Atharvaveda · Sūkta 11.6
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11.6.1
प्राणाय नमो यस्य सर्वमिदं वशे ।
यो भूतः सर्वस्येश्वरो यस्मिन्त्सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ ११.६.१ ॥
Homage to Prāṇa, in whose power is all this. Homage to him who exists as the lord of all, in whom all is established.
11.6.2
नमस्ते प्राण क्रन्दाय नमस्ते स्तनयित्नवे ।
नमस्ते प्राण विद्युते नमस्ते प्राण वर्षते ॥ ११.६.२ ॥
Homage to you, Prāṇa; homage to the roarer. Homage to you, Prāṇa; homage to the thunderer. Homage to you, Prāṇa; homage to the lightning. Homage to you, Prāṇa; homage to the rainer.
11.6.3
यत्प्राण स्तनयित्नुनाभिक्रन्दत्योषधीः ।
प्र वीयन्ते गर्भान् दधतेऽथो बह्वीर्वि जायन्ते ॥ ११.६.३ ॥
When Prāṇa roars with thunder over the plants, they spread forth, bear their embryos, and then are born in great number.
11.6.4
यत्प्राण ऋतावागतेऽभिक्रन्दत्योषधीः ।
सर्वं तदा प्र मोदते यत्किं च भूम्यामधि ॥ ११.६.४ ॥
When Prāṇa, with the season come, roars over the plants, all that is upon the earth rejoices.
11.6.5
यदा प्राणो अभ्यवर्षीद्वर्षेण पृथिवीं महीम् ।
पशवस्तत्प्र मोदन्ते महो वै नो भविष्यति ॥ ११.६.५ ॥
When Prāṇa showers the great earth with rain, the cattle rejoice; surely great abundance will come to us.
11.6.6
अभिवृष्टा ओषधयः प्राणेन समवादिरन् ।
आयुर्वै नः प्रातीतरः सर्वा नः सुरभीरकः ॥ ११.६.६ ॥
The plants, rained upon, spoke together with Prāṇa: 'Surely may our life be long; make all of ours fragrant and sweet.'
11.6.7
नमस्ते अस्त्वायते नमो अस्तु परायते ।
नमस्ते प्राण तिष्ठत आसीनायोत ते नमः ॥ ११.६.७ ॥
Homage to you, O Breath; homage to you as you come, homage to you as you go. Homage to you as you stand, and homage to you as you sit.
11.6.8
नमस्ते प्राण प्राणते नमो अस्त्वपानते ।
पराचीनाय ते नमः प्रतीचीनाय ते नमः सर्वस्मै त इदं नमः ॥ ११.६.८ ॥
Homage to you, O Breath; homage to you as you breathe forth, homage to Apāna as it breathes back. Homage to you turned away, homage to you turned toward; to all of you this homage.
11.6.9
या ते प्राण प्रिया तनूर्यो ते प्राण प्रेयसी ।
अथो यद्भेषजं तव तस्य नो धेहि जीवसे ॥ ११.६.९ ॥
O Breath, your dear body, and O Breath, your most beloved; and whatever is your remedy, place that in us for life.
11.6.10
प्राणः प्रजा अनु वस्ते पिता पुत्रमिव प्रियम् ।
प्राणो ह सर्वस्येश्वरो यच्च प्राणति यच्च न ॥ ११.६.१० ॥
Breath follows and clothes all creatures, as a father clothes a dear son. Breath is indeed the lord of all, whatever breathes and whatever does not.
11.6.11
प्राणो मृत्युः प्राणस्तक्मा प्राणं देवा उपासते ।
प्राणो ह सत्यवादिनमुत्तमे लोक आ दधत् ॥ ११.६.११ ॥
Breath is death, breath is fever; the gods worship Breath. Breath indeed establishes the truth-speaker in the highest world.
11.6.12
प्राणो विराट्प्राणो देष्ट्री प्राणं सर्व उपासते ।
प्राणो ह सूर्यश्चन्द्रमाः प्राणमाहुः प्रजापतिम् ॥ ११.६.१२ ॥
Breath is Virāj, Breath is the ruling power; all worship Breath. Breath indeed is the sun and the moon; they call Breath Prajāpati.
11.6.13
प्राणापानौ व्रीहियवावनड्वान् प्राण उच्यते ।
यवे ह प्राण आहितोऽपानो व्रीहिरुच्यते ॥ ११.६.१३ ॥
Prāṇa and apāna are rice and barley; the ox is called prāṇa. In barley prāṇa is placed; rice is called apāna.
11.6.14
अपानति प्राणति पुरुषो गर्भे अन्तरा ।
यदा त्वं प्राण जिन्वस्यथ स जायते पुनः ॥ ११.६.१४ ॥
Within the womb a man breathes out and breathes in. O prāṇa, when you quicken him, he is born again.
11.6.15
प्राणमाहुर्मातरिश्वानं वातो ह प्राण उच्यते ।
प्राणे ह भूतं भव्यं च प्राणे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ ११.६.१५ ॥
They call prāṇa Mātariśvan; wind is called prāṇa. In prāṇa is what has been and what is to be; in prāṇa all things are established.
11.6.16
आथर्वणीराङ्गिरसीर्दैवीर्मनुष्यजा उत ।
ओषधयः प्र जायन्ते यदा त्वं प्राण जिन्वसि ॥ ११.६.१६ ॥
The Atharvan and Aṅgiras herbs, the divine and the human-born plants spring forth when you quicken them, O prāṇa.
11.6.17
यदा प्राणो अभ्यवर्षीद्वर्षेण पृथिवीं महीम् ।
ओषधयः प्र जायन्तेऽथो याः काश्च वीरुधः ॥ ११.६.१७ ॥
When prāṇa rained upon the great earth with rain, the plants spring forth, and whatever creepers there are as well.
11.6.18
यस्ते प्राणेदं वेद यस्मिंश्चासि प्रतिष्ठितः ।
सर्वे तस्मै बलिं हरान् अमुष्मिंल्लोक उत्तमे ॥ ११.६.१८ ॥
O prāṇa, for him who knows this of you and in whom you are established, may all bring offerings in that highest world.
11.6.19
यथा प्राण बलिहृतस्तुभ्यं सर्वाः प्रजा इमाः ।
एवा तस्मै बलिं हरान् यस्त्वा शृणवत्सुश्रवः ॥ ११.६.१९ ॥
O Prāṇa, just as all these creatures are brought as an offering to you, so may I bring the offering for him who hears you, O well-renowned one.
11.6.20
अन्तर्गर्भश्चरति देवतास्वाभूतो भूतः स उ जायते पुनः ।
स भूतो भव्यं भविष्यत्पिता पुत्रं प्र विवेशा शचीभिः ॥ ११.६.२० ॥
Within the womb he moves, having come into being among the gods; having been born, he is born again. He is what has been, what is, and what shall be; the father enters the son by his powers.
11.6.21
एकं पादं नोत्खिदति सलिलाद्धंस उच्चरन् ।
यदङ्ग स तमुत्खिदेन् नैवाद्य न श्वः स्यात् ।
न रात्री नाहः स्यान् न व्युच्छेत्कदा चन ॥ ११.६.२१ ॥
The swan, rising from the water, does not lift one of its feet; were it to lift it, there would be neither today nor tomorrow, neither night nor day, and dawn would never break.
11.6.22
अष्टाचक्रं वर्तत एकनेमि सहस्राक्षरं प्र पुरो नि पश्चा ।
अर्धेन विश्वं भुवनं जजान यदस्यार्धं कतमः स केतुः ॥ ११.६.२२ ॥
A wheel of eight spokes, of one rim, of a thousand syllables, turns forward and backward. By half of it the whole world was generated; which is the sign of its other half?
11.6.23
यो अस्य विश्वजन्मन ईशे विश्वस्य चेष्टतः ।
अन्येषु क्षिप्रधन्वने तस्मै प्राण नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ११.६.२३ ॥
To him who is lord of this all-born, lord of all that moves, swift-bowed over others — to him, O Prāṇa, to you be homage.
11.6.24
यो अस्य सर्वजन्मन ईशे सर्वस्य चेष्टतः ।
अतन्द्रो ब्रह्मणा धीरः प्राणो मानु तिष्ठतु ॥ ११.६.२४ ॥
He who is lord of this all-born, lord of all that moves — tireless, steadfast through the sacred word — may Prāṇa stand behind me.
11.6.25
ऊर्ध्वः सुप्तेषु जागार ननु तिर्यङ्नि पद्यते ।
न सुप्तमस्य सुप्तेष्वनु शुश्राव कश्चन ॥ ११.६.२५ ॥
Raised up, he keeps watch among the sleeping; indeed he lies down athwart. Among the sleepers, no sleeper of his hears anything.
11.6.26
प्राण मा मत्पर्यावृतो न मदन्यो भविष्यसि ।
अपां गर्भमिव जीवसे प्राण बध्नामि त्वा मयि ॥ ११.६.२६ ॥
O breath, do not turn away from me; you shall not be other than me. Like the embryo of the waters, for living, O breath, I bind you in me.