Mantra 2

Rishi: Yājñavalkya-tradition (Śukla-Yajurvedic Adhvaryu lineage; individual ṛṣi not explicitly marked in the provided excerpt).

Devata: Aditi; Viṣṇu; Bhūpati/Bhuvanapati/Bhūtānāṃ Pati (lordship aspects).

Chandas: Yajus (prose formula; not metrical in the strict ṛc-sense).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अदि॑त्यै॒ व्युन्द॑नमसि॒ । विष्णो॑ स्तु॒पोऽस्यूर्ण॑म्म्रदसं त्वा स्तृणामि स्वास॒स्थां दे॒वेभ्यो॒ भुव॑पतये॒ स्वाहा॒ । भुव॑नपतये॒ स्वाहा॑ । भू॒तानां॒ पत॑ये॒ स्वाहा॑ ॥

Transliteration

ádit-yai vyúndanam asi | víṣṇo stupó ’sy ū́rṇam-mradasaṃ tvā str̥ṇāmi svāsásthāṃ devébhyo bhúva-pataye svā́hā | bhúvana-pataye svā́hā | bhūtánāṃ pátaye svā́hā ||

Translation

For Aditi thou art a spreading (covering). Thou art Viṣṇu’s tuft: thee, soft with wool, I strew, for a secure station for the Gods. Svāhā to the Lord of the earth! Svāhā to the Lord of the worlds! Svāhā to the Lord of beings!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

अदि॑त्यै । व्युन्द॑नम् । असि । विष्णो॑ इति । स्तु॒पः । असि । ऊर्ण॑म्-म्रदसम् । त्वा । स्तृणामि । सु-अस॒स्थाम् । दे॒वेभ्यः॒ । भुव॑-पतये । स्वाहा॒ । भुव॑न- पतये । स्वाहा॑ । भू॒तानाम् । पतये । स्वाहा॑ ।

Word by Word

अदित्यैto Aditi

व्युन्दनम्(thou art) a spreading/covering (layer)

असिthou art / is

विष्णोO Viṣṇu

स्तुपः(thou art) the stupa/altar-mound

असिthou art / is

ऊर्णम्wool / woollen covering

म्रदसम्soft, tender

त्वाthee

स्तृणामिI spread / strew

स्वासस्थाम्well-seated, firmly placed

देवेभ्यःto the gods

भुवपतयेto the lord of beings/world

स्वाहाsvāhā (oblation-call)

भुवनपतयेto the lord of the worlds

स्वाहाsvāhā

भूतानाम्of beings/creatures

पतयेto the lord

स्वाहाsvāhā

Entities Mentioned

Aditi

Viṣṇu

Bhūpati

Bhuvanapati

Bhūtānāṃ Pati

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

Commentary Summary