Sukta 122

Mantra 1

तृतीयो नाकः। ए॒तं भा॒गं परि॑ ददामि वि॒द्वान् विश्व॑कर्मन् प्रथम॒जा ऋ॒तस्य॑ । अ॒स्माभि॑र्द॒त्तं ज॒रसः॑ प॒रस्ता॒दच्छि॑न्नं॒ तन्तु॒मनु॒ सं त॑रेम

The third heaven: this portion do I, the knowing one, bestow—O Viśvakarman, first-born of Order. What by us is given, beyond old age—along the unbroken thread may we pass wholly over.

Mantra 2

त॒तं तन्तु॒मन्वेके॑ तरन्ति॒ येषां॑ द॒त्तं पित्र्य॒माय॑नेन । अ॒ब॒न्ध्वेके॒ दद॑तः प्र॒यच्छ॑न्तो॒ दातुं॒ चेच्छिक्षा॒न्त्स स्व॒र्ग ए॒व

Along the stretched thread some cross—those for whom, by the Fathers’ course, the gift is given. Others, though kinless, giving and bestowing—if they would learn to give, for them is heaven indeed.

Mantra 3

अ॒न्वार॑भेथामनु॒संर॑भेथामे॒तं लो॒कं श्र॒द्दधा॑नाः सचन्ते । यद् वां॑ प॒क्वं परि॑विष्टम॒ग्नौ तस्य॒ गुप्त॑ये दम्पती॒ सं श्र॑येथाम्

Take hold thereafter, take hold together: with faith they cleave unto this world. What cooked oblation of you twain is laid within the fire—for its safe-keeping, O wedded pair, together do ye resort.

Mantra 4

य॒ज्ञं यन्तं॒ मन॑सा बृ॒हन्त॑म॒न्वारो॑हामि॒ तप॑सा॒ सयो॑निः । उप॑हूता अग्ने ज॒रसः॑ प॒रस्ता॑त् तृ॒तीये॒ नाके॑ सध॒मादं॑ मदेम

The sacrifice, moving on—great in mind—thereon I mount, with ardor, of one origin. Invited, O Agni, beyond old age, in the third heaven may we rejoice in the common feast.

Mantra 5

शु॒द्धाः पू॒ता यो॒षितो॑ य॒ज्ञिया॑ इ॒मा ब्र॒ह्मणां॒ हस्ते॑षु प्रपृ॒थक् सा॑दयामि । यत्का॑म इ॒दम॑भिषि॒ञ्चामि॑ वो॒ऽहमिन्द्रो॑ म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स ददातु॒ तन्मे॑

Pure, cleansed, these women, meet for sacrifice—these I set down, each apart, in the hands of the Brahmans. With what desire I sprinkle this upon you, I—Indra with the Maruts—may he bestow that upon me.