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1sacrifice, 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. 1 97 (the food) I promise, intending to give of it (to the Brahmans), or not to give of it, by the might of mighty Vaisvanara (Agni) may (that) food be for me auspicious and full of honey! XX, 127. A kuntapa-hymn. A. 1. Listen, ye folks, to this : (a song) in praise of a hero shall be sung ! Six thousand and ninety (cows) did we get (when we were) with Kaurama among the Rasamas, — 2. Whose twice ten buffaloes move right along, together with their cows ; the height of his chariot just misses the heaven which recedes from its touch. 3. This one (Kaurama) presented the seer with a hundred jewels, ten chaplets, three hundred steeds, and ten thousand cattle. B. 4. Disport thyself, O chanter, disport thyself as a bird upon a flowering tree ; thy tongue glides quickly over the lips as a razor over the strop. 5. The chanters with their pious song hurry on blithely as cows ; at home are their children, and at home the cows do they attend. 6. Bring hither, O chanter, thy poem, that which earns cattle and earns good things ! Among the gods (kings) place thy voice as a manly archer his arrow ! C. 7. Listen ye to the high praise of the king who rules over all peoples, the god who is above mortals, of Vaisvanara Parikshit ! I98 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 8. ' Parikshit has procured for us a secure dwell- ing, when he, the most excellent one, went to his seat/ (Thus) the husband in Kuru-land, when he founds his household, converses with his wife. 9. ' What may I bring to thee, curds, stirred drink, or liquor ? ' (Thus) the wife asks her husband in the kingdom of king Parikshit. 10. Like light the ripe barley runs over beyond the mouth (of the vessels). The people thrive merrily in the kingdom of king Parikshit. D. 1 1. Indra has awakened the poet, saying : ' Arise, move about, and sing ; of me, the strong, verily, sing the praises ; full every pious one shall offer thee (sacrificial reward) ! ' 12. Here, O cattle, ye shall be born, here, ye horses, here, ye domestics ! And Pfishan also, who bestows a thousand (cows) as sacrificial reward, settles down here. 13. May these cattle, O Indra, not suffer harm, and may their owner not suffer harm ; may the hostile folk, O Indra, may the thief not gain posses- sion of them ! 14.
2s ! And Pfishan also, who bestows a thousand (cows) as sacrificial reward, settles down here. 13. May these cattle, O Indra, not suffer harm, and may their owner not suffer harm ; may the hostile folk, O Indra, may the thief not gain posses- sion of them ! 14. We shout to the hero with hymn and song, we (shout) with a pleasing song. Take delight in our songs ; may we not ever suffer harm ! X. COSMOGONIC AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. XII, i. Hymn to goddess Earth. i. Truth, greatness, universal order (rzta), strength, consecration, creative fervour (tapas), spiritual ex- altation (brahma), the sacrifice, support the earth. May this earth, the mistress of that which was and shall be, prepare for us a broad domain ! 2. The earth that has heights, and slopes, and great plains, that supports the plants of manifold virtue, free from the pressure that comes from the midst of men, she shall spread out for us, and fit herself for us! 3. The earth upon which the sea, and the rivers and the waters, upon which food and the tribes of men have arisen, upon which this breathing, moving life exists, shall afford us precedence in drinking ! 4. The earth whose are the four regions of space, upon which food and the tribes of men have arisen, which supports the manifold breathing, moving things, shall afford us cattle and other possessions also ! 5. The earth upon which of old the first men unfolded themselves, upon which the gods overcame the Asuras, shall procure for us (all) kinds of cattle, horses, and fowls, good fortune, and glory ! 6. The earth that supports all, furnishes wealth, 200 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. the foundation, the golden-breasted resting-place of all living creatures, she that supports Agni VaLsva- nara (the fire), and mates with Indra, the bull, shall furnish us with property ! 7. The broad earth, which the sleepless gods ever attentively guard, shall milk for us precious honey, and, moreover, besprinkle us with glory ! 8. That earth which formerly was water upon the ocean (of space), which the wise (seers) found out by their skilful devices ; whose heart is in the highest heaven, immortal, surrounded by truth, shall bestow upon us brilliancy and strength, (and place us) in supreme sovereignty ! 9. That earth upon which the attendant waters jointly flow by day and night unceasingly, shall pour out milk for us in rich streams, and, moreover, besprinkle us with glory ! 10.
3all bestow upon us brilliancy and strength, (and place us) in supreme sovereignty ! 9. That earth upon which the attendant waters jointly flow by day and night unceasingly, shall pour out milk for us in rich streams, and, moreover, besprinkle us with glory ! 10. The earth which the Asvins have measured, upon which Vishmi has stepped out, which Indra, the lord of might, has made friendly to himself; she, the mother, shall pour forth milk for me, the son ! 1 1. Thy snowy mountain heights, and thy forests, O earth, shall be kind to us ! The brown, the black, the red, the multi-coloured, the firm earth, that is protected by Indra, I have settled upon, not sup- pressed, not slain, not wounded. 12. Into thy middle set us, O earth, and into thy navel, into the nourishing strength that has grown up from thy body ; purify thyself for us ! The earth is the mother, and I the son of the earth ; Par^anya is the father ; he, too, shall save us ! 13. The earth upon which they (the priests) in- close the altar (vedi), upon which they, devoted to all (holy) works, unfold the sacrifice, upon which X. COSMOGONIC AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. 20I are set up, in front of the sacrifice, the sacrificial posts, erect and brilliant, that earth shall prosper us, herself prospering ! 14. Him that hates us, O earth, him that battles against us, him that is hostile towards us with his mind and his weapons, do thou subject to us, anticipating (our wish) by deed! 15. The mortals born of thee live on thee, thou supportest both bipeds and quadrupeds. Thine, O earth, are these five races of men, the mortals, upon whom the rising sun sheds undying light with his rays. 16. These creatures all together shall yield milk for us ; do thou, O earth, give us the honey of speech ! 17. Upon the firm, broad earth, the all-begetting mother of the plants, that is supported by (divine) law, upon her, propitious and kind, may we ever pass our lives ! 18. A great gathering-place thou, great (earth), hast become ; great haste, commotion, and agitation are upon thee. Great Indra protects thee unceas- ingly. Do thou, O earth, cause us to brighten as if at the sight of gold : not any one shall hate us ! 19. Agni (fire) is in the earth, in the plants, the waters hold Agni, Agni is in the stones ; Agni is within men, Agnis (fires) are within cattle, within horses. 20. Agni glows from the sky, to Agni, the god, belongs the broad air. The mortals kindle Agni, the bearer of oblations, that loveth ghee. 21.
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.
1sacrifice, 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. 1 97 (the food) I promise, intending to give of it (to the Brahmans), or not to give of it, by the might of mighty Vaisvanara (Agni) may (that) food be for me auspicious and full of honey! XX, 127. A kuntapa-hymn. A. 1. Listen, ye folks, to this : (a song) in praise of a hero shall be sung ! Six thousand and ninety (cows) did we get (when we were) with Kaurama among the Rasamas, — 2. Whose twice ten buffaloes move right along, together with their cows ; the height of his chariot just misses the heaven which recedes from its touch. 3. This one (Kaurama) presented the seer with a hundred jewels, ten chaplets, three hundred steeds, and ten thousand cattle. B. 4. Disport thyself, O chanter, disport thyself as a bird upon a flowering tree ; thy tongue glides quickly over the lips as a razor over the strop. 5. The chanters with their pious song hurry on blithely as cows ; at home are their children, and at home the cows do they attend. 6. Bring hither, O chanter, thy poem, that which earns cattle and earns good things ! Among the gods (kings) place thy voice as a manly archer his arrow ! C. 7. Listen ye to the high praise of the king who rules over all peoples, the god who is above mortals, of Vaisvanara Parikshit ! I98 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 8. ' Parikshit has procured for us a secure dwell- ing, when he, the most excellent one, went to his seat/ (Thus) the husband in Kuru-land, when he founds his household, converses with his wife. 9. ' What may I bring to thee, curds, stirred drink, or liquor ? ' (Thus) the wife asks her husband in the kingdom of king Parikshit. 10. Like light the ripe barley runs over beyond the mouth (of the vessels). The people thrive merrily in the kingdom of king Parikshit. D. 1 1. Indra has awakened the poet, saying : ' Arise, move about, and sing ; of me, the strong, verily, sing the praises ; full every pious one shall offer thee (sacrificial reward) ! ' 12. Here, O cattle, ye shall be born, here, ye horses, here, ye domestics ! And Pfishan also, who bestows a thousand (cows) as sacrificial reward, settles down here. 13. May these cattle, O Indra, not suffer harm, and may their owner not suffer harm ; may the hostile folk, O Indra, may the thief not gain posses- sion of them ! 14.
2s ! And Pfishan also, who bestows a thousand (cows) as sacrificial reward, settles down here. 13. May these cattle, O Indra, not suffer harm, and may their owner not suffer harm ; may the hostile folk, O Indra, may the thief not gain posses- sion of them ! 14. We shout to the hero with hymn and song, we (shout) with a pleasing song. Take delight in our songs ; may we not ever suffer harm ! X. COSMOGONIC AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. XII, i. Hymn to goddess Earth. i. Truth, greatness, universal order (rzta), strength, consecration, creative fervour (tapas), spiritual ex- altation (brahma), the sacrifice, support the earth. May this earth, the mistress of that which was and shall be, prepare for us a broad domain ! 2. The earth that has heights, and slopes, and great plains, that supports the plants of manifold virtue, free from the pressure that comes from the midst of men, she shall spread out for us, and fit herself for us! 3. The earth upon which the sea, and the rivers and the waters, upon which food and the tribes of men have arisen, upon which this breathing, moving life exists, shall afford us precedence in drinking ! 4. The earth whose are the four regions of space, upon which food and the tribes of men have arisen, which supports the manifold breathing, moving things, shall afford us cattle and other possessions also ! 5. The earth upon which of old the first men unfolded themselves, upon which the gods overcame the Asuras, shall procure for us (all) kinds of cattle, horses, and fowls, good fortune, and glory ! 6. The earth that supports all, furnishes wealth, 200 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. the foundation, the golden-breasted resting-place of all living creatures, she that supports Agni VaLsva- nara (the fire), and mates with Indra, the bull, shall furnish us with property ! 7. The broad earth, which the sleepless gods ever attentively guard, shall milk for us precious honey, and, moreover, besprinkle us with glory ! 8. That earth which formerly was water upon the ocean (of space), which the wise (seers) found out by their skilful devices ; whose heart is in the highest heaven, immortal, surrounded by truth, shall bestow upon us brilliancy and strength, (and place us) in supreme sovereignty ! 9. That earth upon which the attendant waters jointly flow by day and night unceasingly, shall pour out milk for us in rich streams, and, moreover, besprinkle us with glory ! 10.
3all bestow upon us brilliancy and strength, (and place us) in supreme sovereignty ! 9. That earth upon which the attendant waters jointly flow by day and night unceasingly, shall pour out milk for us in rich streams, and, moreover, besprinkle us with glory ! 10. The earth which the Asvins have measured, upon which Vishmi has stepped out, which Indra, the lord of might, has made friendly to himself; she, the mother, shall pour forth milk for me, the son ! 1 1. Thy snowy mountain heights, and thy forests, O earth, shall be kind to us ! The brown, the black, the red, the multi-coloured, the firm earth, that is protected by Indra, I have settled upon, not sup- pressed, not slain, not wounded. 12. Into thy middle set us, O earth, and into thy navel, into the nourishing strength that has grown up from thy body ; purify thyself for us ! The earth is the mother, and I the son of the earth ; Par^anya is the father ; he, too, shall save us ! 13. The earth upon which they (the priests) in- close the altar (vedi), upon which they, devoted to all (holy) works, unfold the sacrifice, upon which X. COSMOGONIC AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. 20I are set up, in front of the sacrifice, the sacrificial posts, erect and brilliant, that earth shall prosper us, herself prospering ! 14. Him that hates us, O earth, him that battles against us, him that is hostile towards us with his mind and his weapons, do thou subject to us, anticipating (our wish) by deed! 15. The mortals born of thee live on thee, thou supportest both bipeds and quadrupeds. Thine, O earth, are these five races of men, the mortals, upon whom the rising sun sheds undying light with his rays. 16. These creatures all together shall yield milk for us ; do thou, O earth, give us the honey of speech ! 17. Upon the firm, broad earth, the all-begetting mother of the plants, that is supported by (divine) law, upon her, propitious and kind, may we ever pass our lives ! 18. A great gathering-place thou, great (earth), hast become ; great haste, commotion, and agitation are upon thee. Great Indra protects thee unceas- ingly. Do thou, O earth, cause us to brighten as if at the sight of gold : not any one shall hate us ! 19. Agni (fire) is in the earth, in the plants, the waters hold Agni, Agni is in the stones ; Agni is within men, Agnis (fires) are within cattle, within horses. 20. Agni glows from the sky, to Agni, the god, belongs the broad air. The mortals kindle Agni, the bearer of oblations, that loveth ghee. 21.
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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