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1given me expanse ; Agni, Surya, the waters, and all the gods together have given me wisdom. 206 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 54. Mighty am I, 'Superior' (uttara) by name, upon the earth, conquering am I, all-conquering, completely conquering every region. 55. At that time, O goddess, when, spreading (prathamana) forth, named (przthivi * broad ') by the gods, thou didst extend to greatness, then pros- perity did enter thee, (and) thou didst fashion the four regions. 56. In the villages and in the wilderness, in the assembly-halls that are upon the earth ; in the gatherings, and in the meetings, may we hold forth agreeably to thee ! 57. As dust a steed did she, as soon as she was born, scatter these people, that dwelt upon the earth, she the lovely one, the leader, the guardian of the world, that holds the trees and plants. 58. The words I speak, honied do I speak them : the things I see they furnish me with. Brilliant I am and alert : the others that rush (against me) do I beat down. 59. Gentle, fragrant, kindly, with the sweet drink (kilala) in her udder, rich in milk, the broad earth together with (her) milk shall give us courage ! 60. She whom Visvakarman (the creator of all) did search out by means of oblations, when she had entered the surging (flood of the) atmosphere, she, the vessel destined to nourish, deposited in a secret place, became visible (to the gods) and the (heavenly) mothers. 61. Thou art the scatterer of men, the broadly expanding Aditi that yields milk according to wish. What is wanting in thee Pra^apati, first-born of the divine order (ma), shall supply for thee ! 62. Thy laps, O earth, free from ailment, free X. C0SM0G0NIC AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. 207 from disease, shall be produced for us ! May we attentively, through our long lives, be bearers of bali-offerings to thee ! 63. O mother earth, kindly set me down upon a well-founded place! With (father) heaven co- operating, O thou wise one, do thou place me into happiness and prosperity ! XIII, 1. Prayer for sovereign power addressed to the god Rohita and his female Rohmi. 1. Rise up, O steed, that art within the waters, enter this kingdom, rich in liberal gifts ! Rohita (the red sun) who has begotten this all, shall keep thee well-supported for sovereignty ! 2. The steed that is within the waters has risen up : ascend upon the clans that are sprung from thee ! Furnishing soma, the waters, plants, and cows, cause thou four-footed and two-footed creatures to enter here ! 3.
2l keep thee well-supported for sovereignty ! 2. The steed that is within the waters has risen up : ascend upon the clans that are sprung from thee ! Furnishing soma, the waters, plants, and cows, cause thou four-footed and two-footed creatures to enter here ! 3. Do ye, strong Maruts, children of Prism (the cloud), allied with Indra, crush the enemies ! Rohita shall hear you, that give abundant gifts, the thrice seven Maruts, who take delight in sweet (nourish- ment) ! 4. Rohita has climbed the heights, he has ascended them, he, the embryo of women, (has ascended) the womb of births. Closely united with these women they found out the six broad (direc- tions); spying out a road he has brought hither sovereignty. 5. Hither to thee Rohita has brought sovereignty; he has dispersed the enemies : freedom from danger has resulted for thee. To thee heaven and earth 208 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. together with the revati and .sakvari-stanzas shall yield gifts at will ! 6. Rohita produced heaven and earth ; there Paramesh^in (the lord on high) extended the thread (of the sacrifice). There A^a Ekapada (the one- footed goat, the sun) did fix himself; he made firm the heavens and earth with his strength. 7. Rohita made firm heaven and earth, by him the (heavenly) light was established, by him the firmament. By him the atmosphere and the spaces were measured out, through him the gods obtained immortality. 8. Rohita did ponder the multiform (universe) while preparing (his) climbings and advances. Having ascended the heaven with great might, he shall anoint thy royalty with milk and ghee ! 9. All thy climbings, advances, and all thy ascents with which thou, (Rohita, the sun), fillest the heavens and the atmosphere, having strengthened thyself with their brahma and payas (spiritual and physical essence) do thou keep awake (do thou watch over) among the people in the kingdom of the (earthly) Rohita (the king) ! 10. The peoples that have originated from thy tapas (heat, or creative fervour), have followed here the calf, the gayatri. They shall enter thee with kindly spirit ; the calf Rohita with its mother shall come on ! 11. High on the firmament Rohita has stood, a youth, a sage, begetting all forms. As Agni he shines with piercing light, in the third space he did assume lovely (forms). 12. A bull with a thousand horns, Catavedas (fire), endowed with sacrifices of ghee, carrying X. COSMOGONIG AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS.
3a sage, begetting all forms. As Agni he shines with piercing light, in the third space he did assume lovely (forms). 12. A bull with a thousand horns, Catavedas (fire), endowed with sacrifices of ghee, carrying X. COSMOGONIG AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. 209 soma upon his back, rich in heroes, he shall, when implored, not abandon me, nor may I abandon thee: abundance in cattle and abundance in heroes procure for me ! 13. Rohita is the generator of the sacrifice, and its mouth ; to Rohita I offer oblations with voice, ear, and mind. To Rohita the gods resort with glad mind : he shall cause me to rise through eleva- tion derived from the assembly ! 14. Rohita arranged a sacrifice for Vuvakarman ; from it these brilliant qualities have come to me. Let me announce thy origin over the extent of the world ! 15. Upon thee have ascended the brzhati and the pahkti (metres), upon thee the kakubh with splendour, O Gatavedas. Upon thee the vasha/-call, whose syllables make an ush//ih&, has ascended, upon thee Rohita with his seed has ascended. 16. This one clothes himself in the womb of the earth, this one clothes himself in heaven, and in the atmosphere. This one at the station of the brown (sun) did attain unto the worlds of light. 1 7. O V^aspati (lord of speech), the earth shall be pleasant to us, pleasant our dwelling, agreeable our couches ! Right here life's breath shall be to our friend; thee, O ParameshMin, Agni shall envelop in life and lustre ! 18. O Va/£aspati, the five seasons that we have, which have come about as the creation of VLsva- karman, right here (they and) life's breath shall be to our friend; thee, O Paramesh/^in, Rohita shall envelop in life and lustre ! 19. O Va/£aspati, good cheer and spirit, cattle in our stable, children in our wombs beget thou ! Right [42] p 2IO HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. here life's breath shall be to our friend; thee, O Paramesh/^in, I envelop in life and lustre. 20. God Savitar and Agni shall envelop thee, Mitra and Vanma surround thee with lustre ! Tread- ing down all powers of grudge come thou hither : thou hast made this kingdom rich in liberal gifts. 21. Thou, O Rohita, whom the brindled cow, harnessed at the side, carries, goest with brilliance, causing the waters to flow. 22. Devoted to Rohita is Rohmi his mistress, with beautiful colour (complexion), great, and lustrous: through her may we conquer booty of every descrip- tion, through her win every battle ! 23.
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.
1given me expanse ; Agni, Surya, the waters, and all the gods together have given me wisdom. 206 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 54. Mighty am I, 'Superior' (uttara) by name, upon the earth, conquering am I, all-conquering, completely conquering every region. 55. At that time, O goddess, when, spreading (prathamana) forth, named (przthivi * broad ') by the gods, thou didst extend to greatness, then pros- perity did enter thee, (and) thou didst fashion the four regions. 56. In the villages and in the wilderness, in the assembly-halls that are upon the earth ; in the gatherings, and in the meetings, may we hold forth agreeably to thee ! 57. As dust a steed did she, as soon as she was born, scatter these people, that dwelt upon the earth, she the lovely one, the leader, the guardian of the world, that holds the trees and plants. 58. The words I speak, honied do I speak them : the things I see they furnish me with. Brilliant I am and alert : the others that rush (against me) do I beat down. 59. Gentle, fragrant, kindly, with the sweet drink (kilala) in her udder, rich in milk, the broad earth together with (her) milk shall give us courage ! 60. She whom Visvakarman (the creator of all) did search out by means of oblations, when she had entered the surging (flood of the) atmosphere, she, the vessel destined to nourish, deposited in a secret place, became visible (to the gods) and the (heavenly) mothers. 61. Thou art the scatterer of men, the broadly expanding Aditi that yields milk according to wish. What is wanting in thee Pra^apati, first-born of the divine order (ma), shall supply for thee ! 62. Thy laps, O earth, free from ailment, free X. C0SM0G0NIC AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. 207 from disease, shall be produced for us ! May we attentively, through our long lives, be bearers of bali-offerings to thee ! 63. O mother earth, kindly set me down upon a well-founded place! With (father) heaven co- operating, O thou wise one, do thou place me into happiness and prosperity ! XIII, 1. Prayer for sovereign power addressed to the god Rohita and his female Rohmi. 1. Rise up, O steed, that art within the waters, enter this kingdom, rich in liberal gifts ! Rohita (the red sun) who has begotten this all, shall keep thee well-supported for sovereignty ! 2. The steed that is within the waters has risen up : ascend upon the clans that are sprung from thee ! Furnishing soma, the waters, plants, and cows, cause thou four-footed and two-footed creatures to enter here ! 3.
2l keep thee well-supported for sovereignty ! 2. The steed that is within the waters has risen up : ascend upon the clans that are sprung from thee ! Furnishing soma, the waters, plants, and cows, cause thou four-footed and two-footed creatures to enter here ! 3. Do ye, strong Maruts, children of Prism (the cloud), allied with Indra, crush the enemies ! Rohita shall hear you, that give abundant gifts, the thrice seven Maruts, who take delight in sweet (nourish- ment) ! 4. Rohita has climbed the heights, he has ascended them, he, the embryo of women, (has ascended) the womb of births. Closely united with these women they found out the six broad (direc- tions); spying out a road he has brought hither sovereignty. 5. Hither to thee Rohita has brought sovereignty; he has dispersed the enemies : freedom from danger has resulted for thee. To thee heaven and earth 208 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. together with the revati and .sakvari-stanzas shall yield gifts at will ! 6. Rohita produced heaven and earth ; there Paramesh^in (the lord on high) extended the thread (of the sacrifice). There A^a Ekapada (the one- footed goat, the sun) did fix himself; he made firm the heavens and earth with his strength. 7. Rohita made firm heaven and earth, by him the (heavenly) light was established, by him the firmament. By him the atmosphere and the spaces were measured out, through him the gods obtained immortality. 8. Rohita did ponder the multiform (universe) while preparing (his) climbings and advances. Having ascended the heaven with great might, he shall anoint thy royalty with milk and ghee ! 9. All thy climbings, advances, and all thy ascents with which thou, (Rohita, the sun), fillest the heavens and the atmosphere, having strengthened thyself with their brahma and payas (spiritual and physical essence) do thou keep awake (do thou watch over) among the people in the kingdom of the (earthly) Rohita (the king) ! 10. The peoples that have originated from thy tapas (heat, or creative fervour), have followed here the calf, the gayatri. They shall enter thee with kindly spirit ; the calf Rohita with its mother shall come on ! 11. High on the firmament Rohita has stood, a youth, a sage, begetting all forms. As Agni he shines with piercing light, in the third space he did assume lovely (forms). 12. A bull with a thousand horns, Catavedas (fire), endowed with sacrifices of ghee, carrying X. COSMOGONIG AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS.
3a sage, begetting all forms. As Agni he shines with piercing light, in the third space he did assume lovely (forms). 12. A bull with a thousand horns, Catavedas (fire), endowed with sacrifices of ghee, carrying X. COSMOGONIG AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. 209 soma upon his back, rich in heroes, he shall, when implored, not abandon me, nor may I abandon thee: abundance in cattle and abundance in heroes procure for me ! 13. Rohita is the generator of the sacrifice, and its mouth ; to Rohita I offer oblations with voice, ear, and mind. To Rohita the gods resort with glad mind : he shall cause me to rise through eleva- tion derived from the assembly ! 14. Rohita arranged a sacrifice for Vuvakarman ; from it these brilliant qualities have come to me. Let me announce thy origin over the extent of the world ! 15. Upon thee have ascended the brzhati and the pahkti (metres), upon thee the kakubh with splendour, O Gatavedas. Upon thee the vasha/-call, whose syllables make an ush//ih&, has ascended, upon thee Rohita with his seed has ascended. 16. This one clothes himself in the womb of the earth, this one clothes himself in heaven, and in the atmosphere. This one at the station of the brown (sun) did attain unto the worlds of light. 1 7. O V^aspati (lord of speech), the earth shall be pleasant to us, pleasant our dwelling, agreeable our couches ! Right here life's breath shall be to our friend; thee, O ParameshMin, Agni shall envelop in life and lustre ! 18. O Va/£aspati, the five seasons that we have, which have come about as the creation of VLsva- karman, right here (they and) life's breath shall be to our friend; thee, O Paramesh/^in, Rohita shall envelop in life and lustre ! 19. O Va/£aspati, good cheer and spirit, cattle in our stable, children in our wombs beget thou ! Right [42] p 2IO HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. here life's breath shall be to our friend; thee, O Paramesh/^in, I envelop in life and lustre. 20. God Savitar and Agni shall envelop thee, Mitra and Vanma surround thee with lustre ! Tread- ing down all powers of grudge come thou hither : thou hast made this kingdom rich in liberal gifts. 21. Thou, O Rohita, whom the brindled cow, harnessed at the side, carries, goest with brilliance, causing the waters to flow. 22. Devoted to Rohita is Rohmi his mistress, with beautiful colour (complexion), great, and lustrous: through her may we conquer booty of every descrip- tion, through her win every battle ! 23.
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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