Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 1
Agni as Jātavedas—ritual guide and luminous power who secures faultless sacrifice and protection in the sadas
आ जुहोता हविषा मर्जयध्वं नि होतारं गृहपतिं दधिध्वम् इडस्पदे नमसा रातहव्यं सपर्यता यजतं पस्त्यानाम्
ā juhotā haviṣā marjayadhvaṃ ni hotāraṃ gṛhapatiṃ dadhidhvam iḍaspade namasā rātahavyaṃ saparyatā yajataṃ pastyānām
ā juhotā haviṣā1 marjayadhvaṃ ni hotāraṃ gṛhapatiṃ dadhidhvam2 iḍaspade namasā rātahavyaṃ3 saparyatā yajataṃ pastyānām
قَدِّموا القُربانَ بالـهَفِس (havis)؛ وتطهَّروا؛ وأقيموا الهوتَر (Hotṛ)، ربَّ البيتِ (gṛhapati)؛ وعندَ مَقعدِ إِلا (iḍāspada)، وبالخضوعِ (namas)، اعبدوه—قابِلَ القُربانِ المُهدى، المعبودَ في المساكن.
ā | juhotā | haviṣā | marjayadhvam | ni | hotāram | gṛha-patim | dadhidhvam | iḍas-pade | namasā | rāta-havyam | saparyatā | yajatam | pastyānām
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)
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