Adhyaya 12 Mantra 61 - Shukla Yajurveda | Lao | Vedapath

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Mantra 61

Rishi: Yājñavalkya-tradition

Devata: Pṛthivī, Agni; Prajāpati/Viśvakarman (principal theological agent)

Chandas: Yajus-formula with ṛc-like cadence (not strictly metrical)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

मा॒तेव॑ पु॒त्रं पृ॑थि॒वी पु॑री॒ष्य॒म॒ग्निᳪ स्वे योना॑वभारु॒खा । तां विश्वै॑र्दे॒वैरृ॒तुभि॑: संविदा॒नः प्र॒जाप॑तिर्वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ वि मु॑ञ्चतु

Transliteration

mā́teva putráṃ pṛthivī́ purīṣyám agníṃ své yónāv abhā́rukhā | tā́ṃ víśvair deváir ṛtúbhiḥ saṃvidānáḥ prajā́patir víśvakarmā́ ví muñcatu

Translation

As a mother her son, so hath Earth, the purīṣa-bearing, lifted Agni into his own seat. In concord with all the gods, with the seasons, let Prajāpati the All-fashioner set her free (and make her unbound).

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

माता-इव । पुत्रम् । पृथिवी । पुरीष्यम् । अग्निम् । स्वे । योनौ । अभि-आरु॒खा । ताम् । विश्वैः । देवैः । ऋतुभिः । संविदानः । प्रजापतिः । विश्वकर्मा । वि । मुञ्चतु ।

Word by Word

माताmother

इवlike, as

पुत्रम्son

पृथिवीthe Earth

पुरीष्यम्rich in manure/soil; fertile

अग्निम्Agni (fire)

स्वेin his own

योनौin the womb/abode

अभारुखाhas mounted/has ascended (entered upon)

ताम्her (that)

विश्वैःwith all

देवैःby/with the gods

ऋतुभिःwith the seasons

संविदानःbeing in concord/being united (agreeing)

प्रजापतिःPrajāpati

विश्वकर्माViśvakarman (all-maker)

विapart, asunder (intensifier)

मुञ्चतुmay he release/loosen

Entities Mentioned

Pṛthivī (Earth)

Agni

Prajāpati

Viśvakarman

Viśve Devāḥ (All the Gods)

Ṛ

Ṛtavaḥ (Seasons)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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