Adhyaya 26 Mantra 6 - Shukla Yajurveda | English | 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

We worship the unceasing Gharma, Vaiśvānara, possessed of Ṛta, the lord of the light of Ṛta. Taken with the Upayāma art thou: for Vaiśvānara thee! This is thy womb: for Vaiśvānara thee!

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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