Sukta 123

Mantra 1

सौमनसम्। ए॒तं स॑धस्थाः॒ परि॑ वो ददामि॒ यं शे॑व॒धिमा॒वहा॑ज्जा॒तवे॑दाः । अ॒न्वा॒ग॒न्ता यज॑मानः स्व॒स्ति तं स्म॑ जानीत पर॒मे व्योऽमन्

Goodwill—this, O fellows of one seat, I bestow on you all around: the treasure which Jātavedas hath brought hither. Following on, the sacrificer (comes) in welfare: that, indeed, acknowledge in the highest heaven.

Mantra 2

जा॒नी॒त स्मै॑नं पर॒मे व्योऽम॒न् देवाः॒ सध॑स्था वि॒द लो॒कमत्र॑ । अ॒न्वा॒ग॒न्ता यज॑मानः स्व॒स्तीऽष्टापू॒र्तं स्म॑ कृणुता॒विर॑स्मै

Acknowledge ye it, indeed, in the highest heaven; O gods, companions of one seat, take knowledge of the world here. Following on, the sacrificer (comes) in welfare: make ye for him, manifestly, the merit of sacrifice and of pious gift.

Mantra 3

देवाः॒ पित॑रः॒ पित॑रो॒ देवाः॑ । यो अस्मि॒ सो अ॑स्मि

The Gods are the Fathers, the Fathers are the Gods. What I am—just that am I.

Mantra 4

स प॑चामि॒ स द॑दामि॒ । स य॑जे॒ स द॒त्तान्मा यू॑षम्

He—(so) I cook; he—(so) I give. He—(so) I sacrifice; by that giving—me, ye (protect/acknowledge).

Mantra 5

नाके॑ राज॑न् प्रति॑ तिष्ठ॒ तत्रै॒तत् प्रति॑ तिष्ठतु । वि॒द्धि पू॒र्तस्य॑ नो राज॒न्त्स दे॑व सु॒मना॑ भव

On the height of heaven, O King, stand thou confronting; there let this stand confronting. Acknowledge thou our pious due, O King; do thou, O god, become of gracious mind.