Atharvaveda · Sūkta 9.4
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9.4.1
साहस्रस्त्वेष ऋषभः पयस्वान् विश्वा रूपाणि वक्षणासु बिभ्रत् ।
भद्रं दात्रे यजमानाय शीक्षन् बार्हस्पत्य उस्रियस्तन्तुमातान् ॥ ९.४.१ ॥
This mighty thousandfold bull, full of milk, bears all forms in his udders. Pouring blessing on the giver and the sacrificer, Bṛhaspati's bovine bull stretches out the thread.
9.4.2
अपां यो अग्रे प्रतिमा बभूव प्रभूः सर्वस्मै पृथिवीव देवी ।
पिता वत्सानां पतिरघ्न्यानां साहस्रे पोषे अपि नः कृणोतु ॥ ९.४.२ ॥
He who first became the image of the waters, lord over all, like the divine earth, is the father of the calves and the lord of the unslayable cows. May he establish us too in thousandfold nourishment.
9.4.3
पुमान् अन्तर्वान्त्स्थविरः पयस्वान् वसोः कबन्धमृषभो बिभर्ति ।
तमिन्द्राय पथिभिर्देवयानैर्हुतमग्निर्वहतु जातवेदाः ॥ ९.४.३ ॥
The male, pregnant, aged bull, full of milk, bears the water-vessel of wealth. May Agni Jātavedas, offered, carry it to Indra along the paths of the gods.
9.4.4
पिता वत्सानां पतिरघ्न्यानामथो पिता महतां गर्गराणाम् ।
वत्सो जरायु प्रतिधुक्पीयूष आमिक्षा घृतं तद्वस्य रेतः ॥ ९.४.४ ॥
He is the father and lord of the calves of the unslayable cows, and also the father of the great gargaras. The calf, the caul, the milking-vessel, nectar, curdled milk, and ghee — that is the seed of the wealthy one.
9.4.5
देवानां भाग उपनाह एषोऽपां रस ओषधीनां घृतस्य ।
सोमस्य भक्षमवृणीत शक्रो बृहन्न् अद्रिरभवद्यच्छरीरम् ॥ ९.४.५ ॥
This is the portion of the gods, a binding covering; it is the essence of the waters, the plants, and ghee. Śakra chose the eating-portion of Soma, when his body became a great stone (adri).
9.4.6
सोमेन पूर्णं कलशं बिभर्षि त्वष्टा रूपाणां जनिता पशूनाम् ।
शिवास्ते सन्तु प्रजन्व इह या इमा न्यस्मभ्यं स्वधिते यच्छ या अमूः ॥ ९.४.६ ॥
You bear the vessel full of soma; Tvaṣṭṛ is the begetter of forms and of cattle. May these here be auspicious and fertile for you. O axe, give us those yonder.
9.4.7
आज्यं बिभर्ति घृतमस्य रेतः साहस्रः पोषस्तमु यज्ञमाहुः ।
इन्द्रस्य रूपमृषभो वसानः सो अस्मान् देवाः शिव ऐतु दत्तः ॥ ९.४.७ ॥
He bears clarified butter; ghee is his seed. They call him the thousandfold nourisher and the sacrifice. May Ṛṣabha, clothed in the form of Indra, given by the gods, come to us auspiciously.
9.4.8
इन्द्रस्यौजो वरुणस्य बाहू अश्विनोरंसौ मरुतामियं ककुत् ।
बृहस्पतिं संभृतमेतमाहुर्ये धीरासः कवयो ये मनीषिणः ॥ ९.४.८ ॥
The vigor of Indra, the two arms of Varuṇa, the two shoulders of the Aśvins, and this hump of the Maruts. They call him Bṛhaspati, gathered together, those who are steady, seers and thinkers.
9.4.9
दैवीर्विशः पयस्वान् आ तनोषि त्वामिन्द्रं त्वां सरस्वन्तमाहुः ।
सहस्रं स एकमुखा ददाति यो ब्राह्मण ऋषभमाजुहोति ॥ ९.४.९ ॥
You spread the divine peoples, rich in milk; they call you Indra and Sarasvān. The brahmin who offers the Ṛṣabha into the fire gives a thousand, the single-mouthed giver.
9.4.10
बृहस्पतिः सविता ते वयो दधौ त्वष्टुर्वायोः पर्यात्मा त आभृतः ।
अन्तरिक्षे मनसा त्वा जुहोमि बर्हिष्टे द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम् ॥ ९.४.१० ॥
Bṛhaspati and Savitṛ placed vigor in you; your self was brought from all sides from Tvaṣṭṛ and Vāyu. In the atmosphere, with mind, I offer you; may both heaven and earth be upon your sacred grass.
9.4.11
य इन्द्र इव देवेषु गोष्वेति विवावदत् ।
तस्य ऋषभस्याङ्गानि ब्रह्मा सं स्तौतु भद्रया ॥ ९.४.११ ॥
He who, like Indra among the gods, moves among the cows lowing loudly — of that bull, let Brahmā praise the limbs well with auspicious words.
9.4.12
पार्श्वे आस्तामनुमत्या भगस्यास्तामनूवृजौ ।
अष्ठीवन्तावब्रवीन् मित्रो ममैतौ केवलाविति ॥ ९.४.१२ ॥
The two flanks were Anumati's, the two hind parts were Bhaga's; of the two knees Mitra said, 'These two are mine alone.'
9.4.13
भसदासीदादित्यानां श्रोणी आस्तां बृहस्पतेः ।
पुच्छं वातस्य देवस्य तेन धूनोत्योषधीः ॥ ९.४.१३ ॥
The buttocks were the Ādityas'; the hips were Bṛhaspati's; the tail is of the god Wind, and with it he shakes the plants.
9.4.14
गुदा आसन्त्सिनीवाल्याः सूर्यायास्त्वचमब्रुवन् ।
उत्थातुरब्रुवन् पद ऋषभं यदकल्पयन् ॥ ९.४.१४ ॥
The anuses were Sinīvālī's; of Sūryā's skin they spoke; of the riser's feet they spoke, when they fashioned the bull.
9.4.15
क्रोड आसीज्जामिशंसस्य सोमस्य क्लशो धृतः ।
देवाः संगत्य यत्सर्व ऋषभं व्यकल्पयन् ॥ ९.४.१५ ॥
The chest was Jāmiśaṃsa's; the vessel of Soma was held in it, when the gods gathered together and all fashioned the bull.
9.4.16
ते कुष्ठिकाः सरमायै कूर्मेभ्यो अदधुः शफान् ।
ऊबध्यमस्य कीटेभ्यः श्ववर्तेभ्यो अधारयन् ॥ ९.४.१६ ॥
Those Kuṣṭhikās gave hooves to Saramā and to the tortoises; his udder they held for the worms and the dog-whirls.
9.4.17
शृङ्गाभ्यां रक्ष ऋषत्यवर्तिं हन्ति चक्षुषा ।
शृणोति भद्रं कर्णाभ्यां गवां यः पतिरघ्न्यः ॥ ९.४.१७ ॥
With his horns he strikes the demon, with his eye he destroys the tremor-disease, with his ears he hears what is auspicious. He is the lord of the cows that must not be slain.
9.4.18
शतयाजं स यजते नैनं दुन्वन्त्यग्नयः ।
जिन्वन्ति विश्वे तं देवा यो ब्राह्मण ऋषभमाजुहोति ॥ ९.४.१८ ॥
He who performs a sacrifice with a hundred offerings, the fires do not harm him; all the gods delight in him, the Brahmin who offers the bull into the fire.
9.4.19
ब्राह्मणेभ्य ऋषभं दत्त्वा वरीयः कृणुते मनः ।
पुष्टिं सो अघ्न्यानां स्वे गोष्ठेऽव पश्यते ॥ ९.४.१९ ॥
Having given the bull to the brahmins, he makes his mind more noble; in his own cow-pen he beholds the prosperity of the cows that must not be slain.
9.4.20
गावः सन्तु प्रजाः सन्त्वथो अस्तु तनूबलम् ।
तत्सर्वमनु मन्यन्तां देवा ऋषभदायिने ॥ ९.४.२० ॥
Let there be cows, let there be offspring, and let there be bodily strength; may the gods approve all of this for the giver of the bull.
9.4.21
अयं पिपान इन्द्र इद्रयिं दधातु चेतनीम् ।
अयं धेनुं सुदुघां नित्यवत्सां वशं दुहां विपश्चितं परो दिवः ॥ ९.४.२१ ॥
May this Indra, drinking, bestow on us conscious wealth; may he milk from beyond heaven the easily-milked, ever-calved milch-cow, the obedient and wise one.
9.4.22
पिशङ्गरूपो नभसो वयोधा ऐन्द्रः शुष्मो विश्वरूपो न आगन् ।
आयुरस्मभ्यं दधत्प्रजां च रायश्च पोषैरभि नः सचताम् ॥ ९.४.२२ ॥
May the tawny-formed, life-giving power of the sky, belonging to Indra, all-formed, come to us; bestowing on us long life, offspring and wealth, may it join us with nourishments.
9.4.23
उपेहोपपर्चनास्मिन् गोष्ठ उप पृञ्च नः ।
उप ऋषभस्य यद्रेत उपेन्द्र तव वीर्यम् ॥ ९.४.२३ ॥
Come near, O joiner; here in this cow-pen, join with us. What seed there is of the bull, let it come near to us; Indra, let your potency come near.
9.4.24
एतं वो युवानं प्रति दध्मो अत्र तेन क्रीडन्तीश्चरत वशामनु ।
मा नो हासिष्ट जनुषा सुभागा रायश्च पोषैरभि नः सचध्वम् ॥ ९.४.२४ ॥
We place this young bull here for you; playing with him, go after the barren cows. O fortunate ones, do not forsake us from birth; stay close to us with wealth and nourishment.