Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional White Yajus attribution for this cycle)
Devata: Tejas / Krama (functional deities of ritual progression)
Chandas: Yajus (prose formula)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari) प्रति॒पद॑सि प्रति॒पदे॑ त्वा ऽनु॒पद॑स्यनु॒पदे॑ त्वा स॒म्पद॑सि स॒म्पदे॑ त्वा तेजो॑ऽसि॒ तेज॑से त्वा
Transliteration pratí·padasi pratí·pade tvā ’nu·padasy anu·pade tvā sam·padasi sam·pade tvā téjo ’si téjase tvā
Translation Thou art the counter-step: for the counter-step I take thee. Thou art the following step: for the following step I take thee. Thou art the complete step: for the complete step I take thee. Thou art splendour: for splendour I take thee.
Padapatha (Word Analysis) प्रति-पत् असि । प्रति-पदे त्वा । अनु-पत् असि । अनु-पदे त्वा । सम्-पत् असि । सम्-पदे त्वा । तेजः असि । तेजसे त्वा ।
Word by Word प्रतिपद् (you) are the ‘step/footing’ प्रतिपदे for the step/footing अनुपद् (you are) the ‘following step’ अनुपदे for the following step सम्पद् (you) are success/prosperity सम्पदे for success/prosperity तेजः (you) are splendor/energy Entities Mentioned K
Krama (Ritual Progression/Order) T
Tejas (Splendour/Radiance) Viniyoga (Ritual Application)