Adhyaya 26 Mantra 6 - Shukla Yajurveda | German | Vedapath

Various Rishis

Mantra 6

Rishi: Traditional: associated with Soma-ritual seers; in Śukla-Yajurveda praxis often transmitted under Yājñavalkya lineage

Devata: Vaiśvānara (Agni as universal fire)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence with prose-like upayāma appendage (yajus-formula ending)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ऋ॒तावा॑नं वैश्वान॒रमृ॒तस्य॒ ज्योति॑ष॒स्पति॑म् । अज॑स्रं घ॒र्ममी॑महे । उ॒प॒या॒मगृ॑हीतोऽसि वैश्वान॒राय॑ त्वै॒ष ते॒ योनि॑र्वैश्वान॒राय॑ त्वा

Transliteration

ṛtā́vānaṃ vaiśvānarám ṛtásya jyótiṣas pátim | ajásraṃ gharmám īmahe | upayā́magṛhīto ’si vaiśvānaráya tvā́iṣá te yónir vaiśvānaráya tvā

Translation

Den unablässigen Gharma verehren wir — Vaiśvānara, den Ṛtavān, den Herrn des Lichtes des Ṛta. Mit dem Upayāma bist du ergriffen: für Vaiśvānara — dich! Dies ist deine Schoßstätte: für Vaiśvānara — dich!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

ऋ॒तावा॑नम् । वैश्वान॒रम् । ऋ॒तस्य॑ । ज्योति॑षः । पति॑म् । अज॑स्रम् । घ॒र्मम् । ई॑महे । उ॒प॒या॒म-गृ॑हीतः । अ॑सि । वैश्वान॒राय॑ । त्वा । ए॒षः । ते॒ । योनि॑ः । वैश्वान॒राय॑ । त्वा

Word by Word

ऋतावानम्the ṛta-possessing (truth/order-abiding)

वैश्वानरम्Vaiśvānara (Agni)

ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order)

ज्योतिषःof light

पतिम्lord/master

अजस्रम्unceasingly; continual

घर्मम्Gharma (hot drink/oblation; heated offering)

ईमहेwe seek/implore

उपयामगृहीतःtaken with the ‘upayāma’ (introductory taking-formula)

असिyou are

वैश्वानरायfor Vaiśvānara

त्वाyou (as object)

एषःthis

तेyour

योनिःwomb; source; place of origin

वैश्वानरायfor Vaiśvānara

त्वाyou (as object)

Entities Mentioned

Vaiśvānara (Agni)

Ṛ

Ṛta

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