Sukta 29

Mantra 1

अविः। यद् राजा॑नो वि॒भज॑न्त इष्टापू॒र्तस्य॑ षोड॒शं य॒मस्या॒मी स॑भा॒सदः॑ । अवि॒स्तस्मा॒त् प्र मु॑ञ्चति द॒त्तः शि॑ति॒पात् स्व॒धा

When the kings apportion the sixteenth share of merit—of sacrifice and pious work—for Yama, those assembly-sitters; from that doth the ewe, when given, release (a man): the white-footed—svadhā.

Mantra 2

सर्वा॒न् कामा॑न् पूरयत्या॒भव॑न् प्र॒भव॒न् भव॑न्। आ॒कू॒ति॒प्रोऽवि॑र्द॒त्तः शि॑ति॒पान्नोप॑ दस्यति

Fulfilling all desires—becoming, prevailing, abiding—the sheep, intention-impelled, when given, the white-footed, doth not assail (us).

Mantra 3

यो ददा॑ति शिति॒पाद॒मविं॑ लो॒केन॒ संमि॑तम्। स नाक॑म॒भ्यारो॑हति॒ यत्र॑ शु॒ल्को न क्रि॒यते॑ अब॒लेन॒ बली॑यसे

Whoso bestoweth a white-footed ewe, of worth approved by common reckoning,—he mounteth unto heaven, where no exaction-fee is levied by the weak upon the stronger.

Mantra 4

पञ्चा॑पूपं शिति॒पाद॒मविं॑ लो॒केन॒ संमि॑तम्। प्र॒दा॒तोप॑ जीवति पितॄ॒णां लो॒केऽक्षि॑तम्

A white-footed ewe, of worth approved by common reckoning, with five cakes therewith: the giver verily liveth on in the Fathers’ world, unperishing.

Mantra 5

पञ्चा॑पूपं शिति॒पाद॒मविं॑ लो॒केन॒ संमि॑तम्। प्र॒दा॒तोप॑ जीवति सूर्यामा॒सयो॒रक्षि॑तम्

A white-footed ewe, of worth approved by common reckoning, with five cakes therewith: the giver verily liveth on, imperishable, in the station of Sun and Moon.

Mantra 6

इ॑रेव नो॑प दस्यति समुद्र॑इव प॑यो मह॑त्। देवउ॑सवासि॑नाविव शितिपा॑न्नो॑प दस्यति

As Iḍā bestoweth nourishment, as ocean yieldeth mighty milk, so, like the divine Dawn-powers, the white-footed one bestoweth bounty upon us.

Mantra 7

क इ॒दं कस्मा॑ अदा॒त् कामः॒ कामा॑यादात्। कामो॑ दा॒ता कामः॑ प्रतिग्रही॒ता कामः॑ समु॒द्रमा वि॑वेश । कामे॑न त्वा॒ प्रति॑ गृह्णामि॒ कामै॒तत् ते॑

Who gave this, and unto whom was it given? Desire gave it, for Desire’s own fulfilment. Desire is the giver, Desire the receiver; Desire hath entered into the Ocean. With Desire I accept thee: O Desire, this is for thee.

Mantra 8

भूमि॑ष्ट्वा॒ प्रति॑ गृह्णात्व॒न्तरि॑क्षमि॒दं म॒हत्। माहं प्रा॒णेन॒ मात्मना॒ मा प्र॒जया॑ प्रति॒गृह्य॒ वि रा॑धिषि

May Earth receive thee back; may this vast Mid-air receive thee. Ruin me not—neither in breath, nor in mine own self, nor in my progeny—after thou hast taken me to thy keeping.