Mantra 3

Sukta 121

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उदगातां भगवती विचृतौ नाम तारके । प्रेहामृतस्य यच्छतां प्रैतु बद्धकमोचनम्

IAST Transliteration

úd agātāṃ bhágavatī vicṛ́tau nā́ma tāraké | préhā́mṛtasya yacchatāṃ práitu baddhaká-mócanam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Up let the blessed two go forth—Vichṛtā by name, O Starry Guides. Here grant ye of immortality: let the release of the bound depart forth.

Word by Word

उदगाताम्(let) the two rise/go up

भगवतीthe blessed/luck-bringing (female power)

विचृतौthe two that move about/wander

नामby name / named

तारकेthe two ‘Tārakā’ (star-like ones)

प्रforth, forward

इहhere

अमृतस्यof immortality / of ambrosia

यच्छताम्let them bestow/grant

प्रforth, away

एतुlet it go/come forth

बद्धकमोचनम्the release of what is bound; unbinding

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies).

Devata: Vicṛtā (dual) and Tārakā (star/guiding power); amṛta as the boon.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (two pādas per line; metrical regularity varies by recension).

Mantra Rasa

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