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V III .
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T at A th ar va veda is -
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t h e e ar ly re lig i o u s b e li e f an d w o rsh i p o f t h e H i n du s .
n am e by w h i ch i t is g e n e rally k n o w n n o t fr o m th e ,
n at u re o f i ts c o n t e n ts b u t fro m a p e rso n a e o f
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,
an d th e B hrig u s m em b e rs o f o t h er an c i e n t p r i estl y
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,
a n d de str o y h u m an an d g h o st ly e n e m i e s an d al l n o xi o u s ,
c re at u re s ; ( 3) as t h e K n o w l e d e o r Do ctr i n e o f B rah m a
g ,
t h e S u p re m e S e l f S o u l o r S p i r i t w i t h w h i ch t h e so u l
, ,
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V e das o n t he gr o u n d t h at w h il e t h e y t e ac h m e n t o fu l
,
t h e su bli m e an d m y st e r i o u s do ct r i n e w h i c h e n abl es
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t i o n s se e m s fro m o u r p o i n t o f v i e w t o b e t h e co rr ec t
, ,
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as t he V eda o f Pray e rs C h ar m s , ,
an d S p e ll s .
I h ave call ed t h e A t h ar va -
v eda a co m p arat ve i ly
l at e i i
add t o n to t h e t h re e an ci e n t V edas o f w h i ch i t , ,
l at io n s. T h e A th ar va is li k e th e R ik i n t h e m ai n
, ,
h i st o r i ca l a n d o r i g i n al b u t i,ts co n t e n t s can n o t as a ,
PR EFA C E .
w i t h w h i c h t he y st an d n e ar l y c o n n e c t e d i n i m p o rt an d
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, ,
t h e m ai n b od y o f t h e A t h ar v a h y m n s w e re n o t al r e ady
i n e x i ste n c e w h e n t h e co m p il at i o n o f t h e B ik t o o k p l ac e .
Th e i r ch arac te r w o u l d b e g r o u n d en o u gh fo r t h e i r
r ej e c t i o n an d e x c l u si o n fro m t h e can o n u n t il o t h e r
h an ds w e re fo u n d t o u n de rt ak e th e i r se p arat e gath e r i n g
i n t o an i n de p e n de n t co l l e ct i o n Pr o fesso r We b e r al so
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o b se r v e s : T h e o r i g i n o f t h e A t h ar va S am h i ta d at e s -
fro m t h e p er i o d w h e n B r ah m an i sm h ad b e c o m e do m i
n an t . I t is i n o t h e r r e sp e c ts p e rfec t ly an al o g o u s t o t h e
R ik-
S a m h i t a a n d
, c o n t ai n s t h e st o r e o f so n
g o f t h i s
fo u n d al so i n t h e l ast t h at is t h e l e ast an c i e n t b o o k o f
,
t h e R ik Sam h i ta -
I n t h e l atte r t he y are t h e l at e st
.
ad d i t i o n s m ade at t he t i m e o f i ts c o m p il at i o n ; i n t h e
w i de l y d i ffe re n t I n t h e R ik t h e re b reat h e s a li v e l y
.
an x io u s d read o f h e r e v il sp i r i t s an d t h e i r m ag i cal
o w e rs I n t h e R i k w e fi n d t h e p e o p l e i n a stat e o f fre e
p .
act i v i t y an d i n d e p e n de n c e ; i n t h e A t h ar van w e se e i t
r e at an t i q u i t y w h i ch m ay p e rh ap s h av e b e l o n g ed m o r e
g ,
t o t h e p e o p l e p r o p e r t o i ts l o w er g rades w h e r eas t h e
,
so n gs o f t h e R ik ap p e ar rat her t o h av e b e e n t h e p ro p
st r u ggl e th at th e so n g s o f t h e A t h arvan w e r e p e rm i t te d
t o t ak e th e i r p l ace as a fo u rt h V e da Th e re is n o m en .
t i o n m ade o f th e m i n t h e m o r e an ci e n t p o rt i o n s o f t h e
B rahm anas o f th e R ik S hm an an d Y aj u s S t ill as
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.
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n am e o f t h e A t h ar v dn girasas fo r m e d p r o bably an ad di v
w e r e ch i e fl y i n t e n ded t o co u n t eract t h e i n fl u e n ce o f an y
u n t o w ar d e v e n t t h at m i g h t h ap p en d u r i n g th e sacr ifi ce .
var i o u s fo r m u l as su c h as p o p u l ar su p erst i t i o n w o u l d b e
su r e t o san c t i o n at al l t i m e s an d i n al l co u n t r i e s I f o n c e .
san c t i o n e d h o w e v er t h e se m ag i c ve rses w o u ld w i
, , g r o n
i m p o r tan ce n ay t h e k n o w l e dg e o f th e o t h er V e das w o u ld
, ,
n ecessar ily b e co m e u se l e ss w i th o u t t h e p o w e r o f r e m e dy
F o r fu rt h er info rm at io n R o th
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see vo n s Li t t erat u r u n d Gesoh ich te
des Weds , pp 1.2, 1 3, an d h is A b h an dl un g fi b e r den A t h ar va-veda
;
Web er s’
H isto ry o f I n dian Literat ure ( T rub n er s Orien tal Series), p p
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.
r an e d ac co rd i n t o t h e n u m be r o f t h e ir v erse s w i t h o u t
g g ,
an y r e fe r e n ce t o t h e i r su bj e ct s o r t h e n at u r e o f t h e i r
c o n t e n ts T h e h y m n s o f B o o k I co n tai n o n an av e rag e
. .
si x t h o se o f I V se v en t h o se o f V
. fro m e i gh t t o .
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. .
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si n l e v e rse s an d u w ards t o e l e v e n
, B o o k s VIII . .
si x t y se v e n t y an d e v en e i gh t y v e rse s
, ,
I n B o ok s I . .
XII I th e co n te n t s are o f t h e m o st h e te ro ge n e o u s de
.
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ray e rs fo r m u l as an d ch ar m s fo r p r o t ec t i o n agai n st e v il
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sp e c i al p r o t e ct i o n an d p ro sp e ri t y su cce ss in l o v e t rade , , ,
an d g am bli n g t o g e t h e r w i t h fo r m u l as t o b e e m p l o y e d in
,
al l k i n ds o f do m e st i c o cc u r r e n ces I n B o o k s XIV . .
t re at i ng o f m arr i ag e c e r e m o n i es ; X V o f th e
g l o ri fi ca .
t i o n o f t h e V r aty a o r r e li g i o u s w an de r i n g m e n d i can t
4 55 M u i r s O rig in al San s
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k r it T ext ,
s I I pp 1 8 7 — 1 9 1 , an d 4
. 48 — 4 50 .
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co n u rat o n s XVIII . of
f u n er al i t e s an d t h e o fi e ri n of o b se q u i al cak es th e
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g to
M an es o r sp i r i t s o f d e par t e d XIX
ance st o rs . Book .
c o n tai n s a so m e w h at m i sce ll an e o u s co ll ec t i o n o f su p p l e
m en tary h y m n s B o o k XX co n si st s
.
— w i t h t h e e x ce p t i o n
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h y m n s 1 27 — 1 36 — of i a dd d t I n dra an d
p ece s re ss e o
— a r am m at i cal t re at i se o n t h e h o n e t i c c han g es o f
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.
R i g v ed a abo u t o n e se v e n t h o f t h e C o ll e ct i o n so m e ti m e s
,
-
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u n c h an g e d an d so m e t i m es w i t h i m p o rt an t v ar iat i o n s ,
b e i n g fo u n d i n t h e o l de r co m p il at i o n I n t e rsp erse d in .
s e v e r al o f t h e B o o k s ar e i e c e s o f v ar yi n l t h
p g e n
g c o n
si st i n —
o f c u r i o u s co s m o o n i cal an d m y st i c o t h e o l o i cal
g g g
s e c u l at i o n s w h i ch are n o t w i t h o u t i n t e r e st as co n tai n
p
i n g t h e g e r m s o f r e li g i o u s an d p h il o so p h i cal d o c t r i n e s
afte r w ar d s f u lly de v e l o p e d i n t h e B ra h m anas and U p a s
n ish ads .
I n t h i s st ran g e ll e ct i o n o f h ete ro ge n eo u s m at e ri al
co
t h e re i s m u ch t h at is o bsc u r e m u ch t h at is u n i n t e l lig i
,
.
b l e m u ch t h at is i n t o l e rably t e di o u s an d n o t a l it t l e
, ,
t h e sp i r i t u al p o r t i o n s o f t h e w o rk h av e so m e t i m e s a
str an e be au t y an d ran de u r o f t h e i r o w n w h i c h at t rac ts
g g
an d fasci n ate s t h e o r t h o do x H i ndu w h il e t h e o ccasi o n al ,
li m p ses o f li g h t w h i ch i t t h ro w s u o n th e daily li fe
g p ,
A ryan s li fe fr o m th e cradl e t o t h e fu n er al p i l e an d
’
,
e v e n acc om pan y hi m t o h is fi n al h o m e i n t h e w or l d o f
t i m e o n th e darli n g s fi rst t wo t e et h
-
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.
.
so l e m n c ere m o n y i n w h i ch t he y o u th is i n v est ed w i th .
w i th n e w r e sp o ns i bi li t i es an d n e w d u t i es t o p e r for m A s .
h is fan cy t u r ns to t h o ug h ts o f l o v e w e he ar hi m m u r ,
m ur i n g t he ch ar m w h i ch shal l w i n hi m t he m ai de n o f
i
b u t h ers i n h is b e l o v e d s h o u se an d e n able hi m t o v i si t
’
her w i th o u t d et e ct io n or su sp i c i o n W e fo l l o w h i m in h is
.
fo r m al and so m e w h at u n ro m an t ic w o o i n g o f a b r i de
th ro u gh a fr ie nd w h o act s as m at ch m ak e r -
w e se e t h e
i l ce ssi on and t h e b r i de s
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p t a p r o i n t rod u ct io n t o h er
n ew ho m e w e h ear h e r be ne dic t i o n on t h e b r i de ro o m
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T h e y o u n g h u sban d is an ag r i cu l t u ri st an d w e see h i m ,
i n h is fi el d su p e r i n te ndi ng t h e p l o u g h m e n an d p rayi n g
t o I n dra and Push an an d the G e n ii o f ag r i cu l tu r e t o
bl ess th eir l abo urs A n on w i t h p ro p i tiatory p ray er h e
.
, ,
PH PA OI .
is cu tt n g a n ew ch ann e
i l t o b ri ng th e w ate r of th e bro o k
t o t h e l an d w h i ch is ready fo r i rr i gat i o n o r h e is p ray
co rn is r i e h e is b u sy am o n
p g t h e m e n w h o
g a t he r in
t h e h ar v e st i n v o k i n g t h e aid o f t h e g o o d n at u red g o b
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l i n s t h e co u n t e r p ar t s o f o u r R o bi n Go od fe ll o w s an d
l e av i n g o n t h e g ro u n d so m e sh e ave s t o re m u n e rate t h e i r
t o il
. A t su n se t h e su p e r i n t e n ds t h e re tu r n o f t h e
.
c o w s w h o h av e b e e n razi n u n der t h e p r o t e ct i o n o f th e
g g
W i n d G o d i n t h e b ree zy p ast ures an d t h e i r r e t u r n u n
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o bl at i o n w i t h m il k an d a br ew o f r ai n
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h e b u il t o n a l arg e r scal e T h e b u il di n g is e r ec t ed u n de r
.
m o l te n b u t t e r bl e n t w i t h n e ctar — w h i ch see m s t o b e a
’
e u p h e m i st i c n am e fo r so m e so rt o f go o d l i q u o r an d t h e
an t n e cessar i e s o f h u m an li fe . T h e h o u s m re o v e r a
e o ,
—
w o o de n b u il di n g w i t h a t h at c h e d r o o f — h as b e e n sp e ci
al ly assu r e d agai n st fi r e by a p ray e r t o A g n i t h e G o d o f
t h at e l e m e n t w i t h t h e add i t i o n al se c u r i ty o ffe r e d by t h e
S u ch , o r so m e th n g
li k e t h i s w as th e o r di n ary li fe
i ,
o f t h e av e ra e m i ddl e cl ass a i l t i t A d t
g g r c u u r s e v o u
-
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b e li e v e r in t he G o ds h e did n o t sp e n d h is su b stan ce o n
,
t h e pe r fo r m an ce o f c o st ly sacr ifi c e s b u t w as c o n t e n t ,
w i t h si m p l e ce re m o n i e s an d su c h h u m b l e o fi e r i n g s as h e
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w e l l b e i ng o f h i m se l f h is w i fe ch il d r e n an d de p e n de n t s
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t o u ch o f m al ar i a] fe v e r o r r h e u m at i sm a l ate o r scan t y ,
t h e an g e r o f t h e G o ds o r t h e m al e v o l e n c e o f de m o n s
an d h e w as al w ay s ar m e d w i t h p r a y e r s an d s e ll s
p
agai n st t h e r e cu rr e n ce o f su c h di sast e rs H e w as a m an .
o f i m p o rt an ce i n h is v ill ag e an d w h e n h e at t e n de d t he
,
—
A sse m b l y w h i ch m ay h av e b e e n a k i n d o f M u n i c i p al
—
C o m m i tt e e o r Pari sh C o u n cil h is great am bi t i o n w as t o
co m m an d r e sp e ct an d at t e n t i o n as a sp e ak e r an d w i t h ,
t h i s v i e w h e fo r t ifi e d h i m se l f w i th ch ar m an d m ag i c h e r b
t h at i n sp i r e d e l o q u e n ce an d e n abl e d h i m t o o v e r p o w e r
h is o p p o n e n ts i n de b at e H i s li fe o n t h e w h o l e w as
.
, ,
so m e w hat m o n o t o n o u s an d d u ll b u t it se e m s t o h av e
,
su i t e d h i m as h e w as c o n t i n u ally p rayi n g t h at i t m i g h t
b e e x t e n de d t o i ts fu ll n at u r al d u rat i o n o f a h u n dr e d
y ear s A t th e e n d o f th at t i m e w it h h is so n s an d his
.
,
so n s c h il d r e n aro u n d h i m
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h e w as r eady t o p ass aw ay to
,
t he fe li ci ty t hat aw ai te d h im i n t he w o r l d o f t h e F at he r s .
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l
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li fe an d saw m o re o f th e w o rl d t h an th e agri c u l tu ri st .
W e see h i m o n t h e p o i n t o f st ar ti ng o n a j o u r n ey fo r
b usi n e ss p u r p o se s w i th h is li t t l e sto ck o f g o o ds H e .
an d rec e i v i n g p ray e r an d o bl at i o n s i n e x ch an e fo r t h e
g
blessi n gs w h i c h h e se n ds an d w h o w ill n o w free t h e
,
an d e n e m i es o f e ve ry k i n d H e pr ays al so t o m an y
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o t h e r d e i t i e s t h at h e m a m a k r i ch fi t an d a i n a
y e p r o
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h u n dr ed t re asu re s and co m m i ts t h e car e o f h is ch il dre n
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an d c at tl e i n h i s ab se n ce t o A n i t h e G o d o f al l A ry an
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m en . H is r i t u al is an e xt e n si v e o ne as h e m ay be abo u t
to j o u r n e y t o al l p o i n ts o f the co m pass and h e m u st ,
he av e n ly re g i o n s H e h as to re ci t e so m e t e n h y m n s o f
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I n du e t i m e h e re t u r n s h av i n g bat t er ed h is w are s fo r t h e
t re asu r e s o f d i stan t p l ace s for bde lli u m an d o t he r ,
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h ew o u l d p re fer t o b e free d by t h e i n te r v en t i o n o f a G o d ,
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We n atu r a lly l e ss o f t he li fe o f w o m e n
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e n s t h e B r i de O rac l e o r c er em o n y o f fi n d i n a h u b and
, g s ,
t h e n u p t i al p r o ce ssi o n an d th e b r i de s e n tr y i n to h e r
’
,
h u sban d s h o u se as it s h o n o u re d m i st r e ss t h e e p ith a
’
l am i an b en e dic ti o n an d m an y sp e ll s an d c h ar m s t o e n su re
, v
h e r safe ty an d w e ll b e i n g T h e m i st re ss o f t h e h o u se h o l d
-
.
h e r q u i e t j o y s an d p l easu re s an d sh e so m e t i m e s l au n c h es
,
a fu r i o u s an d r e v e n g e fh l i m r e cati o n ag ai n st h e r n u
p ~
T h e t e xt o f t h e A t h ar va v eda, -
w thi ‘
so m e am e n d
m en t of th e b v i o u s fal se re ad in gs o f t h e
n u m e ro u s an d o
m an u scr i p t s an d so m e at te m p t s t o br i n g sen se o u t o f
,
t h e u tt er n o n se n se w h i ch co n st i t u te s p art o f t h e l ast t w o
b o o k s w as p u bli sh ed at B er li n i n 1 8 56 by Pr o fe sso r s
,
’
, ,
R u do l f v o n R o th an d W D Wh i t n ey T h e i n te n t i o n
. . .
r e v en te d th e fu ll e x e cu t o n o fi th i s p roj ec t ; b u t a m ost
p
l
v a ua b l e p o r ti o n of the i n t e n de d w o rk , Pro fe sso r
W h i t n ey s I n d e x ’
V e rb o r u m to th e P u b li sh e d T e xt ,
ap p eare d in 1 88 1 as V ol . XII . of t h e J o u r n al o f t h e
A i
m e r c an O r i e n tal S o c i e ty .
!
T h e S au n ak i yaC h atu ri
d b yfiy ik a o r t h e A t h ar va da P rat isAk h y a, t e x t , t ran s
-
ve
l at i o n an d n o te s, w as u bli sh e d by P r o fesso r W h i t n e y ,
, p
i n 1 8 62, i n V o l . V II . of t he sam e So ci e t y . O f the
tw o e x st n i i i tu al S utras of th i s V e da, an ll e n t
g r e x ce
ed i ti o n of the Kausi k a ,
w thi e x tract s fro m th e co m
m en t ar i e s o f D ar il a an d Ke sav a h as b e e n b r o u g h t
,
out,
as V ol . XI V . of the i O r i e n tal
J o u rn al of th e A m e r can
S o c i e ty by P ro fe sso r M au r i ce B l o o m fi e l d ; an d D r
,
.
by a co m m e n t e d t ran sl at i o n o f t h e w o rk A n A n u k ra .
m ani o r I n d e x t o th e A t h arv a v e da i s e xt an t I am -
.
i n de b te d t o M r W H W r i gh t P r i n c i p al o f Q u e e n s
. . .
,
’
C o ll e g e fo r th e l o an o f a c o p y o f t h is w o rk b o rr o w e d
,
fr o m a ge n t l e m an o f B e n ar es .
P o rt i o ns o f a C o m m e n tar y ascr —
ibe d b u t wi th o u t
su fli c ie n t au t h o r i ty — t o Sayana, w e re d i sco v e re d, so m e
n o t ice o f h is l i fe an d l ab o u rs re ri n t e d fro m th e N e w Y or k Na ti o n t h at
p
h e h as l eft in m an u scr ip t n earl y read y fo r t he p ress an an n o tat ed t rans
l ati o n o f t h e A t har va-veda, w h i ch w il l , I h o p e, soo n b e p u bl ishe d .
XV I PR E FA C E
Dr G r ill i n h is H u n de r t Li e de r de s A t h ar va ved a h as
.
-
t ran sl at e d an d an n o tat e d o n e h u n d re d M V i ct o r H e n ry . .
o f ab o u t h al f o f B o o k V I D r L u c i an S c h e r m an h as
. .
an d Pr o fe sso r M au r i c e B l o o m fi e l d h as t h o r o u g h ly d is
c u sse d an d p ar t ly t r an sl at e d se v e n h y m n s o f B o o ks
I I I an d V I i n t h e A m er i can J o u r n al o f P h i l o l o gy
.
,
.
,
.
,
V ol . V II . 4 .
I be e n abl e t o o b tai n a co p y o f H e r r
h av e not
Fl o re n z s w o rk b u t w i t h t h i s e x ce p t i o n I have de ri v ed
’
t h e g re at e st p o ssibl e b e n e fi t an d assi st an c e fr o m al l t h e
t ran sl at i o n s an d c o m m e n t ar i es t h at I h ave m e n t i o n e d ,
i n de b t e d n e ss to t hei r au t h o r s i n d e p e n de n t ly o f an d i n ,
add i t i o n t o s pe c i al re fe r e n ces i n m y n o te s an d I n de x p f
,
N am e s E tc I n e ed hard ly say t h at t h e g re at S t
, . .
Pe t e rsb u rg Le xi co n h as b ee n co n stan t ly r e fe r re d to as ,
w e ll as t h e d i c t i o n ari e s o f Si r M M o n i e r W illi am s an d .
-
S t u d i e n o f P ro fe ssor s P isch e l an d G el d n e r T h e I n de x .
V e rb o r u m e d i t e d by Pr o fe sso r W h i t n ey I h av e fo u n d o f
t h e v e ry gr e at e st se r v i ce P r o fe sso r Z i m m e r s A l t in dis
’
.
V aitan a S fi t r a-
.
V e da. W h il e ai m i n g e sp e ci al ly at c lo se fi de li ty t o t h e
l e tt e r an d sp i r i t o f t h e o ri g i n al I hav e e n d e av o u red to
m ak e m y t ran sl at i o n as re adab l e an d i n t e lli gibl e as t h e
nat u r e o f su bj e c t s an d o t h e r c i r c u m stan c e s p e r m i t I .
h ave al so at te m p t e d t o p re se r ve so m e th i n g o f t h e e x te rn al
fo r m o f t h e o r i g i n al hym n s by r e n de r i n g t h e m
.
— in
e n e r al o far as I fo u n d it p o s si b l e o r e x e d i e n t — i n
g , s p
syll abi cally c o m m e n su rate h e m i st i c h s an d v e rse s T he .
re vaili n m t re s o f t h e o r i i n al h y m n s are G a a t ri
p g e
g y ,
A n u sh tu p P an k t i T r ish tu p an d J ag ati co n si st i n g t h e
, , , , ,
d i v i si o n s an d t h e l ast t w o o f fo u r h e n de ca
,
syll abi c an d
fi rst se t I h a ve e m p l o y e d c o rre sp o n di ng n u m b e rs o f t h e
c o m m o n o c t o syll abi c o r d i m e t e r iam bi c li n e an d i n t h e
,
se c o n d o f t h e o rd i n ary h y p e rc atal e c t i c bl an k v e r se li n e
an d t h e A l e x an dr i n a I h av e n o t at te m p te d t o r e r o du c e
.
p
t h e r hy t h m o r to n i c m et r e o f t h e o r i g i n al : su c h a t ask ,
su
pp o s i n
g i t s s a t i sfa c t o r y e x e c u t i o n t o b e
p o s sibl e w o u l
, d
r eq u i re m o re sk ill th an I n d m o r e t i m e an d
p o sse ss a ,
l abo u r t h an I c o u l d sp ar e fo r t h e p u r p o se M o re o v e r .
,
fo r i n stan ce B o o k X V an d t h e
.
g re at e r
p o rt i o n o f
X V I are e n t i re ly i n p r o se an d hy m n s v e rse s an d p ar t s
, , , ,
o f ve r ses i n ro se are fo u n d i n o t he r B o o k s al so I t is
p .
XV I I I P R EFA C E.
no t p o ss ibl e ,P ’
ro feas
s so r W h i t n e y o b se r ve s t o d raw ,
‘
e v e ry w h e r e a sh ar p li n e b e t w e e n m e t r i cal an d n o n m e t r i -
cal m at t er ; r o se an d l o o se v e r se sli d e i n t o o n e an o t h e r
p
so m e t i m es i n a p e r p l e x i n m a n n er o r ar e m i x e d u i
g , p n
’
th e sam e st an za .
I can n o t co n c u d e
l i
bli cly e x p re ssi n g m y
w th o u t p u
R . T . H . G R IFFIT H .
K OT A GI R I N I LGI R I
, H I LLS
I st N ovem ber , 1 8 9 4 .
H Y M N S O F T H E A T H A R V A V E DA —
.
B OO K T H E F I R S T .
H YM N I .
N ow m ay V fic h asp at i assig n to m e th e st re n
g t h an d
o w e rs o f Th o se
p
W ho , w e ar n g i ever y sh a
p e an d fo r m , t h e t ri p l e
se v e n , are w an de r i ng ro u n d .
Par t I p xcvi. . .
( h h b l k
’
o r, O L o rd o f S p eec ) t h at t h ey m a y u m y p
s e a to m e ; an d
sta n zas 1 7 — 1 9 o f A t h arva— ve da I I I I are addressed t o t h is Go d X . .
In R ig ved a 1 X 26 4 . . an d 1 01 5 t h e. n am e is ap p l ied t o So m a as t h e
exh il arat in g drin k w hi c h m ak es m e n e l o qu e n t and in sp i res t h e so n g .
T ho se t h e Go ds i n gen e ral or t h e M ar ut s o r St o rm Go d s -
.
n um b e r So tr i ll
. sap td v i sl tp u l m gakd , t h e t h ree t im e s se ve n b ri g h t
2 T H E 11 m m or [ B OOK 1 .
2 C o m e th e n agai n , V ae h asp at i, co m e w th i d i vi n e
i n t e l l ige n ce .
V aso sh at i , r e o se th o u h e r e In m e be K n o w l e dge
p p .
,
y e a, i n m e .
3 H e re , e v e n h e re , s
p r e ad sh e l te ri n g ar m s li k e th e t w o
b o w e n ds st rai n e d w i t h co rd .
T hi s l e t V Ac hasp at i co n fi r m I n m e b e K n o w l e dg e , .
y e a , i n m e .
4 V a c h as at i h at h
p b e e n i n v o k e d : m ay h e i n v i t e u s
i n r e p ly .
M ay w e ad he r e to S ac re d Lo re . N e ve r m ay I be
r e ft t h e r eo f .
a k of fi re ; an d tfi flt ed m ay a d
w l, t h h t h t i
s p r s rap t e p ea en s r ee m e s
se ve n
( R g a I 1 9 1 1 2,
i ved . . In A t h ar va v eda XI I I l 3 t h e M aru ts,
f
-
. .
se v e n , -
t h ri ce- t h re e sev e n an d
t hese p o w e rfu l deit ie s m a
y h e i n t e n de d h e re al so . Pro fesso r We b e r
w ou ld de ri v e t h e w o rd fro m t h e roo t sap , a se co n dary fo rm o f each , to
cl eave t o , t o fo l l o w , o f w h ich sap tu w o u l d b e t h e a t a t i i l a i
p s p r c p e p ss ve
t h is passage b Du t ze n den , in do ze n s ’
y zu .
m en t io n ed el se w h ere in t h e V eda .
Bo o k I h as b e en
. excell e n t l y t ran sl ate d an d fu l l y an n o t ate d b y Web er
in I n d isch e St u d ien , I V .
pp 3 9 3— 4 30
. P ro fe sso r L u d w.ig , al so , h as
H Y M N II .
n o u r i sh e r ,
K no w we ll h is m o th e r Pri th i vi , E ar t h w th i h er
m an i fo l d de si g n s .
ym ak e m b ody st o n e .
Fi rm i n th y st re ng th dr i ve far aw a y m a lig n i ti es an d
h ate fu l t h i n gs .
st r i n si n s t ri u m h t o t h e sw i ft an d w h i z z i n a w
g g p g rr o ,
Par ja n
y a has b ee n iden t ifi ed w i t h t h e L it u an ian Pe rk im as, t h e God o f
’
an d d i
’
p ro u ct o ns . var
p asam m ean s m an y
Cf t h e d aed al s
’ ’
shap ed , sen t in g Sp en se r s
’
p re m an y ap p earan ces . .
’
ear t h .
’
2 B o w str in g w h ich is t o b e t w ist e d ro u n d th e p at ien t s b o dy
d u r in g t h e re citat io n o f t he ch arm . S to ne : so u n d an d st ro n g .
A ryans .
T H E 11 1 mm [ s o ar 1 .
i n its fl i g h t t h e ar ro w s p o i n t h an gs b e tw e e n
’
4 A s
e ar t h an d fi r m am e n t ,
c han n e l s p o u r t h ei r b u r th e n free ly as o f o l d .
4 H angs : l it er al l y, s t and s.
m ,
9 E ve n as t h e arr o w fl i e s aw ay w h e n l o o se n e d fr o m t h e
ar c h e r s b o w ,
’
HYMN IV .
A LO N G t h e i r p ath s t h e M o th e rs g o , i
s ste rs o f p i
r est ly
i n i str an ts
m ,
B l e n d i n g t h e i r w ate r w i th th e m e ad .
w i t h t he S u n i s j o i n e d ,
S e n d fo r t h t h i s sac r i fi ce o f o u rs .
c at tl e d r i n k
4 A m ri t is i n t h e W ate rs i n t h e W at e rs ba l m , .
b e y e fl e e t an d st ro n g an d O y e k i n e b e fu ll o f , , ,
st re n
g t h .
ati , he ( the
j ) d isch arg es b o l i zin g t h ereb y t h e
’
o p e rat o r an arro w , sym
p at ien t O t h e r o p e rat io a t b f m d an d a de co ct io n of
. n s re o e
p er o r e ,
m in gl ed w i t h t h e in redien t s o f t h e So m a l ib at io n
g W i th t he m ead .
HY M N V .
Ys ,
W ate rs tru ly b r i n g u s bl i ss :
,
so h e l p ye us to
st re n p
g t h an d o w er
T hat w e m ay l o o k o n g reat de li g h t .
2 H e re g ran t t o u s a sh ar e o f de w , t h at M o st au sp c i i
o u s de w o f y o u r s,
Li k e m o t h e rs in th e i r l o n g i n g l o ve .
3 F o r y o u w e fai n w o u l d go t o h i m t o w h o se ab o de y e
se n d u s fo r t h ,
A n d , W ate rs, g i ve u s p r o c re an t st re n g th .
4 I p ray Fl o o ds t o se n d u s b al m
th e , t h o se w h o he ar
ru le o e r e c i o u s th i n s
’
p r g ,
A n d h ave su p re m e co n t ro l o f m e n .
In t he Rg i v ed a t h e p art l y co rresp o n-
d in g stan za is in t he P ura u sh i
ab
-
’
l at ed abo v e, t h e read in g o f t he R igv eda is ap d m s td p r dsastay e dévd
bh aon ta odj l n ah Yea, b e ye po w erful , ye Go d s, to cel eb rat e t h e
W ate rs p raise T he m et re in stanzas 1 — 3 is Gi yatri, consist ing of
’
.
T h e hy m n is tak en f ro m Rg
i ve da X . 9 1 —
. 3, 5, as crib ed t o Sin dh u
d vipa, so n o f A m b arish a, or t o T r isiras, so n o f T vash tar . T he sam e
stan zas fo rm a h ym n o f t h e S am av ed a ( I l xx 1 1 . . .
r fu l B h f f — i a h i i f i
p o w e .u t t e or ce o j u n n j a n y a t a , s g n y ng g en e r at io n,
p ro creat io n , sho u l d b e
p reser v e d P r o fe sso r. W e b e r t ra n s l at es t h e fi rst
HYMN V I .
3 0 W at e rs , te e m w i t h m e di c i n e to k e ep m y bo dy safe
fro m h ar m ,
So th at I l o n g m ay se e t he S u n .
4 T h e W at e rs b l e ss u s, al l t h at i
r se in desert lan ds or
m arsh
p ! y oo s l
B l e ss u s t h e W ate rs d ug fro m eart h , bl ess u s t h e W ate rs
br o u g h t i n j ars, bl e ss u s t h e W at e rs o f th e R ai ns !
b e frien d Sa
’
s au t h o r it
’
ye .
y (
a
y ne C o m m e n t ary o n S i m e ve da I I u u . . .
g io n s C e re m o n ies o f t h e H in dus .
h eal th givin g fi re
-
or A g ni in t he shape of l igh t n in g .
H YH N T H E A T E A R V A V E DA -
. 9
H YM N V II .
M . M ii l l er exp l ains
‘
it s n am e T h ree— st e
p b y t h e fac t t hat t h e t h ree
l ast sy l l ab l es v v
,
w h ich fo rm t h e charac t erist ic feat u re of t hat
m e t re , an d m ay b e cal l ed i t s real v ri t t a o r t u rn, w e re au di b l y st am p ed
at t he e n d o f eac h t u rn o r st ro p h e V ed ic H ym n s, Part I p z e vr . . .
at t em p t t o p reser ve t h e exact rh
yt h m of t h e T rish tu p w hich, I t hin k ,
is n o t sat isfact o ril y rep ro d u c ib l e in En gl ish v erse .
‘
T ho u ( I n d ra) fro m o f ol d w as t b o rn t o s t r ik e t h e D a sy us d ead
i veda I 51 6 H w ho cl ays t he Dasy us, H e, 0 is I ndra
Bg . . . e m en ,
d I I 1 2 1 0 T he nam e o f Dasyus w as al so so m et im es gi ve n to
Bg
i ve a . . .
2 0 Jatavedas L o rd S u p re m e , , c o n tro ll e r o f o u r bo di es ,
t ast e
T h e b u t te r , A gn i , taste th e o il : m ak e th o u t he
Y at u dh fi n as m o u r n .
3 L et Y fit u d h an as m o u r n , l e t al l g ree dy Ki m idins
w e e p an d w ai l
A n d , A g n i , I n dra, m ay ye b o th acce p t t h i s sacrifi ce
o f o u rs .
4 M ay A g n i i
se z e u p o n t he m fi rst , m ay st ro n
g
-
ar m ed
I n dra dri ve t h e m fo r t h
L e t e v e ry w i ck ed so rcere r co m e h i t he r an d say H ere ,
am I .
o f m e n t e ll u s t h e Y a
,
t u dh fi n as .
B u r n t by t h y heat an d m ak i ng de cl arat i o n l et al l
ap p ro ach th i s sac r ifi c e b efo re t h e e .
t h o u b o rn
A g n i b e t h o u o u r m e sse n g e r an d m ak e th e Ya
,
tu
dh an as w al l .
h o l y fi re at t h e sacrifi ce , o r fo r an o in t in g an yt h in g sacrifi ce d ; so m e
v eda X V II I . 4 32
. .
H YM N V III .
T m s sac r i ce sh a fi ll b ri n g t h e Y fi t u dh anas as th e fl o o d
b r i n g s fo am
H l e t t h e de e r
e re of th i s deed, w o m an or m an ,
ac k n o w l e dg e i t .
2 T h i s o n e h at h co m e co n fe ss n g i al l : do y e i
r e c e ve h im
ea e r
g ly .
p g ro en y
M ak e t h e co n fe ssi n g si n n er yes fall fro m h is h ead,
’
s e
b o th r igh t an d l e ft .
T he hy m n is a co n t in u at io n o f H ym n V II . T he sacri fi ce h as p ro ved
e ffect u al ( st an za an d a Y fit u dhfi n a o r so rcerer h as b ee n fo rced to
co m e fo r ward an d co n fess. T he m e tre chang es in st an za 4 fr o m
A n u sh tu p to T rish tu p .
so rce re r ; Y fi t u d h fin i o r Y fi t u d h ii na .
wh o in t ercedes w it h t h e go ds fo r m e n , an d p ro t ec ts th e m again st t h e
w ick ed .H en ce h e ap pears as t h e p ro t o typ e o f t h e p r iests an d t h e
p r iest l y ord er, an d i s al so d esig n at ed as t h e F u r c h t a [ g
H i h P r iest ] o f
t h e d iv in e co m m u n ity . T he esse n t ial d ifferen ce b e tw ee n t h e o r ig in al
3 Som a d r i n ker
-
I n dra, w h o is esp ecial l y t h e Lo rd o f So m a an d t h e
chief d r in k er o f l i b at io ns m ad e o f i t s j u ice Kn o wn as t h e So m a
dri n k e r, arm ed w it h t h u n der, w h o w iel ds t h e b o l t, H e , 0 ye m om
is I n dra [j igveda I I 1 2 1 3 T h is ap p e l l at io n o f In dra w il l b e fo u n d
"
‘
. . .
'
T H E H YM N S or [ B OO K 1 .
t h e se se cre t g re edy b e i n g s,
S o st re n gt h e n e d b y t h e p o w e r o f p ray e r , O A g n i ,
c r u sh i n g t h e m do w n a hu n dred t i m es dest ro y th e m .
H Y M N IX .
G o ds m ai n tai n t h i s m an i n r i c h e s
, .
l ef t p ar u m -
até d e m am l iteral l y , u p p er an d l o w e r
'
Web er su gg ests .
e te rn i ty o r t he e t e rn al , is t h e el e m e n t w hich su staim th em an d is su s
2 H om a
g b e e
p ai d K i V a a t t h i a f
, n
g r u n ,
o n e n
g e r ; o r
t h o u , d r e ad G o d , d e t e c t e st e v e ry fal se h o o d .
I se n d a t h o u san d o t he r s fo r t h t o ge t her : l e t t h i s
t hy se r v an t li v e a h u n dr e d au t u m n s .
w i t h t h e t o ng u e ,
flood o f si n .
H YM N XI .
V A sn A
r t o t
'
h e e , O P fi sh a n ! A t t h i s bi r t h l e t A r y a
m an t h e S ag e p e r fo r m as H o t ar ri e s t
p
-
.
b r il l ian t e xp an se ab o v e , h is feat u re s, m o re t h an t h o se o f an
y of t he
V ed ic go ds, h av e b eco m e co m p l e t e l y t ran sfi gu red , an d h e stan ds
b e fo re u s a go d w h o w at c h es o ver t h e w o rl d, p u n ish es t h e e v il d oo r, -
an d e ve n fo rg i ve s t h e sin s o f t h o se w h o im p l o re h is p ardo n M M ii l l er , .
p . 1 95 .
4 V azevd n ar a b e l o n g in g t o , or r u l in g al l ; h
m enere m ean in g
V ar u na C u l l thou thy br o th er s cal l t h e o t h er
. A d ityas t h at t h ey m ay
se e t h at t h o u h ast p ardo n ed t h e p e n ite n t an d resto r ed h im t o favo u r .
T he h y m n is a ch ar m to b e u sed at ch il d -
b irt h
T h e detail s g iv en
.
se e A p p e n d ix . T h e t e xt ap p ears t o be m u t il at ed in so m e p l aces, an d
th e m et re is i rreg u l ar .
2 Fo u r are th e re g i o n s o f th e sk y , an d fo u r t h e reg o ns i
of the e ar t h
H YM N XI I .
B o as fro m t h e w o m b , b ro u g h t fo r th fr o m w i n d an d
fro m t h e c l o u d th e fi r st r e d b u ll c o m es o n w ard
,
t h u n de r i n g w i t h t h e rain .
O u r b o di e s m ay h e sp are w h o , cl e av i n g , g o es strai gh t
on h e w h o , a si ng l e fo rce , d i v i de s h i m se l f i n t h r e e .
p l i e r an d n o u r ish er o f h u m an b e in gs : see I 9 l
. . . A r y am an : m ean i n g
w it h V aru na an d M it ra : see I 9 l
. . . H o tar p
-
ri est : o r H o t ar ; m ean in
g
t h e Sacrifi ce r ( f ro m h u , to sacrifi ce, ) or t h e I n vo k e r ( fro m h ve, t o cal l )
t h e ch ie f p riest w h o p resen ts t h e o b l at io n o r b u r n t o fi e rin g ,
‘
o r w ho
l h
of t w el v e sy ll ab es eac , i n 1 — 3, an d A n ush tu p in 4 .
t h e l igh t n in g A cco rd in g to
. We b er, p u e rp eral fe ve r is m e an t — ‘
A
re d b u l l , t h e fi rst p ro d u ct o f t h e aft erb irt h , co m es o n t h un derin g w it h
rain , w it h gl o w in g b reat h of w in d .
’
e
r m s arm s o r [ p oor 1 .
2 B en d i n g t o t h ee w h o g cl in est to e ach li m b w th i h e at ,
fai n w o u ld w e w o rsh i p t h e e w i t h o ffe re d sacr ifi ce ,
M ay he , t h e il d o f c l o u d th e o ffsp ri n g o f t h e w i n d
ch , ,
th e w h i zzi n g li g h t n i n g st r i k e t h e m o u n tai n s an d
,
t h e t r ee s .
4 W e ll be it w i th m y u p p e r fram e w e ll b e it , w th i m y
lo w e r p ar t s .
W i t h m y fo ur li m bs l e t it be w e ll L et all . m y bo dy
be in h eal th .
H Y M N XIII .
H to t he e , t he Ligh t n i n g s fl ash , h o m ag e to
’
o u se s
t h e e , t h e T h u n d e r s ro ar !
’
H o m g e to t hee , t h e S t o n e w h i c h t h o u b ar l est
a
agai n st t h e u n de v o u t l
2 H om a e
g t o t he e , C h ild of the Fl o o d w h en c e t ho u
fe r v e n t h eat l
c o ll e c t e st
B e g raci o u s t o o u r bo di e s, g i v e o u r ch il dr en hap p i
n ess an d o y
j .
Fo r
’
fu rt h e r in fo rm at io n see Pro fesso r Bl oo m fi e l d s re m ark s re fe rr ed to
abo ve .
3 Y es , ho m age b e to t h e e , 0 O fi s h F
‘
p rin g o f t e l ood !
H o m age w e p ay to t h e e , t h e dart an d fi e ry fl am e
F o r w e l l w e k n o w t hy secr e t an d su bli m e st h o m e ,
w h e re t h o u as ce n t ral p o in t ar t b u r i ed i n t h e se a .
4 T h o u A rro w , , w h ch t he
i ho st o f G o ds c reat e d , m ak
i ng it st ro n
g and m igh ty fo r t h e sh o ot n g ,
i
B e g rac i o u s, l au de d t h u s, t o o u r asse m b ly . T o th e e,
t h at A rr o w , b e o u r h o m ag e , G o ddess !
H Y M N XIV .
A m o ng he r k i n sfo l k l o n g m ay sh e dw e l l , lik e a
m o u n ta n i b ro adly based -
.
4 T he host f G o
od s : al l t h e Go ds t o g e t he r . A ssembl y cong re
wh en that rit ual was com posed, t h is hym n Was regarded an d t reate d
not as a m arriage so ng, as We b er , Lud wig, an d Zi m m er have int e rp ret
ed Wo m an s incantat i o n
b ut agai nst a ri val Bu t, m ys
’ ’
it, as a .
I T h e wom an wh o l
p y
o em
s the i n cant at i on speak s — ‘
I have tak en
to m yse lf th e t wreat h
fo rtu ne and fam e o f m y ri val
as one tak es a
fro m a t ree l o ng m ay d ie rem in a fi xtu re in he r re latives
’
ho rl se
f
’
. Z
W ebe r, im m er, and , apparen t l y, Lu d vtig assig n th e st an za to
‘
t h e b ridegro om hs r fo rt u n e m eaning t h e fort u n e of t h e b ride and
'
k in sfol k
’
i
p gt i'
eh u m ean i n g m y pare nt s; o r rat he r my .
18 T H E 17 m m or [ BOOK 1 .
2 K i ng Y am a , l e t th is m a i de n be su rr en de re d as a w i fe
t o t h ee
’
B o u n d l e t h e r b e m e an w h il e w i th i n h e r m o t h er s,
’
bro th e r s, fat h e r s h o u se ’
.
3 Q u ee n o f t h y rac e is she , 0 K i n g : t o t h ee do w e
d e li v e r h e r .
thus
A s si st e rs p ack w i t h i n a ch e st, I bi n d an d tie t hy
fo rt u n e u p .
y a m , t o r es t rain A cco rd i n g t
. o t h is in te rp re t at io n h e r m o t h er
’ ’
s
w ou l d b e t h y m o t he r s
’ ’
.
. r ace
k i n sf o l lc i
p yt i sh u li t eral l y , fat h ers, m ea n
n i g the fat h er an d h is
b ro t h ers o r o t h er n ear rel at i v es T h e p ro n o un n o t exp ressed in t h e
.
j
co n ect u ral ren de rin g , su ggest ed in t h e St Pet ers b u rg Dict ion ary
. an d
q u o ted ab o ve . Z im m er s
’
t ran sl at io n is t o b e fo u n d i n h is A l t in disch es
an d Lu d w ig s in h is Der R ig veda, II I p 459
’
Leb e n , p 31 4 ; . . . .
H YMN T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
.
HYMN XV .
L ET t h e st re am s fl o w t o g e th e r , l e t t h e w n d s an d
i
bi rds asse m bl e d c o m e .
w i t h d u l y m i x t o bl at i o n .
A n d si ng e rs do ye st re n gt h e n an d i n c r e ase t h i s
, ,
m an .
H i t he r co m e e ver y an m a : i l w it h t hi s m an let al l
w ea t h a l bi de .
3 A ll i
r ve r fo u n t s th at bl e n d th eir st re am s fo r e ver
i n e x h au st ibl e
W i t h al l t h e se co nfl u e n t st re am s o f m i n e w e m ak e
ab u n d an t r i ch es fl o w .
4 A l l st ream s o f m e l te d b u tt e r an d al l stre am s o f ,
w at e r an d o f m il k
W it h all t h e se c o n fl u e n t st ream s o f m i n e w e m ak e
ab u n dan t r i c h e s fl o w .
var iat io ns in XI X l . . l , 2 .
an i m al co w , ho rse, goat, sh ee p .
HY M N X V I .
M p AY o te n t A g ni w ho de st r o ys th e de m o ns b l e ss
an d sh e l t e r u s
F ro m gr e edy fi e n ds w h o r i se i n t ro o p s at n i ht
g
-
ti m e
w h e n t h e m o o n is dar k .
I n dr a h at h g i ve n m e t h e l ead : th is verily re
p e s l the
fi e n ds .
o u s fi e n d s aw ay
’
B y m e an s o f t his have I o er th ro wn all th e P isachi s
’
de m o n b ro o d .
T h e h ym is a a er an d ch arm against d em
n p y
r o ns .
i s dar k ’
n igh t ti m e w hen am d vdeyd m
'
M il ll e r . At -
the m oo n : r d tn m
2 T he l ead : a i ece o f t h is m et al em l
p yo ed as a ch arm again st dem o ns
p
an d so rcery : see Bo o k XI I So in En g l an d a h o rse
. 2 l
.
, 1 9, 20, 53 .
H Y M N XV III .
2 L et S av i t ar , A r yam an d r i v e
M i tra, V ar u na, an d
aw ay S t i n i n e ss fr o m b o t h t he h an ds an d fe e t :
g
M ay Fa v o u r g ran t i n g u s h e r b o u n t i e s, dr i v e he r o ff
,
.
au sp i c i o u s m ar k see n i a t h y h ai r , t h y fac e ,
A l l t h i s w e dri ve aw ay an d ban ish w i t h o u r sp e e ch .
M ay S av i tar th e G o d g rac i o u sl y fu r t h e r t h e e .
4 A n t e l o p e fo o t , and B u ll o ck t o o th ,
-
C o w t e r r ifi e r , - -
V ap o u r fo r m , -
T he Li ck e r, an d th e S p o t t e d H ag al l t h e se w e dr i v e ,
aw ay fro m u s .
l T he Sp o tt ed H ag o r, Lal fim i M i a f or tu ne o r, Lak sh m i Fo rt u n e,
'
d ch il dren , T h en l et al l
'
of p ra d
j y ,z to our w h ich m ars t h e m et re :
‘
h appy t h ings b e
’
c u rs .
2 Saw f ar
aw ay w it ch es an d e v il A m ni F ro m the ha n d s
sp irits . S t i ng fin est-
: .
we u tt e r .
4 A n tel op e f oo t -
R ishyap ad i . B u l l ock too th -
o r, M igh ty to o t h ; -
H Y M N XIX .
L sr '
no t th e p i e r c e r s fi n d u s, n o r l et th o se w h o w ou n d
d i sc o ver us .
to e ve r y si de .
2 T u r n ed l e t t h e arro w s fall , th o se sh o t an d
fro m us
t h o se t h at w ill b e sh o t .
M ag R r
u dra w thi h is arro w s p i e rce an d s ay th e se
l
e ne m ies o f m i n e .
fem al e fi en ds o f v ario u s fo r m s
'
or .
cat , an d t h at t h e j
o b ect o f t he ch ar m is t o b an ish its o rigin al w il d an d
fi en dish n at u re , an d to re t ain an d i m p ro v e al l its in h ere n t go o d qu al i t ies
an d m ak e i t a fr ien d an d a b l essin g to m e n : 800 V ed ische St u d ien ,
I pp
. 3 1
. 3 —3l 5 .
al p a da in li n e 1 o f stan za 3 .
T he r va i l an d n o n r v a -
i l he, w ho in h is h at re d cu rses
us
M ay al l t h e de i t i e s i nj u re h im ! M y n eare st , l
c o se st
m a il is p ra er
y .
Y M N XX H .
O S o m a G o d ! M aru ts b e g r ac i o us u n t o u s
, , .
L e t n o t di sast e r l e t n o t m ali so n fi nd u s o ut ; l e t n o t
,
a b o m i n ab l e
g u i l e s d i sc o ve r u s .
fro m us
T h e de adly dart t hat fl i es to day, th e m iBSil c o f t h e
'
w i ck ed o n es .
Bg i vcda I 1 1 4 10
. W .h e re i s
. t h at g racio u s h an d o f t h in e, O R u d ra,
Bg d II 3 7 Fo r h ym n s to
’
h pp
a i n ess- ak e to
s t h e st ro n g com p y f
an o th e M arut s, th e chascrs of t he
t h e p o w erful, im p et u o us R g eda I
i 64 1 2 : M Mul l er s
’
sk y , v . .
see .
q l Q H y m ns, Pu t 1 p 107 . . .
H YMN T H E A TH A R m u m . 25
4 A m ig h ty R u l e r t h u s ar t th o u , u n co n q u e re d, van
u i sh e r o f fo e s,
q
E ve n t h o u w h o se fri e n d is ne ver sl ai n , w h ose fri e nd
is never overcom e .
H Y M N XXI .
L o an of t he l
c an s, g i v e r of bli ss , fi en d sl ay er , -
m i gh t y
fo e
’
o er t he .
M ay I n dra
, S o m a dr i n k er, g o b e fo r e u s-
,
B u l l ,
w h o
br i ngs u s p eace .
2 I n dra, su bd u e o u r e n e m ies, l ay l o w t he m e n w h o
fi g h t w i th u s
Do w n i n t o n eth er dark ness sen d th e m an w h o sh o w s
u s e nm ity
tak n, ith l gh a a
e w s i t v ri t ion s, f m R ig
ro v e —
ds X 1 52 2 5, t he fi rst . .
th e vi gd rh a i Lo rd of A
'
1 L or d o f cl am p t o ; or ( y )
r an m en in
l Kin g = vi gndti b Bg d h a
T he a
’
gen era , i v e a. as m g p
r ti o, L o rd o f t h e
bol t and re l eases t he im p rison ed w ate rs Bul l vr‘ohd the o rig in al.
of b en efi ts See V ed ic H ym
’
. n s, Part I pp 318 sqq
. . .
26 T H E H YM NS or [ BOO K 1 .
O I n d ra ,
V rit ra sl aye r, -
q u e ll t he w rath of t h e assail
i n g fo e .
T u r n t h o u t h e fo e m an s t h o u gh t ’
aw a y ,
h is dart w h o
fai n w o u l d co n q u e r u s
G ran t u s t hy g re at p ro t ec t io n ; k ee p h is deadly
w eap o n far aw a
y .
H Y M N XXII .
A s th e S u n i
r se s l e t t hy so re di sease an d ye ll o w n ess
de p art .
We co m p ass an d su r ro u n d th ee w i t h t h e l
co ou r of
a r u dd y ox .
2 W i t h r u ddy h u e s w e co m pass t h ee t h at t h o u m ay st
li ve a l e n g th e n e d li fe
S o t h at t hi s m an b e fre e fro m har m an d cast h is ,
y e ll o w t i n t aw ay .
d ice w h ich m ust h e t h e disease in t en ded here . R u ddy : see stan zas 2
an d 3 .
3 D e v atya
s th at are re d o f h u e , y e a, an d th e ru dd y
lk i ne ,
c o o u re d
n e ss o f t h i n e .
H Y M N XXII I .
O P L A NT t h o u sp ran ge st u p at n i g ht du sk y dark
, , ,
co l o u r e d b l ack i n h u e ,
S o R aj an i r e co l o u r t ho u t h ese ash y sp o ts t h i s
, ,
-
,
l e p ro sy .
t he d i sease w as c u re d b y l oo k in g a t t h e ic t eru s, o n e o f t h e m an y
i
v ar t e ies o f t h e St u r n ida e o r s te rl i n
g fa m i l y T h e b i rd d ied in st e ad .
of the at ien t In t he y el l o w t o l om sd bi r d s :
'
h t t r i dr aveslm
'
so e ll l ain ed
p
p .
se ve re fo rm s o f t h is te rr ib l e d isease , an d m en t io ns el ev en sl igh te r
4 I w th m
i y sp e ll have ch ased aw a y t h e p al l id s ign o f
l e p ro s
C au se d y i n fe cti o n , o n the sk n , sp ru ng
i fro m t h e
body, from t he bo n es .
HYMN XXI V .
F m sr b e fo re al l th e str o ng w i nged B i rd w as b o rn ;
, ,
-
t h o u w ast th e gal l t h e re o f .
and fo rm o f p lan ts .
an d, w it h an n o tat i o n s, b
y Dr Grill , H u n de rt Lieder des A t harva-veda,
.
pp 1
. 9, 7 7 .
m ay b e, Si m fi t h e
p l an t t o w h ich t h e ch arm is addressed is said to h ave
2 I f th o u b e fi e ry gl o w , o r i n fl am m at i o n, o r if t h y
bi r th p l ac e call fo r c h i p s o f fu e l ,
B ac k is t h y n am e , G o d o f t h e sick ly y e ll o w !
0 F e v e r , yi e ld i n g t o o u r p ray e r av o i d u s .
3 B e t h o u di st ress, i i
or ag o n z n g t o r m e n t , be tho u t he
so n K in g V ar u na h at h b e g o t t e n ,
R ac k is th y n am e , Go d o f i ly y e ll o w !
t he s ck
0 F e v e r yi e l di n g
,
to o ur
p ray e r avo i d u s .
St u d ien , I X pp.3 8 1 — 4 2
.3, an d co m p are W ise , H in du Syst em of
4 I h o m age t o t h e c h illy F e ve r, t o h is
o ffe r fi e rce b u r n
i n g g l o w I o ffe r ho m ag e .
H Y M N XXV I .
3 Th o u O ffsp r i n g o f th e W ate rfl o od ye M ar u ts w i t h
, , ,
g rac i o u s l o v e Gi v e t h o u o u r c h il
. d r e n h app i n ess .
l in e in t h e t e xt, tr i tt yakas ( )
’
d
’
are, an yeyu s, te rt ian , an u bhayady tis
is fre q yu en t l Bgi v e d
m en t io n ed
a w i t h t h atin t h e
o f Sav it ar , an d h e
C h il d t h e Fl o o d H A gn i is in t en ded ,
’
in I 1 3 2 3:
. . .
‘
of . e re sp ru n
g in
a R
’
p r avd t te agn e j n i m d,
‘
A gn i, t h y b irt h is fro m t h e fl oo d : igv ed a
w it h b r igh t sk in s z Rg
i d V II 9 l l
’
su n -
v e a 5 . . .
H YM N xxv u .
T u r ns o n t h e ban k t h ose V i p e rs l ie th ri ce se ve n ,
-
,
h avi ng cast t he i r sk i ns :
N o w w e w i t h t h ei r di scarded sl ough s b ind c l ose an d
c o ve r u p t h e e y e s o f t he m al i c i o u s h i h w ay th i e f
g .
2 F ar l e t h e r o cu tt i ng h er w ay b ran di sh i n g as it
g
, , ,
w e re , a c l u
Di ve rted be the n ew born s m ind : ne er are t h e
’ ’
-
w i ck ed prospe ro us .
3 N o t m a n y h a v e h ad p o w e r en o u gh ; th e fee b l e o nes
h av e no t p re vai l e d ,
Li k e scat t e re d frag m en ts o f a re ed : ne er are t h e ’
w i c k e d p r o sp e ro u s .
4 G o fo r w ard, fe e t , p ress q u i ck ly o n , br in g to th e h o u se
o f h i m w h o p ays .
q u en t l y m t .
-
co il ed see I l
. . 1, n o te . B i nd cl ose t he sl o u gh s are to m ak e t h e
t rave l l e rs in visib l e to . J
A u b rey, t h e En gl ish an t iqu ary,
ro bb e rs ohn
i n visib il it y
.
3 Scatter ed f ra
g m en ts of a reed asadr adgfl s o r, scatte red st al k s
fo r w h at h e b r in gs I n d r dq i : t h e C o n so r t o f I n dra T h e Go dd ess w il l
‘
. .
g u id e h im . U n p l u n d er ed w i t h refe re n ce t o t h e ch ar m w h ich t h e
11 m m m s 4 m m V A VEDA . 33
H Y M N XXV II I .
o f d i sease ,
B u rn i n g t h e Y atu dh dnas u p , Kim i din s, an d de ce itfu l
0 11 8 8 .
2 C o n su m e th e Y Atudhanas Go d ! ,
m eet the Kim i dins
w i t h th y fl am e
B u r n u p t h e Y fi tu dh dn i s as t h ey face th ee , t ho u
w h o se p ath is bl ac k !
3 S h e w h o h at h c ursed u s w i th a cu rse , o r h at h co n
c e i v ed a m u r de ro u s si n
N o w l e t t h e t wai n b y tu rn s de stro y t h e w il d h ai r e d -
H YM N XXI X .
W m ! th at v i cto r i o u s A m u l e t w h i ch str e n
g t h e n e d
I n dra s p o w e r an d m ig h t
’
A p rayer fo r t h e d est ru ct io n o f d em o n s .
l see I 7 I . . .
’
t h at v ict o ri o us sacr ifi ce , an o b l at io n w h ich se cu res su ccess again st
B r ah m anasp ati
’
o n e s en e m ie s . Lo rd o f Praye r : an o t he r n am e o f
Brihaspat i : see I 8 2, n o te . . .
34 THE H YM N S or [B OOK 1 .
A l l e l e m e n ts h av e ai de d t h e e , to m ak e t h ee g e n eral
co nq u e ro r .
4 Sl ay e r o f r i val s van qu i sh er , , m ay th at i
v c to r o u s i
A m u let
B e b o u n d o n m e fo r regal sw ay an d co n q u est of m i ne
e n em i e s .
5 Y o u S u n hath m o u n te d u p o n hi gh , an d th i s m y w o rd
h ath m o u n t e d u p
Th at I m ay sm i te m y fe es and b e slayer o f ri vals,
i ll
r va e ss.
sw ay ,
M ay I b e r u l er o f th ese m en an d K i ng an d so v ran ,
o f t h e fo l k .
H Y M N XXX .
fr o m h ands o f ali e n s o r o f h u m an b e i n gs
, .
m u m -
.
2 Liste n o n e m i n de d to t h e w o rd I u t ter th e so n s
,
-
, , ,
O Go ds am o n g y o u an d th e fat h e rs !
, ,
I t ru st t h i s m an t o al l o f y o u p re se r ve h im h ap p ily ,
an d to l e n g th o f day s co n d u c t h i m .
3 A ll G o ds w h o d w e ll o n e art h o r i n th e h e av e n s ,
G ran t t h is m an li fe t o fu ll o l d ag e an d l et h im ,
co n su m e rs o f o bl at i o n , ,
Y o u to w h o m h e ave n s fi ve r e gi o n s ar e ap p o rti o n ed
’
, ,
I m ak e co m p an i o n s at hi s sacred sessi o ns .
Y M N XXXI
H .
o f the sk y .
II .
, u n de r H u n d red w in te rs . T he h un d r ed o ther ways : see 1 1 28 l , . .
an d V I I I . 2 27
. .
sat tr a o r sat r a
( fro m sad, t o sit ), a l o ng sacrifi ce, sacrifi c ial sessio n ,
2 Y e, G u ardi an s
t h e r eg i o n s, G o ds w h o k e e p t h e
of
q u arte rs o f t h e h e av e n s,
R e sc u e an d free u s fro m t h e b o n ds o f N irrit i , fro m
r i e f an d w o e !
g
3 I ,
free fro m i ffness se rv e th e e w i th o blati o n
st , ,
n o t l am e I sacr ifi c e w i t h o i l an d fat n e ss .
4 W ell b e it w i th o u r m o th e r an d o u r fat h e r w e ll be it ,
w ith o u r c o w s an d b e ast s an d p e o l e , , .
v ery l o n g m ay w e b e h o l d t h e su n li h t
g .
Y M N XX XI I H .
n o u n c e a m i h ty ray
g p e r :
T h at w h i ch g i v e s bre ath i n g to th e Pl an ts is n o t o n
e ar th n o r i n t h e h eave n .
3 F r ee f r om st if n ess l am e : in f u l l p ossessio n of m y b o d il y
n ot
of th e n e xt l in e .
—
1 58 1 62 .
W e A b so l u te ) w il l h e speak .
’
eb er :
‘
Of m igh t y Brah m an ( T h T he
P l an ts ai r ed/a
a h; m ean i n g h ere esp ecial l y m edicin al h erb s .
38 T H E m u m s or [ BOOK J .
Wate rs, b r i ng fe li ci ty an d bl e ss u s l
2 Th ey i n t h e m i dst w h ereo f K i n g V ar u na m o v e t h ,
’
v i ew i n m e n s r i h t e o u s an d u n r i h t e o u s d e ali n
g g g g ,
Th ey w h o to o k A g n i as a g e r m fai r co lo u red , t ho se ,
-
W aters br i n g fe li c i ty an d bl e ss u s l
3 Wh o m Go ds m ak e t h e i r b e v e rag e in h eaven t h e y
t he
'
w h o w ax m an i fo l d i n ai r s m id re g i o n
’
-
,
Th e y w ho t o o k A g n i as a g e rm fai r co l o u r ed t h o se ,
-
,
-
W at e rs bri ng fe li c i ty an d bl ess u s !
4 Y e W at e rs w i th au sp i c i o u s e y e b e h o l d m e : t o u ch
,
y e m y sk i n w i t h y o u r au s
p i c i o u s b o dy .
M ay t he y t h e b ri g h t an d p u r e d i st illi n g fat ne ss
, , ,
t ho se W aters br i n g fe li ci ty an d bl e ss u s
, .
H Y M N XXXI V .
F ao n h o n e y sp ran g t hi s Pl an t t o li fe : w i th h o n ey
n o w w e di t h ee u
g p .
M ak e u s as s w e e t as ho n e y , fo r fr o m h o n ey h ast
t h o u b ee n p ro d u c ed .
2 M y t o n g u e h at h h o n ey at t h e t ip , an d sw ee test ho n e y
at t h e ro o t
T h o u y ie l dest t o m y w i sh an d w ill , an d sh al t b e m i n e
an d o n ly m i ne .
4 Di sti l l i ng f atn ess : ghri taschzil as; l i t e rall y, dro p p in gg hgi ta, m el ted '
Wh en I w ash ed m y st ep s w it h b u t t er, A n d t h e ro ck
p o u re d m e o u t
r ivers o f o il : Job , 29 6 : an d T ho u
’
. cro w n est t h e year w it h t h y go o d
A n d t hy pat hs dro p fat n ess z Psal m LXV
’
n ess ; . 11 .
T h e h ym n is a ch arm to w in an d l
’
se cu re a gi r s l o v e .
1 T h i s P l an t : su gar can e ; se e -
stan za 5 . Wi th hon ey : w it h t h e
sw ee t n ess w h ich t h o u co n tain est ; or
p e rh a s,
p as Dr Gril l
. su gge sts,
3 M y co m i n g i n is h o n ey sw e e t , and h o n ey sw e et - -
m y
o in f t h
g g o r
4 S w e e ter I th an h o n e y , y et fu ll o f sw ee t s
'
am m o re
t h an li co r i ce
So m a st y t ho u l o ve m e as a bran ch fu ll o f all sw e e t s,
an d o n ly m e .
5 A t he e h av e I g i rt a zo n e o f su gar can e to
ro u n d -
ban i sh h ate ,
Th at t ho u m ay st b e i n l o ve w i th m e , m y darli n g ,
n e ve r t o de p art .
YM N XXX V H .
bo u nd w i t h be n e vo l e n t th o u gh ts o n Satfin i k a
, , ,
T h i s do I bi n d o n th e e fo r li fe fo r g l o ry fo r l o n g li fe , ,
last i n g t h ro u gh a hu n dred au tu m n s .
3 Mg com i ng i n m g g oi ng f or th all m y do in g ;
s m y gene ral
co n du ct .
o t h er sw ee t p l an ts .
y
t h e H igh On e, Wod en says : T he se ven t een t h ( so n
g o r c h arm ) I
T hat t h e yo u n g m ai d sh al l n e ver fo rsak e m e
’
k n ow .
l an d V I 8 1 —. 3 . .
,
T h e hym n is on e o f Dr Gril l
.
’
s H un d e rt Lieder .
’
1 Daksha a chi ldr en Dak sha is in t h e V eda a creat iv e
ddlcsh dyand s
’
p o w er associated w it h A d it i ( In fi n it y o r E te rn ity) , t he m o t h er o f th e
40 T H E A T H A R VA VE DA -
.
( BOO K 1 .
2 Th i s m an n o fi e n ds m ay co n q u er n o Pisach as fo r , ,
t h i s is m i g h t o f Go ds t h e i r p r i m al o ffsp r i n g
, .
a l o n g l e n g t h e n e d li fe am o ng t h e li v i ng .
3 T he li g h t t h e p o w er t h e l u stre o f t he W ate r s th e
, , ,
st r e n g t h o f T r e e s an d al l t h e i r fo r ce fu l v i go u r
, ,
W e l ay o n h im as p o w e rs abi de in I ndra so l et h im
w ear t h i s G o l d an d sh o w h is v al o u r .
4 W i th m o n t h ly an d six m o n t h ly t i m e s an d seaso ns
-
,
w i t h t h e fu ll y e ar s sw e e t e ssen c e do w e fil l t h e e
’
.
M ay I n dra A g n i an d al l Go ds to ge th er sh o w i n g n o
, , ,
a ta
m en t io n ed al so i n t h e Satap at h a-
Bri h m ana . T h e in v est it u re of
$
n i ka m u st b e an occ u rren ce o f an cien t t im es o f w hich no p ar ti c u l ars
2 Pi saha s : im p s o r go b l i ns : see I 1 6 3, n o t e
-
. . .
4 Si x -
m on thl y ti m es Sam d m ean in g a h al f year o rigin al l ,
-
y p ro
‘
YM N I
H .
2 K n o w i ng E te r n i t y , m ay th e Gan dh ar va decl ar e to u s
t h at h ig he st se cre t stat i o n .
A l l l ife that had exi sten ce j d gam d n dh, t h e fem in in e p l u ral stan ds
’
( Bgi ve da X 9
. 0 .3, A ll crea t u res are o n e fo ur t h o
-
f h im , t h ree
fourth s im m o rt al l ife in h eaven Wit h t h ree-fou rths Pu rush a w en t
.
al l b e i n g s an d al l O rd i n ance s .
H e o n ly g av e t he Go ds th e i r ap p e ll at i o n s : al l c rea
t u re s g o t o him t o ask d i r e c t i o n .
Ih av e g o n e fo r th ar o u n d t h e e ar th an d h eave n , I
h av e ap p ro ach e d th e fi rst bo r n S o n o f O rde r -
.
H e , p u t t i n g v o i ce , as t w e r e w i th i n t h e sp e ak e r ,
’
,
stan ds i n th e w o r l d , h e , ve rily i s A g n i .
5 I ro u n d the ih av e t rave ll e d t o
c rc u m j ace n t w or l ds
se e t h e far e x t e n de d t h re ad o f O rde r ,
-
Y M N II H .
L o an o f t h e W o rl d d i v i n e Gan dh ar v a o n ly h e , ,
sh o u l d b e h o n o u r e d in t h e T r ib e s an d w o rsh i d
pp e .
F ast w i t h m y sp e ll ce l e sti al G o d I h o l d th e e H o m
, , .
ag e t o t he e ! T h y h o m e is i n t h e h e av e n s .
fro m R ig ve da , X
8 2 3 T o ask d i r ecti on o r, fo r in fo rm at io n ; to l earn
. . .
See R ig ve da V 3 4 ; V I 7 4 ; V II 1 3 2
. . . . A cco rd in g to o t h er t e xts
. . .
(R gi v eda I V 5.4 , 2 , a n d IX 1 0 6 i m
. m o rt al it.
y is co n fe rr ed o n t h e m
b y Sav it ar an d b y So m a T h e w h o l e o f t h is Boo k h as b een t ran s
.
i
in h s H un d ert L i e d e r d es A t h a r va v eda
-
.
th e A ryan co m m un it y .
H YM N T H E A T I I A R V A V E DA . 43
2 Sk y -
re ach n i g , li ke th e S u n i n b r i gh tn ess h o ly , ,
h e w ho fro m u s t h e Go ds d i sp l easu re
’
av e rt s ,
Lo rd o f t h e W o r l d, m ay t h e Gan d h ar va bl e ss u s ,
t h e fr i e n dly G o d w h o o n ly m u st b e w o r sh i
pp ed .
3 I cam e , I m et t h e se fau l t l e ss bl am e l e ss be i n g s
,
t h e A p sarase s w as t h e G an d h ar va
am o n g .
e r o m i n —
T i h e s i t h e se a so m e n h ave t o l d m e ,
h
w h e n c e th ey co m e q u i c k ly h i t he r w ard an d v an i sh .
Th o u Cl o u dy ! , y e w ho
fo ll o w t h e G an dh arv a V ieva
v asu , e
y , S tar ry ! Li g ht n i n g Fl ash er ! -
Y o u , O ye Go ddesses, I t ru ly w o rshi p .
m adde n e rs o f t h e m i n d
T o t h ese h av e I pai d h o m ag e , th e Gan dh ar va s w i ve s,
’
A p sarase s .
H YM N III .
T H A T li ttl e sp r n
g i
o f w at e r w h ich is r u nn n g i do w n
w ar d fro m t he b il l
I t u r n t o h eali ng bal m fo r t h e e t h at t ho u m a st y be
o o d m ed c n e i i
g .
M addener s of th e m i n d o f t h e gam b l er .
2 H i th er an d o n w ard ! C om e on ! A m o ng th y
h u n d re d re m e d e s i
M o st e x ce ll e n t o f al l ar t th o u , cu r n
g i di sease an d
m or bi d flo w .
4 T he em m e ts fro m th e w at er fl oo d p ro du ce th i s h eal -
in g m edi c i n e
Th i s is t he cure fo r m orb id flo w , this dr i v eth m alady
y
aw a .
5 M igh t y i s t h i s w o u n d h eal i n g b al m : fr om -
o ut th e
e ar t h w as i t d c d
p r o u e .
6 B l ess t he W at ers ! b e t h e P l an ts au sp i ci o u s !
us
M ay I n dra s t h u n de r b o l t dr i v e o ff t h e de m o n s
’
F ar .
2 H i ther C om e on th e w at er is addressed . T hy t he
chan ge o f te in to m e, m y , w o u l d m ak e t h e m e an ing cl earer . C u r i ng
m or bid fl ow anaer dvd m ,
l it eral l y, w ith ou t derd vd or diarrh m a
See I 2 4
. . .
w at er fairi es : W eb er an d Lu d w ig
’
-
‘
T he up aj t lcd e o r up adi hds are a
.
’
q
co n se u en t l y w h erever they are app l ied Bl o o m fi el d, A m eri can Jo u r
n al of Phil o l ogy , VII .
p . 4 83 . See al so A t h ar va v eda V I
-
. 1 00 . 2 .
an d fo un d in t h e Rg
i veda .
S e m ay i i
v c to r o u s Jan g ida p ro o ng l th e y ears we
h ave to li ve .
H YM N V .
2 O I n dra , e v e n as o n e at h r st , i fill th e e w i t h m e at h as
t w er e fro m heave n
’
.
Sw e e t t o n ed, t h e re tu res
-
. of th i s j u ice h ave co m e to
t h e e as t o t h e l ig t .
o t h er h an d, g ro w s w i th o u t cu l t i vat ion .
steeds : t his is t h e u su al
’
wo bay num b e r assign ed to I n d ra in t h e
Rg
i ve da ; b u t i n o n e passa g (
e 1 8 4— 6 t h e wo rsh i
) pp e r in v it e II
s t h.e .
So m a j u ice .
acco m p an ied w i t h sw ee t so n gs .
H YM N T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 47
3 Sw i ft -
c o n qu e r n i g I ndra , M i tra -
li k e ,
sm o t e , as a Yat i ,
V ritra de ad .
L i k e B h rigu h e cl e ft V al a th ro u gh , an d q u ell ed h is
fo es i n S o m a s rap t u ro u s j o y
’
.
4 O I n dra l e t th e
j u i ces e n t e r t h e e Fill fu ll th y b e lly
, .
,
sate t h ee m i h ty o n e ! L e t t h e h y m n b r i n t h ee
g , g .
H e ar t ho u m
y c a ll a c ce
p t t h e son
g I si n
g,
h e re , ,
ra
p t u re .
o us ; an d p e rh a s
p it w o u l d b e b e t t er, as Lu dw ig su ggests, to gi v e
dro u gh t .
6 T he m ou n tai n t h e great m o un ta in -
l ik e cl o u d . T rash tar th e
In dian H ep haest us or V u l can us, t h e cel est ial A rt ifi cer .
48 T H E H YM N S or [B OOK I f .
I m p e tu o u s as a bull h e ch o se t h e So m a an d fl d
'
7 , qu a e
t h e j u i ce s i n t hr e e sacr e d b e ak e rs .
H YM N V I .
I I A LF YE A R S
‘
-
an d se aso ns st re n gt h e n t he e , O A g n i ,
th e y ears ,
an d al l the V er it i es , an d R i sh i s !
Flash fo r th w th i th y ce l e st i al e ff ul g e n c e : ill u m i n e
al l fo u r reg o n s i o f t h e h e av e ns .
2 K i n dl e th e e , A g n i an d , m ak e
th i s m an p r o sp er : r i se
u p e re ct fo r h i gh an d h a p p y fo r tu n e .
A g n i , b e th o se u n i nj u re d Wh o ado r e t he e , an d m ay
t h y p r i e sts b e g l o r i o u s an d n o o t h e rs .
3 Th e se B ra h m an s h ave el e ct e d th ee , O A g n i : b e th o u
r o i t i o u s i n o u r sac red c h am be r
p p .
T h e h ym n is a p rayer t o A gn i fo r p ro tect io n .
4 Se ize , A g n i , o n t hy p o w e r an d fi r m ly ho l d it : co nt e nd
t h o u w i th t h e F ri e n d by w ay o f fr i e n dsh i p .
H YM N V II .
H A T ED by si n n ers , s
p ru n
g fr o m G o ds , t h is Plan t th at
t u r n s t h e cu rse aw ay
H at h w ash ed fro m m e al l c u rse s, as w at er m ak e s
c l e an fr o m sp o t an d stai n .
2 A ll c u rses o f a ri val , e ac h c u r se o f a fe m al e re l at i v e ,
C u rse u ttered by an an g r y p ri e st , al l t h e se w e t r e ad
be ne at h o u r fe e t .
u s, an d al l o u r w eal t h !
o e rco m e , n o r adv e rsar es co n
’
L et not m a li gn i ty i q u er
us .
4 T he F r i en d t h e Go d M lt ra . By w ay f f
o r i en d sh ip m i tr adhd ’
.
5 T h e fi rs t l in e o f t h e st an za is in t h e A n ush tu p m et re t he rest o f
t h e hy m n is T rish tu p .
( D a rb h a), t h y roo t is i n t h e h ea v e n s
’
A t h.arv a-v ed a X X 3 2 3 I . . .
[3 0 0 K 1 1 .
5 Up o n t h e cu rse r fall h is c u r se l D w e ll w e w it h h i m
w h o se h e ar t is t ru e
W e sp li t the cru e l v illai n s ’
r ibs w h o se ev il e
y e
b e w i tch es u s .
H YM N V III .
2 V an i sh t h i s Ni g h t , e xt i n c t in Daw n l L e t t h o se w h o
'
w e av e t he i r sp e ll s de p ar t .
S o l e t t h e p l ag u e dest r o yi n g P l an t re m o ve i n h e r i t ed
-
d i sease .
farm ; an d st anzas —
3 5 seem al m ost t o
y h is i j
n t e rpretat io n
u st if . An
al t ern at ive v ersio n m igh t b e : o f t h e sp el l t h at b in ds o u r fi el d
’
.
S o l e t th e p l agu e de st ro yi ng Plan t re m o v e i n h e r i t e d
-
d i se ase .
4 L e t h o m age to th y p l o ug h s b e pai d, o u r ho m ag e t o
t h e p o l e an d y o k e s .
S o l e t t h e p l ag u e de stro y i ng Pl an t re m o v e in he r i ted
d i se ase .
5 H o m ag e to in c n w i t h bli nk i n g e ye s, b o rn 9 t o th o se
w h o h ear an d no t ! T o th e F i e l d s L o rd
’
0 ho m age
p a i d .
d i sease .
H YM N IX .
2 H e h at h ar i se n and co m e o n ce m o re, j
re o n e d
i th e
band o f th o se w h o li v e .
M ay h e be co m e t he si re o f so ns, an d of all m e n m o st
fo rt u n at e .
3 H e hath r e t u rn e d to i
co n sc o u sn ess, j i
re o n e d th e
’
li v i n g s fi r m ab o de s,
F o r h u n dr e d l e e ch es are i n t h is, yea, an d a t h o u san d
he ali n g h erb s .
t h e w ay t o gat h e r t h e e
A l l d e i t i e s d esc r i ed th e w ay m e n gath er th e e u p o n
t h e e art h .
5 L e t h im w h o m ade it al so h e al : h e , t ru l y , is t he
d e ft e st l e e ch .
YM N X H .
, ,
W i t h sp e l l an d p raye r I m ak e t h e e p u re and si n l e ss
t o t h ee b e b o t h t h e E ar th an d H e av e n au sp i c i o u s !
, ,
v ise an d d i re ct t h e sacr i fi ce .
5 H i m w ho m ad e i t : p rob ab l y t h e Go d t o w h o m t h e o rigin o f t h e
am u l et , t h at is, t h e w oo d o f w h ich it w as m ad e , i s at t rib u t ed Wi th a .
( t h e a .
j
b e t h e o rig in al o b ect o f t h e h y m n .
Ki n sm en s cu r se r i val ry an d en m it y b e t w een re l at iv es b y b l o o d se e m
’
W i t h sp ell an d p ray er I m ak e t h ee p u re an d si n l e ss
t o t hee be bo t h , t he E ar th an d H eave n , au sp icio us l
H Y M N XI .
t h e m i ssil e se n t to m e e t t h e m i ssile .
R e ach t hy su p e r i o r , t h o u ; su r pass t h i n e e q u al .
2 S rak t ya ar t t h o u , an A m ul e t ar t t h o u , a c o u n ter
c h ar m o f sp e l ls .
R e ac h t h y su p e ri o r , t h o u ; su r pass t h i n e e q u al .
8 U se sp e ll s ag ai n st t h e m an w e h at e , ag ai n st t h e m an
w h o hat e t h u s
R eac h t hy su p e r i o r , t ho u ; su r pass t h i n e e qu al .
4 A p ri nce ar t t h o u , g i v e r o f spe e c h , th o u ar t o u r
bo di e s st ro ng defe nce
’
,
R each t hy su p e ri o r , t h o u ; su r pass th i n e e qu al .
R ig veda, I I I 51 3 . .
T he j
su b ect o f t h e h ym n is an A m u l et wh ich is to act as a cou n te r
c h arm again st t h e sp e ll s o f an e n em y .
T il ak a w h ich is a t ree b ea ri ng b e a u t if u l fl o w er s T h e A m u l e t t h at is .
to w ard o ff w i t ch cr a ft is m a d e o f t h e w oo d o f t h is t re e : see Bl oo m fi e ld ,
J
A m e r ican o u rn al o f Ph il o l ogy , 477 VII . .
5 F u lg e n t ar t th o u , an d sp e n d l id , t h o u art h e aven l y
l u stre , th o u ar t li gh t .
2 Li st e n t o t h i s y e G o d
,
s w h o m e r i t w o rsh i
p H y m ns .
h e re ar e su ng fo r m e hy B harad v hj a .
B o u n d i n t h e n o o se m ay he b e do o m ed t o t r o u b l e
w h o e ve r m ars t h i s t hat o u r m in d h ath p u r p o sed .
b u rn i n g h eart I o ft i n vok e th e e .
I sm it e as t w e r e a t re e fe ll ed w it h a h atc he t th e
,
’
,
m an w ho w ar re t h th i s m y p l an an d p u rp o se .
1 56, an d V II 9 9, 1 00
. t a c m V fiy u, t h e Go d o f Win d
. Bu m .
,
as h is co m p u rgat o rs, are cal l ed up o n t o su b m it ,
m n t io n ed
g n e .
4 To ge th e r w i th i gh ty S hm a singers A n girases
t h ri ce -
e -
, ,
an d V asu s an d A d i t yas , ,
M ay th e fe li ci ty o f th e F at h er s gu ard u s I se i ze .
t h at m an w i t h fi re t h at G o ds h av e k i n dl ed .
an d al l y e G o ds stan d o n m y si de an d h e l p m e
, , .
A n g ir ase s F at h e rs w o rt h y o f t h e S o m a ! w o e fall o n
,
h i m w h o cau se d t h e h at e fu l o u t rage
6 W h o e ve r e i t h e r sco r n s u s 0 ye M aru ts o r bl am es , ,
de v o t i o n w h i ch w e n o w are p ayi n g ,
L e t h is o w n w i ck ed de e ds b e fi re s t o b u r n h i m M ay .
I re n d aw ay w i t h p ray e r .
W i t h A g n i as t h i n e e n vo y go p re p ar ed to Yam a s , , ,
’
d w e lli n g p l ace -
.
4 T hri ce-eig h ty S am si ng er s
-
o r si n gers of h ym ns . T he m ean in g
sd m ag ebhi h w h ich ,
he says, g i v es n o sen se . Web e r t hin k s t h at t h e
t h rice e ig h t y
-
si n g e rs o f S hm an s are m en , A dityas, V asu s, A n gi rases,
an d M an es w h o ap p ear at t h e o rdeal as co m p g
u r ato rs or w it n esses t o
p r i at ers a n es
. o r n ce st ra Sp i n t s ; t e e ifi e
e xe rcs i n g su p e r h u m an
'
ad versary .
8 I n Ja tave das ki n d l ed fl am e
’
I set t h e p l ace ass ig n ed
t o t h ee .
L et fi re co n su m e t h y b o dy , an d th y i
vo ce g o t o th e
e n er al b re at h
g .
Y M N X II I H .
D ri n k th o u t h e b u t t e r an d air m il k an d h o n e y an d , ,
as a si r e h is so n s k e e p t h i s m an safe ly , .
2 F o r u s su rr o u n d h i m c o v e r h i m w i t h sp l e n do u r g i v e
, ,
h im l o n g li fe an d de ath w h e n ag e r e m o v e s h i m
, .
t o th e K i n g t o w rap ab o u t h im
, .
3 Th o u fo r o u r w e al h ast c l o t h ed t h e e i n t h e m an tl e
’
th o u h ast be co m e o u r h e i fe r s u ard fro m w it ch c raft .
Li v e t ho u a h u n dred fu ll an d p e n t eo u s au tu m ns an d ,
w r ap t h ee in p ro sp e r i ty o f r i ch e s .
b eco m e a st o n e .
4 7 , 85— 8 8, an d by W e b er ,
I n di sch e St u dien, X pp 1 64 — 171 III . . .
T he j
su b e ct o f t h e hy m n is a yo u t h s in v est i tu re ’
w it h a n ew gar
1 Wi n n i ng l en gth en ed l ife fo r t h e yo u t h .
M ak e d
’
m y b o y sto n e .
as m e H YM N -S or [ BOOK
5 so m ay U n i ve rsal Go ds p ro te c t t h e e w h o m w e
th e ,
d i v e st o f rai m e n t w o r n afo r e t i m e .
S o afte r t h e e , w e ll fo r m e d an d g ro w i n g st ro ng e r
.
,
b e b o r n a m u l t i t u de of t h r i v i n g b ro t h e r s .
H Y M N X IV .
F o ur s
fr o m , ,t he h all t h e ho l d th e sharp th e g re edy
o n e , t h e si n g l e v o i c ed -
,
it h i n t h e wai n,
T hr i vi ng br o ther s t h e yo u t h is ap p aren t l y an o n l y so n .
T he cere m o y , t h l
e de t a s o f w
i h i h i i t h K ik —S fi t
n c. are g v e n n e au s a r
a,
L II I , LI V , i t h e to ga
’
re m in ds o n e o f t he R om an yo u t h s assum t
p n o of
ho m est ead .
a or .
n o y in g p l ag u e, is m ean t .
n am e o f a chief go b l in
p e rh ap s K in g o f t h e R at s, as co n e ct ure d b y j
Web er w h o th in ks, w it h m u ch p rob ab il ity, t hat t h e e vil creat ures t hat
are to b e b an ished are rat s an d m ice to who m t h e epi th e ts used will
wel l ap p l y .
H YM N m s
'
A T H A R V A V EDA -
.
3 Y o nde r l e t t h e A rdyi s d w e ll , t he re w h e re t h at h o u se
is do w n be l o w .
s
4 B hfl tapat i dri v e aw a y an d I n dra t h e Sadhn vhs
’
, ,
e n ce .
d w e ll ing s flo o r
’
.
5 W he th er y e b e o f far m and fi e l d o r w h e th e r ye b e ,
se n t by m e n ,
an d b eg o n e .
rac e r r o u n d t he p o st ,
A nd i n all race s co n
qu e r ed y o u . V an sh , i S adfi n v as,
an d be o ne
g .
H YM N XV .
an d ne ve r su fi er
'
l o ss o r h ar m ,
E ve n so , m y s
p i rit , fear no t th ou .
en em
y l o w er do w n t h e h il l is in te n d ed . Ydtu dhdn ts i or , so rceresses,
see I 8 l
. . .
in g fro m , an d sen t b y, fi en ds .
E ve n so , m
y sp r i it , fe ar no t th o u .
E ve n so , m y sp i r i t , fe ar n o t t ho u .
E ve n y so , m s
p i ri t , fe ar not th o u .
E v en so , m y sp i r i t , fear n o t t h o u .
H YM N XV I .
bliss t o y o u !
2 Gu ard m e fro m o v e rb earing E art h an d H eave n ! ,
b ai l t o y o u !
3 D o th o u O Sfi rya, w i th t h i n e
, eye p r o t e ct m e l
b ail t o t hee l
tin gi tam
-
, fal seh oo d : Fal seh o o d can n o t b e su itab l y ad du ced as an
’
e xam l e i such a fo rm u l a T h at w o u l d i n deed b e a so rt o f sacr il ege
p n . .
T h is o m et rical
n n -
fo rm u l a is a ra
p y er fo r gen eral p rot ect io n .
3 S ti rya -
Go d of t h e Sun .
YM N X I X
H .
B U R N th o u O
. , A gn i w i t h t hat h eat
,
o f thin e again st
the m an w h o h at es us, w ho m We h at e .
2 Fl am e th o u , O A g n i , w i th t h at flam e o f thi n e ag ai n st
the m an w h o h at e s u s, wh o m w e h at e .
4 Bl aze t h o u O A g n i , ,
w t h t h at
i bl aze of thi n e agai nst
th e m an wh o h ate s us, w h o m w e b e ts .
5 O A g n i , wi th t h e sp l e n do u r t h at i s th i n e dark e n the
m an w ho h at es u s, w h o m w e h at e .
H Y M N XX I V .
n on m e t rical charm in vo k in g A g n i s ’
A -
aid again st an en em y .
instead o f A gn i .
I 7 an d —
5 8 fo u r Kim l din is,
go b l i n s, o r so rcere rs ( see . . in or fem al e
fi en d s of th e sam e cl ass, are ad dresse d S erabhal a t h e de ri vat io n
'
.
fi en d w h o co m m an ds yo u .
y K
e i m i di nl s , e tc .
y e Ki m i d in i s ,
e tc .
7 B ack fall y o u r i
w t ch craft s, A j
r u ni ! you r w e ap o n ,
y e K i m l di n i s, e tc .
y e Kim i dini s ,
E at y o u r p o ssesso r ; eat y e h im w h o se n t yo u fo rt h ;
eat y o u r o w n fl e sh .
3 M r ol a m en t io n ed in V
dest r u ct iv e A gn i o r fi re ; h e re,
. 31 9 . as a
p e rh ap ,
s re p rese n t in g t h e b u rn in g h eat o f fe v e r A n am r o k a M t o ka .
w it h th e p re fi x am t, w it h a sl igh t m od ifi cat io n o f t h e n am e .
of t h e t eet h i n co l d agu e fi ts .
. .
so r W eb e r h as carefu ll d i d a ll t h ab m n t io n ed n am es in
y scu sse e o v e e -
Shak esp ear fro m H arsnet , v iz. Sm u l k in , M odo, Mahu , Fl i bb ert igib b et,
HYMN X X V .
2 V i c to r i o u s i n t h e o l de n ti m e th i s P risn ip arni w as
bro u ght fo rt h :
W ith h e r I c l eave, as
’
t we re a bi rd s ’
, th e h ead of t he
D e testab l es .
4 T h e h at e fu l fi e n d w h o dr i n ks th e bl o od ,
and h im
w h o tak e aw ay t h e gr o w t h ,
an d de st ro y .
su m i ng t he m .
W h ithe r th e d
sh a e s o f dark n e ss g o , I se n d th e fi e n ds
w ho fe ed on fl e sh .
by as .
t un e w ho j
re o ices at t h e dest ru ct io n o f an u n b o rn b ab e . Kagw aa: a
p r iest lfam il y
y .
b ab e
T h e h y m n is o ne o f Gril l
’
s H un dert Lieder, pp 20, 92 . .
a rm m s ar m s 7 4 7 3 0 4 -
. 65
H YM N XXV I .
B ri h asp at i w h o k n o w e th l ead t h e m h i t h e r !
L e t S in i vall g u i de t he fo r e m os t h o m e w ar d W h e n .
t h ey h av e co m e , A n u m at i ! e n cl o se t h e m .
4 I p o u r t o g et h e r m i l k o f k i n e w i th b u t te r bl e n d i n g
,
st r en t h an d
g j u i ce .
W e ll sp ri nk l ed b e o u r m e n as true to m e as co w s are
,
t o t h e i r h erd !
5 H i th e r I bri n g th e m il k o f co ws h i th e r h av e b ro u gh t '
t h e j u i ce o f co r n .
H i t he r w ard h av e o u r m en bee n b r o ug h t h i t h e r w ar d ,
t o t h i s h o u se o u r w i v es .
1 88 9 Savi tar
. . h ere t h e se t t i ng Su n .
b y Gril l , p p 64, 92 . .
as 7 7 1 1 : H m u vs of ( 3 00 : 1 1.
H YM N XX V I I .
L sr n o t t he e n e m y w i n th e cau se ! S tro n g an d p re
do m i n an t ar t t h o u .
R e fu t e m i n e ad ve rsary s sp e e ch R e n de r t h e m d u l l
’
.
and flat 0 Pl an t , .
2 T he g i
st r o n
w n g e d
-
bi rd d i sco v e r e d t h e e , t h e b o ar
u n e ar t h e d t h ee w i th h is sn o u t .
an d fl at , 0 Pl an t .
t o t h e g ro u n d .
’
R e fu t e m i n e ad ve r sary s sp eech . R en der th e m d u ll
an d fl at , 0 P lan t .
'
u est io n ; q
’
v e rsary, o f all m y o p p o n en t s .
2 T he st ong w i ng ed
r -
bi r d eagl e o r fal co n T h e m agic Pl an t w as .
q
d ifli cu l t t o d isco ve r, re u irin g th e k ee n sigh t o f a fal co n an d t h e saga
c it y an d st re n gt h o f a w il d b o ar t o fi n d an d u p roo t i t Sim il arl y , t h e .
agai n st fi on i s .
H YM N r m : ar s e s m u m . or
5 W i th th i s I o v e r co m e m
y fo e s as I n dra o ve rcam e th e
l
w o ve s .
R e fu t e m i n e ad v e rsary s h ! R e n de r th e m d u l l
’
s
p e ec
an d fl at , 0 Pl ant .
6 O R u d ra L o rd o f H
, ea li n
g B al m s, dark -
c re st ed ,
sk il fu l i n t h w o rk
y
R e fu te m i n e ad v e rsary R
’
e e ch e n de r t h e m dul l
s s
p .
an d fl at , 0 Pl an t .
7 I n d ra , de fe at t h e p
s e e c h of him w h o m e e ts u s w t h i
h o st ili ty .
C o m fo rt u s w i t h t hy p o w e r an d m i gh t . M ak e m e
s u e r i o r i n de bat e
p .
H Y MN XX V I I I .
Tm s Ch il d O l d
, A g e ! sh all g r o w t o m e e t t h e e o n ly
n o n e o f t h e h u n dr e d o t h e r d e at h s sh all h ar m h i m .
F r o m t ro u bl e cau se d by fr i e n ds l e t M i t ra g u ard h i m ,
as a k i n d m o t h e r g u ards t h e so n sh e n u rse s .
hi m de at h i n co u rse o f n atu re !
T h u s A g n i , H o tar p ri e st , sk ill e d i n h i gh statu tes,
-
’
de cl ar e t h al l t h e d e i ti e s ge n e rati o n s .
5 Wi th th i s acco rd in g to Di t il a, th e sp eak er ch ew s t h e ro o t 6: t h e
l n t, an d w ears a a l a d m a d f v en o f its l e aves T h w l
p a g r n e o se e o ves .
d i S i i l d d T h d
O
M a ri be t h ; acc o r n g t o s a a
y n , w o g s e w o r see m.s t o m ea n
an y can i n e an i m a l o f p y
re . H e re p e r h ap s fi en ds w h o h ad a ssu m ed t h e
1 H nd
u r ed o th er d ea th s o f I 30 3 F r i en
. d s : o f s
.t an za 3 . . .
2 T h us gA n i : t h e b e n ed ic t io n se e m s t o h av e b ee n
p ro n o u n ce d at
b o rn an d t o b e b o r n h e reaft er .
L e t n o t h is fr i e n ds l e t n o t h is fo e m e n sl ay h i m
, .
4 L et H t hy fat h e r an d l e t E ar t h t hy m o t h e r ,
e av e n
ac c o rdan t, g i v e t h e e de at h i n co u rse o f n at u r e ,
Th at t ho u m ayst li ve o n A diti s b o so m , gu arde d, '
a h u n dr e d w i n te rs, t h ro u h t h r i at i
g y es
p r o ns .
5 Lead hi m to li fe 0 A g n i an d to sp l en do u r t h is d ear
, , ,
c h il d V ar u na ! an d t h o u K i n M i t a !
, g r
Gi ve h i m p ro te c tio n A d it i l as a m o th e r ; A l l G o ds
, ,
t h at h is b e li fe o f l o n g d u rat i o n !
H YM N XX I X .
G o ns , h igmial
vel t h at ea r th h at h b e st w i t h b o d ily
str e n t h an d h a
g pp y fat e .
w i t h fu t u r e p r o g e n y , O T v ash tar .
S e n d h i m , 0 S av i tar , fu ll g ro w t h o f r i ch es L e t th i s .
th y se r v an t li ve a h u n dred au t u m n s .
3 M ay t h i s o u r p r ay er b r i n g str e n gt h an d g o o dly o fl sp ri n g
'
Gi ve , b o th o f yo u o ne m i n de d, st re ngt h an d r i c h es
-
.
L ied e r, p p 4 8, 95
. .
T h e h ym n is a b en ed ict io n pr o n ou n ced o ve r a si ck m an .
t w o o f t h e ab o v e m en t io n e d Go d s are i n te n ded
-
Le t h i m
. win t he
i yam b e al t e red t o j dyat, w h ich Web e r
v e rb i s n o t i n t h e t e xt, u n l ess j c
t h in k s is ab so l u tel y n e cessary .
70 T H E an u s or [ 3 0 0 3 1 1 .
YM N XX X
H ,
A s th e w i n d sh ak e s t h i s T u ft o f G rass h i th e r an d
t h i t h er on t h e g ro u n d,
S o do I st i r m i n d , t h at t h o u m ay st b e
an d sh ak e t h y
i n l o v e w i t h m e , m y dar li n g n e v e r to de p ar t ,
.
2 Y e , A sv i n s l e ad to g e th e r , ye u n i t e an d b r i n g t h e
,
l o v i ng p a i
r .
N o w h av e t h e fo rt u n e s o f yo u t w ai n , n o w h av e y o u r
v o w s an d s i r i t s m e t
p .
A ch arm to w in a gi rl l o ve
’
s .
co rd in g t o th e K an sik a -
S fi t ra, XXX V 21 , t h e p roc ed u re t o acco m p arv
.
h l d
’
( y
s m b o l ical o f t e g i r s agi t at e m in d ) , m i x al l t o
ge t h e r w it h s ac ri
fi c ial b u tt er, an d ap p l y : t h e m od e o f ap p l icat io n is not m en t io n e d ;
p ro b ab l
y t he t wo sl i p s w ere an o in te d w it h it . T he seco n d l in e of t he
st an za is fo u n d al so in I 34 5, an d V I . . . 8 1— 3
. .
g ro o m , w h o h a i ask ed an d o b t ai n e d h er h an d fo r So m a t h e M o on Go d -
.
ar r ow s n eclc th e sh a t : f
’
3 A s to the st raigh t t o h e r d est in ed h u sb an d
as t h e sh aft o f t h e arro w is fo r ced in to the n e ck o r l ow er p art of the
h ead of t he w eap o n , an d fi xe d fi rm l y t h ere .
H YM N TH! A T H A R V A VE DA -
. 7T
4 L e t w h at is i n w ard t u rn o u ts i de ,
l et w h at is o u t w ar d
b e w i th i n
S e i ze an d p o sse ss , 0 Plan t , th e m i n d o f m aid e n s ri ch
i n e v e ry ch ar m .
5 S e e k i n g a h u sban d sh e h at h co m e ! an d I cam e l o n g
i n g fo r a w i fe
E v e n as a l o u d ly n e i g h i ng st e ed m y fat e an d fo rtu n e
-
h av e I m et .
Y M N XX XI H .
W I T H I n d ra s m i g h ty m ill st o n e t h at w h ic h c ru sh e s
’
w o r m s o f e ve ry so r t ,
I b ray an d b r u i se t h e w o rm s to h i ts li k e ve tc h e s o n
t h e g r i n d i n g st o n e .
2 T h e S e e n an d t h e I n v i sibl e an d t h e Ku rfi r u h ave ,
I c r u sh e d
A lhndn s an d al l C h h al u nas w e b r u i se t o p i ec e s w i t h
, ,
o u r s e ll
p .
4 L et w hat i s i nw ar d t ur n ou tsi de : l e t h er m in d b e t h o ro u g h l y
u p se t b y t he t u m u l t u o u s agi tat io n o f l o ve o r w it h Dr Gril l l et t h e
.
T he h ym n is a ch arm against al l so rt s o f Wo rm s .
w h ich t h i
s p oh as b ee n im p art ed b y t h e
w e r Go d I n t h e R ig veda ( l
.
.
3 I k ill A l dndu s w i th a m i g ht y w ea o n : b u rn t o r n o t
p
b u r n t th ey n o w h av e l o st t h e ir v i go u r .
Le ft o r n o t l eft, I w i th t h e sp el l su bdue t h e m : l e t
n o t a si n l e w o r m r e m ai n u n i n u re d
g j .
4 T h e w o rm t hat li v e s w i t h i n th e r ibs , i
w th n i th e
b o w e l s, i n t h e h e ad ,
A vask av a an d B or e r, t h ese w e br u i se t o p ie ces w i th
t h e sp e ll .
5 Wo rm s t h at ar e fo u n d o n m ou n tain s i n t h e fo rests , ,
t h at li v e in p l an ts i n cat t l e in t h e w ate rs
, , ,
T h o se t h at h ave m ad e th e i r w ay w it h i n o u r b od i es ,
’
t he se I de str o y t h e w o r m s w h o l e g en erat i on
,
.
H YM N XXX I I .
i
w t h h is b eam s
T he W o r m s t hat li v e w t h n t h e co w
i i .
bu r n t fi re app ears
n ot t o b e used in t h e pr o ced ur e p rescrib e d i n t h e
Kau sik a Sfi t ra XX
— VII . 1 4— 1 8 .
( H ar er s N ew M o n t h l
p
’
y M ag a z in e , u n e 1 8 9 3, p
J .
m ars t h e A n u sh tu
p m e t re ,
is m e re l y a gl o ss an d sho u l d b e e l i m inate d
fr om t h e t e xt .
H rm v m s ar m s IVA V E DA -
. 13
T h e fo u r ey ed w o r m , o f e v e ry sh ap e , t h e v ar i eg at ed,
-
an d t he w h i te
i ts h ead b esi de s .
3 Li k e A t r i I dest ro y yo u W o rm s ! in K auva s ,
’
Jam adagn i s w ay : ’
4 Sl ai n is t h e so vran o f t h e se W o rm s y ea the i r co n , ,
t ro lli n g l o rd is sl ai n
S l ai n is t he W o r m h is m o th e r sl ai n br o th er an d
, ,
si st er b o th ar e sl ai n .
5 S l ai n are hi s m i n i st er s an d sl ai n h is fo ll o w er s an d ,
re ti n u e
Y e a t h o se t hat se em e d t h e t i n i e st th i ngs t he W o r m s
, ,
h av e al l b e e n p u t t o death .
6 I break in p i ece s b o t h t h y h o rn s w h er ew i t h t h o u
p h
u sh est
e r e an d t h e r e
I cl e av e an d re n d t h e b ag w h i ch h o l ds th e ve n o m
w h i ch is st o re d i n t h e e .
2 F ou r eyed -
t hat is, as Dr Gril l . exp l ains, m ark ed w it h a sp o t
ab o v e each eye : cf . IV . 20 7
. .
3 A t ri, Kanva, Jam adag n i, an d A gast ya are v ery cel eb rat ed Bish is
o r Seem o f t h e R ig v eda an d regard ed as m aste rs o f m ag ic art s H ym n .
X
C C I o f Bo o k I o f t h e R igv eda, t h e sil e n t rep e t i t io n o f w h ich is
. .
o fi cial .
si v e w orm o r m aggo t .
H Y M N XXX I I I .
t h i n e e ar s an d fr o m th y c h i n
, ,
F o r t h fro m t hy b rai n an d t o n g u e 1 r o o t C o n su m p t i o n
se at e d
i n t hy he ad .
2 F o r th f ro m t h e n e ck an d fr o m t h e n a e,
p fr o m do rsal
v e r t e b rae an d s i n e
p ,
F r o m ar m s an d sh o u lde r bl ades I -
ro o t C o n su m p t i o n
se at e d i n t hi n e ar m s .
3 F o r t h fro m t hy h e ar t an d fr o m t h y l u ng s fro m t h y ,
all bl adde r an d t h i d
g y s es
-
,
F ro m k id n e y s sp l e e n an d li ve r t hy C o n su m p t io n w e
, ,
e rad i cat e .
4 F ro m b o w e l s an d i n te sti n es fro m t h e re ct u m an d th e ,
b e lly I ,
m e se n t e ry .
5 F o r th fro m th y t h ig h s an d fro m t h y k n ee s h e e l s an d ,
t h e fo r e p ar t s
f t h y fe e t , o
F o r t h fro m t h y l o i n s an d hi p s I d raw C o n su m p t i o n
se t t l e d i n t h y l o i n s .
7 In e v er y m em ber , e ve r y h ai r , i n e v er y j o int w h e re i n
it
li e s ,
F o r a n a cc o u n t o f t h e d isease a n d i t s t r eat m e n t in I n d ia i n fo rm e r
t im es se e W i se ,
H in d u Sy ste m o f M e d i c in e , pp
32 1 — 324 . .
7 Kagyap a : a B ,
ish i see r o f so m e h ym n s o f t h e R ig ved a, an d fat h er
of V iv rih i to w h o m t h e o rig in al hym n R
( gi ved a , X . 1 63) is ascr i b ed .
11 m m m s A T H A R VA V E DA -
. 75
Y M N XXXI V H .
o f an i m al s q u ad ru p e d an d bi p e d
, ,
r o w t h o f w e al t h att e n d t h e sacr ifi ce r
g .
2 L o o si n g t h e se e d o f fu tu r e t i m e e x i st e n ce g i ve go o d -
,
su c ce ss 0 G o ds t o h i m w h o w o r sh i p s
, ,
.
M ay w h at 1 8 p r e se n t d u l y b ro u g h t t h e v i ct i m go t o
, , ,
t h e de i t i e s b e l o v ed reg i o n
’
.
R V II I 62 1 4
. . A cco rdin g to t h e sacrifi cial rit u al t h e re are fi ve
. .
o
su ch occasio n s, m ean i n g p re pare d fo r t h e sacred ri te an d b ro u g h t t o
t h e p l ace o f sac ri fi ce T he v icti m en sam d n dm , a e u p h e m ist ic w o rd
. .
’
t h e Go d s go es at o n ce t o Svarga o r h eav en , the dei ti es bel oved r egi on .
‘
N o ; h ere t h o u d iest n o t, t h o u art n o t in u re d b y easy p at h s un to j
t h e Go ds t h o u goest Rgi d I
’
v e a 1 62 .21 . . .
76 u m s u ms or [ s o ar 1 1 .
b o u n d an i m al w i t h ey e an d sp i r i t
T o t h e m t h e fi rst m ay A g n i G o d g i v e fre e do m
, , , , ,
c o l o u r m an i fo l d ali k e i n n at u r e
, ,
T o th e m th e fi r st m ay V fiy u G o d gi v e fr e e do m
, , , , ,
5 L et t h ose w h o k n o w r e ce i v e be fo re all o th er s t h e
v i t al b r e at h p ro ce e d i n g fr o m t h e b o dy .
G o t o t h e sk y S tay t h ere w i th al l t h y m e m b e rs
. .
H Y M N XXXV .
W 1: j yi ng i t hav e g ro w n n o rich e r fo r w ho m
w ho en o ,
W e w h o co m p o u n ded w i t h de fi c i e n t w o rsh i p m ay
— ,
V is vak ar m an m ak e o u r se r vice p ro sp e r .
3 T ho se w ho ar e l oo ki n g o t he r an im al s, relat iv es an d fr ien ds o f t h e
vi ct i m . A gn i , o r t h e Sacri fi cial F ir e, is ask ed t o div ert an d free t h em
fro m t h e ir sad t h ou gh t s V i gvalcar m an t he Om n ifi c t he C reato r o f
.
A ll ; h ere p ro b ab l y an ap p el l at iv e o f A gni .
P r aj a
p at i Lor d of
Creat ures ; he re p ro babl y an app ell at i ve o f V i y u .
—
1 5, t h e v ict im is sl au gh t ered 4 m v it al b reat h is st o p p ed— as t his
stanza is recit ed .
t o1 s g u il t
’
. Vigvakar m an t h e Om n ifi c ; th e C reat o r o f th e Un iv erse
t h e Go d t o w h o m t h e exp iato ry sac ri fi ce is o ffered Ou r ser vice : t h e .
HYMN XXX V I .
T o p l ease u s m ay t h e su i t o r co m e , 0 A g n i , seek i ng
t h i s m ai d and b r i n g i n g u s g o o d fo r t u n e .
A p p ro v ed by w o o e r s l o ve ly i n asse m bli e s, m ay sh e ,
b e so o n m ade h ap p y w i t h a h u sban d .
by A ry am an ,
W i t h t h e G o d D h atar s t ru th fu l n e ss I w o rk t h e '
b ridal o racl e .
3 O A g n i m ay t h i s w o m an fi n d a h u sban d T h e n ve ri
, .
e
l y Ki n g S o m a m ak e s h e r h ap p y .
M ay sh e b ear so n s c h i e f l ady o f th e h o u se h o l d bl e s
, ,
sed an d beari n g r u l e b e si de h e r c o n so rt .
t he r it e see Rg
i v ed a I 66 4 ; V . . . 3, 2 ; X 85 4 0 . . .
( g )
A n i as re gard e t h m a id e ns B
( gi v eda V 3 2 ) . . t h at i s, in co n n exio n
3 C hief l ady f
o the ho useho l d m ahi sh i t h e t e ch n ical te rm fo r t h e
fi rst m ar ri ed w ife t h e p rin cip al co nso rt o f a k in g . Cf .
Bg
i veda X . 85 .
26, 27 .
m u m THE m us VA V E DA -
. 79
4 A s t h i s l ai r , M ag h av an ! t h at is fair t o l o o k on w as
d e ar t o w il d t h i n g s as a p l e asan t d w e l l i n g ,
So m a
y t h i s w o m a n h e re b e B h ag a s darli n g ,
’
l o ve d
by h e r l o r d an d p ri z i n g h i s affe c t i o n .
5 M o unt bark B h ag a s sh ip t h e fu ll , t he
’
u p, em on ,
i n e x h au st ibl e ,
T he re o n b r i n g h i t h e r w ard t o u s th e l o v e r w h o m t h o u
fai n w o u l dst w e d .
6 C all o u t to h i m 0 L o rd o f W e al th ! M ak e th o u t h e
,
l o v e r w e ll i n c li n ed -
.
S e t each o n t h y r ig h t h an d w h o is a l o v e r w o rt hy o f
h e r c h o i ce .
7 H e re is t h e B de ll iu m an d t h e g o l d t h e A u k sh a an d ,
t h e bli ss are h e r e
T h e se b ri n g t hee t o t h e h u sban ds so t o fi n d t h e m an ,
w h o m t h o u w o u dst h av e .
4 T h i s l ai r t h e ho l e b ir d
’
o f so m e w il d an im al o r p e r h ap s a s n est
j
b l esses co n u gal l o ve T h is God is fre u en t l y assoc iat ed w it h I n dra in
. q
ra ers
p y fo r w el fare .
6 L or d f
o Weal th I n dra, t h e Bo u n t eo u s On e, is p ro b ab l y in t en ded .
0 Pl an t , b e t h i s t h y g i ft to h e r !
m en t io n ed in t h e p recedi n g st an zas
.
w ith t h e i r m igh t .
L et A g n i tak e t h e i r e y e s aw ay an d l et th e co n q u e r e d ,
h o st r e t reat .
H Y M N II .
M A Y A gn i , h e w h o k n o w s, o u r e n vo y , m eet th e m ,
b u r n i n g ag ai n st ill w i l l an d i m p r ecat i o n -
.
M ay h e b e w il der o u r O p p o n e n t s se n se s M ay Ja
’
ta .
v e das sm i t e an d m ak e t h e m h an d l ess
’
2 T h i s A g n i h at h b e w il der e d al l th e se n ses t h at w e re
in yo u r
h e ar t s
N o w l e t h i m bl ast yo u fro m y o u r h o m e bl ast , y o u
aw ay fro m e ve ry si de .
W i th A g n i s, V ata s fu r i o u s r u sh dr i ve t h e m to
’ ’
e ver y si de aw a y .
4 V y ih
an sh , o p e s an d
e p l an s o f t h e i rs, b e
y e c o n
fo u n de d, al l t h e i r t h o u gh ts !
W h ate ve r w i sh is i n th e i r h eart , do t ho u e x p e l it
ly
u t te r .
5 B e w il de ri n g t h e se n se s o f o u r fo e m en , i
se ze o n th e i r
b o di e s an d de p art O A p vfi ! ,
fy in g an d b e w il deri n g an en em y .
b y Pro fesso r H . Z
im m er i n h is A l t in d isch es Leb en , an d se ve ral b y
. J
Dr oh n M u i r i n Origin al San sk r it T exts .
5 A p vd acco rd in g t o Sa f l d i h i d
'
y a n a , a e m a e e t y w o p res e s o v e r
G o m e e t t h e m , flam e w i th i n t h e i r h eart s an d bu rn t h e m .
S m i t e t h o u t h e fo e s w i t h dark n e ss an d am aze m e n t .
6 T hat ar m y o f o u r e n e m i e s, O M ar u t s, t h at co m e s
ag ai n st u s w i t h it s m i g h t , c o n t e n di n g
M e e t y e an d st r i k e i t w i t h u n w e l c o m e dark n e ss so
t h at n o t o n e o f t h e m m ay k n o w an o t h e r .
H Y M N II I .
S p re ad , A g n i , o v e r sp ac i o u s e ar t h an d h e av e n .
B r i n g h i m w h o r e v e r e n t ly p ai d o bl at i o n s .
2 Th o u g h h e b e far aw ay l e t t h e r e d h o rse s b ri n g
,
S i n ce w i t h S au t rfi m ani Go ds fo r hi m o e r p o w er
'
ap p e l l at iv e . I nd r a t h e Kin g ; I n d ra b e in g t h e t yp e o f r egal p o w er .
p fid as .B r ih a ti a v e rse o r h y m n in t h e B r i h a t i m e t re , co n s i st in g o f
t h irt y six syl l ab l es ( 8
-
8 + 1 2 8 ) in fo u r p i das T h e p ri ests b y
.
r fo rm i n t h Sa t fi a i f t h t a t i f t h b a i h d
p e g e u r m n ce rem o n
y o r e r es o r o n o e n s e
Kin g o v erp o w er t h e h ym n s an d p rayers o f t h o se w h o favo u r t h e
en em y w h o e xp el l ed h im an d w o ul d k ee h i m i n e xil e
p .
g ro w n : see H ym ns o f t h e R ig ved a, I 2 1 , n o te . . .
34 m s ay m vs or [s oar 1 1 1 .
L et I n dra ll
ca t h e e h i th er to th ese p e o p l e . F ly
h i t h e r t o t h e se p eo p l e as a fal co n .
4 M ay th e h aw k b r i n g t h e m an w h o m u st b e su m m o n ed ,
fr o m far aw ay , i n ali e n l an d , an e xi l e .
an d u n i ts y o u rse lv es w i t h h i m , y e k i n sm en .
5 L et th i n e op
p o n e n ts ca ll t h ee back . T h y fr i e n ds
h av e c h o se n th e e aga n i .
I n dra an d A g n i al l t h e Go ds h ave k ep t th y h o m e
,
am i d th e t r ib e .
6 H e w h o di sp u te s o u r calli n g th e e b e h e a st ranger ,
o r ak i n ,
Dr i ve h im 0 I ndra far aw ay an d do t ho u br i n g
, , ,
t h i s m an t o u s .
H YM N IV .
T o th e e h ath co m e t h e k i n sh i p w i th it s S p l e n do ur
O n ! sh i n e as l o rd, so l e r u e r o f t h e p e o p l e g .
K i n g ! l et al l r eg i o n s o f t h e h eave n s i n v i t e t h e e H ere .
l e t m e n w ai t o n th e e an d b o w b e fo re th e e .
B e st o n t h e h e i g h t an d t o p o f k i n gly p o w e r : t h e nce
as a m i g h ty m an aw ar d u s t r easu res .
fo l l o w in g hym n , stan za 2, an d V 1 9 1 5, an d V I 8 7 , 88 C f al so
. . . . .
R ig veda X . 173 l . .
si x .
86 m s H YM N S or [s o ar 1 1 1 .
H YM N V .
T m s Parna A m u l e t h ath co m e st ro ng an d de st r o y
-
,
i n g w i t h it s st r e n gt h m y r i val s .
’
T h e p o w e r o f t h e Go ds t h e p l an t s sw e e t esse n c e , ,
m ay i t i n c i te m e ce ase l e ssly w i th v i g o u r .
2 O Par na A m u l e t i n m e se t fi r m ly m i g h t an d o p u l e n ce
-
, .
W i t hi n th e c o m p ass o f m y r u l e m ay I b e r o o t e d an d
re m e
su
p .
3 T h at de ar m y st er i o u s A m u e t w h ch
l i Go ds h av e se t
w it h i n t h e t ree ,
M ay t h e G o ds g ran t to m e to w ear t o ge t h e r w i t h
e x t e n de d li fe .
V r u na i n st r u ct e d Par na h ath
’
4 A s I n dra s
g i ft by a ,
c o m e th e m i h t y st r e n t h o f S o m a
, g g
Th i s w o u l d I b ri g h t ly sh in in g l o v e an d ch e r i sh fo r
, .
l o n g li fe l ast i ng t hr o u gh a h u n d re d au t u m n s .
5 T he Parse Ch ar m h ath c o m e t o m e fo r g re at se cu r i
-
t y fr o m ill ,
T h at I m ay b e e xal te d y e a ab o ve t he w eal t h o f , ,
A r
yam an .
is to st re n gt h en h is p o sit io n an d co n fi rm h is au t h o r it y .
to secu re t h e fu l fi l m en t o f e ve ry w i sh : se e S im rock , H an d b u ch d er
De u t sch en M yt h o l og ie, p 4 98 . . T he m et re o f th e fi rst l i n e is irreg u l ar,
t h e fi rst p zi da b ei ng oct osy l l ab i c an d t h e seco n d h en decasy l l ab ic
’
.
6 S agac i o u s bu il de rs o f th e car , c e v er an d sk
l il fu l ar t i
san s,
M ak e al l th e m e n o n e ve r y si de Parna , ,
o b e d i en t to
m y w ill .
7 T he k i n g s an d m ak e rs o f th e k i n gs, tr o o p -
l eaders ,
m ast e r s o f t h e h o rse ,
M ak e al l t h e m e n o n e ve r y si de Parna , , o b e di e n t to
m y will .
,
m an k in by bi r th
t o m e a m an .
W i t h s p l e n do u r of th e i li ng y ear I bi n d
c rc t h ee o n
m e, A m u l e t !
H YM N V I .
M A SCULI NE s r n gs
p i fro m m ascu li n e , A sv at th a
g ro w s
fro m K h ad i ra .
M ay i t de st ro y m i ne e nem i es , wh o h at e m e and
w h o m I d e t e st .
S o re n d asu n de r al l t h o se m en w h o h ate m e an d
w ho m I de t e st .
5 N i rri t i b i n d t h e m w i th t h e b o n ds of D e at h w h i ch
b e l o o sed
n ev e r m a
y ,
M i ne e n e m i e s, A svat t h a ! th o se w h o hate m e an d
w h o m I de t e st .
t h ro w est t h e m ,
’
o e r po w e r h i m .
gro w n . Wi th I n dr a in al l ian ce w it h h im .
4 M ay th o se t w i n st ars, au s
p c o u s, n am ed i i R e l ease rs,
u
p i n y o n d er sk y ,
L o o se of t he ch r o n c i m a ad l y the u p p er m o st an d
l o w est bo n d .
5 W ate r i n de ed
, ,
hath p o w e r to h eal , W ate r dr i ves
m al ady aw ay .
M ay w ate r— fo r —
it h eal et h al l fre e th e e fro m p er m a
n ent d i sease .
6 H at h so m e
p r e
p ar ed decoct i o n bro u gh t i n veterate
d i se ase o n t h e e ,
I k n o w t he bal m t h at h eal e t h it : we dr i v e t h e m a ad l y
aw a y .
H YM N V III .
A n d so l e t A g n i V aru na an d V a y u m ak e o u r do m i
, ,
n i o n t r an q u i l an d e x al te d .
m ay B h a tar , R ati , S av i t ar ac ce p t it .
b e t h e ce n tr e o f m y k i n sm e n .
—
5 I t se em s t h at t h e pat ien t p ro bab l y a c h i ld — w as b at h e d at t h is
st age o f t h e ce re m o n y Dr Gril l r e fers t o R ig ved a
. 1 37 6
. X . .
‘
T he
w at e rs h ave a b al m fo r al l l et t h em m ak e m ed icin e fo r t h ee
’
.
T h e h ym n is a ch ar m to se cu re t h e su b m issio n , l o v e, an d fi del it y of .
k in sm en .
L o n g m ay t h i s fi re se n d fo r th it s sp l e n do u r, li g h ted
by k i n sm e n u t t e ri ng n o w o rd agai n st m e .
st ro n
g H e r d ,
L o rd o f I n c r e ase , d ri v e y o u h i t h e r !
T o p l e ase t h i s m an m ay al l th e G o ds t o g et h e r c o m e
u n t o y o u an d b e as d am e s w ho l o v e h i m .
5 W e be n d t o ge th er al l yo u r m i n ds y o u r
, v o w s and
p p
u r o se s be n d we .
W e b e n d t o g et h e r yo u w h o stan d ap art w i th h o p e s
o
pp o se d t o o u rs .
6 I w i t h m y sp i r i t se i ze an d h o l d y o u r sp i r i ts F o ll o w .
w i t h t h o u g h t an d w i sh m y t h o u g h t s an d w i sh e s .
I m ak e yo u r h eart s t h e t h rall s o f m y do m i n i o n : o n m e
at t e n dan t c o m e t h e w ay I g u i de yo u .
H Y M N IX .
A s y e h av e b ro u gh t t h e m h i th e r, Go ds ! so do y e
m o v e t h e m h e n ce aw ay .
g o b l i n.s A cco r d in g t o W e b e r t h e w o rd s a r e a
pp e l l at i v es, t h e f o r m e r
e t ran sl at io n w o ul d t h en b e : H eav en
( as o ri sh a bha, cal abha, e tc
) T h
is t h e si re , t h e m o th er Eart h , o f t hat w h ich t h ins an d p e n e t rates ( i e . .
3 Then to a taw n y -
l
co o u red st r n g i th e w i se an d sk il
fu l bi n d a brush .
U n de r o u r i m p recat io n s ye li k e ,
ra
p i d cars, sh a ll p ass
aw ay .
B e fo r e t h e se h av e t h ey fe t ch ed th e e fort h , V i sh
k an dh a q u e lli n g A m u l et
-
.
h e is safe u p a t ree .
m en t io n ed b e fo re : see I 30 3
. . . In A V . V . 30 . 1 6, T ak m an o r Fev er
is said to have a h u n d red rack in g p ain s So in Bo h em i a t h e p o p ul ar .
al l t h ese rh eu m at ic p ai ns .
94 r an H YM NS or [ B OOK 1 11 .
6 T he 1 15 fl o w s w i t h o il an d fatn ess :
i
sh r n e o f . acce p t,
O Jatav e das, o u r o b l at io n s .
Tam e an i m als o f v ar i e d fo r m an d co l o u r -
m ay al l
the se v e n a bi de i w th m e c o n te n te d .
7 C o m e t h o u to m e an d m ak e m e p r o sp er
n o u r i sh .
Ni gh t ! m ay t h e favo u r o f t h e Go ds atte n d u s .
fl y b ack agai n .
S e r v i n g at e v e ry sacr ifi ce b r i n g t o u s fo o d an d
e n er y
g .
8 Th i s Y ear h ath co m e to u s th y l o rd an d co n so rt , ,
O E kfis h tak fi .
H al f ye ars Y e ars
-
, ,
M o n th s, I o ffe r t o th e Lo rd o f all
e x i st i n t h i
g g
n s .
6 T he shr i ne f o t h
1 1s
e p l ace o f w o rsh i
p an d l ib at io n p e rso n i fi ed
as a Go dd ess . J d tavedas w ise A gn i T am e an i m al s rep resen tat iv es
.
as t h e C o n so rt o f t h e p erso n i fi ed Y ear .
I n R igv eda X
2 l A gn i is in vo k ed as Lo rd o f Seaso n s p ar ex cel l ence
. . .
W e al th y in k i n e m ay w e r et i re t o rest u s in our
m o de st ho m es .
E k fish tak a, b u rn i n g w i t h ze al o u s fe r vo u r , b ro u g ht
fo rt h h e r bab e t he g re at an d gl o r i o u s I n dra .
W i t h h im t h e Go ds su bdu e d t h e i r ad versari es
t h e L o rd o f M ig h t b ec am e t h e D asy u s sl ay e r
’
.
Praj ap at i .
h ear ts desi r es
’
Sat i sfy t ho u ou r . Gl adly acce p t o u r
sacr ifi ce .
H YM N X I .
F OR li fe I se t t h ee fre e by t h i s o bl at i o n b o th fr o m
u n m ark e d de c li n e an d fro m c o n su m
p t i on
i t rso n ifi ed
p e r y, p e .
Be in g ab o ve t h e V ed ic Go d s an d so m e t im es regard e d as t h ei r fat h e r .
in A V . XX 96 6— 9. . .
g . Z
g es t s, h y p e rt ro p h y m ay b e t h e c o m p l ai n t in te n d e d : se e A l t in d i sch es
Le b e n, p 37 7 . T he gr asp i n g dem o n gr dhi , fro m gr ah, t o seize, a
.
h i m fro m h e r , 0 I n dra, t h o u an d A gn i
2 Be h is days e nde d , b e h e n o w d e p art e d, b e h e
br o u h t ve ry n e ar t o de at h al re ady ,
f
O u t o D est ru ct i o n s l ap agai n I b ri n g h i m , save h i m
’
fo r l i fe t o l ast a h u n dr e d au t u m n s .
-
,
b ri ng i ng a h u n dr e d li v e s h av e I rest o re d h i m , ,
T h at I n d ra t h ro ugh t h e au t u m n s m ay co n du ct h im
safe t o rt h e far th e r sh o re o f al l m i sfo r t u n e .
Li ve w ax i n g in t h y str e n gt h a h u n dred au t u m n s
, , ,
B r e at h R e sp i rat i o n co m e t o h im as t w o car o xe n
, , ,
-
t o t h e i r st all
L et all t h e o t h e r deat hs , w h e r e o f m e n c o u nt a hun
dred , p ass away .
6 B reat h , R es
p i rat i o n , st a y y e h e re . G o ye n ot h en ce
aw a fro m h i m
y .
B r i n g , so t h at he m ay r e ach o l d a e , b o dy an d m e m
g
be rs b ack agai n .
7 I i ve t h e e o ver t o o l d a e , m ak e t h e e t he bj e ct of
g g su
o ld a e
g .
L e t k i n d ly o l d age l e ad th e e on . L e t al l t h e o t h e r
deat h s, w h e re o f m e n co u n t a h u n dre d, p ass aw ay !
Rg d h h u n d red au t u m n ed
’
3 H u n d r ed p -
o w er ed t he i ve a as -
.
5 Q u e en of th e H o m e ! t h o u , sh e l te ri n g k i n dly G o d ,
d e ss, w as t stabli sh e d by t h e G o ds i n t h e b e g i n n i n g .
g i v e u s w e al t h w i th
g o o d ly m e n ab o u t u s .
S tro n g , sh i n i n g fo r t h afar , k e ep o fi o u r fo e m e n
'
H o u se ! l e t n o t th o se w h o d w e ll w i th i n t h e e su ffe r .
Li ve w e , w i t h al l o u r m e n , a h u n dre d au t u m n s .
7 T o t h i s t h e t en de r bo y h at h co m e , t o t h i s t h e cal f
w i th al l t he b e asts ,
T o t h i s t h e cr o ck o f fo am i n g dr i n k , h i t h e r w i th j ar s
o f c u r d l e d m il k .
t h e st r e am o f m o l t e n b u t t e r bl e n t w i th n e ctar .
B e de w th e se dr i n k er s w i th a d rau gh t o f A m r i t .
i n V edi c t im es an d co m p arat i v el
y v ir gin so il . T h e gen eral m ean in g is
cl ear , b u t th e e xact se n se in w h i ch a t tan o t u is u sed is n o t ce rt ain .
t h e roo f .
’
n e c t ar , o r an y sw eet d r in k H op es f u lfi l m en t : i shtdp ur tdm
. m ean
i n g t he rew ard o f o u r p 1o us w o rk s .
m u m T H E e ras e rs m o s -
. so
t i o n h ere I b r i n g
, .
t h e h o u se .
H YM N XII I .
So ar e y e ca ll e d th e R o ar ng i O n es : th i s, 0 ye
i v e rs 1s yo u r n am e
R , .
2 A s d ri ve n fo rt h by V ar u na ye sw i ft ly u rged y o u r
ro lli n g w av e s ,
T h er e I n dra r e ached y o u as yo u fl o w ed : h e n ce ye
ar e st ill t h e W at e r fl o o ds -
.
as y e gli de d o n
N o t in acco r dan ce w i th h is w il l : h e n ce h ave y e g o t
the n am e o f S tre am s
.
h u m an l ife .
Z
b y im m er, A l t in disch es Leb en , p 1 50, an d b y Gril l , w i th ann o t at ion s,
.
A h ym n o n t h e occasio n o f cu tt in g a ch an n el fo r irrigatio n o r to
av ert a fl ood .
of l in e 1 .
2 Dr i venf by V aru or th
n a so , V a ru n a d u g t h e ch an n el s fo r t h y
fo r ward co u rse, 0 S in dh u
’
Rg i ve d a 7 5 .2 R e a ched : a n o t
p X W
. ate r . . .
l d d l t h t w w o rd s w hi ch h ave n o et m o l o gi cal
f o o s p as a a
p y p u o n e o y
co nn exio n .
an o t h er l
p ya u pon t wo w o rds o f u n co n n ect ed o rigin .
1 09 T H E H YM N S or [ BOOK 111 .
4 One on ly Go d se t fo o t on y o u flo w i n g acco rd n g i
to y o u r w ill .
5 W at er is g o o d w at e r i n de ed is fat n ess A g n i an d , .
S o m a t r u ly b o t h b r i n g w at e r
, ,
.
6 T h en v e r ily I see y e a al so h e ar t h e m : t h e i r so u nd
, , ,
ap p ro ac h e s m e t h e i r v o i c e co m e s h i t h er , .
E v e n t h e n I t h i n k I am e nj o y i n g A m r i t w h at t i m e ,
I dr i n k m y fill o f yo u g o l d co l o u re d ! ,
7 H e r e 0 y e W at e rs i s y o u r h e ar t
, H er e is y o u r , .
c al f h l y
y e o o
, n es .
Fl o w h e r e j u st h er e 0 m i gh ty St ream s w hi th e r
, , ,
I n o w am l e adi n g y o u .
p .
6 Go l d-co l o u r ed l a i l ik l d i t h e su n sh in e
g e m n g e g o n .
an d t h e w at e r o f t h e r iver is to be ad m it te d . H er ei s y o u r hear t :
t h is n e w ch an n el w h ich t h e r i ve r i s t o fi l l is n ow to b e d ear t o y o u .
Yo u r cal
f : d a r lyi
on g;
ur l o v e d as t h e cal f i s b y i t s m o t h e r a co m
6 F o ll o w m e C o w s as m aste r o f t he cattl e H er e
, ,
. m ay
t h i s C o w p e n m ak e y o u gro w an d p ro spe r
-
.
S t ill w h il e w e li ve m ay w e ap p r o ach yo u li vi n g ,
e ver
i n c reasi n g w i th t he gro w th o f r i ch es .
H YM N X V .
I 8 1 1 11 an d i
an m at e th e m e r ch an t I n dr a : m ay he
ap p ro ach an d be l eade r
our g u i de an d .
m a
y h e w h o h a t h t h e
p o w e r g i v e m e r i ch e s .
2 T h e m an y p ath s w h i ch Go ds ar e w o n t t o t rav e l t h e ,
a t h s w h i ch b t w t h a t h a d h e av e n
p g o e e e n e e r n ,
M ay t h ey r ej o i c e w i t h m e i n m il k an d fat n ess th at I
m ay m ak e r i c h ro fi t by m y rch ase
p p u .
3 W i th fu e l A g n i ! an d w i th b u t ter l o n g i n g m i n e
, , ,
o ffe r i n I r e se n t fo r st re n t h an d co n q u e st ;
g p g
W i t h p ray e r so far as I h av e st re n gt h ado ri ng
, ,
th i s h o ly h y m n t o gai n a h u n d r e d t re asu r e s .
T h e h ym n is a m erch an t ’
s ra
p y e r to I n dra, A gn i , an d o th er Go ds fo r
su ccess in h is b u sin ess .
p o i n t o f st ar t in g o n a j our ney f
b usin ess p u rp oses I l l w i l l t h e ah
or .
-
3 T h e sta za is t ak en from R gv
n i e d a I
I I 1 8 3 T h i s h ol h
y ym n . . .
g o vern ed b y , I p resen t , in th e fi rs t l i n e .
H YM N T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 1 03
Pr o p i t i o u s u n t o u s b e sal e an d bar t er , m ay i n te r
c h an g e o f m e r ch an d i se e n r i c h m e .
5 T h e w e al t h w h er e w i th I carr y o n m y t rafi ic , se ek i ng ,
‘
e G o d s ! w e al t h w i t h t h e w e al t h I o ff e r ,
y
M ay t hi s g ro w m o r e fo r m e , n o t l e ss : O A g n i ,
t h ro u gh sacr ifi c e c h ase t h o se w h o h i n de r p r o fi t !
6 T h e w e al t h w h e re w i th I c arr y o n m y t rafii c , see k n i g,
G d s ! w e al t h w i t h t h e w e al th I o ffe r ,
y e o
H i
e re n m ay I n dr a , S avi tar , an d S o m a, P raj apat i ,
an d A g n i g i ve m e s l e n do u r
p .
7 W i th r e v e r e n ce we s i ng th y p rai se , O H o t ar -
p i
r e st
V aisvfi n ar a .
O ve r o u r ch il dre n k e e p t ho u w atch , o v e r o u r b o di e s ,
k i n e , an d li v e s .
J o yi n g i n fo o d an d i n t h e g ro w t h of r c i h es m ay w e
t h y se r van ts, A gn i , n ev e r su ffe r .
A gn i ad d ressed in 3 I nc om i n gs : zi t th i tam
. exp l ain ed b y t h e C o m m en
YM N X V I H .
V ar u na an d M i t ra an d t h e A sv i n s tw ai n : ,
at d aw n an d R u d ra w e i n v o k e at daw n
, .
2 W e call st ro ng B h aga c o n q u e r o r i n t h e m o r n i n g , ,
t h e so n o f A d i t i t h e g re at D i sp o se r , ,
W h o m each w h o de e m s h i m se l f p o o r st ro n g an dm i gh ty , ,
a k i n g addresse s t h u s Gr an t t h o u m y p o rt i o n
, ,
fav o u r t h i s h y m n an d g i v e u s w e al t h O B h aga ,
.
B h aga au g m e n t o u r st o re o f k i n e an d h o r se s
,
.
B h aga m ay w e b e r i ch i n m e n an d h e r o e s
, .
ar e t o be m ade . Se e Bl oo m fi el d, A m e ri can J o u rn al o f Ph il o l o gy , V I I .
p . 4 87 .
b y Gri l l , w it h an n o t at io n s, H u n de rt Li ed er , p p 69, 1 1 3, an d b y .
T h e hym n is t h e m o r ni n g ra
p y e r of t h e g reat R ish i V asish t h a, t ak en,
w it h sl igh t v ariat io ns, fro m R igveda V II 4 1 . .
1 A t daw n : ra
p y e r an d p raise in t he earl y m o rn in g b e in g m o st
accep tab l e to t h e Go ds .
o r, m ay I recei ve m
y sh are . W eb er t ak es bhalesh i as t h e fi rst p erso n
sin gu l ar, A t m an ep ada, an d t h e Com m en t ar i es m ak e it seco n d p erso n
Y M N XV IIH .
W xss an d sk il fu l m e n bi n d
de v o t e d to t h e Go ds t h e
p l o u h ro es fast
g p
-
,
A n d l ay t h e y o k es o n e i t h e r si de .
2 L ay o n th e y o k es an d fast e n w e l l th e traces : fo r m e d
is t he fu rr o w so w t h e se e d w i t h i n i t ,
.
V i ra j v o u c h safe u s h e ar i n
g fr au g h t w i th p l e n ty !
L e t t h e r i p e g rai n c o m e n e ar an d n ear th e si ck l e .
w i t h t race s an w i t h st il ts ,
S h e ar o u t fo r m e a c o w a sh e e p a rap i d draw er o f , ,
t h e car a bl o o m i n g w o m an p l u m p an d str o n g !
, ,
4 M ay I n dra p r e ss t h e fu rr o w do w n m ay P ush au ,
g u ar d an d c h e r i sh h e r .
M ay sh e w e ll sto re d w i th m il k yi e l d m il k fo r u s
, ,
t h ro u g h each su cc e e di n g y e ar .
m en : t h e p l o u g h m en w h o u n de r stan d t h e ir w o r k .
2 F or m ed i s the f u rr o w cf H ym n s A n ci en t an d M oder n , 38 3 : Wc
.
‘
T he stan za is t ak en , R ig veda
w it h 1 01 3
v ar iat i o ns, fro m X . . .
of o u r h ym n ;
’
an d Web er h ere al so t ransl at es a co n ect u re] j readin g
rdmcha,
'
i o f ou r
’
g ra
p y ers o r so n gs.
w i th a h a n d l e — W eb er
. .
5 H a p ily l e t t h e sh ar es t u rn t h l o u h l an d , t h e
p g
u
p e p
o u g h er s
h ap p ily fo ll o w th e o x e n
p .
6 H ap p ily w o rk o u r st e e r s an d m e n ! M ay th e p l o u gh
fu rro w h ap p ily .
dr 1 v i n g g o ad -
.
7 S u n a an d Si ra, w e l co m e y e t h i s l au d, an d w i th th e
m il k t hat y e h av e m ad e i n h e av e n
B e de w y e b o th t h i s e art h o f o u rs .
8 A i i
u sp c o u s S i ta, co m e tho u n e ar : w e ve n e r at e an d
w o rsh ip th e e
Th at t h o u m ayst bl ess an d p r o sp er u s an d br i n g us
fr u i ts ab u n dan t ly .
5 T ak en fr o m Rgi veda IV 57 8 w i t h v ar i
. at io n s San a and S i m .
t w o dei t ies or j
deifi ed ob ect s w h o b l ess o r are cl osel y con n ect ed w i t h
agr ic ul t u r e . A cco rd in g t o Y flska, Su n a ( t h e ausp icio us ) i s V ay u , a n d
Sl ra ( p l o u gh ) is A di tya o r th e Sun T h e w o rds .
p ro b ab l y m ea n , a s
sugg este d in t h e St P Di ct io n ar ,
y p.l o u gh
. sh are an d p l o u g h P ro f . .
6 T ak en fro mRg
i veda I V . 57 4. .
7 Big veda I V 57 5 . . .
8 Bg i v eda I V 5 7 6 Si ta. o r , F u rr o w.
, p erso n i fi ed an d ad d r essed as
b e b e de w e d w i th o il an d h o n e y .
Tu r n t ho u t o u s w i th w eal t h o f m il k O Si ta i n , ,
v i o ro u s stre n t h an d o u r i n g st r e am s o f fat n e ss
g g p .
H Y M N X V III .
F R OM out th e e ar th I dig th i s Pl an t ,
an h er b o f m o st
e ffe ct u a l p o w er ,
2 A u sp i c i o u s w i t h e x p an de d l eav e s se n t by t h e G o ds
, , ,
v i c t o r i o u s Pl an t ,
D r i v e th o u t h e r i v al w i fe aw ay an d m ak e m y ,
h u sban d o n ly m i n e .
3 I n de ed h e h at h n o t n am e d h e r n am e : t h o u w i th th i s
h u sban d dal l ie st not .
F ar i n to d i stan ce m o st re m o t e we d r i ve t h e i
r va l
w i fe aw a y .
4 S t ro n g e r am I ,
O st ro n ge r o n e, y e a, m ig h t i e r th an
t he m i gh t i e r ;
B e n e at h m e be m y i
r va l w i fe , do w n , l o w er t h an th e
l o w est dam es !
9
.
Wi th oi l an d ho n ey so m e cl arifi ed b u t t er w it h h o n ey or m eat h
w as, it see m s,
p o u r e d in t o t h e fi rst fu rro w t o secu re a g oo d cro p .
1 T h i s P l an t t o b e t h e Pa id en t ical w it h Phth zi
‘
: said t h, p ro b ab l y
l
( yp
C ea H ern an d i fo l ia ) , a cl im b in g p l an t p o ssessin g v ario u s m ed i ci n al
ro e rt ies, an d em
p p l
p yo ed fo r m ag ical p u rp o ses : see A t h arva v ed a I I -
.
27 4 . .
3 H e t h e h u sb an d . T he Rg
i v ed a h as : H er ver
y n am e I u t t er
n o t : sh e tak es l h
’
no p e asur e w i t t his m an .
1 10 m s 11 1 111 1113 or [190 011 1 1 1 .
4 K ee n er t han is th e ax e s edge k e en er th an A g n i s ’
,
’
se l f ar e t h e y ,
Pr esi de n t am I .
5 T h e w e ap o ns o f t h e se m e n I w h e t an d sh arp en w i t h ,
v ali an t h e r o e s I i n cr e ase t h e i r k i n g do m .
V i ct o r i o u s b e th e i r p o w e r an d e v e r age l e ss ! M ay al l
t h e G o ds p r o m o te t h e i r t h o u g h ts an d w i sh e s .
6 L e t t h e i r fi e r ce p o w e rs O M agh av an b e h e i g h te n e d
, , ,
an d u p w ar d g o t h e sh o u t o f c o n q u e r i n g h e ro e s .
A p art an d c l e ar l e t sh o u t an d r o ar an d sh r i ek an d
,
l am e n t at i o n r i se !
L e t t h e G o ds l e d by I n dra l e t t h e M aru t s w i th o u r , ,
ar m y g o .
b e y o u r arm s !
S m i t e w i t h shar p p o i n t e d ar r o w s t h o se w h o se b o w s
-
sm i t e t h e fe e bl e fo e .
8 L o o se d fro m t h e b o w st ri ng fly aw ay t h o u A rro w , ,
sh ar e n e d by o u r r ay e r
p p .
A ssail t h e fo e m e n v an q u i sh th e m
,
c o n q u e r e ach ,
b rav e st m an o f t h e i rs an d l e t n o t o n e o f t h e m e scap e
,
.
acco rd in g t o W eb er an d L u d w ig Sh ou t an d r oar o f
’
w it h b an n e rs .
t h e v ic t o rs S h r i elc an d l am en ta t i o n : o f t h e v an qu ish ed : o f H o m e r,
. .
4 50 : i v ea o ip w r e n al sb w h fi n fh ev d ud é v
’
I l iad , I V .
y r;
x p
6hh 11 v r w v r e n al 6hh v y f v w v A n d t h en d i d t u m u l t r ise Up t o h e r
’ “
'
’
h e ig h t ; t h en co n q u e ro rs b o asts m ixed w i t h t h e co n q u ered s cr ies
’
’
C h ap m an .T h e Pu ro h ita s g l o rifi cat i o n o f h is h ig h o ffi ce h as b e co m e
a w ar so n g w it h w h i ch h e i n sp iri t s t h e m en w h o are go in g fo rt h to
-
Bgi v e d a V I 7 5 I 6 . . .
an d b y M u ir , O S T e xts, I p 28 3
. . . . .
11 1 11 11 T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 111
YM N H XX .
T H I S is th i n e o rde r e d p l ace
o f b i rth w h e n ce sp ru n g t o
li fe t h o u sh in est fo rt h .
Kn o w i n g t h i s A g n i m o u n t o n h i gh an d cau se o u r
, ,
r i ch e s t o i n c r e ase .
2 T u r n h i t he r A g n i sp e ak t o u s co m e to u s w i th a
, , ,
fr i e n dly m i n d .
E n r i c h u s S o vran o f th e T r ib es ! T ho u art t h e g i v e r
,
o f o u r w e al t h .
B ri h asp at i ,
g i v e m e w e al t h
W e call K i n g S o m a t o o u r aid an d A g n i w i th o u r ,
so n g s an d h y m n s ,
T h e A d i ty as V i sh nu S fi rya an d t h e B rah m an p ri e st
, , ,
-
B ri h asp at i .
5 D o t h o u O A g n i w i th t h y fi r e s st r e n g t he n o u r
, ,
ray e r an d sac r i fi c e
p .
I n c i te th o u u s O G o d t o g i ve an d se n d u s r i c h e s t o
, , ,
b e st o w .
T h e h y m n is a ra
p y e r fo r r i ch es an d g e ral
e n
p ro sp e r i t y .
2 So vr an f
o the T r i bes a p ate ;
vi s m o r, Lo rd of the p p
eo l e ; Kin g
of th e A ryan set t l ers .
—
Stan zas 2 7 are t ak en , w i t h v ar iat ion s, fro m
Rg
i veda X . 141 . 1 , 2, 3, 6, 4 , 5 .
6 B o th I n dra h e re an d Vayu we i n vo k e w th an au s
i
i c i o u s call ,
p
Th at i n asse m bly al l t h e fo l k m ay b e be n e vo le n t to
u s, an d b e i n c li n e d t o g i v e u s g i ft s .
B ri h asp at i ,
V at a V i sh nu S ar asv ati
,
an d t h e stro n g co u r se r
, ,
S av i tar .
8 N o w h av e w e r each e d t h e o rd e r i n g o f p o w er an d al l ,
t h e se w o rl ds o f li fe ar e h e l d w i t h i n it .
L e t h i m w h o k n o w s u r g e e e n t h e ch u r l t o b o u n ty
’
.
Gi v e w e al t h to u s w i th al l g o o d m e n abo u t u s .
M ay h e ave n s fi v e sp ac i o u s reg i o n s p o u r t h e i r m il k
’
9
fo r m e w i t h al l t h e i r m ig h t .
M ay I o b t ai n e ach w i sh an d h o p e fo r m ed by m y
s i r i t an d m y h e ar t
p .
M ay sp e e ch th at w i n n e t h co w s b e m i n e W i th .
s l e n do u r m o u n t th o u o v e r m e
p .
M ay V ay u h e d g e m e r o u n d ab o u t M ay P flsh an .
m ak e m e p ro s
p er o u s .
in o p p osit io n t o th e e xp l an at io n g i ve n i n t h e B r i
a hm ana it sel f, ap p eal s
1 0 Co w s : u su al l
y p r t
esen t
o e
pdr ie sts b y p r i n ce s an d w e al t h y i n st i
t u t o rs o f sacr i fi ce . Wi th sp l endou r : o r, w it h p o we r ; addressed t o t h e
S u n , t h e h ym n b e in g recit ed at su n rise .
1 14 r an 11 1 11 113 or [ 3 00 11 1 1 1 .
5 T o t h ee , stre n
g t h g i v e r, -
g l o r io u s r i ch in
p
, l e asan t
st ra n s, i w h o m in t h e i r m i n ds t h e t h i r te e n cre at u res
of t h e w o r l d,
A nd t h e fi ve so n s o f m an re
gard as H o tar -
p r e sti
to al l t h e se Fi re s b e th i s o blat i o n o ffe r e d.
6 To h im w ho fe e ds on ox an d co w , sag e , b eari n g
So m a o n h is back ,
l —
T o a l V ais van ara s fo ll o w e rs to th ese b e t h i s
’
o bl a
t i o n p ai d .
7 A ll fi e ry fl am es th at fo ll o w after li gh t n i n g , flash i n g
t h ro u g h fi r m am
’
o er e art h , e n t an d h eav e n ,
A ll t h at are i n t he w i n d an d sk yey re
g i o ns — to all
t h ese blat i o n o ffe red
Fi res b e t his o .
V aru na M it ra an d A g n i
, , ,
T h e A n g irase s w e call t h e V i sv e De v as : l e t t h e m ,
ap p ease t h i s A g n i Fl e sh de vo u r e r ,
-
.
l ib atio ns o f So m
’
sp ri n kl ed w it h a j u i ce . Vaiq n ara s f o ll ow er s v arie
9 Fl e sh -
i
e at n
g A g n i is ap p e ase d , ap p e ase d is h e w h o
h u rt e t h m e n .
N o w hi m w h o b u rn e t h e ve r y th ing, th e Fl e sh -
co n
su m e r , h ave I st i l l e d .
T he m o u n ta n s w h e r e i t h e S o m a gro w s, t h e w ate rs
lyi n g cal m an d st ill ,
V fi ta P arj an ya
, , A gn i s ‘
se lf h av e m ad e th e Fl esh
co n su m e r r e st .
H Y M N XXII .
F A M ED b e t h e E l e p h an t h
’
s st re n
g t , t h e l o fty gl o ry ,
h i c h o u t o f A d i t i s b o dy t o o k e x i ste n c e
’
w
Th ey al l h av e gi ve n m e t h i s fo r m y p o ssessi o n , ev en
al l t h e G o ds an d A d i t i acc o rdan t .
M ay t h o se al l fo ste ri n g de i t i e s -
an o n t an di bal m m e
w i th h is st r e n g t h .
3 T h e st re n g t h w h e r e w i t h t h e E l e p h an t w as do w e red ,
t hat d e c k s a Ki n g am o n g t h e m e n , i n w at e r s,
W h er e w i t h t h e Go ds at fi rst i
at t a n e d t o g o d h e ad ,
O A g n i e v e n w it h , t h at st re n g th m ak e thou m e
v i g o r o u s t o day -
.
y j
o u t , V i t a an d Par an a, o r w in d an d rain , h av in g aided it s ex ti n ct i o n .
j
T he su b ect o f t h e h ym n is t h e t am in g an d t rain in g o f an el ep h an t
fo r t h e Kin g to ride .
se n t o f A d it i it w o u l d b e im r fu l an ani m al
’
p o ssi b l e t o t am e so p o w e .
t h e Go ds .
3 I n w ater s : w h en h e is sp ri n k l ed w it h t h e w at er o f co n secrat io n .
Rg i v e da V 3 4 . V I 7 4 ; I X 1 06 8
. . . . . .
116 T H E m u ms or [ BOOK m
4 T he l o fty st re n
g t h w h i ch sacr ifi ce br i n gs Jatavedas l ,
u n to th ee,
W hat st r e n gth t h e Su n p o ssesse s al l st re n gt h o f t h e
-
y l
ro al E e p h an t — su ch st r e n t h v o u ch safe t o m e
g
t h e p ai r o f A s v i n s l o t u s garl an ded ! -
F ar as th e h e ave n s fo u r r eg i o n s sp re ad far as th e
’
5 . ,
e y e s m o st d i stan t k e n
’
,
S o w i de so v ast l e t p o w e r b e m i n e t h i s v i g o u r o f
, ,
t h e E l e p h an t .
H YMN XXIII .
F R OM th ee w e b an i sh an d e x e
p l the cau se of t hy
st e r ili ty .
Th is in an o th er p l ace we l ay ap ar t fro m th ee an d
far re m o ve d .
2 A s arro w to th e q u i ver , so l et a m a e em l b ry o e n te r
th ee .
’
5 F ar as the heavem f ou r r eg i on s s r ead :
p l e t t h e possessio n o f so
m ig h t y an el ep han t m ak e m e su p rem e ru l er o v er all aro un d m e as far
as t h e d ist an t h o rizo n .
m al e ch il dren .
A ten m on th ch i l d b o rn in t h e t en th l u n ar m on th cf. Rg
i d V
-
; v e a .
7 8 8, 9
. . So al so : Mat ri l o n gs decem t u l eru n t f ast idia m enses .
’
V irgil, Ecl o gu e I V . 61 .
1 13 T H E H n u vs or K
[ B OO 1 1 1 .
3 A l l th e fi v e re
g i o n s of t h e h eav e n s, al l t h e fi ve races
o f m an k n d , i
A s af t e r r a n i th e st re am b r i ng s d ri ft , l e t t h e m b ri n g
i n c re ase h i t h e r w ard .
4 O p e n t h e w e l l w i t h h u n dr ed st r eam s e xh au st l ess , ,
w i t h a t h o u san d st r e am s ,
S o cau se t h i s co m o f o u rs t o b e e x h au st l e ss w i t h a ,
t h o u san d st r e am s .
5 O H u n dr e d h an de d , gat h e r u p
-
O Th o u san d h an d .
-
e d, o u r t h o u fo r t h
p .
B r i ng h i t h e r i n c r e ase o f th e co r n p r e p ar e d an d y e t
,
t o b e p re p ar e d .
6 T hree sh e av e s ar e
t h e G an dh ar vas cl ai m , t h e lady o f
’
t h e h o u se h at h fo u r .
W e t o u c h t h e e w i t h t h e sh eaf t h at is th e m o st
ab u n dan t o f th e m al l .
5 . T h e Go d : t h e su pe rh u m an b e in g, t h e go b l in So Du C an ge exp l ain s.
.
g a r de d a s th e p ro t ec t i n g d e i t y o f agr i cu l t u r e W h o d w e l l eth . w h o is
at p r esen t in t h e h o u se o f a go dl ess i ll ib e ral ch u r l w h o m h e w il l b e
g l ad t o l eave .
co rd in g t o Pro f R o t h an d P ro f
. We b er, t h e ex p ression co m preh en ds
.
sh eav es, t h e w o rd l it e rall y sign ify in g m easu res Of cou rse t he grain .
. 11 9
Praj apat i
O .
L n th e I m p el l e r g o ad th e e on . R est n ot in peace
u
p t hon
y b e d .
T e rr ibl e i s t h e shaft of Lo ve : t h e r e w i th I p i e r ce
t h e e t o t h e h e art .
3 T he Kam a p o i n te d w e ll that w i th e rs an d
sh aft o f , ,
c o n su m e s t h e s l e e n
p ,
t h ee t o t h e h eart .
7 A dd i ng an d Gather i n g Upo h a
i an d Sam fih é, n am es g iven t o
p o rts it .
T h e h ym n is a ch arm to w in a m aiden s l o v e ’
.
m e w i th th arch i n li
y p g p ,
s
Ge nt l e an d h u m bl e , all m i ne o w n , de vo ted, w i th
sw e e t w o rds o f l o v e .
6 M i t ra an d V ar una, e xp e l al l t h o u gh t an d p u r
p o se
fro m h e r h eart .
De pr i ve h er o f h er o w n fr e e w ill
-
an d m ak e h er
su bj ect u n t o m e .
Y M N XXV IH .
Y E Go ds w h o d w e ll w i t h i n t h i s east w ard r eg i o n ,
e n t i t l e d W e ap o n s A g n i fo rm s y o u r ar r o w s
, .
B e k i n d an d grac i o u s u n t o u s an d bl ess u s T o yo u .
b e r e v e re n ce t o y o u b e w e l co m e !
,
2 Y e Go ds w h o d w e ll w i t h i n t h i s so u t h w ar d r eg i o n ,
e n t i t l e d E ag e r Khm a fo r m s y o u r arr o w s
,
.
B e k i nd e tc ,
.
3 Y e G o ds w h o d w e l t w i t h i n t h i s w est w ard r eg i o n ,
w h o se n am e is R ad i an t W at e r fo r m s y o u r ar ro w s
, .
B e k i n d e tc , .
4 Y e G o ds w h o dw e ll w i th i n t h i s n o rt h w ar d r eg i o n ,
w h o se n am e is Pi e r ce rs V a ta fo r m s y o u r ar ro w s
, .
B e k i n d e tc , .
5 Y e G o ds w h o se h o m e is i n th i s fi r m set r egio n -
—
N i l i m p as is y o u r n am e Pl an ts are y ou r arro w s .
B e k i n d e tc ,
.
T h e h ym n, w h ich is cl o sel y co n n e ct ed w it h X
h ym n X V I I, is a
ch arm to w in t h e favo u r of th e Serp e n t s o f al l t h e reg io n s u n d er
h eav en .
W o rsh i p e tc , .
5 V i sh nu is ru l er o f t h e fi rm se t reg i o n Kal m a sh ag ri va -
,
w ard e r Pl an ts t h e arro w s
, .
W o rsh i p e tc , .
6 E ri h as at i co n tro l s t h e t o p m o st r eg i o n S vitra is
w ard ler an d t he R ai n th e arro w s
,
, .
W o rsh ip t o t h e se t h e r eg en t s t h e se t h e w arders , ,
an d t o t h e ar ro w s y e a to t h e se h e w o rsh i p 1
, ,
W i t h i n y o u r j aw s w e l ay t he m an w h o hate th u s an d
w ho m we h at e .
YM N XX V III H .
t h o u gh t h ey cr e at e d k i n e o f e v ery co l o u r .
W h e n sh e p ro d u ces tw i n s i n sp i t e o f O rder su l l en , ,
w i th g ro an an d g r u dg e sh e h arm s t h e cat tl e .
5 F irm -
set r egi on the n ad ir . Sec I I I . 26 . 5
. Kal m dsh agr i va
Sp o t ty n eck
-
.
Pro fesso r Web er rem ark s t h at n o rit ual p ro ced ure is p rescri b ed in
t h e Kau sik a-Sfi tra fo r t h is an d t h e p reced in g h ym n ; an d su ggests
t hat t h ey m ay h ave fo u n d t h eir w ay in to th e te xt aft er t he com posi
t io n o f t hat w o rk .
2 Sh e b r i n gs de str u ct i o n on th e b easts ,
t u r n e d to a
fl esh de v o u r i n g w o r m
-
.
Y e a, gi v e h er t o t h e B rah m an t h at sh e m ay b ri n g
l u ck an d h ap p i n e ss .
3 B e t ho u au sp c o u si i to ou r fo l k , b ri n g l u ck t o h o r ses
an d to k i n e .
A i i
u sp c o u s u n t o al l t h i s far m ,
br i ng l u c k an d h ap
p i n e ss t o us .
4 L e t t h e re b e ra n i an d i n crease h ere , h er e b e t h o u
m o st m u n i fi ce n t .
M o th er of t w i n s, p r o sp e r ou r h e rd .
5 W h e re h av i n g l e ft al l si ck n ess o f t h e i r b o di e s t he
, ,
i o u s l e ad as fr i e n d s t h e i r li ve s o f l ad
p , g n
, e ss
N ig h t o t h at w o r l d ap p ro ac h e d t h e t w i n cal v e s
’
m o t her L e t h e r n o t h ar m o u r p e o p l e an d o u r
.
cat t l e .
6 W h e r e li e s th e w o rl d o f th o se dear fr i e n ds t he p i o u s , ,
t h o se w h o h av e b ro u gh t d u e sac r ifi ce t o A g n i
N ig h t o t h at w o r l d ap p ro ach e d t h e t w i n cal v e s
’
m o th e r L et h e r n o t h arm o u r p e o p l e an d o u r
.
cat t l e .
cal am it y ( T h e R u i n ed C i t ie s o f M ash o n al an d, b
y T Be n t , p . .
( un de rst oo d
) t h e Kin g o f t h e Dead T h e m e an i n g is t h at
. t h e co w
H YM N XXIX .
2 H e sat sfi e s e ach
i hcpe an d w an t , p re va ili ng , p re se n t
an d are d
p re
p .
T h e w i sh fu l fi l l in g -
ram , b esto w ed , w h i te -
fo o te d, is
l ill
e x h au st ess st .
t h e p l ace h e h o l ds ,
A sce n ds to t h e ce l est i al h e ig h t t h e h e av e n w h e r e ,
t r ib u te i s n o t p ai d to o n e m o r e m ig ht y by t h e
w eak .
H e w h o b esto w s a w h i t e h o o v ed -
ram , adeq u ate to
t h e p l ac e h e h o l ds,
O ffe red w i t h fi ve cak es, li ves o n th at , u n w ast i ng , i n
’
t h e F at h e rs w o r l d .
t h e p l ace h e h o l ds,
O fi ere d w i th fi v e cak es, li v es o n t h at, w aste l ess,
'
w h i le Su n an d M o o n en du re .
T he j
su b ect o f th e h ym n is im m u n ity from t axati o n in t h e n ext
eart h .
1 N e w c om -
ers in t o t he have t o p ay o n e sixteen t h o f th eir
next w o rl d -
q
I n dra h im self is fre ue n t l y cal l ed t h e R am i n t h e R g veda A dequ ate
i .
2 O ne- m i nded w i th h is m o th e r l e t th e so n b e l o y al to
h is si re .
h o ney t o h e r l o r d .
3 N o b ro t h e r h ate h is b ro th e r n o si st e r to sist e r he ,
u nk i nd .
U n an i m o u s w i t h o n e i n te nt sp eak y e y o u r sp eech
, ,
i n fr i e n dli n ess .
b e ar e ac h o t h e r h at e ,
T h at sp e l l w e l ay u p o n y o u r h o m e a bo n d o f u n i o n ,
fo r t h e m en .
b e ari n g t h e y o k e t o ge t h e r .
C o m e sp e ak i ng sw e e t ly each o n e to th e o t h er I
, .
m ak e o u o n e i n t e n t i o n e d an d o n e m i n ded
y
- -
.
6 L et w h at y o u dri n k y o u r sh are o f fo o d b e co m m o n
,
t o g e t h e r w i t h o n e c o m m o n b o n d I bi n d y o u
, .
S e rv e A g n i g at h e re d ro u n d h i m lik e t h e sp o k e s
,
ab o u t t h e c h ar i o t n av e .
7 W i t h bi n di n g ch ar m I m ak e yo u al l u n i ted o b eyi n g ,
o n e so l e l e ade r an d o n e m i n de d -
.
E v e n as t h e Go ds w h o w at ch an d gu ar d t h e A m r i t ,
at m o rn an d e v e m ay y e b e k i n d ly he ar t e d -
.
7 T he A rm i t -
t h e p rec io us n ect ar 5 o r, im m o rtal ity Das Gl it .
t l i ch e.
’
— Web er .
h as t ran s te d st a as
l a n z 1 — 4 in O S T exts, V 4 39, an d im m er in . . . Z
A l t in disch es Leb en , p 31 6 . .
m u m m s A T H A R VA - VE DA m
’
.
YM N XXXI H .
fr o m m alig n i ty !
I fr ee fr o m e v e ry e vil fr o m de cli n e : I co m p ass ,
r o u n d w i t h li fe .
an d t h i r st h av e go n e ap art .
I fr ee e tc , .
each q u art e r o f t h e sk y .
I fre e e t c , .
I fre e e t c ,
.
2 P avam d n a t h e d e ifi ed So m a, as it fl o w s th ro u gh t h e p ur ify in g fi l t er .
See i
Bg v eda or Sfim aveda I n dex .
S ab r a t h e M igh t y On e ; I n dra .
recl aim ed an d t h o ro u ghl y sep arat ed fro m t h ei r w il d con gen ers h eav en
an d eart h , o rig in al l y in cl o se j u xt ap o sit io n, hav e b een sep arat ed an d
fo r p
e ve r ro p p ed (R gi d
apart
v e a V I 8 3 ; V I I I 8 3 l l ); T vas h
. tar . . .
5 T he Rg i v ed a, 1 7 X
1 ,
.h as t h e
. fi rst h em i st i ch o f t h is stan za w i th
an im p o rtan t v ar iat io n , sd m eti ,
’
co m es t o ge t h er , inste ad o f m ? yd ti ,
h i T h h
’
goes a p a r t ,
’ ‘
d ep a r t s a n d l e av es m vas ta r , w o
. is o f t e n reg ard ed
as t h e chief agen t in nat u r al p h e no m en a. an d t h e creato r of t h e fi rst
1 28 T H E A T H A R VA VE DA -
.
[ B OOK I II .
6 A i co m b i n e s t h e v i t al ai rs T h e M o o n is l
c o se ly
g n .
o i n ed w i t h b r eat h
j .
I fre e , e tc .
I fr e e , e tc.
8 D ie no t . L i ve w i t h t he b reath of th o se w h o m ak e
y l o n g li fe
an d w h o e n o j .
I fr e e , e t c.
I free , et c .
R i se u
p li f e co nj o i n ed
w th i ,
w i th li fe . Up, w i t h th e
sap o f g r o w i n g p l an t s !
I fre e e tc ,
.
W e as i m m o rt al b e i ngs h av e ar i se n w i th Parj an ya s
’
r ai n .
ro u n d w i th li fe .
p roach es .
’
See M . M ul l er s H isto ry
’
of A n cien t San sk rit Lit eratu r e,
pp 5
. 2 9 , 530 T h e l eg e n d o f.P ra a
j p at i an d h i s dau g h t e r is rel at ed i n
Rgi v ed a 61 5 — X8 S
. e e M u ir, Origi n al Sansk rit T e xts , I V
. .
pp . .
6 —
A s stan zas 1 5 h ave sep arat io n fr o m evi l an d co n su m t i f r
p o n o
3 H e w h o was b o rn as h is all -
k n o w i n g k i n sm an de
c l are th al l th e de i t ie s ge n erat i o n s
’
.
O n hig h , b e l o w , sp r e ad fo r t h h is g o dli k e n at u re .
F o r h e , t ru e t o t h e l aw o f E art h an d H e av e n , e sta
b l ish e d bo th th e m ig h t y w o r l ds se cu re ly .
M i gh ty w h e n b o r n , h e p ro pp ed ap ar t t h e m i g h t y ,
sk y , o u r ea rt h ly h o m e , an d i id i
’
t he ars m -
re
g on .
5 H e fro m t h e de p th h at h b ee n re bo r n fo r e ve r, B ri
h asp ati t h e w o rl d s so l e L o rd an d R u l e r
’
.
H e w as b o r n h e re w i t h m an y m o re b esi de h i m t h ey
sl u m b e r e d w h e n th e fo re m o st si de w as o p e n e d .
3 H i s al l kn ow i ng l i n em an
-
Ja tavedas, t h e o m n iscien t A g n i, sp ru n g
l ik e o t h er Gods fro m H eaven an d Eart h F r o m the m id st of p r ayer
.
act io n is al so ascr ib ed t o I n d ra ( Bg
i v eda X . 89 4
. 1 1 3 5)
. to V aru na
sag es o f t he
R ig ve d a T hi s . o l d su r v i v i n g n at u re m yt h o f t h e o rigi n al -
7 T he m an w h o se e k s th e fr i e n d of Go ds , A th arv an t h e
fat h e r , an d B ri h asp ati , i
w t h w o r sh ip ,
C ryi ng to h im
B ll i h i ’
, e t h o u a t h n
g s c r e at or l t e W se
G o d, se l f dep e n de n t , n e v e r i nj u re s
-
.
YM N I I H .
h e w h o se co m m an d m e n t al l t h e Go ds ac k no w l e dge ,
H e w h o is Lo r d o f t hi s o f m an an d cat t l e — W h at ,
G o d sh all w e ado re w i th o u r o bl at i o n ?
2 W h o by h is g ran deu r h at h b e co m e so l e r u l e r o f al l
t h e m o v i n g w o r l d t h at br e at h es an d sl u m be r s ,
an ad d ress t o T h e Unk n o w n Go d .
What
'
1 Of th i s w o r l d, o r creat io n . God : hd sm ai devdy a cu i d eo
Ks, k ah ( q u is) W ho ? t hat is, t h e Un k n o wn Go d , has b ee n
, ap p l ied by
I n dian C o m m e n tat o rs as a n am e t o Praj hp at i an d to o t he r
Go d s b y a
fo rced in t er p r etat io n of t h e in t erro gat iv e p ro n o u n w h ich recu rs in t h e
o b l at io n .
Wh ose sh ado w is im m o rt al i t
y , w h ose shado w is deat h — M M fl l l er
.
’
. .
C hhd yd l igh t , I f b ot h
’
shad o w an d reflect ed l ust re
’
bo th
’
‘
m eans .
M T hat br eathes
. and sl u m ber s th at is, b o t h of Go ds an d m e n .
m rm z/ r u srs or [B OOK w .
3 T o w ho m h o sts e m b at t l e d , l o o k w i t h l o n g i ng,
bo th
an d H e ave n an d E art h i n v o k e h i m in th e i r t e r r o r ;
W h o se is t h i s p at h t h at m e asu res o u t t he r eg io n
W hat G o d shall w e ado re w it h o u r o blat io n 2
4 W h o se is t h e m ig h t y e ar t h an d spaci o u s h eave n an d ,
y o n de r am pl e fi r m am e n t be t w e e n t he m ,
5 W h o se th ro u gh h is m ig h t ar e al l t h e S no w y M o u n
, ,
T h e ar m s o f w ho m are t h e se c e l e st i al q u arte rs
W h at G o d shall w e ado re w it h o u r o bl at i o n ?
6 T h e de at h l e ss W at e rs b o r n i n L aw re ce i v i ng p r o
, , ,
t e c te d al l
t h e g e r m i n t h e beg i n n i ng ,
W ate rs di v i n e w h o h ad th e G o d abo ve t he m
W h at G o d sh al l w e ado re w i th o u r o bl at i o n ?
7 I n the be gi n n i n g ro se H iranyagarb ha e v e n at h is ,
bi rt h so l e L o rd o f al l c re at i o n .
3 We cr u sh an d r e n d t o p i e ce s b o th t h i n e ey e s, 0 Ti g e r ,
an d th y j aw s , an d al l th y t w e n ty c l aw s w e b re ak .
4 W e b r e ak an d re n d t h e t ig e r fi rst of cr eat u r e s t h at
are ar m e d w i t h te e t h
T he ro bb er t h e n , an d t h e n th e sn ak e , the so r ce r e r ,
an d t h e n th e w o l f .
5 T h e thi ef w ho c o m e t h n e ar t o day de p ar te th
-
b ru i sed
an d cr u sh e d to bi t s .
By n e ar est l e t him b e g o n e
w ay L e t I n dra sl ay .
h i m w i t h h is b o l t .
6 L e t t h e b e ast s t e e t h b e b r o k e n o ff, sh i v er e d an d
’
sh at t e r e d b e h is r ib s 1
S l ac k b e t h y bo w st ri n g : do w n w ar d g o t h e w i l d b e ast
t h at p u r su e s t h e b ar e l
7 O p e n n o t w h at t h o u h ast co m p re ssed , c l o se n o t w h at
t h o u h ast n o t c o m p re sse d .
’
I n dra s and S o m a s c h i ld, t h o u art A t har van s t ige r
’ ’
c r u sh i ng ch ar m .
H YM N IV .
WE d ig t h e e fr o m t h e e art h , t h e Pl an t w h i ch stre n g
t h e n s an d e x al ts t he n e r v e s,
T h e Pl an t w hi c h t h e Gan dh ar va du g fo r V aru na
w h o se p o w e r w as l o st .
ch i ld ro b ab l y so m e p o iso n o us h e rb , de ri v in i t s w t h f m S m a
p g g ro ro o
y
A sita, Gays, an d Jam adagni See I 1 4 4 I I 32 3
. . . . . .
aj . 1 35
2 L a U sh as an d l e t S h ry s i
r se , l e t th i s t h e sp e e ch
I u t t e r r se i .
H YM N V .
T H E Bu l l w h o h at h a t h o u san d h o rn s, w h o r i ses u p
fro m o u t t h e se a,
B y h i m t h e st ro n g an d m igh ty on e w e l u ll t h e fo lk
t o re st an d sl e e p .
L u ll al l t h e w o m e n ,
l u l l t h e do gs t o sl e e p , w i th
I n dra as t hy fr i e n d !
T h e w o m e n sl e e p i n g i n t he co u rt , lyi ng w i tho u t ,
o r st r e t ch e d o n be ds ,
—
T h e m at r o n s w i th t h e ir odo ro u s sw e ets th e se ,
on e an d al l , w e l u ll t o sl e e
p .
d, hav e he l d
'
E ac h l im b an d m e m be r h av e I se ze d
i i n the deep
dark n e ss o f t he n i g h t .
v isit in g h is l o ve .
y g r ng s t e t m e o res an s ee p o r
O f t h e se w e c o se l ly sh u t th e e y es , even as we c o se l ly
sh u t t h i s h o u se .
6 Sl e e p m o th er, l e t t h e fat he r l
s ee p , l
s ee
p do g ,
an d m ast e r o f the ho m e .
L et al l h e r k i n sm e n l
s ee p , l
s ee
p al l the p eo
p l e w ho
are r o u n d ab o u t .
7 W i th s0
p o r ifi c ch ar m , 0 S l ee p , l u ll th o u to l
s um b er
al l t h e fo l k .
HY M N V I .
T B rd h
H Em a n to l ife te heade d
fi rst w as b ro ugh t
n -
an d w i th face s t en .
p p
u r ose o f the ch arm is n o t fo u n d in t h e co rresp on d in g stance o f t h e
Bgi v eda h ym n , t h e l ast fo u r v erses ( ,
5 6, 7 , 8 ) of w h ich are, acco rd in g
to Si yana, to b e recit ed b y t h iev es an d h o use b reak ers i n p u rsu i t o f -
p l u n d er .
l ast -
n am ed . Se e Zim m e r, A l t in disches Leben, p p 3 sqq So f ar . .
re ach in g so far .
1 88 T H E g r am s o r [ BOOK tr .
art t h o u .
T he ru
gg e d m o u n ta n i t h at p ro du ced this p o iso n is
e m asc u at e . l
HYM N VII .
T h e re i n h ath A m ri t b ee n i n fu se d w i t h t h at I w ard
t h y p o i so n o fi
'
W e ak is th e p o iso n of th e E ast , w ee k is t h e p o i so n
o f t h e N o rt h ,
So to o t hi s p o i so n of t h e S o u th c o u n ts as a cak e o f
'
c u r ds an d m eal .
sw e lli n g up w i th fat ,
A n d e ve n i n hu n g e r e at e n t h ee , t h e n gr i pe h i m n o t,
th o u h i deo u s o n e I
I n t o x ic at er l l i k e a sh aft w e m ak e t h y sp i r i t fl y aw ay ,
Li k e a p o t b o ili ng o n th e fi re , w e w i th o ur w o rd
r e m o v e t h e e h e n ce .
zdi mti ,
var ag w h ich ap p ears t o b e t he nam e o f so m e ri v er o r l ak e on .
5 We se t ar o u n d th e e w th i t h e sp e ll as
’
t w e re a gat h e r
e d ar m am e n t .
S t ay q u i e t li ke a ro o te d tr e e . D ug up w t h m att o ck s,
i
g r i pe not tho u .
6 F or c o v er n i gh av e bart e re d t h ee , fo r sk i n s o f
s m en
de e r an d w o v e n c l o t h s .
T h o u ar t a t h i n g o f sal e , 0 Pl an t D u g u p w i th .
m att o c k s, g r i p e n o t t h o u !
7 N o n e h av e at tai n e d t o t h o se o f o l d, th o se w h o
w ro u gh t h o ly ac t s fo r y o u .
L e t t h e m n o t h ar m o u r h ero es h e re Th ere fo re .
I set b e fo re y o u t hi s .
HYMN VII I .
T H E B e i n g l ay s t h e sap o f li fe in b e i n gs : h e h at h
b e co m e t h e so v ran L o rd o f c r e at u re s .
D e at h c o m es t o t h i s m an s ro y al co n se crat i o n
’
l e t h i m as K i n g o w n an d all o w t h i s k i n g do m .
2 C o m e fo r w ard t u rn n o t back i n sc o r n st ro n g
, ,
u a d i an sl ay e r o f t h y fo e s
g r , .
A p p ro ac h 0 g l adde n e r o f t h y fri en ds
, T h e G o ds .
ev iden t l y an in te rp o l at io n .
T h e hym n has b een t ran sl ate d b y Lu dw ig, Der R igveda, III p 201 ; . .
con secr a ti on t he R a j y
a sfi a w as a g r ea t sa c ri fi ce o r rel ig io u s ce re m o n
y
rfo rm ed at t h e co ro n at ion o f a su p re m e so ve re ig n b y t h e Kin g h im ~
p e
2 T he King is addressed .
no w e an us or [ s o ar t r .
3 A l l w i
a ted o i
n h m a s h e cam e t o m e e t t h e m H e .
se lf re sp l e n de n t m o ves e n du e d w i th g l o ry
- .
h at h gai n e d i m m o r tal p o w e rs .
o n a t i er s sk i n
’
g .
flo o ds b e r ch
i in m il k .
5 H j o yo u s in th e i r il k t h e w ate 1 s o f
’
w at ers
'
eav e n s m ,
fash i o n th e e .
j o y an d bli ss .
A s st ro ng fl o o ds p u r i fy t h e stan di ng o cean so m e n ,
y
w h erew ith t h e King is con secrated .
an d b y Z
im m er, A l t in disch es Leben, p 21 3 . .
142 m s H YM N S or [ B OOK 17 .
7 I , k n o w i n g t h i s, 0 S al ve , w ill sp eak th e v er y tr u t h
an d n o t a l i e
M ay I o btai n bo t h h o rse an d o x , m ay I o b tai n thy
li fe , 0 m an .
C o n su m p t i o n an d t h e S nak e , .
T h y fath e r is t h e l o ft i e st o f m o u n tai n s n am e d th e ,
T ri p l e p e ak e d .
S p r u n g fr o m t h e S n o w y M o u n tai n s si de t h is O i n t
’
9 ,
m e n t o f t h e Th r e e p e ak e d h ill -
n am e fro m Y am u n fi,
Th e se n am es are bo t h au sp i ci o u s : by th ese t wo p ro
t e ct t h o u u s, 0 Sal v e
H YM N X .
C H I LD o f th e w i n d an d fi r m am e n t sp ru ng fro m the ,
l ig h t n i n g an d t h e l igh t ,
M ay t h i s t h e g o l d b o r n Sh e ll t h at b ears t he p earl
r e se r ve u s f1 o m d i st r e ss
p .
am n n d :
in m y th o l o gy as t h e t w in si st er o f Yam s B o th au sp i ci ou s b o t h . .
m o u n tain an d ri e b e
v r i n ,
r
e n d o w ed w it h sp ec ial sa n c t i t y .
T h e h ym n i s a ch arm acco m an in
p y g in v est it u re w it h a p ro t ect i v e
am u l e t o f sh e l l .
3 We di se ase an d i ndi ge n ce ,
st ay an d chas eSadan vfis
w i t h t he S h e ll .
M ay t h e all h e ali n g S h e ll t h at
-
b ears th e p e ar l p re
se r v e u s fr o m d i str ess .
4 B o rn i n t h e h eav e n , sp r u n g fro m t he se a, b r o u g h t t o
u s h i t h e r fro m t h e fl o o d ,
Th is go l d b o r n S h e ] ! shall b e to u s an am u l e t to
-
l e n g t he n li fe .
5 F ro m o c e an s
p g t h e A m u l
r an e t ,
fr o m V rit ra s
p ran
g
t h e L o r d o f D ay
M ay t h i s p r o t e ct u s ro u nd ab o u t fr o m sh aft o f G o d
an d A su ra .
P e e rl ess id go l de n th o u fro m S o m a
’
6 m o r n am e n t s art
w ast t h o u bo r n .
T ho u gl e am e st o n th e q u i ve r t h o u art b e au t i fu l u po n
,
th e car : m ay it ro l o n o u r day s o f li fe !
p g
fl as h es of t h e l igh t n in g . Go l d bo rn
-
: go l de n , o r exce l l en t b
y n at u re .
5 F r om V yi tr a sp r ang th e Lo r d of Day as t h e Su n sh o n e o u t w h en
V rit ra, t h e h u ge cl o u d , w as sh at te red, so th e sh el l w it h i ts b righ t t rea
su r e sp ran g fro m t h e dar k d ep t h s o f t h e sea A sur a h ost il e d em o n . .
X 68 M ay i t p r o l o ng t h is ab ru p t chan ge o f th e p erso al
. . n
p ro
n o un is n o t u n co m m o n in th e V eda .
1 44 rm am i ss or :
[ 3 0 0 1 ii .
7 Bo ne f t h e Go ds be cam e t h e earl s sh e ll m o th er
’
o
p
-
e n d o w e d w i t h so n ] i t m o v e t h i n t h e w at e rs .
I bi n d t h i s o n t h e e fo r l ife , st re ng t h , an d v i go u r,
fo r l o n g li fe l ast i n g th ro ugh a h u ndr ed au t u m n s .
Y M N XI H .
T m : B ul l su p p o rt s th e w i de sp read ear th an d h e av e n -
.
T h e B u ll s u p p r ts t h e s ac io u s ai r be t w e e n t h e m
o .
T h e B u ll su p po rt s t h e sk y s srx s ac io u s reg i o n s t h e
u n i ve rsal w o r l d hat h h e p e rv s fp ed .
H e
’
2 T h e B u l l is I n d ra : o er t h e b east s h e w at ch es .
,
H e m il k i n g o u t t h e w o r l ds t h e as t t h e f u tu re
, , , ,
di sc h arg e s al l t h e Go ds e te r n al u tie s
’
.
w o r k s h e at e d an d br i g h t ly gl o w i n
L e t h i m n o t w i t h g oo d so n s p ass 0 i n va o u r w ho
1 , p ,
h ath n o t e at e n o f t h e O x w i t h k n o w l e dg e .
T h e h y m n i s a g l or ifi c at io n o f t h e Gh a r m a o r C a l d ro n i n w hi c h th e
fi d i ll h A i i d
'
l b
i a t io n o f h o t m il k , o e re e s
p ec a y t o t e g v n s , s p p
r e are .
1 S i s: sp ac i o us r e g i on s t h e fo ur uar t er s oqf t h e h e av e n s w i th t h e
se n ith an d t h e n ad ir .
p e rh aps al l an im al s S
o akr a . igh ty a co m m on ep it h et o r ap p ej
or m .
9 H w h o so e v e r k n o ws th e
‘
e se ven e xhau st ess l p o ur ni g s
of the Ox ,
W i n s h i m se lf o fi sp ri n g an d t h e w o rl d :
‘
th e great
S e ve n R i sh i s k n o w th i s w e ll .
is m i l k e d at n o o n .
H Y M N XII .
T ac o art th e h eal e r m ak i ng w h ol e th e h e al er of th e
, ,
b ro k e n b o n e
M ak e t h o u t h i s w h o l e A ru n dh ati l ,
a t a at a B r1t m ana -
t er n a m es a.re g i v en b y
o t h er au t ho ri t ies .
Ste am 7— 1 2 are p p
u r osel
y o b scure, an d can n o t b e in tell igib l y
pp 3
. 99 a n d 36 1 , and b y Lu d w ig , Der R ig v eda, I I I p 534 . . .
tt a cl im b i n g p l an t , n o t iden t ifi ed p ro b ab l y a vari e t
y o f C on vol v u
j
l u s o r b in d w eed w h ich is t o b in d fast t h e in ured l im b as it b in ds t h e
t ree ro u n d w h ich it gro w s .
m mv m e A T H A R VA V EDJ -
. 1 47
3 W i t h m arro w b e t hy m arro w
j i o n ed, thy li m b un i ted
w i t h t h e li m b .
g r o w ag a n i .
w i t h t h e sk i n .
t o ge t h er w i t h t h e fl e sh .
5 J o i n th o u t o g e th er h air w i th h ai r j o i n t ho u t og e th er ,
sk i n w i t h sk i n .
L e t bl o o d an d b on e gr o w st ro n g in th ee U n i t e t he .
b ro k e n p art 0 Pl an t , .
fe lli es n av e s an d w h e el s
, , .
S tan d u p er e ct u o n
p th y fe e t .
7 I f h e b e t o rn an d sh atter e d , h av i n g fall en in to a i
p ,t
o r a cast st o n e h av e str u ck h i m ,
L e t t h e sk ill e d l e e ch j o i n li m b w i th li m b ’
, as tw er e
t h e p or t i o n s o f a car .
H Y M N XII I .
G o ns ,i i t h e m an w h o m
r a se aga n y ,
e O G o ds , hav e
h u m bl e d an d b ro u g ht l o w .
Ye G o ds r esto re
, to li fe aga n , i h im ,
Go ds ! w ho h at h
c o m m i t t e d si n .
2 H th e se t w o w i n ds ar e bl o w i n g far as S i n dh u
e re
f ro m a d i st an t l an d .
M ay o n e b r e at h e e n e rgy t o t h e e, t h e o t h er bl o w thy
fau l t aw ay .
3 H i t h e r , 0 W i n d, bl o w h e ali n g b al m , bl o w e ve r y
fau l t aw ay , t h o u W i n d
F o r t h o u w h o h ast al l m e di c i n e c o m e st as e n vo y o f
t h e G o ds .
4 M ay t he G o ds k e e p an d save th i s m an , t h e M aru ts
’
h o st de li v e r h im .
5 I am c o m e n ig h t o t h e e w i th b al m s t o gi ve th e e r e st
an d k e e p t h e e safe .
I br i n g t h ee m ig h t y st re n gt h , I dr i v e t h y w ast i n g
m al ady aw ay .
F e li ci t o u s is t h is m y h an d yet m o r e fe li ci to u s i s th i s ,
.
w h o l e w i t h g e n t l e t o u ch .
7 T h e t o n g u e t h at l eads t h e v o i c e p re cede s Th e n w i t h .
o u r te n fo l d b r anc h i n h an ds
g
-
,
w i t h a so ft c ar ess .
2 Si n dh u t h e I n du s .
5 Wasti ng m al ady y ak sh m a, p u l m o n ar
y co n su m p t io n .
6 T ak en fro m R ig veda X
60 1 2 M o r e f el i ci tou s i s th is m y o t h e r
. . .
.
1 50 T H E g u ms or [ BOOK IV .
G o at st ro n g w i n ged an d fu ll o f j u i ces
,
-
, .
asce n di n g to th e l o ft i e st c o p e t o h e av e n , .
t u r n h i s r ig h t si de t o t h e so u t h er n q u arter .
S et th e G o at s b ac k b o n e u p m o st i n t h e ze n i th an d
’
8 ,
l ay h is b e l ly do w n w ar d i n t h e n adi r ; se t h is m id
o r t i o n i n m id air b e t w e e n t h e m
p
-
.
O e r t h e dr esse d Go at l ay a dr essed sk i n to r ob e hi m
’
9
r e p are d i n p e r fe c t fo r m w i th al l h i s m e m b e rs
p , , .
R i se u p w ard t o th e l o ft i e st v au l t o f h eave n : w i th
t hy fo u r fe et stand fi r m ly i n th e r eg i o n s .
YM N X V H .
rai n c l o u ds s e d by w i n d asse m bl e
p
-
.
, ,
m i st e n v e l o p ed B u l l w h o r o ar eth
-
.
2 L et t h e m sh o w fo rth t h e st ro n g th e b o u n te o u s , ,
M ar u t s : l e t p l an ts an d sh r u b s b e h u n g w i t h dro p s
o f m o i st u r e .
L e t fl o o ds o f r ai n re fr e sh t h e g ro u n d w i th gl adn e ss ,
j
n o t in u red; by easy p at h s u n t o t h e Gods t ho u goe st
’
A d etai l ed .
T h e h ym n is a a
p y
r er or charm to haste n th e co m in g o f t h e
r io d ical R ai
p e
an d h e rb s sp r i n g v ari o us w i t h e ac h fo r m an d c o l o u r .
L e t p o u r i n g t o rr en ts
.
o f th e rai n th at rai n e t h . r a n i
u p o n t h e eart h .
5 Up fro m th e li ft y ou r
dr ead m igh t, ye M ar u ts
"
sea
r
.
as li g h t an d sp l e n d o u r , se n d t h e v a o u r u w ar d !
p p
L e t w at e rs sati sfy th e e ar th t h e vo i ces o f th e g reat , .
m i st e n v e l o e d B u l l w h o r o ar e t h
p
-
.
S e n d p l e nt e o us sh o w e rs o n h im w h o se e k e t h sh el t er , .
an d l e t th e o w n er o f l e an ki n e go h o m e w ard .
7 L et th e M aru ts, l e t t h e sp r i ng s an d ce il i n g
bo o n
se r e n ts t e n d u w ll
p y o e .
U rg ed by t h e M aru t s l e t the cl o u ds p o u r do w n t h e i r
.
u po n the e ar t h:
9 M ay w ate r s,
.
ligh tn i n g , c o u d , an
l d ra n , i bo o n s
p i
r ngs
:
an d se rp e n t s
t e n d y o u w e ll .
Urg e d by t h e M aru ts l et t h e c o u ds
l p o ur do wn th e ir
r ai n u o n t h e e ar th;
p
l it erall y , g o at swa l l o-
w ers py t h o ns ; l o ng fan tast ic shap ed W -
.
of cl o u d.
1 52 T H E H YM NS or [ BOOK 17 .
1 0 M ay h e w h o h at h b e co m e t h e p l an ts h i gh
’
re e n t,
g
su it i n
g o u r b o d i e s, A g n i o f t h e W at e r s,
11 S e n di n g u
p w ate rs f ro m t h e fl o o d an d o cean P raj a
p at i m o ve th e se a to ag i tat i o n !
F o r th fl o w t h e m o i stu re o f t h e v igo r o u s stalli o n !
W i t h t h is t h y r o ar o f th u n de r co m e t h o u h i th e r ,
1 2 O u r F at h e r L o rd di v i n e ,
c u ri n
g t h e t o rr e n t s L et .
t h e st r e am s b re at h e O aru na o f th e w at e rs , , .
P o u r t he fl o o ds do w n al o n g th e bro o k s an d ch an n e l s
l e t fr o g s w i th sp e ck l e d ar m s sen d o u t t h e i r v o i ce s .
1 3 T h e y w h o l ay q u i e t fo r a y e ar t h e B ra h m an s w h o ,
f u l fil t h e i r v o w s ,
T h e fro gs h av e li ft e d u p th e i r v o i ce t h e v o i ce P ar
, ,
j anya h at h i n sp i r e d .
1 4 S p e ak fo rt h a w e l co m e fe m al e fro g ! Do t h o u , ,
S t re t ch t h y fo u r fe e t ap art an d sw i m sw i m i n t he , ,
m i dd l e o f t h e l ak e .
1 0 T he p l an ts high regen t : H ( g )
A i r i p en s l o f ev ery fo rm
’
e n p an t s
an d n at ure (R g
i v e d a 88 X . . Of the Water s A gn i is cal l ed ap am
n ap d t, Offsp ri n g of t he Water s , as b ein g b o rn in t h e shap e o f l igh t n in g
fro m t h e w at e ry cl o u ds .
t h is stan za 1 1 an d t h e fi rst p il da o f t h at w h i ch fo ll o w s m ak e u p t h e
fo rm an ce o f re l ig io us cerem o n ie s .
we w e H YM N S or ’
[fl o or m .
If o n e sh o u ld
fl e e afar b e y o n d th e h eave n , K i ng
V aru na w o u l d st ill b e r o u n d ab o u t him .
Pro ce e di n g h i the r fr o m t h e sk y h is e n v o y s l o o k ,
t h o u san d ey e d, o v e r t h e ear th b e n e at h t he m
-
.
5 A ll th i s th e V ar u na b e h o l de t h , al l b e tw ee n
ro yal
h e av e n an d e ar t h an d al l b e y o n d t h e m . .
T h e t w i n k li ngs o f m e n s e ye li ds h at h b e co u n t e d A s
’
.
o n e w h o p l ay s t hro w s di c e h e se tt l e s al l t h i n s
g .
ass u n h ar m e d t h e m an w h o se w o rds ar e t r u t h fu l
p .
7 V h im ith h u n dr e d ! M
’
ar u na, sn ar e w a n o o se s an s
w at ch e r ! l e t n o t h i m w h o li e s e scap e t h e e .
v eda V I I 8 9 2)
. . Wh en I m o v e al o n g , t rem u l o u s l ik e a w in d
b l o wn sk in , H ave m ercy, sp are m e, m igh ty Lo rd See im m er, A I Z . ..
Leb en , p 39 2
. .
T h e h y m n h as b ee t a l
s t ed,
a w h ll i a t — t a as 1 — 6
n r n o y o r n
p r s n z
b y vo n R o th , A b h an dl u n g ii b er den A th ar va veda, p 29 b y M u i r, O S -
. . .
a Ge rm an Wo rk sh o p , I 4 1 ; b y Lu d w i g, De r R ig v eda, I I I p 38 8
. . .
V ar u na i s ce est a an d l i l is h u m an .
9 I bi n d h o l d t h e e fast w i t h al l th e se n o o ses, t h o u
an d
so n o f su ch a m an an d su ch a m o t h e r .
A l l t h e se do I assi gn t hee as t h y p o r t i o n .
HYMN XV II .
Wr . h o l d th e e , C o n q u eri n g On e th e q u e e n
se ze an d
i
o f m e d i c i n es t h at h e al .
0 Pl an t, I hav e en do w ed t h ee w i t h a h u n dred p o w e rs
fo r e v ery m an .
2 St ill q u er i n g b an i sh i n g t h e cu rse
co n , , m i g h ty ,
i
w th
t h y r e v er t ed bl o o m ,
T h ee an d al l Pl an ts h av e I i n vok ed : H en c e l e t it
sav e u s ! w as m y p ray er .
3 Sh e w h o h ath cu r se d u s w i th a cu rse ,
or h ath co n
c e i ve d a m u rde r o u s si n ,
Or se z e d o u r so n
i t o tak e h is bl o o d , m ay sh e dev o u r
the il d sh e bar e
ch .
4 W h at m ag i c t h ey h av e w r o u gh t fo r th ee in di sh n u
bak ed o r bu r n t dark re d -
,
W h at t h e y h av e w r o u gh t in fl esh u n dressed c o n ,
-
q u er th e so rcer er s t h erew i th .
st i n y b a s
g g ,
A l l t h e sh e fi e n ds o f ev il n am e an d vo i ce w e dr i v e
-
,
aw ay fr o m u s .
of h eal t h .
T h e A p am firga is l th e so v ran o f al l Pl an ts t h at
‘
a o ne
ro w
g .
W i th th i s w e w i pe aw a y w hate e r
’
ha th fall e n on
t h ee g o i n h e al t h !
H YM N X V III .
TH E m o o n l igh t eq u al l e t h the su n , n i gh t is t h e i
r val;
of t he day .
I m ak e e ffe ct u a l p o w e r m y h e l p l et i
m ag c ar t s be
i m p o te n t .
G o ds ! if ke an d br i ng ll ’
2 o ne m a a sp e o n so m e m an s
h o u se w h o k n o w s it n o t,
C l o se as t h e cal f t h at su c k s .
the co w m ay it r e v ert
an d c li n g t o h i m .
m e d ic i n e , i n w a sh i n g l i n e n , a n d i n s ac r i fi c e s , a n d st i ll b e l i e v e d to h ave
t h e p o w e r o f m a k i n g m e n p roo f a g a in s t t h e st in g s o f sco r
p i o n s I t i s . ,
w i th an n o t a t io ns , b y Gril l , H u n d e r t L ied er , pp 37 , 1 30 . .
T h e hy m n is a co u n t e r-
ch arm agai n st t h e m ag ical in can tat io n s o f o t h ers .
th e so rc e r e r s
’
o fls lik e
'
So bru i se p r i g
n , a r e ed t h at
ro w e th i n t h e R ai n s
g .
’
3 Ill u m i n i n g as tw e re w i th ligh t th o u m o v e st at th e
, , ,
h e ad o f p l an ts .
T h e sav i o u r o f t h e si m p l e m an ar t th o u an d sl ay er ,
o f t h e fi e n ds .
4 A s o n ce w h e n t i m e b egan th e G o ds w i th t h e e ex
e ll e d t he A su ras,
p
E v e n t h e n ce , 0 Pl an t , w ast th o u p r o du ce d as o n e
w h o w i p es an d sw e e p s aw a y .
5 T h y fath e r
’
s n am e w as Cl e aver Th o u . w th th o u san d
i
bran ch e s cl eave st al l .
D o t h o u t u r n e d back w ard
, ,
c eav e an d r e n d
l th e m an
w h o t reat et h u s as fo es .
6 T he ev il
p s ran
g fro m e art h it m o u n ts t o h eav en an d
sp r e ads t o v ast e x t e n t .
R e ve rt e d , sh ak i n g hi m w i th m i gh t , th e n ce on i ts
m ak er l et i t fall .
2 Kaqw a N dr shada : a B ,
ish i so n o f N n shad T h e cel e b rat ed Kanva
o f t h e R ig ved a w as t h e so n of Gh o ra . T he t wo n am e-w o rd s, w h ich
m ar t h e m et ro o f t h e h em isti ch , ap p ear, as Gril l o b served t o b e an in
t erp o l ate d gl o ss .
h ere as an ap p ell at i ve .
fl o w ers : see IV . 1 7 6, . n o t e.
6 T he evi l : the s el l
p wh ich t h e charm is to coun t eract.
a rm T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 1 59
M ay m i g h t y I n dra, Lo rd o f Plan ts ! g i v e st o re of
stre n gt h an d p ow er t o t h e e .
HYMN XX .
T h e sk y th e fi r m am , e n t, an d eart h : al l t h i s, 0 Go d
dess, i t b e h o l ds .
pl an t ( st an za
Lieder, p p 34 , 1 32
. .
T h e G o d w h o h at h a t h o u san d e y es gi v e m e th i s
Pl an t i n m y rig h t h an d 1
I l o o k o n e v ery o n e t h e re w i th , each S fi dra an d each
A ry an m an .
5 M ak e m an i fe st t h e fo r m s o f t h i ngs ; h i de n o t t h e i r
e sse n c e s fro m si g ht .
A n d , t h o u w ho h ast a th o u san d ey e s, l o o k t h e Ki m !
d i n s i n t h e face .
6 M ak e m e se e Y atu d h anas, m ak e t h o u Y dt u d hfi ni s
i ibl e
v s .
M ak e m e se e al l P isach as W i t h th i s p ray e r, 0 Pl an t, .
I h o ld th e e fast .
7 T h o u ar t t he sigh t o f K asy ap a an d o f t h e b o u n d w h o
h at h fo u r ey e s .
aah , t o c a r r
y) ; o r ig i n al l y, a p o rt ab l e b ed o r l it t er .
4 T he G o d w h o h a t h a th ou s a n d e y es I n d r a ; as h e i s ch i e f R eg en t
of t h e at m o sp h e re , h is co u n t l ess e y e s m a y b e t h e st ar s S e am a n d .
I II 2 1 2.
; im m e r Z
, A l t i n d isch e s L e b e n , pp
1 1 7 sqq , 204 , 21 6, 4 35 . . .
5 Ki m id i n s see I 7 l . . .
6 see I 7 1
. . 8 1 . . P i sachas : see I 16 3
. . .
w it h o r re gu l at i n g t h e co u rse o f t h e S u n F ou r ey es : t h a t is , p
. ro b ab l y,
tw o y e es w it h a l arg e sp o t a b o v e e a ch C f A n d t h o se . t w o d o g
. s o f
th i n e ,
Y a m a ! t h e w a t ch e rs ,
fo u r e y e d , w h o l oo k o-
n m e n a n d g u a r d
t h e p a t h w ay (R g
’
i ve d a 1 4 X . T h e s u b.s ta n t i v e in t h e t ex t i s
su n yds, b itc h
'
fe m in in e, .
1 62 T H E A T H A R V A VE DA -
.
[ BOO K I V .
’
4 T he h arge r w i th h is du sty b r o w o er tak es t h e m n o t ,
c
an d n e ve r t o t h e sh am bl e s do t h e y t ak e t h e i r w ay .
5 T o m e t h e C o w s se e m B h aga, t h e y se e m I n dra,
t h e y se e m a p o rt i o n o f t h e fi rst p o u r e d S o m a -
.
T h e se p re se n t C o w s, t h ey , 0 ye m e n , are I n dr a .
I l o n g fo r I n dra w i t h m y h eart an d sp i r i t .
6 O Co ws fat te n t h e w o r n an d w aste d, an d
’
, y e e en
m ak e t h e u n o v e l ly b e au t i fu l t o l o o k o n .
P r o sp e r y h m
om e,
y e w i t h au s i c i o u s v o i c es ! Y o u r
p
p o w e r i s m ag n ifi e d i n o u r asse m bli es .
w at e r at fai r d ri n k i n l a
p u re
g p c es -
,
N e v e r b e t h i e f o r si n fu l m an y o u r m ast er, an d m ay
t h e dart o f R u dra st ill avo i d yo u
B YM N
XXII .
M ak e h i m so l e l o r d an d l e ade r o f th e p e o p l e .
S catt e r h is fo e s de li ve r al l h is ri val s i n t o h is h an d in
,
st r u g l e s fo r re c e d e n c e
g p .
l eave h is e n e m y w i t h o u t a p o rt i o n .
4 T h e charger o er takes
’
them n o t t h ey are n o t, o r, acco rd in g to
Sfiyana, l et t h em n ot b e, carri ed o ff in p redato ry in cu rsions .
7 R u dr a : see n ot e o n I 19 3
. . .
L et h im K i ng b e h ead an d c h ie f o f P r i nc es Gi ve
as .
u
p t o h im 0 I n dra e v e ry fo e m an
, , .
3 L e t h i m b e t reasu r e l o r d o f go o d ly tr easu re s l et hi m
-
,
as K i n g b e m as te r o f t h e p e o p l e .
an d st ri p his e n e m y o f st r e n g t h an d v i o u r
g .
4 Li k e m ilc h k i n e yi e l di n g m il k fo r w ar m li bat i o n s p o u r
-
, ,
H e av e n an d E arth ! o n h i m fu ll m an y a bl e ssi n g .
M ay h e as K i n g b e I n d ra s w e ll b e l o ved t h e dar li ng
’
-
,
o f th e k i n e t h e l an t s t h e cat t l e
p , , .
5 I j o i n in l eag u e w i th t h e e v i c to r i o u s I n dra w i th ,
w ho m m en c o n q u er an d ar e n e e r de fe at e d
’
.
H e sh al l m ak e t h e e t h e fo l k s so l e l o rd an d l eade r
’
sh al l m ak e t he e h i h e st o f al l h u m an r u l e r s
g .
6 S u p re m e ar t t h o u b e n e at h t h e e ar e t h y r i val s, ,
an d al l 0 K i n g w h o w e re t h i n e ad v e rsari e s
, , .
S o l e l o rd an d l e ade r an d al li e d w i t h I n dra b ri ng , ,
co n q u er o r th f d n d t reasu r e s
’
y o em e n s
, g o o s a .
7 C o n su m e w i t h li o n asp ect al l t h e i r h am l e ts w i th
, , ,
t ig e r asp ec t dr i ve aw ay t h y fo e m e n
, .
q u e re r th i n e e n e m i e s p o sse ssi o n s
,
’
.
H Y M N XXIII .
I m x m y h eart o n w i se an d an c i e n t A g n i th e F i ve ,
T r ibe s L o rd i n m an y a p l ac e e n k i n dl ed
’
,
.
o n g h is k in sm en ( I 9
’
h igh est ran k am . .
Gr ill , H u n d e rt Lieder, pp 67 , 1 35 . .
A ryan T ri b es See I I 2 1 , n o t e
. . . .
We se e k hi m w ho h at h e n t e r ed al l o u r h o u ses . M ay
fro m g r i e f an d t r o u b l e
h e de li v e r us .
b e ar t ho u t o t h e Go ds t h e p ray e r w e u tt er M ay
So .
h e de li v e r u s fr o m gr i e f an d t r o u bl e .
i n e v e ry sacr ifi c e th e st ro n ge st , ,
w o rsh i p M ay h e de li v e r u s fr o m g r i ef an d t r o u bl e
. .
4 W e i n v o k e t h e o bl at i o n b eare r w e ll b o r n A g ni -
,
-
Jfi tav e das
H i m V aisv an ar a al m igh t y M ay h e se t u s fre e fro m
, , .
t r o u bl e .
5 W i t h w h o m as fri e n d th e R i sh i s gav e th e i r p o w e r
n e w sp l e n d o u r w i t h w h o m t h ey k e p t al o o f t h e
,
A su ras de v i ces
’
de li v e r u s fro m g r i e f an d t r o u bl e .
6 T h r ou gh w h o m t h e G o d s di sco v e re d li fe e t e r n al
, ,
t h ro u g h w h o m t h e y st o re d t he p l an t s w i t h p l easan t
j u i ces ,
T h r o u gh w h o m the y b ro u gh t to m en th e l igh t o f
h eave n M ay h e de li ve r u s fro m g ri e f an d tr o u bl e
. .
7 I su, pp li a n t p r ai se an d e v e r call o n A
, g n i s o l e L o rd ,
o f all t h i s w o r l d o f al l t h at sh i n e th , ,
de li ve r u s fr o m gr i e f an d t ro u bl e .
w h o se n de t h r i ch e s b o t h o f e ar t h an d h e av e n ,
d e li ver u s fro m g ri e f an d t ro u bl e .
H YM N X XV .
I T H INK o n V ay u s an d S av i t ar holy i te s t w ai n
’ ’
s r , y e
w ho p e n e t rat e an d
g u ard li v i ng w o rl d
the
Ye hav e c o m e t o b e t h i s A ll s p e r vade r s d e li v e r
’
w ho ,
u s,
y e t w o, fr o m g r ie f an d t r o u bl e .
2 Ye w h o h av e h e e ar t h s e x an se s, an d
co u n ted
’
p t p u
i n t h e sk y sm o o t h e d o u t t h e ai r s m id r e g i o n ,
’
-
W h o se g o i n g fo r th h at h n e e r b e e n re ach e d by an y,
-
’
d e li ver u s, y e t w o , fr o m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e .
3 B eau te o u sl y b r i gh t ! m e n r e st i n th y do m i n i o n w h en
t h o u h ast ri se n u p an d h ast e n e d o n w ard .
y e t w ai n ,
fr o m g r i e f an d t r o u b l e .
aw ay , dri v e o ff t h e d e m o n s .
Y e g i ve u s sto r e o f e n e r gy an d po w er D e li ver u s, .
y e t w ai n ,
fr o m g r i e f an d t r o u b l e .
5 O f th e ir l e t Sav i t ar an d V it y u sen d
own l
se v e s
H e re g i v e u s p e r fe ct fre edo m fr o m c o n su m p t i o n .
D e li ve r u s, y e t w ai n , fr o m g r i e f an d t r o u bl e .
6 Y e , Sav i t ar an d V a y u , t o assi st u s, e nj o y t h e hy m n
an d t h e de li g h t f u l c h e e r e r .
D e li ve r u s, y e t w ai n , fr o m g r i e f an d t r o u bl e .
A h ym n of p raise an d p ra er
y to V fiy u Go d of Win d an d Sav itar t he
Su n God
-
.
V II 50
. .
7 Li k e n o bl e st b e n i so n s t h ey h av e stay ed i n th e Go d
l o v i n g m an s ab o de ’
.
I g l o r i fy b ri gh t S av i tar an d V ay u . D el i ve r u s,
t w ai n fr o m r i e f an d t r o u bl e
y e , g .
H Y M N XXV I .
O H E A V E N an d E ar th , I t h i n k o n yo u , w i se , g i v ers o f
ab u n dan t g i ft s, y e w h o t h r o u
g h m e a su r e l e ss
e x an se s h av e sp r e ad fo r t h
p .
D e li v e r u s, y e t w ai n fr o m gr i e f an d t ro u bl e .
2 Y e a, se at s an d h o m es ar e y e o f g o o dly t r easu r e s,
r o w n st ro n g , d i v i n e , bl e ssed , an d far e x t e n d i n
g g
-
.
T o m e , 0 H e av e n an d E ar th , b e y e au sp i ci o u s .
D e li v e r u s, y e t w ai n fro m gr i e f an d t ro u bl e
, .
T o m e , 0 H e av e n an d E ar t h, b e y e au sp i c i o u s .
D e li v e r u s y e t w ai n , fro m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e
, .
Y e w h o m ai n t ai n A m r i t an d sacr ifi ce s, y e w h o su p
o r t r i v e rs an d h u m an b e i n s,
p g
T o m e , 0 H e av e n an d E ar t h , b e y e au sp i c i o u s .
D e li v e r u s, y e t w ai n , fro m g ri e f an d tr o u bl e .
D e li v e r u s y e t w ai n , fro m g ri e f an d t ro u bl e
, .
T o m e , 0 H e av e n an d E ar t h , b e y e au sp i c i o u s .
D e li v e r u s ye t w ai n , fro m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e
, .
7 T h e g r i e f t h at p ai n s m e h e r e , w ho e v e r cau se d it,
n o t se n t by fat e h at h s r u n f r o m h u m an ac t i o n
p , g .
I , su p p li an t p rai se H e av e n , E art h , an d o ft i n v o k e
,
t h e m D e li v e r u s, y e t w ai n , fr o m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e
. .
m an ce o f sacrifi ce s de p en ds .
H Y M N XXV I I .
I T H I NK u p o nt h e M aru ts : m ay t he y bl e ss m e , m ay
t h e y assi st m e t o t h i s w eal t h i n b at t l e .
I call t h e m li k e sw i ft w e ll t rai n e d st e e ds t o h el p u s -
.
M ay t h e y de li v e r u s fro m gr i e f an d t r o u bl e .
2 T ho se faili n g fo u n tai n fo r
w h o su rr o u nd t h e ne v er -
e v e r an d b ede w t he p l an t s w i t h m o i st u re ,
,
t h e y de li ve r u s fro m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e .
3 B ards, w h o i n v i go r at e t h e m il k o f m il oh k i n e th e -
,
sa o f g r o w i n g p l an t s t h e sp e ed o f co u rse r s
p ,
T o u s m ay th e st ro n g M ar u t s b e au sp i c i o u s M ay .
t h e y d e li ve r u s fro m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e .
T he M aru ts w h o m o v e m ig h ty w i th t h e i r w aters,
m ay t h e y d e li v e r u s fr o m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e .
T h e M aru t s w ho r ai n m i g h t y w i t h t h e i r w ate r s, m ay
t h e y de li ver u s fr o m g rie f an d t ro u bl e .
6 W he t he r w i t h st o r m y m i g ht t h e M aru ts stab l i sh ed
t h i s A l l o r G o ds w i t h t h e i r ce l est i al p o w e r
, ,
Y e k i n dl y G o ds ar e abl e t o r est o re i t
, , M ay th ey .
de li ve r u s fro m g ri e f an d t r o u bl e .
7 P o te n t in batt l e s is th e M aru ts ar m y i m p e t u o us
’
t r ain w e ll k n o w n e x c e e d i n g m i gh ty
,
-
, .
I su pp li an t p rai se an d o ft i n vo k e t h e M ar u ts M ay
, , .
t h e y de li ve r u s fr o m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e .
2 P ri sn i s so ns : t h e M ar u t s are t h e so n s o f R u d ra an d Prisn i, t h e
’
7 C o m fo rt an d aid u s, y e ,
i n b
st r o n gatt l e s, G o ds
at e ach Ki m i d i n se n d y o u r b o l t o f t h u n de r .
I su li ant
p ra se i an d e v e r c all o n B h av a an d S ar va
, pp ,
.
Se t fr e e fr o m ri e f an d t rou bl e
us g .
Y M N XXI X H .
Y o u t w ai n O M i t ra V aru na I h o n o u r ,
L aw , , ,
st r e n g th e n e rs w i se w h o d r i v e aw ay o p p resso r s
, ,
.
Y e w h o p ro t e ct t h e t r u t h fu l i n h is bat t l e s de li v er ,
e t w ai n fr o m g r i e f an d t ro u bl e
us
y , ,
.
2 Y e t he w i se G o ds w h o dr i v e aw ay o pp resso rs ,
e w ho r o t e c t t h e t r u t h fu l i n h is b at t l e s
y p ,
W h o co m e m e n s g u ar ds t o j u i ce p r e sse d fo r th by
’
, ,
B ab h ru de li v e r u s y e t w ai n fr o m g ri e f an d t r o u bl e
, , ,
.
A h ym n o f p raise an d p ra e r
y to M i t ra V ar u na, -
or M it ra an d V aru n a
as a d u al d e it y
the R a m a y an a he a
pp ears as t h e fr ie n d an d co u n se l l o r o f R a m a A tr i .
i n d t h e see r o f a n u m b e r o f t h e R ig veda h m n s J
R h d
’
is s a y am a ag m .
3 M i tr a an d V ar u na w h o h e l p A gast i , A tr i , an d A n
g i
ras, Jam adagn i ,
an d
Y e w ho h e l p K asyap a, w h o h e l p V asish tha, de li ver
u s, y e t w ai n , fr o m r i e f an d t ro u bl e
g .
P u r u m l l ha, an d V ad h ryasv a,
Y e w h o h e l p V i m ada an d Sap tav adh r i, de li v er u s,
e t w ai n , fr o m ri e f an d t r o u bl e
y g .
M u dg al a s pr o t e c to rs, de li ve r u s,
’
Y e , G o t am a s an d
’
e t w ai n , fro m ri e f an d t r o u b l e
y g .
7 W h o se s t r ai g h t re i n e d car-
t h at k ee p s t h e t rack o f g o o d
n e ss assail s an d r u i n s h i m w h o w al k s p e r v e rse ly
I , su p p li an t , p r ai se w i th co n stan t i n v o cat i o n M i tra
an d V ar u na S ave u s fro m affl i ct i o n
. .
H Y M N XXX .
A d ity as an d A l l G o ds I w an de r -
.
I h o l d al o ft b o t h V aru na and M i t ra I h o l d al o ft ,
I n dr a an d bo th t he A sv i n s .
2 I am th e Q u ee n t h e g at h e re r u p o f t r e asu r es m o st
,
-
,
t h o u g h t fu l fi rst o f t h o se w h o m e ri t w o rsh i p
,
.
T h e G o ds m ak i n g m e e n t e r m an y p l aces i n di vers
, ,
s o t s h av e se t m i n e h abi t at i o n
p .
q u en t l y m e n t io n e d i n c o n n e x io n w i t h t h e A d i t y as an d t h e R u d ras .
3 I ,
ve r ily , m y se l f an no u n c e an d u t te r t h e w o r d t hat
Go d s an d m en a li k e sh all w e l c o m e .
I m ak e t he m an I l o ve e x ce e d i n g m ig h ty , m ak e h im
B i
a sag e , ash i an d a B ra h m a n , .
m an w h o se es b re at h e s h e ars t he w o r d o u t s o k e n
p
-
, , .
T he y k n o w i t n o t b u t y e t t h e y d w e ll be si de m e
, .
H e ar o n e an d al l t h e t r u t h as I d e cl are i t
, , .
5 I be n d th e b o w fo r R u d ra t h at h is arro w m ay str ik e
an d sl ay t h e h at e r o f d e vo t i o n .
I re use an d o r de r batt l e fo r t h e p e o p l e an d I h av e ,
n e t r at e d E ar t h an d H e ave n
p e .
6 I c h e r sh i an d h i gh s w e lli n g S o m a, and
su sta n i -
7 O n t he ld s i t I b r i ng fo r th t h e F ath er
’
wor su m m
m y h is i n t h e w ate rs, in t h e o ce an
om e .
t o u ch e ve n y o n de r h e ave n w i t h m y fo re h ead .
8 I b r e at h e a st ro n g b re at h li k e t he w i n d an d t e m p est ,
t h e w h il e I ho l d t o ge t h e r al l e x i ste nc e .
B ey o nd t h i s w i de e ar th and b e y o n d th e h e av e n s
I h ave beco m e so m i g h ty in m y g ran de u r .
7 T he F ather : Dy u o r Dyaus Z
e u s, H eav en o r Sk y , p ro d u ce d fro m
M r Wal li s o b se rv es
. V ac, S pe ech is cel eb rat ed al o ne in t w o
w h o l e h y m n s [o f t h e R ig v ed a ,
] 7 1 and 1 25X
, o f
. w h i c h t hXe fo rm er
.
H Y M N XXXII .
b re e ds fo r h i m se l f fo r th w i t h al l co n q u e r i n g e n e rgy .
2 M an y u w as I n d ra, y e a, t h e G o d w as M anyu M an y u
w as H o t ar V ar u na, J a ,
t av e das .
T h e t r ib e s o f h u m an li n e ag e w o r sh i p M an yu A cco rd .
an t , w i th t hy fe rv o u r, M an y u ! g u ard u s .
4 F o r t h o u ar t , M an y u , o f su r p assi n g v i go u r , fi e r ce,
q u e ll e r o f t h e fo e , an d se l f e x i ste n t , -
Shar e d by al l m e n , v i ct o r i o u s, su bd u er : v o u ch safe
t o u s su p er i o r st r e n g t h i n b at tl e s .
5 I h av e de p ar te d st ill w i t h o u t a p o r ti o n , w i se Go d !
ac c o r di n g t o t h y w ill , t h e m ig h t y .
I , fe e bl e m an , w as w r o t h w i t h t h e e , O M an y u C o m e .
i n t h y p ro p er fo r m an d g i ve u s v ig o u r .
6 C o m e h i t h e r, I am al l t h i n e o w n : ad van ci ng , tu rn
t h e n t o m e , v i ct o r i o u s, al l b e st o w i n g -
.
C o m e to m e , M an y u , w i e l de r o f t he th u n der : b e th i n k
t h e e o f t h y fr i e n d, an d sl ay t h e D asy u s .
’
h eat, an d seco n dl y
’
2 F ervo m tcip as ; o r ig i n al l y b u rn ing , reli
' ' ‘ ‘
:
i d
’ ’
gio us aust e r t y, fer v i ab st r act ion .
7 A p p r o ach , an d o n o u r r i gh t h an d h o l d t h y i
st at o n ,
t h e n l e t u s sl ay a m u l t i t u de o f fo e m e n .
T h e b e st o f m e at h I o ff e r t o su p p o r t t h e e : m ay w e
b e fi rst t o dr i n k t h er e o f i n q u i e t
Y M N X XXIII
H .
C H A SI NG ou r p ai n w i t h s l e n d i d li h t
p g , 0 A gn i , sh n e i
t h o u w e al t h o n u s .
H is l u st r e fl ash o u r p ai n aw ay
2 F o r g o o dly fi e l ds , fo r p l easan t h o m es, fo r w e al t h w e
sac r ifi ce
t o t h ee .
H is l u str e fl ash o u r p ai n aw ay !
3 B e st p r ai se r o f al l t h ese he h e , an d fo r e m o st be our
n o bl e c h i e fs .
H is l u st re fl ash o u r p ai n aw ay !
S o th at t h y w o r sh i p p ers an d w e, t h i n e , A g n i ! in o ur
so n s m ay li v e .
H is l u st re fl ash ou r p a i
n aw a y!
q u er i n g A g n i s be am s of s e n do u r to
’
5 A s e ve r con-
p l g o
e v er y si de ,
H is l u st re fl ash o u r p ai n aw ay
6 T o e v e ry si de t hy face is t u r n e d th o u ar t tri u m p h an t ,
e v e ry w h e re .
H is l u stre fl ash o u r p ai n aw ay
O t h o u w h o se face l o o k s e ve ry w ay b ear o fl o u r fe es
’
7 ,
as in a sh i p .
H is l u st re fl ash o u r p ai n aw ay
8 A s i n a sh i p acr o ss t h e fl o o d t ran sp o r t u s t o fe li ci ty
,
.
H is l u stre fl ash o u r p ai n aw ay
Y M N XXX I V H .
ro d u c e d fro m fe r vo u r
p .
Fi re bu rn e t h n o t t h e i r o rgan o f enj o y m e n t : m u ch
l e asu r e h av e t h ey in t he w o r l d o f S varga
p .
3 N e ve r do th fo rt u n e visit t hose w ho p re
w an t o r e v il
are o bl at i o n call e d V ish ta rt
p .
B o rn e on his c ar , a c h ar o t e e r, i h e t rave ls e n do w e d
w th w
i i n gs h e soars be yo n d t h e h eav e ns .
g rai n c oo k ed w i t h m il k .
t h e m ean in g o f t h e st an za is : De vo t io n , v ar io u s so n gs o f p raise an d
t h e m e t re in w h ich t h ey are co m p o se d , resu l t s, an d e fib ct i ven css are t h e
e sse n t ial acc o m p an im e n ts o f t h e b r ew o f r ice an d m il k o ffe r ed i n t h e
t h e V ish t i r i o b l at io n F i r e : t h e fl am es o f t h e f u n eral p il e
. M u ir .
e th e .
S varga or h eave n .
1 78 T H E H m zvs 0 1?
[ B O OK 1 7 .
Wh i ch g u ar ds th e b re aki n
w o r l ds fro mg a t t h e c en
tre — I w i t h t hi s co n q u e r M r i t u
O dan a w il l
, y .
th at w h i ch th ey fo u n d b y fe r v o u r t o il an d t r o u b l e , ,
w h i ch h ath fill e d ai r s m i d d l e r e al m w i t h m o i st u re
’
h e av e n — I w i t h t h i s O da n a w ill co n q u e r M ri ty u
,
~ .
4 F r o m w h i ch t h e m o n t h s w i t h t h i r ty sp o k e s w e r e
m o u l de d fro m w h i c h t h e t w e l v e sp o k e d y ear w as
,
-
fo r m e d an d fash i o n e d ,
5 Wh ic h h at h b e co m e b r e at h g l v e r li fe b e sto w e r to ,
w h i ch t h e w o rl ds fl o w fu ll o f o il an d fat n e ss ,
T o w h o m b e l o n g al l t he r e fu l ge n t r e g i o n s I w i th ,
-
t h i s O dana w ill c o n q u e r M ri ty u .
w h i c h b at h b e c o m e Ga l r d an d r u l e r
’
y at ri 3 o ,
I n w h i ch t h e p e r fe c t V e das h av e b e e n t r e asu r e d ,
I w i t h t h i s O dan a w i l l co n q u e r M rity u .
t h o se w h o are m i n e ad v e rsar i es .
I d re ss B rah m au dan a th at w i n n e t h al l th i n gs M ay .
t h e G o ds h e ar m e w h o b e li e v e an d t r u st t h e m .
2 T he Wo r l d -
C r eato r s : see I I I 28 1 . . .
H YM N XXXV I .
E NDOW ED w i t h t ru e st r e n
g t h , l e t t h e B u ll ,
A g n i V ai s
ven ara, b urn t h e m u p ,
H im w ho wou ld p a i
n an d i nj u re u s, h im wh o w o u ld
t re at u s as a fo e .
2 H im w h o , u n h ar m e d , w ou ld i nj u re u s , an d h im w ho ,
h ar m ed , w o u l d do u s h ar m
I l ay be t w ee n t h e do u bl e d fan gs o f A gn i, of V ais
v hn ara .
3 T h o se w ho w h at t i m e th e m o o n is dar k h u n t w i th
, ,
l o u d c ry an d an sw e r in g sh o u t ,
Fl e sh e at e rs o t h e r s w h o Wo u l d h ar m al l t h e se I
-
, ,
-
o ve r c o m e w i t h m i g h t .
4 I co n q u e r t h e P isAch as w i th m y p o w e r an d t ak e ,
t h e i r w e al t h aw ay .
A l l w h o w o u l d i nj u r e u s I sl ay L et m i ne l u ten .
t i o n h av e su c c e ss .
5 W i t h Go ds w h o fle e w i t h h im an d m at ch t h e i r rap i d ,
m o t i o n w i th t h e S u n ,
T h e h ym n is a ch arm against fi e n d s, h u m an en em i e s, an d t ro u b l e
so m e p est s .
’
g e st e d t h at i t m ay s t an d fo r d g d r e, i n t h e ch am b e r, an d so L u d w i
g
Si yan a exp l ai n s it as m ean in g o n t h e fi e l d o f b at t l e
’
t ransl at e s it . .
4 P i gdch as go b l in s, fi en ds S ee I 1 6 3, n o t e . . . .
v eda I 9 8
. . So m a : T h is Pavam fin a m o u n ts u p w it h Sfi rya
t o t h e sk y ( R igv ed a I X 27
’
Wi th tho se an i m al s : sl i m tai l» p asti
. .
sh o u l d b e read
‘
W it h t h o se w h o d w el l in st ream s an d h il l s I , sl aye r o f
t h e fi e n ds, am fo u n d Lu dw ig, re tain in g p asi lb h i h, t ran sl at es
’
. m it
6 I t ro u bl e t he Pi sach as as th e t iger l
p ga u es m e n r ch i
i n k in e .
T h ey , e v e n as do g s w h e n t he y h av e se en a li o n , fi nd
n o h i di n l a
g p ce -
.
7 N au gh t w it h Pi sach as can I do , w i t h t hi e v e s, w i t h
r o am er s o f th e w oo d .
P ishch as fl ee an d v an i sh fr o m e ac h v illag e as I e n t e r i t .
8 In to w h at e ve r v illag e t h is m ine aw fu l p o w e r p e n e
t rat es ,
T h e nc e t h e Pi sac h as fl e e aw ay , an d p l ot no fu r t he r
m i sch i e f t h e r e .
9 T h o se w ho e nra e m e
g w thi t h e i r p r at e , as fl i e s to r
m en t an e e p h an t , l
I de e m u n h ap p y cr e at u r e s, li k e sm a ll i n se cts tr o u bl e
so m e to m an .
D e st ru cti o n i
se ze u o n
p th e m an , as w i th a co rd t hey
h o l d a h o r se ,
T h e fo o l w h o is e n rag ed w i th m e ! H e is n o t rescu e d
fr o m t h e n o o se .
Y M N XXX V II H .
W I T H t h e e 0 Pl an t i n o l de n t i m e A th arvan s sm o t e
, ,
an d sl e w th e fi e n ds .
A gasty a sm i te .
8 T hi s m f p
ine aw u l f i
o w er
r g h t e n s t w h ich
h e g o b l i n s aw ay .
an d, w it h an n o ta t io n s, b y Gril l , H u n der t L ie de r, p p 3, 1 36 . .
I n d ra l e t it p i erce
,
fi c ial g i ft .
o f I n d ra l e t it i
p e rce ,
fi c ial g i ft .
O Pl an t b e t h e n v i c to r i o u s cru sh t h e Pisac h as
, , ,
o ne an d al l ,
B l y x a fe d sh i n i n g
-
, in t h e fl o o d s, ill um i n i ng th e
se lfi sh o n e s .
Y o u th fu l co m p l e te ly de c ked w i th h ai r o ne m o nk ey
, ,
li k e o n e l i k e a do g
, ,
a dam e.
ar e t h e i r l o r ds .
R u n y e i m m o rtal o ne s aw ay : fo rb e ar t o i n te rfe re
, ,
w i t h m en !
8 I r o n sp ear s : t h e st ro ng t h o rn s o r sp in es o f t he p l an t E l yse -f ed .
eate rs of A vak d ( Bl yxa Oct an dra), a w at er l ant, cal l ed Sai val a in lat er
'
p
-
t im es .
dm akdn
'
I O I l l u m i n i ng th e sel
fi sh on es : j y o t ayam t h e m ean in g in
o b scur e.
H
Y M N XXXV II I .
w i t h sk il l ,
H e r w h o co m es free ly fo r t h t o v i e w w h o w i n s t h e ,
st ak e s i n am e s o f d i ce
g .
3 D an c in g ar o u n d u s w i th th e d i ce , w i n n i n g t h e w ag er
byhe r p l ay ,
M ay sh e o b tai n th e stak e fo r u s an d gai n t h e v i c to ry
w i t h sk ill .
M ay sh e ap p ro ach u s fu ll o f st re n gt h : l e t th e m n o t
w i n t h i s w e al t h o f o u rs .
Th o se ny m ph s w h o r e ve l 1 n th e di ce w h o su ffer g rief ,
an d yi e l d t o W l at h .
5 W h o fo l l o w 1 n t h e i r c o u r se th e ray s o f Surya o r as a ,
a r t i c l e o f li h t at t e n d h i m
p g .
a i k ly al l t h w l d and a d t h m
p sse s
q u c e o r s
g u r s e .
Pl ease d m ay h e co m e t o t h i s o u r bu rn t o bl at i o n
, ,
t o g e ther w i t h t h e A ir e n r i ch e d w i t h t re asu re
, .
6 T o ge t h e r w i th t h e
A ir , 0 r i ch i n t reasu r e , g u ard
h e r e t h e w h i t e co w an d t h e cal f, O m i g h t y !
H er e are ab u n dan t dro p s fo r t he e , c o m e h i th er l
H er e is t hy w h i te cal f, l e t t hy m i n d b e w i th u s .
7 To g e th e r w i t h t he A ir 0 r i ch in t reasu re k e e p t h e
, ,
A l l H ail l
H Y M N XXXIX .
A s I h av e b o w ed m e do w n t o A g n i o n t h e e arth , so
l e t t h e F avo u r i n g Gr ace s b o w t he m do w n t o m e .
2 E art h is t h e , C o w h er A g n i
ca M
l f is
ay s h e w i t h .
h er cal f A g n i yi e l d m e fo o d, st re n gt h , al l m y w i sh ,
li fe fi rst o f al l , an d o ffspr i n g, p l e nty , w eal th A l l .
H ail
3 Va y u i n air h ath h ad m i n e h o m age M ay h e bl ess m e . .
A s I h av e b o w ed m e d o w n t o v ayu i n t h e air, so l e t
t h e F av o u ri ng G race s b o w t h e m do w n t o m e .
4 A ir is th e C o w , h e r ca l f is V ay u M ay
he r
. sh e w i th
cal f
d u yi e l d m e fo o d , st r e n t
g ,h al l m y Wi sh ,
I ai
6 0 m ig h ty I vd i n ;
j
‘
acco rding to Lu dw ig, th e h orse of t h e Gan
dhar va is addressed .
Gods, person ifi ed .
18 5 T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
.
[ BOOK IV .
M ay t h e y t u rn e d b ac k he p ai n ed fo r h ar m i n g A g n i
, , .
M ay t h ey t u r n e d back he p ai n ed fo r h ar m i n g Yam a
, , .
F o r h ar m i ng V aru na b e t h e y t u r n e d an d t r o u bl ed !
I sm i te th e m bac k w ar d w i t h m i n e i n can tat i o n .
F o r h ar m i ng S o m a b e t h e y tu r ned an d t ro u bl e d ! I
sm i te t h e m b ack w ar d w i t h m i n e i n can t at i o n .
t h e st ed fast q u ar te r .
F o r h arm i ng E ar th l e t t h e m b e t ur n e d an d t ro u bl ed .
u s fr o m t h e m i d w ay q u ar t e r .
F o r h ar m i n g V a y u b e t h ey t u r n e d an d t r o u bl e d ! I
s m i t e t h e m b ac k w ar d w i t h m i n e i n can t at i o n .
F o r w ro n g i n g S ury a b e th e y t u r n ed an d t ro u bl e d
I sm i t e t he m b ack w ard w i t h m i n e i n can tat i o n .
sac r ifi ce i n t e r m e di ate re gi o n s
fr o m .
F o r w r o n g i n g P ray e r l e t t h e m b e t u rn e d an d tro u bl ed .
1 F or h ar m i ng A gn i as R eg en t o f t h e East T h e r iv al an d h et e ro do x
.
YM N I H .
H E w h o w i th sp eci al p l an s an d de ath l e ss sp i r i t ,
w ax i n g W e ll b o r n h at h co m e u n t o h is bi r th p l ace
,
-
,
-
,
A s h e w h o sh i n e s u p h o l ds t h e day s t h u s Tr i ta o f , ,
r e li fe b e ar s t h e T h re e as th e i r su o rt e r
p u , pp .
2 H e w h o t h e fi rst ap p ro ach e d t h e h o ly st at u t es
, ,
m ak e s aft e r m an y b e au t e o u s fo r m s an d fi g u r e s
, ,
.
E ager t o dr i n k h is bi r t h p l ac e fi rst h e e n te re d w h o
,
-
u n de r stan ds t he w o r d w h e n ye t ok en .
uns
p
of T ri t a an d V ar un a .
1 H e w h o sh i n es : S firya, t h e Su n -Go d . T r i ta a m y st o
e ri us an cien t
d eit y frequ en t l y m e n t io n ed i n th e Rg
i v e da, p r i n ci al
p y l in co n n e x io n
of h eaven , an d h e is call e d A p t ya ,
th e Wat e ry , t h at is, sp r u n g fro m ,
p u r i fi e r o f t h e So m a fo r I n d ra ( I I 1 1 2 0 ; I X
. 32 2 ; . 34 4 ; 37 4 ; . . . .
t im es w i th In d ra as t h e p e r v ad e r o f t h e t h re e w o rl d s an d so m et i m es
w i t h A g n i st a t io n ed in t h e t h r ee fi r e-re
cep tac l es S ee Be r
ga ig n e , La .
R g
e l i i o n V d
é q , I pp
i u e I 3 2 6— 330 I n t h is h ym n T rit a ap p ears as a
. . .
ai r, an d h eav en .
3 H e w ho — th e fl u i d g o l d , w i th radi an t k i n sm e n — to
fe rv e n t g l o w de li v e re d u p t h y b o dy ,
O n h i m b o th set n am e s t h at sh all li ve fo r e v e n
t o h im t h e reg i o ns sh all se n d ro b e s t o c l o t he h i m .
g a i n in
g an im
p e r i sh abl e dw e lli n g ,
l e d raw i n h s b a d t t h e si st e r
p o g u n o
-
.
ofi er
'
5 By h o l w sdo m
i I a sag e , F ar S tr i de r t o th ee
yfty
-
t his o ad o rat o n i .
i n g to g e t h er to t h i s stat i o n h e i gh t e n ,
.
6 S e ve n ar e t h e p at h w ay s w h i c h t h e w i se h ave fash i o n ed
t o o n e o f t h ese m ay co m e t h e t ro u bl e d m o rt al .
O n su r e g ro u n d w h e r e t h e w ay s ar e p art e d stan de th
Li fe s Pillar in th e dw e lli ng o f th e H igh e st
’
.
ed su b ect j
H eaven an d Ear th are in t en ded R eg i on s ( di g/1 h in st ead
. .
of s i l)
sa » of th e h eav en s . R o bes cl o u ds w it h w h ich t h e sun is in vest ed .
—
[ g
A n i S u-
r
y a L u d w ig P o l e d r aw i n
g h usban d . : D a y S i s
-
ter N igh t . .
5 F ar Str i der -
o r, h avin g ab road pat h S firya, t h e Su n E ddy i ng .
[ H im m el u n d Z - Lu d w ig .
6 T h e stan za is t ak en fro m d X d
'
i
Bg v e a 5 6 P ath way s m ar y d
. d h . .
V d i H P rt I
( e c ym n s, a .
p . T he sages estab l ish ed the se ven
1 90 M r H YM N S o r [BOO K 7 .
2 G ro w n m i g h ty i n h is st re n g t h w i th am p l e , v i go u r ,
he as a fo e st r i k e s fe ar i n t o t h e D fisa,
E ag e r t o w i n t h e b re at h i n g an d t h e b r e at h l e ss A ll
san g t hy p r ai se at b a n q u e t an d o bl at i o n .
t i m e t h e se , t w i ce o r t h r i ce , ar e t h i n e assi s tan t s .
B le n d w h at is sw e e t e r th an t h e sw ee t w i th sw e e t n e ss
w in q u i ck ly w i t h o u r m e at h t h at m e at h i n b at t l e .
4 I f v e r ily i n e v e ry w ar th e sa e s
g j o
y an d e x u t l i n t h ee
w h o w i n n e st t r e asu r e s,
W i th m igh t i e r p o w e r , st r o n
g G od ,
e xt e n d th y fi r m n e ss
let n o t m a e vo e n t l l K aso k as h ar m th e e .
5 P r o u dly w e p u t o u r t r u st i n t h ee i n b at t l e s w h e n w e ,
b e h o l d g re at w e al th t he p r i ze o f co m bat .
I w i t h m y w o r ds i m p e l t h y w e ap o n s o n ward an d ,
sh ar p e n w i t h m r ay er t h i t al vi o ur
y p y v g .
w ig m ak e s a
s sn i an i n fi n i t iv e . T he co rr ect read in g is p ro b ab l y sdsn i s
as su gge st ed b y Pro f . Grassm an n . T he br eathi n g an d the br eathl ess
t h e an im at e an d t h e in an i m ate wo rl d .
) o d er ad o rat io n ,
'
sh i p p e rs w h et h e r t h ose p p
r o i t iat o rs be two or t h ree .
t h at h o n ey w it h h o n ey .
’
— W il so n . T he tw o or t h re e
’
are acco rd in g
T h e R ig v ed a h as Yd tu dh dn as an d Pro f . Lu d w ig su ggest s t h at t h e
A t h arv a v e d a h y m n w as em p l oye d as a ch ar m
n
o n so m e sp e c ial o ccasi o n ,
6 Th o u in th at h o u se t h e h i g h e st o r t h e l o w e st , w h ich
,
t hy p r o t e ct i o n g u ar ds, b e st o w e st r i c h e s .
E st ab li sh y e t h e e v e r w an d e r i n g m o t h e r , an d brin g
-
fu ll m any d e e ds t o t h e ir c o m p l e t i o n .
7 Prai se i n t h e he ig ht h i m w h o h at h m any p at h w ay s,
co u r ag e o u s, st r o n g e st A t a o f th e A t a
p y p y s ,
.
Th r o u g h st re ng th h e sh o w s h i m se l f o f am p l e p o w e r
att e r n o f P r i t h i vi , h e fi h t s an d c o n q u e r s
p g .
F re e L o rd , h e r u l e s t h e m ig h ty fo l d o f cat tl e , w i n
n i n , a l o w , e v e n al l t h e bi l l o w y w at e rs
g g .
9 Th u s h at h B ri h add iv a, t h e g re at A th ar van , sp o k e n
t o I n d ra as h i m se l f i n p e r so n .
of t h e R ig v ed a d i ffe rs — T h o u ‘
sta b l ish e st t h e t w o m u ch w an de rin g
-
m o t h ers ( h an d eart h )
’
e av en .
7 t y a f
o th e fi p ty as ch ie f o f the cl ass o f de it ies cal l e d Ap t ya ,
d w el l in g i n t h e w at e rs o f t h e sea o f ai r, an d so iden t ifi ed w i t h , o r l ik e n ed
8 F o r em ost o f l ig h t w i n n er s
-
acco rd in g t o S i yana, c h ie f o f R ish is,
an d j
e n o yer of h eav en , or se rv an t o f A d itya , t he S u n , I n d ra .
’
Il e
I n d ra F o ld
. o f ca ttl e th e r eal m of th e ce l est ial co w s o r ray s o f l ig h t .
is t h e d iv in e b e i n g b ro u g h t A gn i do w n fro m h eav en t o t h e Bh ri
w ho
g ,
u s a n d i s s o m e t i m es a m y st ic n am e ( p e rh ap s, G ro w in g i n t h e m o t h e r,
YM N II I
H .
L ET str e n g th b e m i n e w h il e I i n v o k e th e e A g n i ! ,
e n k i ndli n t h ee m a w o r t o u r bo d i e s
g y e su pp .
M ay t h e fo u r re g i o n s b e n d an d b o w b e fo r e m e w i th
t h e e fo r g u ar di an m ay w e w in t h e co m b at .
2 B atfl i n g t h e rage o f o ur O p p o n e n t s A g n i ! g u ar d u s ,
as o u r p ro t e ct o r r o u n d ab o u t u s .
D o w n t he st ee p sl o p e g o t h ey w h o h at e u s b ack w ard , ,
an d l e t t h e i r t h o u g h t w h o w at c h at h o m e b e r u i n e d .
3 M ay al l t h e G o ds b e o n m y si de i n b at t l e t h e ,
M ar u t s l e d by I n dra V i shnu A gn i , .
t he W i n d bl o w fav o u r i n g t h ese m y w i sh e s .
4 F o r m e l e t t h e m p rese n t al l m i ne o bl at i o n s an d l e t ,
m y m i n d s i n t e n t i o n b e acc o m p li sh e d
’
.
5 M ay th e Go ds gr an t m e r i ch es m ay th e bl e ssi n g an d ,
i n v o cat i o n o f th e G o ds assi st m e .
u n w o u n d e d h ave b r av e h e ro e s r o u n d u s
,
.
6 Y e si x di v i n e E x p an se s g i v e u s fre e do m H e r e al l
, .
,
e G o ds acqu i t y o u r se l v e s li k e h e r o e s
y ,
.
w i ck e d n ess t h at m e r i t h at red .
6 Si x d i vi ne E xp anses t h e fo ur card in al p oi n t s, an d up p er an d
l o w er sp ace s o r zen it h an d n ad ir .
19 4 was su ms or [ B OO K 7.
2 B ro u gh t f ro m t h e S no w y M o u ntain, b o rn on t he
h i g h h ill w h ere eagl e s bre ed ,
M e n seek to b u y t h ee w h e n t h ey h ear : fo r F ev e r s ’
B an i sh e r t h ey k n o w .
4 T h e re t h r o u gh h eav e n a go l de n sh ip , a sh i p
m o ve d
w it h co rdage w r o ug h t o f g o l d .
Th e re th e Gods wo n t h e Ku sh th a P l an t , th e b l o sso m
o f e tern al l i fe .
5 T h ey il ed
sa on p at h w a s y p aved w it h g l do , th e c ars
t h ey li ed w e re w r o u g h t o f g o ld
A l l go l e n w e re t h e sh i p s w h e re i n t h ey carrie d K ush
t h a d o w n t o e ar t h .
6 O Ku sh tha, b ri ng t h o u hi th er w ard th i s m an o f m in e ,
r e st o re h is h e al t h ,
Y ea, fre e h im fro m di sease fo r m e .
n an t fr i e n d art th o u .
t h e m sel ves Ku sh th a s
’
T h e re t h ey deal o u t am o n g
m o st n o bl e q u ali t i es .
9 M o st e x ce ll en t i n deed ar t
, , t ho u , Ku sh th a l m o st
n o bl e i s t h si
y re .
M ak e al l Co n su m p t i o n p ass aw a y an d r e n der F e ve r
p o w er e ss. l
M alady t h at affe cts th e head, ey e w eak n ess, b o dil y -
de fe ct
A l l t h i s l e t K u sh th a h eal an d cu re : aye , go dli k e is
the v i g o ro u s p o w e r .
YM N
H V .
A ut u is t hy mn g ran dsi re , N i gh t t hy m o th e r , an d
t h e Cl o u d t h y si re .
A s n u rs n g m o t h e r o f m an k n d,
i i th o u tak e st al l u p o n
t hy l ap .
3 T h o u cli n g est l
c o se to e v er y tree , as a fo n d dam se l
c as
p l h e r l o ve s .
T h n am e is c all ed T h e C o n q u er o r , Sh e w h o S tan ds
T
e st , T h e R e scu e r .
i n fli cts ,
Kh ad i ra ,
P arna o r bl e st Nyagro dh a so co m e th o u t o u s
,
'
, ,
A r u n dh ati i
Sec I I I 6 l
. . P anza : Bu t ea F ro ndosa
. Sec I I I 5 4 N yag r odha . . . .
6 Go l d co l o u red b ri ng i n g h ap p y fate m o st l o ve ly
-
, , ,
b r illi an t as t h e S u n ,
M ay st t h o u O H e ali n g ! c o m e u n t o t h e fract u r e :
,
H e al in g is t hy n am e .
7 Go ld co l o u r ed b ri n g i n g h ap py fat e o do r o u s h ai ry
-
, , ,
b o di e d o n e ,
T h e si st er o f t h e W at e rs art t h o u L fik sh h ! an d t hy ,
so u l is W i n d .
8 S il ach i is th y n am e : t h y si r e O g o at b ro w n ! is a ,
-
d am se l s so n
’
.
T h o u h ast b e e n sp r i n k l e d by th e m o u th o f Yam a s ’
t aw n y co l o u r e d h o r se
-
.
t h e t re e s .
B e co m e a w i n g éd w at e r -
b ro o k ,
an d co m e to u s,
A ru n dh ati !
H YM N V I .
d i scl o se d b r ig h t fl ash e s fr Om t h e su m m i t ,
D i sc l o se d h is de e p e st n e ar e st r e ve l at i o n s, w o m b o f
t h e n o n e x i st e n t an d e x i st e n t
-
.
8 T hy si r e t h e C l ou d I h av e t ran sl at ed t he t e xt as i t stan d s b u t
.
D n i n d aj a
’
c l ear r Gril l sa s, I k h
’
t h e m e a n in g is n o t .
y . re a d d bab h r u g
an d t ran sl ate s acco rd i n gl y Sil fich i is a dam sel s ch il d ( dau gh t e r o f
’
N igh t ), t h y fat h er b ro w n re d l i k e t h e g o at -
’
im m er, do u b t in gl y, . Z
t ran sl at es sim il arl y H ast been sp r i n k l ed by th e m ou th : i t w o ul d b e
.
b e t te r , p
e r h ap ,s t o r e a l asn d: w i t h t h e b l oo d ,
’
i n st ea d o f dead; b y t h e
m o u t h , as su g gest ed b y P ro f W h it n ey , i n h is I n d ex V erb o r u m , fo ll o w
’
.
e l se w h ere .
M ak e i
w th t hy w e ap o n w e ap o n l e ss , O A g ,n i a l l
w i ck ed m e n w h o deal w i t h u s as fo e m e n w i th e y e ,
w i t h t h o u g h t w i t h sp i r i t o r i n te n t i o n
, ,
.
Th o u ar t t h e ho u se o f I nd ra I be tak e m e t o t h ee .
,
I e n t er t h ee w i t h al l m y cat tl e ,
W i t h al l m y p e o p l e an d w it h al l m y b ody w it h al l ,
m y so u l w i t h m i n e e n t i r e o sse ssi o n s
, p .
Th o u ar t t he sh i e l d o f I n dra I betak e m e t o t h ee e tc
.
, .
I n dra s p ro t ect i o n ar t t h o u I be t ak e m e t o t h ee
’
.
,
I e n te r t h ee w i th al l m y cat t l e ,
W i th al l m y p e o p l e an d w i th al l m y b o dy w ith al l ,
m y so u l w i t h m i n e e n t i re p o ssessi o n s
, .
H YM N V II .
9 T he rem ai n de r o f t h e h m i —
m tr i al
y n s no n e c .
w o rl d ap p ears to b e referred to .
h o p es t h at h is fees m ay
cl ass, n ot dim in ish . See Big veda X . 1 07 .
addressed t o Dak sh infi .
B r am was e ras e rs re m . 1 9a
2 T he m an w ho m t h o u p r e fe rrest, O A rati, h e w h o
p r at es to us
T h is m an o f t hi n e , w e re ve re n ce B affl e n o t th o u m y .
’
h ear t s de si r e .
at i n vo cat i on s o f t h e G o ds .
fi nd to d ay -
.
6 D o n o t t h o u m ak e o u r w o rds o r w i sh es fr u i t l e ss L e t .
t he t w ai n , I n dra A g n i , b r i n g u s t reasu r es .
I k n o w th ee w e l l , A rat i ! as o p pressor , o ne w ho .
p e n e t rat e s.
10 A i i
u sp c o u s, w i t h he r go lde n h u e, p ill o w ed on
g o ld ,
the m ig h t y o n e,
T o t h i s A rati c l ad in ro b es of
g o ld m nei h om age
h ave I p ai d .
H YM N V II I .
W fu e l of V ik ank ata b r i n g m o l t e n b u t te r
a
n t o th e
o de .
O A gni , m ak e t he m j o y ful h e re l et th e m al l co m e
u n to m
y ca ll .
2 O I n dra , co m e u n t o m
y ca ll T hi s
. w ill I do . S o h ear
i t th o u .
m an w o u l d fram e ,
L e t n o t t h e Go ds c o m e t o h is call n or A g n i hear h is ,
o ffe r i n C m o m e h i t h er t o m a ll
g up o e y e c .
y c , .
4 R u n y e E x er t i o n s far th e r o n B y I n dra s o r de r
’
, .
,
sm i t e an d sl ay .
A s a w o l f w o r ri e t h a sh e e p so l et n o t h i m e scap e ,
5 T h e B rahm an w h o m t h o se y o n de r h av e ap p o i n t ed
r i e st fo r i nj u r y
p , ,
H e I n dra ! is b e n e at h t h y fe e t
, I cast h im t o t h e .
God of Deat h .
7 i
M ne e ye is S d rya an d m
y b r e a t h i s V A ta A i r i s m y ,
so u l an d Pri t h i vi m y b o dy .
I v er ily w ho n e v e r h a ve b e e n c o n q u e r e d g i v e u p m y
li fe t o H eav e n and E arth fo r k ee p i ng .
8 Ex al t m l i fe m y s t r e n g t h m y d e e d a n d a c ti o n ;
y , ,
B e y e m y p o w e rfu l k e e
p e rs w a t c h a,
n d g u a r d m e ,
e m i t r e s s e s o f li fe a n d l i fe s c r e at o r s ! D ’
w e l l
y s
e w i t h i n m e a n d fo r b e a r t o h a r m m e
y
.
,
H YM N X .
T n ou ar t m y w all o f st o n e ag ai n st t he i
s n ner w ho
fi gh t s agai nst m e fro m t h e east e rn
q u art e r .
M ay h e e n co u n te r it !
2 Th o u art m y w all o f sto ne agai n st th e si n n e r w ho
fi g h ts agai n st m e fro m t he so u t hern quar ter .
M ay h e e n co u n t e r it !
3 Th o u art m w a ll of sto n e ag a nst i the i
s n ne r wh o
y
fi gh t s agai n st m e fro m th e w este r n quar te r .
M ay h e e n co u n te r i t !
4 T ho u art m y w all o f sto n e aga nst i the i
s n n er wh o
fi g hts agai n st m e fro m t h e n o rt h er n
q uart er .
M ay h e e n co u n t e r it !
h eaven
’
m erit is, to eart h o r .
p
j u risd ict io n . T h e deit ies are ( ) g ( )
1 A n i 2 Y am a ( 3) V aru na ( )
4 So m a .
M ay h e e n co u n t er it 1
6 Th o u ar t m y wa ll of sto n e aga n st i th e i
s n n er w ho
fi g h ts i
aga n st m e fro m t h e l o fty r eg o n i !
M ay h e e n co u n t e r it l
7 Th o u ar t m y wa ll of st o n e th e
aga n st i s n n eri w ho
fro m p o i n ts i n t e r m ed iate fi gh ts agai n st m e .
M ay h e e n co u n t er it !
8 W i th B rihat I i n v o k e th e m n d, w i i t h M atarisvan
b o t h t h e b reat h s ,
W e , w i t h Sarasvati w h o su i ts t h e m n d, ca
i ll S p e ech
t o co m e t o u s .
H Y M N XI .
H t e rri bl e i n m ig ht , hast th o u he re sp o k en to
ow ,
r e at G o d, h o w t o t h e g o l d h u e d F at he r ?
g
-
T h y m i n d w atch e d, g re e dy V ar n na ! t o re co ver
b ri n dl ed co w t ho u hadst be sto we d as gu e rdo n .
6 Lo fty regio n th e ze n i t h .
I II 3 2
. m ar zip an h ere ap paren t l y m ean in g V i ta o r Win d
. . B o th .
9 7 A ir
. . : as t he co n du cto r o f so u n d . E ar th see V . 9 7
. . Who su i te
2 N o t thro u gh desi re do I r e vo k e m y p re se n t : I b r i ng
t h i s b ri n dl ed co w t o co n t e m p l at e h e r .
N o w by w h at lo re , by w h at i n h e re n t n at u r e , k n o w est
t ho u al l t h i n gs t h at i
e x st , A t har van 7
3 Tr u ly I am p ro fo u n d i n w i sdo m , tr u ly I k no w by
n at u r e al l e x st n g cr e at u res i i .
4 No ne ,
l f de p e n den t V aru na l existeth w i ser
se -
t h an
t ho u o r sag e r by h is w i sdo m .
v e r i l y all ge n erat i o n s .
W h at is u n e r ri n g o n e ! beyo n d th i s r eg i o n W hat
,
7
m o re r e m o t e t h an t h at w h i c h is m o st d i stan t ?
6 O n e t h i n g t h e re is b ey o n d t h i s air an d so m e th i ng ,
b ey o n d th at o n e m o st h ard t o re ach re m o t e st
, , .
b e m i g h ty i n t h e l o w er r eg i o n s L e t Dfis as si n k .
i n to t h e e arth b e n eath t h e m .
t h e m i se rs w ho r e v o k e t h e i r p r ese n ts .
6 V a ru n a re p l i es B e.
y o n d t h e a i r i s h e a v e n , a n d b ey o n d t ha t is
in fi n it y . B u t t h e u esq
t i o n a n d a n s w e r are o b sc u re ly w o r d e d M u i r .
t ran s l a te s t h e q u e s t io n a n d a n s w e r di ff e re n t l y : W h a t o t h e r t hi n g i s
b eyo n d t h is a t m os p h e re ? a n d w h a t i s n e a re r t h a n t h a t re m o t es t t h in g,
0 t h o u u n e rr in g ? T h er e i s o n e t h i n g b ey o n d t hi s a t m os p h e re a n d
o n t h is side o f t h at o n e t h ere is t h at w hi ch i s n ear t h o u gh i n acce ssibl e)
V aru na in t h e vocat i ve .
7 A t harvan sp eak s .
cot m e n u s or [ 3 00 1 r .
art a sap i en t an d fo re k n o w i n g e n v o y .
t h e p at h s an d w ay s o f O rder m ak e t h e m p l e asan t,
.
t h o u g h ts o u r h y m n s o f p raise an d w o rsh i p .
T h o u art 0 y o u t h fu l L o rd t h e Go ds I n vo k er so,
, ,
’
,
be st o f sacrifi cers b r i ng th e m q u i ck ly
, .
5 L et th e e xpansi ve Do o rs b e w i de ly o p e n ed l i k e ,
an d g i ve t h e m easy e n tran ce !
6 P o u r i ng sw e et de ws l e t ho ly Nigh t an d M o rn i n g ,
2 T anan ap dt q
Son o f T h ysel f ; a fre u en tl y recu rrin g n am e o f
or,
fi ce o rdain ed b y d ivin e l aw .
7 Co m e th e fi rst tw o l
ce est a i l swe e t v o ce -
i d H o tars,
A s si n g e rs w h o i n sp i re u s i n asse m bli es sh o w i ng th e ,
e ast e r n li ht w i t h t h e i r di r e c t i o n 1
g
8 L et t rat i co m e q u i ck ly t o o ur w o rsh i
p a n d 1 1a
sh o w i n
g li k e a h u m an b e i n g .
o n t h i s fai r rass b e se at e d
g .
E ve n h im w h o fo r m ed t h e se t wo , th e E art h an d
H eav e n , th e P ar en ts, w i th th e i r fo rm s, an d e ve ry
c r eat u re .
B r i n g th o u t o o u r o b at o ns w h ch
l i i th o u b al m est the
co m an es o f
Gods i n o rde re d seaso n
i
p .
A g n i V an aspat i t h e I m m o l at o r sw ee t en o u r o ffered
, ,
i ft s w i th m eat h an d b u tt e r !
g
A g n i as so o n as h e w as bo rn m ade ready th e sacri
fi c e an d w as t h e Go ds p r ec e de r
’
.
IX 5 . .
“
r aw H YMNS or
‘
[ 3 0 03 r?
H Y M N XIII .
V s n u ns, S age of
h eav en , h ath i ve n me th e gi ft
w ith s
p e ll s o f m i ht y
g p o w e r I g raw t hy p o i so n o u t .
D ug pu ,
n ot du g , ad h e re n t , I h av e se i ze d i t fast : l o w
h at h t hy v eno m su n k li k e w at e r i n t h e san ds .
2 A l l t h e n o n fl u id p o rt i o n o f th y v e n o m , I rece i ve i n
-
t h e se .
3 Str o n g is m y c ry li k e t h u n der w i t h t h e r ai n y c l o u d
w i t h p o w e rfu l i n can t at i o n l e t t hy str e ng th he
sta ed
y .
I , w i t h t he m en t o aid , h av e sei ze d t h at j u i ce o f h is
as li g h t fro m o u t t he g l o o m , l e t S fi r a r i se o n h i h
y g .
4 I w th t h
i destr o y t h i n e eye , an d w i t h t h i s p o i
i s ey e
so n co n u e r t h i n e
q .
A pp ro ach n o t n e ar t he h o u se m
y fr i e n d i n habi ts
1 v e w ar n i n , an d r est q u i e t w i t h y o ur i
g g p o so n .
T h e h ym n is a ch arm again st sn ak es .
th e b arb arou s t r ib es w ho in h ab it w oo ds an d
’
am o n g th e o ne o f
f r i en d i n habi ts a co n ect ur al v e j
rsio n , stdm dna m o f t h e t ext b ein g a
’
cox n i h i l i .
210 T H E H YM N S or ( B OOK r.
HYM N XI V .
A N eag e fo u n d l t h e e w i t h h is snou t a w il d b o ar du g
t h e e fr o m t h e eart h .
H ar m t h o u 0 Pl an t t h e , ,
m sch ev o u s, an d
i i d ri ve t h e
so rce re r aw a y .
t w e re a st r i p ro u n d fr o m sk n i of a w h te i
’
3 A s cu t
fo o t e d an t e l o p e ,
B ind ,
li k e a g o l de n c ha n , i O G o d, his w t ch craft o n
i
th e so r c e r e r .
4 Tak e t h o u h is so rce r y b y t h e h an d, an d to th e so r
cer e r l e ad i t back .
L ay it be fo re h i m face ,
t o face , t h at i t m ay k ill t h e
so rc e re r .
li gh t his cu rse !
L e t w i tc h craft , li k e a w e ll n av e d car , r o l l b ack u p o n -
t h e so r c e r e r .
6 W h o so ,
fo r o th e r s
’
h ar m h at h —
dea t w o m an o r m an
l
i n m ag i c ar t s ,
T o h im w e l e ad t h e so r ce r y back ,
e v e n as a c o u rse r
w i th a r o p e .
W e w i t h o u r I n dra at o u r side
, to aid u s, l ead th e e
back agai n .
M y t h , pp 1 4 9 sqq
. M oly . an d See al so AV . I I 27 2
. . .
4 T ho u : 0 Pl an t .
7 T h ou : t h e Sp el l cast b y th e e n em y .
H YM N m s A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 21 1
8 A gni, i
v c to r o u s i in fi gh t , su bd u e th e ar m i es of o ur
fo e s !
B ac k o n t h e so rc e re r w e cast h is so rc e r y , an d beat
i t ho m e .
9 Th o u h ast p i e rc i n g w e ap o n s, p i e rc e h i m w ho
w ho
h at h w ro u g h t it ; c o n q u e r h i m .
W e do n o t s h ar p e n t h e e t o slay th e m an w h o hat h
n ot r ac t i se d i t
p .
Go as a so n g o es to h is i
s re : bit e as a t ram
p l e d
vi p e r bi t e s .
to t he so r c e r e r .
E v e n as t h e t i m i d an t e l o p e o r b i n d fro m h e r assail an t
fl e es,
S o sw i ft ly l e t th e so r ce ry o e r tak e an d re ach t he
’
so r ce rer .
S tr ai gh t e r t h an an y ar r o w l e t i t fly a
g ai n st h i m ,
H e av e n an d E ar t h !
S o l e t t h at w i t c hc raf t i
se ze aga n i t h e w izard li k e a
b e ast o f c h ase .
L e t i t g o c o n t rary li k e fl am e, li k e w ate r fo ll o w i n g
it s co u rse .
L e t w i t ch c raft li k e ,
a we ll -
h av e d c ar, r o ll back upon
t he so r c e re r .
YM N X V
H .
P L A NT ! I h av e t h o se w h o sh all av e rt th e t h r e ate n e d
dan g e r , t e n an d o n e .
O sac re d Pl an t , p ro d uc e d ar i gh t ! m ak e sw e e t n e ss,
s w e e t th y se l f, fo r m e .
10 As on e w ho fl i es f r om bo n d s o r, i f bd n dh u m . t h e al t erat io n su g
g e st e d i n t h e S t Pe t e rsb u rg Di ct io n ary , b e
. read i n ste ad of hu n dh am
A s, to h is fr ien d, t h e f u g it iv e , b ack , Wit ch c raft, to t h e so r ce re r !
T h e h y m n h as b e en t ran sl at ed an d an n o tat ed b y Gril l , H u n d e r t
Lieder , pp 26, 1 4 7
. .
m an 17 m m or ( soar in
0 sac re d Pl an t , p ro d u c ed ar g h ti ! m ak e sw ee tn e ss
sw e e t t hy se l f , fo r m e .
H YM N XV I .
Y M N X V II H .
g l o w i n
g F i re t h e S t r o n
g t h e,B li ss b e st o w e r ,
-
,
A n d h eav e nl y Fl o o d s fi r st b o r n b y h o ly O rde r ,
-
,
e x cl ai m e d a ai n st t h e o u t ra e o n a B rah m an
g g .
t i t u t io n o f t h e B r ah m an s co n so r t
’
.
M i t ra an d V ar u na w e re t h e i n v i te rs : A g ni as H o t ar
t o o k h e r h an d an d le d h er .
“
T h e h ym n, w hich a ch arm
fo r t h e 1 11 c
1s and p ro sp e rity o f cat t l e,
co n tains t en o t h er sim il ar l in es, t h e o n l y di ffer en ce b ei n g t h at in
t h e p l ace o f ekavri shsih , sin gl e b u l l , do i cri sh dh, do u b l e b u l l , o r, w o rt h
t w o b u l l s, tr i c ri shdh, t rip l e b u l l , o r, w o rt h t h ree b u l l s, an d so o n ,
fo l l o w in reg u l ar o rder u p to ekdd asah, el even fo ld , in stan za 1 1 , -
j
T h e su b ect o f t h e h ym n , p ar t s o f w h ich are tak en fro m R igv eda X .
q
s u b se u en t resto rat io n t o h er h usb an d T h e Rig veda h ym n co n tain s o n l y .
t l e w ast e aw ay ,
w i fe d e str o y e t h t h e m .
8 E ve n if te n fo r m er hu sb an ds— no ne a B rah m an — h ad
p es da m e,
o u se d a
A n d t h e n a B rah m an t o o k h e r h an d, he i s h e r h u s
ban d, o n ly h e .
9 N ot V i
a sy a, n o t Ra
j y
an a, no, t h e B rahm an is i n dee d
h er lo rd
T h is Sfi ry a i n h is co u rse
p ro c a m sl i to t h e Fi ve R ace s
o f m an k i n d .
H t h e B rah m an s w i fe an d f r ee d th e m
’
i av n g r e st o re d , ,
w i t h G o ds ai d fro m si n
’
, ,
T h e y sh ar e d t h e fu l n e ss o f th e e ar th an d w o n th em
se l v es e x t e n de d sw ay .
N o l o v e ly w i fe w h o b r i n gs h er do w er i n h u n dreds
r ests u
p on h is b e d,
8 Ra
j y
u n a m an o f th e m il itary an d p rin cel y cl ass Kshat riya .
1 0 Stan za 6 of Rgi
thev eda h y m n .
l l St an za 7 o f t he R ig veda h y m n .
p or t ion of t h e h ym n ( O S T
. e x ts, I
.
p T
. h is h.
y m n app ears to
w hil e t h ey w er e al ive
’
t h e w i v es o f su ch m en .
p 1 9
. 7 , an d b y Lu d w ig , Der R i g v e da, I I I p 44 6 . . .
H YM N THE A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 21 5
B rah m an s dam e
’
se n se , a .
13 No b ro ad br o w e d cal f
-
w th w i i de -
se t cars is e v er in
h is h o m est ead b o r n ,
W i th i n w ho se k i n gdo m is d e tai n ed , t h ro u gh w an t o f
B rah m an dam
’
se n se , a s e .
1 4 No st e w ar d ,
g o l de n -
n e ck aced, l g o es b e fo re th e m eat
t rays of the m an
W i th i n w h o se k i n g do m i s de tai n ed , th r o u gh w an t of
B r ah m an s dam e
’
se n se , a .
se n se , a B r ah m an s dam e
’
.
16 No lily g ro w s i
w th o va l b u lbs , no l o tu s p o o l
-
is i n h is
fi eld ,
In w h o se d o m i n i o n i s de t ai n e d, t h r o u gh l
se n se e ss
l o ve ,
a B r ah m an s d am e
’
.
lo ve B rah m an s dam e
’
, a .
1 8 H is m il ch do t h n o t p ro fi t o n e , h is d rau gh t c x
-
co w -
m ast e r s n o t t h e y o k e
HYMN X V II I .
T 11 11 G o ds , 0 Pr i n c e hav e n o t best o w ed
, th is co w o n
t h e e to eat t he r e o f .
S ee k Ra n a, t o de vo u r t h e B rah m
j y
’
n o t, a an s co w
i
w h ch n o n e m ay e at .
2 A base R djanya , s o
p i l ed at di ce , and ru n e d i by h im
se l f m a at
, y e
T h e B ra th i nk , T c day ,
’
h m an s cow , and -
an d no t to
m o r ro w , l e t m e l i ve !
3 T he B rfihm an s co w is li k e a sn ak e ,
’
c harged w i th
d i re p o i so n , c l o t h ed w i t h sk i n .
5 W h oe v e s s i
r m i e h m , d m i n hi
t e s m a w e n
a i g n — miss
p h e m e r , co ve t i n
g h is w e a l t t h ro u g h fo lly “
I ud r a s e t s fi re al ig h t w i t hi n h is b o s o m H e w h o a cts .
t hu s is l oathe d by E ar t h an d H e ave n .
p l e asan t t o t h e tast e,
E ats b u t can ne er digest, t he co w that b rist les with
’
a h u n dred bar bs .
t h erew i th .
HYMN XIX .
T ns so n s o f
V i tah avy a, t h e Srifij ayas, w ax e d e x ce e d
i n g st r o n g .
T h ey w e ll n ig h t o u ch e d t h e h eav e n s, b u t t h e y
-
w r o n ge d B hrig u an d w e re o v e r th r o w n .
m an so n o f A u g i ras
, ,
T h e ram w i t h t e e t h i n bo t h h is j aw s th e sh e e p , ,
d e v o u re d t h e i r p ro g e n y .
3 I f m e n h ave sp at u p o n o r sh o t th e i r rh e u m u p o n a ,
B rah m an , t h ey
S it i n t h e m i ddl e o f a str eam ru n n n i g w i th bl o o d ,
de v o u ri ng h ai r .
Sh e m ars t h e k i n g do m s S p l e n do u r : t h e re n o v i g o r
’
o u s h e r o sp r i n g s t o li fe .
aw ay ,
. T he j
su b ec t o f t h e h ym n is t he w ick edn ess an d the r u inou s co nse
Z im m er , A I Leb en , p 1 32
. . . . B h rigu see I I 5 3 T h e sto ry o f t h e
. . .
—
Parva, 1 952 1 97 7 , b u t Bh rig u is t h ere said to have gi v en r ef u ge to
the Kin g V itahavya afte r hi s defeat .
el se w h ere .
6 If an y Ki ng w ho de e m s h im se lf m i gh ty w ou ld e at a
B rah m an u p ,
R en t an d di sr u p t e d is t h at r ea m l w h e re n a i B r ah m an
is o r e sse d
pp .
7 S h e g r o w s e igh t fo o te d , an d fo u r e y e d, fo u r
- - -
c ar e d ,
fo u r j aw e d , t w o fac e d , t w o t o n g u e d ,
- - -
A n d shat te r s do w n t h e k i n gdo m of t h e m an w h o do t h
t h e B rah m an w ro n g .
8 A s w at e r sw am p s a l eak y sh ip i
so ru n o ve r fl o w s th at
l
re a m .
M i sfo r t u n e sm i te s th e r ea m l w h e re n i a B rahm an
su fl e rs sc at h an d
'
h ar m .
9 T he v er y t re es p re e l th e m an , an d dr i v e h i m fr o m
th ei r sh e l t e r i n
g shade ,
W hoe ve r l i
c a m s, 0 N arada, th e treasu re t h at a
B rah m an o w ns .
Th at w e al th K i n g V aru na h at h sai d is p o i so n by t h e
, ,
Go ds p r e p ar e d .
T h o se n i n e -
an d n n e t -
i y p p
eo e l whom E arth sh o o k an d
y fro m h er
c ast aw a ,
O p p r e sso r o f t h e B rah m an s ! t h u s t he G o ds h av e
s o k e n an d de c l ar e d,
p
7 She t he co w .
do w n t o ear th to re
p o r t w h at is go in g on i n h eaven an d ret u rn w it h h is
acco u n t o f w h at i s b e in g d o n e o n ear t h . H is nam e is in t ro d u ced t o
m ak e t h e w arn in g m o re so l em n an d im p ressive .
11 T ho se n i n an d n i n ety :
e- -
cf . V . 1 8 1 2, w h ere t h ey are said to have
.
b een a h u n dre d an d on e .
m was s u ms or ( 3 00 : r .
T he st ep effac i ng -
w isp t h e y b ind up o n t h e dead ll
sh a
be t h y c o u ch .
T he i o f M i tra V am p s fall s
ra n -
no t on h im w ho
w r o n gs t h e p r i e st .
H Y MN XX .
W h e tt i n g t hy v o i ce an d v anq u i sh i ng o pp o n e nts, ro ar
at t h e m li ke a li o n fai n t o co n qu e r !
2 T h e fast e n e d fram e h at h ro are d as t w e re a l i on , li k e
’
a bu ll b e ll o w i n t o m e e t t h e h e i fe r
-
g .
1 2 T he step -
f e g wfii sp o b l
n it erat i n g t h e foo tste p s o f t he dead o n
’ ’
Grill b y Bus ch el t u ft w isp
’
See Gr il l s n o te »
’
an d R ot h an d or . .
Z
b y im m e r, A I L p 201 ; b y Gr il l , wi t h an n o tat io n s, H u nde rt L iede r,;
. . . .
pp .4 3 , 1 50 ; a n d b y M u ir , O S T e xt s, I 28 6 ,
w ho o b se.r v es :.T h e .
i n w ar t he sp e ll h at h m ade t h e e k e e n e r
, .
A s i n t h e p r ess, t h e st o n e t o st al k s o f S o m a, t h u s,
,
D ru m o dan c i n
’
g g t o o u r fo e s p o ss e ss i o n s .
F o e c o n q u e ro r , vi c t o r , v an q u i sh i n g o p p o n e n ts, se e k e r
-
o f b o o t y , m ast e r i n d e st r o yi n
g g , ,
S p eak o u t as a sk ill e d sp e ak e r t e ll s h is co u n se l , sp e ak
st re n g t h t o u s t h at w e m a w i t h b at t l
y n e e .
S h ak e r o f t h i n g s u n sh ak e n r e ad i e st co m e r to bat t l e s ;
,
c o n q u e ri n fo e s r esi st l e ss l e ad e r ,
g ,
br eak e r o f th e ir h e art s w h o h at e u s .
HYMN XXI .
w il d d i sm ay .
W e br i n g u p o n o u r fo e m e n fe ar an d di sco rd an d dis
co m fi tu re D ru m ! d r i v e t h e se e n e m i e s aw ay
. .
2 W he n sacr ifi c i al b u t te r h at h be e n o ffe r e d l e t o ur ,
fo e m e n fl e e
T h ro u g h c o n st e r n at i o n , t er r ifi e d, tre m bli n g in m ind
an d e y e an d h e art .
3 W ro u g h t o u t of w o o d , co m p act w i th st ra s o f
p l e at h er ,
de ar t o al l t he c l an .
B e de w e d w i t h sac r ifi ci al o il , sp e ak t er r o r t o our
enem i es .
4 A s t h e w il d cre at u re s o f t h e w o o d fl e e i n th e i r t e r r o r
fr o m a m an ,
E v e n so do t h o u 0 D r u m , r o ar o u t agai n st o u r fo e s t o
,
fr ig h t e n t h e m , an d t h e n b e w il de r t h o u t h e i r t h o u g h t s .
fo r sacr i fi c ialp ur
p o ses .
T h e h y m n h a s b ee n t ran sl a t e d b y L u d w i g , D e r R i g v e d a, I II p 4 60, . .
an d ,
w it h a n n o ta t io n s b y G r i l l ,
H u n d e r t L i e d e r, pp 6 8 , 1 5 3 . .
5 A s, w h e n th e w o lf a
pp r o ac h e s,
g o at s an d sh e e
p ru n
s o re ly t e r r ifi e d ,
E ve n do t ho u 0 D r u m , r o ar o u t ag ai n st o u r fo e s
so ,
t o fr i g h t e n t h e m , an d t h e n b e w il de r t ho u t h e i r
t h o u g h ts .
E ve n so d o t ho u , 0 D r u m , r o ar o u t agai n st o u r fo e s
t o fr i g h t e n t h e m , an d t h e n b e w i l der t h o u t h e i r
t h o u g h ts .
7 M ay al l t he de i ti es w h o se m i g h t co n t ro l s th e fo r t u ne
o f t h e fray
F ri g ht e n aw ay o u r e n e m i es w i th D r u m an d sk i n o f
an t e o p e l .
8 L et t h o se o u r e n e m i e s w h o g o yo n de r i n t h e i r
bat tali o n s sh ak e
I n fe ar at sh ado w s an d t he so u n ds o f fe e t w h i ch
I n dra sp o r te t h w i t h .
9 To al l t h e q u art e rs o f t he sk l et c an l of bo w stri n gs
y g
D ru m s
an d o u r
C ry o u t t o h o st s o f fe e s t h at g o disco m fi te d i n se r r i ed
r an k s .
1 0 A di ty a, t ak e t h e i r si gh t aw ay ! F o ll o w t he m cl o se ,
y e m o t e s o f li g h t .
L e t t h e m c l e av e fast t o fo o t b o u n d h o sts w h e n -
st r e n th o f ar m h at h ast aw ay
g p .
1 1 D o y e O m i g h ty M ar u t s so n s o f P risn i, c r u sh do w n ,
, ,
w i t h I n d r a fo r ally , o u r fo e m e n .
ay e , D e at h ,
b ail l o n e m i n de d , c o n q u e r t h o se w h o h at e u s
— -
.
] so l l en
[ ih n e n ] hafte n , l e t foo t cl in g
’ ’
i
g nil
‘ ‘
an a sn ares to t em .
Lu d w ig .
Y M N XXII H .
H ENC E fil l e d w i t h h o ly st r e n g t h l et A gn i S o m a
, , ,
an d V ar u na t h e Pre ss st o n e an d t h e A l tar
,
-
, ,
A n d G rass an d gl o w i n g F u e l ban i sh F e ve r
, L et .
h at e fu l t h i n g s st ay at a di stan ce y o n der .
2 A nd t h o u t h yse l f w h o m ak e st al l m e n yell o w ,
c o n su m i n g t he m w i t h b u rni n g h e at li k e A ni
g ,
Th o u F e ve r ! t h en b e w e ak an d i n e ffecti ve Pass
, .
he n ce i n t o th e re al m s be l o w o r v an i sh .
3 E n do w e d w i t h u n i ve rsal p o w e r ! se n d F ev er do w n
ward far aw ay , ,
T h e sp o t ty li k e re d c o l o u re d du st sp ru ng fro m a
,
-
,
s o t t y ancest o r
p .
t o th e M ah a
’
S o l e t S ak am b h ara s bo xer g o aga n i
v rishaS.
T h o u , F e v e r e ve r , i
s n ce th y bi rth h ast li ved am o n g
t h e B ah l ik as .
6 Fe ve r , sn ak e , li m bl e ss o ne ,
s e ak
p out ! Ke e p t hy se lf
far aw ay fro m u s .
1 0 m “ t h e Sa cre d G ra ss st r e w n in t h e sa cr ifi c ia l co u r t o r ch am b e r .
Sec V 1 2 .4 F
. ev er ta.k m dn m e an i n g es p ec ia l l y m a l a ri a l fev e r .
4 Sa k am bh ar a s b o x er F ’
e v er .
$ ak a m b h ara ( Du n g- ri n
b g )
er app ear!
to be th e n am e o f o n e o f t h e de m o n s o f disease .
t he p p
eo l e o f Bal k h . See M u ir , O S T exts, I I , 351 . . .
6 T H E s u ms or [ BOOK 7 .
H YM N XXII I .
r ey u p o n t h i s b o y
p .
A l l t h e m al ig n an t sp i r i t s h av e b e e n sm i t te n by m y
o te n t sp e ll
p .
3 W e u t t er ly de stro y th e w o rm t h e w o r m t h at cre e p s ,
ar o u n d t h e e y e s ,
T h e w o r m t h at c raw l s ab o u t th e n o se t h e w o rm t hat ,
e ts b e t w e e n t h e t e e t h
g .
4 T w o o f li k e co l o u r t w o u n li k e t w o co l o u red bl ack
, , ,
t w o co l o u r e d r e d ,
T he t aw n y an d t h e taw n y car e d V u l t u r e an d W o l f -
, ,
al l t h e se are k ill e d .
bl ack w i t h bl ack h u ed ar m s -
,
A l l t h at sh o w v ari ou s t i n ts an d h u e s t h ese w o r m s ,
w e u t t er ly de st r o y .
si t u at e d t o t h e n o r th -
w est, an d t w o t o t h e so u t h -eas t, w h o m we m ay
R o t h, Lit an d H ist o f t h e V ed a,
co m p o sed ( .
p 4 2 , q u o
. te d b y M u ir ,
.
O S T
. . .
, 11 .
in g t h i ngs u n se e n ,
C r u sh i n g an d k illi n g al l the wo r m s i n vi sibl e an d
v s i ibl e .
7 L e t t h e Y e v fis h a s, Kask as h as E j a tk as , S i p av i t n u k as, ,
8 S lai n t h e Y e vt sha o f t h e w o rm s, sl ai n t o o is th e
N adan im an .
9 T h e w o r m Sa ran a, w h it e o f hu e t h re e h eade d, w i th
g ,
-
a t ri p l e h u m p ,
I sp li t and t e ar h is ribs aw ay , I w re nch o ff e v e ry
h ead h e h as .
1 1 T h e K i ng o f w o r m s h at h b e e n dest ro y e d, h e w ho
w as l o rd o f t h e se is sl ai n .
S l ai n is t h e w o r m w ho se m o t h e r , w ho se b ro th er an d
si st e r h ave b e e n sl ai n .
1 3 O f e ve ry w o r m an d i nse ct , o f t h e fe m al e an d th e
m al e ali k e ,
I c r u sh t h e head to p i eces w i th a sto n e an d b u r n t h e
face w i th fi r e .
[ 0 C f I I 32 3
. . . .
H Y M N x xi v .
SA V I T A R ,
L o rd o f fu r t h e r i ng ai ds p ro t ec t m e i n t h i s , ,
m y ray e r i n t h i s m i n e ac t i n t h i s m a d tal
p , y s ce r o ,
c h ar e 1 n t h i s fo r m an c e i n t h is t h o u h t i n t h i s
g , p e r
g , ,
m y p lan an d w i sh i n t h i s m ca ll i o n t h e G o d s!
y n
g ,
A l l h ail !
M ay A g n i L o rd o f fo re st t re es p ro t ec t m e i n e tc
, , , , .
M ay H eave n an d E ar th t h e Q u e e n s o f bo u n t i e s , ,
save m e .
-
.
M ay So m a, L o rd o f p lan ts an d h e r bs, p ro te ct m e.
M ay V ay u , L o rd o f m i ddl e air p ro t e ct m e ,
.
M ay Sury a, so v ran Lo rd y e s p ro te ct m e
of e ,
.
M ay t he M o o n , L o rd o f c o n ste ll at i o n s save m e ,
.
M ay I n d ra w ho is L o rd of
h e av e n p ro te ct m e .
T h e M ar u ts fat h e r ,
’
Lo rd o f cat t l e , sav e m e .
M ay M ri ty u , L o rd o f li v i n g c re at u r e s, save m e.
M ay t h e
.
F o re fath ers o f o ld t i m e p r o te c t m e .
re p eat ed 1 n e v e ry st an za .
1 3 M ri ty u : Go d of Death .
1 5— 17 ‘
W hen H is M a n est
y [ t h e E m p ero r o f ap ] P
an ro m ul gated J
t h e C o n st it u t io n h e d id u m b l y an d so l em n l y swcar t o t h e I m p eri al
”
F o u n de r o f O u r H o u se an d to O u r o t h er I m per ial A n ce st o rs, an d d id
n o w re ve re n t l y m ak e Ou r p ray e r t o T h e m an d to O u r Il l u st rio u s
F at h e r , an d im p l o re t h e h e l p of T h eir Sacre l Sp irits —I{ e 11 r N o rm an
y ,
.
J
T h e R eal ap an .
230 THE H YM N S OF B O OK 7 .
5 L et V fo r m an d m o u l d t h e w o m b , l et T vash tar
i sh nu
“
d u ly sh ap e th e fo r m s,
Praj ap at i i n fuse t h e stream , and t tar l ay fo r th e e
t h e ge rm .
6 D r i n k t h o u th e p r o c re at i ve dr au gh t w e ll k n o w n t o -
V ar u na t h e K i n g ,
K n o w n t o d i v i n e S arasv at i an d I n dra sl aye r o f th e fo e ,
.
7 T h o u ar t t h e ge r m o f p lan ts an d h er b s t ho u art t h e ,
g e r m of fo re st t ree s,
T h e ge r m o f e ach e x i st i n
g t h i g
n , so h e re , 0 A g n i ,
l ay t h e ge rm .
8 R i se u p , p u t fo r th t h y m an l y stre ngt h , an d l ay t h e
g e r m w i t hi n t h e w om b .
A b u ll ar t t h e n w i th v i go ro u s str e ng t h fo r p ro g e n y
w e b r i ng t h ee n e ar .
T h e So m a d ri n k i n g G o ds h ave g i ve n a so n to t h ee ,
-
t h y so n an d m i n e .
0 B h atar , t h o u D i spose r l ay w i t h i n t h e bo dy o f ,
t h i s dam e
A m al e ge r m w i th th e n o bl est fo rm , fo r h e r, i n th e
t e n th m o n th , t o b e ar .
T vash ar , t l
ce e st a i l ar t st , i l ay w th n
i i t he bo dy of
t h i s dam e
A m a e l m w th i the n o b l e st fo r m fo r h er i n t h e
.
g e r
t e nth m o n th t o b ear .
5 T ak en fro m Bg
i v e da X . 1 84 l . .
7 T h is an d th e fo l l o w in g st an za are a dd ressed t o A gn i w h o is
I II 1 23
. . .
9 B dr hatod m d : ( fro m bfi b at ad m an ) t h e
n am e o f t he w o m an w h o is
-
t h e su b ec t o j
f t h e h y m n ; dau g h t e r o f Brih ats am an .
0 L o rd of Li fe ,
P raj apat i , w th i in t hi s w o m an
’
s b o dy
l ay
A l
m a e g e rm i
w t h t he n o b l est fo r m fo r h e r i n th e
t e n th m o n th to be ar .
HYMN X XV I .
2 Ma S a i ta t h G d A l l h ail l— fo re k n o w i n ch i e f
y v r e o
g ,
i n t h i s sac r i fi c e e m l o y t he m
p ,
.
3 —
I n t h i s g re at r i t e A l l h ai l l m ay sap i e n t I n d ra u se
—
l au ds r ej o ici n g s w e ll y o k e d c o u rse r s
, ,
-
.
4 B ri n g P raish as i n t h e r i t e A l l h ai l ! an d N i vid s
— —
,
l ear n ed c o n n e c te d w i t h t h e C o n so r ts
, ,
.
5 A s a dam e b r i n g s h er so n A ll h ail !— — O M ar u t s ,
co n n ec ted i n t h e r i te b r i n g m e asu re s
,
.
6 — —
H e re A d i t i is c o m e A l l h ail ! p r e p ar i ng t h e r i te
w i t h g rass an d l u st r al w at e rs .
7
‘
—
L e t V i sh nu i n t hi s r i t e i n v ar i ed m an n e r A l l h ail !
u se w e ll y o k e d st e e ds h is fe r v o u rs
-
, .
si stan ce at a sacri fi ce .
h ym n s, an d 34 m m , ch an t e d p sal m s .
3 L ands, r ejo ici ng s : j oyo us recitat ions of p raise Wel l yok ed cou r m s
. .
-
of t h e Go ds S e n o te o n II I 20 3
.
e . . .
t i c/1 ,
adm an , an d ya m j .
232 T H E 11 m m or [ B O OK 7 .
8 L et T vash ar t i n t h i s r i te i n v ar i e d m an n e r -h
A ll
h ail —u se fo rm s, h is w e ll -y o k ed co u rse rs .
10 —
L et S o m a in t h i s r i te i n vari e d m an ne r A l l h ail !
u se m il k st re am s w e ll y o k e d co u rse rs
-
,
-
.
11 v —
L e t I n d ra i n t h i s r i t e i n ari ed m an n e r A l l h ail !
u se p o w e rs h is w e ll y o k e d co u rse rs
,
-
.
12 H i t h e rw ard co m e y e w i t h t h e p ray e r O A sv i n s , ,
H e re is t h e r i te h e re h eav e n fo r h i m w h o w o rsh i p s
,
.
HYMN XX V I I .
be t h e fl am es o f A g n i !
S p l e n d i dly b ri g h t fai r faced w i t h al l h is o ffsp r i n g
,
-
, ,
T an un ap at t h e A su ra m an y h an de d ,
-
.
2 Go d am o ng Go ds t h e G o d bede w s t h e p ath s w i th ,
3 W i t h st o re o f m e ad to sacr ifi ce co m e s A g n i c o m e s ,
r i g h teo u s Go d w h o b r i n s al l b l e ssi n s
g g .
8 F or m s T vash tar b ein g t he great art i fi eer, creator o f all form s o f l ife .
in t o t he fi re . See
B ri h asp at i Lo rd of Prayer . See I 8 2 . . .
deifi ed j
o b ect s.
1 Wi th hi s of ap r ing
all ot her fi res . T h e ot her fi res are v eril y t h y
— d T an an ap dt So n of T hysel f,
Rg
i I 9 sel f-gen erat ed .
’
b ran ch es v
. e a 5 l . . .
HYMN XXV II I .
F o e l e n g th e n e d li fe t o l ast th r o u g h h u n d re d au t u m n s
, ,
t h e y e q u ali z e w i t h n i n e t h e n i n e sp i rat i o n s .
ar e st ab li s h e d i n t h e i r se ve ral p l ac e s .
2 M ay A g n i S u n an d M o o n an d E ar t h an d W at e rs
, , , . ,
S ky A ir t he Q u arte r s an d t h e Po i n ts be t w e e n
, ,
t he m ,
3 I n th e t h re e t h r e ade d C h ar m r e st t ri p l e fu l n ess ! L e t
-
P ash an c o ve r it w i t h m il k an d b u t t e r .
H e re r e st ab u n d an t sto re offo o d an d p e o p l e , m ay
am l st o re o f ca t t e l re st w i t h i n i t
p e .
4 E n r i c h t h i s c h ar m , A d i ty as ,
w thi yo ur t re asu re
m ag n i fy t h i s, w h e n m a n
g i fied ,
O A gn i .
E n d o w i t w i th h e ro i c stre n g th , 0 I n d ra : t h e re i n b e
l o dge d a tr i p l e p o w e r o f i n c rease .
w d hd ;
'
13 H ai l I t h e sacri fi cial excl am at io n w h ich co n secrat es t h e
o ffe r in g , regar ded al so as an A p ri deity an d a fo rm o f A gn i .
5 W i th g ol eld
t E ar t h p ro t e c t t h e e an d w i t h i r o n , ,
6 This g o l d bo r n
, t h ree fo l d at i ts fi r st p r o d u c ti o n ,
re w t h e o n e t h i n t h a t A n i l o v e d m o st cl e arly
g g g
i t fe l l aw ay o n e p ar t o f i nj u r ed S o m a
, .
O n e p ar t t h e y call se e d o f t h e sap i e n t W at e rs T h i s .
o l d br i n t h e lo n li f w h e n t r i ly t h re ad e d !
g g e g e p
7 T h ree li ves o f Jam adag n i t h rice t he v i tal fo rce o f
,
Kasyap a ,
p ar e d fo r t h e e .
st ro n
g g
e a l e s, sh ar in
g th e S a cr e d Syll abl e an d m i h t y ,
g
W i t h i m m o r tali ty th e y dro ve o ff M rity u , o bsc u ri n g
an d co n ce a n g all li d i st re sse s .
9 T he g o l de n
g t h e e u ard
f ro m t h e sk y , t h e sil ve r n
u ard t h ee fr o m t h e air ,
g
T h e i r o n g u ard t h e e fro m t he e arth ! T h i s m an h at h
r eac h e d t he fo r ts o f Go ds .
M ay th e se t h re e cast es o f
l th e G o ds k e e p t hee se c u re
y si de
o n e ver .
E n do w e d w i t h stre n g th ,
p o ssess n g i t h ese , he t h o u
th e m ast e r o f t h y fo es
T h e G o d w h o fi rst bo u n d o n i n t h e be g i n n i n g th e
de i t i e s i m m o rt al go l de n cast l e
’
,
H i m I sal u t e w i th te n e x te n de d fi n ge rs B l est be . th e
t h ree st r i n g ed ch ar m I bi n d u p o n t h e e
-
.
Deat h ; t he Go d of Deat h .
236 m s g ra
m s or [ s oar r.
12 A r
y
am an be th y bi n der -
on, and P fi sh an an d
B ri hasp at i
W h at e ver nam e th e b ro od of day p o ssess, th e re w i th
we faste n t h ee .
13 W i t h Se aso ns an d w t h i L ength s o f T i m e , fo r v ig o d r
an d e x t e n ded li fe ,
W i t h al l t h e s l en do ur
p of t he S u n we fast e n t h ee
abo u t t h e n e ck .
fi rm as t h e e arth un sh ak abl e t r i u m ph an t
, , ,
B re ak i n g do w n fe e s an d cast i n g t h e m b e n eath m e ,
w h at is h ap p e n i n g h e re o m n isc i e n t A n i !
g ,
t h i s w o r k as w e b e se e ch th ee ,
3 U nan i m o u s w i t h al l t h e Go ds t o g et her so do th i s
, ,
m ay fall an d fai l h im .
c ru sh t h o u h is t e e t h an d c l eav e h is to n g u e asu n de r .
B e n d t ho u m o st yo ut h fu l A g n i t h at Pi shc ha w h oso
, ,
am i d t h e m all o f t h i s h at h eate n .
d
as o p po se t o il l -o m e n ed creat u res o f n i
g h t and dark ness .
0 Jatavedas,
’
Li k e as th e S o m a s te n d ril , t h u s,
l e t h im sw e ll .
H A g n i , is t h e fu e l , h e re are l o gs t h at c ru sh
e re ,
Pi sac has do w n .
A t
cc e
p , O A g ,
n i w i t h t h y fl am e t h e bill e ts o f
T arsb tAg ha w o o d .
m an l o se h is fo r m .
Y M N XXX
H .
t h e o l de n t i m e . I bi n d t h y v i tal sp i ri t fast .
b b l t l l ed l gh a,
T rish ta w h ich su p pl ied t he f u el , can
‘
an d t h e t ree , p ro a y e
XXV 27 . Lo se h i s f or m an d so b e an n ih il at ed .
sap p e d st re n g t h an d t oo k t h e ir l ives is
’
fi e n ds w h o m en s a far m o re
En cy cl o paai ia .
-
Wi tch c raft .
a m an ,
I i
w th m y v o ce i declar e to t h e e t hy fre e do m an d
r e l e ase t h e re fro m .
4 I f t h o u ar t lyi ng t h e re be cause of m o th e r s
’
or
’
o f fat h e r s si n ,
I w th m
i y v o ce i decl are t o t hee t h y fre e do m an d
r e l e ase t h e re fro m .
5 A cce p t t h e h eali n g m ed c n e ,
i i th e bal m t hy m o th er
an d t hy s r e , i
T hy si st e r an d t hy b ro t h e r br i ng . I m ak e thee li ve
t h ro u g h l e n gt h e n ed y ears .
6 0 m an , s ta y h e re am o ng u s ; sta y w i t h al l th y s
p i r i t
fo ll o w not
( V 7
’
u s n o t su ffer fo r t h e sin o f o t h ers I 5 1 a nd . L o o se.u s f ro m
si n s co m m it te d b
y o u r fat h ers ( V I I 8 6 C o m p
. a re al
. so T ait t i r iy a
Bra h m ana I I I 7 1 2 3 cited b y M u ir : M ay A g n i free m e fro m an y
. . .
6 Yam a s tw o m essen g er s
’
A n d t h ose t wo do gs o f t h in e, Yam a !
t h e wat ch e rs, fo u r ey ed , w h o l oo k o n m en an d g u ard t h e p at h w ay
-
e n vo ys ro am am o n g t h e p eo p l e
’
( g
R i v eda S e e al so X .
A t harva veda V II I 1 9 ; 2 I I
- 8 1 0 I n En g l an d t h ere is a so m e
. . . .
w hat si m il ar po p u l ar b el ief
‘
I n Y o rk sh ire , t h e Kirk Gri m [C h u rch
.
-
sp ect re
] is u su al l y a h u ge bl ack do g w it h eyes l ik e sau ce rs, an d is
cal l ed a p ad foo t It gen e ral l y freq u e n ts t h e ch u rch l an es ; an d h e
.
8 Be no t t h o u w il t n o t d ie
a ar m ed :
l I gi ve th ee .
l e n gt he n ed y e ar s o f li fe .
9 Go n e is t h e p ai n t h at rac k ed the e , go n e t h y fe v e r ,
’
o n e t h y h e ar t s d i sease
g .
C o n su m p t i o n , co n q u ere d by m y vo ice, h at h , li k e a
h aw k , fl e d far aw ay .
Th i s A gn i b e wai te d o n
m u stH e re l et th e S u n .
m o u n t u p fo r t h e e .
w h o w e ll k n o w e t h h o w t o sav e h i m .
L et b re at h i an d m n d re tu r n t o h im , l et sig h t an d
v i o u r c o m e a ai n
g g .
P ro v i de t h i s m an w i th b r eath an d si g h t , 0 A g n i ,
an d w i t h h is b o dy a n d h is st re n th u n it e h i m
g .
T h o u k n o w es t A m r i t : l e t hi m n o t g o h ence , n o r
d w e l l i n h o u se o f c lay .
i ty .
’
— M u ir .
24 2 TH E H YM N S OF B OOK V .
T he w i t ch c raft w ro u gh t u
p on t hy ewe, th i s I str ike
b ack agai n o n t h e m .
4 T he se c re t s
p e ll u
p on t h y p l an ts A m ul a o r Nat achi ,
s
p e ll
Th at t h e y h av e cast u po n t hy fi e ld , th i s I st r ik e back
ag ai n o n t h e m .
5 T he s
p e ll t h at w i ck ed m en h av e cast o n th i ne or i g i n al
h o u se h o l d fi re , -
6 T h e sp e ll t h at t h ey h av e cast u p o n th y p u bli c ro o m ,
t hy gam bli n g b o ard, -
S p e l l t h e y h av e cast u p o n th y di ce , th i s I st ri k e back
ag a n o n i th e m .
7 T h e sp e ll t h at t h ey h av e cast u p o n t h i n e ar m y o r
t h y sh afts an d ar m s,
S p e l l t h e y h ave cast u p o n t h e dr u m , t h i s I t h ro w
b ack ag ai n o n t h e m .
8 Ch ar m t hey h av e l ai d w i th i n t h y w ell or b u ri e d in
the b u r n i n g g ro u n d -
,
C h ar m t he y h ave l ai d w i t h i n thy h o m e th i s I th ro w ,
back agai n o n t h e m .
9 T h e sp e l l th at t h ey h ave w ro u gh t fo r t h e e i n fl i ck er i n g
fi re o f h u m an bo n e s ,
on th e m .
4 4
2 111 1214 : the M et h o n iea Su pe rba a sp ecies o f l il y . N ar dch f
so m e u n id e n t i fi ed p l ant .
t ain e d b y e v e ry m ast e r o f a h o u se .
H e b ro u g h t t h is by no
p ro
p er
p at h , by th e r i gh t
p at h w ed ri v e it b ack .
T h e fo o l i n fo lly bro u gh t it t o t h o se w h o o b se r v e
e stabli sh e d b o u n ds .
N o p o w e r h ad h e w h o w ro u gh t th e sp e l l h e h u rt .
h is fo o t, h e bro k e h is to e .
U n l u ck y fo r his w e al t hy l o rds, he h at h w ro u gh t
h ap p i n e ss fo r u s .
1 1 Of I V . . 1 8 6 H i s w eal thy l or ds : t h e
. . rich m en w ho h ired his
se r vi ce s w h o has cursed us in vain .
Y M N II I
H .
G UA R D us th e M ar u t s ! G u ard us we ll , 0 I n dra ,
P fl sh an , A d it i .
G u ard u s , 0 W ate rs C h il d ’
,
an d R i v e rs S e ve n . M ay
V i sh nu
.
g u ar d u s , an d th e Sk y .
2 M ay H E art h t ak e c ar e o f u s fo r v i c to ry ,
e av e n an d
ser v e u s A g n i an d h i s k i n d r o t e c t i n g p o w e rs
p .
3 P re se r v e u s b o t h th e A s vi n s Go ds an d L o rds o f ,
L ig h t and l e t t h e D aw n s an d N ig h t b ri n g u s
,
de li v e r an c e .
T h e W at e rs C h i l d p r t e c t o u r h o u se fro m e v e ry h ar m
’
o .
D o t h o u Go d T , vasht ar , m ak e u s st r o n
g fo r h eal t h
an d w e a t h l .
H YM N IV .
M ay A d i t i w i t h h e r so n s, t h e b ro th e rs, g u ard
al l u s,
i n v i n c ible p ro t e c t in g p o w e r
,
.
M ay h e k e e p o ff th at fo e m an w ho is n e ar u s .
i n t h e fo rm o f l ig h t n i n g fro m t h e w at ery cl ou ds o f t h e fi rm am en t .
3 M ay b o t h th e A s v i n s
'
fu rt h e r our de vo t i o n . W ith
c e ase l e ss c ar e de li v e r u s, W i de -
R an g e r ! 0 F at he r
H e av e n , k e e p fro m u s al l m i sfo rt u n e s .
H YM N V .
A om , ado re d w t h sacre d o il ,
i li ft u
p t h i s m an t o h ig h
e state .
E n do w h im w i t h fu ll st o re o f st re n gt h an d m ak e h im
ri c h i n ro e n y
p g .
2 A d v an ce h im , I n dra ! L e t h i m b e ru l e r o f al l ak i n t o
h im .
3 P r o sp e r t h i s m an , 0 A g n i , i n w h o se h o u se w e o ffe r
sac r ifi c e .
M ay S o m a bl e ss h im , an d th e G o d h e re p r e se n t ,
B rah m anasp at i .
H YM N V I .
T ar go d l e ss m an w ho e v e r p l o ts i
ag a n st u s, B rah
m anas at i,
p
Tho u g i sh a
ve u
p as
plt
r e y t o m e th e w o rsh i pp e r
w ho p o u r t h e j u i ce .
2 I f S o m a an y sp i t e fu l m an h ath ai m ed at u s w h o se
, ,
t h o ug h t s ar e k i n d ,
S m i te w i t h t h y b o l t u po n h is face : h e cru sh ed t o ,
p i ec e s van i sh e t h
, .
3 Wid e R anger-
fan reach in g H eaven . F ather H eaven dyaushp i sar
Zeu pater, Ju p iter .
A a
p y
r er t o A gn i an d I n dra fo r t h e w el l b e in g o f -
a p r i n cel
y pat ro n .
3 H er e p r esen t : Brah m a a
n p
s a t i b e i n g so m e t im es iden t ifi ed w it h
A gn i w ho is prese nt as t he sacr ifi c ial fi re .
3 S o m a, w h o e v e r tr o u bl e t h b e h e a st ran g e r o r ak i n ,
u s,
D e p ri v e h i m of the st r e n t h h e h ath
g sl ay hi m t h y
se l f li k e m i gh ty Dy au s !
YM N V I I H .
S o n s ! w h at p at h w ay A di t i an d t h e t h ree g u i l e l e ss
M i t ras u se c o m e t ho u w i t h h e l p t o u s t h e re by
, .
2 Th e re by t h o u co n q u e ri ng S o m a w il t g i v e A su ras
, ,
t o b e o u r p r ey t h e r by b e y e o u r ad vo cat e s
,
e
.
3 W h e re by y e G o ds re p e l l e d an d stayed t h e p o w ers o f
t h e A su ras t h ere by g i ve sh e l t e r u n to u s
, .
H YM N V I II .
Lm s as t h e c re e pe r t hro w s h e r ar m s o n e v e ry si de
aro u n d t h e t r ee ,
So h o ld t h e n m e in t h i n e e m b race t h at t h o u m ay st
be i n l o v e w i t h m e , m y darli n g n e v e r t o d e p art , .
S o do I st ri k e th y sp i ri t do w n t h at th o u m ay st be i n
l o ve w i th m e , m y darli ng , n e v e r t o de par t .
t o w in a m aiden l o ve
’
A c h arm s .
3 A l l h ail fo r i i
v s on t o t h e S tar s, t o H eav e n , t o S h rya,
so v ran L o rd !
H Y M N XI .
A SV A T T H A on t h e S am i t r e e -
. T h e re a m ae l bi rt h is
ce rt ifi e d .
T h e re is t h e fi n d i n g o f a so n : th i s b ri n g w e to t he
wom e n fo l k -
.
2 T h e fat h e r so w s th e g e n i al see d, t he w o m an t e n ds
an d fo st e rs i t .
T h i s is t h e fi n di n g o f a 8 0 11 : t h u s h at h Praj ap at i
de cl ar e d .
E l se w h e re m ay h e effe c t t h e b i r t h o f m aids b u t ,
h e re
p re
p are a boy .
H Y M N XII .
I ,
AS th e S u n go e s r o u n d t h e h eav e n , h av e t rav e ll e d
r o u n d t h e S e r e n t s rac e
’
p .
I w ard t h y p i
o so n o ff, as Nigh t p ar ts al l l
e se li v i n g
fro m t h e Sun .
Sec I I I 6 1 . . .
R i sh i s G o ds , ,
W it h t h i s I w ard th y p o iso n o ff th en B i t er ! fo r m e d ,
an d fo r m i n g n o w .
P ar u sh ni an d S i p hld m ead M ay i t b e w e l l w i th .
m o u t h an d h ear t .
Y M N XII I
H .
W O R S H IP to w eap o n s o f t h e G o ds ! w o rsh i p t o w e ap o n s
of t he Ki n g s !
0
’
T he n w o rsh ip t o th e p eo p le s ar m s ! w o r sh ip ,
D e at h b e , p ai d t o t h ee !
2 L e t w o r sh i p b e t o t h y de fe n ce an d to th i n e accu sa
t i o n p ai d .
D e at h ! b e t hi s wo r sh ip p a id t o th y g o o d w ill -
an d t hy
l
m a e v o l e n ce
3 W o rsh i p th y p h y si c i an s, to t h y so rce re rs be
to
w o rsh ip p ai d !
D e at h ! l e t t h i s r e v e re n ce b e do n e u nt o t h y B rhh
m an s an d t hy ro o t s .
Sp
i al a a st ream f ul l of q
t h e a uat ic p l an t Sipfil a, Saival a, or A vak i
xa Oc tan dra)
( y
Bl .
A h y m n o f h o m age t o Deat h .
t u riste an d t radesm en .
H Y M N XI V .
B an ova t h o u al l D e c li n e t h at l u rk s w i th i n th e
m embers and t h e j o i n t s ,
T h e fi rm l y se t t l e d h e ar t d i sease t h at rack s t h e
- -
bo nes
and r e n ds th e li m bs .
2 F ro m t h e co nsu m p ti ve m an I p l u ck Dec li n e as ’
t w e re
a se ve red p ar t .
I cu t t h e b o n d th at fe tte rs him , e v en as a r o o t o f
cu cu m be r .
3 B eg o n e , Co n su m p t i o n
, h e n ce aw ay , li k e a y o u n
g fo al
t h at r u n s at sp e e d .
are t h e t r ee s .
L et h i m b e su bj ect t o o ur
p o w e r , th e m an w ho se ek s
to i nj u re us .
2 W ho e ver se ek s to i nj ur e u s, w i th k i n sm en o r no k in
t o aid ,
M ay I be u
pp e rm ost o f al l , e ven as t h is P l an t is
q u ee n of tr ees .
A ch arm fo r p o w er an d p reem in en ce .
Y M N XV I I H .
E V EN as t h i s m i gh t y E art h c o n ce i v e d t h e ge r m o f al l
t h e t h i n gs t h at be ,
S o m ay t h e ge r m o f li fe b e l ai d i n t h e e t hat t h o u m ay st
b e ar a so n .
2 E v e n as t h i s m i gh t y E art h h at h b o r n e an d b ears t h e
st at e ly fo re st t r e e s ,
S o m ay t h e g e r m o f li fe b e b o rn e i n t h e e t hat th o u
m ay st be ar a so n .
S o m ay t h e g e r m o f l i fe b e bo rn e i n t h e e t h at t h o u
m ay st b e ar a so n .
E v e n as t h i s m i g h t y E art h su pp o rts t h e m o v i ng w o rl d
t h at d w e ll s t h e re o n ,
S o m ay t h e g e r m o f li fe b e b o r n e in t h e e t h at t h o u
m ay st b e ar a so n .
Y M N XV I II H .
T h e p ai n t h e fi re t h at b u r ns w i t h i n th y h ear t
, we
q u e n c h an d dri ve aw ay .
2 E ve n t h e e ar t h is de ad t o se n se , y ea, m o r e u n co n
as
sc i o u s t h an th e d e ad ,
E v e n as a co r p se s sp i r i t is t h e sp i ri t o f t h e j e al o u s m an
’
.
al l t hin gs .
— M ax
’
M ii l l er, In dia, W hat can it T each us ? p 1 54 . .
2 Dead to b ru ta t el l us H e , Odes I 34
’
cf (
‘
sense . o rac . .
H YM N m s A T H A R V A VE DA -
. 255
3 T h e t h o u
g h t t h at h ar b o u r s i n t h y h e art ,
t h e fl u t t e r
i n g d o u b t t h at d w e ll s t h e r e i n ,
Y e a al l t h y j e al o u sy , li k e h e at b o r n o f th e dan ce ,
,
I ban i sh th e n ce .
Y M N XIX
H .
L s r th e
'
Go ds p u r i fy m e l e t m e n , p ur i fy m e i
w th a
p ra e ry .
Cl ean se m e al l c re at u r e s t h at e x st i ! m ay P avam fi n a
m ak e m e p u re .
2 M ay P av am hn a m ak e m e p u re fo r w i sdo m an d fo r
o w e r an d li fe , an d u n assail e d se c u r i t y
p .
3 G o d S av i tar , by b o t h o f t h e se , fil t er an d p ressi n g o u t
t h e j u i c e , p u ri fy u s t h at w e m ay se e .
H Y M N XX .
H ye re fro m th i s fi e r c e bu r n i ng
’
r
g o es aw a t w as fi re ,
i n e br i ate d an d l am e n t i n g h e de p art s .
L et h im l aw l ess se e k an o t h e r an d n o t u s
, the , .
W o rsh i p b e p ai d t o F e v e r ar m ed w i th fi e ry h e at .
pp 28
.
, l 59 .
1 H F e v er p e rso n ifi ed
e .
3 Th ou w h o , ag o w w th l i h eat , m ak e st al l b o di es g re e n ,
t o t hee, re d , b ro w n , I ho w , t h e F e v e r o f t h e w o o d .
H Y M N XX I .
2 Th o u art t h e b e st of m ed c nes, i i m o st e x ce l e n t
l of
Plan ts art th o u ,
S o m a m id t h e w an de r i n g stars, as V aru na am o ng
’
A s
t h e G o ds .
3 E n d o w e d w i th w e al t h , d e n i
y gn n o t , g i v e fr e e ly fai n
t o g i v e y o u r g i fts
'
i n crease its g ro w t h .
H Y M N XXII .
D A R K t he desce n t ; g d bi r ds a th e
r e st o n g w n
r -
i e
o l de n : th ey fly al o ft t o h e av e n e n r o b e d i n w at e rs
g , .
’
sick l y yel l o w .
2 So m a t h e M oo n .
3 Ye stay th e hai r f r om
f al l i ng o f : t h e p l an ts en do w ed w it h t h ese
v ir t u es are l e ft u n n am ed .
A h ym n t o t h e M aru ts o r S t o rm Go ds -
.
1 6 47
. Str ong wi nged bi rds : h ere t he M aru ts
.
-
.
258 T H E m u ms or [ B OOK n .
HYMN XXI V .
F OR T H fro m th e H ill s o f S n o w t h e y st re am , an d m e e t
in S i n dh u h e re t he r e or .
2 W h at e v e r ru p t u re I h av e h ad th at i nj u re d e y es o r
h e e l s o r to e s ,
w e ll ag ai n .
3 A l l R i v ers w h o h av e S i n dh u fo r y o u r L ady Si n dh u ,
fo r y o u r Q u e e n ,
Gi ve u s t h e bal m t h at h e al s t h i s ill : t hi s b o o n l e t
u s e nj o y fr o m ou
y .
HYMN X XV .
M A Y al l t h e fi v e an d fi fty w h i c h m e e t r o u n d th e t e n
- -
do n s of th e nec k
D e p ar t
’
an d v an sh i h e n ce aw a y li k e p l ag u i n g i n se ct s
b u zz an d hu m !
2 T h o se se ve n t y
-
an d se v e n w h ch m e e t r o u n d t h e u p p e r
-
i
v ert e b ra ,
L et t h e m al l v an sh i y li ke p l ag u i n g in sects ’
h e n ce aw a
bu zz an d hu m !
A hym n t o t h e R i vers .
1 Si n d hu : t h e I n d us .
2 Ski lf u l l a t p hy si cians : of I 6 2, 3, an d I I I 7 5 . . . . . .
T h e h ym n has b een transl ated, w ith n o tes, b y Grill , H u n dert Lied er,
pp l.3, l 6 l .
l , 2; 2 .
s u m T 11 19 A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 259
3 T h o se i
n n e an d n n e t- -
i y i
w h c h , co m bi ned ,
attac k the
sh o u lde r ro u n d a o u t , b ’
L e t t h e m al l van i sh h e n ce aw a y li k e p lagu i n g i n se cts
b u z z an d h u m !
H Y M N XXV I .
L ET m e g o fre e , 0 M i se ry : do th o u , t he m i g h ty ,
p i t y us .
Se t m e u n n u re d i j i n t h e w o rl d of h ap p i n e ss, O M ise ry .
M i se ry w e fl y,
.
3 M ay t h e i m m o rtal th o u san d ey e d d w e ll o t h er w h e re
,
-
,
ap art fr o m u s .
L e t h im affl i c t t h e m an w e h ate : sm i te on ly h i m w ho
is o u r fo e .
H Y M N XX V I I .
G o ns ! w h atso e e r Do v e
h i th e r see k i ng ,
’
t he cam e
se n t t o u s as t h e e n vo y o f D est r u ct i o n ,
F o r t h at l e t u s si n g h y m n s an d m ak e ato n em en t .
h ar m l e ss bi r d 0 G o ds t h at se e k s o u r d w e lli ng
, ,
m ay t h e m i ssil e b o r n e o n w i n gs av o i d u s .
A h ym n t o A fl ict ion .
g a rd ed as a n il l o m e
-
n ed b i nd an d t h e m e sse nge r o f Deat h , h as fl o w n
i n to t h e h o use, an d t he Go ds are en t reat e d to t ur n t he in ausp i cio us
v isit t o a b l essin g .
M ay i t b ri n g w e l far e t o o u r m e n an d cat t le h e re
”
‘
z
l e t th e D o ve , ye Go ds, fo r b e ar to h arm u s i
H Y M N XX V II I .
st re ng th e ned A g ni s th ese
’
2 T hese m en h ave m i gh t ,
m en h av e b ro u gh t th e k i ne to us
. .
Th ey h ave sung, g l o ry to t he Go ds
-
. Wh o i s the
. m an
t h at co n q u e rs t h e m ?
3 Be r e ve re nc e ~
p aid rt o h i m w h o , w h il e
-
exp or n l i g t h e
p at h fo r m an y ,
fi rst ap p r o ac h e d t h e r i ve r ,
L o rd of th i s w o rl d of q u adru p eds an d bi p e ds : to h i m
be re vere n ce pa id , to Deat h , to Y a m s
H YM N XXI X .
O u t hm s
e m en a
ye nd e r f all t he w i ng éd m iss e : il t he
scree ching o f t he O wl is i n e ffe ct i ve ,
A nd that t h e Do/ve
° r
. b eside t h e fi re hat h se t tl ed .
X 1 65 5
. . .
2 T hese M y ths p i n ts .
H Y M N XXXI .
Tm s sp o t te d B u ll h at h c o m e an d sat b e fo re h is
m o th eri n t h e east ,
A d van c i n g t o h is fath e r H e av e n .
3 H e r u l e s su p re m e t h r o u g h t h i r y r e al m s O n e
t —
w i n g ed w i t h so n g h at h m ade h i m m o u n t
T h ro u gh o u t t h e day s at b reak o f m o r n .
Y M N XXXII
H .
W I T H b u t te r i n h is h all w h e re fi re is b u r n i n g
, ,
er fo rm t h at sacr ifi c e w h i c h q u e ll s t h e o bli n s
p g .
n o t i n t h y fu ry u s w h o p r ai se t h e e .
2 L et R u d ra b re ak yo u r n e ck s O y e Pi sach as an d sp li t
, ,
y o u r r ibs asu n de r Y At u dh an as !
,
s l e n do u r d ri ve t h e r e e dy de m o n s b ac k w ard
p g .
L e t th e m n o t fi n d a su re ty o r a re fu g e b u t t o r n aw ay ,
g o d o w n to D eat h t o ge th e r .
A h ym n t o Sdrya t h e Su n Go d , t ak en w ith
-
variat io n s fro m R ig veda
X . 1 89 .
So n g is
b est ow e d u p o n t h e Bi rd , t hat is, o n t h e Su n w h ose m o rn in g so n g rep t e
sen ts p raye r See Lu d w ig, Der R ig veda, I V p 1 59
. . . .
A ch arm againstfi en ds an d go b li n s .
H Y M N XXX III .
H r: wh o c o n t ro l s t h is ai r an d m en w ho aid h is
st r en t
g ,h an d w o o d, an d h eave n, t h e l o fty se at
w h ch i I n dra l o v es .
2 T he bo l d w ho se o verp o w er i n g m i gh t th e b o l de st
n e ver h at h de fi ed ,
F o r t re ss li ke , u nassai lable is
-
I n dra s w rath ’
, an d fam e ,
an d fo r ce .
b r i gh t w i t h y e llo w h u e .
I n dr a is m i g h t ie st L o rd am o n g t he fo l k .
H Y M N X X XI V .
S END fo r th t hy v o ic e to A g n i t o , the m an ly h er o of
o ur h o m es,
So m ay h e b ear us p ast o ur fo es .
2 T h at A g n i w h o w i t h sh arp e n e d fl am e of fi re c o nsu m es
t h e R fik shasas,
S o m ay h e hear u s p ast o u r fo es .
M ay h e tr an sp o r t u s p ast o u r fo e s .
4 H e who b eh o l ds al l c re at u re s, w h o o b serv es th e m
w thi a car e fu l e ye ,
M ay h e t ran sp o rt us p ast o u r fe e s .
5 T h at br illi an t A gn i w h o w as b o r n b ey o n d t hi s reg i o n
of
t h e ai r ,
M ay h e tr an sp o r t us
p ast o ur fe e s !
V edisc he St u dien , I I p 29 . . .
H YM N XXXV .
t o su cco u r u s A g n i ap p ro ae l i o u r eu l o g i e s !
‘
o u r sacr ifi ce, A
gn i w h o sa v e s fr o m W o e , t o l aud s .
A n girases; T o t h ese m ay h e b ri ng gl or i o u s li g h t .
H YM N XXXV I .
2 H e h at h di1 e ct ed al l t h i n gs h e se n ds fo rt h t h e
S e aso n s 1 n h is m i gh t , fur t h e ri ng sacr ifi c e 8 p o w e r
’
.
3 A gn i Kfi m a i n ot h e r
h om es i
sh n e s fo rt h t he so el
i m p er ial L o rd o f al l t hat is an d is t o be .
H Y M N XX X V II .
H rm nnwann, h av i n g y o k e d h is stee ds ,
cam e I m p re
cat o n ,i t h o u san d -
e y ,
e d
S ee k i n g m y cu rser , as a w o l f t he h o m e o f o ne w ho
o w n e t h sh e e p .
A h ym n t O A gn i V ais
n ara, t he Go d o f l l A ryan m en
‘
' fa .
3 A i
ng r ases : d esce n d an t s o f t h e fam o u s Bsi h i lA n gi ras, t h e p rie sts ‘ '
'
A h ym n i n h on o u r o f A gn i V aisv snare
‘
3 A gn i Kam a : t he
-
tw c G eds b e in g de n t e
i ifi d c he re as in I I I 21 4 a . .
225, 226;
266 m s m u ms or [ VI .
2 We ’
g l o r i o u s I n d ra fam o u s fo r h is
, g l o r i e s .
Gi v e t ho u u s sw ay w h ic h I nd ra hat h p ro m o ted an d ,
i n t h i s b o o n o f t h i n e m ay w e be fam o u s .
bo rn re n o w n e d .
H YM N X L .
M ay S av i tar an d S o m a se n d u s safe ty .
O u r safe ty b e t h e w i de ai r : o u r s b e safe ty t h r o u gh
t h e o b l ati o n o f th e S e v e n R i sh i s .
2 M ay t h e F o u r Q u arte rs g 1 ve t h i s h am le t p o w e r
S av i tar fav o u r u s an d m u s h ap y !
p ak e
M ay I n dra m ak e u s f re e fro m fo e s an d d an g e r : m ay
w rat h o f K i n g s b e t u rn e d t o o t h e r l ace s
p .
3 M ak e t h o u us fr e e fro m enem i es b o t h fr o m be l o w
an d fro m b
a o ve .
0 I n d ra ,g i ve u s
p e r fe c t p e ace , p e ac e fro m b eh i n d
an d fr o m be fo r e .
Y M N XLI
H .
F o n m i n d fo r , i n t e llect fo r t h o u gh t , ,
fo r p u rp o se ,
fo r i n t e lli g e n ce ,
F o r se n se fo r h e ari n g
, , an d fo r si gh t , let u s ado re
w i t h sac rifi ce .
1 Seven l i i sh i s : see I V . 11 9
. .
2 For i
e x p r at o n , i v i tal air , an d b reath t h at am p ly
n o u r sh e s,i
L et us i
w t h sac r i fice ado re S arasvat i w h o se r each is
w i de .
3 L et not R i sh i
th es t h e d i v i n e f o r s a k e u s o u r
, o w n , , ,
o u r v e ry se l v e s o u r li v es
’
r o t e c t o rs
p , .
v i tal p o w e r t o li v e t h e l o n g e r .
H Y M N XLII .
b o w st r i n g f r o m a b o w ,
Th at w e o n e m i n de d n o w m ay w al k to g e the r as
,
-
,
fam ili ar fr i e n ds .
3 I t ram pl e o n t h i n e an g e r th u s I t re ad it do w n w i th ,
h ee l an d t o e
S o do st t h o u yi e l d th e e t o m y will t o sp e ak n o m o re ,
r e b e lli o u sly .
H Y M N XLIII .
re m o vet h w rat h .
S o o th e r of A n
ger is it ca ed ll b ecau se it l
ca m s the
an g ry m an .
sig n an d p l ed g e o f p e ace .
[ soo n V I .
So o t h e rf A ng er re th e
o n am e o f Darb h a grass th at s
S r i n s fro m e ar th
p g .
H Y M N XLI V .
F i r m st o o d t h e t re e s t h at sl ee p e r ect : l et t h i s th y
m al ady b e st ill .
c o m bi n e d ,
Th i s is t h e su re st cu re fo r fl u x , m o st e xc ell en t to
h eal d i sease .
3 Th o u ar t the st re am th at R u dra th e l
c o sest
p o u rs,
k i n o f A m ri t a .
3 Obsti nacy : t h e re b el l io u s an d p ro vo k in
g w o rds t hat t h o u hast
spo k e n .
3 A s m en d i sch arg e a d e b t , as t h e y p ay u p an e i g h th
an d h al f e u e ig h t h , - -
S o t h e w ho l e e v i l d ream do w e p ay an d assig n u n to
o u r fo e .
H Y M N XLV I I .
D EA R t o al l m e n , al l -
p ro s
p e r e r , al l c r eat n , m a
-
g y i A g ni ,
d li b i ’
g u ar u s at atth e
on m o rn s .
M ay h e t h e b r ig h t ly p u re o n e g i v e u s r i ch e s : m ay
, ,
w e h ave li fe e nj o yi n g fo o d t o g e t h e r
, .
A t th i s o u r se c o n d o fl e ri n g m ay I n dra M aru ts an d
'
2 , ,
V i s ve D e v as n e ve r fail u s .
S t ill m ay th e fav o u r o f t h e G o ds b e w i t h u s bl e st ,
3 W e p o u r t h i s th i r d l i bat i o n o f t h e S ages w h o
fash i o n e d fo rt h t h e c u p i n p r o p e r o rde r .
W i n n e rs o f h eav e n m ay t he y S u d h an van s ch il d re n
, ,
’
2 Secon d o f er i n g at m id-day .
B ib h n ,
V ib h v an , an d V i a , an d st yl j
ed co l l ect i v e l y R i b h u s f ro m t h e
Y M N XLV II I H .
A ll h ail !
2 T ho u art t h e R ib h u l o rd o f Jagati I h o l d t hee fast , .
H ap p ily be ar m e to t he g o al o f t h is m y sacr ifi ce .
A l l hail !
3 Th o u art t h e B u ll th e T rish tu p s l o rd : I h o l d t h e e
,
’
sac r ifi ce A l l hail ! .
A n o n m et rical
-
hy m n o f sacr ifi cial fo rm u l as used at t he t h ree dai l y
l ib at io ns or So m a p ressin gs
-
.
l T he H aw k t h is v erse is addresse d at th e m o rn in g l ib at io n t o
A gn i w ho fro m h is rap id m o t io n in h is fo rm of l igh t n in g is cal l e d the
h aw k : cf
I hav e b ego t t en t h is n e w hy m n fo r A gn i, fal co n o f t h e
.
‘
7 2 —
3) t h e
. fal co n re p rese n t s A gn i w h o in t h e fo rm l igh t n in g p e n e
of
w it h t h e Gay a t ri m et re in w h ich hi s
p raises are su n g , an d w h i ch is t h e
l ib at io n .
ed the
at id d ay l ib at io n
m Cf T h i n e, on l t h i n e, is t h e n oo n day
- . .
y
li b at ion ( Big veda I V 35 7
’
. .
art icl e e n t it l ed T h e M y t h o f S o m a an d t h e Ea g l e,
i n t h e F est gr ii ss
an R u d o l p h v on R o t h zu m D o k to r Ju b il h u m , 24 A u g ust , 1 8 9 3 -
.
[ B one 111 .
H Y M N X LI X .
O A om in th y b o dy m
, an hat h n e ver fo u n d a w o un de d
art
p .
bi rth
aft e r .
w h at t i m e t h e u pp er st o n e a n d t hat b e l o w d e vo u r s
.
j a w s .
3 T h e E agl e s h av e se n t fo r th t h e i r v o i ce al o u d t o
h e av e n : i n t h e sk v au l t t h e dark i m pet uo us
’
y s
h av e dan ce d
o n es .
W h en t h ey c o m e do w n w ard to r e p ai r t h e l o w e r sto ne ,
t h e y , d we ll ers w i t h t h e S u n, h ave g ai n e d ab u n dan t
se e d .
YM N L H .
c ut o fl
‘
D EST R OY t he rat th e m o l e t h e b o r i n g b ee tl e
, , ,
t h e i r heads a n d c ru sh th e i r r ibs 0 A sv i ns , .
A h ym n in h on o u r of A gn i .
l T he Ap k a i d e r b ra
‘
u n e t h e b ro w n — L d
’
w i T h a w
’
e p h , u g e r r o s .
l
p y a o n t h e w o rd tefj a n a m w h ic h m e a n s b o t h infl a m m a t io n a n d re e d .
A s t h e m o n k ey i s n o t i n u r e d b y t hje r ee d o r
p os si b l e a rro w - sh aft
2 T he up p er s t o ne u tt ar a d rd — d r u t — Wh itn ey s I n dex) T he
’
.
j
t h e So m a u ice
- T h e m ean i ng here m ay perh aps b e : T he m igh ty,
.
2 T h e k i n e h ad se t t l e d i n t h e i r p e n , w il d an i m al s h ad
so u h t t h e i r l ai r s
g
T h e w av e l e ts o f t h e b ro o k s h ad passe d aw ay , an d
w er ebe h e l d n o m o r e .
,
-
,
an d i t se l f i n s i r e d
p ,
T h e m e di c i n e t h at h e al e th al l : m ay it su p p re ss m y
h i dde n fo e s .
HYMN LIII .
r an t m e t h i s t h i n b r e aso n o f t h e d
g g y g u e r o n .
M ay A g n i S o m a m ark t h r o u g h t hi s li bat io n : m ay
,
va y u S av i t ar an d B h a a
, g g, u ard u s
2 A gai n re t u r n to u s o u r b re at h an d sp i r i t ag ai n co m e ,
b ack t o u s o u r li fe an d v i si o n !
V ais van ar a u n scat h e d o u r b o d i e s g u ard i an stan d
’
, , ,
b e t w ee n u s an d e v e ry w o e an d dan g e r !
3 W e are agai n u n i t e d w i th o u r bo di e s w i t h h ap p y ,
m i n d w i t h S p i r i t st re n g t h an d sp l e n d o u r
, , , .
M ay T vash tar h e re m ak e ro o m fo r u s, an d fr ee d o m ,
an d sm o o t h w hat e
’
er is i nj u re d i n o ur bo di e s .
h ym n, t he
Rgi veda read in
g b e in g ke td vo j d n d nd m , t h e l ig h t s o f m en ,
i n stead o f ar m dyo n ad i u am , t h e w av el et s of t h e b ro o k s T h e po e t
'
.
3 Kanva h as b ee n m en t io n ed b ef o re ( I I 32 . . t o ge th e r w it h A t ri,
A gast ya, an d Jam ad agn i , as a cel eb rat ed R ish i regarded as a m aster
o f m ag ic ar t s .
iv e n t o t h e o ffi ciat i n g i t
g p r es s .
H YM N L I V .
t h e g rass, t hi s an d
’
I n c re ase , as r a n i m an s do m i n io n
h is l o ft y fam e .
2 C o n fi r m t h e p r i nc e ly p o w e r in h im , A g n i an d S o m a !
ran t h i m w e al t h
g .
I n al l t he c i rc u i t o f h is r u l e m ak e h i m ye t h i g her fo r
fri e n d
yo u r .
3 T he m an w h o sh o w s u s e n m ity , w h e th er a stran ge r
o r ak i n ,
T ho u w il t g i v e u p e n t rei to m e w h o sacr i fi ce an d
re ss t h e j u i c e
p .
H YM N LV .
t r a e rs e r e al m s b e t w e e n t h e e ar t h an d h e av e n
v
,
C o n sig n m e al l y e G o ds t o t h at w h i ch l eadet h to
, ,
e r fe c t an d i n v i o l abl e safe ty
p .
2 M ai n tai n u s i n w e ll b e i n g S u m m er W i n t er D e w
-
, ,
t i m e an d S p r i n g A u t u m n an d R ai n y S e aso n
, , , .
e nj o y y o u r u n assai l e d ro t ec t i o n
p .
c an th e se c o n d , an d t h e p rese n t .
i n t h e au sp i ci o u s fav o u r
.
M ay w e ab id e an d g rac o us i
lo ve o f t h ese w h o c l ai m o u r w o r sh i
p .
1 I n cr ease : I n d ra is ad d ressed .
T h e hym n has b een tran sl awd by Ludw ig, Der R igveda, III p 21 8 . . .
H Y M N LV I .
L et i t n o t c l o se t h e o p en ed m o u th n o r c p e n th at
.
w h i c h n o w is cl o se d .
bro o d
3 I cl o se :to ge th er fan g s w th i fan g , I cl ose t o ge t h e r
j aw s w i t h j aw .
H Y M N LV II .
T am a
s a m ed i ci n e d d i i h
’
i n deed , R u r a s o w n m e i c n e s t i s,
w it h a h u n d r e d t i p s .
2 B esp r i n k l e i t w i th an o dy n e , b ede w i t w i t h r el e v ni i g
b al n r :
St ro n g , so o t h n g i is t h e m e d ci n e : i bl ess u s t h er ew i th
:t h at we m a
y l i ve .
3 L et i t b e h ealt h an d j o
y t o us . L et n o t h n g v ex o r
i
.i nj u ne
«
us .
Do w n w i th th e w o u n d ! L et al l to us be bal m , th e
w h ol e .
be :m ed c ne
i i .
'
Dow n
'
3 wi th the aro u nd I so (B g
i ved a V I I I . 20 26) C ast , M aru t s !
.
t o th e g ro u n d c u r
’
rep l ace the disl ocat ed l im b
’
sick m an s m al ad
y :
-
.
TH E n e ws or [ B OOK VI .
H Y M N LX .
W IT H fo re l o ck l o o se n ed o e r h is b ro w h ere co m es th e
’
w o o e r o f t h e b ri de ,
S e ek i ng a h u sban d fo r th i s m ai d, a w i fe fo r t h is
u n m arr i e d m an .
2 W o o e r ! t h i s g i rl h ath to il ed in i
va n ,
g i
o ng to o t h e rs
’
m arr i ag e s .
ow to h e r w eddi n g , v er ily ,
w o o er ! ano th e r m a d i
sha ll co m e .
lds t h e S u n
u ph o .
Sfi ra bri n g al l I n e e d fo r lig h t an d vi si o n
T h e de i ti e s and al l o f p i o u s n at u re and Sav i tar t he
, ,
G od afi o rd free do m l
'
m e
M y w o rd is t r u th w h at I de n y is fal seh o od , , b
a o ve
ce l est i al v ar ab o v e t h e n at i o ns , .
T he j
su b ect o f hy m n is t h e Wooing o f a Bride
th e .
My w o r d is t ru t h , w h at I de n y is fal seh o o d , I w ho
j i i n A g n i s, S o m fr i e n dsh i p
’ ’
r e o ce as .
Y M N LXI I H .
W it h b reat h and cl o u ds l e t q u i ck e n i ng V ay u
cl ean se u s ,
A n d r i ch i n
,
m il k y r ai n , l e t E art h an d H eav e n ,
w o rsh i p fu l , h o ly c l ean se, u s w i t h th e i r w at e r .
ho ld o n S fi n rit a w h o se fo r m s an d re g i o n s h av e
r sm o o t h b ac k s h e r w h o is all m e n s t r easu r e
’
.
,
H e re t h r o u g h o u r p raye r r ej o i ci n g i n t h e ban q u e t
, , ,
l o n g m ay w e l o o k u p o n t h e S u n asce n d i ng .
H Y M N LXII I .
TH A T co l lar ro u n d th y n e ck n o t to b e l o o sen ed , ,
I l o o se fo r t h y l o n g li fe an d st re n g th an d v igo u r .
E at li b e rat e d fo o d t hat b r i n gs n o so rr o w
, , .
t h e n t h e bi nd i n g fe t te r s w r o u gh t o f i r o n .
T o m e i n t r u t h agai n do t h Yam a g i ve t h ee T o h im
, . .
,
t o Y am a y e s t o D e at h b e h o m age
, , ,
V e dic H y m n s, I p 4 4 6) w o u ld b e su itab l e
. . .
U n an i m o u s w i th Yam a an d t h e F at hers, m ak e th i s
m an r i se an d re ac h t he l o ft i est h eave n .
re c i o u s t h i n gs
p .
H Y M N L XI V .
A G RE E an d b e u n i ted : l et y o u r m i n ds b e al l o f o n e
acc o rd ,
E ve n as t he G o ds o f an c e n ti day s, i
u nan m o u s, aw a it
t he ir sh ar e .
t he l aw , so b e t h e i r t h o u gh ts u n i t e d .
I o ffe r u p
g yo u r e n e ra l o blat i o n to g e th er e n te rt a n i
o n e co m m o n p u r p o se .
A h ym n to p ro m ot e A greem en t o r Un an im it y i n an assem b l y .
2 C om m on the assem bl y t h is sdm ati s app ears t o h ave b een a gen e ral
'
asse m b l y o f t h e p eo p l e o n so m e im p o rt an t occasio n , su ch as t h e el ec
t io n of a k in g .
30, 1 64, an d b y L u d g, De r R ig v ed a, 1 1 1 p 37
w i " . .
232 m s H YM N S or [ BOOK VI .
HY M N LX V II .
I NDR A
'
an d Push an h av e g o n e fo r th l
a o ng th e w ay s
on e v e ry si de .
far aw ay .
3 Gi rd t h o u a b u ll o ck s h i de o n t h e se m ak e t h o se as
’
,
t i m i d as t h e de e r .
L e t t h e fo e fi e e aw ay , an d l e t h is k i ne co m e h i th er
w ar d to u s .
H YM N LX V III .
S sv rrsn h ath co m e h i t h e r w i th
t h e raz o r : co m e
t ho u O V a ,
y u w i t h t he he at ed w at er
, .
h ai r : sh av e , y e w ho k no w Ki n g So m a .
2 L e t A d i t i sh ave t he b e ard an d l e t t h e W at e rs b at h e
it w i t h t h e i r st re ng t h
P raj ap at i r e st o re h is h e al th fo r sig h t and day s o f
le ngt he n e d li fe !
3 T he by Sav i tar , fo r sh avi ng , w h o k n o w e t h
raz o r u sed
V ar u na an d r o yal S o m a ,
E v e n w i t h t h i s sh ave y e t h i s m an , 0 B rahm an .
L et h i m b e r i ch i n h o rse s, k i n e , an d c hil d re n .
HY M N LXIX .
Mm b e th e g l
, o ry in t h e h ill
,
i n ca ttilne , an d
val e s
i n go l d,
M i n e b e t h e sw ee t n ess th at is fo u nd in n e ctar and i n
fl o w i ng w i n e !
2 W i th yo u r de li ci o u s h o n ey bal m m e , A sv i n s, Lo rds
o f s l e n did li g h t !
3 In m e be st r e n th
g , i n m e b e fam e , i n m e th e p o w e r
o f sac r
ifi ce
P raj ap at i e stabli sh th i s i n m e as fi rm as li ght in
h eave n !
Y M N LXX H .
A s w i n e asso c i at e s w i t h fi e sh , as di ce att e n d t h e
g am i n
g b o ar d -
,
’
A s an e n am o u re d m an s desi re 18 fi r m ly se t u p o n a
dam e ,
S o l e t t h y h e ar t an d so u l , 0 C o w be ,
fi r m ly set upon
t h y cal f .
2 A s th e p l
m a e e e h an t l p u rsu e s i
w t h eage r st o p h is
’
fe m al e s t r ac k ,
’
A s an e n am o u r e d m an s desi re is fi r m ly se t a
u
p on
d am e ,
S o l e t t h y he ar t an d so u l , 0 C o w , b e fi rm ly se t u o n
p
t h y cal f .
A s an e n am o u re d m an s desi r e is fi r m ly
’
se t a
u
p on
dam e ,
S o l e t t h y h e ar t an d so u l , 0 C o w , be fi rm ly set _u
p o n
thy c al f .
A p riest
’
s a
p y
r er fo r po w er and gl o ry .
A b en ed ict io n o n co w an d cal f .
HY M N LXX I .
w h e th e r g o l d , o r ho rse , sh e e p , go at o r b u ll oc k , .
m ak e i t sacr ifi c e w e ll o ffe re d -
.
HY M N L XXI I .
S ins A
. rrnnn l x .
Y M N LXXI I I
H .
Ln V a ru na co m e h i t h e r S o m a A g n i B ri h aspat i
, , ,
co m e h i t h e r w i t h t h e V asu s !
U nan i m o u s y e k i n sm en co m e u n i te d co m e t o t h e
, , ,
l o ry o f th i s m i h t y u ar di an
g g g .
t h e p u rp o se w h i ch h at h o cc u p i ed y o u r sp ir i t s ,
Th i s I an n u l w i th sacrifice an d b u tt e r I n m e b e .
V AS t o sh p at i i nc e ssan t ly re call y o u ! I n m e b e yo ur
sw e e t re st i n l ac e , O k i n sm e n
g p
-
B ey o n d th e t h re e sk es i l e t h i m go , w h e n ce h e sh all
n e ve r co m e a
g a n i
In al l t he y e ars t hat are t o b e , l o ng as t he S u n is i n
t h e h e ave n .
H YMN LXXV I .
L e t A g n i t ho ro u g h l y i n flam ed w i t h all h is t o ng u es
r i se fr o m h is h ear t .
2 For l e n gt h o f li fe I u se th e n am e o f A g n i t he
C o n su m i n g Go d ,
W h o se sm o k e t he sag e w h o k n o w s t he t r u t h beh o l ds
p ro c e e d n i g f ro m h is m o u th .
3 T he m an w h o k n o w s h is fu e l l ai d in o rder by
the Ksh at riya
S e ts no t h is fo o t u
p o n th e s eept decli vi ty t h at
l eads to D eath .
4 T h o se w h o e n co m p ass s a l y hi m i
r ot : h e go es no t n e ar
h is l u r k i n g fo e s
T h e K sh at r iya w h o , k n o w i ng we ll , t ak es A g
n am e fo r l e n t h o f li fe
g .
HYMN L XXV II .
Fi r m st an d t h e ro o ted m o u ntai ns I h av e p u t th e .
h o rse s i n t h e stall .
2 I ca ll t h e H e r dsm an h im ,
who k n o w s th e w ay t o
d ri v e t h e c at t l e fo r t h ,
W ho k n o w s t h e w ay to d ri v e th e m h o m e, t o dr i v e
t h e m back an d dr i v e t h e m i n .
w ay s b e t h i n e !
T h o u h ast a t h o u san d av e n u es by t h e se r esto re o u r
k i n e to u s .
H Y M N LX XV I II .
L sr th i s m an b e agai n be de w e d w i th th i s p r ese n t e d
sacr ifi ce ,
A nd co m fo r t i
w th t h e sa
p of li fe th e b r i de w hom
t h e y h av e b ro u g h t t o hi m .
2 W i th li fe s sap l e t h im co m fo rt h e r an d rai se h e r hi g h
’
w i t h p ri n c e l y s w ay .
I n w ealt h th at b at h a t h o usan d p o w e rs t h i s p ai r b e ,
i n e x hau st i b l e
3 T v ash ar
t fo r m e d h e r t o b e th y dam e, T vash ar m ad e
t
t h e e t o b e h e r l o rd .
g i ve a t h o usan d li ve s .
fro m Rg
i v ed a X . 19 4
. .
H
YM N LXXIX . .
M A Y th i s o u r Lo rd o f Cl ou dy Sk y b e de w e d w i th ,
li q u i d dr o p s p r eser ve u n e q u al l ed r i ch es i n o u r h o m es
'
. .
2 Lo rd o f t h e C l o u dy S ky b esto w v igo u r an d st r e ng th ,
o n o u r ab o d es L e t w e al t h an d t r e asu r e co m e to us
.
.
r o s er it y
p p .
G rant u s t h e re o f g i ve u s th e reo f : m ay w e e nj o y
,
t h i s bo o n o f t h i n e .
H Y MN LXXX .
H E fi ie th i n th e fi r m am e n t o bser vi ng al l t he t h i n gs
t h at b e
W e w i th t h i s o ffe r n i g w il l ador e t h e g r eat ne ss o f th e
H e av e n ly H o un d .
se c u re fro m h ar m .
3 I n w at er s is t h y bi rt h , i n h e ave n t hy stat i o n , th y
m a est y o n e art h an d i n t h e o c e an
j .
H e ave n ly R oun d
1 L or d of C l ou dy Sky P ar an
y a, God o f t h e rai nj- l
c o u d,
A p rayer fo r h el p an d p ro t ect io n .
un i den t ifi ab l e co nst el l at io n .
k S i i w id h b t h d f t h t h t O i
‘
G r ee s r us a s sa t o a ve ee n e o g o e g rea u n er r on,
3 G reat , , i sI n dra
t h at h o o k of th i n e , b esto w i ng
t reasu re , w r o u g h t o f old
T h e re w i t h, O L o rd o f ig h t, besto w a w i fe on m e
w h o l o n g to w e d .
H YM N LXXX II I .
L e t S ti rya br i n g a re m ed y , t he M o o n sh n e
i fo r t h
an d ban i sh y o u .
2 O ne br ig h t w th i v ar e i gat e d t n t s, i o ne w h te , i o ne
black , a co n lo red
3 H e n ce , ll t he P u stu l e fle e grand
ch il dl ess , sh a ,
~
dau ghte r o f th e du sk y o n e .
T h e B o i l sh al l fly aw ay fro m us t h e m o rb id g ro w th ,
sh all van i sh h e n c e .
Taste hap p y i n t hy m i n d t h i n e o w n o b l at io n as
, , ,
em l
p yo m hoo k to d raw do w n t h e h igh b ran ch es o f a fru it tree
en t o f a
-
.
pp 57 , 1
. 67 .
ro un d l um p , a w en l ik e e xcresce n ce
-
( h p e r ap s re l at ed t o g l o be : an d
M o r bid r o w th l d h an u n k no wn wo rd , n o t e xp l ain ed
g l o m m )
.
g ga u n t ;
in t h e S t Pe te rsb u rg Dic tio n ary , m
. ean i n g, ap p are n t l y, a t u m o u r o f
YM N LXXXI V
H .
T s o u i n w ho se dread m o u t h I p re se n t ab l at io n t hat ,
T h e p e o p l e dee m t h at t h o u ar t E art h : I k n o w t h ee
t h o ro u gh ly an d I say t h o u ar t D e stru ct i o n
, .
am o n g u s is t h i ne all o t t e d p o r ti o n .
—
F r e e H ail t o t h ee l fro m si n t h o se h ere and yo n de r
-
.
u s fr o m t h e i ro n b o n ds t hat bi n d u s .
T o m e do t h Yam a ve rily re st o re t h e e T o hi m t o . ,
I n fu l l ac co rd w i t h Yam a an d t h e F at h e rs se n d th is ,
m an u w ard to t h e l o ft i e st h e ave n
p .
Y M N L XX XV
H .
A ch arm a
gai nst Co nsum p t io n or Decl i n e .
2 We w th
i th e sp e e ch o f I ndra an d o f M i t ra and o f
V ar u na,
We w th
i th e s e ech o f al l
p th e Go ds w ill drive Decli ne
aw ay fro m th e e .
H Y M N L XX XV I .
T H IS i s t h e L o rd o f I n d ra, t hi s th e Lo rd of H eave n ,
t h e L o rd o f E ar th ,
T he L o rd of al l i i
e x st ng t h i ngs : t h e o ne an d o n l y
Lo rd b e t ho u .
2 T he S ea is r e g e n t o f th e fl o o ds, A g n i is r u er o f
l t he
l an d ,
T h e M o o n is reg e n t of th e st ar s : the o n e an d o n ly
Lo r d b e t h o u .
3 Th o u ar t th e K in g o fA su ras, th e cro w n an d su m m it
o f m an k n d : i
Th o u art t h e p ar tn er of th e G o ds th e o n e an d o n ly
L o r d b e th o u .
H YM N LXXXV II .
3 A sur as earth l y l o rd s .
1 — 3 .
294 T H E s u ms or a
4
[ s o r v1 .
2 We m ak e
thy sp i ri t so rro w ful , w e fi l l thy m i nd w i t h
ai n an d i f
p gr e .
T he cen t re of th e eart h , an d b o th h er li m i ts br i ng
t h ee l
c o se to m e .
H YM N XC .
2 F ro m al l
th e h u n d re d v esse l s sp read th ro u gh o u t th e
m em bers o f th y fram e ,
F ro m all th ose v e se l s an d s cana s l we ca ll t h e p o i so n
o us m att er fo rt h .
l ev e ll ed sh aft '
Y ea w o rsh i p t o t h i n e arro w w h en it l e ft th e b o w
, ,
and w h en i t fe l l !
Y M N XCI
H .
a team o f six .
T he Wat e rs c u re al l m a ad l y: m ay th ey b ri n g m e di
ci n e fo r t h ee .
H Y M N XC I I .
se n d i n g .
2 T hat p s d
ee, t h at li e s co n c e al e d i n t h ee , O C h ar er ,
T h e re w i t h , S tr o n g S te e d, savi n g i n sh oc k o f bat tl e ,
e n do w e d w i t h m ig h t by m i gh t w i n th o u t h e co n test .
is th e on e savin g p r in ci l e
p w h ich can b e ap p l i ed in ev ery case .
3 B e ari n g t h y bo dy C harger m ay th y bo dy r u n bl e ss
, ,
i ng u s and w i n n i n g t h ee p r o te c t i o n
'
M ay h e u n sw er v i n g to u p h o ld t h e m i g h ty stabli sh
, , ,
h is l u st re as a G o d i n h eav e n .
H Y M N XCIII .
A n d al l t h e G o ds u p ri se n w it h t h e i r ar m y m ay th e se ,
o n e v e r y si d e av o i d o u r h e ro e s .
t o ro y al B h av a an d t h e arc h e r S ar va ,
T o th e se t h e w o rshi p fu l I p ay m y w o rsh i p m ay
t h e y tu rn e l sew he re th i n gs w i t h de adly v e n o m .
m u rde ro u s st ro k e an d t h i n g s t h at sl ay w i t h p o i so n .
P u re is t h e m i g h t o f V ar u na A g n i S o m a M ay , , .
H Y M N X CI V .
W E b e n d y o u r m i n ds i n u n i o n be n d in h ar m o n y y o u r ,
h o p e s an d p l an s
Y o u t he re w ho t u r n t o su n de red w ay s w e be n d an d
, ,
b o w i n u n i so n .
T he se co n d l in e is o b scu re
’
n am e o r m ean in g h ero . .
I V H i d n o t occ u r i n t h e R ig veda
( see 2
.8 . s n am e oes .
2 B hava a de it y at t en d in g o n R u d ra : in l ate r m y t ho l o gy a n am e
o r fo rm o f Si va w h ose co n so rt is t h e aw f u l Go ddess Bhavz
‘
m i .
2 L e t the m l
re e ase m e fro m th e curse an d fro m th e
n o o se o f V aru na,
’
Free m e fro m Yam a s fe tter, an d fro m ever y sin
agai n st t h e Go ds l
3 F ro m f
e ve r
y a u l t i n l o o k i n w o rd , i n s i r i t th at w e,
p ,
aw ak e o r sl e e p i n g h av e co m m i t te d,
,
H YM N XC V I I .
S o m a I ndra co n qu e rs
,
sWe l l w i th m e at h do m i n i o n bl e st w i t h c h il d re n .
3 I n t h i s st ro n g h e ro b e y e gl ad an d j o y ful cl eave ye
t o h i m e v e n as y e c l eav e t o I n d ra ,
V i c to r i o u s k i n e w i n n e r t h u n de r wi e l de r w ho qu e ll s
,
-
,
-
,
a ho st an d w i th h is m i g h t de st ro y s i t .
H YM N X CV II I .
I NDR A be v ct o r,
i n e ve r to be van q u ished , to rei g n
am o n g t h e K i n g s as so v ran ru l er !
H e re he t h o u m e e t fo r p rai se an d su p p l i cation , to b e
r eve r e d an d w ait e d o n an d w o rsh i d
pp e
d
fi e n sl ay er l t h o u de st r oy est fo e m e n
-
.
T ho u h ast w o n al l , far as t h e ri ve rs w an de r B u l l , .
call ed t o h e l p , o n o u r r i gh t han d t h o u oe st
g .
HYM N XC I X .
W e d raw ab o ut u s b o th t he ar m s o f I n dra ou r
'
3 ,
de li v e re r M ay t h e y p r o te c t u s t h o ro u g h ly
. .
i o u s m i n de d fo r m w l fa
p y e re
-
.
A h ym n of p raise to In dra .
3 Bul l or , S tron g .
2 Th at w ate r, Up aj i k as l w h ch i Go ds p o u re d fo r yo u
th i rsty l an d,
on
W i th t h at so m e w at er se n t by Go ds ,
d r i ve y e aw a y
t h i s p o i so n h e re .
HYMN CI .
Sn : A r r snm x .
g i n o us co n g l o m e rat e , i n o rd e r t o b e o u t o f t h e w ay o f t h e W h i t e A n t s,
[ ] fro m Dr Li v in gst o n e
’
by v it al fo rm w at c r l uo t ed
‘
fo rce (Q
’
80 as to . s
“S t ran ”
we ll k n o w n w o rk
-
by the R ev . J . G
. Wo o d , g e Dw el l in gs, p .
3 T h o se yo n de r w h o ap p ro ach to fi gh t ,
w i th b an n ers
r ai se d al o n t h e i r r an k s
g ,
H Y M N C IV .
W e bi n d o u r fo e m e n w i t h a b o nd th at bi n ds th em
c l o se an d h o l ds t h e m fast .
li ves fro m li fe .
h eat o f h o ly zeal .
i n g h e re .
3 I n d ra an d A gn i bi n d the m fast , So m a th e K i ng ,
an d bo th the F r i e n ds I
M ay I n dra , g i r t by M aru t s , m ak e a bo n d to bi n d
o u r e n e m e s. i
H YM N CV .
R A P I DL Y as t h e fan cy fl i e s fo r th w thi co n ce
p t i o n s of
th e m i nd ,
, ,
a w ay .
ed p o i n t ,
t he ear t h !
3 R ap i dly as th e b eam s o f ligh t, th e ra s o f
y Sfi rya,
fl y aw ay ,
S o , C o u gh ! fly rap i dly aw ay o v er t he cu rre n t o f t he
sea !
A ch arm to Co u gh
cu re .
HYM N CV I .
L ET fl o w e ry D fi r va g rass gro w up b
a out th i n e ex it
an d a o ach
T h e re p
p r .
e t a s ri n
p g o f w at er i
r se , or l ak e w th i
bl o o m i ng l o t u ses .
2 T h is is th e p l ac e w he re w ater s m eet , h e re is t h e
g a t h e r i n
g o f t h e fl o o d .
O u r ho m e is se t am id t he l ake tu rn th o u t hy j aw s
aw a y fro m it .
2 T o V is v a it e n tr u st m e , T rfiyam dna
j .
O V isvaj l t , g u ard al l o u r m e n , e t c .
3 T o V isvaj it e nt ru s t m e , O K alya ni .
h is ho use .
w h R g e
i t i v d a 1 4 2 6X— 8 . . .
1 Vt q fi t A l l su bd u in g ; an ep it h et o f I n d ra ; al so t h e n am e o f an
'
H YMN C V II I .
an d o f k i n e
by p raye r ,
I call .
A su ras,
I nt e ll ig e n ce w h i ch sa
g es k n o w, w e cau se to e nt e r
i n to m e .
4 Do th o u , O A g n i , m ak e m e w ise t h i s day w t h t h at
i
I n t e lli ge n ce
W h i c h t h e c reat i ve R i sh i s w h i ch t he m en e n do w e d ,
w i th w i sdo m k n e w .
f day , o
W i th th e S u n s b eam
’
s, an d by o u r s e ech
p w e p lan t
i n u s I n t e ll ige n ce .
A p rayer fo r w isdom .
I I I 5 6,
. . note . A su r as : d iv in e b e in gs .
5 Sp eech or a
p y
r er .
roe T H E e r a s e or [ BOOK VI .
3 B o rn t h e Ti g e r s d ay w as h e , a h ero , th e
’
on
L e t h i m n o t w o u n d , w he n gr o w n i n st re n g t h, h is
.
HYMN CXI .
U s sm n an d l o o se fo r m e t h i s m an 0 A g n i w h o , ,
2 L e t A g n i g e n t ly so o t h e t h y m i nd w h en fi er ce e x c i te
m e n t t r o u bl e s it .
W ell sk ill e d I m ak e a m e di ci n e th at t h o u n o l o n ge r
-
m ay st b e m ad ,
by a de m o n s p o w e r ’
i n san i ty .
th e e g o .
M ay al l t h e G o ds de li ve r t h e e t hat t h o u no l o n ge r
m ay st b e m ad .
H Y MN CXII .
L nr n ot th is o n e, 0 A g ni w o u nd
, t h e h i gh e st o f
t he se p r e se r v e th o u h i m fro m u t t e r ru n i .
T ran sl at e d b y Lu d w ig Der R ig v ed a, I I I p 4 31 , . .
A ch arm t o cu re in san it y .
Z
T ran sl at ed b y im m er, A l t in dische s Le b en , p 393, . an d by Gril l ,
H un de rt Lieder, pp 21 , 1 7 0 . .
A h ea l t h c ar m fo r m an , w o m an , and so n
- h
.
K no w ing t h e w ay d o t h o u u n t i e t h e n o o ses of th e
she -
fi e nd : le t al l t h e Go ds ap p ro v e t h e e .
2 R e ad t h o u th e b o n ds o f t h e se asu n de r , A g u i l t h e
t h re e fo l d n o o se w h e re by t h e t h re e w ere fast e n ed
‘
.
K n o w i ng t h e w ay u nt i e t he sh e fi e n d s n o o se s free
’
-
all , t h e so n , t h e fat h er , an d t h e m o th e r .
3 T he l de r b ro t h e r s bo n ds st ill l e ft u n w edded fe tt er
’
e , ,
ed in e ve r li m b an d bo u n d se c u re ly
y ,
L o o se t h e se fo r t h e y ar e b o n ds fo r l o osi ng P ush an
, ,
t u r n w o e s aw ay u p o n t h e bab e dest ro y e r -
.
HYM N CXIII .
T r i ta w i ed fl
’
an d it o h u m an
on be i n g s .
T h e n c e if t h e e m al e fi e n d h at h m ade t h e e cap t i ve ,
t h e G o d s by r ay e r sh all ban i sh h e r an d fre e t h e e
p .
2 E n t er t h e p art i cl e s o f li gh t an d va
p o u rs,
g o to th e
r i si n g fo s o r m i st s, 0 E v il 1
g
H e n ce i ! v an sh i n t he fo am s o f r i v e r s P fi sh an , w i p e .
w o e s aw ay u p o n t h e bab e d e st r o y er !
-
3 S to r e d i n t w e l v e se p arat e p l ace s li e s w h at T ri ta
h at h w i p e d aw ay , t h e si n s o f h u m an be i n g s .
T h e n c e if t h e fe m al e fi e nd hat h m ade t h e e c ap t i v e ,
t h e G o ds by p ray e r sh al l b an ish h e r an d fre e t he e .
2 Of these : fat h e r, m o t h e r, an d so n .
der t Lieder, p p 1 5, 1 7 1 . . t
m s H YM N S or [ B OOK n .
HYMN CXI V .
W H A T EV ER G o d p ro v o k i n g w ro n g w e p r i e sts ha v e
-
do n e , 0 D e i tie s ,
T h e re fro m do y e de l iv e r u s A di tyas l b y t h e ri gh t ,
o f L aw .
2 H e r e se t u s fr e e , 0 h o l y o n e s, A d i tyas by , the r ig ht
f L aw , o
t o o ffer it .
HYMN C XV .
W H A T EV E R w ro n g w e w i t t i n g ly or in o ur ig n o ran ce
h av e do n e ,
D o y e d e li ve r us t h e r e fro m , 0 al l y e Go ds ,
of o ne
acc o rd .
2 I f I, a i
s n ner , w h e n aw ak e o r s ee l i
p gn h av e co m m it
t ed si n ,
3 A s o ne u n fast e n e d fr o m a stak e , or c l e an se d by
b at h i n g afte r t o il ,
A s b u t te r wh i ch th e i
s e ve h at h l
c e an se d, so al l s h al l
p u r
g e m e fr o m t h e si n .
o f sacr i fi ce .
go d s . Se e 1 11 3 2 ; 1 0 2
. . . .
3 To f ion t h
er e p p
ro it
e r m an n e r .
L , pp 4 6, 1 7 2
. . .
310 T H E H YM N S or [ B OOK VI .
H
Y M N CX V III .
I r w e hav e si n n e d w i t h b o t h o u r h an ds desi r i n g t o ,
t ak e t h e h o st o f d i ce fo r o u r p osse ssi o n ,
fi e rce l y co n q u e r i n g fi e r ce l y l o o k i n g
-
,
-
.
2 S t e rn v i e w ers o f t h e i r si n s w h o ru l e t h e o p l e fo r ,
i ve n a w h at h at h h a n e d as w e a l d
g pp e g m e .
N o t u rg i n g u s t o p ay t h e d e b t w e o w e d h im h e w i th ,
a co rd hat h g o n e t o Y am a s k i n gdo m
’
.
w h o m I ap p ro ach w i t h su p p li cat i o n ,
L e t n o t t h e se m e n do m i n at e m e i n sp e ak i n g M i nd .
t h is y e t wo A p sarase s Go ds C o n so rts l
’
, ,
H Y M N CXIX .
T H E de bt w h i ch I i n c u r n o t gam i ng A g n i ! an d n ot
, , ,
i n te n d i ng to re p ay ack n o w l edge , ,
aw ay i n t o t h e w o rl d o f v i rt ue .
w h o se p ay m e n t t o t h e Go ds is p ro m i se d .
k n o w s t o t e ar asu n de r al l t h e se n o o se s : so m ay
H e
w e d w e ll w i t h h i m t h e ge n t l e m i n de d -
.
3 V aisvanara t h e P u rifi e r p u rg e m e w h e n I O p p o se
t he i r h o p e an d b r e ak m y ro m ise ,
U n k n o w i ng i n m y h eart it h su p p li cat i o n , w h at
.
e v er
g u il t t h e r e is i n t h at , I ban i sh .
2 Wi th a cor d t o k ee p us bo u nd as d e b t o rs in th e o t he r w o rl d .
2 N am es: b on ds o f de b t .
H Y M N CXX .
M y w o r l d n o t l o st m ay I ap p r o ach m y k i n dre d , .
3 T h e re w h e re o u r v ir t u o u s fr i e n ds w ho l e ft b eh i nd ,
t h e m t h e i r bo dily in fi r m it ies ar e h ap p y , ,
w e b eh o l d i n h eav e n o u r so ns an d p are nt s
, , .
H YM N CXXI .
V aruna s b o n ds t he u p p er an d t h e l o w er
’
.
.
,
l e t u s g o i n t o t h e w o rl d o f v i r t u e .
2 I f t h o u art b o u n d w i t h c o rd o r t i ed t o t i m b er hx t , ,
i n t h e e ar th o r by a w o rd i m p ri so n ed
, ,
t h ee u p i n t o t h e w o r l d o f v i rt ue .
h is so n .
2 M y wor l d m y ho m e i n h eav e n .
3 C o m pare 1 1 1 28 5 . . . sqq.
3 T he tw o au sp c o u s i i stars w h o se n am e is ca e d ll
R e l ease rs h av e g o n e u p .
S e n d A m r i t h i t h e r, l e t i t c o m e fre e i n g th e cap ti ve
fro m h is b o n ds !
4 O p en t h y se l f m ak e ro o m : fr o m b o n ds t h o u sh al t
,
re l e ase t h e r i so n e r
p .
H Y M N CXXII .
Tm s p o rt o n i I w h o u n de r stan d de li v er t o V isv ak ar
m an fi r st -
O rd e r
b o r n so n of .
S o m ay w e t h e e n d , u n b r o k e n , b ey o n d o l d
fo ll o w t o
ag e , t h e t h re ad w h i ch w e h av e g i v e n .
2 T h i s l o n g d raw n th re ad so m e fo ll o w w h o h av e o ffe r
-
e d i n o r de r e d c o u r se o bl at i o n t o t h e F at h e rs
3 Stan d o n m y si de an d r an ge y o u rse l ve s i n o rd e r ,
y e t w o ! T h e fa i th f u l r ea c h t h i s w or l d o f S var a
g .
3 R el easer s : see 11 8 1. . .
w eave so n g, he se vered, n or m y w o r k s su m , b e fo re t h e t im e, b e
’
shat t ered ( R ig v ed a I I 28
’
. .
H Y M N C XXI V .
FR OM t h e h i gh fi r m am en t , y e a, o ut o f h eave n a
w at e r dro p w i t h de w on m e hat h fall e n
-
.
I, A n i ! sh are t h e m e r i t o f th e p i ou s, w i th v i go u r,
?
m i an d h ym n s an d sacr ifi c es.
3 I t is a fragran t i
o n tm e n t, h ap p y fo r tu n e, sh e e n all o f
g o ld ,
y ,
e a p u ri fi e d fro m bl e m i sh .
M alig n i t y sh all no t su b du e u s .
H YM N C XXV .
M ay er t h o u , 0 Tr ee , b e fi rm i nd e ed i n bo dy
, o ur
fr i e n d t h at fu r th e rs , u s a go od ly h er o .
2 I t s m i g h ty st ren
g th w as bo rro w ed fro m th e he s V e n
an d e ar t h it s c o n q u e r i n g fo rce w as br o u g h t fr o m
so v ran s o f t h e w o o d .
C ar g i rt ro u n d w i t h st raps, t h e v igo u r o f t h e
fl o o ds .
k n i t t o V aru na an d ch ild o f M i t ra ,
0 go dli k e h e ri o t t h e se o b l at i o n s
, .
A n Om en fro m t h e sh y .
H Y M N CXX V I .
S END fo rt h th y v o i c e t h ro u gh e arth an d h e av e n,
a o ud
l
an d l e t t h e w o rl d i n al l i ts b r e ad th r egard t he e .
0 D ru m , acco rdan t w i t h t he G o ds an d I n dr a, dr i ve
t h o u afar , yea, v ery far , o u r fo e m e n .
2 T h u n de r o u t stre n g t h an d fill u s fu ll o f vi
g o ur , y ,
e a
t h u n d e r fo r th an d dr i v e aw ay m i sfo rt u n e s .
D r i ve h e n ce , 0 D ru m , dr i v e t ho u aw ay m isch an ce s.
T ho u art t h e fi st o f I ndra, sh o w t hy fi r m n e s
3 C o n q u er t h o se y o n der an d l e t t h e se he v i c to rs L et .
t h e D ru m sp e ak al o u d as bat t l e s sig n al
’
.
o u r car -
w ar r o rs,i I n dra ! be t r i u m p h an t .
H YM N CXXV I I .
a p a
rem a n i .
2 T h o se n e r v es o f t h i ne , C o n su m p t i o n ! w h ch i stan d
l
c o se ly h i dde n i n t h y g ro i n
I k n o w t h e bal m fo r t h at di sease : t h e m agi c cu re is
u dr u
Spi .
ab scesses o f t h e ab do m en
’
— Wise, H in d u Syst em of M edicin e, p 21 0
. . .
bal dm
’
Decl i n e see . . . o .
3 Wed r aw f ro m t h ee t h e
p i e rc i n
g p a i n t h at p e n e t r at es
an d r ack s t h y li m b s,
Th at p ier ce s c ars, t h at p i er ce s ey es, th e abscess,
’
an d t h e h e art s d i se ase .
D o w n w a rd an d fa r a w a y f ro m t h e e w e ba n is h t h at
u n k n o wn d e c li n e .
T h e y b r o u g h t h i m favo u r i ng w eath e r an d L e t t h i s , ,
b e his d o m ai n t h ey sai d,
.
2 M ay w e h av e w e at h er fai r at n o o n m ay w e h av e ,
w e at h e r fai r at e v e ,
w h e n t h e n ig ht is co m e .
3 F ai r w e at h e r t o t h e d ay an d n i gh t , an d t o th e stars
an d su n an d m o o n ,
G i ve fav o u rab l e w e at h e r th o u , K i n g W e at he r ,
P ro p h e t , u n t o u s .
T h e hy m n is p rescrib ed in t h e R an sih n -
Sdt ra, XXX 1 3, as part o f
.
can J
o u rn al o f Ph il o l o
gy , V I I pp 4 8 4 . S e
.e al so W e b e r, Om in a
e t Po rt en ta,
.
p 363 .
, a n d im m e Z
r, A l t in disch es Le b e n,
p 35 3 . .
31 8 THE H YM NS or [ B OOK V I .
2 I p ra y ,h e m ay
re m e m b e r m e ,
t h i n k o f m e , l o v i n
g
an d b e l o ve d .
S e n d fo rt h t h e sp e ll , ye D e i ti e s ! L et h im co n su m e
w i t h l o ve o f m e .
3 Th at h e m ay t h i n k o f m e th at I m ay n e ver n ev er , ,
t h i n k o f hi m ,
S e n d fo r th t h e sp e ll ye D e i t i es ! L e t hi m co n su m e ,
w it h lo ve o f m e .
m adde n him , 0 A ir .
M adde n h i m , A g n i , m adde n h im L e t hi m c o n su m e .
w it h l o ve o f m e.
H Y M N CXXXI .
S e n d fo rt h th e c h ar m , yeD e i t ie s ! L e t h i m c o n su m e
w thi l o ve of m e .
T h e n ce th o u sh al t co m e to m e agai n and b e t h e
fat he r o f o u r so n s .
A wo m an s l o ve-ch ar m
’
.
e igh t m i l es .
Y M N CXX XI IH .
w h i c h Go ds have p o u red W i t h i n t h e b o so m o f t h e
fl o o d s,
I b eat by V aru na s decr ee
T h at sp e ll fo r t h e e ’
.
2 T h e c h arm w h i c h b u r n i ng w i th t h e p an gs o f l o v e
, ,
t h e G e n e ral Go ds hav e p o u re d w i t h i n t he b o so m
of t he fl o o ds,
T h at l l fo r t h e e I b eat by V aruna s decree
s
p e
’
.
3 T he P h il te r b u r n i n g w i t h t he p an gs o f l o n gi n g
, ,
w h i ch I n dra fl
'
i h h d i h i h d
’
n at e u se w t n t e w at e r s e
p t h ,
Th at sp e ll fo r t h e e I h eat by V aru na s de c re e ’
.
4 T h e c h arm ag l o w w i t h l o ng i n g w h i c h I n dr a an d
, ,
A g n i h av e e fl u se d w i t h i n t h e bo so m o f t h e fl o o ds
’
,
5 T h e c har m ag l o w w i th l o ngi ng w h i ch M i t ra an d
V ar u na h av e p o u re d w i t h i n t he bo so m o f t h e floo ds ,
T hat sp e ll fo r t he e I be at by V de cre e
’
ar u na s .
H Y M N CXXXIII .
B t
r h e d i r ec t i o n o f t h at G o d w e j o u r n ey , he w ill
se e k m e an s to sav e an d h e w ill fre e u s ;
T h e G o d w h o h at h e n g i rt u s w i t h t h i s Gi rdl e , he w h o
hat h faste ne d it an d m ade u s r eady , ,
T h u w ap
o e
,
o n o f h R
t e ishi s,
a r t a d o r e d an d se r v e d
w i t h sacri fice .
w o m an s l o ve-ch ar m
’
A .
3 A I D e at h
B rahm acharl cl ai m i n g o u t o f
’
s am no w s
t h e li vi n g w o r l d a m a n fo r Yam a,
So w i t h A u st er i ty and P ray er an d F e r vo u r I b i n d
t h i s Gi rd l e ro u n d t h e m an be fo re m e .
S h h h be co m e, F ai t h s dau g h te r sp ru n g fro m ’
4 e at ,
!
F e r v o u r th e si s te r o f t he w o r l d c re at i ng R i shi s
,
-
A s su ch 0 Gi rd l e gi v e u s t h o u g h t an d w i sd o m
, , ,
g i ve u s re l i i o u s ze al an d m e n tal v i o u r
g g .
5 Th o u w h o m p r i m e v al R i sh is g i r t abo u t t he m t h ey ,
w h o m ade t he w o rl d ,
A s su c h d o t h o u en c i rc l e m e O Gi rdl e fo r l o ng days
'
, ,
o f li fe .
H Y M N C X XX I V .
l i fe aw ay an d o v e r t h ro w t h e k i ng do m ,
Te ar n e c k s in p i e c e s r e n d th e nap es asu n de r e v e n
, ,
as t h e L o r d o f M ig h t t he n e ck o f V r it ra '
.
2 D o w n d o w n be n e at h t h e c o n q u e ro r s l e t h im n o t
, ,
r ise co n ce al ed i n e ar t h bu t l ie do w n sm i t t en
, w i th ,
-
t h e bo l t .
o
p p r esso r d e ad .
Do w n fu l l
’
on the fi e r ce Op p r e sso r s h e ad st r ike at
l e n g th , 0 T h u n de r bo l t
fo r p o w er to p u n ish w ro n g d o ors
'
A p r iest s a
p y
r er -
.
re ve rsbd t h u n der L or d of M ig h t : I n d ra
’
cal l s Praye r . .
2 H im : t h e w ick ed m an .
[ 8 0 0 3 n .
’
T h i s sam e h ath V i tah avya bro u gh t t o u s fro m A sita s
ab o de .
b o t h e x t e n de d ar m s .
L e t t h e bl ac k l o ck s sp r i n g t h i ck an d st ro ng an d gro w
li k e re e ds u p o n th y h ead .
3 S t re n g th e n t h e ro o ts , p ro l o n g t h e p o i nts, l e n g th e n
t h e m i dd l e p ar t , 0 Pl an t .
HYMN C X XXV II I .
h o r n o f h ai r .
2 M ak e h i m a e u n u ch w i t h a h o rn , se t t h o u th e crest
u o n h is h e ad
p .
h is m an ly st re n gt h .
3 Ih av e u n m an n e d t h e e , e u n u ch ! y ea, i m p o te n t ! m ade
t h e e i m p o te n t , an d r o bbed t h ee , w eak l in g l o f t h y
st re n t h
g .
2 T hey t he l ady s l o ck s
’
.
'
A wom an s i m p recat io n on h er u n fai t hf ul l o ver .
Fo r st an zas 4 an d 5 see A p pe n d ix .
HYMN CXXXIX .
de sce n din sh o o ts .
P er ch and d ry u p w i th l o n gi ng , g o w i th l i p s t hat
l o ve o f m e hat h dri ed .
w ak e n s l o ve .
D ri v e u s t o g e t h er , h im an d m e, an d g i ve us bot h o n e -
h ear t an d m i n d .
4 E v e n as h is m o u t h is p arch ed w ho fi n ds n o Water fo r
h is b u r ni n g th i rst ,
S o p e rch an d b u r n w i t h l o ng i ng, go wi th li ps t h at
l o ve o f m e h ath dri e d
.
‘
5 E ve n as th e M u n g o o se bi t es an d rends an d th e n
resto re s t h e Wo u n de d sn ak e ,
S o do t h o u , m i gh t y o n e , resto re th e fract u re o f o ur
se ver ed l o ve .
H Y M N C XL .
A w o m an s l o ve charm
’
-
.
2 L et r ce an d
i bar l ey b e yo u r fo o d, eat al so beans and
sesam u m .
T h i s is t h e shar e al o tt ed l y ,
o u to b e y o ur p o rt io n , ye
t wo T e e t h . H arm not
y o ur m o t h er and y o u r sire .
H Y M N C XL I .
HYMN CXLII .
A bl essing on cattl e .
H YM N I .
T an by t h ou ght hav e g u i de d al l th at Sp e e ch
w ho
h at h b est , o r t h e y w ho w i t h t h e i r h ear t h av e
u t t e r e d w o rds o f t ru t h ,
M ade stro n ge r by t h e stre n g th w h i ch t h e t h i rd
ray e r b e st o w s, h av e by t h e fo u r th ray e r l e ar n e d
p p
t h e n at u r e o f th e C o w .
2 W ell k n o w s t h i s so n h is si re h e k n o w s h is m o t h e r ,
an d sk y : h e h ath be co m e t h i s A l l h e h at h co m e
n i h to u s
g .
so n s . T hi r d f ou r th p r ay er m y st i c fo r m u l as of h eaven l y
P ray er — V ict o r H d
’
C T he ) the
’
. en ry . f ow n m a ( n am e m n atu r e o
e a n
T h e M il ch co w s earl iest n am e t h ey
’
S m ech, esp eciall y Pray er Cf . .
-
g
h as t ran sl ated so m e t h irty fi ve hym n s in Der R ig veda, III
-
.
, an d Dr .
-
.
328 T H E H YM NS or [ BO OK VII .
YM N I I H .
I nvo x s fo r u s p ro cl ai m i n su n d ry p l ace s t h e k i n s
, ,
m an of t h e G o d s o u r si re A t h ar v an , ,
, , ,
w h o w i t h h is m i n d h ath n o t i c ed t h i s o blati o n .
N I II H YM .
—
H E i n th i s m an n e r sho w i ng fo r th h is e x p l o i ts fo r
,
h e b ri g h t G o d is o u r br o ad w ay fo r ch o o si n g
, ,
’
R o se u p t o m e e t h is stay t h e m e ad s be st p o rt i o n ,
o f h is o w n se l f h e se n t h is b o dy fo r w ard .
H YM N IV .
Praise of A t h ar v an .
t i fi ed w it h h im . T he yo u thf u l : q
a fre u en t l y o ccu rring ep it het o f A gn i
as b e in g co n t in uall y re p ro d u ced .
P raise of A gn i as t h e Su n .
b e in g m o u n t ed o n a n e w car .
A h ym n t o V t yu t h e Go d o f t h e W in d .
H YM N V I .
A is t h e sk y, an d ai r s m id regi o n , A d i ti is t h e
’
nn : -
fat h e r , so n , an d m o t h e r ,
A d i t i all t h e G o ds an d t h e F i ve N at i o ns , A di t i w hat
i s n o w an d w hat i s fu t ure .
2 We ca fo r he l p t h e Q ue e n o f L aw an d O rde r , g re at
ll
m o t h e r o f al l t h o se w h o se w ay s are r i h t e o u s,
g
F ar sp re ad , u n w ast i n g , st ro ng i n h e r do m i n i o n , A d i ti
-
w i se ly l ead i n g , w e ll p ro t e c t i n g .
3 S i n l e ss m ay w e asce n d, fo r w e al , t h e ve sse l , ro w ed
w i th go o d o ars, d i vi n e , t hat n e v e r l eak e t h ,
E ar t h , o u r st ro ng g u ard, i n co m parabl e H eav e n ,
A d i ti w i se ly l eadi n g , w e ll p ro t e ct i n g .
4 L et us h i t h er , in p u r su i t o f ri ch e s, A di t i w it h
br i ng
o u r w o rd , t h e m i h ty m o t h e r ,
g
H e r i n w h o se l ap t h e sp ac i o u s air i s lyi n g : m ay sh e
affo r d u s t r i p ly g u ar d i n g sh e l t e r
- '
p ro b ab l
y gA n i .
H YM N V II .
I i
H av n su n g
p ra se i to D i t i
’
s so n s an d A dit l s, tho se
y l o ft y an d i nv u l n erabl e Go ds
ver .
F o r far w i t h i n t h e de pt h s o f o cean is t h e i r h o m e , an d
i n t he w o rsh i p p ai d t h e m n o n e e xce ll e t h t hese .
H YM N V II I .
Praise of t he A dityas .
1 T h e poet gives tv
m m o t h ers, Dit i an d A dit i, to t he A dit yas . T he
fo rm er is a p erso n ifi cat io n , d ist in gu ish ed by n o special ch aract er, an d
u n k no w n t o t h e p oets o f t h e H ig v eda Sh e is m en t io n ed again in XI . .
«e a w hich
t in t h is p l ace is un in t el l igi b l e . M V ict o r H enry
. su g ests
g
adva, n in e, al t h o u gh t h e n u m b er o f t h e A d ityas is at m ost eig h t .
[ m ad am abl e I-
can m ak e n o t h in g o f t h e anam dfgdm of t h e t ext w h i ch,
read an arm ti n dm , w o ul d m ean h h al m ia M H
’
- ‘
free fro m o
p t . .
y
en r
M H en ry
. t ran slat es : fo r their m yst erio us essen ce is t hat of the
cel est ial Ocean
’
.
’
go o d t o b et t er m ean in g fro m t h is w o rl d t o h eav en . By t h e secon d l ine
the H o tar m ak es t h e So m a rem ai n in t h e sacrifi cial co u rt , and ex el s
p
th e en em y w ho w o u l d inj u re t he sacrifi cer .
H YM N IX .
w i se an d w at ch fb l g o b e o r e u s .
b e i nj u r ed u n de r th y p ro tec ti o n .
st retch his r i g h t h an d fo rt h .
L e t h im dr i ve b ack o u r l o st to u s l et u s ret ur n w i th ,
w hat is l o st .
YM N X H .
t o i n vo k e b e n e fi c e n t fre e g i ve r
, , ,
br i ng th at Sarasvati t h at w e m ay drai n it
, , .
1 PM as t he S un , all seei n g,
-
gu ide o f travell ers, an d gu ard ian
o f cat t l e an d p p
ro er t yin gen eral Both p l aces of . ru m
c bl y heaven an d
E xham tk u a a
sg s /sir , p u rsu in g t h e h are, is u n in te ll igi b l e h ere, an d
I t ran sl at e t h e readi n g gagayd o f t h e Bigveda hym n Bu t see M . .
’
H en ry s n o t e .
H YM N X III .
S o I assu m e t he g l o ry o f w o m en and m e n m i n e
e n e m i es.
2 A l l y e am on
g m y i
r va s l w ho b eh o l d m e as I co m e
t o yo u ,
I se i ze t he g l o ry of m
y fo e s as t he S u n , i i
r s ng , th eirs
w h o sl eep .
H YM N S XI V .
i n his b e au t y m ade t h e sk y .
3 A s th o u G o d ! q u i ck e n i n g fo r o u r an c i e n t fath e r
, , ,
se n te st hi m h e i h t ab o v e an d ro o m ab o u t h i m
g ,
p ri ses l at e sl ee p e rs .
'
W
L e t h i m d ri n k S o m a an d re o ic e w he n w o rshi pp ed
'
U n de r h is l aw e ve n t h e an de rer t rav e ls .
H Y M N XV .
I on o o sr , O S av i tar , t h at g l o ri o u s favo u r , wi th
fru i t fu l e n erg y an d e v e ry b l e ssi n g ,
E v e n t h i s o n e s te e m i n g c o w , e rst m il k ed by Kanva,
’
m i gh t y .
B Y M N XV I .
S har p e n h im t h r o u g h ly t h o u gh al r eady sh ar pe n ed
w i t h g l ad accl ai m l e t al l t he Go ds r ece i v e h i m .
Y M N XV II
H .
w o r l d o f li fe w i t h fu ll h an d m ay h e g i v e to u s .
4 T he Wanderer : th e S u n w h o jo u rn eys ro u n d t he sk y.
w il l be this Go d , t h at is, A gn i
’
See M H enry s n ote
’
. . .
an d t h e give r o f ch il d ren .
336 T H E ar u r s or [so ar VI I .
p e bl e li fe
r sh a i .
3 T o h im m ay k i n ds o f bl e ssi ngs w h o ,
Dh fitar gran t al l
crav i n g ch il d re n , se r ve s h i m i n h is d w e lli n g .
4 M p l
our
e as e S av i tar
g i f tR At i B h fitar , , ,
ati an d A g n i L o rd o f T reasu r es
, .
g i v e st o re o f r i ch e s t o t h e sa c r i fi ce r .
H Y M N X V III .
t i al cl o u d .
— —
U n t i e O t tar fo r th o u canst th e bo tt le o f th e
,
breast o f h eave n .
L e t no t th e Su n s h e at b u rn n o r co ld de st roy h er
’
2 , .
M t E arth w i th al l h e r q u i ck e n i n g d rO p s b u rst o p e n .
E ve n fo r h e r t h e w ate rs fl o w , an d fat ne ss : wh e re
S o m a is e ve n th e re is bli ss fo r e ver .
A prayer fo r rain .
t he m iddl e air o r fi rm am en t : d ci r a d
p pr i thi vi , sa ys S i y ap a : Pri t h i vi
h as t wo fo rm s T h o u , o f a t ru th, 0 Prit h i v i, b earest t h e to o l t hat
.
igh ty o n e ( R ig veda V 8 4 l )
’
ear th , 0 m T he bo ttl e of the br east of
. . .
2 H er : Ear t h .
5 A n u m at i
h ath co m e t o t h i s o u r w o rsh i p w e ll fo rm e d
t o g i v e g o o d l an ds an d v ali an t h ero es
F o r h er k i n d care h at h bl e ssed u s Go d p ro tected, .
-
u s, 0 A n u m at i , w i t h fav o u r .
H Y M N XXI .
W IT H p ra e r c o m e al l
y t o g et h e r t o t h e Lo rd o f H eave n
h e is t h e p e e r l e ss o n e , far reach i n g , g u e st o f m e n
-
.
H Y M N XXII .
li gh t is h e i n ran g i n g al l .
ath er e d b an d
g ,
h o m es .
YM N XXIII H .
m ali n an t h ag s
g ,
A ll fe m al e fi e n ds o f e vil n am e an d w i ck ed to ngu e
w e dr i ve afar .
A st an za to b e re cit ed at a fu n eral .
1 I f, as M V ict o r H t h i n k s, Y am a is t h e Go d o f t he h ym n ,
.
y en r
A charm i
to b an sh fi en ds an d trou b l es .
11 m m w e A T H A R V A VE DA-
. 333
H Y M N XXIV .
Y M N XX V
H .
T ar e arly m or n i ng p ray er h at h co m e to V i sh nu an d
V ar u na Lo rds t h r o u gh m i gh t w h o m n o n e hath
, ,
e q u all e d ,
st ro n ge st an d m o st h e ro i c in t h e i r v i o u r
g .
2 T h e e ar ly p ray er h at h e ve r c o m e t o V i sh nu an d
V ar u na by th at G o d s h i gh p o w e r an d st at u t e
’
I n w h o se c o n tr o l i s al l t h i s w o rl d t h at sh i n e th ,
al l t h at h ath p o w e rs t o se e an d al l t h at b r e ath e t h .
H Y M N XX V I .
I WI LL declare t h e m i gh t y de e ds o f V i sh nu o f h im ,
re i o n s
t
w h o m easu r e d o u t t h e eart g ,
t h rice se t ti n g do w n h is fo o t st e p w i de ly et ri in g , .
2 L o u d b o ast do t h V i sh nu m ak e o f th i s ach i e v e m en t li k e ,
so m e w il d b e ast dr e ad w li m o u n tai n ro am i n g
p r o n
g
-
.
, , ,
A p raye r fo r rich es .
I n p rai se of V ish nu .
r isin g , c u l m i n at ion , an d se tt i n
g; V ish nu b e i n g t h e S u n .
an d X 1 80 2
. . .
340 m s s aw s or [ n ear V I I .
w o r l ds an d c re at u r e s h av e th e i r h abi t at i o n ,
Dr i n k o il , th o u h o m ed i n o il ! p ro m o te t h e sacrifi cer
m o r e an d m o r e .
4 T h ro u g h al l th i s w o r l d st r o de V i sh nu : th r i ce h is
foo t b e p l an t e d, an d th e w h o l e
W as gath ered in h is fo o tste p s du st
’
.
t h ree st ep s, t h e n ce fo r th
E stablish i n g th ese h igh decre es .
I ra, l se al li ed,
n d c o -
H at h l e t h is h o ly w ays b e see n .
8 F ro m h eave n , O V i sh nu ,
or fro m e arth , 0 V i sh nu ,
22 1 7 — 20 I n hi q f oot sup
’
. . igh ty was
s du st so m V ish nu t h at t h e
d ust raised b y his foo t st ep s en vel o p ed t h e w ho l e w o rl d, or t he earth
an d t h oro u gh l y discussed .
34 2 T H E H YM N S or [ BOOK VI I .
Y M N XXX H .
e y e s t o b e an o i n te d w e ll ,
b al m ed !
H Y M N XXXI .
R o u se u s t o d ay O I n d ra M ag h av an h ero w i th
-
, , ,
t h y best p o ssibl e an d v ar i e d su cc o u r s .
w h o m w e de t e st l e t li fe aban do n .
H Y M N X XXII .
W m br i ng i n g h o m age h av e ap p ro ach e d t h e fr i en d
w h o se e k s o u r w o n d e r i n g p rai se ,
l o ng li fe o n m e .
H Y M N XXXIII .
fo r th o n m e
T h i s p re se nt A g n i p o u r on m e ch i ldren and r c h es i
i n a st re am 1
M ay h e b est o w l o ng li fe on m e .
A ch arm acco m a i t h a i n t in g o f e es
p y g
n n e n o y .
yo u t h s
’
e
y es are an o i n t ed as p art o f th e p ro ced u re ( Kan ni k e S fi t ra
-
L IV .
67 29
. .
YM N XXXI V H .
t u n b o r n O Jstav e das
y e , .
A di ti s regard m ay w e b e si n l ess
’
.
Y M N XXXVH .
y e t u n b o r n r e
p e l O J s t av e d as , .
F o r g r eat fe li ci t y p ro t e ct t h i s k i n gdo m an d in th is ,
m an l e t all th e G o ds b e j o fu l
y .
H YM N XX XV I .
W i th i n t h y b oso m har b o u r m e ; o n e sp r i it dw el l in
bo t h o f us !
H Y M N XXX V I I .
t h o u gh t t o o th er dam es .
Sm oo th as bal m ’
t he pai r an o i n t each o t h er s ey es as p art of t he
K d ra LX XI X
m ar riage cerem o n y ( auni k a S t -
.
A n u p t ial ch ar m , sp o k en b y t h e b ride .
n ot e.
344 m s g ram s or [ BOOK m .
H
Y M N XXX V III .
2 H e r b w h e re w i t h t h e A su ri dre w I n dra do w n
Th i s
w ard fr o m t h e Go ds,
W i t h t h i s sam e H erb I draw th ee cl o se that I m ay
b e m o st dear t o t h e e .
Th o u sh al t b e m i n e an d o n ly m i ne, an d n ever m e n
t i o n o th e r dam es .
H YM N XXXIX .
M A Y he m aste r o f r i ch e s,
e stabli sh i n o u r h o m e t h e
g l ad de n i n
g w i t h r ai n i n seaso n ,
B u l l o f t h e p l an ts an d e m b ry o o f w ate r s .
A m aide n s l o ve-charm
’
.
3 T ho u add ressed to t h e p l an t .
4 A dd ressed to t h e m an sh e l o ves .
g
om e :
e l i t al l f l d
g ; oee r
y,
o or p en .
e
o r, w eal thy po ssessor I n season. abhip atde t h e m ean i ng o f t he
34 6 T H E H YM NS OI" [ 8 0 0K VI I .
M ay h e , w i th I n dra fo r a fr i e n d au sp ic i o u s travers , ,
i n g al l ai r s l o w er real m s co m e h i t h e r
’
.
,
2 T h e h e av e n ly F al co n v i e w i n g m en w e ll p i n i o n ed , ,
-
,
st r en gt h g i v e r h u n dre d fo o t e d h u n dr e d n est e d
-
,
-
,
-
,
H Y M N XLII .
Scarr sn an d dr i v e aw ay S o m a an d R u dra t h e si ck , ,
n e ss t h at h at h c o m e w i t h i n o u r d w e lli n
g .
fro m co m m i t t e d si n r e l e ase u s .
2 L ay o n o u r b o di e s 0 y e t w ai n O So m a an d R u d ra
, , ,
al l th o se bal m s t h at h e al d i se ase s .
S e t fr e e an d draw aw ay t h e si n co m m i tt ed w hi ch w e ,
h av e st ill i nh er e n t i n o u r p erso n s .
H Y M N XLII I .
rest in g fo r a w h il e i n co u n t l ess l R i h i d l i h
p aces c n f oo : su pp y g
n t .e
m ean s o f o fferi n g l ib at io n s to t h e M anes o f o u r an cesto rs .
Wor ds m u t t erin gs o f t h e t h u n de r -
cl o u d. Weal in th e sh ap e of
rain . M isf or tu ne : in t h e sh ap e o f dest ru ct ive l igh t n in g Wi th i n th i s .
fl o wn of a m e re cl ap o f t h un d er h as b ee n b oard, w h ic h p assed a w a y
w it h ou t rain o r l igh t n in g .
De ep w th n th s t h r e e w o rds ar e
i i i l ai d am o n g them
o ne hat h fl o w n o ff e ve n as t he so u n d w as u t t e re d .
Y M N XLI V H .
Y E t w ai n h av e co n q u e re d an d hav e n o t b e e n v an ,
q u i sh e d n o t e i t h e r o f t h e
p ai r h at h b e e n d e fe at e d .
Y e I n dr a V i sh nu w h e n y e fo u gh t y o u r battl e ;
, ,
p ro d u c e d t h i s i n fi n i t e w i t h t h r e e d i v i si o n s .
H YM N X L V .
e v ery m i n g l e d r ace ,
c u r e t h j e al o u sy .
A s o n e w i th w at er qu e n ch et h fi re so cal m t h i s l o v er s
’
2 ,
j eal o u sy ,
r ag e th th ro u g h th e w o o d .
.
H Y M N XLV I .
O BR OA D T R ESSED -
S in i v al i , t h o u w h o art th e s st e r o f
i
th e Go ds ,
p ro
g en y .
en em ies .
2 P rese n t t h e sacr i fi c e t o h e r t o S i n i vfi l i ,Q u e e n o f m e n , ,
i
B e au t u lf fi n
g
-
e re d l o v e l y a r m, e d p r o
-
lific b e ar
, i n
g ,
m an y a ch il d .
d G d
’
3 T h o u w h o a s Q u ee n o f m e n a r t I n r a s e q u a l a o ,
d e ss co m i n g w i th a t h o u san d t re sse s ,
To t h e e o u r sa cr ifi c e s a r e p e r fo r m e d 0 C o n so rt o f ,
V i sh nu Go dde ss u rg e t h y L o rd to b o u n ty l ,
H Y M N XLV I I .
b e n e fi ce n t G o dde ss sk il l e d i n al l h er w o r k s
, .
M ay sh e v o u ch safe u s w eal th w i t h e v e ry b o o n an d ,
i v e a he r o m e e t fo r p rai se w h o g i v e s a h u n dr e d g i fts
g ,
2 K u h n th e Q u e e n o f G o ds an d i m m o rtal i ty c all e d to
, ,
assi st e nj o y t h i s sac r ifi c e o f o u r s
,
L e t h e r de si r o u s o f o ur w o rsh i p h e ar t o d ay m ay
, ,
-
H Y M N X L V III .
W i t h n e ve r b re ak i ng n e e d l e m ay sh e se w h e r w o r k
-
,
an d se n d a g l o r i o u s m an w h o g i ve s a h u n dr e d g i fts .
2 A l l t hy k i n d fav o u rs R fik fi ! l o ve ly i n t h e i r fo rm
, ,
w h o g i v e s,
W i th t he se c o m e th o u t o u s t h is day b e n e vo l e n t
.
,
A p rayer fo r w eal t h an d t h e b ir t h o f a so n .
4 W i th th e e t o aid us m ay we w in th e t re asu r e
do t h o u i
ass st o u r sy b at t l e i de in e v er .
5 I h av e c o m p l e te ly cl e an e d t h e e ou t w o n fr o m t h e e ,
w h at t h o u k e p t est back .
A s a w o l f t ears an d r e n ds a sh ee p so do I t e ar th y ,
stak e aw ay .
6 Y ea by su p er i o r p l ay o n e g ai n s ad van tag e : i n t i m e
,
h e p il e s h is sp o il as do t h a g am bl e r .
’
H e o v er w h e l m s w i th w eal t h s i n h er en t p o w e rs t he
d e v o t ee w h o k e ep s n o t b ack h is ri ch e s .
7 M ay w e al l m u ch i n v o k ed ! r e p e l w i th cat t l e w an t
,
-
t h at b r i n gs si n h u n g e r w i t h st o r e o f b ar l ey
,
.
o sse ssi o n s by o u r o w n e x e rt i o n s
p .
8 M y r i gh t h an d h o l ds m y w i n n i n gs fast an d i n m y ,
l e ft is v i cto ry .
w e al th an d g o l d .
9 D i c e gi v e m e p l ay th at b r i n ge th fru i t as t w e re
’
,
a c o w w i t h fl o w i n g m il k 1
A n d as t h e b o w st r i n g bi n ds th e b o w u n i te m e w i th
, ,
a stre am o f g ai n s .
4 T ak en fro m Rg
i v eda I 1 02 4 . . .
pp 7.1, 1 80 .
H YM N m s A T H A R VA V E DA -
. 351
H Y M N LI .
B nm A SPA n ’
p ro t e c t u s fr o m t h e i
s n n e r, fro m rear w ar d,
fr o m a o ve , an d
b fr o m b e l o w u s l
M ay I n dra fro m t h e fr o n t an d fr o m t h e ce n tr e , as
fr i e n d t o fri e n ds, v o u ch safe u s r o o m an d fr e edo m .
H Y M N LI I .
A ro u nd us di n o f fr e q u e n t sl au gh te r, n or
i
r se no
H Y M N LI II .
2 M o v e b o th t o g e t h er ; d o n o t l e av e t h e b o dy . L et
b o t h th e b re at h i n g s stay fo r t h ee u n i t e d .
A p raye r fo r p ro t ect io n .
A p rayer fo r p eace an d co n co rd .
2 T he heaven l y sp i r i t : w h i ch in sp ir es co n co rd See M H e n ry s
’
. .
n o te
. F or day i s p r esen t w e are n o l o n g er ex po sed t o dan g e r fro m
j
n oct u rn al fi en ds, an d can e n o y t h e saf e t y an d b l essi n g s o f day l igh t .
W axi n g in st re n
g t h l i ve th o u
h u n dred au t u m n s a .
T h y n o bl e st g u ard ian an d t hy lo rd is A g n i .
3 R e t u rn , t h y li fe n o w van i sh ed i n to d istan ce l R e tu rn ,
t h e b r eat h t h o u dr aw cat and e x h al e st l
’
A g n i h at h sn at ch e d it fro m D e st r u c ti o n s b o so m
i n to t h y se l f agai n I i nt ro du ce it .
I g i ve h im o ver to th e S ev e n R ish i s l e t t h em co n
d u ct h im t o o l d age in safe ty .
5 E n t e r h im , bo th ye breath s lik e ,
t w o draug h t -
o xen
e n te r n g i t h e i r st all .
M ay A g n i h e re , m o st e xce ll e n t , sustai n o u r li fe o n
e v e ry si de .
H YM N L I V .
W 1! w o rsh p i h o ly V e rse an d S o n g , by wh i c h th e y
carr y out t h e ir acts .
S h i n i n g i n O r de r s
’
se at th ese t w ai n p re se n t t h e
sac r ifi ce to Go d s .
L ie der, p p 1 5, 1 8 2
. .
i v ed a S
. o n g : e m a s u n
g o r ch an t e d h y m n , co n t ai n ed i n t h e
Sdm aveda T hey car r y o u t thei r acts : m en p erfo rm t h e r ites o f d i v in e
.
j o i n t l e ss li m bl ess t h i n g
, ,
li k e a re e d .
5 T h i s sco r p i o n h er e t h at cre ep s al o ng l o w o n th e ,
g ro u n d an d
p o w e r l e ss
I h av e re m o ved h is p o i so n an d t h e n u tt er ly de m o l
ish e d h i m .
6 No st re n
g t h i n th
y t w o ar m s h ast t h o u , n o r in t h
y
h ead , n o r i n th y w ai st
T h e n w h at is t h at sm al l t h i ng th o u so v i c i o u sly
b ear e st i n t h y t ail
7 T he e m m e t s m ak e a m e a l of th ee an d p e ah e n s t ear
an d m an
g e l the e
A l l ye yi n g In so o th th e i n s p o i so n
’
are c r o u t, sc o r
p o
h at h n o st r e n
g t h .
8 Th o u c r e at u r e i n fl ic te st w o u n ds
w ho b o th w th t h y
i
m o u t h an d w i t h t h y t ail ,
N o p o i so n i n t h y m o u t h h ast t h o u w h at at th y
t ai l s ro o t w ill t h e r e b e
’
Y M N LV I I H .
W H A T EV ER tro u b l e h ath di st u r be d an d sh a k en m e — I
s e ak w i t h h o e I m o ve i m l m id t h e fo l k
’
o ri n
p p p , g , ,
W h at h ar m m y b o dy i n m yse l f h at h su ffe r e d , n o w
en ) ask e w o d o f ch arm s an d
( o f m B r ah m a asp a ti
.
n as t h e G p ray er .
’
7 P eahen s : t h e in vet e rat e en em ie s o f sn ak es . T he scorp i on s p oi son
A ch arm fo r so m h
p y
e sica l d iso rd e r .
1 T r ou bl e : d iso rd er o f t h e b o dy I m p l o r i ng
. ask in g h el p . R el i eve
l iterall y, fi l l u
p .
su m m s 4 w e reu .
.
V E DA . sun
2 S e v e n fl o w fo r h im , t he yo u th on wh o m t h e M aru ts
wa it th e so n s h av e tau g h t th e Fath e r e v e rl asti n g
l aw s .
B o t h w o r l d s ar e h is b o t h sh i n e b e l o n g i n g u n t o h im .
B o t h m o ve t o g e t h e r b o t h , as h is p o ssessi o n ,
t h r i ve .
H Y M N L V I II
T an s t o l aw s, I n d ra V aru na, dr i n k e rs o f th e j u i ce ,
u aif t h i s re sse d S o m a w h i c h sh all i
q p g v e
y o u
ra
p t u j y
ro u s o i
L et ifi c e y o u r car t o
sac r , , e n te r ta n i th e Go ds ,
ap p ro ac h i ts r e st i n l a t hat t h ey m ay dri n k
g p ce -
t he r e o f .
T h i s j u i c e w as sh e d by u s t h at ye m igh t qu afl it
'
O n t hi s t r i m m e d g rass b e se at ed an d rej o i c e y o u .
Y M N LIX
H .
L I K E a t re e s t r u c k by li h t n i n
g g m ay th e m an be
w i t h e r ed fr o m t h e r o o t ,
W h o c u r se t h u s w h o c u rse not h im , o r, w he n w e
c u r se h 1m , c u r se t h u s .
I nd r a V ar u n a i n d rd var u nd a co m p o u n d i n t h e d u al n um b er to
s ign i fy t h e d u al d ei t
y .
A n im p recat io n .
C f V L 37 3
. .
m rue s u ms or { s oar m :
H YM N LX .
I, PH UDENT , b i i
g g pn o w
r ne r , a t r e a s u re w i n n e r , w i t h -
am i cabl e e y e t h at st 1 ik e s n o t e r r o r ,
C o m e p rai si n g an d k i n d th o u g ht ed t o t h e se h o u se s
, ,
b e n o t afrai d o f m e , b e g l ad an d j o y fu l .
2 L e t t h e se de li gh t fu l H o u se s t h at are i
r c h in p o w e r
an d st o r e o f m il k ,
R e p l e t e w i t h w e al t h an d stan di n g fi r m ,
b e co m e aw are
of ou r a r o ach
pp .
3 Th e se H o u se s w e i n vo k e , w h e r e o n t h e d i st an t e x il e
se t s his t ho u h t ,
g
Wh e r e i n d w ell s m an y a fr i e n dly h ear t : l et th e m he
w e re o f o u r ap p r o ac h .
T h u s g re e te d y e o f am p l e l
w e a th , fr i e n ds w h o j
en o y
de li g h t fu l sw e e t s ,
5 Ki nd g reet n
g i to t he c att el h e re, k i n d g r ee ti n g
t o t h e go ats an d sh ee p
Then , o f t h e fo o d w i th i n o ur hom e s, k i n d g ree ti ng
t o t h e p l easan t dri n k I
6 F u ll o f re fresh m e n t ,
fu ll of c har m s, o f l augh t e r an d
fe li c it y ,
B e e ve r fre e fr o m h u nge r , fr e e fr o m t h ir st ! Y e
H o use s, fe ar u s n o t .
7 S tay h e r e an d c o m e n o t aft e r m
,
e :
p r o sp e r in e ver
y
fo r m an d sh ap e
W i t h h ap y fo r t u n e w ill I co m e Gr o w m o re a u nb
l
.
dan t st i l t h ro u gh m e !
w h en w e re t u rn .
4 F ear us n ot : g l ad l y w e l co m e us
.
h o u se, an d o n start i n g o n a j o u rn ey .
358 T H E H YM N S or [ BO O K VI I .
W hate e r th e R ave n , bl ac k
’
of h u e , flyi n g out h i th e r
w ard, h ath d ro p p e d .
H YM N L XV .
H e n ce i nt o d i stan c e m o st r e m o t e d ri ve e ve r y c u r se
aw ay fr o m m e .
we w ip e i t o ff .
3 I f w i th t h e h av e l i v e d , w h o se t e e t h ar e
c ri p p e l we
bl ack an d n ai l s de fo r m e d ,
W i t h t h e e , O A p am arga, w e w ip e al l t h at ill aw ay
fro m u s .
A ch arm t o av ert an ev il o m e n .
e a
v ul t u r e o r t h e l i ke . T he ep i t h e t bl ack p o in ts to t h e rav en o r t h e
carrio n cro w .
l Ap d m d rga t h e p l an t A ch y ran t h es A sp e ra Se e I V 1 7 6 . . . .
Y M N LX V I H .
I r i t w as i n t h e w i n d o r ai r s m id i if i t was i n
’
n
re
g o
-
,
t h e t r e e s o r i n t h e b u sh e s ,
m ay t h at C el e st i al P o w e r i
aga n app ro ach u s .
Y M N LXV II H .
M A Y se n se r e t u r n t o m e agai n an d sp i r it , ,
r e tu rn m y
S ac r e d P o w e r an d m y p o sse ssi o n s !
A g ai n l e t fi re s afl am e o n l e sse r al tars , , e ach d u ly
stati o n ed h e re su ccee d an d ro sp er
p, .
R YM N LXV III .
S A R A SV A ri i n t h y '
, de c r e es G o dde ss
, ,
in t h y l
c e est a i l
l aw s ,
p a g .
3 B e k ind an d m o st i i
au sp c o u s, b e g raci o u s t o u s,
S arasv at i . M ay we be e v er in thy si g h t .
A p raye r to V i k .
M H en ry s n o te
.
’
.
Y M N LXIX H .
M n th e w i n d k i n dly b reat h e o n us m ay th e S u n ,
w ar m u s l e asan t ly
p .
H YM N L X X .
m i n d sac re d fo rm u l a o bl at i o n
, , ,
o ff e r i n b e fo r e i t a i f l fil m ent
g g n u .
2 F o r h i m m ay so r ce re rs D e st ru ct i o n de m o ns st r i k e
, ,
an d p re v e n t f u l fi l m e n t t h ro u g h t h e i r fal se h o o d .
h is sac r ifi c e b e i n e ffe c t i v e .
L e t the t w o S o vr an s sw i ft t o co m e li ke fal co ns
, ,
sw o o p i n n th e i r re y
g o
p ,
D es t ro y th e b u tt e r of the fo e w h o e ve r p l o t s to i nj u re
us .
4 I i
se ze t h i n e ar m s and draw t h e m back I , b i nd a
b an dage o n t hy m o u t h .
I i th t he an ge r o f t h e Go d A g n i have k i l l ed t hy
w
sac ri fi ce .
on th y m o u th :
H undert Lieder pp 4 6, 1 8 2 . .
.
362 T H E s w i m or [ BOOK 7 11 .
F or w e, 0 A i
s v n s, s n i g e rs s
p ru n
g f ro m m an y a h o u se ,
i n vi t e y o u t o b e p r e se n t at our ban q u et i n g s .
H e re , e v e n n o w , 0 H
il ch k i n e m il k e r o e s, ar e th e m -
ed T h e p r i e sts y e m ig h ty
. r ej o i c e,
o n es ! .
Y e a, t h e I m m o rt 1 ! O n e s acc e p t i t , o n e an d al l an d ,
c o m e to k i ss t h at c u i G n d h ar va 8 m o n t h
’
p w t h t h e a .
4 M il k m o l t e n b u t t e r o ffe re d w h e n th e m o r n i n g s b r e ak ,
,
— t h i s 18 y o u r o r t i o n A s vi n s ! C o m e e h i t h e r w ard
p y , .
d r i n k y e t h e w ar m li b at i o n 1 n t h e li g h t o f h e av e n .
5 L e t t h e w ar m dr i n k ap p r o ac h yo u w i t h it s H o t ar
r i e st : l e t t h e A d h v ar u co m e t o o u w ith st o re
p y y
of m i lk .
d rai n e d, dr i n k o f th e m il k p r o v i d e d by t h i s r adi an t
00 W .
6 C o m e h i th er q u i c k ly c o m e th o u m i l k e r o f t h e k in e
, ,
i n t o t h e c al d ro n p o u r m i l k o f t h e radi an t c o w .
M o st p r e c i o u s S av i t ar h at h l o o k e d u p o n t h e h eav e n .
A ft e r D aw n s g o i n g fo r t h h e se n ds h is li g h t abr o ad
’
-
.
7 I i n v o cat e t h i s m il ch co w g o o d fo r m il k i n g so that ,
t h e m il k e r de ft o f h an d m ay m i l k h e r
, , .
h at h b e e n w ar m e d L e t h i m p ro c l ai m it . .
7 I i n v ocate t h i s m i l ch —
cc w t his is recit e d b y t h e A d h vary u w h en
t h e co w is t o b e m i l k ed T h e stan za is tak en , w it h var ian ts , f ro m
.
R ig veda I 1 64 26 . I n t h e o rig in al hy m n , w hi ch f ro m b eg in n i n g t o
. .
8 Sh e , so v r an o f al l
t re asu re s, is c o m e h i t h e r y e arn i n g
i n sp i r i t fo r h e r cal f, an d l o w i n g .
M ay t h i s co w yi e l d h e r m il k fo r b o t h t h e A svi n s,
an d m ay sh e p r o sp e r t o o u r g r e a t ad van tag e .
9 A d e ar h o u se fr i e n d , g u e st w e l co m e i n t h e d w e lli n g ,
s -
to t h i s o u r sacr ifi ce co m e t h o u w h o k n o w e st .
A n d , A g n i h av i n g scat t er e d al l assail an t s, b r i n g to
,
S h o w t h y se l f st ro n g fo r m i g h ty bli ss ,
O A gn i M o st
ll e n t b e t h i n e e flu l g e n t sp le n d o u rs !
'
e x ce
M ak e e asy t o m ai n t ai n o u r h o u se h o l d l o r dsh i p , an d
o ve rc o m e th e m ig h t of t h o se w h o h at e us
.
F o r t u n ate m a st y t ho u b e w thi od ly a t u r e , an d
g o
p s
m ay w e a so l be e x ce e d n i g w e al t h y .
F e ed on t h e g rass, 0 C o w , at e v e r y se aso n , an d ,
co m i n g h i th e r , dr i n k t he li m p i d w at er .
H Y M N LXXI V .
B L A C K is t h e m o t he r , w e h av e h e ard , fro m w h o m t h e
r e d h u e d P u st u l e s s ran
p g
-
.
t h e m al l .
2 I p i e r ce t h e fo re m o st o n e o f t h e se , I p e rfo rate t h e
m i ddl e m o s t ,
o f w i fe an d h u sb an d .
sw el l i n gs affect in k d
’
g t h e g l an d s o f t h e n e c , g a n a m d l d o r k i n g s e v il ,
-
t h y j e al o u sy .
L o rd !
4 L o r d o f re ligi o u s r i te s by l aw an o i n t ed sh i n e t ho u
, , ,
fo r t h h e r e fo r e v e r fri e n dly m i n d e d -
.
an d h u m bly w ai t o n t h e e e n k i n d l e d .
H Y MN LXXV .
L sr n o t a t h i e f o r w i ck e d m an p o sse ss y o u l e t n o t
t h e dart o f R u d ra c o m e an e ar y o u ,
P r o l ifi c , sh i n i n g i n t h e g o o dl y p ast u re , dr i n k i n g at
p l e asan t
p l t h e li m i
oo s
p d w at er .
2 Y e k n o w t h e p l ac e an d re st c o n t e n t ,
l
c o se -
g at h e r e d,
w i t h G o ds .
an d al l t h i s p l ace .
Y M N LXX V I H .
R A P I DLY dro p p i n g q u i c k t o d r o p m o re e v il t h an th e
, ,
e v il o n e s ,
to m e l t aw ay
A b l essin g o n co w s .
(R g
i ve da I 1 1 4 . .
A ch arm to cu re scro f u l o u s p u st ul e s .
lR ap i d l y dr op p i n g , qu i ck to dr op
Pro f Bl oo m fi e l d p ro p oses t o read d m av doc
’
ap p ears to b e co rru p t
-
. .
sum a st ar a if f l l h h f l l f h i ch w o u l d rest o re
-
, m o re s w t t o a t an w at a s ast , w
ass m s s u m s or [s o ar VI I .
6 B o l d ly d ri n k S o m a fr o m t he b e ak e r , I ndra ! h e ro i n
w ar fo r tr e as u r e V ri t ra sl ay e r -
.
Fi l l t h y se l f fu ll at t h e m id day -
li bat i o n t h y se l f p o s
se ss n i g i
r ch e s g i
ran t u s r c he s .
H Y M N LXXV I I .
Y s M ar u t s , f u ll o f fi e ry h e at ac ce p t ,
th i s o ffe r n i g
b r o u g h t fo r y o u
T o h e l p u s y e w h o sl ay t h e fo e
,
.
2 M ar u t s t h e m an w h o fil l e d w i t h rag e agai n st u s b e
,
yo n d o u r t h o u gh ts w o u l d h ar m u s 0 y e V asu s , ,
M ay h e b e t an g l e d i n t h e t o il s o f M isc h i e f sm i te ye
h i m do w n w i t h y o u r m o st fl am i n g w e ap o n .
3 E ac h y e ar c o m e fr i e n ds t o m an t h e t u n e fu l M ar u ts
, , ,
d w e l li n g i n sp ac i o u s m an si o n s t r o o p e d t o g e t he r ,
.
E x h il arat i n g g l add e n i n g fu l l o f fi e ry he at m ay t h e y
, , ,
del i v er u s fro m bi n d i n g b o n d s o f si n .
H Y M N LXXV I I I .
I F R E E t h e e fro m t he co rd I l o o se th e b o n d I l o o se , ,
t h e fast e n i n g .
E ve n h e r e p e r p e t u al A g n i w ax t h o u st ro n g
, , ,
.
2 I w i t h ce l e sti al p ray e r ap p o i n t t h e e A g n i m ai n , ,
t ai n e r o f t h is m an i n p r i n c e ly p o w ers .
H e r e b ri g h t ly sh i n e fo r u s w i t h w e al t h : de c l ar e th o u
t o G o ds t h i s fav o u r e d g i v e r o f o bl at i o n s .
9 B
2 M i schi ef : o r o n e of t h e m al icio us sp irit s cal l ed Dru hs .
A charm fo r ’
a p r i n ce s p ros e rit
p y .
Y M N LXXIX H .
N I GH T o f th e N e w b o r n M o o n w hat e v er fo rt u n e t he
-
,
O n e g ran t u s w e al t h w i th m an ly o ffsp r i n g
, .
2 I am t h e N e w M o o n s Ni g h t t h e g o o d an d p i o u s ar e
’
,
m y i n h ab i t an t s t he se d w e ll w i t h i n m e
, .
I n m e h av e G o ds o f b o th t h e sp h e r e s an d S hdh yas , ,
w i t h I n dra as t he i r c h i e f all m e t t o g e t h e r , .
3 T h e N igh t h at h c o m e t h e g at h e re r o f t r e asu re s , ,
b e st o w i n g st re n gt h p ro sp e r i ty an d r i ch e s , , .
T o N e w M o o n s N ig h t l e t u s p rese n t o bl at i o n
’
o u ri n t t t h w i t h m il k h at h h
p g o u s re n
g s e co m e ,
h i th e r .
4 Ni g h t o f N e w M o o n ! n e e r h ath b e e n b o r n an o th e r ’
t h an t h o u e m b rac i n g al l t h e se fo r m s an d n at u r e s .
M ay w e h av e w h at w e l o n g e d fo r w h e n w e b r o u gh t
t h e e o bl at i o n s m ay w e b e t h e l o r ds o f ri c h es .
Y M N LXX X H .
F u ll M o o n s N i g h t h at h c o n q u e re d in t h e bat t l e
’
.
I n h e r m ay w e d w e lli n g w i th G o ds an d gr e at n e ss
, ,
fe ast in t he h e i g h t o f h e av e n o n st r e n g t h e n i n g ,
v i an ds .
A hy m n to t h e N ew M o o n .
dvdsyd
’
1 Nigh t of the N ew bor n M o on -
: am ( fro m vas, t o d w e l l , an d
m u d, to g e t h er, is t h e n ig h t d ur in g wh i ch t h e d w e l l s t o ge t h e r
m oo n
2 d hy as a cl ass o f an cien t Go ds Se e V I I 5 I
. . . .
4 Cf . st an za 3 of H ym n L XXX .
A h ym n t o t h e F u l l M oo n .
T o h im M oo n
’
2 ,
the F u ll s m i gh ty B u ll , we a
p y o u r
l
so e m n sac r ifi ce .
M ay h e b esto w u
p on us w e al t h u n w ast in g , ine x hau s
t ibl e .
3 No b u t t h o u , P raj hp at i, n o n e b e si de t he e , pe r
o ne a
v ad i n , a v e t o al l t h e se fo r m s t h e i r b e i n
g g
Gran t u s o u r h e art s de si re w h e n w e i n vo e t he e ’
m a w e h av e st o r e o f r i c h e s i n p o sse ssi o n
y .
p io us m en w ho h o n o u r t h e e w i t h w o rsh i p .
Y M N L XXXI H .
O n e v i e w s al l li vi n g t h i n gs an d t h o u t h e o t he r art , , ,
bo r n ag ai n arr an g i n g t i m e s an d seaso n s .
si n o f days i n fo r e fro n t o f t h e m o r n i n s
g , g .
M arc hi n g t h o u de al e st t o t h e G o ds t he i r p o r t i o n T ho u .
l e n gt h e n est M o o n l t h e day s o f m an s e x i st e n ce
’
.
,
ar t t ho u .
2 Bu l l t h e Go d of th e M o on .
A h ym n t o t h e N ew M oo n .
3 E ve n h e re do t h o u , O A m, st abli sh w e al t h l e t n o t
O p r esso r s i nj u r e t h e e
p y t h i n k i n
g i
o f t h e e fi r st .
Li g h t b e t h y t ask o f r u li n g , A g n i , w i t h t h y p o w e r
m ay h e w h o w o r sh i ps t h e e w ax st ro n g i n vi n c ibl e , .
A g n i h at h l o o k e d u p o n t h e sp r i n g o f M o r n i n gs, l o o k ed
o n t h e day s, t h e e ar li e st J fit av e das .
S o , fo ll o w i ng th e g le am s o f M o rn i n g S ury a h at h ,
e n t e re d h e av e n an d e ar t h as h is o sse ssi o n
p .
5 A g n i h ath l o o k ed u p o n th e sp r i n g o f M o rn i n gs, l o o k ed
o n t h e days, t h e e arli e st J a tav e das .
6 B u t t e r to t h e e i n h eav e n t h y h o m e , 0 A g n i M an u
t h i s day h at h k i n dl e d t h e e w i t h b u t t e r .
L e t t h e C e l e st i al D au g h te r s b ri n g t h e e b u t ter l e t
co w s o u r b u t t e r fo rt h fo r t h e e , O A i
p g n .
Y M N LXXXIII
H .
S T A BL I SH ED am i d t h e w at e rs i s K i n g ,
V aru na, th y
g o l de n hom e .
T h e n ce l e t t h e S o v ran w h o i
m a n ta n s i th e stat u te s
l o o se al l bi n di n
g co r ds .
3 L et n o t ap
p r aiser s l et n ot t h e w ick ed , an t ici pat in g o u r w o rsh i p ,
t h y at t e n t io n b efo re
se c u re u s, an d , as u n wo rt h y ado rers, i n su l t an d
degrad e t h y m a esty j .
4 Sd r ya t h at is, A gn i as t h e Su n .
Wat ers .
T ext , V p p 7 2 7 4
s .
—. T he Sovr an V aru na
. .
m am m y: A T E A R V A V E DA -
. 371
t h e y are k i n e , t h e n ce se t u s fr e e , 0 V aru na .
3 L o o se n t h e b o n ds 0 V ar u na t hat ho l d u s l o o se n
, , ,
t h e b o n d ab o v e b e t w e e n an d u n de r
, , .
S o b e fo r e A d i t i m ay w e b e si n l e ss u n der th y fav o u r
i n g au sp i c e s A d i ty a l ,
b o n d s t he u pp e r an d t h e l o w e r
, .
l e t u s p ass i n t o t h e w o r l d o f v i rt u e .
Y M N LXXXI V H .
b l e i m m o r tal J fi t av e das
,
.
W i t h su c c o u r s fr i e n d ly t o m an k i n d au sp i c i o u s dri v , ,
i n g aw ay al l m al ad i e s g u ard o u r d w e l l i n g
,
.
2 T h o u I nd ra l o rd an d l e ade r o f th e p e o p l e w ast b o rn
, , ,
fo r l o ve ly st r e n g t h an d h ig h do m i n io n .
T h o u d rav e st o ff t h e fo l k w h o w e re u n fr i e n dly an d
,
,
m ade st fo r t he G o ds w i de ro o m an d fr e e do m .
2 H 0 V e r e na !
ave cr i ed, h av e in v o k ed t hy n am e T he Water s, .
-
X
A cc o rd in g to t h e Kausik a S fi t ra C X V I I 4 , t h e hy m n is t o b e resil .
R is h is o r U rsa M a o r S ee Wjeb e r
’
.s O m i n a un d Po rt e n ta,
p 3 8 7 Pa r t s . .
Rg i v e da V I I 8
. 9 .
A p rayer fo r p ro tect io n .
j
ad ect i ves stan l , in t h e fem i n i n e g en d er, w it h ou t a su b st an t i ve .
8 Li k e d re ad
a w il d b e ast r o am i n
g o n t h e m o u n tai n ,
W h e t t i ng t h y b o l t an d t hy sh ar p blade , 0 I n dra,
c ru sh do w n o u r fe es and sc at ter t ho se w ho h ate u s .
LXXX V
H YM N .
T H I S v ery m i gh ty o n e w h o m G o ds u rg e o n w ard th e ,
c o n q u e ro r o f c ars e ve r t r i u m p h an t
, ,
Y M N LXXX V I H .
S ak ra I call I nd ra i n v o k ed o f m an y
,
M ay I n dra .
M ag havan p r o sp e r an d bl ess u s .
H Y M N LXXX V I I .
To R ud a r
in t h e fi re , t o h i m w h o d w e ll s in fl oo ds,
t o R u d ra w ho h at h e n te red i n t o h e rb s an d p l an t s,
T o h im w ho fo r m ed an d fash i o n ed al l t h ese w o rl ds,
t o h i m t h i s R u dra, y ea, t o A gn i , r e ve r e nce b e
p aid l
T he stanz
a is t ak en fro m Ij igv ed a X , 1 78 . l T dd cshya : a p erso n i
.
A p rayer to en su re su ccess in b at t l e .
A p ray er t o R u dra as A gn i .
'
I n .
YM N XC H .
i n g p l an t D e m o li sh t h e n t h e DAsa s m i g h t
’
. .
M ay w e w i th I ndra s h e l p d i v i de t h e gat h er e d t re a
’
2
su r e o f t h e fo e .
I by,
th e l aw of V aru na, b r i ng do w n t h y p ri de an d
w an t o n n ess .
H YM N XCI .
M AY I n dra w i th
h is h e l p , o f al l t r easu re s, be L o rd
u n t o u s a car e fu l g o o d p r o t ec t o r ,
Dr i v e o ff o u r fo e s an d g i ve u s p eace an d safe t y .
M ay w e b e l o rds o f g o o dly st o r e o f h e ro e s .
H Y M N XCII .
M «v i th i s
I n dr a ar ch
s o u r
g o o d p ro t ec t o r ke e
p e v e n
far aw ay t h e m e n w h o h at e u s .
M ay w e e nj o y h is fav o u r h is t h e h o l y m ay w e e n , .
h i s b l e sséd l o v i n g k i n d n e ss
j y
o .
H Y M N XCI II .
o u r e n e m i e s re si st l e ssly de st ro yi n g fo es
,
.
w it h v arian ts, in Rg
i d V I
l I ifi 6
st anza o ccu rs, ve a , . 47 . 1 2, an d
.
A p rayer fo r p ro tect io n .
l 3
A p rayer fo r su cce ss in b at t l e .
H YM N m s A T H A R V A VE DA -
. 37 5
H Y M N XCI V
W e l e ad t h e co n stan t S o m a o n w i th c o n stan t sacr i
h e l al g i f t ,
T h at I n d ra m ay m ak e al l th e t rib es u n an m o u s an d
i
o n l y o u rs .
H YM M XC V .
T o he av e n hav e so are d th i s m an s t w o
’ ’
, as t w e re ,
v u l t u r e s, sta ri n d k y h d
gg e
g u s u e , ,
T he Parch e r an d t h e D r i er u p , t h e p ai r w h o p e rch -
an d d ry h i s h e ar t .
2 I i l y h av e st i rr ed t h e m u p li k e o xe n rest i ng after
ver
t o il ,
Li k e t w o l o u d sn arli n g c u r s o r li k e t w o w o l ves w h o
-
,
w at ch t o m ak e th e i r sp r i n g
3 Li k e tw o th at t h r u st li k e t w o that p i er ce li k e t w o , ,
t hat st ri k e w i t h m u t u al bl o w s .
I bi n d t he c o n d u i t o f t he m an o r dam e w h o h e n ce
h at h t ak e n au g h t .
T he stan za is t ak en , w it h v arian t s, Rg
fro m i ve da X 1 7 3 6 , t h.e .
j
su b ect o f the o rig in al h ym n b e in g t h e b en edict io n o f a n ew l y e l ect ed
Kin g .
l T h e stan za is u n in t el l ig i b l e .
a
nd t ran sl ate s :
‘
I h ave r e du ced t h e m t o im m o b il it y .
’
3 T w o th at thru st : p e rh ap s b ulls .
S ee M H
’
. e n ry s n o t e .
Y M N XC V I H .
T H E k i n e ar e re st i ng in t h e stall h o m e , to he r n e st
hath fl o w n t h e b ird ,
T h e h ill s ar e fi r m ly ro o te d I h ave fi x ed th e k i d n ey s
i n t h e i r p l ace .
Y M N XC V IIH .
as t h i s o u r sacr ifi c e p ro ce e de t h ,
C o m e t o t h e fi r m p l ace m i g h t i e st ! y ea c o m e fi rm ly
, ,
.
K n o w i n g th e sacr ifi ce ap p ro ach t he S o m a , .
2 W i th k i n e c o n n ec t u s an d w i t h sp i ri t I n dra ! L o rd
, ,
of Ba
y S t e e ds w i t h
p ri n ce s an d w i t h fav o u r
, ,
W i th th e G o d de st i n ed p o r t i o n o f t h e B rah m an s
-
,
an d t h e g o o d w ill o f G o ds w h o m e r i t w o rshi p
-
.
3 T h e w illi n g G o ds w h o m G o d t h o u h ast b r o u gh t , ,
h i th e r se n d t h o u t o t h e i r o w n d w elli n g p l ace
,
-
,
O A g ni .
e n d o w t h i s m an w i th p re c i o u s w e al t h y e V asu s , .
p l e ase d w i t h m e h av e c o m e t o m y libat i o n
, .
B e ar i n g an d b r i n g i n g h i t h e r w ar d y o u r t re asu re s ,
aft e r t he r i ch w ar m b e v e ra e m o u n t t o h eav e n
g .
t hy bi r th p l ac e g o w i t h S v fih fi
-
.
T he stan za is q
a se u el to H ym n XC V .
2 T ak en , w it h v ari at io n s, fr o m R ig ve da V . 42 4. .
H YM N C .
I T UR N aw a y fro m e v il d re am ,
fro m d ream of si n ,
fro m 1 n d1g e n ce .
I m ak e t h e p ray e r m i n e i n m o st fr i e n d . H e n ce !
t o r tu r i ng dr e am y p h an t asi e s !
H Y M N CI .
T 11 11 fo o d th at i n a dr e am I eat is n ot
p e i
r ce v e d
at e ar ly m orn .
M ay al l t h at fo o d h e bl e st to m e be cau se i t is not
se e n by day .
H Y M N CI I .
I w ill m ak e w at e r stan d in up L e t n o t th e S o v
g .
r an s i nj u r e m e .
Y M N CIII H .
W H A T p r i n ce ly w arr i o r see k i ng h ig he r fo rt u n e w il l
, ,
fr e e u s fro m t h i s sh am e fu l fi e n d o f m i sc h i e f ?
w i n n e th m id t h e G o ds a l o n g e x i st en ce ?
’
I tu rn aw ay : an d l ie o n m y o t h er sid e . M i nc i m m ost f i
r en d cf. I 19 4
. . .
T he cry o f an u ne m l
p y o ed p ri est .
H YM N C IV .
WH O w ill p re
p are t h e dap p l e d C o w , g oo d m il k e r,
’
ne er w it ho u t ca lf , w ho m V ar u na g a ve A t h ar van ,
n d, i n B r ih asp at i s
’
A j o yi ng lli an ce
a , arran g e acc o rd
i n g to hi s w ill h e r b o dy ?
YM N C V H
L E A V I NG h u m an i ty b e h i n d m ak i n g t h e h e av e n l y ,
w o r d th y c h o i ce ,
W i t h al l t h y fr i e n ds addr ess t h y se l f t o fu r th er i ng
an d g u i di ng m e n .
H YM N C V I .
E A C H t h o u gh t l ess ill t h at w e h av e do n e 0 A g n i , ,
al l e rr o r i n o u r co n du c t Jdtav e d as ,
T h e re fr o m d o t h e n 0 sap i e n t G o d , p rese r v e
,
us .
M ay we t h y fr i e n d s, fo r b li ss, h ave li fe e t e r n al .
H YM N CV I I .
T H E se v en b r i gh t b e am s o f S fi rya b r i ng th e w at e rs
do w n w ar d fr o m t he sk y ,
T he st r eam s o f o ce an : t h e se h av e m ade th e st n i g
t h at p ai n ed t h e e d r o p aw ay .
A p raye r fo r p rosp e ri ty .
A n in it iat io n fo rm u l a .
T he st an za is sp o k en b y t h e A ch fi ry a o r sp ir it u al t each er i n t h e
up an ay an a cerem o n , w h en h e in v est s t h e re l i g io u s st u d e n t w it h t h e
y
sacri fi cial t h read, in st ru ct s h im i n t h e V eda, an d i h im au t h o r i ty
g v es
t o t each .
A p rayer fo r pardo n .
A ch arm agai n st co u gh .
H Y M N C V III .
t h e m : 0 A g n i , t h e ir s b e n e i t he r h o m e n o r c h il d ren !
2 W h o so o p p resse t h u s, 0 Jhtavedas, asl ee p o r w ak i ng,
st an di n t ill m i
g s o r o v n
g,
A cco rdan t w i th V ai s vfi n ara t hy c o m rade , O Jdtavedas,
m e e t t h em an d co n su m e th e m .
H Y M N CIX .
M r h o m ag e to t h e st ro ng , t h e bro w n , t h e so v ran
l o rd am o ng th e di ce
B u t te r o n K al i I besto w : m ay he be k i n d to o n e li k e m e .
2 B e ar b ut t er t o t h e A sarase s, O A g n i , an d t o t h e
p
D i ce b ear d u st an d san d an d w ate r .
T h e G o ds de li gh t i n b o t h o bl ati o n s, j o yi ng i n sacr i
fi c ial g i fts ap p o r t i o n ed d u ly .
W i t h b u t te r l e t t h e m fill m y h ands, an d g i ve m e ,
t o b e m y p re y , t h e m an w h o p l ay s agai n st m e .
4 E v il b e m i n e o p p o n e n t s l u ck S p r i n k l e t h o u b u t t er
’
o ver u s .
A p rayer fo r p ro t ect io n .
H Y M N CXI .
B ELLY o f I n d ra ar t t h o u , S o m a h o l de r ! th e v e ry so u l -
o f G o ds an d h u m an b e i n s
g .
H e r e h e t h e si r e o f o ffs p r i n g , th i n e h e re p re se n t !
H e r e b e t he y g l ad i n t h e e w h o n o w are e l se w h e re .
H Y M N CXII .
R A DI A NT w i t h li g h t are H e av e n an d E arth , w h o se
r ac e is n i h , w h o se s w ay is v ast
g g .
S e ve n G o ddesse s h av e fl o w e d t o u s : m ay th ey de li ver
u s fr o m w o e ;
co m e s fro m V ar u na ;
F r e e m e fr o m Yam a s fe t t e r and fr o m e ve ry sin
’
ag ai n st t h e G o ds .
H Y M N CXIII .
R O UGH Pl an t , t h o u r o u g h r u de p arasi te , cu t t h o u
t h at m an , 0 R o u g h an d R u de ,
T h at t h o u m ay st h i n de r fro m h is act t h at m an i n al l
h is m an ly st re n g th .
2 T h o u , r u gge d Pl an t , ar t r u de an d r o u gh V i sh a , ,
V ish atak i ar t t h o u ,
A p ray er fo r p roge ny .
H enry s n o t e E l sewher e : i n t h e o t h er w o rl d
’
. .
t h at m ars t he m et re : d sho u ld b e re ad
‘
Se e M H en ry s n o t e
’
. . .
V I 96 2
. . .
’
A w o m an s in can tat io n again st a ri val .
Th at t h o u m ayst be cast o ff by h im , as by a b u ll a
b arren c o w .
H Y M N CXI V .
L e t A g n i sl ay t h e fi e n di sh h ags, So m a k ill b ag s w h o
t ro uIi l e u s .
H YM N C X V .
p l a c e an d fr o m t h at .
W e fi x th e e w i t h an i r o n h o o k u n to t h e m an w h o
h ate t h u s .
t h o u aw ay fro m u s t o o t h e r re g i o n s
T h at F o rt u n e w h o , fl yi ng ab o m i n abl e , h at h, as a ,
c r e e p e r c li m b s a t re e , assail e d m e .
3 O n e an d a h u n d r e d F o r t u n e s al l t o g e t h e r are at h is
bi r t h bo rn w i t h a m o r tal s b o dy ’
.
O f t h ese w e se n d aw a t he m o st u n l u ck y : k e e p
l u ck y o n es fo r u s, 0 stav e das .
C o n cl u sio n of
t h e i n can tat io n in H ym n C XI I I .
l A dd ressed t o t h e b e w i t ch ed riv al .
S ee I 1 8 1
. . .
H e re l e t au sp i c i o u s F o r tu n e s stay : h e nc e h ave I
ban i sh e d e v i l o n es .
H Y M N CXV I .
H O M A G E to h im t he b u r n i n g o n e sh ak er , e x c i te r v i o l e n t ! , ,
H Y M N CX V II .
L e t n o ne i m p ede t h y w ay as fo w l e rs stay th e bi rd
o e r d e se r t l an ds
’ ’
p as s o e r t h e m as .
Y M N CX V II I H .
T H Y v i tal p ar ts I co v er w i t h t h i n e ar m o u r : w i t h
i m m o r tali ty K i ng S o m a cl o t h e t h e e
V aru na g i ve t h e e w h at is m o r e th an am p l e an d m ,
t hy t r i u m p h l e t t h e G o ds b e j o y fu l .
A ch arm again st Fe v er .
of ev l i
’
—
. Bari n g Go u l d, Stran ge Su rv i val s, p 4 7
-
. .
An au sp icio u s fo rm u l a t o en su re p ro sp e r i t y .
A b en ed ictio n o n a w arrio r .
i x iii 8 l
. . A r m o u r t h e vdr m an o r co at o f m ail p ro te c ted t h e sh o u l d
. . .
7 L et no t th y g so u l o t h th e r , n o r b e
l i
o st t o u s : sli h t
g
n ot t h e li v i n g o n o t w h e r e t h e F at h e rs are
g , .
L e t al l t h e G o d s r e t ai n t h e e h e re i n safe t y .
8 Y e ar n n o t fo r t h e de p ar te d o n es fo r t ho se w h o l e ad ,
m e n far aw ay .
han ds w e cl asp i n o u rs .
9 L e t n o t t h e b l ac k do g an d th e b r i n dl e d se i ze th e e ,
t w o w ard e r s o f t h e w ay se n t fo r t h by Yam a .
C o m e h i th e r ; do n o t h e si t at e : w i t h m i n d ave rt ed
st ay n o t t he re .
1 0 F o r b e ar t o t r e ad t h i s p at h fo r it is aw fu l t hat p at h
,
E n te r i t n o t 0 m an t h i s w ay is dark n e ss : fo r w ard
,
is dan ge r h i t h e r w ar d is safe t y
, .
1 1 T h y g u ard i an s b e t h e Fi r es w i th i n t h e W ate rs ,
t h y g u ard i an b e t h e Fi r e w h i c h m e n e n k i n dl e .
ce l e st i al Fi r e w i t h li g h t n i n g b u r n t h e e .
1 2 L e t n o t t h e Fl e sh C o n su m e r p l o t ag ai n st t h e e
-
de p art t h o u far aw ay fr o m th e D e st ro y e r .
Be H e av e n an d E ar t h an d S u n an d M o o n t h y k e e p e rs,
an d
fro m th e dart o f G o d s m ay A ir p ro te ct t h e e .
1 3 M ay V i g il an ce an d Wat c h fu l n e ss p r o te c t t h e e , S l e e p
l ess an d S l u m be rl e ss k ee p g u ar d abo ve t h ee !
L e t G u ardian an d l e t W ak e fu l b e t hy w arde rs .
1 4 L et t he se b e t h y p re se r ve rs, t h e se t hy k e e p e rs .
t h e e t o co m m u n i o n w i t h t he li vi n g .
L e t n o t th y v i g o u r o r t h y b reat h fo rsak e t h ee : w e
re c al l t hy li fe .
9 T w o w ar der s see V . 30 6 . .
1 2 T he F l esh Con su m er
-
A g n i Kravy iid, t h e fi re of u
t h e f n eral p il e .
C f II I
. .
t h e e : to n gu e ,h o ly grass : h o w sh o u l dst t h o u p e r i sh ?
M ay t he A di ty as an d th e V asu s I n d ra an d A g n i ,
rai se t h e e an d t o he al t h re st o r e t h e e .
h ath rai se d th e e u p .
T h e Pl an ts an d H e r b s w i th So m a as th e i r K i n g h ave
r e sc ue d t h e e fro m D e at h .
H er e l et this,
m an , 0 G o ds , re m a n :i l e t h im no t g o
to y o n de r w or ld .
I h av e de li ve r e d t h e e fro m D e at h . S t re n g th g i v e rs-
sm e lt an d fash i o n t h e e !
L e t n o t sh e fi e n ds w i t h w il d-
l o o se l o ck s , or fearfu l
b o w l e rs y e ll at t h e e .
I h av e at ta i n ed an d cap tu re d th e e : th o u h ast re tu r n
e d r e st o r ed to y o u th ,
Pe r fe c t in bo dy : so h ave I fo u n d al l th y sigh t an d
al l t hy
li fe .
F ar fr o m t h e e we h ave b u ri e d D eat h b u ri ed D e ,
str u c t o n an d
i De c li n e .
1 6 T h e fi en d w i th sn ap p i n g j aw s j am bh dh sd rhhan u s ; see II 4 2
. . .
21 Decl i ne y dksh m a, p u l m o n ar
y co n su m p ti o n .
I II. 4 95
388 T H E H YM N S OF [ B OOK VI I I .
H YM N I I .
s to t hy sel f t h i s t r u st o f l 1 fe fo r ev er : t h i n e b e
s
l o n ge v i ty w h i ch n o th i n g sh o rt e n s .
T h y sp i r i t an d t h y li fe agai n I b r i n g th e e die n o t ,
n o r v an i sh i n t o m i st an d dark n e ss .
2 C o m e t o t h e l ig h t o f l i v i n g m e n c o m e h i t h er ,
I d raw t h e e t o a li fe o f h u n dre d au tu m n s
’
Lo o si ng t h e bo n ds o f D e at h t h e c u rse t h at h o lds ,
t h ee I g i ve t h ee ag e o f v e ry l o n g du rat i o n
, .
v i si o n fr o m t he S u n .
T h y m i n d I st abli sh an d se cu re w i th i n t h e e fe e l i n
t h y m e m b e rs u se t h y t o n gu e co n ve rsi n g
, , .
T o t h e e 0 D eat h an d t o t h y si g ht an d b re at h have
, ,
I p ai d rev e re n ce .
5 L e t t h i s m an li ve l et h im n o t die : w e rai se hi m , ,
w e r e co v er h im .
I m ak e
fo r h im a h e ali n g bal m . 0 D eath , fo r b ear t o
sl a t h i m an
y s .
6 H e re fo r so u nd h e al th I
'
i n vo cat e a li vi n g i
an m at n g i
p l an t ,
P re se r v i ng q u e ll e r o f d i sease v i cto ri o u s fu ll o f
, , ,
p o w e r an d m i g h t .
7 S e i z e h i m n o t b u t e n co u rage an d el ease h i m
, h e re
l e t h i m st ay t h o u gh t h i n e i n al l his v ig o u r
, ,
.
B h av a an d Sarva p i ty an d p ro t e c t h i m : g i ve h im ,
fu ll li fe an d dr i ve aw ay m i sfo r t u n es .
( sigh t
) t h e w in d t hy sp irit ( R ig veda X 1 6 C f al so
’
ey e or thy , . . .
A V
. . XI 8 31
. . .
A i i
u sp c o u s b e t h e Pl an t s t o t h e e ! I h av e u p rai se d
t h e e , bo rn e t h e e fr o m t h e l o w er t o t h e u p p e r e ar t h :
L e t t h e t w o S o n s o f A d i t i , t h e S u n an d M o o n ,
o te c t t h e e t h er e
p r .
W h ate v er ro be to co ve r th ee o r zo n e tho u m ak e st fo r
t hyse l f ,
W e m ak e i t p l e asan t t o t h y fram e : m ay it be so ft
an d sm o o th t o t o u c h .
W he n ,
w t h a v er
i y
k e e n and cl e an si n g raz o r , o ur h ai r
an d b e ar ds t h o u sh av e st as a b ar b e r ,
S m o o t h i n g o u r fac e st e al n o t o u r v i tal fo rce s .
A i i
u sp c o u s u n t o t he e be i
r c e an d bar l ey ,
i
c au s n
g no
p ain fu l si c k n e ss o r co n su m p ti o n .
T he se t w o e x p e l c o n su m p t i o n th ese de li ve r fro m ,
c al am i t y .
T h y fo o d t h y dri n k w h at e e r t h ey b e co r n g ro w n by
’
, , ,
c u l t i v at i o n m il k , ,
F o o d e atabl e u n eatabl e I m ak e al l p o i so n l e ss fo r
, ,
th ee .
We g i v et h e e o v e r as a c h arge t o D ay an d Ni g h t,
i n t r u st t o b o th .
t he A d ityas ’
.
— M u ir .
21 A g es y g
u as h e re m ean in g p ro b abl y g e n e rat io n s .
H YM N T H E A T H A R V A V E DA . 39 1
22 T oA u tu m n w e de li ve r t h e e , t o W i n te r , S pr i n g , an d
S u m m e r s c ar e
’
.
W e t ru st t h ee w i t h au sp i c i o u s y ears w h e re i n t h e
p l an t s an d h e r b s
g ro w u
p .
23 De at h is t he l o rd of b i p e ds ,
D e at h is so v ran l o rd of
q u adru p e ds .
A w ay I b e ar t h e e fr o m t h at De at h t h e r u l e r b e n o t
t h e n afrai d .
t h o u shal t n o t d ie .
H e re w h e re I am m e n do n o t d ie o r g o t o l o w e st
d e p t hs o f g l o o m .
m an , t h e b e ast ,
H ere w h e re t h is h o ly p ray e r is u se d , a ram p ar t t h at
p ro t ec t e t h l ife .
L e t it p r e se r v e t h ee fro m t hy p e e rs fro m
.
,
i n can tat i o n ,
fro m t h y fr i e n d s .
26 Li ve v e ry l o n g be h e al t h y b e i m m o r tal , ,
l et not th e
v i tal b re at h fo r sak e t h b o dy
y .
27 O n e an d a h u n d r e d m o de s o f de at h , dan g e rs t h at m ay
b e o v e rco m e,
M ay G o d s d e li v e r th e e fro m th i s w h en A g n i , de ar t o
al l m e n , bi ds .
28 B o dy A g n i p ro m p t t o
of sav e , sl a e r o f
y fi e nds an d
foe s art t h o u ,
Y e a ban i she r
, of m a ad l y , t h e he al i ng b al m ca l ed l
P ut u dr u .
27 On e an d a hu n dr ed m o d es o f d eath see n o t e o n V . 18 1 2. .
28 P atu d ru '
: t he Kh ad ira ( A cacia C at e c h u ) ,
o r, acco rd i ng to o t h e rs,
T ran sl at ed b y M u i r, O . S . T ext s, V .
p.4 4 7 , an d b y Lu dw ig, De r
R ig ved a, I II p 4 9 6 . . .
392 T H E H YM N S or [ BOOK V11 1 .
YM N I II H .
I B A LM w i t h o il th e m igh ty de m o n sl ay e r t o t h e m o st -
,
fam o u s fr i e n d I c o m e fo r sh e l t e r .
E n k i n dl ed sh ar p e n e d by o u r r i t e s m ay A g n i p r o t ect
, ,
u s i n t h e da a n d n i h t fr o m e v il
y g .
2 O J et av e das ar m e d w i th t e e t h o f i ro n e n k i n dl e d
, ,
w i t h t h y fl am e at t ac k t h e de m o n s , .
S e i ze w i t h t h y t o n gu e t h e fo o li sh g o ds ado re rs : r e n d
’
u t w i t h i n t h y m o u t h t he r aw fl e sh e at e r s
p
- -
.
3 A p p ly t h y t e e t h t he u p p e r an d t h e l o w e r t h o u w h o
, ,
h ast b o t h e n k i n dl e d an d d est r o yi n g
,
R o am al so i n t h e air O K i n g ar o u n d u s an d w i th , , ,
t h y j aw s assail t h e w i c k e d sp i r i ts .
4 Pi erce t h ro u g h t h e Y At u dh an a s sk i n O A gn i ’
,
l e t t h e de str o yi n g dar t w i t h fi re c o n su m e h i m .
se e k i n g fl e sh t ear an d de st r o y h i m
, .
5 W h e r e n o w t h o u se e st A g n i Jntavedas ! a Y At u dh dn a , ,
st an d i n st ill o r r o am i n
g g ,
O r o n e t h at fl ie t h t hro u g h t he a1 r s m id re g i o n -
k i n dl e d t o fu ry as an arc h e r p i e rc e h i m .
6 B e n di n g th y sh aft s t h ro u g h sacr ifi c e s A g n i d i p p i n g ,
t h i n e ar r o w s i n t h e h y m n to p o i n t t h e m ,
Pi e rce t o t h e h eart t he re w i t h t h e Y fit u dh hn as an d ,
b reak t h e i r ar m s u p li ft ed to attack t h e e .
l St a zas
n 1 — 23 are tak e n , w it h tran sp osi t i o n s an d o t h e r v ariat io n s,
cl ass o f d em o ns .
4 T he eater of r aw
fl esh t h e w o l f or o ther carn i vo ro us w il d b east .
39 4 T H E H YM N S OF [ BOOK 7 11 1 .
E ach ar r o w y t au n t ps fed
ro m t h e an ry s i r i t ,
g p
p i e rc e t o t h e h e ar t t h e re w i t h t h e Y At u dh an as .
W i t h fe r ve n t h e at e x t e r m i n ate t h e de m o n s destro y
t h e fi e n ds w i t h g l o w an d fl am e O A g n i , .
D e st r o y w i th fi re t h e fo o li sh g o ds ado re rs dest ro y
’
t h e i n sati at e fi e r c e l y b u rn i n g c re at u re s
-
.
M ay Go d s de st r o y t o day th e e v il do e r : m ay u t te r e d
- -
c u rse s t u r n a ai n an d st ri k e h i m
g .
L e t ar r o w s p i e r ce t h e li ar i n h is V i tal s an d V i e va s
’
n e t e n c l o se t he Y fit u d h An a .
T h e fi e n d w h o sm e ars h i m se l f w i th fl e sh o f catt l e ,
w i t h fl e sh o f h o rse s an d o f h u m an bo d i e s ,
W h o st e al s t h e m il ch co w s m il k aw ay 0 A g n i
-
’
, ,
t e ar o ff t h e h e ads o f su c h w it h fi e ry fu ry .
L e t t h e fi e n ds st eal t h e p o i so n o f t h e cat tl e : m ay
A di t i cast o ff t h e e v i l do e rs -
.
M ay t h e G o d Sav i tar g i v e t h e m u p t o r u i n an d be ,
t h e i r share o f h e r bs an d p l an t s de n i e d t h e m .
T h e c o w g i ves m il k e ac h y e ar O M an B e h o l de r ,
-
l et not tast e it
t h e Y At u d h fi n a e ve r .
A g n i , if o n e sh o u l d g l u t h i m w i t h t h e bi e st i n gs,
p i e rce w i t h t h
y fl am e h is V i tal s as h e m e e ts t h e e .
A g n i , f ro m day s o f o l d t h o u sl ay e st de m o ns : n e ve r
h av e R it k sh asas i n fi g h t o e rc o m e th e e
’
.
B u r n u p th e fo o li sh o n e s, t h e fl e sh de vo u r e rs : l et -
n o n e o f t h e m e sca e t h h av e n ly ar r o w
p y e .
G u ard u s, O A g n i fr o m , b
a o v e an d u n d e r , p r o tec t u s
fr o m be h i n d an d fro m
b e fo r e u s
A n d m ay t h y fl am e s, m o st fi e rce an d n e v e r w ast i n g ,
g l o w i n g w i t h fe r v e n t h e at , co n su m e t h e si n ne r .
1 4 V i sec t h e oose o f al l p e rv ad in g
’
a n et : n -
A gn i .
p e rh a s so m e
p p o iso n o us o in t m e n t used fo r exte rn al app l icat io n o n l
y .
H YM N T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 395
G u ard to o l d ag e t h y fri e n d as fr i e n d e te r n a l
O A g n i , as i m m o r tal , g u ar d u s m o rt al s .
Le n d th o u th e w o rsh i p p e r t h at e ye 0 A g ni w h e re , ,
w i t h t h o u l o o k e st o n t h e h o o f ar m e d de m o n s -
.
W i t h li g h t ce l e st i al in A t har v an s m an n e r b u rn u p ’
t h e fo o l w h o r u i n s t ru th w i t h fal se h o o d .
W e se t t he e ro u n d u s as a fo r t vi c t o r io u s A g n i ! ,
t hee , a sage ,
In co n q u e ri n g co o u r l day by day , d e str o y e r of t he
t re ac h e r o u s fo e .
O A g n i w i th t hy sh ar pe n e d g l o w w i th ray s t h at
, ,
fl ash w i t h p o i n t s o f flam e .
A g n i sh i n e s far an d w i de w i t h l o fty s p l e n do u r ,
an d by h is g r e at n e ss m ak e s al l t h i n gs ap p are n t .
H e c o n q u e rs g o d l e ss an d m ali g n e n c han t m e n t s ,
an d sh ar p e n s b o t h his h o r n s t o g o re t h e o g r e s .
w e ap o n s sh ar p e n e d by d e v o t i o n
,
W i t h t h e se t ran sfi x t h e w i ck e d so u l e d Ki m l di n w i t h -
,
r e fu l e n t g l o w
g ,
A g n i dr i v es R ak sh asas aw ay .
21 H oof -
ar m ed : st rik in g w it h t he h oo f . A cco rd in g to sayana,
22 T h is A n u sh tn p stan za is fo u n d al so i n V I I 7 1 . .
24 T ak en fro m Rg
i v e d a V . 2 9 . .
25 Ki m i di n : see I V II 1
. . .
H YM N I V .
I NDR A an d S o m a, b u r n de st r o y t h e de m o n fo e !
,
S e n d d o w n w ar d, O y e B u ll s t h o se w h o ad d gl o o m
,
t o gl o o m .
A n n i h il at e t he fo o l s, sl ay t h e m an d b u rn t h e m u p
c h ase t h e m aw ay fr o m u s, i r c e t h e v o r ac i o u s
p e
fi e n ds .
2 L et I n dra an d S o m a ! ro u n d th e w i ck ed bo il li k e
si n , ,
as a c al d r o n se t am i d t h e fl am e s o f fi re .
A gai n st t h e fo e o f p ray e r e at e r of
g o ry fl e sh , ,
t h e fe ar fu l e y e d K i m i di n k e e p p e r p e t u al h at e
-
, .
3 I n dra an d S o m a p l u n g e t h e w i c k e d i n t h e de p t h
, ,
e a c ast t h e m i n t o d ar k n e ss t h at h ath n o s u t
y , pp o r ,
S o t h at no t o ne of them m ay e v e r t h e n ce r e t u rn so
m ay yo u r w r at h fu l m i gh t p re vail an d c o n q u e r t h e m .
5 I n d ra an d So m a, c ast
y e d o w n w ard fr o m th e sk y
y o u r de adly bo lt s of st o n e bu r n i ng i
w th fi e ry
fl am e ,
E t e rn al , sc o rc h i n g dart s Pl u n ge t h e v o rac i o u s fi e n ds
.
w i t h i n t h e de p t h , an d l e t t h e m p ass w i th o u t a
so u n d .
1 Ki m i d i n : see I 7 1
. . .
N e ve r do t h S o m g t h e w i
a aid an d
ck e d o r h i m u i de
w h o fal se ly cl ai m s t h e W ar r i o r s t i t l e
’
.
H e sl ay s t h e fi e n d an d h im w h o sp eak s u n truly
bo t h l ie e n tan g l e d i n t h e no o se o f I n dra .
A s if I w o rsh ip p e d
de i t i e s o f fal se h o o d , o r t h o u gh t
v ai n t h o u h t s ab o u t t h e Go ds O A i
g g n ,
t i o n fall o n t h o se w h o l ie agai n st t h e e
die t h i s day if I h ave h arasse d an y m an s
I ’
So m ay
li fe , o r i f I b e a de m o n .
Y e a, m ay h e l o se al l h is t e n so n s t o ge th e r w h o w i th
fal se t o n gu e h at h call ed m e Y a tu dha na .
t h e v il e st o f al l cr e atu re s p e r i sh ,
T h e fi e n d w h o say s t h at h e is p u r e w h o cal l s m e ,
a de m o n t h o u gh dev o i d o f de m o n n at u r e .
S h e t o o w h o w an de rs li k e an o w l at n i g h t t i m e -
,
h i d i n g h e r bo dy i n h e r g u il e an d m ali c e ,
r e ss sto n e s w i t h l o u d r i n d est ro y t h e d e m o n s
p g
-
.
1 3 T he Warr i or s t i tl e ’
t he ran k o f a Ksh at riya or p ri n ce o f the
m il it ary o rd e r . T h e fi rst e l e ve n v e rses are co n sid er ed t o be a m al e
d ict io n on t he d shasas b
y t h e ( f i eld . T o acco u n t fo r t h e chan g e of to n e
[ i n 1 2— 1 6
] d agsa g i v es an u n u su al v ersio n o f t h e l egen d to l d in t h e
M ah d blt dr a ta of k in g Kal m dshap dd a b e in g t ran sfo rm ed to a d sh asa,
an d d e vo u rin g t h e 1 00 so n s of V asi s
h th a h ere it is said t h at a
d h avin g de vo u re d t h e i s so n s, assu m e d h is sh ap e, an d
’
slta sa, R sh i
“
said to h im ,
I am V asish t h a, t h o u art th e d sha sa t o w h ic h
V as ish t h a re
p l ied b y re p e at i n g t h is v e rse
[ ’
st an za 1 2] d e cl arat o r
y of
T he v erses m a
y , as P ro fe sso r M ax M ii l l e r su p p ose s, h av e arise n o u t
18 S p re ad o u t, M aru ts, se ar ch am o n g th e p e o p l e
y e
se i z e ye an d
g r i n d t h e R ak sh asas t o
p i e ce s ,
an d su lly an d p o l l u t e o u r h o ly w o rsh i p .
1 9 H u r l d o w n fro m h e av e n t h y bo l t o f st o n e , 0 I n dra
sh ar p e n it , M a h avan , m ad e k e e n by S o m a
g .
20 Th e y fly t h e de m o n d o gs an d, b e n t o n m i sc h i e f,
, ,
S ak r a m ak es shar p h is w e ap o n fo r t h e w i ck e d
n o w l e t h i m cast h is b o l t at fi e n d i sh w i zard s .
2 1 I n dr a h at h e v e r be e n t h e fl e n ds destro y e r w h o sp o i l
’
o bl at io n s o f t h e G o ds i n v o k e rs
’
.
22 D e st ro y t h e fi e n d shap e d li k e an o w l o r o w l e t ,
d e st ro y h im i n t h e fo r m o f do g o r c u c k o o .
D e str o y h im sh ap ed as e ag e o r as v u l l t u re as w ith
a st o n e 0 I ndra cr u sh t h e de m o n
, ,
.
23 L e t n o t t h e fi e n d o f w i t chc raft w o rk e rs re ac h u s -
m ay D aw n d r i v e o ff t h e c o u p l e s o f Ki m i d in s
‘
E ar t h k e e p u s safe fr o m e ar th ly w o e an d t r o u bl e !
F ro m gr i e f th at c o m es fro m h e ave n M id air -
r e se r ve u s
p
24 I n d ra de st ro y t h e de m on, l
m a e an d fe m al e , j o yi ng
an d t r i u m p h i ng in ar ts o f m ag c i 1
L e t t h e fo o l s go ds w i t h be n t n e ck s fall an d er sh ,
i
’
p
an d se e n o m o re t he S u n w h e n h e i
ar se s .
S o m a w at ch y e w e ll
,
.
[ BOOK VI I L
R YM N V .
U P O N th e st r o n g is bo u n d t h e st ro n g , th i s m a
g i c co rd,
th is A m u et, l
P o te n t , fo e -
s a l ye r ,
se r v e d by va li an t h e r o e s, h ap p y
an d fo r t u n at e de fe n c e .
2 T h i s C h ar m l y e r se rv e d by m any h e r o es st r o ng
,
fo e -
s a , , ,
o w er fu l v i ct o r i o u s an d m i g ht y e s br av e ly
p , g o , ,
fo r t h t o m e e t an d r u i n w i t c h c r aft .
W i t h t h i s h e w o n t h i s p ai r b o t h E ar t h an d H eave n , ,
an d m ad e t h e sk y s fo u r r e g i o n s h is p o sse ssi o n
’
.
4 M ay t h i s e n c i rc li n g m ag ic co rd t h i s A m u l e t o f ,
S rak t y a w o od,
M i gh ty , su b d u n i g e n em i es , k ee p u s se cu re o n e v er y
i de
s .
5 T hi s A h at h d e cl ar e d , S o m a de c l ar e d i t, E ri h as
n i
g
p a t,
ia n d S a v i t ar ,
an d I n d r a .
S o m ay t h e se G o ds w h o m I h av e se t b e fo r e m e
o se w i t h sav i n c h ar m s an d b an i sh w i t c h c raft
o
pp g .
6 W h o ev er fo r h is ar m o u r t ak es an am u e t l of t he
S rak t ya t re e ,
Li k e th e S u n r ise n u p t o h e av e n , q u e lls i
w t ch craft
w i t h su p e r i o r m i g h t .
7 W i th A m u l e t o f S rak ty a w o o d as w i th a th o u gh tfu l ,
R i sh i s ai d
’
I n e v e ry fi g h t h av e I p r e vail ed I sm i t e t h e fo e s an d
d sh asas .
Srak t ya w ood .
3 R en ted the 4 su m s . of .
IX 2 1 7
. . I n t he
.
R ig v ed a I n d ra is arm ed
o n l y w it h t h u n d e r b o l t, ar ro w s, an d h oo k .
I n dr a t h e e , an d , we ari ng th ee, w o n in t h e
w o re
w r e st li n g m at c h w i t h m an
-
.
T h e A m u l e t o f b ou n dl e ss m i gh t th e Go ds h av e m ade
a c o at o f m ail .
k n o t t e d t h u n de r b ol t .
V e r ily l e t th i s A m u l e t c i rc u l ar p o te n t co n q u e ri n g
, , , ,
H app y an d fo rt u n at e d e fe n ce p re se r ve th y c h ild re n ,
a n d t h y w e al t h .
, ,
fr o m b e l o w ,
fro m b eh i n d .
m ail is D ay an d S u n
A co at o f m ai l m ay I n dra an d A g n i an d D h a tar
g ran t to m e .
N o t al l t h e Go ds m ay p i e rc e , al l l eag u e d t o ge th e r ,
t h e v ast st ro n g sh i e l d w h i ch I n dra g i ve s, an d A g n i .
M ay t h at g re at sh i e ld o n al l si de s g u ar d m y b o dy ,
t hat to fu ll e l d m y li fe m ay b e e x te n de d .
L e t th e Go ds C h ar m b e bo u n d o n m e t o k ee p m e
’
Co m e ye an d e n t e r al l w i th i n t h i s p illar, th e safe
ard o f t h e b o dy , t h r i c e de fe n de d
g u -
.
14 Kay/ap a of . I 1 4 4,. . an d I I 33 7
. . .
p e rson fo r so m e sp ecial p p
u r o se .
I n t hi s l e t I n dra l ay a st o r e o f val o u r : a ro ac h
pp
y e G o ds, an d e n t e r i t t o
g e t h e r ,
F o r his l o n g li fe , t o l ast a hu n dr e d au tu m n s, th at to
fu l l age h is day s m ay b e e x te n de d .
q u e ll e r o f th e fo e ,
M ay he , th e co n q u e ro r, n e
’
er su bdu e d , m ay I ndra
bi n d t h e C h ar m o n t h e e ,
B u ll , S o m a dr i n k er , h e w h o g i ve s u s p eace
-
.
M ay h e p ro te c t th e e r o u n d ab o u t, by n ig h t an d day
o n e v e ry si de .
H YM N V I .
L nr '
ne i th er fi e n d o f e v il n am e , A l insa, V atsapa,
d e si re
T h y p ai r o f h u sban d w o o e rs w h i ch th y -
m o t h e r c e an s l
e d w h e n t h o u w ast b o r n .
2 P al ala, A nu
p al al S ar k u , Ko k a, M al im l u ch a, P al ij ak a,
a,
3 A p p ro ach n o t , co m e n o t h i t h e r w ard c re e p n o t t ho u
i n b e t w ee n h e r th i gh s .
21 T h is p i l l ar : t h is p ro tect i ve am u l et.
t h is dem is u n k n o wn Vatsap a
’
1 A l i fi sa t h e m ean i n g of o n s n am e .
th ese d e m is o b scu re an d
’
2 T he m ean in g o f so m e o f ons n am es
ev il n am e .
Ws d ri ve aw ay A rayas l e t Su n am fl seek th e w o m e n
.
i 0 1k
5 T he bl ack an d h airy A su ra, an d S tam baj a an d
Tandi k a ,
A ray as f ro m t h i s
g i r l w e d r i v e , fro m b o so m ,
i
w a st ,
an d p ar ts b e l o w .
6 S ni ffe r ,
an d
F e el er h i m w h o eats raw fl esh an d him , ,
w h o li ck s h is li p s ,
A ra y a s w i t h t h e tail s o f do s t h e y e l l o w B aj a h ath
g ,
destr o y ed .
7 W h o ever in th y b ro th er s sh ap e o r fath er s co m es to
,
’ ’
t h e e i n sl ee p ,
L e t B aj a ro u t an d c h ase t h e m lik e e u nu ch s w i t h
’
w o m an s h ead dress -
o n.
dr i ves sh ade aw ay .
so n
’
( Paradi se Lost , I V . Se e A p o cryp ha T o b it , V I II 3
. . .
4 Du m am a and Su n dm d I l l n am ed an d Wel l n am ed T h e l at te r is
- -
.
as al ready effect ed .
4 06 T H E H YM N S or [ B OOK VI I I .
i m p o t en t Ku m b h am u shk as t h ese , ,
S i g h tl e ss an d w i t h d i sto rt e d eye s, i m p o te n t , w o m an
l e ss b e t h e y .
T h e B ri stl y h ai re d t h e M an i ac h ai re d, th e B i t er ,
-
,
- and
t h e G ro p e r fi e n d , -
T h e Cr e e p er n ear, t h e C o p p e r h ued, t h e S n o u t y , an d
- -
the l u da,
S d
W i th fo o t and h e e l k i c k o ver, as a h asty co w h er
.
m il k i ng a
p n -
.
If o ne ld to u ch thy co m i ng b ab e o r k ill th i ne
sh o u
i n fan t ne w ly b orn ,
T h e y e l l o w P l an t w i th m ig h ty b o w sh all p i e rce h i m
ev en to th e h eart .
L e t it i
m a nta n i th e ge n i al see d l e t t h e l ai d em b ry o
r e st se cu re .
Let b o th st ro n
g H ea ers, l t o be w or n w i t h i n t h e g i rdl e ,
g u ard th e bab e .
See I V 37 l l
, . .
t h e d o u bl e face d, -
F ro m t h e Cl o se cree p er , fr o m -
t he W o rm , fro m t h e
Q i u ck r o l e r
-
g l u ard h er w ell .
T ho se w ho e at fie sh u nc oo k ed, an d t h o se w h o eat th e
bl e e di ng fl esh o f m en ,
F e e de r s on babe s u n bo r n , l o ng h ai red, far fro m t h is -
S hy sli n k e rs fro m t h e Su n , as s in k s a w o m an
l fro m
h e r h u sban d s si re
’
D e e p do w n in to t h e he ar t o f th ese l e t B aj a an d let
P ings p ie rce .
L e t no t E gg eate rs -
m ar t h e ge r m s dr i ve t he R i m .
d i n s ih r aw ay .
g ar andl fro m a t r ee .
21 N agnal a nak ed P av m sa h av in g
‘
. a sp e ar head a n ose l ik e -
r
of a dau g h t e r in de nt fo r h e r fa t h er in l aw was p ro v e r b 1al
- '
See - -
.
.
25 Egg eater s fi en ds w h o de vo u r t he u n bo rn b ab e C f I I 25 4
- . . . .
26 Dear I t h e pl an t Ba a is addressed j .
T h e b e li ef in I n cu b i was co m m o n am o n g t h e
”
e w s an d t h e Lat in s J . .
‘
Such p re t ty p ran k s, say s Bu r to n, can l o v e p l ay w i t h b i rd s, fi sh es,
‘
[ BOOK VI I I .
H YM N V II .
T u n: taw n y -
co o u re d,
l an d th e p al e , th e v ar e i gat e d ,
an d t he re d ,
2 Th i s m an l e t t he m de li ver fro m C o n su m p ti o n w h i ch
t h e G o ds h av e se n t .
E art h th e S ea t h e i r r o o t
, .
F ro m e v e ry li m b o f t h i n e h ave t h ey re m o ved C o n
su m
p t i o n cau se d by si n .
cr e e p e r s an d to t h o se w h o se sh e at h is si n l e
, g ,
I call fo r t h ee t h e fib ro u s an d t h e r e ed li k e an d -
,
f u l g i v i n g li fe t o m e n
, .
5 T he c o n q u e ri n g st re n gth t h e p o w er an d m igh t w h i ch ,
e v i ct o r i o u s Pl an t s
y , p o sse ss , ,
6 T h e li vi ng Pl an t th at g i ve th li fe th at dri ve t h m al ady ,
aw ay ,
t h e i r n u m b e r an d t h e i r size ,
M ay th e P l an t s Ti ge r am u l e t pr o te ct i ve gu ard i an
’
-
, ,
f ro m t he c u rse ,
E x p e ll e d by P l an ts l e t m en s and k i n e s C o nsu m p t i o n
’ ’
p as s fr o m u s t o t h e n av i gabl e r i ve rs .
Em i pated fr o m t h e sw ay o f A gn i
an c ,
of V aisva n ara, .
g o c,o v e r i n
g t he e ar th y e P la n t s , w hose r u l e r is
V anasp at i .
t ai n s an d on p l ai n s .
T he Pl an t s I k n o w m y sel f ,
th e p l an ts t hat w i t h m i ne
e e I loo k u on
y p ,
Pl an ts y e t u n k n o w n , an d t ho se w e k no w , w h e re n w e i
fi n d t h at p o w e r is st o r e d,
L e t al l t h e co n g reg at ed Pl an ts at ten d and m ark m n e i
u t t e ran ce ,
T h at w e m ay rescu e th is m an h er e an d sav e hi m fr o m
se v er e d i st re ss .
H e av e n w h o ne ver di e .
fi ci al Grass See V I 43 l
. . . .
H YM N m : A T E A R V A V E DA -
. m
Li ft y o u rse l ve s u p, y e H ea li n g Pl an ts l o u d , is t h e
’
t h u n de r s c rash an d r o ar
W h e n w i th fu l l flo w Parj anya, ye C h i l d re n of P risn i
blesse t h yo u .
y e ars .
W e ll do t h t h e w il d bo ar k n o w a Plan t th e m u n g o o se ,
k n o w s t h e H e ali n g H e r b .
I call t o aid t h i s m an t h e P l an t s w h i ch Se r p e n t s
, ,
Pl an t s o f A n girase s w h i ch h aw k s ce le st i al Pl an ts ,
w h i c h e ag l e s k n o w
Pl an t s k n o w n t o sw an s an d l esse r fo w l Plan t s k n o wn ,
t o al l t h e bi rds th at fl y ,
s v —
Pl an ts t h at ar e k n o w n t o yl an be ast s I call t h e m ,
al l to aid t h i s m an .
T h e m u l t i t u d e o f h e r bs w h e re o n t h e C o w s w h o m n o n e
m ay sl au g h t e r fee d al l t h at ar e fo o d fo r g o at s an d
,
sh e e
p,
So m an y Pl an ts bro u gh t ,
h i t h e rw ard, gi v e sh e l te r
an d defe n ce t o t h e e !
H i th e r w ar d u n to th ee I br i n g t he Pl an t s t h at cu re
al l m al ad i es,
A l l P l an ts w h ere i n p h ysi c i an s h av e d isco v e r ed
h e al t h b esto w i n g p o w e r
-
.
L e t Pl an ts w i th fl o w e r an d Pl an t s w i th b u d, t h e
fr u i tf u l an d th e fr u i tl e ss, al l ,
Li k e c h il d re n o f o n e m o t h e r, yi e ld th e i r sto res fo r
t h i s m an s p er fe c t h e al th
’
.
p an t s .
t h e deit y o f t h e rain c l o u d Se e I 2 l
-
. . . .
23 Wil d boar : o f I I 27 2, an d V 1 4 1
. . W ild p igs are e xt rao rdi
. . . .
I deli ve red t h ee ,
F re e d t h e e fro m Yam a s fe tter an d fr o m all o fl e n ce
’ '
agai n st t h e G o ds .
H Y M N VIII .
3 A sv at t h a, re n d
t h o se m e n ; do t h o u d e v o u r th e m
q u i ck ly , K h adi ra !
Li k e r e e ds l et t h e m b e b ro k e n t h ro u gh , do w n sm i t -
t e n by a lifte d r u sh .
4 L e t P aru sh a h va m ak e t h e m r e eds, an d l e t t h e b u l
r u sh st r i k e t h e m do w n
B o u n d i n a m i gh ty n e t l e t t h em b reak q u i ck ly lik e an
ar ro w s sh aft
’
.
so m e p an t .
P ro f Lu d w ig,
. a sp ec ies o f se rpe n t .
t hem .
A di ty as o n e .
h o st sh all g o
, .
an d h er bs an d p l an t s ,
Q u a d r u p e d bi p e d se
, n d I fo rt h t h at t h e y m ay st r i k e
t h i s ar m y de ad .
H o ly M e n ,
S ee n an d u n se e n I se n d t h e m fo rt h th at t h ey m ay
,
st r i k e t h i s ar m y d e ad .
H e re s
p r e ad are sn ar es o f D eath w h e r e fr o m tho u ,
i i n e e r ar t fr e e d
’
o n ce w th n t h e m ,
F u ll m an y a t ho u san d o f t he h o st y o n der th i s h o rn
sh all sm i te an d sl ay .
T h e Gh ar m a h at h b e e n w ar m e d w i th fi r e : t h i s H o m a
sl ay s a t ho u san d m e n .
L e t B h av a P risn ib ah u an d S ar v a de st ro y th at
, ,
ar m am e n t .
Th e i r p o r ti o n b e th e fir e of D eat h , h u n g e r , e x h aus
t i o n sl augh t er
, ,
fe ar .
p . 2 9 6 .
1 6 11 0 m : t h e sym b o l of p o w er .
-
.
W i th yo u r e n t an g li n g sn are s an d n e ts Sar va an d ,
I n d ra s l ay t h at h o st .
Fly co n q u e re d i n al ar m y e fo e s ru n dr i v e n by t he
, , , ,
s e ll aw ay
p
L e t n o t o n e m an e sc ap e o f t h o se w h e n r o u ted by
B ri h asp at i .
L et t h e m n o t fi n d a su r e ty o r a re fug e b u t t o rn ,
aw ay g o do w n t o D e at h t o e t he r
g .
I t s si de s ar e H e av e n an d E ar th it s r e i n s t h e S e aso n s , ,
V o i c e is i ts h o o d i ts g ro o m s are sk y s m id r e gi o n s
’
-
.
,
, ,
w arr i o r an d t h e M o o n t h e d ri v e r
, .
H e n ce co n q u e r co n q u e r H ail ! b e th o u t h e v i cto r !
, ,
L e t t h ese b e co n q u e ro rs an d t h o se b e c o n q u e r e d .
G o o d l u ck t o t h e se ill l u ck t o th o se m e n y o n der ! ,
W i th t h e dark bl u e an d re d o u r fo es I co ve r- - -
.
21 T h e seco n d l in e occ u rs al so in V I 32 2 . . .
22 V oi ce : or V ik ; see IV . 1 2
. .
24 Wi th the dar k bl u e cm d - - -
r cd t h at is, w it h t w o st ri n gs o r t h reads
of t h ese co l o u rs w h ich are t o be u sed i n t h e in can tat io n . See Kau sik a
S fit ra, XV I 1 9 . .
4 16 m s g ra ms or [ s o ar 1 111
7 .
H Y M N IX .
t hey th e i r b e i n g ?
C al ves o f V ira j t h e se t w o aro se fro m
,
w a t er I ask .
t hee o f t h e se t wai n w h o w as t h e i r m il k e r
,
.
2 H e w h o p r e p ar e d a t h re e fo l d h o m e an d lyi n g th ere ,
m ad e t h e w at e r b e ll o w t h ro u gh h is g r eat n e ss ,
bo di es fo r h i m se l f far o ff i n se cret ,
.
fo u rt h di v i de s th e v o i ce ,
w h e r e t o b e l o n g s t h e o n e w h e re t o t h e o t h e r
,
.
4 O u t o f th e B rih at as th e si x th fi v e S fi m an s h ave b e e n
fash i o n ed fo r th
F r o m B rih ati w as B rihat fo r m ed : w h e n ce w as t h e
B rih ati co m p o se d
T h e h y m n , w h ich is a k in d o f Brah m o dy am ( se e n o te at t h e en d o f
V . co n sist s o f a ser ies o f
p p
u r ose l y e n ig m at i cal q u e st io ns an d dark
t h ro u g ho u t , an d in m an y p art s I fi n d it ab so l u te l y u n in te l l ig ib l e .
Divin e Be in g or A b st ract io n , ev o l v ed by sp e cu l at io n , e n do w ed w it h
creat i ve an d o t h er m iracul o u s p o w e rs, an d t h e su b j e ct o f m an y fan ci
ful al l ego ries See t h e fo l l o w ing hy m n
. .
4 B ri ho t t h e n am e of v ario us Si m ans or ch an t ed so n gs in t h e
Brih at i m et re wh ich co nsist s o f t h irt y si x -
syl l ab l es in fo u r Pi das,
TH E H YM N S 01?
[ B OOK V I I I .
h e r se aso n s an d h e r r u l e an d p rac t i c e
W h o k n o w s h e r st e ps, h o w o ft h o w far e x te n de d , ,
w h o k n o w s h e r h o m e an d n u m b e r o f h e r daw n i n g s ?
S h e h e r e w h o fi rst o f al l se n t fo r th h e r l u stre m o v e s
o n w ar d r e s t i n g o n t h e se l o w e r c r e at u r e s .
E xal t e d p o w e r an d m ig ht ar e st o re d w i t h i n h er t h e
w o m an h at h p re vail e d, th e n e w co m e m o t h e r -
.
B o th D aw ns on w i ngs o f so n g , w th r i i ch ado rn m e n t ,
m o ve o n t o ge t h e r t o t h e i r co m m o n d w e lli n g .
’
S fi 1 ya s t w o i i
w v e s, u n w ast n g , m o st p r o li fi c , k n o w i n
g
t h e i r w ay m o ve r i c h i n l ig h t t o ge t h e r
, , , .
T h e t h re e h av e p asse d al o n g t he p at h o f O rde r
t h r e e w ar m lib at i o n s hav e re g arde d o ff sp r i n g
O n e q u i c k e n s p r o g e n y o n e st re n g t h e n s v i g o u r an d
, ,
o n e p r o t e c t s t he k i n do m o f t he i ous
g p .
S h e w h o w as fo u r t h w as m ad e by A g n i S o m a an d , ,
R i sh i s as t he y fo r m e d b o t h h al ve s o f w o re in p
G hyat ri T risht u p J agat i A n u sh tu p B ri h adark i
, , , ,
li gh t e n i ng th e sac rific e r .
F i ve m il k i n g s an sw e r t o th e fi ve fo l d daw n i n g fi ve ,
se aso n s t o t h e c o w w h o b e ar s fi ve t i t l e s .
h ead h av e t h e se t o o n e so l e w o r l d d i re c te d .
t i m e is c ar r i e d by six S ém an s .
p rai se L. i g h ten i ng w in n i n
g t h e l ig h t o f he av e n fo r .
cl em en t B o th br oad
. o hes : h eaven an d ear th , each o f which is regarded
as t h ree fo l d .
fi
rm l w T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 4 19
Six y o k ed the p l o u gh is
-
, as e ac h t race is num b er e d
t h e y call b o t h br o ad o n es si x ; si x , E ar th and
I I e av e n .
W h i c h t e ll u s o f t h e seaso n s is r ed u n dan t ?
, ,
m e tre s m at ch t h e se ve n C o n se c rat i o n s .
S e v e n are t h e H o m as se ve n t h e l o g s fo r b u r n i n g , ,
I n to t h e w o r l d h av e co m e se v e n str e am s o f b u tter
t h o se w e h ave h e ard o f as t he S e v e n V u l tu res .
fi fte e n h o w is t he T r ish tu p m o u l d ed ,
Jag ati fash i o n e d o n t h e t h ree an d t h i r ty ? H o w i s - -
A n u sh tu p fo r m e d ? h o w E k av insa ?
in i t iat o ry re parat o ry ce re m o n ie s
or p .
20 T r i ad: or t r ip l et s .
‘
T he S i m an co n sists o f t wo v erses o n l y , i t is
fi rst to b e m ade t o co n sist o f t h ree by re p e t it io n o f so m e p art o f t h e t w o
p r in ci al
p v e rses b efo re it can be u sed as a ch an t at a So m a sac ri fi ce .
easi l
y exp l ain ed or an sw ered, n o r are t h ey o f an y g en eral im po rtan ce .
h ym n co n sist in g o f
'
E i gh t E l e m e n ts s fi r st bo rn o f O rde r : t h e
ran g u
p p ,
E igh t ar e t h e w o m b s o f A d i t i e i g h t h e r c h il d re n ,
fo r th e e i g h th n i gh t is t h e lib at i o n de st i n ed .
S o p l an n i n g bli ss fo r yo u hav e I c o m e h i th e r to w i n
y o u r fri e n dsh i p k i n d am I an d g raci o u s , .
B o r n fro m o n e so u rc e p ro p i t i o u s is yo u r w i sdo m
,
k no w i n g fu l l w e ll t o al l o f y o u i t c o m e t h .
se v e n to e ac h
T h e n u m be r fi ve acco m p an i es w aters an d m en an d
h eali n g h e r bs .
an d m e n an d A su ras an d R i sh i s .
W h o is t h e C o w W h o is t h e S i ng l e Bi sh i W h at
is t h e l aw , w h a t are t h e b e n e di c ti o n s
W hat o n t h e ear th i s t h e o n e o n ly S p i ri t W h i ch o f
?
t h e n u m b e r is t h e S in g l e S e aso n
( see I . 9 1.
, n o t e ) a re i n t h e Rg i v ed a ( I X 1 1 4 3 ) said t o. b e se.ve n .
22 I j
V it a
l m ay be m ean t .
co n t r o l t he w w h i h I d a d i f m t h a i fi w h ich t he
p o e r c n r e r ves ro e s cr ces
fe rt il izin g rain en ab l es m e n t o o ffe r to h im .
y ak s / t i
r m , h e re ren de red b y sp ir i t, m ean s a l iv in g su pe rn at u r al b e in g
d ese r vi n g w o rsh i p Pro fesso r L u d w ig h e re an d el se w h ere ren de rs t h e
.
w o rd b F t f a t f t i al T h S i l S a t h i t al a
y e s , e s o r e s v e n
.
g e e so n e n e r c r
y
m o nt h . q
T hese u est io n s o f t he Rishis an d Kasyapa s rep l ies are n u
’
fli p iag
e l l ig l l .T h e hy m n has b een transl ated b y Lu d wig, Der R igveda,
.
4 22 m e B r m vs or [ BO OK 1 71 1 .
who k n o w s t h i s b e co m es fi t fo r t h e m ee t i ng , an d
to h is h all o f m ee t i n g c o m e t he p eo p l e .
7 Sh e m o u nt e d u p , sh e e n t e r e d C o n su l tat i o n W h o so .
k n o w s t h i s is fi t t o b e co n su l t ed, an d t o h is co n su l
te t i c a co m e t h e p e o p l e .
9 O f h er t he Go d s an d m e n i d Th i s sh e k n o w et h
sa ,
.
Th at w e m ay bo t h h ave life l e t us i n vo k e h er .
T h u s d id t h e y cry t o h e r
C o m e S t re n gt h l com e F o od ! co m e C harm er ! com e
, , , ,
F re e g i v e r l -
w as h e r r o p e t h e c l o u d h e r u dde r ,
.
W i th t h e R at h an t ara t h e Go ds m il k ed fro m h er th e
P lan ts an d al l t h e w i de e x pan se w i t h B ri hat
,
.
m eet i n g of . asse m
t hi rt y -
si x syl l ab l es. Sec I V . 34 1 , . n o te.
of i
Rg v eda I 1 68 l . . . Vdm adevga : th e n am e o f vario us Si m ans Sec .
IV . 34 1 , . n o te .
H YM N T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 4 23
Y aj fi fiyaj fi iya t h e y m il ke d o u t w o r sh i p .
F o r h i m w h o k n o w e t h t h i s R ath an tara p o u re t h o u t
‘
Plan ts an d B rih at yi e l de th w i de e x p an si o n
, .
sac r ifi ce .
A y e ar w e n t b y an d sh e agai n e x i st e d .
H e nce i n a y e ar th e w o u n d s o f tr ee s h e al o v e r H e .
w h o k n o w s t h i s se e s his l o at h e d r i val w o u n d e d;
S h e m o u n ted u p sh e c am e u n t o t h e F at h e rs t h ey
,
k ill e d h e r : i n a m o n t h s he r e e x ist e d -
.
H e n ce m e n g i ve m o n t h ly o ffe r i ng s to t h e F at h e rs : w h o
k n o w s th i s k n o w s t h e p at h w h ic h t h ey h av e t ro dde n
, .
S he r o se she c am e u n t o th e G o ds t h ey k ill e d h e r ;
,
b u t i n a fo r t n i gh t s h e ag ai n w as li v i n g .
F o r t n ig h tl y he n c e m e n se r v e t h e Go ds w i t h V ash at !
, ,
W h o k n o w s t h i s k n o w s t he w ay w h i c h Go ds p ass o ve r .
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, .
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w h o so k n o w s t h is n e ar se at e d i n t he d w e lli n
g
- -
.
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,
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, , .
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g N at u re ,
b y t ri u m p h o v e r a su ffe r ing e n e m y .
h eave n t h e m se l ves .
un
y
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,
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l f was V di h e r m il k i ng
v e sse l w as a an o f 1ro n
p .
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A su r as de pe n d fo r li fe o n M a y a H e w h o k n ows
t h i s b ec o m e s a fi t su p p o r t e r .
Sh e m o u n t ed u p , sh e cam e
Fath e rs T h e u n to t he .
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, , .
T h i s F o o d t h e F ath e rs m ak e t h e i r li v e s su st ai n e r ’
.
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, .
,
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,
v 1 -
.
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,
se n te d t o t h e m b y t h e ir re l at io n s o n eart h . A so m e w h at sim il ar id ea
l ed t h e Gree ks an d R o m ans t o v isit t h e to m b s of t h e ir rel at i v es at ce r
t h e grav es — S
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u sage o f p u t t in g food on . . Barin g-Go u l d, St range
Su r vi val s, p 27 2 . .
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ro en i t o r o f t h e p rese n t race o f hu m an b ei n g s .
co un te d am o ng t h e Bish is, i
Rg ve da X . 1 4 8 having b een re veal ed to
h im .
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.
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c all e d h e r c r i n C o m e C o n ce al m e n t ! h i t he r
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t e m p e r e d w as h e r m il k p ail -
.
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, , ,
fro m he r u dd e r dr e w co n c e al m e n t .
B y t h at c o n ceal m e n t li v e t h e O t h e r Pe o p l e H . e who
k n o w s t h i s b e co m es a m e e t su p o rt e r , an d m ak e s
p
al l e v il d i sa e a a d an i sh
pp r n v .
S h e m o u nt ed u p sh e cam e u n t o th e S e r p e n t s
, T he .
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, .
o u r d su li d a il k i l
g pp e m n
g v esse -
.
h e r u dde r dre w fo r t h o n ly p o i so n .
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H e w h o k n o w s t h i s be co m e s a m ee t su p p o r ter .
O ne wo u ld w ard o ff, fo r h i m w h o b at h t h is k n o w
l ed if w i t h a bo t t l e g o u rd h e sp ri n k l e d w ate r
g e, -
.
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d ri ve
t hee bac k, h e w o u l d r e p e l i t .
T h e m an w h o h at h t h i s k n o w l edg e p o u rs its ve n o m
0 11 h is h at e d fo e .
ho
28 Other P eop l e : a e u p h em ist ic e xp ressio n fo r certa in b e in gs
So i n E n g lan d fam e s
w
app ea r to b e co n side red as sp i r i t s o f d ar k n ess .
31 T h e k n o w l edge an d t h e m e re w ish o r th o u gh t w it h o u t an y
e xt e r n al act io n w o u l d b e su ffi c ie n t to co u n te ract t h e d ead l ie st po xso n .
YM N I H .
T m : A sv i n s H o n ey w h i p w as bo rn f ro m h eave n an d
’
-
an d w i n d .
A l l li v i n g cre atu r es w e l co m e i t w i th j oy fu l h e ar t s ,
W h e n c e co m es t h e H o ne y w h i p b e sto wi ng b o u n ty -
,
t h er e V i t al S p ir i t is an d A m r i t t re asu red , .
3 I n su n d ry sp o t s r e p eat e d ly re fle ct i n g m e n v ie w
, ,
u o n t h e e ar t h h e r c o u rse an d ac t i o n
p
F o r sh e t h e fi rst b o r n dau gh t e r o f t h e M aru t s
,
-
,
de r i ve s he r o ri g i n fro m W i n d an d A g n i .
4 D au gh t e r o f V asu s m o t h e r o f A di ty as ce nt re o f
, ,
A m ri t b re at h o f l i v i n g cre atu re s
, ,
T h e H o n ey w h i p g o l d co l o u re d d ro p p i n g fat n ess
-
.
-
, ,
m o v e s as a m i g h ty e m b ry o m id m o rt al s
’
.
5 T h e d e i ti e s b e g at t h e W h i p o f H o n ey : h er e m bryo
assu m e d al l fo r m s an d fash i o n s .
T h e h ym n is a gl o ri fi cat io n o f t h e W h ip o f t h e A svin s, an d a p ra
y
er
fo r t h e gi ft o f sw ee tn ess, sp l en do ur , an d stren gt h fro m t h em an d o t er
d eit ies .
p e rh a s, t h e ear l
p y st im u l at i n g an d li fe g i v i n g m o rn i n g -
b re e ze w h ic h
acco m p an ies t h e fi rst ap p earan ce o f t h e A sv i n s, t h e Lo rd s o f Li g h t,
w h o p reced e t h e Daw n , an d rep rese n t s i n t h is h m n al l cre at i ve,
y
v i vi fy in g, an d sustain i n g ow er
p .
6 W ho u n de r stan de t h we l l , w h o h at h p e rce i v e d i t .
he r h e art s u n i nj u r e d S o m a h o l d i ng b e ak e r
’
-
L e t t h e w i se B rah m an p r i e st t h ere i n b e j o y f u l .
7 H e u nde r st an de t h t h e m , h e h at h p erce i v e d t h e m , h e r
b re asts t h at p o u r a t h o u san d st r eam s, u n i nj u re d :
T he y u n re l u ctan tly y i e l d st r e n gt h an d v igo u r .
B e ll o w i n g t o t h e h eat e d t h re e libat i o n s, su ck l es w i t h
st re am s o f m il k , an d st i l l is l o w i n
g .
9 O n w h o m , w e ll fe d t he W at e rs w ai t i n w orsh i p , an d
-
,
st e e r s an d se l f r e fu l e n t b u ll s at t e n d h e r
g
-
.
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,
an d c au se d e si re an d st re n g th t o rai n u o n t h e e ;
p
T h e t h u n d e r i s t hy v o i ce , 0 L o rd o f C re atu res
a B u l l t h o u c ast e st o n t h e e ar th t h y v i go u r
, .
T h e H o n ey w h i p , t h e M ar u t s fi r st b o r n dau g h te r,
’
- -
de r i v es h er o r ig i n fro m W i n d an d A g n i .
A s at t h e m o rn i ng sac rifice t h e A sv i n s t w ai n l o ve
S o m a w e ll ,
E v e n so m ay b o t h t h e A sv i ns l ay sp l e n do u r an d
st r e n t h w i t h i n m oul
g y s .
L e t t he p air , I n dra A g n i , l ay sp l e n do u r an d st re ng th
w i t h i n m y so u l .
A s at t h i rd sacrifi ce So m a is t he R ib h u s w e ll b e l o v ed
’
-
o ne,
E ve n so m ay th e y , th e R ib h u s, st o r e s e n do u r
l an d
p
st re n t h w i t h i n m y so u l
g .
j
1 0 L or d of C r eatu r es : P ra ap at i T h un de r is h is vo i ce in asm u ch as
.
T h e l ash is li g h t n i n g an d t h e , t i p is go l d e n .
W h o e v er k n o w s t h e W h i p s se ve n k i n d s o f h o n ey ’
b e co m es h i m se l f a m an e n do w ed w it h sw e e t ness .
B ra h m an an d K i n g t h e d rau g h t e x an d t h e m il ch
,
-
c o w bar l e y an d r i c e an d h o n e y is t h e se v e n t h
, , .
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,
h e w h o k n o w s t h i s c o n q u e rs t h e w o r l ds o f s w e e t n ess .
T h e m an w h o h at h t h i s k n o w l e dg e is r e garde d by
li vi ng be i ngs an d th e L o rd o f C re at u res .
H YMN II .
K A M A th e B u l l , sl ay e r o f fe e s, I w o rsh i p w i th m o l ten
bu t te r ,
sac r ifi c e ,
o bl at i o n .
t h y g re at m an ly o w e r , w h e n I h ave r ai se d th e e
p p .
2 T hat w h i c h is h at e fu l t o m i n e e y e an d s
p i ri t ,
t h at
h aras se s an d r o bs m e o f , e nj o y m e n t
T he e v il d r e am I l o o se u p o n m y fo e m en . M ay I
r e n d h i m w h e n I h av e l an de d K am a .
3 K am a do t h e n a m ig h ty Lo rd an d R u l e r
, , ,
l et l oo se
ill dream m i sfo rt u n e w an t o f ch ildre n
, , ,
1 T he B ull o r, t he
.
st ro n g ; th e h ero .
a rm M s A T H A R VA V E D A -
.
H l
o m e e ssn e ss, Kam a ! u t te r de st i t u t i o n , u pon t he
i design s m y ru i n
s n n er w h o .
4 Dr i v e t h em aw ay d r i v e t h e m afar O K am a i n di g e n ce
, ,
fall o n t h o se w h o are m y fo e m e n !
W h e n t h ey h av e b ee n cast do w n t o dee pe st dark n ess ,
c o n su m e t h e i r d w e lli n g s w i th t h y fi r e 0 A g n i , .
5 S h e K am a ! sh e is cal l ed t h e C o w th y dau gh t e r
, , ,
sh e w h o i s n am e d V fi k an d V irfi b
j y g sa e .
B y h e r d r iv e th ou m y fo e m e n t o a d i st an ce M ay .
, ,
, ,
7 M ay Kam a, m i gh ty on e m y p o t e n t w arde r, g i v e m .
e
f u ll fre e do m fr o m m i n e ad ve rsar i e s .
M ay al l t h e D e i t i e s b e m y p ro te c t i o n , al l G o ds co m e
n i h t o t h i s m i n e i n v o cat i o n
g .
8 A c ce
p t i n
g t h iis w it h fatn ess b e j o y fu l
o b lat io n r ch ,
h e re y e G o ds w h o se c h i e f i s K am a
, ,
Gi v i n g m e fr ee do m fr o m m i n e ad ve rsarie s .
9 Y e I n dra A gn i KA m a l co m e t og e t he r a nd c as t
, , ,
m in e a d ve rsar i es d o w n b e neat h m e .
0 A g ni w i t h t hy fi re co ns u m e t h e i r d w e lli ng s
, .
S lay t h o se w h o are m i n e e n e m i e s O K am a : h e ad l o n g ,
t o d e p t h o f bli nd i n g dark n e ss h u r l t h e m .
R e ft b e t h ey al l of m an l y st re n g th an d v ig o u r ! L e t
’
t h e m n o t h av e a si n g l e d ay s ex i st e n ce .
6 Sav i tar
’
s i nstigation savi ti il p savena
’
a l
p ya n
p o h th e words, as
t h o u gh it were Savitar s d
’
sav in g
’
g u i an ce.
432 T H E H YM N S '
or [ B OOK m
g i ve n m e am
p l e ro o m to
g ro w a n d p r o s
p e r .
L e t t h e fo u r reg i o n s b o w t he m do w n be fo re m e ~
r o e t h at h e l d i t fast
p .
T he re is n o t u rn i n back fo r t h o se w h o m o ur k e e n
ar ro w s h av e re p e l e d .
13 A g n i av e rt s I n d ra av e r ts an d So m a : m ay t he
, ,
av e r ti n g G o ds ave rt t h i s fo e m an .
14 T o be av o id ed by h is fri e n ds de t e sted r e p e ll ed w i th , , ,
fe w h im , l e t h i m w an de r
m e n ro u n d .
m ay t h e st r o n g G o d de st ro y y o u r ad ve rsar i e s .
15 This o te n t t h i
li g h t n i n g n o u r sh es
n s sh ak e n , and i
p g
t h i n g s u n sh ak e n y e t , an d al l t h e th u n de rs .
M ay t he S u n , r i si n g w i t h h is w eal t h an d sp l e n do u r,
d ri ve i n vi c to r i o u s m i g h t m y fo e m e n do w n w ard .
1 6 T hy fi r m . an d t r i p ly barr ed
-
p i
ro tect o n , Kem a! t hy
ll m ad e w eap o n p r o o f e xte n de d ar m o u r
p s e -
,
W i th t h at dr i ve t h o u m y fo e m e n t o a di stan ce . M ay
c at t l e, v i t al b reat h , an d li fe fo rsak e t he m .
1 7 F ar fro m t h e w o rl d w h e r e i n we li ve , 0 K am a,
d r iv e t h o u m y fo e m e n w i t h th at se l fsam e w e ap o n
W her e w i th t h e G o ds r e p e ll e d t h e fi e n ds, an d I n dra
cast do w n t h e D asy us i n t o de e est dark n ess
p .
18 A G o ds t h e A su ras, an d I n dra do wn t o t he
ll ed
’
s p re e
Wate r ,
an d Pl an ts .
1 5 Shaken u nshal en :
'
‘
17 Wi th that lf
se sam e weap on t he text has m e rel y te na, w i th t hat
‘ .
See V I I I 5 3 ; 8 5 sqq
. . . .
4 34 M E g r am s or [B OOK 1 1 .
24 N ot e ve nis t h e p e er o f K a
t a m a, n o t A g n i ,
C h an dram as th e M o o n, n o r S fi rya .
S t ro ng e r t han th e se ar t t h o u , an d g r e at fo r e v e r .
Kam a, t o t h ee , t o t h e e I o ffe r w o rs h i p .
25 T hy l o ve ly an d au sp i ci o u s fo r m s, 0 Kam a, w h e re by
t h e t h i ng t h o u w il t be c o m e t h re al ,
W i th t h ese co m e th o u an d m ak e t h y h o m e am o n g u s,
a n d m ak e m ali g n an t t h o u gh t s i n h ab i t e l se w h e r e -
.
H Y M N III .
W u l o o se the t i es an d fast e n i n gs o f th e h o u se th at
h o l ds al l p re c i o u s t h i n g s ,
T h e b an ds o f p i l l ars an d o f st ay s th e ti es o f b eam s ,
t h at fo r m t h e r o of .
2 A l l w e al th y H o u se ! e ach k n o t an d ban d, e ac h co rd
-
t h at is at t ach ed t o th ee
I w i t h m y sp e l l u n t i e , as erst B rih asp at i di sc l o se d
t h e cav e .
t hy k n o tt e d ban ds sec u re :
t Stay s t he sl an t in g o l w h i h t n t h en t h e il l a
co rn e r p o s s p es c s re g p rs
-
. .
d ro u gh t . S ee Rg
i v ed a I 6 2 3
. . I I 23 1 8 ; 24 2 I V 50 5
. . . . . V I 73 l
. . .
W it h I ndra s h e l p w e l o o se t h em as a sk il fu l
’
S l au g h t ere r sev e r s j o i n t s .
4 W e l o o se t h e ban ds o f t h y bam b o o s o f bo l t s o f , ,
fast e n i n g o f th at c h , ,
W e l o o se t h e t i e s o f t hy si de p o st s 0 H o u se t h at -
,
h o l de st all w e p r i z e .
5 W e l o o se n h e re t h e t i es an d b an ds o f straw i n b u n dl e s ,
an d o f c l am p s ,
O f al l t h at co m p asse s an d bi n ds t h e L ady G e n i u s o f
the H om e .
6 W e l o o se t h e l o o p s wh i ch m en h ave bo u n d i in
w th
t h e e l o o p s t o t ie
, an d h o ld .
B e g rac i o u s w h e n , e re c t e d , t o o ur b o di e s Lady , of
th e H om e l
7 S to re h o u se o f Som a, A g n i s h all , th e l adi es b o w e r,
’ ’
-
t h e r e si de n ce ,
T h e seat o f Go ds ar t t h o u , O Go dde ss H o u se .
8 We i
w th o u r i n can tat i o n l o o se t h e n e t t h at b at h a
t h o u san d ey e s ,
b e am .
9 T h e m an w h o tak e s t h e e as h is o w n , an d h e w h o w as
t h y bu il d e r , H o u se
B o t h t h ese , 0 Lady o f t h e H o m e , sh all li v e t o l o n g
e x t e n de d y e ars .
l h ll h h b i n w h i ch t h e d o m est i c fi re is k e t
’
g en e ra A.
gn i s a t e c am er
p
l l iv in g Dr Gril l
’
up . T he r esiden ce the m en s g e n e ra -
roo m . . om i ts
sch l e ch te V e rs b e in g i n t e rp o l at io n
’
t h is as an .
ser vi g
n as a ceil in g cl o t h .
-
4 36 m s a r e as or [ B OOK I I .
T he r el e t h er co m e t o m ee t t h i s m an Fi r m , st ro n g .
l y faste n e d, an d p r e p are d
A rt t h o u w h o se se v e ral li m bs an d j o i n t s w e p art an d
l o o se n o ne by one .
H e w h o co ll ecte d t i m be r fo r th e w o rk an d b u il t th e e
up, 0 H o u se ,
M ade t h e e fo r co m i ng p ro
g e n y Praj ap at i
, , th e L o rd
S u p re m e .
H o m ag e to hi m We w o rsh ip t o o t h e g i ve r an d th e
M an si o n s l o r d
’
H o m age t o A g n i ! t o th e m an w h o se r ves at h o ly
r i t e s fo r t h e e .
H om a e
g t o k i n e an d st e eds to al l t h at sh al l b e b o rn
w i t h i n t h e h o u se 1
W e l o o se t h e b o n ds t h at fast en th ee , m o th er o f m ul
t i t u de s t o c o m e
A g n i t h o u sh e l t e re st w i th i n , an d p eo p l e w i t h d o m es
t ic be ast s .
W e l o o se th e b o n ds t h at fas ten th e e, m o t h e r
.
of
m u l t i t u de s t o c o m e
A ll s
p ace t h at li e s b e t w e e n
t h e ear th an d h e ave n ,
t h ere w i t h I t ak e t h is h o u se fo r t h y p o sse ssi o n ,
’
A n d al l th at m e asu res o u t t h e ai r s m id r eg i o n I -
m ak e a h o ll o w t o c o n t ai n th y t r e asu r e s Th e r e .
w i t h I t ak e t h e h o u se fo r h i s p o sse ssi o n .
R i ch i n p ro sp e r i ty , r i ch i n m il k , fo u n de d an d b u il t
u o n t h e e ar th ,
p
I nj u re n o t t h y re ce i ver s, H o u se w h o h o l de st fo o d o f
e ve r y so r t 1
1 0 T hi s m an t h e ow n er of t h e h o u se .
L ay th o u n o co rd o r n o o se o n u s : a we i gh ty b u rth en ,
st ill b e li h t
g
W i t he rso e v e r b e our w ill , 0 H o u se , we bear t hee
lik e a b ri de .
N o w fr o m th e e ast si de o f t h e ho u se t o t he Great
Po w e r b e h o m ag e p ai d
H ail t o th e G o ds w h o se d u e i s H ail l
N o w fro m t h e so u t h s i de of t h e h o u se , e tc .
N o w fro m t h e w est s i de o f t h e h o u se , et c .
P o w e r b e h o m ag e p ai d 1
H a il t o t h e G o ds w h ose d u e i s H ail l
H YM N IV .
T B u ll , fi er ce , t h o u san dfo l d , fi ll e d fu ll o f v ig o u r,
HE
h e ar i n g w i th i n h is fl an k s al l fo r m s an d n at u r e s,
B ri hasp at i s S te e r, hat h st r e t c h e d t h e t h r e ad , b e
’
st o w i n bl l SS o n t h e w o rsh i r , t h e li b e ral g i v e r
g pp e .
2 H b e cam e t h e W at e rs m o d e l , a m atch
fi rst ’
e w h o at
fo r e v e ry o n e , li k e E ar t h t h e Go dde ss ;
T he h usban d o f t h e c o w s t h e y o u n g cal ves fathe r,
’
,
m ay h e se cu r e u s t h o u san d i o l d ab u n dan
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pp : 60, 1 8 8 .
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an d bi es t i g
n s,
c u rds, b u tte r , t h at i s h i s b est g en i al h u m o u r .
5 H i s t h e G o ds a l o t te d sh are an d bu n dl e
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l
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e , e sse n ce
of w at e rs, an d o f p l an ts , an d b u tt er .
Sak ra el ec te d h i m th e d rau gh t o f S o m , a
. W h at w as
h is b o dy w as a l o fty m o u n tai n .
i n dl y t o u s b e t h e se t h y w o m bs h ere p re se n t, an d .
;
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fo l d p l e n ty sacr ifi ce t h ey call h i m .
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, , ,
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call h i m B ri h as at i c o m p act an d h e i g h t e n e d
p .
8 T he M aru t s h u m p
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: in .
B i g ve da V I I I . 20 . 20 t h e M aru ts are
l i ken e d t o b r igh t sh in in g b ul l s
-
.
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Brihasp ati t h at is, th e em b od i
m en t o f sacerd o tal ran k an d dign ity , Brih asp at i b ein g the p ro to t yp e at;
t he p riest l y o rder;
4 40 T H E an u s or [B OOK I X .
9 Th o u v ig o ro u s re ach e st t o t h e t r ib es o f h eav e n
, , .
w h o o ffe rs u p t h e B u ll as h i s o b l at i o n .
I n th o u gh t I offe r t h e e i n ai r s m id r e g i o n T hy
’
-
.
L et t h e p r i est j o y fu lly e x to l th e li m bs an d m em be rs
o f t h e B u ll
W h o m o v e d an d r o ar ed am o n g t h e k i n e as I n dra
m o v e s am o n g t h e G o ds .
T h e si de s m u st b e A n u m ati s an d b o th r ib p i e ces
’
-
,
B h aga s sh are
’
.
m i n e an d o n ly m i n e
, .
T h e A d ityas c l ai m t h e h i n der p ar t s, th e l o i n s m u st
b e B ri h asp ati s
’
.
T o S uryat h e y . ass ig n ed th e sk n ,
i t o S in i vali i n w ard
arts
p .
T h e S l au gh te r e r h at h th e fee t , th ey id
sa ,
w h e n th e y
d i st rib u t ed th e B u ll .
2, n o te .
W i th c l o se c o n n e x o n m i i ng l e w i t h th e co w s i n th is
o u r c at t e l -
p en
M i n gl e t h e B u ll li fi c flo w , an d, I n dra ! th i n e
’
ro
,
s
p
h e ro i c s t re n
g t h
H ere w e t h i s B u ll , y ou r y o u th fu l l e ad er
r e st o re
s o rt i n w i th h i m , g o , w an de r at y o u r p l e asu r e
p g .
N e e r w e al t h y o n e s ! m ay h e b e r e ft o f o ffsp rin g ;
’
an d do y e fav o u r u s w ith gr o w t h o f r i ch es .
H YM N V .
s h i m and b r i n g h i m h i t h e r
s L e t h i m travel , .
fo r e k n o w i n g , t o t h e r e gi o n s o f th e p i o us .
2 I br i n g t h e e h i t he r as a sh are fo r I n dr a ; p r i n ce , at
t h i s sac r ifi ce fo r h i m w h o w o rsh i p s
,
.
G rasp fi r m ly fr o m b e h i n d al l t h o se w ho h ate u s : so
T h e i m p r egn at io n o f t h e co w s is t h e j
o b e ct o f t h e w ish .
23 T h e st an za is add ressed t o t he co w s .
an d t h e t h i rd in w h ich t h e F at h e rs dw e l l .
2 P r in ce t h e Sfi ri i s t h e p r in ce , n ob l e, o r w eal t h y h o u seh o l d er w h o
in st it u te s t h e sacri fi ce and re wards the e mciat i n g p r ie st s an d the
k n o w i n g , w i t h cl e an sed h o o v e s l e t h i m go u p w ar d .
t h e G o at m o u n t t o t h e t h i rd h eav e n ab o v e u s .
4 C ut up th is sk ni i
w th t h e g re y k n i fe , Di sse ct o r !
d i v i di n g j o i n t fro m j o i n t , an d m an g le n o t h i n g
‘
D o h i m no i nj u ry li m b b y li m b ar ran g e him , an d
se n d h i m u t o th e th i rd co e o f h eave n
p p .
5 W i th t h e fi re I se t t h e cal dr o n p o u r i n
v e r se u o n
p
t h e w ate r ; l ay h im do w n w i t hi n i t !
E n co m p ass h i m w i t h fi r e y e I m m o l at o r s
, C o o k e d, .
l e t h i m re ach th e w o rl d w h e re d w e ll t h e ri gh t e o u s .
6 H e n ce co m e t h o u fo rt h , v e x e d by n o p ai n o r t o r m e n t .
M o u n t t o t h e t h i rd he av e n fro m t h e h e at e d v esse l .
A s fi re o u t o f t h e fi r e h ast t h o u ar i se n Co n qu e r and .
w i n t h i s l u c i d w o rl d o f sp l e n do u r .
li v i ng m an m u st gi v e h i m t o t h e B rah m an .
Gi v e n i n t h is w o rl d by a de v o u t be li e ve r t h e Go at ,
d i sp e l s an d dr i v e s afar t h e dar k n e ss .
8 L e t t h e P afi c h au d a n a G o at ab o u t t o v i si t th e t h r ee
,
l ig h t s p ass aw ay i n fi ve d i v i si o n s
,
.
m an gl e t h y l im b s u n du l y ( Bigv eda I 1 62 . .
6 A sfi r e ou t o f the fi r e : o r , A s A gn i ou t of fi re . See st an za 6 .
7 T he Goat i s Ag n i so m e w h at sim i l ar i s t h e
Scan d in av ian ol d
p ri e st w h o d i rects t h e sacri fi ce .
9 R i se t o th at w o r l d , 0 G o at , w h e re d w e ll t h e r i gh t
ass, li k e a S arab h a v e il e d, al l di ffi c u l t l a
eo u s p p ces .
T he Go at P afi ch au dan a, g i v e n t o a B rah m an , sh a ll
w i t h al l fu l n e ss sat i sfy t h e g i v e r .
C o w o m n i fo r m art th o u , t h at yi e l ds all w i sh es .
i v e s t h e G o at P afi ch au dan a t o t h e B rah m an
g .
Gi v e n i n t h i s w o r l d by t h e dev o u t be li e ve r th e Go at ,
S e ek i n g th e w o r l d o f g o o d m e n w h o h av e w orsh i p p ed ,
W in th o u th i s w o rl d as t hy co m p l et e p o ssessi o n .
A u sp i c i o u s u n t o u s b e h e acce p t ed ! ,
Tr u ly th e Go at sp ran g fro m th e gl o w o f A g
s i re d as sa e w i t h al l a sa e s
’
o w er
p g g p .
S ac r ifi c e fill
,
e d fill e d f,u ll o ffe re d w i t,
h V as —
hat t h i s
l e t t h e G o ds arr an ge at p r o p e r seaso n s .
H o m e w o v e n rai m e n t l et h i m g i v e an d go l d as
-
,
u erdo n t o t h e i t
g p r e s s .
S o h e o bt ai n s co m p l et e ly al l ce l est i al an d t er restr i al
w o rl ds .
1 0 One on l y C ow t h e Co w of Pl en ty .
t h e sacrifi cer .
4 45 T H E m u ms or [ 3 00 3 I I
‘
H is y e s w e re Tr u t h an d R i g h t T h e w h o l e to g e t h e r
e .
w as T r u t h : V i ra j h i s h e ad an d F ai t h h i s b r e at h i n
g
, .
A b o u n dl e ss sacr ifi c e h e p e r fo r m s h e w i n s h i m se l f a ,
b o u n dl e ss w o r l d
W h o g i ve s t he G o at P aii ch au dan a ill u m i n ed w i th a
r i e st ly fe e
p .
L e t h i m n o t b r eak t h e vi ct i m s b o n e s l e t h i m n o t
’
su c k t he m ar r o w o u t .
L e t t h e m an , t ak i n g h i m i
e n t r e, h er e , e ve n h ere
d e p o si t h i m .
Th i s ,
e v en th i s is h is t ru e fo r m : t he m an u n it e th
h im t he r e w i th .
Fo o d g ,
b
r e at n e ss, st r e n
r i n e th h i m w h o
g g t h hgei v e th
t h e G o at P afi c h au dan a ill u m e d w i t h g u e r d o n .
T h e fi ve g o l d p i e c e s an d t h e fi v e n e w gar m e n ts an d
, ,
t h e fi v e m i l ch k i n e yi e l d h i m al l h is w i sh e s
-
W h o g i v e s t he G o at P afi ch au dan a ill u m i n e d w i th a
r i e st ly fe e
p .
T h e fi v e g o l d p i e c e s ar e a li g h t t o li g ht h i m ro b e s ,
b e co m e ar m o u r to de fe n d h is b o dy
H e w i n n e t h S v ar ga as h is h o m e w h o g i v e t h t h e
G o at P afi ch au dan a ill u m e d w it h b o u n ty .
W he n sh e w h o hat h b e e n w e dded fi n ds a se co n d
h u sb an d aft e r w ar d ,
T h e t w ai n sh al l n o t b e p art e d if t h ey g i v e t h e Go at
P afi c h au dan a .
21 V i r dj : se e V II I 1 0
. .
22 I l l u m i n ed e n h an ced in v al u e .
k m d ; o r go l d
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25 Go l d p i eces ru n e ck l e t s . T h ese an d t h e o t h er
One w or i t h e t e w edded w i fe b e co m es t h e
ld w th -
se c o n d h u sban d s h o m e
’
W h o g i v e s t h e Go at P afi ch au dan a ill u m i n e d w i th
t he p r i e stly fe e .
T h ey w h o h av e g i v e n a c o w w h o dro p s a cal f e ac h
se aso n , o r an o x ,
A l
co v e r et , a r o be , o r
g o ld , g o t o th e l o ft i est sp h e r e
of he av e n .
H i m se l f
, t h e fa t h e r an d t h e so n , t h e
g ran d so n ,
an d
t h e fat h e r s si re ,
’
M o t h e r, w i fe , h e r w h o b o re h is b abe s, al l t h e be lo v ed
o ne s I ca ll .
T he m an w h o k n o w s t h e se aso n n am e d th e S c o r ch i n g
t h e G o at P afi c hau dan a is t h i s sc o rc h i n g se aso n
H li ve s h i m se l f, h e v e rily bu r n s u p h is h ate d r i v al s ’
e
fam e ,
W h o g i ve s t h e G o at P afi ch au dan a ill u m i n e d i
w th
t h e p r i e st ly fe e .
T he m an w ho k n o w s t h e se aso n c all ed t h e W o rk i n g
t ak e s t o h i m se l f t h e ac ti v e fam e , h is h at e d r i v al s
’
i v e fam e
ac t .
T he G o at P afi ch au dan a is t h i s W o rk i n g se aso n .
H e li v e s h i m se l f e t c ,
.
T he m an w h ok n o w s t h e se aso n call e d t h e M e e t i n g
t ak e s t o h i m se l f t h e g at h e r i ng fam e , h is h at e d
r i v al s e ri n
’
g at h g fam e .
T h e G o at P afi c h au dan a is th i s M e e t i n g se aso n .
T he m an w h ok n o w s t h e se a so n c all e d t h e S w e lli n g
t ak e s t o h i m se l f th e sw e l l i n g fam e , h is h at e d r i val s
’
s w e lli n fa m
g e .
H e li v es h i m se l f, e tc .
T he m an w h o k n o w s t h e seaso n call e d th e R i si n g
t ak e s t o h i m se l f t h e r i si n f m e , h is hat e d r i v al s
'
g a
r i si n fam e
g .
r 1 val s co n q u e r i n f
’
g am e .
H e li v e s h i m se l f h e v e r ily b u r n s u p h is h at e d r i v al s
’
fam e
W h o gi ve s th e G o at P afi ch au dan a ill u m i n e d w th a
i
r i e st ly fe e
p .
H e co o k s t he G o at an d t he fi ve b o il ed r i ce m e sse s .
M ay t h e u n i t e d Q u ar t e r s al l ac c o rdan t
, ,
an d in
t e r m e diat e p o in t s, ac c e p t h i m fr o m t h e e .
H YM N V I .
w h o se m e m b e rs are t h e st u ff w h o se sp i n e t h e ,
v e r se s
are i n p ro se .
th e w at e r t h e p r e ssi n g g e ar 1 7 S p o o n , l ad l e , fo r k ,
-
.
st i r r i n g p r o n g are
-
t h e w o o de n S o m a t u bs ; th e
e ar t h e n co o k i n t a t h m o r t ar sh a e d S o m a
g p o s r e e
p
- -
v esse l s ; t h i s e ar t h is j u st t h e bl ac k an t e l o e s sk i n
'
p
-
.
O r t h e h o st i n t h i s w ay t o a Y aj am fi n a s
’
8 ac ts
B rah m an w h e n h e l o o ks at t h e fu r n i t u re an d u t e n
sil s h e say s, M o r e h e r e ! Y e t m o r e h e r e 1 9 Whe n .
h e say s, B r i n g o u t m o re , h e l e n g t h e n s h is li fe t he re by .
20 H e br i n g s o bl at i o n s h e m ak e s th e m e n si t do w n .
2 1 A s t h e g u e st o f t h e se at e d co m p an y h e h i m se l f
o ffe rs u p sac r i fi c e 22 W i t h l ad l e w i t h h an d , i n l i fe ,
. ,
at t h e sac r ifi c i al p o st , w i t h c r y o f L ad l e ! w ith e x
cl am at i o n o f V ashat l 23 N o w t h e se g u est s, as
ri e st s b e l o ve d o r n o t b e l o v e d , b r i n g o n e t o t h e w o r l d
p
o f S varga .24 H e w h o hat h t h i s k n o w l e d ge sh o u l d
n o t e at hat i n g , sh o u l d n o t e at t h e fo o d o f o n e w h o
h at es h im n o r o f o n e w h o is do u b tfu l , n o r o f o n e
,
w h o i s u n d ec i de d 25 T h i s m an w h o se fo o d t h e y e at
.
h ath al l h is w i ck ed n e ss bl o t te d o u t 26 A l l t h at m an s
’
.
sin w h o se fo o d t h e y do n o t e at r e m ai n s u n bl o t t e d o u t .
27 T h e m an w h o su p p li e s fo o d h at h al w ay s p r e ssi n g
sto n e s adj u st e d , a w e t S o m a fil t e r, w e l l p r e par e d
r e l ig i o u s r i t es, an d m e n t al p o w e r t o c o m p l e t e t h e
arr an g e d sac r ifi c e 28 T h e arran g ed sac r ifi c e o f t h e
.
29 T h e m an w h o o ffe rs fo o d fo ll o w s t h e st e p s o f
P r aj fip at i . 30 T h e fi re o f t h e g u e sts is t h e A h av a
n i ya, t h e fi re i n t h e d w e lli n g is t h e G a r h a aty a t h at
p ,
w h e r e o n t h e y co o k fo od is t h e So u t h e rn S acr i fi cial Fi re .
ju ice as i t fl o s f ro m th e p ress
w B l ack-
an tel op e? sk i n : w hi ch is t o be
.
sp read o n t h e floo r .
1 8 Y aj am dn a a w ea l t h y h o us e h o l d e r w h o i ns t i t u t es sacri fi ces a n d
de frays al l t h e expe n se s 22 L ad l e Vachat I excl am at io n s o f
‘
d e v o u rs t h e m il k an d th e sap 33 A n d t he v i go u r
,
a n d p ro sp e r i t y : 34 A n d t h e o e n y an d t h e c at tl e
p g
r
35 A n d t h e fam e an d re p u t at io n 36 T h e m an w h o .
e at s b e fo r e t h e st e ats u t h l o r y an d t he u n
g u e
p e
g
d e r st an d in g o f t h e h o u se 37 T h e m an sh o u l d n o t
.
e at be fo re t h e
g u e s t w h o i s a B ra h m an v e rse d i n
h o ly l o r e 38 W h e n t h e g u e st hat h e at e n h e sh o u l d
.
e at . T h is is t h e r u l e fo r t h e an i m at i o n o f t h e sacr i
fi c e an d t h e p re se r vat i o n o f its c o n t i n u i ty 39 N o w .
t h e s w e e t e st p o r t io n t h e p r o d u c e o f t h e co w , m il k ,
,
o r fl e sh , t h at v e r ily h e sh o u l d n o t e at .
T h e m an w h o h av i n g t h i s k n o w l e dg e p o u rs o u t
m il k an d o ffe r s it w i n s fo r h i m se l f as m u ch t h er e b y
as h e gai n s by t h e p e r fo r m an ce o f a v e ry su c ce ssfu l
A g n ish to m a sac r ifi c e 4 1 T h e m an w h o hav i n g t h i s
.
k n o w l e dg e p o u rs o u t cl ar ifi e d b u t te r an d o ffe rs it w i n s
fo r h i m se l f t h e r e by as m u c h as h e g ai n s by t h e p e r
fo r m an ce o f a v e ry su cce ssfu l A t irat ra sac r ifi c e .
4 2 H e w h o p o u rs o u t m e ad an d o ffe rs i t w i n s fo r
h i m se l f t h e re by m u c h as h e g a i n s by th e p e rfo r
m an ce o f a v e ry su c ce ssfu l S at t rasady a sac ri fi c e ,
4 3 H e w h o h av i n g t h i s k n o w l e dg e b e sp r i n k l es fl esh
an d o ffe rs i t w i n s fo r h i m se l f t h e re by as m u c h as he
ai n s by t h e rfo r m an ce o f a v e ry su cc e ssfu l T w e l v e
g p e
D ay sacr ifi ce 4 4 T h e m an w h o h av i n g t h i s k n o w
.
l e dg e o u rs o u t w at e r an d o ffe rs it o b tai n s a r e st i n g
p l a ce fd
r t he
p ro c r e at i o n o f li v i n g b e i n g s an d b e co m e s
1 52 M E H YM NS or [ B O 1 .
dear to li v i n g be i n g s, e v e n th e m an w h o h av i ng th i s
k n o w l e dg e p o u rs o u t w at er an d o ffers it .
F o r h im Daw n m u r m u rs an d S av i tar si n gs t h e ,
r e l u de ; B ri h as at i c h an ts w i t h v i o u r an d T v ash tar
p p g ,
4 6 F o r h im t h e r i si n g S u n m u rm u r s an d E ar ly ,
M o r n i n g si n g s t he p r e l u d e N o o n c h an t s t h e p sal m ,
A ft e r n o o n j o i n s in t h e se t t i n g S u n t ak es u p t h e c o n
e l u si o n . H e w h o h at h t h is k n o w l e dg e i s t h e abi di n g
l ac e o f w e l far e , o f p r o g e n y , an d o f c at t l e 47 For
p
.
im t h e R ai n cl o u d m u r m u rs w h e n p r e se n t , si n gs t he
-
r e l u d e w h e n t h u n de r i n j i i w h l i h t en in ,
p g o n s n , e n
g g
c h an t s t h e
p s a l m w h e n r ai n i n
g a n d t ak e s u
p t h
,
e co n
e l u si o n w h e n i t st ay s t h e d o w n o u r H e w h o h at h
p .
ro en y , an d o f cat t l e 4 8 H l k a t t h u e sts,
p g . e o o s e g
h e u t t e rs a g e n t l e so u n d ; h e sp e ak s, h e si n g s t h e
p re l u de ; h e call s fo r w at e r h e ch an t s t h e , p sal m h e
W h e n h e su m m o n s th e doo r k e e p e r h e g i ve s i n -
st ru c t i o n 50 H e ( t h e do o r k e e e r ) p ro n o u n c e s t h e
p
-
.
sac r ifi c i al fo rm u l a i n h is an sw e r t o w h at h e h e ars .
51 W h e n t h e at t e n dan ts w i t h v e sse l s i n th e i r h an d s ,
fo re m o st an d h i n d m o st co m e i n t h e y are j u st t h e
, ,
r i ests w h o m an a e t h e S o m a cu s 52 N ot on e o f
p g p .
d u c in g , or g i vi n g t h e k ey n o te-
o f , t h e hy m n S i n g s th e.
p re l s d e a cts
as Prast o tar, o r p recen to r C han ts : acts as Udg ht ar
. J oi ns i n acts .
b u t ea c h h os p i tab l e a c t o f h is re p r es e n ts a p o rt io n o f t h e ch o ra l se rv ice .
t h e sh o u l de r b ar 4 H is u n i v e rse is V a
-
. yu , S varga
i s his w o rl d , Krish nad ram is t h e t e n do n s an d ve r t e
b rae 5 T h e Sy e n a ce re m o n y is t h e b reast , A ir is
.
t h e re gi o n o f t he be lly B ri h asp at i i s t h e h u m p , ,
6 T h e c o n so r ts o f t he Go ds are t h e r ibs, t h e at te n d
an ts are r ibs 7 M i t ra an d V aru na are t h e sh o u l de r
.
d e va is t h e ar m s 8 I n d rfi ni is t h e h i n de r p ar t s,
.
d u t h e t ail , P a v a m a n a t h e h ai r 9 P r i e s t ly r an k .
an d p r i n ce l y p o w e r ar e t h e h i s, an d st re n gt h is t h e
p
t h ig h 10 t
. tar an d Sav i tar ar e t h e t w o k n e e
b o n e s, t h e Gan d har vas are t h e l e gs, t h e A p sarase s
are bi ts o f t he fe e t , A d i t i is t h e h o o ve s 1 1 T h o u gh t .
i s t he h e ar t , i n t e llig e n c e is t h e l i v e r , l aw t he p e r icar
d i u m 1 2 H u ng e r is t he be lly re fre sh i n g dr i n k is t h e
.
,
re c t u m , m o u n t ai n s ar e t h e i n w ar d
p a rt s 1 3 W rat h .
i s t h e k i d n ey s, an g e r t h e te st e s, o fi sp r in g t h e g e n e ra
'
ti v e o rgan 1 4 T h e r i v e r i s t h e w o m b , t h e L o r ds o f
.
1 5 T h e A l l e m b rac i n g ( A d i t i ) is t h e h i de , t h e h e r bs
-
are h e r h ai r , an d t h e L u n ar M an si o n s h e r fo r m .
ar e th e bl o od , t h e O t h e r F o l k ar e t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e
st o m ac h 1 8 T he rai n c l o u d is he r fat , h er r e st i ng
.
-
p l ac e h e r m ar ro w 1 9 S i t t i n.
g h e i s A g n i w he n h e ,
h at h st o o d u p h e is t h e A s v i n s 20 S t an d i n cr
ci
e ast
.
w ards h e is I n dra, st an d i n
g so u t h w ar ds, Y am a »
j
su b ect . S i tti ng A gn i as Sacrifi c al F i re b ein g st at io n ary 20 I n dra
’
.
H YM N T H E A T H A R V A V E DA -
. 4 55
h e i s Ki n g S o m a 23 H e i s M i t ra w he n h e l o o k s
.
ab o u t h im , an d w h e n h e hat h t u rn e d ro u n d h e is j o y .
2 4 W h e n he is yo k i ng he be l o ngs to t he A l l G o ds, -
w h e n y o k e d he i s Pr aj a p a t i ,
w h e n u n y o k e d h e i s A l l .
2 5 Th i s v e r il y is o m n i fo r m w e ar i n g al l fo r m s, b o v i n e,
fo r m e d 26 U p o n h i m w ai t o m n i fo r m be ast s, w ear i n g
.
e ve r
y sh a e
p , e ach o n e w h o h at h th is k n o w l ed g e .
H YM N V I II .
A ll m a ad
l y t h at w r i n gs th y b ro w w e c h ar m aw a y w i th
th i s o u r sp e ll .
2 F r o m b o th t hi n e e ar s, fr o m p ar t s t he re o f, t h i n e e ar
ac h e , an d t h e t h r o b b i n g p ai n ,
All l
m a ad
y t h at w r i ng s thy b ro w w e ch ar m aw a y w it h
t hi s our s
p e ll .
A ll l
m a ad
y t h at w r i n g s t h y bro w w e c h ar m aw a y w i th
thi s our s el
p l
.
1 E r y n p el aa vi l o hi tdb ( d k red, l ) l in
’
ar -
or p p
u r e a
; pp aren t y an
p i e rc i n g
p ai n s in v ar io u s p art s o f t h e b o dy , cal l ed M yrrh C f V I . . .
1 27 l . .
4 56 r aw straws or ( z oo:
5 T h e th ro bbi ng p ai n i n al l th y l i m bs t h at r e n ds t h y
fram e w i t h fe ve r t h roe s -
,
A l l m alady t h at w r i n gs th y bro w w e ch ar m aw ay w i t h
t h i s o u r sp e ll .
6 T h e m al ady w h o se aw fu l l oo k m ak es a m an q u i ver
w i th al ar m ,
F e ve r w h o m e v e ry A u tu m n bri n gs w e c har m aw ay
w i t h t h i s o u r sp e ll .
r e ach es bo t h t h e ro i n s
g ,
t h e h e ar t ,
F o r t h fro m t h e h e ar t an d fro m t h e l i m bs w e ch arm
t h e w ast i n g m al ady .
9 T h e y e ll o w J au n d ic e fro m t h y li m b s, an d C o li c fro m
t h e p ar ts w i t h i n ,
A n d P h t h i si s fro m t h i n e i n w ard so u l w e c h ar m aw ay
w i t h t h i s o u r sp e ll .
I h av e e v o k e d t h e p o i so n tai nt o f -
al l C o n su m p t i o n s
o u t o f t he e .
j
a ce r tai n disease, m u st b e an ad ec t i ve l ik e an dlcd m , b l in d, an d m ean s
ee Z im m er s n o te, A l t i n disch es Le b e n ,
’
ro b ab l y e it h er deaf, o r du m b S
p .
p . 3 7 8 .
Of n o te o n I 25 1
. . . .
4 53 THE su ms or [ BOOK 11 .
O f p i er c i n g p ain , of b
a sc esse s, r heu m at c i ach e ,
o
p h t h al m i a
I h av e e v o k ed th e p o i so n t ai n t -
o f al l C o n su m p t i o n s
o u t o f t h ee .
I h av e d i sp e ll e d t h e p i e rc i ng p ai ns fr o m fe e t , k n e e s,
h i p s, an d h i n d e r p ar t s,
A n d sp i n e , an d fro m t h e n e c k an d n ap e t h e m al ady
t h at r ack e d t h e h e ad .
So u nd ar e ll b o n es o f t h y head an d t hy
th e sk u -
h ear t s
’
b eat is
r e u l ar
g .
t h e h e ad s d i se ase hast st i ll ed t h e p ai n t h at r ac k e d
’
t h e li m bs .
HY M N IX .
T m : se co n d b ro th e r o f t hi s l o v e ly H o tar h o ary w i th ,
e l d is t h e v o r ac i o u s Li h t n i n
, g g .
T h e t h i rd is h e w h o se b ac k is b al m ed w i th bu t t er .
H e r e h av e I se e n t h e K i n g w i t h se v e n m al e
c hil d re n .
37 8, w h ose w o rk m ay b e co n su l t ed fo r f u rt h er in fo rm at io n r egard in g
t h e pai n s an d d iseases m en t io n ed i n t h e te xt .
j
su h ec t s .
2 T he se v e n m ak e the one w -
h ee l e d ch ar o t i r e ad y
be ar i n g se v e n n am e s d raw s it the i
s ng e l Co u rse r .
T h e w h ee l , t h re e n ave d , is so u n d an d u n de cayi n g
-
t h e r e o n t h e se w o rl ds o f li fe are al l d e p e n d e n t .
3 T h e se v e n w h o o n t h i s se v en w h e e l e d car are m o u n t ed -
S e v e n si ste r s u t t e r so n g s o f p rai se t o g e t h e r , in w ho m
t h e C o w s se v e n n am e s ar e h e l d an d t r e asu r e d
’
.
4 W ho h at h b e h e l d at bi r t h t h e P ri m al B e i n g , w h en
S h e w h o h at h n o b o n e su p p o r t s t h e b o n y ?
W h e re is th e bl o o d o f e ar t h, t h e li fe , t h e sp i ri t ?
W h o m ay ap p r o ach t h e m an w h o k n o w s, t o ask i t ?
2 T he Seven p r i est s, acco rd i n g to Pro f . Grassm an n . Perh aps t h e
M aru ts ar e m ean t , w ho app ear in Rg
i ve da I 6 l t o b e
. t h e harn es s
.ers
Sev en
’
are t h e M aru t s, ge n eral l y re p r ese n t ed as se ve n t im es n in e in
nu m b er . T h e o n e w heel ed ch ar io t
-
t h e Su n . Seven n am es p e rh ap s
t h e se v en rays o f A gn i or t h e Su n . T h r ee -
n aved w it h refe re n ce,
w eat h e r ; o r t o m o rn in g, n oo n , an d e v en in g . On t h is w h ee l of t he
Su n al l l i vin g c r eat u res de p e n d .
si o n s, an d Pro f Lu d w ig t h in k s t h at t h e
. si x p ai rs o f m o n t h s an d t h e
ra s, o r
y th e si x seaso n s an d t h e y ear , o r t h e six p airs o f m o n t h s w it h
t h e i n t ercal ary m on t h ,
an d t h e seven cow s as t h e se v en n o t es o f m u sic
as em l
p yo ed i n ch an t i n g t he p raises o f t h e Su n .
5 L o t h i m w h o k n o w e th p re se n t ly de cl are it , t h i s l o ve ly
B i rd s se cu re ly fo u n de d stat i o n
’
-
.
F o r th fro m h is h e ad t he Co w s dr aw m il k , an d w ear
i n g h is v est u r e w i t h t h e i r fo o t h av e dr u n k t h e
w at e r .
6 U n ri p ei n m i n d , in sp i ri t u n d iscern i n g , I ask o f th e se
t h e G od s establi sh e d p lace s
’
.
7 H e re , i gn o ran t I ,
ask t h e w is e w h o k n o w it , as one
k n o w s n o t , fo r
w ho t h e sak e o f k n o w l e dg e ,
W h at is Th at O n e , w h o i n t h e U n bo rn e i m ag e h at h
’
st abli sh e d an d fi x e d fi r m t h i s w o r l d s si x r e i o ns
’
g .
8 T h e M o th e r gav e t h e S i re h is sh ar e o f O r de r W i t h .
t h o u g ht at fi rst sh e w e dde d hi m i n sp i r i t .
ad o rat i o n m e n ap p r o ac h e d t o p r ai se h e r .
m ean i n g of t h e st an za is I ( t h e p oe t ) co n t en t m y se l f w it h ask i n g i n
fo rm at io n regard in g t h e p l aces o r t races o f t h e Go d s in o u r w o rl d
b u t t h e sag es t al k ab o u t m att e rs w h ich are b eyo n d m y p o w e r o f co m
pr e h e n sio n A cco
. r d in g t o P r o f G ra ss m an n , th e.say es h e re are t h e w i se
Go ds, an d t h e seven thr eads are t h e se ven year sacrifi ces o f a sacrifi cial -
cy cl e .
F o rm ed w th t w e
i l ve sp o k e s, to o st ro n g fo r age to
w e ak e n . this w heel of du r i ng O r de r ro ll s ro u n d
h e av e n .
H i
e r e n e stabli sh e d j o i n e d in p ai rs t o g e t h e r se v e n
, ,
h u n d r e d so n s an d t w e n ty stan d 0 A g n i ,
.
d ra w i t y o k e d t o t h e far st r e tc h i n g c ar p o l e
,
- -
.
Gi r t by t h e r egio n m o v es t h e e ye o f S dry a o n w h o m ,
d e p e n de n t r e st al l li v i n g c reat u re s .
T he y t o l d m e t h e se w e re m al es t h o u g h tru ly fe m al e s , .
H e w h o h at h e y e s se e s t h i s t h e bli n d di sce r n s n o t , .
T h e so n w h o is a sag e h at h c o m p r e h e n de d w h o
k n o w s t h i s r i g h t ly is h is fat h e r s fat h e r
’
.
O f t h e c c bo r n t h e y call t h e se v e n t h si n gl e bo r n
- -
G o ds .
g u i d i n
g L o r d .
B e n e ath th e u p e r re al m ab o v e t h is l o w e r , b ear i n g ,
h e r C al f at n o t, t h e C o w h at h r i se n .
W ho , t h at t h e fat h e r of this
C al f d i sce rn e th be n e at h
t h e u p p e r r e al m abo v e t h e l o w e r , ,
S h o w i ng h i m se l f a sag e m ay h e re d e c l are h i m ? ,
W h e n c e h at h t h e go dli k e sp i r i t h ad it s r i si n g
-
t h o se t h at de p art t h e y call d i r e c t e d h i th e r .
d raw as t w e r e y o k e d t o t h e r eg i o n s car p o l e
’ ’
-
, , .
shi
p i n t,h e sa m e sh e l t e ri n
g t r e e h av e fo u n d a
r e fu g e .
On e F ig t r e e
’
of t h e t w ai n e ats th e sw e e t -
s b erry
t he o t h e r , e at n
g g i
n o t , re ard e t h o n ly .
T h e t re e h e re o n t h e fi n e B i r ds eat t h e sw e e t n e ss,
w
w h e re t h e y al l r e st an d p r o c r e at e t h e i r o ffsp r i n g
U p o n t h e t o p t h e y say , t h e fru i t is l u sc i o u s : n o n e
,
a i n e t h i t w h o k n o w e t h n o t t h e F at h er
g .
w h erein w e l ive .
p o si t io n as t h ey re vo l ve . I n dra i s h e re t h e Su n , an d So m a t h e M o o n .
r e s H YM N S or [ B OOK 1 3 .
o f li fe e t er n al an d t h e sac r e d sy n o d s
, .
T h e re is t he U n i ve r se s Gu ard an d K e e p er w h o w i se
’
h at h e n te r ed i n to m e th e si m p l e
'
HYMN X .
j
t his e n o y m e n t i n h eav e n is n o t o b t ain ed b y m erito rio us act ion s o n l y,
b u t k no w l e dge o f th e Fat her, t h e g reat Prim al C ause o f b e in g, is al so
Sfiyana exp l ain s m p ar n d h, h av in g b eau t i fu l w in g s,
‘ ’
n ece ssary .
‘
fi ne
b ird s, i n t h is an d t h e fo l l o w in g stan za as sm o o t h g l i d in g
’
-
S up e r n d h has b een e x pl ai n ed
'
h as a p ro m i n en t p l ace in each ve rse .
.
—
1 64 23 4 7 .
w ards t h at fo l l o w t h e d u e e m p l o y m en t o f each o f t h e sa c m d m e tr es
6 T h e C o w h at h l o w e d aft e r h e r bli n k i n g y o u n g li n g
she l ic k s h is fo r e h e ad as sh e l o w s, t o fo r m i t .
H is m o u t h sh e fo n d ly c al l s t o h e r w ar m u dd e r , an d
su c k l e s h i m w i t h m il k w h il e n t ly l o w i n
g e
g .
7 H l
e a so s n o rt s . by w ho m e n co m
p asse d ro u n d t h e C ow
l o w s as she c l o se ly cl in gs t o h i m w h o sh e ds th e rai n .
S h e w i th h e r s h r il l i n g c ri e s hat h h u m b l e d m o rt al
m e n an d t u r n e d t o li h t n i n ha t h st r i e d o ff h er
, g , g pp ,
co ve ri n b
g r o e .
8 T h at w h i c h h at h br e at h an d li fe an d sp e e d an d m o
t i o n li e s fi r m l y stab l i she d i n t h e m idst o f h o u se s .
T h e li v i n g m o ve s by p o w e r s o f t he de p arte d : t h e
i m m o r tal is t he b ro t h e r o f t h e m o rt al .
9 T h e o l d h at h w ak e d t he y o u n g M o o n fro m h is sl u m
b e r w h o r u n s h is c i r c l i n g co u r se w i t h m an y r o u n d
,
h im .
B e h o l d t h e G o d s h i g h w i sdo m i n i t s gr e at n e ss : h e
’
w h o d ie d y e ste r d ay t o d ay is li v i n g -
.
H e w h o h at h m ad e h i m d o t h n o t c o m p r e h e n d h im
fro m h i m w h o saw h i m su re ly b e is h idde n .
j
7 H e p ro b ab l y Par an ya, t h e G0 1 o f t h e rain c l o u d T he C o w
-
.
b y l i g h t n in g .
j
8 T h e su b e ct o f t h e fi rst l in e is ap p are n t l y A gn i By p o w er : . o r,
af t e r t h e m an n e r B r o ther of. o r , sh ar e r o f o n e d w e l l in g w it h L iv .
i n g m an fo l l o ws t h e st e ps o f, o r is su p p o rt ed b y t h o se w h o h av e go n e
b e fo re , an d fi n al ly en j o y s a h o m e w it h t h e m i n h eav en P ro f Wi l so n, . .
( .
y .
9 T h is st an za is tak en fro m R ig v ed a X
55 5 Sfiy ana earp l ains it
. . .
d iffe re n t l y , m ak i n g I n d ra, id e n t ifi ed w i t h T im e, t he su b e ct I fo l l o w j .
p asses .
H l d i n h is m o t h e r s b o so m of
’
e, e t en ve o
y p e , so u r c e
m u ch li fe ,
h at h su n k i n t o de st r u c t i o n .
I saw t he h im w h o n e v er st u m bl e s,
H e rdsm an ,
ap p r o ac h i n by h i a t h w a y an d d e art i n
g s
p s
p g .
H e cl o t h e d w i t h g at h e r e d an d d iffu si v e sp l e n do u rs,
,
w i t hi n t h e w o r l d s c o n t i n u ally t rav e l s .
Dy au s is fat h e r , o u r be g e t t e r : k in sh ip i s h e r e
our .
T h i s g re at E ar t h is o u r k i n an d m o t h e r .
B e t w e e n t h e w i de sp re ad w o r l d hal v e s is t h e bi r t h
- -
l e T h e F at h e r l ai d t h e D au h te r s i i i
’
p ac .
g g e r m w t h n t .
I hid t h e e te ll m e e ar t h s e x t r e m e st li m i t , ab o u t t h e
’
S t al l i o n s g e n i al fl o w I ask t h e e ;
’
I ask ab o u t t h e u n i v e rse s c e n t r e an d t o u c h i n g
’
h i g h e st h e av e n w he re S p e e c h ab i d e t h .
T h e e art h s m o st d i st an t l im i t is t h i s al tar : t h i s
’
S o m a i s t h e S t al l i o n s g e n i al h u m o u r
’
.
h i g h e st h e av e n w h e r e Sp e e c h abi d e t h .
fe t t e r e d i n m
r io u s, m i n d I w an de r
y .
W h e n t h e fi rst b o r n o f h o l y L a w -
ap p r o ac h e d m e,
t h e n o f t h i s S p e e c h I fi rst o b t ai n a p ort o n i .
i n to w hi ch t h e So m j i s p o u red , o r t h e u p p er an d t h e l o w er b oard
a u ice
r ce p t io n s) o f t h e t ru t h
(p e .
4 68,
T H E H YM N S or [ 8 0 0 K a .
B ack , fo r w ar d g o e s h e , g r as
p d e by .
p ow er i n h er e n t ,
im l bo r n t h e b r o t h e r o f t h e m o rt al
m o r ta .
C e ase l e ss t he y m o v e i n o p p o si t e di re c t i o n s : m e n
m ar k t h e o n e an d fail t o m ar k t h e o t h e r .
Se v e n g e r m s u n r i p e n e d y e t ar e H e ave n s p ro l ifi c
’
se e d : t h e i r f u n c t io n s t h e y m ai n t ai n by V is h nu s
’
i
o r d n an c e .
E n du e d w i t h i ll ige n ce an d t h o ug ht
w sd o m t h r o u h n t e
g i ,
r e se n t o n e v e ry si d e t he y c o m ass u s abo u t
p p .
U p o n w h at syll ab l e o f ho ly p rai se h y m n as t w e re -
,
’
t h e i r hig h e st h e av e n t h e G o ds r e p o se t h e m
,
W h o k n o w s n o t t h is w h at w i l l h e do w it h p rai se
,
.
h y m n B u t t h e y w h o k n o w it w e ll sit he re asse m b l e d
? .
T h ey o r de ri n g t h e v e rse s fo o t b y m e asu re w i t h t h e
,
’
h al f v e r se arran ge d e ac h t h i n g t h at m o v e t h
-
.
P ray e r w as d iff u se d i n m an y fo r m s t h re e fo o te d -
t h e re by t h e w o r l d s fo u r r e gi o n s h av e t he i r b e i n g
’
.
F o rt u n at e m ay st t h o u b e w i t h go o dly p ast u re an d ,
m ay w e al so b e e x c e e di n g w e al t h y .
F e e d o n t h e g rass 0 C o w t h r o u h al l t h e seaso n s
, ,
g
,
an d c o m i n g h i t h e r w ard dr i n k li m p i d w at e r .
b y day an d t h e i n visib l e S u n at n ig h t .
so l ar ray s, an d V i sh nu is sai d to b e t h e Su n. .
o j
ce t o f p ro fo u n d r el ig io us m ed i tat io n , an d t h e h igh est sp iri t u al ,
efi cacy is at t r ib u t ed t o i t .
d h G fi ri m e t re o f h i d o r di v isio n s
f o o t ed : e x p re s se in t e y at t r ee p as .
H a ve th e i r bei n g : t h e w h o l e w o rl d i s su p po rt ed an d k e p t al iv e b y
ray e r T h i s stan za is n o t tak e n f ro m t h e R ig veda
p . .
H e is t h e L o rd I m p e r i al o f t h e S fidhyas H e ru l e s .
w h at i s an d w h at sh all b e h e r e aft e r M a h e m ak e
y .
m e l o r d o f w hat is an d sh all b e .
I saw fr o m far aw a y th e
fu e l w i th sp i res sm o k e of
t h at ro se o n h i g h o e r t h at be n e at h i t
’
.
T he h e r o e s co o k e d an d d r e sse d t h e sp o t te d b u ll o ck .
Th e se w e re t h e c u st o m s i n t h e day s afo re t i m e .
Th r e e w th i l o ng t r e sse s sh o w in o r de r e d se aso n . O ne
of t he m sh e ar e th when the y e ar is en de d .
O ne w i th
h is p o w e r s t h e r e g ard e t h Of u n i ve r se .
o n e t he sw e e i s se e n , b u t n o t t h e fi u r e
p g .
S p e e ch h at h b e e n m e asu r e d o u t i n fo u r d i v isi o n s
t h e B ra h m an s w h o h av e w i sdo m c o m p reh e n d t h e m .
T h re e , k e p t i n c l o se c o n ce al m e n t cau se n o m o t i o n ,
.
O f S p e e c h m e n sp e ak t h e fo u rt h d i v i si o n o n ly .
T he y ca I n d ra M i tra V ar u na A g n i an d h e
ll h im , , ,
is h eav e n ly n o bly w i n g e d G ar u t m fin -
.
T hat w h i c h is O n e bard s c al l by m an y a t i tl e t h ey
c all I t A n i Y am a M a t a i v an
g r,
s , .
25 T he sm o ke o f f u el arisin g fr o m b u rn in g co w d u n g T h e her o es -
.
o f t h e rain cl o u ds
-
.
p p
sch o l ars o f h is t im e .
T he o rig i n al
R ig v eda h ym n co n tain s fi v e stan zas m o re A v ery fu l l .
1 . L ui s vnnsro s or H r n s s A ND Sr w u s o n rrrnn m
rm : En s u es T R A NSLA T I O N .
II . I u n nx or H rn ss .
III . 13 0 3 1 or Nu n s, n o .
4 74 u r ss m x .
B oo s V I . 72 .
1 Sicu t an g u s n ig e r ad v o l u n t at e m se e x t e n d it ,
i A su ra
ru m ar t e m a i c a
g fo r m as n o v as e ffi c ie n s, fasc i
sic
tu u m
num , p arte m cum
p ar te ,
j
co n u n c t u m , h ic
hy m n u s e ffi c m t .
2 V elu t
p e n s t
( ya ad ariu s) q u e m v e n t u s
p e r m ag n u m
fe c i t , q u an tu s est o n ag ri p e n i s, tan t u s p e n i s t u u s
i n cr escat .
3 Q u an t u m e st o n a
g r i m em b ru m m asc u l i n u m e l e p h an t i , ,
asin iqu e , q u an t u m e st fo r t i s e q u i t an t u s p e n i s t u u s
,
l n c re sc at .
B OO K V I . 1 01 .
l T au ru m ag e , p al p i ta i n cr e sc e e t t e i psu m e xt e n d e
,
2 Q ue d e bil e m st i m u l an t , q u e ae g r u m e xc i t an t ( h o
arc u s m o d u m e x t e n de .
3 V l
e u t n e r vu m in ar c u e go tuum fasc i n am e x te n do .
A g g re d e r e m u li e r e m i n d e fe ssu s v e l u t
( ) se m
p er
ce r v u s dam am .
B oo s V I . 1 38 .
5 Ut m u l ie r e s m at t am t
( ge e t e m ) fac t u rae ar u n d i n e m
l ap i de fi n d u n t , s ic fasc in u m tuu m cu m t e st ic u l i s
o b i st am m u l ie re m fi n de .
‘‘
2 T ag/ «d am s t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e w o r d tdy rt d ar d m i n t h e te x t is
v ed a XX 1 31 22 . . .
B oos V II . 35 .
2 H ae t ibi su n t v e n ae at q u e art e r i ae h ar u m e m
quo t
n i u m o s t i b i l a i d e o cc l u si
p .
3 U t e r i t u i su m m a m p ar t e m i n fe re m fac i c : n e t ibi
so b o l e s n e q u e fi l i u s e v e n iat S te r il e m e t i n fe c u n .
B oos V I I . 90 .
3 Ut i
v r
g a ab e at e t fe m i n is i n n o c u a fi at ( v i rga) m e m ,
b ri h u m id i , m e m b r i q u e d v e r b e r at e n e t r at qu e , id
p
u e d t e n t am e s t l ax a, id q u e d su r su m t e n t u m e st
q
de e rsu m t e n de .
i n o ffen si v e C d n d vay d s l o se u l i b l
’
I n n o cua . e st p o u r se n s p o ss e ,
( P . W ).n
’
e x l
p qi u e p as l a l o n g n e . Je co n j e c t u re n u co m p o se, a co u p
sti r r éc c n t et t ree e xcep t io n e l ( m ai s au ssi estr e e n u 3111 1 2) fait su r
” ‘
il de ve re , of lo rem /i achetd i l acce n t u at ie n
’
é vciyal i r ap
p o r t (
im p o rt s p e n p o u r u ne fo r m at io n au ssi hy st éro gén e et ar b i t rair e ) .
L assim il at io n d a m
’
em b re v i r il a u ne b ét e féro ce q u i assai l l e l es fem
de t o u s l es t em p s e t de t o n s l e s l ie u x —M V icto r H e n ry,
’
m cs e st . .
H YM N .
A ch arm again st w o rm s o r b et s in co w s
BOO K I I I .
en e m ies i n b at t l e
A r c acci m en /o o r re ce n si o n o f
f l
A c h a rm fo r t h e r e st o rat io n o f an e x e l l ed
p Kin g
A b e n ed i ct io n at t h e e l e ct io n o f a Ki n g
A Kin g s add ress
’
to a n am u l e t w h ich is t o st re n g t h e n h is
au t h o rit y
k in sm en
m shk an d ha
( )
'
A ch ar m again st rh eu m at ism
A Ne w Year p rayer
A ch arm fo r t h e re co ve ry of a dan gero u sl y sick m an
A b e n ed ic t io n o n a n ew l y b u i l t h o u se
A b en ed ict io n on a n e w l y c u t w at er ch an n e l
A b en e dic t io n o n a cat t l e p en
A m e rchan t s fo r i n h is b u si n ess
’
ra
p y e r su ccess
A B ishi s m o r n in g
’
a
p y
r er
e r s so n g an d sp e ed t he p l o ug h
’
A far m p y
ra er to
A j eal o u s w ife s
’
in can tat io n again st a r i val
T h e t am i n g an d t rai n i n g o f an el e p h an t fo r a Kin g to
r ide o n
ste r il it y , an d
’
A ch arm to r em o ve a w o m an s t o assu re
t h e b ir t h of b o ys
A so n g o f har vest
4 80 m en or su ms .
[ Bo ok I V .
H rsn .
’
25 A m an s l o ve- ch arm
26 A ch arm t o w i n t h e favo u r o f al l se rp e n t s
BOO K I V .
n o xio us creat u re s
22 A b e ne di ctio n o n a n swl
y co nse crat ed King
23 M ag n ifi cat io n o f A g n i an d p rayer fo r his p ro te ction
24 A hym n o f p rayer and p raise to I n dra.
482 m an or Bu ms .
[ Bo ok V I
Pas s .
BOOK V I .
p r in ce ly p at ro n 24 7
A p ray er t o Brah m anasp at i fo r pro t ect io n fro m w ick ed m en 24 7 .
A p rayer t o So m a an d o t h er Go d s fo r h e l p an d p ro t ect io n 24 8 .
A m an s l o ve charm
’
- 24 8
A m an s l o v ch arm
’
e - 24 9
A t h an k sg i v in g fo r l ife, h earin g, an d sig h t 24 9
An e p i t h al am ian ch arm to en su r e t h e b irt h of a b oy 250
A char m ag ain st v en o m o u s se rp e n ts 250
H o m age to De ath 251
A ch arm agai n st C o n su m p t io n 252
A ch arm fo r p o w er a n d pre e m in en ce 252
A m ed ic in al ch arm 253
A ch arm to e nsu re co n ce p t io n 254
A ch arm t o b an ish j eal o u sy 254
A p rayer fo r r i fi cat ion 255
p u
A ch arm t o b an ish fi en ds an d t ro u b l es
A p rayer fo r r ich es
Praise o f V i sh n u an d V arn na
Praise of V ish n u
A p rayer t o M t , Go ddess o De vo t io n f
Praise o f t he sacri fi cial u t e n sil s
T o A g n i an d V ish nu
A ch arm t o b e used w h en t he ey es are an o in ted
A p raye r to A g n i fo r l o n g l ife
A p ray er fo r l o n g l i fe , ch il dre n , an d rich es
e n em ies
A p ray e r fo r t h e p ro spe ri ty o f a Kin g an d h is k in gdo m .
A charm again st l ig h t n in g
I n p raise o f I n d ra an d V ish n u
A ch arm ag ain st j eal o usy
A ch ar m fo r o ffsp ri n g an d p rosp eri ty
A p rayer fo r w eal t h an d t h e b irt h o f a so n
A p ray er fo r p ro spe rit y an d t h e b irt h o f a so n
A p ray er fo r ch il d ren an d b oo t y
A g am b l a
’
f r u cc ess i n ga m in g
e r s p y
r er o s
A p raye r f B i h as at i s an d I n d’
ra s p ro t e ct i on
’
o r r p
A p raye r fo r peace an d co n co rd
A ch arm to reco v e r a s i c k m a n at t h e p o i n t o f d eat h
H u s
A p ray er t o V Ak
A p riest s p raye r t o t he A gu ayo Dh ish n y i h
’
I n p raise of A g n i
A n in v it at io n t o I n dra
A n in v itat ion t o t h e A sv in s
A charm t o c u re p ust ul es, acres, or scro f u l o u s sw e l l in gs
( ap ach itas )
A b l essin g on co w s
A ch ar m to c u re scro fu l o us
p u st u l es an d scro fu l a
A n in can t at io n again st an en em y
A for r i n ce s
’
ch arm a p p rosp e ri t y
A h y m n to t h e N e w M o o n
A hym n t o th e F u l l M oo n
A hym n t o t h e N e w M oo n
I n p raise of A gn i
A p ray er fo r del iv eran ce fro m sin an d o th er evil s
A p raye r fo r p ro tect io n
A ch arm to ensu re vict o ry 1n bat t l e
T he sam e
A p rayer t o R u dra as A gn i
A ch arm t o cu re a sn ak e b ite -
A nu s, p 2 5 3 .
. A g n i, m , x, xn , 1 3, 30, 34 2, 343, 349, 351 ,
A b h ip l ava, 4 8 n o te . 29, 30 n o te, 31 n ote, 352, 357 , 360, 361 ,
A hh ish e ka, 1 1 , 1 4 0n ct a . 33, 35 n o te, 36 no te, 363, 366, 369, 37 0
A b so l u te, T h e, I V , 36, 37 38, 4 0, 4 2 n o te, 37 3, 37 4 n o te , 37 6,
41 n o tes . 47 no te, 4 8 , 4 9, 51 37 9, 3 0
8
,
38 1 , 38 3,
A b so l u t io n , 52, 7 7 no tes . n o te, 53, 56, 57 , 59, 38 5, 387 , 38 9— 395,
A ch arya , 37 9 . n o te, 61 , 62, 67 , 68 , 397 , 398, 4 00— 4 03 .
A dder , 32 7 6, 7 8, 8 1 , 8 5, 90,
’
go b l i n ) ,
1 19 . 1 03, 1 05 no te, 1 1 0, 4 37 , 4 39 , 4 4 3, 4 4 4 ,
A dh varyu , I V ,
1 5, 24 5, 1 1 1, 1 13 no te, 1 14 , 4 4 9, 4 53, 4 54 , 4 58 ,
361 , 362, 4 52 . 1 1 5, 1 20, 1 21 , 1 23, 4 60, 4 62, 4 64 , 4 66,
A d it i, 1 2, 39, 68 , 90, 1 26, 1 28 , 1 30 n o te, 4 69, 4 7 0 .
1 7 1 , 1 9 3, 234 , 24 6, 24 0, 24 2 n o te, 24 3, 4 16 .
27 7 , 27 9, 28 0, 28 2, at r o n o f m arr ia e
259 . p g ,
A gast i , 1 7 0, 1 7 1 28 4, 28 5 n o te, 286, 78 n o te .
“
.
A gh n ya(co w ) , 1 25 no te . 3
309, 1 2 — 31 4 , 31 8 , Lo rd of t h e F i ve
9 7 , 1 0 1, 1 1 1 , 1 1 2, Bu l l s ( I n dra So m a , C h an dram as t he M o o n )
) ,
-
(
1 1 4 , 1 21, 1 22, 1 30, 39 6 . 4 34 .
4 52, 4 54 . 4 24 n o te . C h han di fi si h
( ym ns ),
Bril i at , 1 7 6, 203, 4 1 6, C al dro n ( p e rso n i fi e d ) ,
231 n o te .
4 1 6, 4 1 7 , 4 22, 4 54 . A
( g n i) , 1 8 4 . C h i l db irt h ( ch ar m for ) ,
Brih at sam an , 21 8 , 230 .
( t he S u n) , 1 85, 14 .
4 06 .
( y
V i n ), 1 8 4 . C l an (s) , Lo rd of t h e,
B ro o m ( da) , 34 1
ve .
( C h an dr a), 1 8 5 . 288 ,
B ull ( g
A n i ) , 1 79 .
( th e w o rl d , 4 65
) . C l eaver, 1 58 .
( I n d ra , 25, 1 4 4 , C an is,
) C an i cul a, 288 C l o se -
cree p er ( a fi en d),
1 93, 27 1 , 299, 4 03 . no te . 4 06 .
( Kam a) , 4 30 C an n ab is ( h em p ) , 4 6
. . C l o u dy sk y, Lo rd o f,
Lo rd o f t h e Mo on , C an o u s, 1 7 0 n o te
( ) p . 288 .
( Par j a ya) n ,
1 50, Car warri o r, 357
-
. C ol d seaso n, 418 n o te.
M o o n, H ea C atarrh , 4 09 e d) , 333
( Su n, . .
1 35 n o te C a t t 1 = w a t e r s i n C o n fi rm at io n , 28 2 n ote
v en ), e. .
4 55 ,
C at t l e en
p , 1 01 ,
1 02 -
. shi .
E n cycl o C o n so rt of t he Y ear,
’
sacri fi cial , 4 38 C h am b ers s
sedia, V II 9 3— 95
442 . p . .
111a o r NA MES, m . 49 9
F ever, h u n dred ago n ies F i ve, R aces, T rib es, Fo u r-eyed dog, 1 60,
o f, 24 1 . N at io n s, 4 2, 1 1 4 , 4 4 1 no te .
85, 9 1 . so n s o f m an , 1 1 4 F ro gs
.
( co m p ar ed to
Gfirh ap atya, 358 . Wat ers ,
4 20 . B rahm ans ) , 1 52, 1 53 .
357 , 4 21 . 4 61 . 389 .
so u th ward, 4 21 , A
( g ),
n i 1 1 4, 1 1 5, F ur ies, 291 no te.
n o te, 24 2, 4 50 . 17
o rd eal b y, 55 n o te F l oo ds ( Waters)
. 6, 7 , Ga s , 254 n o te .
of t h e f u n eral i
p ,l e 21 2 . Gam b l i n g, X I II ,
4 2,
4 3,
t h e N e w Fo u r 1 60 362
F i rst , t h e ( of cast es, no te . .
Gar b e, Dr . R .
,
X1 V , Go d, t h e S u p rem e, 4 2 Grace, divi n e, 31 , 90,
XV I I . n o te . 31 8, 337 , 339 .
Gfirh apat ya ( g )
A n i , 1 31 n ot e . G1 ( a sh e -
fi en d ) 5 1 ,
,
24 2, 31 1 , 358, 4 21 , Go ditn am ,
306, 307 , 38 9 .
n o te . Go d s, p aest m . .
Gayat ri , XV I I , 7 , 8 3, C o n so r ts o f, 34 9 . G l l l l , Dr
'
, X.V I ,
2,
21,
1 7 8 , 27 1 , 4 1 8 , 4 1 9, See C o n so r ts o f Go ds . 28, 29 , 38, 39, 4 2,
4 22, 4 64 , 4 65 . A r t i fi ce r o f, 4 7 . 4 ,
4 50, 5 1 57 — 59,
,
Gel d n er, P ro f .
, XV I , h
p ysi c ian s 64 , 65, 67 , 68, 7 1
24 1 , 263, 322 .
— m ad e i m m o r tal by 7 3, 7 8— 8 0, 8 2, 8 9,
Gen eral b reat h , 57 . Ag n i, 4 2, 1 1 5, 1 4 5, 9 0, 9 9, 1 02— 1 04 ,
Gen eral Go ds, 3 1 9 See . 1 49 . 1 1 9, 1 26, 1 36, 1 39,
V i sve Devas . b y Savit ar , 4 2 . 1 4 1 , 1 4 2, 1 4 4 , 1 4 7 ,
Gen es1 s, 1 32, 259 . by So m a, 4 2, 1 54 , 1 56, 1 58, 1 59,
Germ o f m en , 38 6 n o te . 1 1 5, 1 4 5 . 1 61 , 1 63, 1 7 9, 1 80,
Gen iu s l oci, 51 n o te. by r el i
g io u s d e 1 8 4 , 1 9 4 , 1 96, 1 99,
Ghar m a, 1 29 , 1 4 4 , 1 4 5, v o t io n , 1 45 . 2 10, 2 1 7 , 220, 226,
4 1 4 , 4 53, 4 65 .
p r i e sts c al l ed, 83, 24 8, 255, 256, 258,
Gh ora, 1 58 . 93, 308 . 26 4, 268 , 27 6, 27 8 ,
n o tes . Go l d , 39 , 4 0 , 7 9, 1 88, 28 0, 28 3, 28 5, 28 7 ,
Girdl e, sacre d, 3 1 9, 234 , 235, 28 2, 31 4 , 290, 295, 29 8 , 299,
320 . 335, 4 4 4 4 4 6, 4 4 7 . . 30 1 , 303, 306— 308,
Gl ad n ess ( p erso n i fi ed ) , o r n am e n ts, 39, 7 9 31 1 , 31 7 , 31 8, 321
1 1 1 , 27 9 . n o te , 21 5, 335 . 324 , 327 , 333, 34 3,
o n ifi ed ) , Go o d w o rk s, r e w ar d o f, 34 4 , 34 7 , 350, 351 ,
Gl ory (p e rs
sort s of t h e Go ds . I I I , XX . Grishm a, 4 61 .
m n nx or N A M ES, m . 503
o f si n , 306 . J h St 1 29 239 o n, .
, ,
. Kar u m as, 4 05 .
I n t el l ect ( an el em en t) J hfi 21 3 ,
n ,
. Kask ashas 227 , .
392 y esl i ha
t , 305 no teJ . 6, 1 6, 1 7 , 29, 30, 4 5,
u sed as a ch arm Jy esh h h
t g , 5 n o te
a n i 30 . 51 , 54 , 58, 66, 69,
i n E n gl an d, 20 . Jy o t is, 48 n o te . 7 0, 7 2, 7 6, 8 2, 1 00,
I saiah, 4 0 n o te . Jy o t ish o m a
, t 4 5 1 , 459, 1 04 , 1 07 , 1 1 4 , 1 16,
4 60 . 1 22, 1 8 3, 238 , 258 ,
JaGA T i,
‘
XV I I ,
1 5, 27 1 , 27 7 , 28 9, 328, 336,
4 1 8, 4 1 9, 4 64 , 4 65 KA , 1 31 . n o te. 34 2, 34 5 34 7 , 359,
Jam adag n i, Kfi l i ava, 92 . 369, 37 1 , 37 3— 37 5,
Kam a( river) , 225 n o te . 384 , 415 .
J am u n a 1 4 2 no te
, Kal ak fi nj as, 28 8 . . Kh ad ira 8 7 , 88, 1 95,
,
200, 1 20, 4 30 .
1 7 0, 395,
205, 234 , 236 -
233, 4 34 . 396, 399, 4 07 .
4 39, 4 53 . 335 .
( S o m a), 57 ,
1 1 1 ,
Ji val a, 1 9 1 . Karsapha, 9 1 .
( g
A ni) ,
39 2, 4 58 .
504 nm nx o r n u ns, are .
297 , -
( cau se of b and
293, 298 . 30 1 . ach e ) . 15 n o te, 16 .
Kin gs t h e t w o
, . n o te. L ivi n gst o n e, Dr 300 .
Ki t es, 393 . L an g, A .
,
4 5, 66, 1 30, Lo r e, H y 2 ol
, 3 53, 35
,7 .
1 62, 21 2, 21 4 , 265, 67 C c .
,
X V I II . L u n ar M an sio ns, 4 59 .
Ku k u nd has, 4 05 Lo rd o f, 1 35 1 7 7 ,
.
, M ad u gh a, 39 , 7 0 n o tes .
M o rn in g, 4 1 8, 4 52 . 1 33, 1 36, 1 4 9, 1 54 , N in e ty -
n ine di t t o , 4 01 .
n o te N ir u k ta, 1, 2, 9, 58
( ear th ) 4 60 . N A DA N n uN
,
227 . n o tes .
M o u tai
n n s = c ou l ds, Nagas, 4 26 . N o o n , 4 52 .
M ro k u, 63, 24 2, 24 3 . N Grade , 21 9 .
2 2 —
2 6, 39 24 1 , 260, N e w Z e al an d e rs, Gene 0 11 , 235, 4 68 n o tes.
S p i ri t , 4 21 . Panis, 1 64 . P h il te r, 3 1 9 .
l aw , 4 21 . P au k t i, XV I I ,
4, 4 69 . P hysician s o f t h e Go ds,
Cow , 4 20, 4 21 , Pan t h er,
4 4 4- Paran 1 1i t m 1 7 2 n o te of Deat h , 251
'
a, . .
39 1 . See n o te, 4 53 . P i l a, 1 8 1 .
O n e w h eel e d
-
ch ari o t t he Un iversal Pi sach a( s) 20, 4 0, 61 ,
( t h e S u n ) , 4 59 .
( d i t t o
), 254 n o te . 1 7 9, 1 80, 1 8 2, 236
O p h t h al m ia, 4 58 . Parj an ya, 3, 4 , 238 , 262, 389 .
O rdeal b y fi re , 55 no te 34 5, 34 6, 4 1 1 , 4 66 P isfi ch n i , 20 n o te
. .
‘
.
O r io n , 28 8 n o te . Se e M an y u . Kin g of ( So m a ) ,
1 07 , 301 no te . 4 34 Psal m s, 38 , 1 53 .
P l o u gh M o n day, 1 07 .
‘
re verséd Pu ra -
u sh ni h , 7 .
Pl o u gh m o n ey, 1 07
-
P raye rs, t he V edao f, I V 357 . .
P l o u g h er an d cx == Pressi n g st o n e -
17 1 .
P raj i p at i, 4 2, 7 6,
'
sh i ni . P fi t adru , 391 .
se ve n , 1 4 6, 1 7 0, R ue , 1 59 . an i m al s, 75 .
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7 of n o te r ead et e rnal f or i m m or tal
7 f o r h ea r
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f or C XC .