Mantra 1
मयि वर्चो अथो यशो ऽथो यज्ञस्य यत्पयः परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिर्दिवि द्यामिव दृंहतु
mayi varco atho yaśo 'tho yajñasya yatpayaḥ parameṣṭhī prajāpatirdivi dyāmiva dṛṃhatu
ma-yi1 var-co2 a-tho3 ya-śo1 a-tho2 yaj-ñas-ya3 yat pa-yaḥ1 pa-ra-me-ṣṭhī2 pra-jā-pa-ti(r)3 di-vi1 dyā-mi-va2 dṛṃ-ha-tu3
May lustre be in me, and also renown, and also that essence of the sacrifice which is (its) nourishment; may Parameṣṭhin Prajāpati, as it were the heaven in the sky, make (these) firm.
mayi | varcaḥ | atho | yaśaḥ | atho | yajñasya | yat | payaḥ | parameṣṭhī | prajā-patiḥ | divi | dyām-iva | dṛṃhatu
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