DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 13
Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
सुस॑मिद्धो न॒ आ व॑ह दे॒वाँ अ॑ग्ने ह॒विष्म॑ते होतः॑ पावक॒ यक्षि॑ च
"AGNI, well-kindled, bring the Gods for him who offers holy gifts. Worship them, Purifier, Priest."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
मधु॑मन्तं तनूनपाद्य॒ज्ञं दे॒वेषु॑ नः कवे अ॒द्या कृ॑णुहि वी॒तये॑
"Son of Thyself, present, O Sage, our sacrifice to the Gods today. Sweet to the taste, that they may feast."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
नरा॒शंस॑मि॒ह प्रि॒यम॒स्मिन्य॒ज्ञ उप॑ ह्वये मधु॑जिह्वं हवि॒ष्कृत॑म्
"Dear Narâṣansa, sweet of tongue, the giver of oblations, I Invoke to this our sacrifice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
अग्ने॑ सु॒खत॑मे॒ रथे॑ दे॒वाँ ई॑ळि॒त आ व॑ह असि॒ होता॒ मनु॑र्हितः
"Agni, on thy most easy car, glorified, hither bring the Gods: Manu appointed thee as Priest."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
स्तृ॒णी॒त ब॒र्हिरा॑नु॒षग्घृ॒तपृ॑ष्ठं मनीषिणः यत्रा॒मृत॑स्य॒ चक्ष॑णम्
"Strew, O ye wise, the sacred grass that drips with oil, in order due, Where the Immortal is beheld."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि श्र॑यन्तामृता॒वृधो॒ द्वारो॑ दे॒वीर॑स॒श्चतः॑ अ॒द्या नू॒नं च॒ यष्ट॑वे
"Thrown open be the Doors Divine, unfailing, that assist the rite, For sacrifice this day and now."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
नक्तो॒षासा॑ सु॒पेश॑सा॒स्मिन्य॒ज्ञ उप॑ ह्वये इ॒दं नो॑ ब॒र्हिरा॒सदे॑
"I call the lovely Night and Dawn to seat them on the holy grass At this our solemn sacrifice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
ता सु॑जि॒ह्वा उप॑ ह्वये॒ होता॑रा॒ दैव्या॑ क॒वी य॒ज्ञं नो॑ यक्षतामि॒मम्
"The two Invokers I invite, the wise, divine and sweet of tongue, To celebrate this our sacrifice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
इळा॒ सर॑स्वती म॒ही ति॒स्रो दे॒वीर्म॑यो॒भुवः॑ ब॒र्हिः सी॑दन्त्व॒स्रिधः॑
"Iḷâ, Sarasvatî, Mahi, three Goddesses who bring delight, Be seated, peaceful, on the grass."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒ह त्वष्टा॑रमग्रि॒यं वि॒श्वरू॑प॒मुप॑ ह्वये अ॒स्माक॑मस्तु॒ केव॑लः
"Tvashṭar I call, the earliest born, the wearer of all forms at will: May he be ours and curs alone."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
अव॑ सृजा वनस्पते॒ देव॑ दे॒वेभ्यो॑ ह॒विः प्र दा॒तुर॑स्तु॒ चेत॑नम्
"God, Sovran of the Wood, present this our oblation to the Gods, And let the giver be renowned."
Mandala 1, Hymn 13, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
स्वाहा॑ य॒ज्ञं कृ॑णोत॒नेन्द्रा॑य॒ यज्व॑नो गृ॒हे तत्र॑ दे॒वाँ उप॑ ह्वये
"With Svâhâ pay the sacrifice to Indra in the offerer's house: Thither I call the Deities."