Atharvaveda · Sūkta 9.11

9.11.1

यत्क्षत्तारं ह्वयत्या श्रावयत्येव तत् ॥ ९.११.१ ॥

When he calls the steward, he indeed makes it heard.

यत्प्रतिशृणोति प्रत्याश्रावयत्येव तत् ॥ ९.११.२ ॥

When he responds, he indeed makes the reply to be heard.

यत्परिवेष्टारः पात्रहस्ताः पूर्वे चापरे च प्रपद्यन्ते चमसाध्वर्यव एव ते ॥ ९.११.३ ॥

The servers who come forward and back with vessels in hand, both former and latter, are indeed the cup-bearing adhvaryus.

तेषां न कश्चनाहोता ॥ ९.११.४ ॥

None of them is a hotṛ, a invoker.

यद्वा अतिथिपतिरतिथीन् परिविष्य गृहान् उपोदैत्यवभृथमेव तदुपावैति ॥ ९.११.५ ॥

When the lord of guests, having served the guests, goes up to the house, that indeed comes near the avabhṛtha, the final bath.

यत्सभागयति दक्षिणाः सभागयति यदनुतिष्ठत उदवस्यत्येव तत् ॥ ९.११.६ ॥

When he distributes the fees, and when he stands behind and then rises to depart, that indeed is it.

स उपहूतः पृथिव्यां भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यत्पृथिव्यां विश्वरूपम् ॥ ९.११.७ ॥

Invoked, he eats upon the earth; in him, invoked, is all the form that is on the earth.

स उपहूतोऽन्तरिक्षे भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यद्दिवि विश्वरूपम् ॥ ९.११.८ ॥

Invoked, he eats in the atmosphere; in him, invoked, is all the form that is in the sky.

स उपहूतो दिवि भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यद्दिवि विश्वरूपम् ॥ ९.११.९ ॥

Invoked, he eats in the sky; in him, invoked, is all the form that is in the sky.

स उपहूतो देवेषु भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यद्दिवि विश्वरूपम् ॥ ९.११.१० ॥

Invoked, he eats among the gods; in him, invoked, is all the form that is in the sky.

स उपहूतो लोकेषु भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यद्दिवि विश्वरूपम् ॥ ९.११.११ ॥

Invoked, he eats among the worlds; in him, invoked, is all the form that is in the sky.

स उपहूत उपहूतः ॥ ९.११.१२ ॥

He is invoked, invoked.

आप्नोतीमं लोकमाप्नोत्यमुम् ॥ ९.११.१३ ॥

He attains this world, and he attains that yonder.

ज्योतिष्मतो लोकान् जयति य एवं वेद ॥ ९.११.१४ ॥

He who knows thus conquers the radiant worlds.