṣaṃ vaco apāvadhīt svāhā yā te agne hariśayā tanūr varṣiṣṭhā gahvareṣṭhā ugraṃ vaco apāvadhīt tveṣaṃ vaco apāvadhīt svāhā
That body of yours, O Agni, that lies in metal, the highest, set in the depth — it has struck away fierce speech, it has struck away violent speech. svāhā. That body of yours, O Agni, that lies in the dust, the highest, set in the depth — it has struck away fierce speech, it has struck away violent speech. svāhā. That body of yours, O Agni, that lies in the tawny (plant), the highest, set in the depth — it has struck away fierce speech, it has struck away violent speech. svāhā.
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That noblest body which is thine, O Agni, laid in the lowest deep, encased in iron, hath chased the awful word, the word of terror. Svâhâ! That noblest . . . . . . encased in silver, etc. Svâhâ That noblest . . . . with gold around it, etc. Svâhâ!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.9
तप्तायनी मे सि वित्तायनी मे सि अवतान् मा नाथितात् अवतान् मा व्यथितात् विदेद् अग्निर् नभो नाम अग्ने अङ्गिर आयुना नाम्नेहि यो स्यां पृथिव्याम् असि यत् ते नाधृष्टं नाम यज्ञियं तेन त्वा दधे विदेद् अग्निर् नभो नाम अग्ने अङ्गिर आयुना नाम्नेहि यो द्वितीयस्यां पृथिव्याम् असि यत् ते नाधृष्टं नाम यज्ञियं तेन त्वा दधे विदेद् अग्निर् नभो नाम अग्ने अङ्गिर आयुना नाम्नेहि यस् तृतीयस्यां पृथिव्याम् असि यत् ते नाधृष्टं नाम यज्ञियं तेन त्वा दधे अनु त्वा देववीतये
taptāyanī me si vittāyanī me si avatān mā nāthitāt avatān mā vyathitāt vided agnir nabho nāma agne aṅgira āyunā nāmnehi yo syāṃ pṛthivyām asi yat te nādhṛṣṭaṃ nāma yajñiyaṃ tena tvā dadhe vided agnir nabho nāma agne aṅgira āyunā nāmnehi yo dvitīyasyāṃ pṛthivyām asi yat te nādhṛṣṭaṃ nāma yajñiyaṃ tena tvā dadhe vided agnir nabho nāma agne aṅgira āyunā nāmnehi yas tṛtīyasyāṃ pṛthivyām asi yat te nādhṛṣṭaṃ nāma yajñiyaṃ tena tvā dadhe anu tvā devavītaye
You are for me the going of the heated (water); you are for me the going of what is found. Save me from distress, save me from trembling. Agni has found the one named Cloud. O Agni, Aṅgiras, come with the name of life. You who are on this earth — that unassailable, sacrificial name of yours, with that I establish you. Agni has found the one named Cloud. O Agni, Aṅgiras, come with the name of life. You who are on the second earth — that unassailable, sacrificial name of yours, with that I establish you. Agni has found the one named Cloud. O Agni, Aṅgiras, come with the name of life. You who are on the third earth — that unassailable, sacrificial name of yours, with that I establish you. (I follow) after you, for the gods' enjoyment.
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For me thou art the home of the afflicted. For me thou art the gathering-place of riches. Protect me from the, woe of destitution. Protect me from the state of perturbation. May Agni know thee, he whose name is Nabhas. Go, Agni, Angiras, with the name of Âyu. Thou whom this earth containeth, down I lay thee with each inviolate holy name thou bearest. Thou whom the second earth, etc. Thou whom the third earth, etc. Thee, further, for the Gods’ delight.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.10
सिꣳह्य् असि सपत्नसाही देवेभ्यः कल्पस्व सिꣳह्य् असि सपत्नसाही देवेभ्यः शुन्धस्व सिꣳह्य् असि सपत्नसाही देवेभ्यः शुम्भस्व
siṁhy asi sapatnasāhī devebhyaḥ kalpasva siṁhy asi sapatnasāhī devebhyaḥ śundhasva siṁhy asi sapatnasāhī devebhyaḥ śumbhasva
You are a lioness, overcoming rivals: be fit for the gods. You are a lioness, overcoming rivals: be purified for the gods. You are a lioness, overcoming rivals: be adorned for the gods.
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A foe-subduing lioness art thou: be fitted for the Gods. A foe-subduing lioness art thou: be purified for Gods. A foe-subduing lioness art thou: adorn thyself for Gods.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.11
इन्द्रघोषस् त्वा वसुभिः पुरस्तात् पातु प्रचेतास् त्वा रुद्रैः पश्चात् पातु मनोजवास् त्वा पितृभिर् दक्षिणतः पातु विश्वकर्मा त्वादित्यैर् उत्तरतः पातु इदम् अहं तप्तं वार् बहिर्धा यज्ञान् निः सृजामि
indraghoṣas tvā vasubhiḥ purastāt pātu pracetās tvā rudraiḥ paścāt pātu manojavās tvā pitṛbhir dakṣiṇataḥ pātu viśvakarmā tvādityair uttarataḥ pātu idam ahaṃ taptaṃ vār bahirdhā yajñān niḥ sṛjāmi
Let Indraghoṣa with the Vasus protect you from the east; let Pracetas with the Rudras protect you from the west; let Manojavas with the Fathers protect you from the south; let Viśvakarman with the Ādityas protect you from the north. This heated water I cast out, away outside the sacrifice.
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Indra's shout guard thee in the front with Vasus. The Wise One guard thee from the rear with Rudras. The Thought-swift guard thee on the right with Fathers. The Omnific guard thee, leftward, with Âdityas. This heated water I eject and banish from the sacrifice.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.12
सिꣳह्य् असि स्वाहा सिꣳह्य् अस्य् आदित्यवनिः स्वाहा सिꣳह्य् असि ब्रह्मवनिः क्षत्रवनिः स्वाहा सिꣳह्य् असि सुप्रजावनी रायस्पोषवनिः स्वाहा सिꣳह्य् अस्य् आवह देवान् यजमानाय स्वाहा भूतेभ्यस् त्वा
siṁhy asi svāhā siṁhy asy ādityavaniḥ svāhā siṁhy asi brahmavaniḥ kṣatravaniḥ svāhā siṁhy asi suprajāvanī rāyaspoṣavaniḥ svāhā siṁhy asy āvaha devān yajamānāya svāhā bhūtebhyas tvā
You are a lioness. svāhā. You are a lioness, winner of the Āditya. svāhā. You are a lioness, winner of brahman, winner of kṣatra. svāhā. You are a lioness, winner of good offspring, winner of increase of wealth. svāhā. You are a lioness: bring the gods here for the sacrificer. svāhā. You for the beings.
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Thou art a lioness. All-hail! Thou art a lioness winning Âdityas. All-hail! Thou art a lioness winning Brâhmans and Nobles. All-hail! Thou art a lioness that wins fair offspring, win abundant wealth. All-hail! A lioness art thou. Bring the Gods hither for him who offers sacrifice. All-hail! To living creatures; thee.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.13
ध्रुवो सि पृथिवीं दृꣳह ध्रुवक्षिद् अस्य् अन्तरिक्षं दृꣳह अच्युतक्षिद् असि दिवं दृꣳह अग्नेः पुरीषम् असि
dhruvo si pṛthivīṃ dṛṁha dhruvakṣid asy antarikṣaṃ dṛṁha acyutakṣid asi divaṃ dṛṁha agneḥ purīṣam asi
You are firm: make the earth firm. You dwell firmly: make the mid-space firm. You dwell unshaken: make the sky firm. You are the rubbish/filling of Agni.
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Firm art thou, steady thou the earth. Firm-seated art thou, steady thou the air. Movelessly set art thou, steady the sky. Agni's completion art thou.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.14
युञ्जते मन उत युञ्जते धियो विप्रा विप्रस्य बृहतो विपश्चितः वि होत्रा दधे वयुनाविद् एक इन् मही देवस्य सवितुः परिष्टुतिः स्वाहा
yuñjate mana uta yuñjate dhiyo viprā viprasya bṛhato vipaścitaḥ vi hotrā dadhe vayunāvid eka in mahī devasya savituḥ pariṣṭutiḥ svāhā
They yoke their mind and they yoke their thoughts, the inspired ones of the inspired, lofty, wisdom-knowing one. He alone, knowing the appointed times, has distributed the priestly offices. Great is the praise of the god Savitṛ. svāhā.
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The priests of him the lofty Priest well-skilled in hymns harness their spirits, yea harness their holy thoughts. He only knowing works assigns their priestly tasks. Yea, lofty is the praise of Savitar the God. All-hail!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.15
इदं विष्णुर् विचक्रमे त्रेधा नि दधे पदम् समूढम् अस्य पाꣳसरे स्वाहा
idaṃ viṣṇur vicakrame tredhā ni dadhe padam samūḍham asya pāṁsare svāhā
Thus Viṣṇu strode out; threefold he set down his step. It is gathered together in his dust. svāhā.
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Forth through This All strode Vishnu: thrice his foot he planted, and the whole was gathered in his footstep's dust. All-hail!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.16
इरावती धेनुमती हि भूतꣳ सूयवसिनी मनवे दशस्या व्य् अस्कभ्ना रोदसी विष्णव् एते दाधर्थ पृथिवीम् अभितो मयूखैः स्वाहा
irāvatī dhenumatī hi bhūtaṁ sūyavasinī manave daśasyā vy askabhnā rodasī viṣṇav ete dādhartha pṛthivīm abhito mayūkhaiḥ svāhā
Be rich in nourishment, rich in milch-cows, abounding in good pasture; be bountiful to Manu. You propped apart the two world-halves, O Viṣṇu; you held the earth fast on all sides with pegs. svāhā.
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Rich in sweet food be ye, and rich in milch-kine, with fertile pastures, fair to do men service. Both these worlds, Vishnu, hast thou stayed asunder, and firmly fixed the earth with pegs around it.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.17
देवश्रुतौ देवेष्व् आ घोषतम् प्राची प्रेतम् अध्वरं कल्पयन्ती ऊर्ध्वं यज्ञं नयतं मा जिह्वरतम् स्वं गोष्ठम् आ वदतं देवी दुर्ये आयुर् मा निर् वादिष्टं प्रजां मा निर् वादिष्टम् अत्र रमेथां वर्ष्मन् पृथिव्याः
devaśrutau deveṣv ā ghoṣatam prācī pretam adhvaraṃ kalpayantī ūrdhvaṃ yajñaṃ nayataṃ mā jihvaratam svaṃ goṣṭham ā vadataṃ devī durye āyur mā nir vādiṣṭaṃ prajāṃ mā nir vādiṣṭam atra ramethāṃ varṣman pṛthivyāḥ
You two who are heard by the gods, call out among the gods. Go forward eastward, arranging the rite; lead the sacrifice upward; do not go crooked. Speak to your own cow-stall, O divine ones, at the house-door. Do not speak away our life-span, do not speak away our offspring. Take your pleasure here, on the height of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Heard by the Gods, ye twain, to Gods proclaim it. Go eastward, O ye twain, proclaiming worship. Swerve ye not: bear the sacrifice straight upward. To your own cow-pen speak, ye godlike dwellings. Speak not away my life, speak not away my children. On the earth's summit here may ye be joyful.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.18
विष्णोर् नु कं वीर्याणि प्र वोचं यः पार्थिवानि विममे रजाꣳसि यो अस्कभायद् उत्तरꣳ सधस्थं विचक्रमाणस् त्रेधोरुगायः विष्णवे त्वा
viṣṇor nu kaṃ vīryāṇi pra vocaṃ yaḥ pārthivāni vimame rajāṁsi yo askabhāyad uttaraṁ sadhasthaṃ vicakramāṇas tredhorugāyaḥ viṣṇave tvā
Now I will proclaim the heroic deeds of Viṣṇu, who measured out the earthly spaces, who propped up the higher seat, striding out threefold, the wide-stepping one. You for Viṣṇu.
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Now will I tell the mighty deeds of Vishnu, of him who measured out the earthly regions. Who propped the highest place of congregation, thrice setting down his foot and widely striding. For Vishnu thee.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.19
दिवो वा विष्ण उत वा पृथिव्या महो वा विष्ण उरोर् अन्तरिक्षात् उभा हि हस्ता वसुना पृणस्वा प्रयच्छ दक्षिणाद् ओत सव्यात् विष्णवे त्वा
divo vā viṣṇa uta vā pṛthivyā maho vā viṣṇa uror antarikṣāt ubhā hi hastā vasunā pṛṇasvā prayaccha dakṣiṇād ota savyāt viṣṇave tvā
Whether from heaven, O Viṣṇu, or from the earth, or from the great wide mid-space, O Viṣṇu — fill both your hands with good things and hold them out from the right and from the left. You for Viṣṇu.
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Either from heaven or from the earth, O Vishnu, or, Vishnu, from the vast wide air's mid-region, Fill both thy hands full with abundant riches, and from the right and from the left bestow them. For Vishnu thee.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.20
प्र तद् विष्णु स्तवते वीर्येण मृगो न भीमः कुचरो गिरिष्ठाः यस्योरुषु त्रिषु विक्रमणेष्व् अधिक्षियन्ति भुवनानि विश्वा
pra tad viṣṇu stavate vīryeṇa mṛgo na bhīmaḥ kucaro giriṣṭhāḥ yasyoruṣu triṣu vikramaṇeṣv adhikṣiyanti bhuvanāni viśvā
For that heroic power Viṣṇu is praised: like a dreadful beast, roaming at will, dwelling in the mountains — in whose three wide strides all the worlds have their dwelling.
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For this his mighty deed is Vishnu lauded, like some wild beast, dread, prowling, mountain-roaming, He within whose three wide-extended paces all living creatures have their habitation,
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.21
विष्णो रराटम् असि विष्णोः श्नप्त्रे स्थः विष्णोः स्यूर् असि विष्णोर् ध्रुवो सि वैष्णवम् असि विष्णवे त्वा
viṣṇo rarāṭam asi viṣṇoḥ śnaptre sthaḥ viṣṇoḥ syūr asi viṣṇor dhruvo si vaiṣṇavam asi viṣṇave tvā
Thou art Viṣṇu's forehead; ye two are Viṣṇu's chin-guards (?); thou art Viṣṇu's stitching; thou art Viṣṇu's firm one; thou art Viṣṇu's own; thee for Viṣṇu.
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Thou art the frontlet for the brow of Vishnu. Ye are the corners of the mouth of Vishnu. Thou art the needle for the work of Vishnu. Thou art the firmly-fastened knot of Vishnu. To Vishnu thou belongest. Thee for Vishnu.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.22
देवस्य त्वा सवितुः प्रसवे श्विनोर् बाहुभ्यां पूष्णो हस्ताभ्याम् आ ददे नार्य् असि इदम् अहꣳ रक्षसां ग्रीवा अपिकृन्तामि बृहन्न् असि बृहद्रवा बृहतीम् इन्द्राय वाचं वद
devasya tvā savituḥ prasave śvinor bāhubhyāṃ pūṣṇo hastābhyām ā dade nāry asi idam ahaṁ rakṣasāṃ grīvā apikṛntāmi bṛhann asi bṛhadravā bṛhatīm indrāya vācaṃ vada
At the impulse of god Savitṛ I take thee with the arms of the Aśvins, with the hands of Pūṣan. Thou art a woman(?); herewith I cut off the necks of the rakṣases. Thou art lofty, of loud roar; speak a lofty speech to Indra.
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By impulse of God Savitar I take thee with arms of Asvins and with hands of Pûshan. Thou art a woman. Here I cut the necks of Râkshasas away. Mighty art thou, mighty the sound thou makest. Utter thy mighty-sounding voice to Indra:
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.23
रक्षोहणं वलगहनं वैष्णवीम् इदम् अहं तं वलगम् उत् किरामि यं मे निष्ट्यो यम् अमात्यो निचखान इदम् अहं तं वलगम् उत् किरामि यं मे समानो यम् असमानो निचखान इदम् अहं तं वलगम् उत् किरामि यं मे सबन्धुर् यम् असबन्धुर् निचखान इदम् अहं तं वलगम् उत् किरामि यं मे सजातो यम् असजातो निचखान उत् कृत्यां किरामि
rakṣohaṇaṃ valagahanaṃ vaiṣṇavīm idam ahaṃ taṃ valagam ut kirāmi yaṃ me niṣṭyo yam amātyo nicakhāna idam ahaṃ taṃ valagam ut kirāmi yaṃ me samāno yam asamāno nicakhāna idam ahaṃ taṃ valagam ut kirāmi yaṃ me sabandhur yam asabandhur nicakhāna idam ahaṃ taṃ valagam ut kirāmi yaṃ me sajāto yam asajāto nicakhāna ut kṛtyāṃ kirāmi
Slaying the rakṣas, slaying the valaga, belonging to Viṣṇu — herewith I dig up that valaga which an outsider, which a kinsman has buried for me; herewith I dig up that valaga which one equal, which one unequal to me has buried; herewith I dig up that valaga which a relative, which a non-relative has buried for me; herewith I dig up that valaga which one of my own birth, which one not of my own birth has buried. I dig up the witchcraft.
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Fiend-killing, charm-destroying voice of Vishnu. Here I cast out that charm of magic power which stranger or housemate for me hath buried. Here I cast out the charm of magic power buried for me by equal or unequal. Here I cast out the charm that hath been buried for me by non-relation or relation. I cast the charm of magic out.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.24
स्वराड् असि सपत्नहा सत्रराड् अस्य् अभिमातिहा जनराड् असि रक्षोहा सर्वराड् अस्य् अमित्रहा
svarāḍ asi sapatnahā satrarāḍ asy abhimātihā janarāḍ asi rakṣohā sarvarāḍ asy amitrahā
Thou art self-ruling, slayer of rivals; thou art wholly ruling, slayer of plotters; thou art ruler of men, slayer of rakṣases; thou art all-ruling, slayer of foes.
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Self-ruler art thou, conquering foes. Ruler for ever art thou, killing enemies. Men's ruler art thou, slaying fiends. All ruler, killing foes, art thou.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.25
रक्षोहणो वो वलगहनः प्रोक्षामि वैष्णवान् रक्षोहणो वो वलगहनो व नयामि वैष्णवान् रक्षोहणो वो वलगहनो व स्तृणामि वैष्णवान् रक्षोहणौ वां वलगहना उप दधामि वैष्णवी रक्षोहणौ वां वलगहनौ पर्य् ऊहामि वैष्णवी वैष्णवम् असि वैष्णवा स्थ
rakṣohaṇo vo valagahanaḥ prokṣāmi vaiṣṇavān rakṣohaṇo vo valagahano va nayāmi vaiṣṇavān rakṣohaṇo vo valagahano va stṛṇāmi vaiṣṇavān rakṣohaṇau vāṃ valagahanā upa dadhāmi vaiṣṇavī rakṣohaṇau vāṃ valagahanau pary ūhāmi vaiṣṇavī vaiṣṇavam asi vaiṣṇavā stha
Slaying the rakṣas, slaying the valaga, I sprinkle you who belong to Viṣṇu; slaying the rakṣas, slaying the valaga, I lead you who belong to Viṣṇu; slaying the rakṣas, slaying the valaga, I strew you who belong to Viṣṇu; slaying the rakṣas, slaying the valaga, I lay down you two who belong to Viṣṇu; slaying the rakṣas, slaying the valaga, I shift about you two who belong to Viṣṇu. Thou art Viṣṇu's own; ye are Viṣṇu's own.
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I sprinkle you whom Vishnu owns, killers of fiends and evil charms. I buy down you whom Vishnu loves, killers of fiends and wicked charms. I scatter you whom Vishnu loves, killers of fiends and wicked charms. You two whom Vishnu loves, who kill fiends and ill charms do I lay down. You two whom Vishnu loves, who kill fiends and ill charms I compass round. To Vishnu thou belongest. Ye are Vishnu's.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.26
देवस्य त्वा सवितुः प्रसवे श्विनोर् बाहुभ्यां पूष्णो हस्ताभ्याम् आ ददे नार्य् असि इदम् अहꣳ रक्षसां ग्रीवा अपि कृन्तामि यवो सि यवयास्मद् द्वेषो यवयारातीः दिवे त्वान्तरिक्षाय त्वा पृथिव्यै त्वा शुन्धन्तां लोकाः पितृषदनाः पितृषदनम् असि
devasya tvā savituḥ prasave śvinor bāhubhyāṃ pūṣṇo hastābhyām ā dade nāry asi idam ahaṁ rakṣasāṃ grīvā api kṛntāmi yavo si yavayāsmad dveṣo yavayārātīḥ dive tvāntarikṣāya tvā pṛthivyai tvā śundhantāṃ lokāḥ pitṛṣadanāḥ pitṛṣadanam asi
At the impulse of god Savitṛ I take thee with the arms of the Aśvins, with the hands of Pūṣan. Thou art a woman(?); herewith I cut off the necks of the rakṣases. Thou art barley (yava); keep hate away from us, keep off the hostile ones. Thee for the sky, thee for the mid-air, thee for the earth. Let the worlds that are the seats of the fathers be purified. Thou art the seat of the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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By impulse of God Savitar I take thee with arms of Asvins, with the hands of Peahen. Thou art a woman. Here I cut the necks of Râkshasas away. Barley art thou. Bar off from us our haters, bar our enemies. Thee for heaven, thee for earth, thee for air's region. Pure be the worlds, the Fathers’ dwelling-places. Thou art the habitation of the Fathers.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.27
उद् दिवꣳ स्तभानान्तरिक्षं पृण दृꣳहस्व पृथिव्याम् द्युतानास् त्वा मारुतो मिनोतु मित्रावरुणौ ध्रुवेण धर्मणा ब्रह्मवनि त्वा क्षत्रवनि त्वा रायस्पोषवनि पर्य् ऊहामि ब्रह्म दृꣳह क्षत्रं दृꣳहायुर् दृꣳह प्रजां दृꣳह
ud divaṁ stabhānāntarikṣaṃ pṛṇa dṛṁhasva pṛthivyām dyutānās tvā māruto minotu mitrāvaruṇau dhruveṇa dharmaṇā brahmavani tvā kṣatravani tvā rāyaspoṣavani pary ūhāmi brahma dṛṁha kṣatraṃ dṛṁhāyur dṛṁha prajāṃ dṛṁha
Prop up the sky, fill the mid-air, be firm upon the earth. Let the shining Maruta set thee up, and Mitra-Varuṇa with firm ordinance. I shift thee about as winning brahman, thee as winning kṣatra, as winning increase of wealth. Make firm the brahman, make firm the kṣatra, make firm life-span, make firm offspring.
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Prop heaven, fill full the air, on earth stand firmly. Dyutâna, offspring of the Maruts, plant thee!, Mitra and Varuna with firm upholding. I close thee in, thou winner of the Brahmans, winner of Nobles and abundant riches. Strengthen the Brahmans, strengthen thou the Nobler, strengthen our vital power, strengthen our offspring.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.28
ध्रुवासि ध्रुवो यं यजमानो स्मिन्न् आयतने प्रजया पशुभिर् भूयात् घृतेन द्यावापृथिवी पूर्येथाम् इन्द्रस्य छदिर् असि विश्वजनस्य छाया
dhruvāsi dhruvo yaṃ yajamāno sminn āyatane prajayā paśubhir bhūyāt ghṛtena dyāvāpṛthivī pūryethām indrasya chadir asi viśvajanasya chāyā
Thou art firm; may this sacrificer be firm in this abode with offspring, with cattle. O Heaven and Earth, be ye filled with ghee. Thou art Indra's covering, the shade of all people.
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Firm-set art thou. Firm be this Sacrificer within this home with offspring and with cattle. O Heaven and Earth, be ye filled full of fatness. Indra's mat art thou, shelter of all people.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.29
परि त्वा गिर्वणो गिर इमा भवन्तु विश्वतः वृद्धायुम् अनु वृद्धयो जुष्टा भवन्तु जुष्टयः
pari tvā girvaṇo gira imā bhavantu viśvataḥ vṛddhāyum anu vṛddhayo juṣṭā bhavantu juṣṭayaḥ
O lover of songs, may these songs be about thee on every side. May the increasings follow him of increased life-span; may the welcome ones be welcome.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Lover of song, may these our songs encompass thee on every side; Strengthening thee of lengthened life, may they be dear delights to thee
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.30
इन्द्रस्य स्यूर् असि इन्द्रस्य ध्रुवो सि ऐन्द्रम् असि वैश्वदेवम् असि
indrasya syūr asi indrasya dhruvo si aindram asi vaiśvadevam asi
Thou art Indra's stitching; thou art Indra's firm one; thou art Indra's own; thou art belonging to all the gods.
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Thou art the needle for the work of Indra. Thou art the firmly fastened knot of Indra. Indra's art thou. Thou art the Visvedevas’.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.31
विभूर् असि प्रवाहणः वह्निर् असि हव्यवाहनः श्वात्रो सि प्रचेताः तुथो सि विश्ववेदाः
vibhūr asi pravāhaṇaḥ vahnir asi havyavāhanaḥ śvātro si pracetāḥ tutho si viśvavedāḥ
Thou art Vibhū, the conveyer; thou art Vahni, the carrier of oblations; thou art Śvātra, the wise; thou art Tutha, the all-knowing.
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All-present art thou, carrying off. Oblation-bearing priest art thou. Thou art the Swift, the Very Wise. Tutha art thou, who knoweth all.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.32
उशिग् असि कविः अङ्घारिर् असि बम्भारिः अवस्यूर् असि दुवस्वान् शुन्ध्यूर् असि मार्जालीयः सम्राड् असि कृशानुः परिषद्यो सि पवमानः नभो सि प्रतक्वा मृष्टो सि हव्यसूदनः ऋतधामासि स्वर्ज्योतिः
uśig asi kaviḥ aṅghārir asi bambhāriḥ avasyūr asi duvasvān śundhyūr asi mārjālīyaḥ samrāḍ asi kṛśānuḥ pariṣadyo si pavamānaḥ nabho si pratakvā mṛṣṭo si havyasūdanaḥ ṛtadhāmāsi svarjyotiḥ
Thou art Uśij, the seer; thou art Aṅghāri, Bambhāri; thou art the seeker of aid, the reverent; thou art the purifier, belonging to the Mārjālīya (hearth); thou art sovereign, Kṛśānu; thou art the one to be sat about, the purifying one; thou art the cloud, the speeder; thou art the wiped one, the sweetener of the oblation; thou hast ṛta for thy abode, thou art self-light.
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Thou art the yearning one, the sage. Angnâri, Bambhâri art thou. Aid-seeker art thou, worshipping. Cleanser art thou, the cleansing-place. Krisânu, Sovran Lord, art thou. Thou art the Pavamâna of the assembly. Thou art the welkin ever moving forward. Swept clean art thou, preparer of oblations. Thou art the seat of Law, heaven's light and lustre.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.33
समुद्रो सि विश्वव्यचाः अजो स्य् एकपात् अहिर् असि बुध्न्यः वाग् अस्य् ऐन्द्रम् असि सदो सि ऋतस्य द्वारौ मा मा संताप्तम् अध्वनाम् अध्वपते प्र मा तिर स्वस्ति मे स्मिन् पथि देवयाने भूयात्
samudro si viśvavyacāḥ ajo sy ekapāt ahir asi budhnyaḥ vāg asy aindram asi sado si ṛtasya dvārau mā mā saṃtāptam adhvanām adhvapate pra mā tira svasti me smin pathi devayāne bhūyāt
Thou art the ocean, all-encompassing; thou art the one-footed goat; thou art the serpent of the deep; thou art speech; thou art Indra's; thou art the seat. O ye two doors of ṛta, do not scorch me. O lord of roads, lord of ways, carry me forward; may there be well-being for me on this path that leads to the gods.
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A sea art thou of all-embracing compass. Aja art thou, who hath one foot to bear him. Thou art the Dragon of the Depths of ocean. Speech art thou, thou the Sadas, thou art Indra's. Doors of the sacrifice, do not distress me! Lord, Ruler of the pathways, lead me onward. In this God-reaching path may I be happy.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.34
मित्रस्य मा चक्षुषेक्षध्वम् अग्नयः सगराः सगरा स्थ सगरेण नाम्ना रौद्रेणानीकेन पात माग्नयः पिपृत माग्नयो गोपायत मा नमो वो स्तु मा मा हिꣳसिष्ट
mitrasya mā cakṣuṣekṣadhvam agnayaḥ sagarāḥ sagarā stha sagareṇa nāmnā raudreṇānīkena pāta māgnayaḥ pipṛta māgnayo gopāyata mā namo vo stu mā mā hiṁsiṣṭa
Look upon me with the eye of Mitra, O fires. Ye are sagara, sagaras; with your sagara name, with your Rudra-like front, protect me, O fires; carry me across, O fires; guard me. Homage be to you; do not harm me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Look ye upon me with the eye of Mitra. O Agnis, ye, receivers of oblations, are by a lauded name lauded together. Protect me, Agnis! with your glittering army. Fill me with riches, Agnis! be my keepers. To you be adoration. Do not harm me.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.35
ज्योतिर् असि विश्वरूपं विश्वेषां देवानाꣳ समित् त्वꣳ सोम तनूकृद्भ्यो द्वेषोभ्यो न्यकृतेभ्य उरु यन्तासि वरूथꣳ स्वाहा जुषाणो अप्तुर् आज्यस्य वेतु स्वाहा
jyotir asi viśvarūpaṃ viśveṣāṃ devānāṁ samit tvaṁ soma tanūkṛdbhyo dveṣobhyo nyakṛtebhya uru yantāsi varūthaṁ svāhā juṣāṇo aptur ājyasya vetu svāhā
Thou art light of every form, the kindling-wood of all the gods. Thou, Soma, art a broad shelter, a defence, against the body-making hatreds, against the abased ones. Svāhā. Let the busy one, being pleased, enjoy the melted butter. Svāhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Thou art a light that wears all forms and figures, serving the general host of Gods as Kindler. Thou, Soma, wilt withhold thy wide protection from body-wounding hatreds shown by others. All-hail! Let the Swift graciously enjoy the butter. All-hail!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.36
अग्ने नय सुपथा राय अस्मान् विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान् युयोध्य् अस्मज् जुहुराणम् एनो भूयिष्ठां ते नमüक्तिं विधेम
agne naya supathā rāya asmān viśvāni deva vayunāni vidvān yuyodhy asmaj juhurāṇam eno bhūyiṣṭhāṃ te namaüktiṃ vidhema
O Agni, lead us by a good path to wealth, O god, knowing all our ways; keep from us the crooked sin. We would offer thee most abundant utterance of homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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By goodly paths lead us to riches, Agni, thou God who knowest every sacred duty. Remove the sin that makes us stray and wander: most ample adoration will we bring thee.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.37
अयं नो अग्निर् वरिवस् कृणोत्व् अयं मृधः पुर एतु प्रभिन्दन् अयं वाजान् जयतु वाजसाताव् अयꣳ शत्रून् जयतु जर्हृषाणः स्वाहा
ayaṃ no agnir varivas kṛṇotv ayaṃ mṛdhaḥ pura etu prabhindan ayaṃ vājān jayatu vājasātāv ayaṁ śatrūn jayatu jarhṛṣāṇaḥ svāhā
May this Agni make wide room for us; may he go before, breaking through the contenders; may he win prizes at the winning of prizes; may he, exulting, conquer the foes. Svāhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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Wide room and comfort may this Agni give us, and go before us cleaving down our foemen. May he win booty in the fight for booty: May he quell foes in his triumphant onset.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.38
उरु विष्णो वि क्रमस्वोरु क्षयाय नस् कृधि घृतं घृतयोने पिब प्र-प्र यज्ञपतिं तिर स्वाहा
uru viṣṇo vi kramasvoru kṣayāya nas kṛdhi ghṛtaṃ ghṛtayone piba pra-pra yajñapatiṃ tira svāhā
O Viṣṇu, stride wide; make wide (room) for our dwelling. Drink the ghee, thou whose womb is ghee; carry the lord of the sacrifice ever forward. Svāhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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O Vishnu, stride thou widely forth, give ample room for our abode. Drink butter, homed in butter! Still speed on the sacrifice's lord. All-hail!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.39
देव सवितर् एष ते सोमस् तꣳ रक्षस्व मा त्वा दभन् एतत् त्वं देव सोम देवो देवाꣳ उपागा इदम् अहं मनुष्यान्त् सह रायस्पोषेण स्वाहा निर् वरुणस्य पाशान् मुच्ये
deva savitar eṣa te somas taṁ rakṣasva mā tvā dabhan etat tvaṃ deva soma devo devāṁ upāgā idam ahaṃ manuṣyānt saha rāyaspoṣeṇa svāhā nir varuṇasya pāśān mucye
O god Savitṛ, this is thy soma; guard it, let them not deceive thee. Thou, god Soma, being a god, hast come to the gods; I here (come) to men, with increase of wealth. Svāhā. I am released from the fetters of Varuṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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To thee, God Savitar, belongs this Soma. Guard him securely: let not demons harm thee. Now hast thou joined the Gods as God, God Soma: men have I joined here through abundant riches. All-hail! from Varuna's noose am I delivered.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.40
अग्ने व्रतपास् त्वे व्रतपा या तव तनूर् मय्य् अभूद् एषा सा त्वयि यो मम तनूस् त्वय्य् अभूद् इयꣳ सा मयि यथायथं नौ व्रतपते व्रतान्य् अनु मे दीक्षां दीक्षापतिर् अमꣳस्तानु तपस् तपस्पतिः
agne vratapās tve vratapā yā tava tanūr mayy abhūd eṣā sā tvayi yo mama tanūs tvayy abhūd iyaṁ sā mayi yathāyathaṃ nau vratapate vratāny anu me dīkṣāṃ dīkṣāpatir amaṁstānu tapas tapaspatiḥ
O Agni, thou art the keeper of the vow; I am the keeper of the vow in thee. That body of thine which was in me, that is in thee; that body of mine which was in thee, this is in me. Our vows are each in its place, O lord of the vow. The lord of consecration has consented to my consecration; the lord of heat (has consented) to the heat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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O Agni, Guardian of the Vow, O Guardian of the Vow, on me whatever form of thine path been, may that same form be upon thee. Whatever form of mine hath been on thee, may that he here on me. O Lord of Vows, our vows have been accomplished. Dîkshâ's Lord hath approved my Consecration, and holy Fervour's Lord allowed my Fervour.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.41
उरु विष्णो वि क्रमस्वोरु क्षयाय नस् कृधि घृतं घृतयोने पिब प्र-प्र यज्ञपतिं तिर स्वाहा
uru viṣṇo vi kramasvoru kṣayāya nas kṛdhi ghṛtaṃ ghṛtayone piba pra-pra yajñapatiṃ tira svāhā
Stride out wide, Viṣṇu; make wide (room) for our dwelling. Drink the ghee, O ghee-wombed one; advance the lord of the sacrifice further and further. Svāhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
O Vishnu, stride thou widely forth, make ample room for our abode. Drink butter, homed in butter! Still speed on the sacrifice's lord. All Hail!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.42
अत्य् अन्याꣳ अगां नान्याꣳ उपागाम् अर्वाक् त्वा परेभ्यो विदं परो वरेभ्यः तं त्वा जुषामहे देव वनस्पतेदेवयज्यायै देवास् त्वा देवयज्यायै जुषन्तां विष्णवे त्वा ओषधे त्रायस्व स्वधिते मैनꣳ हिꣳसीः
aty anyāṁ agāṃ nānyāṁ upāgām arvāk tvā parebhyo vidaṃ paro varebhyaḥ taṃ tvā juṣāmahe deva vanaspatedevayajyāyai devās tvā devayajyāyai juṣantāṃ viṣṇave tvā oṣadhe trāyasva svadhite mainaṁ hiṁsīḥ
I have gone past others, I have not gone up to others. I found thee on this side of the farther ones, beyond the nearer ones. Thee, O god Vanaspati, we take pleasure in, for the sacrifice to the gods; may the gods take pleasure in thee for the sacrifice to the gods. Thee for Viṣṇu. O plant, protect (him); O axe, do not injure him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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I have passed others, not approached to others. On the near side of those that were more distant, and farther than the nearer have I found thee. So, for the worship of the Gods, with gladness we welcome thee God, Sovran of the Forest! Let the Gods welcome thee for the Gods’ service. For Vishnu thee. Plant, guard!! Axe, do not harm it!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)
VS 5.43
द्यां मा लेखीर् अन्तरिक्षं मा हिꣳसीः पृथिव्या सं भव अयꣳ हि त्वा स्वधितिस् तेतिजानः प्रणिनाय महते सौभगाय अतस् त्वं देव वनस्पते शतवल्शो वि रोह सहस्रवल्शा वि वयꣳ रुहेम
dyāṃ mā lekhīr antarikṣaṃ mā hiṁsīḥ pṛthivyā saṃ bhava ayaṁ hi tvā svadhitis tetijānaḥ praṇināya mahate saubhagāya atas tvaṃ deva vanaspate śatavalśo vi roha sahasravalśā vi vayaṁ ruhema
Do not scratch the sky, do not injure the midspace; be joined with the earth. For this sharpened axe has led thee forth to great good fortune. From here, O god Vanaspati, grow up with a hundred shoots; may we grow up with a thousand shoots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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Graze not the sky. Harm not mid-air. Be in accordance with the earth. For this well-sharpened axe hath led thee forth to great felicity. Hence, with a hundred branches, God, Lord of the Forest, grow thou up. May we grow spreading with a hundred branches.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)