Adhyaya 18

Mantra 1

वाज॑श्च मे प्रस॒वश्च॑ मे॒ प्रय॑तिश्च मे॒ प्रसि॑तिश्च मे धी॒तिश्च॑ मे॒ क्रतु॑श्च मे॒ स्वर॑श्च मे॒ श्लोक॑श्च मे श्र॒वश्च॑ मे॒ श्रुति॑श्च मे॒ ज्योति॑श्च मे॒ स्व॒श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

May strength be mine, and impulse mine, and right endeavour mine, and ordered sending-forth mine; mine be inspired thought and firm resolve; mine be tone and sacred verse, mine be renown and holy hearing; mine be light and heaven—may all these be duly adjusted for me by sacrifice.

Mantra 2

प्रा॒णश्च॑ मेऽपा॒नश्च॑ मे व्या॒नश्च॒ मेऽसु॑श्च मे चि॒त्तं च॑ म॒ आधी॑तं च मे॒ वाक् च॑ मे॒ मन॑श्च मे॒ चक्षु॑श्च मे॒ श्रोत्रं॑ च मे॒ दक्ष॑श्च मे॒ बलं॑ च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

May breath be mine, and downward breath be mine, and pervading breath be mine, and life be mine; mine be mind and what is studied; mine be speech and thought; mine be eye and ear; mine be skill and strength—may all these be duly adjusted for me by sacrifice.

Mantra 3

ओज॑श्च मे॒ सह॑श्च म आ॒त्मा च॑ मे त॒नूश्च॑ मे॒ शर्म॑ च मे॒ वर्म॑ च॒ मेऽङ्गा॑नि च॒ मेऽस्थी॑नि च मे॒ परू॑ᳪषि च मे॒ शरी॑राणि च म॒ आयु॑श्च मे ज॒रा च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

May vigour be mine and endurance mine; mine be self and body; mine be shelter and armour; mine be limbs and bones and joints, mine be bodily frames; mine be life and mine be age—may all these be duly adjusted for me by sacrifice.

Mantra 4

ज्यै॑ष्ठ्यं च मे॒ आधि॑पत्यं च मे म॒न्युश्च॑ मे॒ भाम॑श्च॒ मेऽम॑श्च॒ मेऽम्भ॑श्च मे जे॒मा च॑ मे महि॒मा च॑ मे वरि॒मा च॑ मे प्रथि॒मा च॑ मे वर्षि॒मा च॑ मे द्राघि॒मा च॑ मे वृ॒द्धं च॑ मे॒ वृद्धि॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Pre-eminence be mine, and lordship be mine; mine be ardour and mine be splendour; mine be strength and mine be the waters; mine be conquest, and mine be greatness; mine be breadth and mine be expansion; mine be height and mine be length; mine be what is grown and mine be increase: may these be duly ordered for me by means of the sacrifice.

Mantra 5

स॒त्यं च॑ मे श्र॒द्धा च॑ मे॒ जग॑च्च मे॒ धनं॑ च मे॒ विश्वं॑ च मे॒ मह॑श्च मे क्री॒डा च॑ मे॒ मोद॑श्च मे जा॒तं च॑ मे जनि॒ष्यमा॑णं च मे सू॒क्तं च॑ मे सुकृ॒तं च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Truth be mine, and faith be mine; mine be the moving world and mine be wealth; mine be the All and mine be greatness; mine be sport and mine be gladness; mine be what is born and mine be what is to be born; mine be the well-spoken word and mine be the well-wrought deed: may these be duly ordered for me by means of the sacrifice.

Mantra 6

ऋ॒तं च॑ मेऽमृतं॑ च मे ऽय॒क्ष्मं च॒ मे ऽना॑मयच्च मे जी॒वातु॑श्च मे दीर्घायु॒त्वं च॑ मेऽनमि॒त्रं च॒ मे ऽभ॑यं च मे सु॒खं च॑ मे॒ शय॑नं च मे सू॒षाश्च॑ मे सु॒दिनं॑ च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Right be mine, and deathlessness be mine; mine be freedom from consumption and mine be freedom from sickness; mine be life and mine be long life; mine be absence of foes and mine be fearlessness; mine be happiness and mine be restful lying-down; mine be thriving and mine be a good day: may these be duly ordered for me by means of the sacrifice.

Mantra 7

य॒न्ता च॑ मे ध॒र्ता च॑ मे॒ क्षेम॑श्च मे॒ धृति॑श्च मे॒ विश्वं॑ च मे॒ मह॑श्च मे सं॒विच्च॑ मे॒ ज्ञात्रं॑ च मे॒ सूश्च॑ मे प्र॒सूशच॒॑ मे॒ सीरं॑ च मे॒ लय॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Mine be the controller and mine be the supporter; mine be security and mine be steadfastness; mine be the All and mine be greatness; mine be understanding and mine be knowledge; mine be generation and mine be procreation; mine be the plough and mine be settlement: may these be duly ordered for me by means of the sacrifice.

Mantra 8

शं च॑ मे॒ मय॑श्च मे प्रि॒यं च॑ मेऽनुका॒मश्च॑ मे॒ काम॑श्च मे सौमन॒सश्च॑ मे॒ भग॑श्च मे॒ द्रवि॑णं च मे भ॒द्रं च॑ मे॒ श्रेय॑श्च मे॒ वसी॑यश्च मे॒ यश॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Peace be mine, and delight be mine; mine be what is dear, and mine be favourable desire; mine be desire, and mine be good-mindedness; mine be fortune, and mine be wealth; mine be the auspicious good, and mine be the better; mine be the more excellent, and mine be glory: may these be duly ordered for me by means of the sacrifice.

Mantra 9

ऊर्क् च॑ मे सू॒नृता॑ च मे॒ पय॑श्च मे॒ रस॑श्च मे घृ॒तं च॑ मे॒ मधु॑ च मे॒ सग्धि॑श्च मे॒ सपी॑तिश्च मे कृ॒षिश्च॑ मे॒ वृष्टि॑श्च मे॒ जैत्रं॑ च म॒ औद्भि॑द्यं च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Strength and kindly truth be mine; milk and savour be mine; clarified butter and honey be mine; eating and common draught be mine; tillage and rain be mine; victorious might and what springeth from the soil be mine: may these, through the Sacrifice, be made ready for me.

Mantra 10

र॒यिश्च॑ मे॒ राय॑श्च मे पु॒ष्टं च॑ मे॒ पुष्टि॑श्च मे वि॒भु च॑ मे प्र॒भु च॑ मे पू॒र्णं च॑ मे पू॒र्णत॑रं च मे॒ कुय॑वं च॒ मेऽक्षि॑तं च॒ मेऽन्नं॑ च॒ मेऽक्षु॑च्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Wealth and riches be mine; thriving and nourishment be mine; wide dominion and lordly power be mine; fulness and yet fuller fulness be mine; kuyava-grain be mine; the undiminishing be mine; food be mine; and sugar-cane be mine: may these, through the Sacrifice, be made ready for me.

Mantra 11

वि॒त्तं च॑ मे॒ वेद्यं॑ च मे भू॒तं च॑ मे भवि॒ष्यच्च॑ मे सु॒गं च॑ मे सुप॒थ्यं॒ च म ऋ॒द्धं च॑ म॒ ऋद्धि॑श्च मे क्लृ॒प्तं च॑ मे॒ क्लृप्ति॑श्च मे म॒तिश्च॑ मे सुम॒तिश्च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Means and what is to be known be mine; what hath been and what shall be be mine; good passage and good path be mine; prospered state and prosperity be mine; what is duly ordered and ordering be mine; thought and good thought be mine: may these, through the Sacrifice, be made ready for me.

Mantra 12

व्री॒हय॑श्च मे॒ यवा॑श्च मे॒ माषा॑श्च मे॒ तिला॑श्च मे मु॒द्राश्च॑ मे॒ खल्वा॑श्च मे प्रि॒यङ्ग॑वश्च॒ मेऽण॑वश्च मे श्या॒माका॑श्च मे नी॒वारा॑श्च मे गो॒धूमा॑श्च मे म॒सूरा॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Rice and barley be mine; beans and sesame be mine; pulses and khalva-grain be mine; priyaṅgu and small grains be mine; millets and wild rice be mine; wheat and lentils be mine: may these, through the Sacrifice, be made ready for me.

Mantra 13

अश्मा॑ च मे॒ मृत्ति॑का च मे गि॒रय॑श्च मे॒ पर्व॑ताश्च मे॒ सिक॑ताश्च मे॒ वन॒स्पत॑यश्च मे॒ हिर॑ण्यं च॒ मेऽय॑श्च मे श्या॒मं च॑ मे लो॒हं च॑ मे॒ सीसं॑ च मे॒ त्रपु॑ च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Stone and clay be mine; hills and mountains be mine; sand and forest-lords (trees) be mine; gold be mine, and metal; dark metal and red metal be mine; lead be mine and tin be mine: may these, through the Sacrifice, be made ready for me.

Mantra 14

अ॒ग्निश्च॑ म॒ आप॑श्च मे वी॒रुध॑श्च म॒ ओष॑धयश्च मे कृष्टप॒च्याश्च॑ मेऽकृष्टप॒च्याश्च॑ मे ग्रा॒म्याश्च॑ मे प॒शव॑ आर॒ण्याश्च॑ मे वि॒त्तं च॑ मे॒ वित्ति॑श्च मे भू॒तं च॑ मे॒ भूति॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Agni and the Waters be mine; the plants and the healing herbs be mine; what is ripened by tillage and what is ripened without tillage be mine; the village cattle and the forest creatures be mine; wealth be mine and the gaining of wealth; what hath become be mine and prosperity: may all these be duly ordered for me by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 15

वसु॑ च मे वस॒तिश्च॑ मे॒ कर्म॑ च मे॒ शक्ति॑श्च॒ मे ऽर्थ॑श्च म॒ एम॑श्च म इ॒त्या च॑ मे॒ गति॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Wealth be mine and a settled dwelling; work be mine and power; purpose be mine and endeavour; ordered procedure be mine and successful attainment: may all these be duly ordered for me by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 16

अ॒ग्निश्च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ सोम॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे सवि॒ता च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ सर॑स्वती च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे पू॒षा च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ बृह॒स्पति॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Agni be mine and Indra be mine; Soma be mine and Indra be mine; Savitar be mine and Indra be mine; Sarasvatī be mine and Indra be mine; Pūṣan be mine and Indra be mine; Bṛhaspati be mine and Indra be mine: may these be duly ordered for me by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 17

मि॒त्रश्च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ वरु॑णश्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे धा॒ता च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ त्वष्टा॑ च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे म॒रुत॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ विश्वे॑ च मे दे॒वा इन्द्र॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Mitra be mine and Indra be mine; Varuṇa be mine and Indra be mine; Dhātṛ be mine and Indra be mine; Tvaṣṭṛ be mine and Indra be mine; the Maruts be mine and Indra be mine; all the gods be mine and Indra be mine: may these be duly ordered for me by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 18

पृ॒थि॒वी च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च॒ मेऽन्तरि॑क्षं च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ द्यौश्च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ समा॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ नक्ष॑त्राणि च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ दिश॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Earth be mine and Indra be mine; the Mid-air be mine and Indra be mine; Heaven be mine and Indra be mine; the seasons (the years) be mine and Indra be mine; the stars be mine and Indra be mine; the quarters be mine and Indra be mine: may these be duly ordered for me by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 19

अ॒ᳪशुश्च॑ मे र॒श्मिश्च॒ मेऽदा॑भ्यश्च॒ मेऽधि॑पतिश्च म उपा॒ᳪशुश्च॑ मेऽन्तर्या॒मश्च॑ म ऐन्द्रवाय॒वश्च॑ मे मैत्रावरु॒णश्च॑ म आश्वि॒नश्च॑ मे प्रतिप्र॒स्थान॑श्च मे शु॒क्रश्च॑ मे म॒न्थी च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

May the Soma-stalk and the rein, the invincible one and the lord, the Upāṃśu and the Antaryāma, the Indra-and-Vāyu cup and the Mitra-and-Varuṇa cup, the Aśvins’ cup and the Pratiprasthāna, the Śukra and the Manthin—may all these be duly adjusted by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 20

आ॒ग्र॒या॒णश्च॑ मे वैश्वदे॒वश्च॑ मे ध्रु॒वश्च॑ मे वैश्वान॒रश्च॑ म ऐन्द्रा॒ग्नश्च॑ मे म॒हावै॑श्वदेश्च मे मरुत्व॒तीया॑श्च मे॒ निष्के॑वल्यश्च मे सावि॒त्रश्च॑ मे सारस्व॒तश्च॑ मे पात्नीव॒तश्च॑ मे हारियोज॒नश्च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

May the Āgrayāṇa and the Vaiśvadeva, the Dhruva and the Vaiśvānara, the Indra-and-Agni cup and the Great Vaiśvadeva, the Marutvatīya and the Niṣkevalya, the Sāvitra and the Sārasvata, the Patnīvat and the Hāriyōjana—may these be duly adjusted by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 21

स्रुच॑श्च मे चम॒साश्च॑ मे वाय॒व्या॒नि च मे द्रोणकल॒शश्च॑ मे॒ ग्रावा॑णश्च मेऽधि॒षव॑णे च मे पूत॒भृच्च॑ म आधव॒नीय॑श्च मे॒ वेदि॑श्च मे ब॒र्हिश्च॑ मेऽवभृ॒तश्च॑ मे स्वगाका॒रश्च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

May the ladles and the cups, the Vāyu-related implements, the Droṇa-vat, the pressing-stones and the pressing-place, the filter-holder and the straining-stand, the altar and the sacred grass, the concluding bath and the Svagā-call—may these be duly adjusted by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 22

अ॒ग्निश्च॑ मे घ॒र्मश्च॑ मे॒ऽर्कश्च॑ मे॒ सूर्य॑श्च मे प्रा॒णश्च॑ मेऽश्वमे॒धश्च॑ मे पृथि॒वी च॒ मेऽदि॑तिश्च मे॒ दिति॑श्च मे॒ द्यौश्च॑ मे॒ऽङ्गुल॑य॒: शक्व॑रयो॒ दिश॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

May Agni and the Gharma, the Ark and the Sun, the Breath and the Aśvamedha, the Earth and Aditi, Diti and Heaven, the fingers, the Śakvarīs, and the Directions—may these be duly adjusted by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 23

व्र॒तं च॑ म ऋ॒तव॑श्च मे॒ तप॑श्च मे संवत्स॒रश्च॑ मेऽहोरा॒त्रे ऊ॑र्वष्ठी॒वे बृ॑हद्रथन्त॒रे च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

May the vow and the seasons, the fervour and the year, day and night, the Ūrvaṣṭhīva, and the Bṛhat and Rathantara—may these be duly adjusted by the Sacrifice.

Mantra 24

एका॑ च मे ति॒स्रश्च॑ मे ति॒स्रश्च॑ मे॒ पञ्च॑ च मे॒ पञ्च॑ च मे स॒प्त च॑ मे स॒प्त च॑ मे॒ नव॑ च मे॒ नव॑ च म॒ एका॑दश च म॒ एका॑दश च मे॒ त्रयो॑दश च मे॒ त्रयो॑दश च मे॒ पञ्च॑दश च मे॒ पञ्च॑दश च मे स॒प्तद॑श च मे स॒प्तद॑श च मे॒ नव॑दश च मे॒ नव॑दश च म॒ एक॑विᳪशतिश्च म॒ एक॑विᳪशतिश्च मे॒ त्रयो॑विᳪशतिश्च मे॒ त्रयो॑विᳪशतिश्च मे॒ पञ्च॑विᳪशतिश्च मे॒ पञ्च॑विᳪशतिश्च मे स॒प्तवि॑ᳪशतिश्च मे स॒प्तवि॑ᳪशतिश्च मे॒ नव॑विᳪशतिश्च मे॒ नव॑विᳪशतिश्च म॒ एक॑त्रिᳪशच्च म॒ एक॑त्रिᳪशच्च मे॒ त्रय॑स्त्रिᳪशच्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

One and three, and again three; five and again five; seven and again seven; nine and again nine; eleven and again eleven; thirteen and again thirteen; fifteen and again fifteen; seventeen and again seventeen; nineteen and again nineteen; twenty-one and again twenty-one; twenty-three and again twenty-three; twenty-five and again twenty-five; twenty-seven and again twenty-seven; twenty-nine and again twenty-nine; thirty-one and again thirty-one; and thirty-three—may these, through the Sacrifice, be duly adjusted and made serviceable unto me.

Mantra 25

चत॑स्रश्च मे॒ऽष्टौ च॑ मे॒ऽष्टौ च॑ मे॒ द्वाद॑श च मे॒ द्वाद॑श च मे॒ षोड॑श च मे॒ षोड॑श च मे विᳪश॒तिश्च॑ मे विᳪशतिश्च॑ मे॒ चतु॑र्विᳪशतिश्च मे॒ चतु॑र्विᳪश॒तिश्च॑ मे॒ऽष्टावि॑ᳪशतिश्च मे॒ऽष्टावि॑ᳪशतिश्च मे॒ द्वात्रि॑ᳪशच्च मे॒ द्वात्रि॑ᳪशच्च मे॒ षट्त्रि॑ᳪशच्च मे॒ षट्त्रि॑ᳪशच्च मे चत्वारि॒ᳪशच्च॑ मे चत्वारि॒ᳪशच्च॑ मे॒ चतु॑श्चत्वारिᳪशच्च मे॒ चतु॑श्चत्वारिᳪशच्च मे॒ऽष्टाच॑त्वारिᳪशच्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

Four; eight and again eight; twelve and again twelve; sixteen and again sixteen; twenty and again twenty; twenty-four and again twenty-four; twenty-eight and again twenty-eight; thirty-two and again thirty-two; thirty-six and again thirty-six; forty and again forty; forty-four and again forty-four; and forty-eight—may these, through the Sacrifice, be duly adjusted and made serviceable unto me.

Mantra 26

त्र्यवि॑श्च मे त्र्य॒वी च॑ मे दित्य॒वाट् च॑ मे दित्यौ॒ही च॑ मे पञ्चा॒विश्च॑ मे पञ्चा॒वी च॑ मे त्रिव॒त्सश्च॑ मे त्रिव॒त्सा च॑ मे तुर्य॒वाट् च॑ मे तुर्यौ॒ही च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

The three-year-old male and the three-year-old female; the two-year-old bull and the two-year-old heifer; the five-year-old male and the five-year-old female; the three-year calf and the three-year heifer; the four-year-old bull and the four-year-old heifer—may these, through the Sacrifice, be made fit and serviceable unto me.

Mantra 27

प॒ष्ठ॒वाट् च॑ मे पष्ठौ॒ही च॑ म उ॒क्षा च॑ मे व॒शा च॑ म ऋष॒भश्च॑ मे वे॒हच्च॑ मेऽन॒ड्वाँश्च॑ मे धे॒नुश्च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्

The paṣṭhavāṭ and the paṣṭauhī; the bull and the barren cow; the bull and the unproductive cow; the draught-ox and the milch-cow—may these, through the Sacrifice, be made fit and serviceable unto me.

Mantra 28

वाजा॑य॒ स्वाहा॑ प्रस॒वाय॒ स्वाहा॑ऽपि॒जाय॒ स्वाहा॒ क्रत॑वे॒ स्वाहा॒ वस॑वे॒ स्वाहा॑ऽह॒र्पत॑ये॒ स्वाहाऽह्ने॑ मु॒ग्धाय॒ स्वाहा॑ मु॒ग्धाय॑ वैनᳪशि॒नाय॒ स्वाहा॑ विन॒ᳪशिन॑ आन्त्याय॒नाय॒ स्वाहाऽऽन्त्या॑य भौव॒नाय॒ स्वाहा॒ भुव॑नस्य॒ पत॑ये॒ स्वाहाऽधि॑पतये॒ स्वाहा॑ प्र॒जाप॑तये॒ स्वाहा॑ । इ॒यं ते॒ राण्मि॒त्राय॑ य॒न्ताऽसि॒ यम॑न ऊ॒र्जे त्वा॒ वृष्ट्यै॑ त्वा प्र॒जानां॒ त्वाऽऽधि॑पत्याय

To Strength, svāhā; to Impulsion, svāhā; to Increase, svāhā; to Purpose, svāhā; to the Vasu, svāhā; to the Lord of the Day, svāhā; to the Day—unto Mugdha, svāhā; unto Mugdha, the Destroyer of Ruin, svāhā; unto the Destroyer, the Final Course, svāhā; unto the Final, the Worldly, svāhā; unto the Lord of the World, svāhā; unto the Overlord, svāhā; unto Prajāpati, svāhā. This, for thee, is sovereign power: for Mitra thou art the guide and restrainer; for sap I take thee, for rain I take thee, for the lordship of creatures I take thee.

Mantra 29

आयु॑र्य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां प्रा॒णो य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां॒ चक्षु॑र्य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पता॒ᳪ श्रोत्रं॑ य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां॒ वाग्य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां॒ मनो॑ य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतामा॒त्मा य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां ब्र॒ह्मा य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां॒ ज्योति॑र्य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पता॒ᳪ स्व॒र्य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां पृ॒ष्ठं य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां य॒ज्ञो य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पताम् । स्तोम॑श्च यजु॑श्च॒ ऋक् च॒ साम॑ च बृ॒हच्च॑ रथन्त॒रं च॑ । स्व॑र्देवा अगन्मा॒मृता॑ अभूम प्र॒जाप॑तेः प्र॒जा अ॑भूम॒ वेट् स्वाहा॑

May life be made ready by sacrifice; may breath be made ready by sacrifice; may sight be made ready by sacrifice; may hearing be made ready by sacrifice; may speech be made ready by sacrifice; may mind be made ready by sacrifice; may the Self be made ready by sacrifice; may sacred power be made ready by sacrifice; may light be made ready by sacrifice; may the heavenly world be made ready by sacrifice; may the supporting back be made ready by sacrifice; may sacrifice be made ready by sacrifice. And the Stoma and the Yajus, and the Ṛk and the Sāman, and the Bṛhat and the Rathantara: to the heavenly world of the gods have we gone; immortal have we become; of Prajāpati have we become the offspring—Véṭ! Svāhā!

Mantra 30

वाज॑स्य॒ नु प्र॑स॒वे मा॒तरं॑ म॒हीमदि॑तिं॒ नाम॒ वच॑सा करामहे । यस्या॑मि॒दं विश्वं॒ भुव॑नमावि॒वेश॒ तस्यां॑ नो दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता धर्म॑ साविषत्

Now, at the impulse of Vāja, we with our speech do solemnly address by name the mighty Mother, Aditi, into whom this whole world of being hath entered: in her may the god Savitṛ impel for us the sacred ordinance.

Mantra 31

विश्वे॑ अ॒द्य म॒रुतो॒ विश्व॑ ऊ॒ती विश्वे॑ भवन्त्व॒ग्नय॒: समि॑द्धाः । विश्वे॑ नो दे॒वा अव॒साऽऽग॑मन्तु॒ विश्व॑मस्तु॒ द्रवि॑णं॒ वाजो॑ अ॒स्मे

All ye Maruts, be to-day all-helpful; let all the Fires be kindled bright; let all the Gods come unto us with succour: may all wealth and the prize of strength be ours.

Mantra 32

वाजो॑ नः स॒प्त प्र॒दिश॒श्चत॑स्रो वा परा॒वत॑: । वाजो॑ नो॒ विश्वै॑र्दे॒वैर्धन॑सातावि॒हाव॑तु

May Vāja be ours from the seven regions, from the four quarters, yea, from the farthest spaces; may Vāja, with all the Gods, protect us here in the winning of wealth.

Mantra 33

वाजो॑ नो अ॒द्य प्र सु॑वाति॒ दानं॒ वाजो॑ दे॒वाँ२ ऋ॒तुभि॑: कल्पयाति । वाजो॒ हि मा॒ सर्व॑वीरं ज॒जान॒ विश्वा॒ आशा॒ वाज॑पतिर्जयेयम्

May Vāja to-day impel for us the gift; may Vāja set the Gods in order with the seasons. For Vāja hath begotten me all-heroic: may I, as lord of Vāja, win all desires.

Mantra 34

वाज॑ः पु॒रस्ता॑दु॒त म॑ध्य॒तो नो॒ वाजो॑ दे॒वान् ह॒विषा॑ वर्धयाति । वाजो॒ हि मा॒ सर्व॑वीरं च॒कार॒ सर्वा॒ आशा॒ वाज॑पतिर्भवेयम्

From the fore-part and again from the mid-region, may Vāja for us increase the Gods by the oblation. For Vāja hath made me rich in all heroic offspring; in every quarter, in all desires, may I become the Lord of Vāja.

Mantra 35

सं मा॑ सृजामि॒ पय॑सा पृथि॒व्याः सं मा॑ सृजाम्य॒द्भिरोष॑धीभिः । सो॒ऽहं वाज॑ᳪ सनेयमग्ने

With the earth’s milk I knit myself together; with waters, with plants I knit myself together. Thus may I, O Agni, win the Vāja.

Mantra 36

पय॑: पृथि॒व्यां पय॒ ओष॑धीषु॒ पयो॑ दि॒व्यन्तरि॑क्षे॒ पयो॑ धाः । पय॑स्वतीः प्र॒दिश॑: सन्तु॒ मह्य॑म्

Sap is in the earth, sap in the plants; sap is in heaven, in the mid-air—do thou establish sap. Let the quarters be full of sap for me.

Mantra 37

दे॒वस्य॑ त्वा सवि॒तुः प्र॑स॒वेऽश्विनो॑र्बा॒हुभ्यां॑ पू॒ष्णो हस्ता॑भ्याम् । सर॑स्वत्यै वा॒चो य॒न्तुर्य॒न्त्रेणा॒ग्नेः साम्रा॑ज्येना॒भिषि॑ञ्चामि

At the God Savitṛ’s instigation, with the Aśvins’ arms, with Pūṣan’s hands, with Sarasvatī—speech’s controller—by the controlling instrument, with Agni’s universal sovereignty, I anoint thee.

Mantra 38

ऋ॒ता॒षाडृ॒तधा॑मा॒ऽग्निर्ग॑न्ध॒र्वस्तस्यौ॑षधयोऽप्स॒रसो॒ मुदो॒ नाम॑ । स न॑ इ॒दं ब्रह्म॑ क्ष॒त्रं पा॑तु॒ तस्मै॒ स्वाहा॒ वाट् ताभ्य॒: स्वाहा॑

Agni, the conqueror by Order, whose ordinances are Order, is the Gandharva; his are the plants, the Apsarases named ‘Muda’. May he guard for us this priestly power and this royal power. To him svāhā! Vāṭ! To them svāhā!

Mantra 39

स॒ᳪहि॒तो वि॒श्वसा॑मा॒ सूर्यो॑ गन्ध॒र्वस्तस्य॒ मरी॑चयोऽप्स॒रस॑ आ॒युवो॒ नाम॑ । स न॑ इ॒दं ब्रह्म॑ क्ष॒त्रं पा॑तु॒ तस्मै॒ स्वाहा॒ वाट् ताभ्य॒: स्वाहा॑

Compact and all-Sāman is the Sun; the Gandharva is he: his rays are the Apsarases, by name the Āyuvās. May he guard for us this Brahman and this Kṣatra. To him svāhā! Vaṭ! To them svāhā!

Mantra 40

सु॒षु॒म्णः सूर्य॑रश्मिश्च॒न्द्रमा॑ गन्ध॒र्वस्तस्य॒ नक्ष॑त्राण्यप्स॒रसो॑ भे॒कुर॑यो॒ नाम॑ । स न॑ इ॒दं ब्रह्म॑ क्ष॒त्रं पा॑तु॒ तस्मै॒ स्वाहा॒ वाट् ताभ्य॒: स्वाहा॑

Benign is the sun-ray; the Moon is the Gandharva: his stars are the Apsarases, by name the Bhekuras. May he guard for us this Brahman and this Kṣatra. To him svāhā! Vaṭ! To them svāhā!

Mantra 42

इ॒षि॒रो वि॒श्वव्य॑चा॒ वातो॑ गन्ध॒र्वस्तस्यापो॑ अप्स॒रस॒ ऊर्जो॒ नाम॑ । स न॑ इ॒दं ब्रह्म॑ क्ष॒त्रं पा॑तु॒ तस्मै॒ स्वाहा॒ वाट् ताभ्य॒: स्वाहा॑

Swift and all-pervading is the Wind; the Gandharva is he: his waters are the Apsarases, by name the Ūrjas. May he guard for us this Brahman and this Kṣatra. To him svāhā! Vaṭ! To them svāhā!

Mantra 43

भु॒ज्युः सु॑प॒र्णो य॒ज्ञो ग॑न्ध॒र्वतस्य॒ दक्षि॑णा अप्स॒रस॑ स्ता॒वा नाम॑ । स न॑ इ॒दं ब्रह्म॑ क्ष॒त्रं पा॑तु॒ तस्मै॒ स्वाहा॒ वाट् ताभ्य॒: स्वाहा॑

Bhujyu, the fair-winged—Sacrifice is the Gandharva: his Dakṣiṇā is the Apsaras, by name the Stāvās. May he guard for us this Brahman and this Kṣatra. To him svāhā! Vaṭ! To them svāhā!

Mantra 44

प्र॒जाप॑तिर्वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ मनो॑ गन्ध॒र्वस्तस्य॑ ऋक्सा॒मान्य॑प्स॒रस॒ एष्ट॑यो॒ नाम॑ । स न॑ इ॒दं ब्रह्म॑ क्ष॒त्रं पा॑तु॒ तस्मै॒ स्वाहा॒ वाट् ताभ्य॒: स्वाहा॑

Prajāpati, the All-maker—Mind is the Gandharva: his Ṛks and Sāmans are the Apsarases, by name the Eṣṭis. May he guard for us this Brahman and this Kṣatra. To him svāhā! Vaṭ! To them svāhā!

Mantra 45

स॒मु॒द्रो॒ऽसि॒ नभ॑स्वाना॒र्द्रदा॑नुः श॒म्भूर्म॑यो॒भूर॒भि मा॑ वाहि॒ स्वाहा॑ । मारु॒तो॒ऽसि म॒रुतां॑ ग॒णः श॒म्भूर्म॑यो॒भूर॒भि मा॑ वाहि॒ स्वाहा॑ । अव॒स्यूर॑सि॒ दुव॑स्वाञ्छ॒म्भूर्म॑यो॒भूर॒भि मा॑ वाहि॒ स्वाहा॑

Thou art the Ocean, the cloud-compeller, the giver of moisture: thou art gracious, thou art the source of joy—hither bear me! Svāhā. Thou art of the Maruts, the host of the Maruts: thou art gracious, thou art the source of joy—hither bear me! Svāhā. Thou art fain to succour, rich in gifts: thou art gracious, thou art the source of joy—hither bear me! Svāhā.

Mantra 46

यास्ते॑ अग्ने॒ सूर्ये॒ रुचो॒ दिव॑मात॒न्वन्ति॑ र॒श्मिभि॑: । ताभि॑र्नो अ॒द्य सर्वा॑भी रु॒चे जना॑य नस्कृधि

Those splendours of thine, O Agni, which in the sun spread forth the sky with rays,—with all those, to-day, make us for brightness, make (us) for the people.

Mantra 47

या वो॑ दे॒वाः सूर्ये॒ रुचो॒ गोष्वश्वे॑षु॒ या रुच॑: । इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ ताभि॒: सर्वा॑भी॒ रुचं॑ नो धत्त बृहस्पते

What splendours, O gods, are in the sun, what splendours are in cows and in horses,—with all those, O Indra and Agni, bestow on us splendour, O Bṛhaspati.

Mantra 48

रुचं॑ नो धेहि ब्राह्म॒णेषु॒ रुच॒ᳪ राज॑सु नस्कृधि । रुचं॒ विश्ये॑षु शू॒द्रेषु॒ मयि॑ धेहि रु॒चा रुच॑म्

Set splendour for us among the Brāhmaṇas; make splendour for us among the rulers. Set splendour among the Vaiśyas, among the Śūdras; in me set splendour—splendour with splendour.

Mantra 49

तत्त्वा॑ यामि॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ वन्द॑मान॒स्तदा शा॑स्ते॒ यज॑मानो ह॒विर्भि॑: । अहे॑डमानो वरुणे॒ह बो॒ध्युरु॑शᳪस॒ मा न॒ आयु॒: प्र मो॑षीः

To that end I go to thee, with sacred speech doing reverence; thereto the sacrificer directs (thee) with oblations. Unoffending, O Varuṇa, be thou here aware; O widely-praised one, take not away our life.

Mantra 50

स्व॒र्णो घ॒र्मः स्वाहा॑ । स्वर्णार्कः स्वाहा॑ । स्वर्णः शु॒क्रः स्वाहा॑ । स्वर्णं ज्योति॒ः स्वाहा॑ । स्वर्णः सूर्य॒ः स्वाहा॑ ॥

Golden is the Gharma—Svāhā! Golden the Sun’s ray—Svāhā! Golden the bright one—Svāhā! Golden the Light—Svāhā! Golden the Sun—Svāhā!

Mantra 51

अ॒ग्निं यु॑नज्मि॒ शव॑सा घृ॒तेन॑ दि॒व्यᳪ सु॑प॒र्णं वय॑सा बृ॒हन्त॑म् । तेन॑ व॒यं ग॑मेम ब्र॒ध्नस्य॑ वि॒ष्टप॒ᳪ स्वो रुहा॑णा॒ अधि॒ नाक॑मुत्त॒मम् ॥

With might, with ghee, I yoke Agni, the heavenly, fair-winged, mighty with his strength; by him may we attain the tawny One’s station, mounting to Svarga, even to the highest heaven.

Mantra 52

इ॒मौ ते॑ प॒क्षाव॒जरौ॑ पत॒त्रिणौ॒ याभ्या॒ᳪ रक्षा॑ᳪस्यप॒हᳪस्य॑ग्ने । ताभ्यां॑ पतेम सु॒कृता॑मु लो॒कं यत्र॒ ऋष॑यो ज॒ग्मुः प्र॑थम॒जाः पु॑रा॒णाः ॥

These are thy two wings, unaging, winged, wherewith thou drivest away the demons, O Agni; with those may we fly unto the world of the well-deserving, whither the primeval seers, the first-born, have gone of old.

Mantra 53

इन्दु॒र्दक्ष॑ः श्ये॒न ऋ॒तावा॒ हिर॑ण्यपक्षः शकु॒नो भु॑र॒ण्युः । म॒हान्त्स॒धस्थे॑ ध्रु॒व आ निष॑त्तो॒ नम॑स्ते अस्तु॒ मा मा॑ हिᳪसीः ॥

Soma, the skilful, the falcon, the ṛta-keeping, the golden-winged bird, the swift one—great, firmly seated in the ritual station: homage be unto thee; do thou not harm me.

Mantra 54

दि॒वो मू॒र्धाऽसि॑ पृथि॒व्या नाभि॒रूर्ग॒पामोष॑धीनाम् । वि॒श्वायु॒ः शर्म॑ स॒प्रथा॒ नम॑स्प॒थे ॥

Thou art the head of heaven, the navel of earth, the sap of waters and of plants; universal life, wide-spread protection—homage to the Path.

Mantra 55

विश्व॑स्य मू॒र्धन्नधि॑ तिष्ठसि श्रि॒तः स॑मु॒द्रे ते॒ हृद॑यम॒प्स्वायु॑र॒पो द॑त्तोद॒धिं भि॑न्त । दि॒वस्प॒र्जन्या॑द॒न्तरि॑क्षात्पृथि॒व्यास्ततो॑ नो॒ वृष्ट्या॑व

On the summit of the All thou standest, firmly based; in the ocean is thy heart, in the waters thy life. Bestow ye the waters; cleave ye the sea! From heaven, from Parjanya, from the mid-air, from the earth—thence bring unto us rain.

Mantra 56

इ॒ष्टो य॒ज्ञो भृगु॑भिराशी॒र्दा वसु॑भिः । तस्य॑ न इ॒ष्टस्य॑ प्री॒तस्य॒ द्रवि॑णे॒हा ग॑मेः

The sacrifice is duly offered—by the Bhṛgus a giver of blessing, by the Vasus made gracious. Of that our sacrifice, well-offered and well-pleased, may wealth come hither unto us.

Mantra 57

इ॒ष्टो अ॒ग्निराहु॑तः पिपर्तु न इ॒ष्टᳪ ह॒विः । स्व॒गेदं दे॒वेभ्यो॒ नम॑:

Agni is duly worshipped, duly offered: may he make full for us the well-offered oblation. This is well gone unto the Gods: obeisance unto the Gods!

Mantra 58

यदाकू॑तात्स॒मसु॑स्रोद्धृ॒दो वा॒ मन॑सो वा॒ सम्भृ॑तं॒ चक्षु॑षो वा । तदनु॒ प्रेत॑ सु॒कृता॑मु लो॒कं यत्र॒ ऋष॑यो ज॒ग्मुः प्र॑थम॒जाः पु॑रा॒णाः

What from intention hath flowed together—whether from the heart, or from the mind, or gathered from the eye—thereafter go thou unto the world of the well-doers, where the seers have gone, the first-born, the men of old.

Mantra 59

ए॒तᳪ स॑धस्थ॒ परि॑ ते ददामि॒ यमा॒वहा॑च्छेव॒धिं जा॒तवे॑दाः । अ॒न्वा॒ग॒न्ता य॒ज्ञप॑तिर्वो॒ अत्र॒ तᳪ स्म॑ जानीत पर॒मे व्यो॑मन्

This seat I set about thee and bestow, that treasure which Jātavedas hath brought hither. Following after, the Lord of sacrifice is here for you: know ye him indeed in the highest heaven.

Mantra 60

ए॒तं जा॑नाथ पर॒मे व्यो॑म॒न् देवा॑: सधस्था वि॒द रू॒पम॑स्य । यदा॒गच्छा॑त्प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानै॑रिष्टापू॒र्ते कृ॑णवाथा॒विर॑स्मै

Know ye this in the highest heaven, O Gods, ye that sit together; discern ye the form thereof. When ye come by the paths that lead unto the Gods, then make ye the Iṣṭa and Pūrtá manifest for this man.

Mantra 61

उद्बु॑ध्यस्वाग्ने॒ प्रति॑ जागृहि॒ त्वमि॑ष्टापू॒र्ते सᳪ सृ॑जेथाम॒यं च॑ । अ॒स्मिन्त्स॒धस्थे॒ अध्युत्त॑रस्मि॒न्विश्वे॑ देवा॒ यज॑मानाश्च सीदत

Awake thou, O Agni; be thou watchful in return: do thou and Iṣṭa-Pūrtá join together, and this man with them. In this common seat, upon this higher place, let all the Gods and the sacrificers sit down.

Mantra 62

येन॒ वह॑सि स॒हस्रं॒ येना॑ग्ने सर्ववेद॒सम् । तेने॒मं य॒ज्ञं नो॑ नय॒ स्व॒र्दे॒वेषु॒ गन्त॑वे

With that whereby thou bearest a thousand, and whereby, O Agni, thou bearest all wealth,—therewith lead thou this our sacrifice unto heaven, that it may go unto the Gods.

Mantra 63

प्र॒स्त॒रेण॑ परि॒धिना॑ स्रु॒चा वेद्या॑ च ब॒र्हिषा॑ । ऋ॒चेमं य॒ज्ञं नो॑ नय॒ स्व॒र्दे॒वेषु॒ गन्त॑वे

With the prastara, with the enclosing-sticks, with the ladle, with the altar and with the barhis,—with the Ṛc, lead thou this our sacrifice unto heaven, that it may go unto the Gods.

Mantra 64

यद्द॒त्तं यत्प॑रा॒दानं॒ यत्पू॒र्तं याश्च॒ दक्षि॑णाः । तद॒ग्निर्वै॑श्वकर्म॒णः स्व॑र्दे॒वेषु॑ नो दधत्

Whatsoever is given, whatsoever is bestowed, whatsoever is Pūrtá, and what fees there be,—that may Agni, the All-fashioner, establish for us in heaven among the Gods.

Mantra 65

यत्र॒ धारा॒ अन॑पेता॒ मधो॑र्घृ॒तस्य॑ च॒ याः । तद॒ग्निर्वै॑श्वकर्म॒णः स्व॑दे॒र्वेषु॑ नो दधत्

Where those streams are unbroken—of sweetness and of clarified butter—there may Agni, as the All-fashioner, establish that (offering/virtue) for us in the well-ordered stations.

Mantra 66

अ॒ग्निर॑स्मि॒ जन्म॑ना जा॒तवे॑दा घृ॒तं मे॒ चक्षु॑र॒मृतं॑ म आ॒सन् । अ॒र्कस्त्रि॒धातू॒ रज॑सो वि॒मानोऽज॑स्रो घ॒र्मो ह॒विर॑स्मि॒ नाम॑

I am Agni by birth, Jātavedas; ghee is mine eye, and immortality is mine. A radiant Arka, threefold in constitution, measuring the regions; unceasing heat—by name I am the oblation.

Mantra 67

ऋचो॒ नामा॑स्मि॒ यजू॑ ᳪषि॒ नामा॑स्मि॒ सामा॑नि॒ नामा॑स्मि । ये अ॒ग्नय॒: पाञ्च॑जन्या अ॒स्यां पृ॑थि॒व्यामधि॑ । तेषा॑मसि॒ त्वमु॑त्त॒मः प्र नो॑ जी॒वात॑वे सुव

By name I am the Ṛc-verses; by name I am the Yajus-formulas; by name I am the Sāman-chants. Of the fivefold fires that are upon this earth, thou art the highest: impel us onward unto life.

Mantra 68

वार्त्र॑हत्याय॒ शव॑से पृतना॒षाह्या॑य च । इन्द्र॒ त्वाऽऽव॑र्तयामसि

For Vṛtra-slaying, for might, and for victory in battle—O Indra, thee we cause to turn (we bring thee round).

Mantra 69

स॒हदा॑नुं पुरुहूत क्षि॒यन्त॑मह॒स्तमि॑न्द्र॒ सं पि॑ण॒क् कुणा॑रुम् । अ॒भि वृ॒त्रं वर्ध॑मानं॒ पिया॑रुम॒पाद॑मिन्द्र त॒वसा॑ जघन्थ

O much-invoked Indra, thou didst crush together the Kuṇāru—abiding, handless; thou slewest, by thy might, Vṛtra, waxing, swelling, footless.

Mantra 70

वि न॑ इन्द्र॒ मृधो॑ जहि नी॒चा य॑च्छ पृतन्य॒तः । यो अ॒स्माँ२ अ॑भि॒दास॒त्यध॑रं गमया॒ तम॑ः ॥

Disperse for us, O Indra, the oppressions; smite them, and hold the battling foe down beneath. Whoso hateth us and would assail us, him drive thou to the lower darkness.

Mantra 71

मृ॒गो न भी॒मः कु॑च॒रो गि॑रि॒ष्ठाः प॑रा॒वत॒ आ ज॑गन्था॒ पर॑स्याः । सृ॒कᳪ स॒ᳪशाय॑ प॒विमि॑न्द्र ति॒ग्मं वि शत्रू॑न् ताढि॒ वि मृधो॑ नुदस्व ॥

Like a dread wild beast that haunteth secret ways, a dweller on the mountains, from the far region, from beyond, thou hast come. Whetting thy jaw, O Indra, thy keen-edged bolt, smite thou the foes; thrust thou away the oppressions.

Mantra 72

वै॒श्वा॒न॒रो न॑ ऊ॒तय॒ आ प्र या॑तु परा॒वत॑: । अ॒ग्निर्न॑: सुष्टु॒तीरुप॑ ॥

May Vaiśvānara come hither for our succour, coming forth from the far region; may Agni draw near unto our well-uttered praises.

Mantra 73

पृ॒ष्टो दि॒वि पृ॒ष्टो अ॒ग्निः पृ॑थि॒व्यां पृ॒ष्टो विश्वा॒ ओष॑धी॒रा वि॑वेश । वै॒श्वा॒न॒रः सह॑सा पृ॒ष्टो अ॒ग्निः स नो॒ दिवा॒ स रि॒षस्पा॑तु॒ नक्त॑म् ॥

Sprinkled in heaven, sprinkled is Agni; sprinkled on earth, he hath entered into all the plants. Vaiśvānara, sprinkled with might, even Agni—may he protect us from harm by day, may he protect by night.

Mantra 74

अ॒श्याम॒ तं काम॑मग्ने॒ तवो॒ती अ॒श्याम॑ र॒यिᳪ र॑यिवः सु॒वीर॑म् । अ॒श्याम॒ वाज॑म॒भि वा॒जय॑न्तो॒ऽश्याम॑ द्यु॒म्नम॑जरा॒जरं॑ ते ॥

May we obtain that wish, O Agni, by thy succour; may we obtain wealth, O wealthy Lord, rich in goodly heroes. May we obtain the prize, striving after victory; may we obtain of thee imperishable glory.

Mantra 75

व॒यं ते॑ अ॒द्य र॑रि॒मा हि काम॑मुत्ता॒नह॑स्ता॒ नम॑सोप॒सद्य॑ । यजि॑ष्ठेन॒ मन॑सा यक्षि दे॒वानस्रे॑धता॒ मन्म॑ना॒ विप्रो॑ अग्ने

We, even to-day, have rendered unto thee our desire; with hands outstretched, having approached with reverence. With a mind most apt for sacrifice do thou worship the Gods; with thought unflagging, O inspired Agni!

Mantra 76

धा॒म॒च्छद॒ग्निरिन्द्रो॑ ब्र॒ह्मा दे॒वो बृह॒स्पति॑: । सचे॑तसो॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वा य॒ज्ञं प्राव॑न्तु नः शु॒भे

Agni, the Shelterer of the sacred seat, and Indra, and Brahmā, the God, and Bṛhaspati: may all the Gods, of one accord, further our sacrifice unto welfare.

Mantra 77

त्वं य॑विष्ठ दा॒शुषो॒ नॄँ: पा॑हि शृणु॒धी गिर॑: । रक्षा॑ तो॒कमु॒त त्मना॑

Thou, youngest (Agni), protect the men of the worshipper; hear thou the utterances. Guard the offspring also by thine own might.