Adhyaya 15 Mantra 54 - Shukla Yajurveda | English | Vedapath

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Mantra 54

Rishi: Yājñavalkya-tradition (Śukla-Yajurvedic school attribution)

Devata: Agni; and collectively Viśve Devāḥ

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (ritual prose-verse; not a strict single-meter identification in all recensions)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उद्बु॑ध्यस्वाग्ने॒ प्रति॑ जागृहि॒ त्वमि॑ष्टापू॒र्ते सᳪ सृ॑जेथाम॒यं च॑ । अ॒स्मिन्त्स॒धस्थे॒ अध्युत्त॑रस्मि॒न् विस्वे॑ देवा॒ यज॑मानाश्च सीदत

Transliteration

udbúdhya svāgne práti jāgṛhi tvám iṣṭāpūrté sáṃ sṛjethām ayáṃ ca | asmínt sadhásthe ádhy ùttarasmín víśve devā́ yajámānāś ca sīdata

Translation

Awake thou, O Agni; be thou watchful in return: may this man and (the powers of) the offered and the bestowed be joined together. On this common seat, on this higher station, let all the Gods and the sacrificers sit them down.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

उत्-बु॒ध्य॒स्व । अ॒ग्ने॒ । प्रति॑ । जा॒गृ॒हि॒ । त्वम् । इ॒ष्टा॒पू॒र्ते इति॑ । सम् । सृ॒जे॒था॒म् । अ॒यम् । च॒ । अ॒स्मिन् । स॒ध-स्थे॑ । अधि॑ । उत्त॑र-स्मिन् । विश्वे॑ । दे॒वाः । यज॑मानाः । च॒ । सी॒द॒त॒

Word by Word

उद्बुध्यस्वAwaken (rise up)!

अग्नेO Agni

प्रतिtowards; in response

जागृहिbe awake; keep watch

त्वम्you

इष्टापूर्तेthe iṣṭa and pūrta (sacrificial and charitable merits)

संसृजेथाम्may you two unite/bring together

अयम्this (one)

चand

अस्मिन्in this

सधस्थेin the common seat/assembly-place

अधिupon; over

उत्तरस्higher; later

मिन्in (that)

विश्वेall

देवाःthe gods

यजमानाःthe sacrificers

चand

सीदतsit down; take your seats

Entities Mentioned

Agni

Viśve Devāḥ

Yajamāna(s)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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