Mantra 3

Sukta 62

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वैश्वानरीं वर्चस आ रभध्वं शुद्धा भवन्तः शुचयः पावकाः । इहेडया सधमादं मदन्तो ज्योक् पश्येम सूर्यमुच्चरन्तम्

IAST Transliteration

vaiśvānarī́ṃ várcasa ā́ rabhadhvaṃ śuddhā́ bhávantaḥ śúcayaḥ pāvakā́ḥ | ihéḍáyā sadhámādaṃ mádanto jyók paśyéma sū́ryam uccárantam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Lay hold of Vaiśvānari for splendor; becoming purified—bright, cleansing. Here, with Iḍā, rejoicing in the common feast, may we for long behold the Sun ascending.

Translation

வைஶ்வானரீயை வர்சஸ் (ஒளித் தேஜஸ்) பெறுவதற்காகப் பற்றிக் கொள்ளுங்கள்; தூய்மையடைந்து—ஒளிரும், பாவக (சுத்திகரிப்பவள்) ஆகுங்கள். இங்கே இளா உடன், சதமாதத்தில் மகிழ்ந்து, நீண்ட காலம் மேலே எழும் சூரியனை நாம் காண்போமாக.

Word by Word

वैश्वानरीम्Vaiśvānari (Agni/fire) (as object)

वर्चसःof radiance/splendour

आtowards; forth (prefix)

रभध्वम्take hold (of); grasp

शुद्धाःpurified

भवन्तःyou (pl.)

शुचयःbright; pure

पावकाःpurifying

इहhere

इडयाwith Iḍā (refreshment/oblation; also personified Iḍā)

सधमादम्common feast/banquet; joint revel

मदन्तःrejoicing; being exhilarated

ज्योक्for a long time; continually

पश्येमmay we see

सूर्यम्the sun

उच्चरन्तम्rising; moving upward

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Vaiśvānari (Agni-power), with Sun as longevity marker

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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