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Sukta 35
य॒ज्ञस्य॒ चक्षुः॒ प्रभृ॑ति॒र्मुखं॑ च वा॒चा श्रोत्रे॑ण॒ मन॑सा जुहोमि । इ॒मं य॒ज्ञं वित॑तं वि॒श्वक॑र्म॒णा दे॒वा य॑न्तु सुमन॒स्यमा॑नाः
yajñásya cákṣuḥ prábhṛtir múkhaṃ ca vācā́ śrótreṇa mánasā juhomi | imáṃ yajñáṃ vítataṃ viśvákarmāṇā devā́ yántu sumanasyámānāḥ ||
With speech, with hearing, with the mind I offer—the Sacrifice’s eye, its first beginning, and its mouth. Unto this Sacrifice, spread forth and duly fashioned by Viśvakarman, let the Gods come, graciously and of kindly thought.
言葉によって、聴くことによって、心によって、わたしは供える――祭祀の眼、その起こり、その口を。ヴィシュヴァカルマン(Viśvakarman)によって広げられ、正しく形づくられたこの祭祀へ、神々よ、善き思いを抱きつつ来たりたまえ。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this section; often treated as a general yajña-prayoga verse).
Devata: Viśvakarman and the collective Devāḥ (as recipients/approachers of the rite).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed meters occur; this verse scans closer to a triṣṭubh/jagatī style rather than anuṣṭubh).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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