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1s a co-dweller this place ! 54. In many ways heaven assumes within itself a different form, according to circumstances. It (the heaven) has laid aside its black form, purifying itself to a bright (form) ; the red form do I sacrifice for thee into the fire. 55. Thee here we hand over to the eastern direc- tion, to Agni as sovereign lord, to the black serpent as guardian, to Aditya as bowman : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive ! To the goal here he shall lead us, to old age ; old age shall hand us over to death : then shall we be united with the cooked (porridge) ! 56. Thee here we hand over to the southern direction, to Indra as sovereign lord, to the serpent that is striped across as guardian, to Yama as bow- man : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive ! To the goal here, &c. IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS. 1 93 57. Thee here we hand over to the western direc- tion, to Varu^a as sovereign lord, to the przdaku- serpent as guardian, to food as bowman : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 58. Thee here we hand over to the northern direction, to Soma as sovereign lord, to the sva^a- serpent as guardian, to the lightning as bowman : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 59. Thee here we hand over to the direction of the nadir, to Vishnu as sovereign lord, to the serpent with black-spotted neck as guardian, to the plants as bowmen : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 60. Thee here we hand over to the direction of the zenith, to Brzhaspati as sovereign lord, to the light-coloured serpent as guardian, to the rain as bowman : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. IX, 3. Removal of a house that has been presented to a priest as sacrificial reward. 1. The fastenings of the buttresses, the supports, and also of the connecting beams of the house, that abounds in treasures, do we loosen. 2. O (house) rich in all treasures ! the fetter which has been bound about thee, and the knot which has been fastened upon thee, that with my charm do I undo, as Brzhaspati (undid) Vala. 3. (The builder) has drawn thee together, pressed thee together, placed firm knots upon thee. Skil- fully, as the priest who butchers (the sacrificial animal), do we with Indra's aid disjoint thy limbs. [42] o 194 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 4. From thy beams, thy bolts, thy frame, and thy thatch ; from thy sides, (O house) abounding in treasures, do we loosen the fastenings. 5.
2tchers (the sacrificial animal), do we with Indra's aid disjoint thy limbs. [42] o 194 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 4. From thy beams, thy bolts, thy frame, and thy thatch ; from thy sides, (O house) abounding in treasures, do we loosen the fastenings. 5. The fastenings of the dove-tailed (joints), of the reed (-covering), of the frame-work, do we loosen here from the ' mistress of dwelling/ 6. The ropes which they have tied within thee for comfort, these do we loosen from thee ; be thou propitious to our persons, O mistress of dwelling, after thou hast (again) been erected ! 7. A receptacle for Soma, a house for Agni, a seat for the mistresses (of the house), a seat (for the priests), a seat for tlie gods art thou, O goddess house ! 8. Thy covering of wicker-work, with thousand eyes, stretched out upon thy crown, fastened down and laid on, do we loosen with (this) charm. 9. He who receives thee as a gift, O house, and he by whom thou hast been built, both these, O mistress of dwelling, shall live attaining old age ! 10. Return to him in the other world, firmly bound, ornamented, (thou house), which we loosen limb by limb, and joint by joint ! 11. He who built thee, O house, brought together (thy) timbers, he, a Pra^apati on high, did construct thee, O house, for his progeny (pra^*ayai). 12. We render obeisance to him (the builder); obeisance to the giver, the lord of the house ; obeisance to Agni who serves (the sacrifice) ; and obeisance to thy (attendant) man ! 13. Reverence to the cattle and the horses, and to that which is born in the house ! Thou that hast produced, art rich in offspring, thy fetters do we loosen. 14. Thou dost shelter Agni within, (and) the IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS. 1 95 domestics together with the cattle. Thou that hast produced, art rich in offspring, thy fetters do we loosen. 15. The expanse which is between heaven and earth, with that do I receive as a gift this house of thine ; the middle region wrhich is stretched out from the sky, that do I make into a receptacle for treasures ; with that do I receive the house for this one. 16. Full of nurture, full of milk, fixed upon the earth, erected, holding food for all, O house, do thou not injure them that receive thee as a gift ! 17. Enveloped in grass, clothed in reeds, like night does the house lodge the cattle ; erected thou dost stand upon the earth, like a she-elephant, firm of foot. 18. The part of thee that was covered with mats unfolding do I loosen.
3receive thee as a gift ! 17. Enveloped in grass, clothed in reeds, like night does the house lodge the cattle ; erected thou dost stand upon the earth, like a she-elephant, firm of foot. 18. The part of thee that was covered with mats unfolding do I loosen. Thee that hast been enfolded by Varu/za may Mitra uncover in the morning ! 19. The house built with pious word, built by seers, erected — may Indra and Agni, the two immortals, protect the house, the seat of Soma ! 20. Chest is crowded upon chest, basket upon basket; there mortal man is begotten from whom all things spring. 21. In the house which is built with two facades, four facades, six facades ; in the house with eight facades, with ten facades, in the ' mistress of dwell- ing/ Agni rests as if in the womb. 22. Turning towards thee that art turned towards me, O house, I come to thee that injurest me not. For Agni and the waters, the first door to divine order, are within. o 2 I96 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 23. These waters, free from disease, destructive of disease, do I bring here. The chambers do I enter in upon in company with the immortal Agni (fire). 24. Do thou not fasten a fetter upon us ; though a heavy load, become thou light ! As a bride do we carry thee, O house, wherever we please. 25. From the easterly direction of the house reverence (be) to greatness, hail to the gods who are to be addressed with hail ! 26. From the southerly direction of the house, &c. ! 27. From the westerly direction of the house, &c. ! 28. From the northerly direction of the house, &c. ! 29. From the firm direction (nadir) of the house, &c. ! 30. From the upright direction (zenith) of the house, &c. ! 31. From every direction of the house reverence (be) to greatness, hail to the gods who are to be addressed with hail ! VI, 71. Brahmanical prayer at the receipt of gifts. 1. The varied food which I consume in many places, my gold, my horses, and, too, my cows, goats, and sheep : everything whatsoever that I have re- ceived as a gift — may Agni, the priest, render that an auspicious offering ! 2. The gift that has come to me by sacrifice, or without sacrifice, bestowed by the Fathers, granted by men, through which my heart, as it were, lights up with joy — may Agni, the priest, render that an auspicious offering! 3. The food that I, O gods, improperly consume, IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS.
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.
1s a co-dweller this place ! 54. In many ways heaven assumes within itself a different form, according to circumstances. It (the heaven) has laid aside its black form, purifying itself to a bright (form) ; the red form do I sacrifice for thee into the fire. 55. Thee here we hand over to the eastern direc- tion, to Agni as sovereign lord, to the black serpent as guardian, to Aditya as bowman : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive ! To the goal here he shall lead us, to old age ; old age shall hand us over to death : then shall we be united with the cooked (porridge) ! 56. Thee here we hand over to the southern direction, to Indra as sovereign lord, to the serpent that is striped across as guardian, to Yama as bow- man : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive ! To the goal here, &c. IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS. 1 93 57. Thee here we hand over to the western direc- tion, to Varu^a as sovereign lord, to the przdaku- serpent as guardian, to food as bowman : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 58. Thee here we hand over to the northern direction, to Soma as sovereign lord, to the sva^a- serpent as guardian, to the lightning as bowman : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 59. Thee here we hand over to the direction of the nadir, to Vishnu as sovereign lord, to the serpent with black-spotted neck as guardian, to the plants as bowmen : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 60. Thee here we hand over to the direction of the zenith, to Brzhaspati as sovereign lord, to the light-coloured serpent as guardian, to the rain as bowman : do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. IX, 3. Removal of a house that has been presented to a priest as sacrificial reward. 1. The fastenings of the buttresses, the supports, and also of the connecting beams of the house, that abounds in treasures, do we loosen. 2. O (house) rich in all treasures ! the fetter which has been bound about thee, and the knot which has been fastened upon thee, that with my charm do I undo, as Brzhaspati (undid) Vala. 3. (The builder) has drawn thee together, pressed thee together, placed firm knots upon thee. Skil- fully, as the priest who butchers (the sacrificial animal), do we with Indra's aid disjoint thy limbs. [42] o 194 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 4. From thy beams, thy bolts, thy frame, and thy thatch ; from thy sides, (O house) abounding in treasures, do we loosen the fastenings. 5.
2tchers (the sacrificial animal), do we with Indra's aid disjoint thy limbs. [42] o 194 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 4. From thy beams, thy bolts, thy frame, and thy thatch ; from thy sides, (O house) abounding in treasures, do we loosen the fastenings. 5. The fastenings of the dove-tailed (joints), of the reed (-covering), of the frame-work, do we loosen here from the ' mistress of dwelling/ 6. The ropes which they have tied within thee for comfort, these do we loosen from thee ; be thou propitious to our persons, O mistress of dwelling, after thou hast (again) been erected ! 7. A receptacle for Soma, a house for Agni, a seat for the mistresses (of the house), a seat (for the priests), a seat for tlie gods art thou, O goddess house ! 8. Thy covering of wicker-work, with thousand eyes, stretched out upon thy crown, fastened down and laid on, do we loosen with (this) charm. 9. He who receives thee as a gift, O house, and he by whom thou hast been built, both these, O mistress of dwelling, shall live attaining old age ! 10. Return to him in the other world, firmly bound, ornamented, (thou house), which we loosen limb by limb, and joint by joint ! 11. He who built thee, O house, brought together (thy) timbers, he, a Pra^apati on high, did construct thee, O house, for his progeny (pra^*ayai). 12. We render obeisance to him (the builder); obeisance to the giver, the lord of the house ; obeisance to Agni who serves (the sacrifice) ; and obeisance to thy (attendant) man ! 13. Reverence to the cattle and the horses, and to that which is born in the house ! Thou that hast produced, art rich in offspring, thy fetters do we loosen. 14. Thou dost shelter Agni within, (and) the IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS. 1 95 domestics together with the cattle. Thou that hast produced, art rich in offspring, thy fetters do we loosen. 15. The expanse which is between heaven and earth, with that do I receive as a gift this house of thine ; the middle region wrhich is stretched out from the sky, that do I make into a receptacle for treasures ; with that do I receive the house for this one. 16. Full of nurture, full of milk, fixed upon the earth, erected, holding food for all, O house, do thou not injure them that receive thee as a gift ! 17. Enveloped in grass, clothed in reeds, like night does the house lodge the cattle ; erected thou dost stand upon the earth, like a she-elephant, firm of foot. 18. The part of thee that was covered with mats unfolding do I loosen.
3receive thee as a gift ! 17. Enveloped in grass, clothed in reeds, like night does the house lodge the cattle ; erected thou dost stand upon the earth, like a she-elephant, firm of foot. 18. The part of thee that was covered with mats unfolding do I loosen. Thee that hast been enfolded by Varu/za may Mitra uncover in the morning ! 19. The house built with pious word, built by seers, erected — may Indra and Agni, the two immortals, protect the house, the seat of Soma ! 20. Chest is crowded upon chest, basket upon basket; there mortal man is begotten from whom all things spring. 21. In the house which is built with two facades, four facades, six facades ; in the house with eight facades, with ten facades, in the ' mistress of dwell- ing/ Agni rests as if in the womb. 22. Turning towards thee that art turned towards me, O house, I come to thee that injurest me not. For Agni and the waters, the first door to divine order, are within. o 2 I96 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 23. These waters, free from disease, destructive of disease, do I bring here. The chambers do I enter in upon in company with the immortal Agni (fire). 24. Do thou not fasten a fetter upon us ; though a heavy load, become thou light ! As a bride do we carry thee, O house, wherever we please. 25. From the easterly direction of the house reverence (be) to greatness, hail to the gods who are to be addressed with hail ! 26. From the southerly direction of the house, &c. ! 27. From the westerly direction of the house, &c. ! 28. From the northerly direction of the house, &c. ! 29. From the firm direction (nadir) of the house, &c. ! 30. From the upright direction (zenith) of the house, &c. ! 31. From every direction of the house reverence (be) to greatness, hail to the gods who are to be addressed with hail ! VI, 71. Brahmanical prayer at the receipt of gifts. 1. The varied food which I consume in many places, my gold, my horses, and, too, my cows, goats, and sheep : everything whatsoever that I have re- ceived as a gift — may Agni, the priest, render that an auspicious offering ! 2. The gift that has come to me by sacrifice, or without sacrifice, bestowed by the Fathers, granted by men, through which my heart, as it were, lights up with joy — may Agni, the priest, render that an auspicious offering! 3. The food that I, O gods, improperly consume, IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS FOR BRAHMANS.
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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