Mantra 25

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पूताः पवित्रैः पवन्ते अभ्राद् दिवं च यन्ति पृथिवीं च लोकान्। ता जीवला जीवधन्याः प्रतिष्ठाः पात्र आसिक्ताः पर्यग्निरिन्धाम्

IAST Transliteration

pūtā́ḥ pavítraiḥ pavante abhrā́d dívaṃ ca yánti pṛthivī́ṃ ca lokā́n | tā́ jīvalā́ jīvádhanyāḥ pratíṣṭhāḥ pā́tre ā́siktāḥ pár yagnír índhām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Purified by purifiers they run clear; from the cloud they go to heaven and to earth, to the worlds. Those waters, life-giving, rich in living wealth, firm foundations—poured into the vessel—let Agni kindle round about.

Translation

مُطَهَّرَةً بِالمُطَهِّرَاتِ تَجْرِي صَافِيَةً؛ مِنَ السَّحَابِ تَمْضِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَإِلَى الأَرْضِ، إِلَى العَوَالِم. تِلْكَ المِيَاهُ—وَاهِبَةُ الحَيَاة، غَنِيَّةٌ بِثَرْوَةِ الحَيَاة، رَاسِخَةٌ كَأُسُس—لَمَّا تُصَبُّ فِي الإِنَاءِ: فَلْيُوقِدْ أَغْنِي النَّارَ حَوْلَهَا.

Word by Word

पूताःpurified

पवित्रैःwith/through purifying strainers (means of purification)

पवन्तेthey purify themselves / become purified

अभ्रात्from the cloud

दिवम्to heaven

चand

यन्तिthey go

पृथिवीम्to the earth

चand

लोकान्worlds/realms

ताःthose (f.)

जीवलाःlife-giving, vivifying

जीवधन्याःbringing living prosperity / blessed with life

प्रतिष्ठाःsupports, foundations

पात्रेin/into the vessel

आसिक्ताःpoured in, having been poured

परिaround, all around

अग्निःAgni (fire)

इन्धाम्may he kindle / let him ignite

Attribution

Rishi: AV 12.3 tradition (variable attribution).

Devata: Āpas (Waters) with Agni as transformer/guardian.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like.

Mantra Rasa

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