Atharvaveda · Sūkta 15.2

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15.2.1

स उदतिष्ठत्स प्राचीं दिशमनु व्यचलत् ॥ १५.२.१ ॥

He rose up and set out along the eastern direction.

15.2.2

तं बृहच्च रथन्तरं चादित्याश्च विश्वे च देवा अनुव्यचलन् ॥ १५.२.२ ॥

Following him went the Bṛhat and Rathantara, the Ādityas and all the gods.

15.2.3

बृहते च वै स रथन्तराय चादित्येभ्यश्च विश्वेभ्यश्च देवेभ्य आ वृश्चते य एवं विद्वांसं व्रात्यमुपवदति ॥ १५.२.३ ॥

He who reviles the Vrātya who knows thus is wholly cut off from the Bṛhat, the Rathantara, the Ādityas and all the gods.

15.2.4

बृहतश्च वै स रथन्तरस्य चादित्यानां च विश्वेषां च देवानां प्रियं धाम भवति य एवं वेद ॥ १५.२.४ ॥

He who knows thus becomes dear as an abode to the Bṛhat, the Rathantara, the Ādityas and all the gods.

15.2.5

तस्य प्राच्यां दिशि श्रद्धा पुंश्चली मित्रो मागधो विज्ञानं वासोऽहरुष्णीषं रात्री केशा हरितौ प्रवर्तौ कल्मलिर्मणिः ॥ १५.२.५ ॥

In his eastern quarter are Faith, the harlot, Mitra the Māgadha, Understanding as garment, the day as turban, the night as hair, the two green wheels, and the jewel Kalmali.

15.2.6

भूतं च भविष्यच्च परिष्कन्दौ मनो विपथं ॥ १५.२.६ ॥

The past and the future are the two attendants; the mind is the by-way.

15.2.7

मातरिश्वा च पवमानश्च विपथवाहौ वातः सारथी रेष्मा प्रतोदः ॥ १५.२.७ ॥

Mātariśvan and Pavamāna are the two steeds of the wrong path; Vāyu is the charioteer, the reins (reṣmā) and the goad (pratoda).

15.2.8

कीर्तिश्च यशश्च पुरःसरौ ।
ऐनं कीर्तिर्गच्छत्या यशो गच्छति य एवं वेद ॥ १५.२.८ ॥

Renown (kīrti) and glory (yaśas) are the two who go before. Renown comes to him, glory comes to him, who knows thus.

15.2.9

स उदतिष्ठत्स दक्षिणां दिशमनु व्यचलत् ॥ १५.२.९ ॥

He rose up and set out toward the southern quarter.

15.2.10

तं यज्ञायज्ञियं च वामदेव्यं च यज्ञश्च यजमानश्च पशवश्चानुव्यचलन् ॥ १५.२.१० ॥

The Yajñāyajñīya and the Vāmadevya chants, the sacrifice, the sacrificer and the cattle followed after him.

15.2.11

यज्ञायज्ञियाय च वै स वामदेव्याय च यज्ञाय च यजमानाय च पशुभ्यश्चा वृश्चते य एवं विद्वांसं व्रात्यमुपवदति ॥ १५.२.११ ॥

He who speaks to the vrātya who knows thus is never cut off from the Yajñāyajñīya and the Vāmadevya, from the sacrifice, the sacrificer and the cattle.

15.2.12

यज्ञायज्ञियस्य च वै स वामदेव्यस्य च यज्ञस्य च यजमानस्य च पशूनां च प्रियं धाम भवति य एवं वेद ॥ १५.२.१२ ॥

He who knows thus becomes the dear abode of the Yajñāyajñīya and the Vāmadevya, of the sacrifice, the sacrificer and the cattle.

15.2.13

तस्य दक्षिणायां दिश्युषाः पुंश्चली मन्त्रो मागधो विज्ञानं वासोऽहरुष्णीषं रात्री केशा हरितौ प्रवर्तौ कल्मलिर्मणिः ॥ १५.२.१३ ॥

In the southern quarter of him is Dawn the harlot; the chant is the bard; understanding is the garment; the day is the turban; the night is the hair; the two green turners; Kalmali is the jewel.

15.2.14

अमावास्या च पौर्णमासी च परिष्कन्दौ मनो विपथं मातरिश्वा च पवमानश्च विपथवाहौ वातः सारथी रेष्मा प्रतोदः ।
कीर्तिश्च यशश्च पुरःसरौ ।
ऐनं कीर्तिर्गच्छत्या यशो गच्छति य एवं वेद ॥ १५.२.१४ ॥

New-moon night and full-moon night are the two side-runners; the mind is the off-path; Mātariśvan and Pavamāna are the two off-path draft animals; the wind is the charioteer; the rein-cord is the goad. Fame and glory are the two forerunners. To him fame goes, glory goes, who knows thus.

15.2.15

स उदतिष्ठत्स प्रतीचीं दिशमनु व्यचलत् ॥ १५.२.१५ ॥

He rose up and set out toward the western quarter.

15.2.16

तं वैरूपं च वैराजं चापश्च वरुणश्च राजानुव्यचलन् ॥ १५.२.१६ ॥

After him set out Vairūpa and Vairāja, the waters, and King Varuṇa.

15.2.17

वैरूपाय च वै स वैराजाय चाद्भ्यश्च वरुणाय च राज्ञ आ वृश्चते य एवं विद्वांसं व्रात्यमुपवदति ॥ १५.२.१७ ॥

Whoever speaks ill of the vrātya who knows thus is cut off from Vairūpa and Vairāja, from the waters, and from King Varuṇa.

15.2.18

वैरूपस्य च वै स वैराजस्य चापां च वरुणस्य च राज्ञः प्रियं धाम भवति य एवं वेद ॥ १५.२.१८ ॥

He who knows thus becomes the dear abode of Vairūpa and Vairāja, of the waters, and of King Varuṇa.

15.2.19

तस्य प्रतीच्यां दिशीरा पुंश्चली हसो मागधो विज्ञानं वासोऽहरुष्णीषं रात्री केशा हरितौ प्रवर्तौ कल्मलिर्मणिः ॥ १५.२.१९ ॥

In the western direction of him are Īrā, the wanton woman, the swan, the bard; knowledge is his garment, day his turban, night his hair, the two green turners, and the speck his jewel.

15.2.20

अहश्च रात्री च परिष्कन्दौ मनो विपथं मातरिश्वा च पवमानश्च विपथवाहौ वातः सारथी रेष्मा प्रतोदः ।
कीर्तिश्च यशश्च पुरःसरौ ।
ऐनं कीर्तिर्गच्छत्या यशो गच्छति य एवं वेद ॥ १५.२.२० ॥

Day and night are his two runners; the mind is the wayward course; Mātariśvan and the purifying wind are the two wayward-course horses; the wind is the charioteer; the lash is the goad; renown and fame are the two forerunners. To him who knows thus, renown goes, fame goes.