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11. O Agni, come into being! Aditi here in her throes, longing for sons, is cooking the porridge for the Brahmans. The seven 7?zshis, that did N 2 l80 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. create the beings, shall here churn thee, along with progeny ! 2. Produce the smoke, ye lusty friends ; unharmed by wiles go ye into the contest! Here is the Agni (fire) who gains battles, and commands powerful warriors, with whom the gods did conquer the demons. 3. O Agni, to a great heroic deed thou wast aroused, to cook the Brahman's porridge, O £ata- vedas ! The seven i?zshis, that did create the beings, have produced thee. Grant her (the wife) wealth together with undiminished heroes ! 4. Burn, O Agni, after having been kindled by the firewood, bring skilfully hither the gods that are to be revered ! Causing the oblation to cook for these (Brahmans), do thou raise this (sacrificer) to the highest firmament ! 5. The threefold share which was of yore assigned to you (belongs) to the gods, the (departed) Fathers, and to the mortals (the priests). Know your shares ! I divide them for you : the (share) of the gods shall protect this (woman) ! 6. O Agni, possessed of might, superior, thou dost without fail prevail ! Bend down to the ground our hateful rivals ! — This measure, that is being measured, and has been measured, may constitute thy kin into (people) that render thee tribute ! 7. Mayest thou together with thy kin be endowed with sap ! Elevate her (the wife) to great heroism ! Ascend on high to the base of the firmament, which they call ' the world of brightness ' ! 8. This great goddess earth, kindly disposed, shall receive the (sacrificial) skin ! Then may we go to the world of well-doing (heaven) ! IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS. l8l 9. Lay these two press-stones, well coupled, upon the skin ; crush skilfully the (soma-) shoots for the sacrificer ! Crush down, (O earth), and beat down, those who are hostile to her (the wife); lift up high, and elevate her offspring ! 10. Take into thy hands, O man, the press-stones that work together : the gods that are to be revered have come to thy sacrifice ! Whatever three wishes thou dost choose, I shall here procure for thee unto fulfilment. 11. This, (O winnowing-basket), is thy purpose, and this thy nature : may Aditi, mother of heroes, take hold of thee ! Winnow out those who are hostile to this (woman) ; afford her wealth and un- diminished heroes ! 1 2.
2ll here procure for thee unto fulfilment. 11. This, (O winnowing-basket), is thy purpose, and this thy nature : may Aditi, mother of heroes, take hold of thee ! Winnow out those who are hostile to this (woman) ; afford her wealth and un- diminished heroes ! 1 2. Do ye, (O grains), remain in the (winnowing-) basket, while (the wind) blows over you ; be separated, ye who are fit for the sacrifice, from the chaff! May we in happiness be superior to all our equals ! I bend down under our feet those that hate us. 13. Retire, O woman, and return promptly! The stable of the waters (water-vessel) has settled upon thee, that thou mayest carry it : of these (the waters) thou shalt take such as are fit for sacrifice ; having intelligently divided them off, thou shalt leave the rest behind ! 14. These bright women, (the waters), have come hither. Arise, thou woman, and gather strength ! To thee, that art rendered by thy husband a true wife, (and) by thy children rich in offspring, the sacrifice has come : receive the (water-) vessel ! 15. The share of food that belongs to you of yore has been set aside for you. Instructed by the 7?zshis bring thou (woman) hither this water! May this 1 82 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. sacrifice win advancement for you, win protection, win offspring for you ; may it be mighty, win cattle, and heroes for you ! 1 6. O Agni, the sacrificial pot has settled upon thee: do thou shining, brightly glowing, heat it with thy glow ! May the divine descendants of the i?zshis, assembled about their share (of the porridge), full of fervour, heat this (pot) at the proper time ! 17. Pure and clear may these sacrificial women, the waters bright, flow into the pot! They have given us abundant offspring and cattle. May he that cooks the porridge go to the world of the pious (heaven) ! 18. Purified by (our) prayer, and clarified by the ghee are the soma-shoots, (and) these sacrificial grains. Enter the water ; may the pot receive you ! When ye have cooked this (porridge) go ye to the world of the pious (heaven) ! 19. Spread out far unto great extent, with a thou- sand surfaces, in the world of the pious ! Grand- fathers, fathers, children, grandchildren — I am the fifteenth one that did cook thee. 20. The porridge has a thousand surfaces, a hun- dred streams, and is indestructible ; it is the road of the gods, leads to heaven. Yonder (enemies) do I place upon thee : injure them and their offspring ; (but) to me that brings gifts thou shalt be merciful ! 21.
3he porridge has a thousand surfaces, a hun- dred streams, and is indestructible ; it is the road of the gods, leads to heaven. Yonder (enemies) do I place upon thee : injure them and their offspring ; (but) to me that brings gifts thou shalt be merciful ! 21. Step upon the altar (vedi) ; make this woman thrive in her progeny ; repel the demons ; advance her! May we in happiness be superior to all our equals ! I bend down under our feet all those that hate us. 22. Turn towards her with cattle, (thou pot), face towards her, together with the divine powers ! IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS. I 83 Neither curses nor hostile magic shall reach thee ; rule in thy dwelling free from disease ! 23. Properly built, placed with care, this altar (vedi) has been arranged of yore for the Brahmans porridge. Put it, O woman, upon the purified a^sadhri ; place there the porridge for the divine (Brahma/zas) ! 24. May this sacrificial ladle (sni/£), the second hand of Aditi, which the seven i?zshis, the creators of the beings, did fashion, may this spoon, knowing the limbs of the porridge, heap it upon the altar ! 25. The divine (Brahma/zas) shall sit down to thee, the cooked sacrifice : do thou again descending from the fire, approach them ! Clarified by soma settle in the belly of the Brahma^as ; the descend- ants of the i?zshis who eat thee shall not take harm ! 26. O king Soma, infuse harmony into the good Brahma/zas who shall sit about thee ! Eagerly do I invite to the porridge the i?zshis, descended from i?/shis, that are born of religious fervour, and gladly obey the call. 27. These pure and clear sacrificial women (the waters) I put into the hands of the Brahma/zas severally. With whatever wish I pour this upon you, may Indra accompanied by the Maruts grant this to me ! 28. This gold is my immortal light, this ripe fruit of the field is my wish-granting cow. This treasure I present to the Brahma/zas : I prepare for myself a road that leads to the Fathers in the heavens. 29. Scatter the spelt into Agni Gatavedas (the fire), sweep away to a far distance the chaff! This (chaff) we have heard, is the share of the ruler of the house (Agni), and we know, too, what belongs to Nirrzti (destruction) as her share. 184 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 30. Note, (O porridge), him that takes pains, and cooks and presses the soma ; lift him up to the heavenly road, upon which, after he has reached the fullest age, he shall ascend to the highest firmament, the supreme heavens ! 31.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
11. O Agni, come into being! Aditi here in her throes, longing for sons, is cooking the porridge for the Brahmans. The seven 7?zshis, that did N 2 l80 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. create the beings, shall here churn thee, along with progeny ! 2. Produce the smoke, ye lusty friends ; unharmed by wiles go ye into the contest! Here is the Agni (fire) who gains battles, and commands powerful warriors, with whom the gods did conquer the demons. 3. O Agni, to a great heroic deed thou wast aroused, to cook the Brahman's porridge, O £ata- vedas ! The seven i?zshis, that did create the beings, have produced thee. Grant her (the wife) wealth together with undiminished heroes ! 4. Burn, O Agni, after having been kindled by the firewood, bring skilfully hither the gods that are to be revered ! Causing the oblation to cook for these (Brahmans), do thou raise this (sacrificer) to the highest firmament ! 5. The threefold share which was of yore assigned to you (belongs) to the gods, the (departed) Fathers, and to the mortals (the priests). Know your shares ! I divide them for you : the (share) of the gods shall protect this (woman) ! 6. O Agni, possessed of might, superior, thou dost without fail prevail ! Bend down to the ground our hateful rivals ! — This measure, that is being measured, and has been measured, may constitute thy kin into (people) that render thee tribute ! 7. Mayest thou together with thy kin be endowed with sap ! Elevate her (the wife) to great heroism ! Ascend on high to the base of the firmament, which they call ' the world of brightness ' ! 8. This great goddess earth, kindly disposed, shall receive the (sacrificial) skin ! Then may we go to the world of well-doing (heaven) ! IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS. l8l 9. Lay these two press-stones, well coupled, upon the skin ; crush skilfully the (soma-) shoots for the sacrificer ! Crush down, (O earth), and beat down, those who are hostile to her (the wife); lift up high, and elevate her offspring ! 10. Take into thy hands, O man, the press-stones that work together : the gods that are to be revered have come to thy sacrifice ! Whatever three wishes thou dost choose, I shall here procure for thee unto fulfilment. 11. This, (O winnowing-basket), is thy purpose, and this thy nature : may Aditi, mother of heroes, take hold of thee ! Winnow out those who are hostile to this (woman) ; afford her wealth and un- diminished heroes ! 1 2.
2ll here procure for thee unto fulfilment. 11. This, (O winnowing-basket), is thy purpose, and this thy nature : may Aditi, mother of heroes, take hold of thee ! Winnow out those who are hostile to this (woman) ; afford her wealth and un- diminished heroes ! 1 2. Do ye, (O grains), remain in the (winnowing-) basket, while (the wind) blows over you ; be separated, ye who are fit for the sacrifice, from the chaff! May we in happiness be superior to all our equals ! I bend down under our feet those that hate us. 13. Retire, O woman, and return promptly! The stable of the waters (water-vessel) has settled upon thee, that thou mayest carry it : of these (the waters) thou shalt take such as are fit for sacrifice ; having intelligently divided them off, thou shalt leave the rest behind ! 14. These bright women, (the waters), have come hither. Arise, thou woman, and gather strength ! To thee, that art rendered by thy husband a true wife, (and) by thy children rich in offspring, the sacrifice has come : receive the (water-) vessel ! 15. The share of food that belongs to you of yore has been set aside for you. Instructed by the 7?zshis bring thou (woman) hither this water! May this 1 82 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. sacrifice win advancement for you, win protection, win offspring for you ; may it be mighty, win cattle, and heroes for you ! 1 6. O Agni, the sacrificial pot has settled upon thee: do thou shining, brightly glowing, heat it with thy glow ! May the divine descendants of the i?zshis, assembled about their share (of the porridge), full of fervour, heat this (pot) at the proper time ! 17. Pure and clear may these sacrificial women, the waters bright, flow into the pot! They have given us abundant offspring and cattle. May he that cooks the porridge go to the world of the pious (heaven) ! 18. Purified by (our) prayer, and clarified by the ghee are the soma-shoots, (and) these sacrificial grains. Enter the water ; may the pot receive you ! When ye have cooked this (porridge) go ye to the world of the pious (heaven) ! 19. Spread out far unto great extent, with a thou- sand surfaces, in the world of the pious ! Grand- fathers, fathers, children, grandchildren — I am the fifteenth one that did cook thee. 20. The porridge has a thousand surfaces, a hun- dred streams, and is indestructible ; it is the road of the gods, leads to heaven. Yonder (enemies) do I place upon thee : injure them and their offspring ; (but) to me that brings gifts thou shalt be merciful ! 21.
3he porridge has a thousand surfaces, a hun- dred streams, and is indestructible ; it is the road of the gods, leads to heaven. Yonder (enemies) do I place upon thee : injure them and their offspring ; (but) to me that brings gifts thou shalt be merciful ! 21. Step upon the altar (vedi) ; make this woman thrive in her progeny ; repel the demons ; advance her! May we in happiness be superior to all our equals ! I bend down under our feet all those that hate us. 22. Turn towards her with cattle, (thou pot), face towards her, together with the divine powers ! IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS. I 83 Neither curses nor hostile magic shall reach thee ; rule in thy dwelling free from disease ! 23. Properly built, placed with care, this altar (vedi) has been arranged of yore for the Brahmans porridge. Put it, O woman, upon the purified a^sadhri ; place there the porridge for the divine (Brahma/zas) ! 24. May this sacrificial ladle (sni/£), the second hand of Aditi, which the seven i?zshis, the creators of the beings, did fashion, may this spoon, knowing the limbs of the porridge, heap it upon the altar ! 25. The divine (Brahma/zas) shall sit down to thee, the cooked sacrifice : do thou again descending from the fire, approach them ! Clarified by soma settle in the belly of the Brahma^as ; the descend- ants of the i?zshis who eat thee shall not take harm ! 26. O king Soma, infuse harmony into the good Brahma/zas who shall sit about thee ! Eagerly do I invite to the porridge the i?zshis, descended from i?/shis, that are born of religious fervour, and gladly obey the call. 27. These pure and clear sacrificial women (the waters) I put into the hands of the Brahma/zas severally. With whatever wish I pour this upon you, may Indra accompanied by the Maruts grant this to me ! 28. This gold is my immortal light, this ripe fruit of the field is my wish-granting cow. This treasure I present to the Brahma/zas : I prepare for myself a road that leads to the Fathers in the heavens. 29. Scatter the spelt into Agni Gatavedas (the fire), sweep away to a far distance the chaff! This (chaff) we have heard, is the share of the ruler of the house (Agni), and we know, too, what belongs to Nirrzti (destruction) as her share. 184 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 30. Note, (O porridge), him that takes pains, and cooks and presses the soma ; lift him up to the heavenly road, upon which, after he has reached the fullest age, he shall ascend to the highest firmament, the supreme heavens ! 31.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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