Mantra 3

Sukta 119

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वैश्वानरः पविता मा पुनातु यत् संगरमभिधावाम्याशाम्। अनाजानन् मनसा याचमानो यत् तत्रैनो अप तत् सुवामि

IAST Transliteration

vaiśvānaráḥ pavitā́ mā punātu yát saṃgārám abhí dhāvāmy āśā́m | anājā́nán mánasā yā́camāno yát tátráinaḥ ápá tát suvāmi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May Vaiśvānara, the purifier, cleanse me, in that I rush toward the contest through hope; not knowing, with mind (bewildered), as one who begs—what guilt is therein, that I drive it away.

Translation

ശുദ്ധികർത്താവായ വൈശ്വാനരൻ എന്നെ ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കട്ടെ—ആശയാൽ ഞാൻ ആ മത്സരം/സംഘർഷത്തിലേക്ക് പാഞ്ഞുകയറിയതിനാൽ. അറിയാതെ, മനസ്സിൽ ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തോടെ, യാചകനുപോലെ അപേക്ഷിച്ചു; അവിടെ എന്തെങ്കിലും ദോഷം/ഏനസ് ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ, അതിനെ ഞാൻ അകറ്റി തള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

वैश्वानरःVaiśvānara (Agni), the universal fire

पविताpurifier

माम्me

पुनातुmay (he) purify

यत्whatever (that which)

संगरम्conflict, encounter, battle

अभिधावामिI run toward / I rush into

आशाम्hope, expectation

अनाजानन्not knowing, unaware

मनसाwith (my) mind

याचमानःbegging, entreating

यत्whatever (sin)

तत्रthere, in that situation

एनःsin, guilt, offense

अपaway, off

तत्that

सुवामिI drive out / I remove / I set free

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify Anukramaṇī for 6.119)

Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara (as Pavitr)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)

Mantra Rasa

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