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The White Yajurveda (Vâjasaneyi-Sanhitâ)

Book the twenty-second

1. SPLENDOUR art thou, bright, deathless, life-protector. Protector of my life be thou.
By impulse of God Savitar I take thee with arms of Asvins, with the hands of Pûshan.

2. This girdle, which in their religious meetings sages assumed in earlier time of worship,
Is present with us here at this libation, in the Law's hymn, proclaiming rich abundance.

3. Famous art thou, thou art the world, controller and upholder thou.
Go, consecrate by Svâhâ to Agni Vaisvânara widely-famed.

4. For Gods and for Prajâpati I fit thee. For Gods and for Prajâpati, O Brahman,
Will I tie up the horse. Thence may I prosper! Binding him for Prajâpati and Gods be thou successful.

5. Thee welcome to Prajâpati I sprinkle. I sprinkle thee welcome to Indra-Agni. I sprinkle thee acceptable to Vâyu.
Thee welcome to the All-Gods I besprinkle. Thee welcome to all Deities I sprinkle.
With fury Varuna attacks the man who fain would slay the steed.
Avaunt the man! Avaunt the dog!

6. To Agni Hail! To Soma Hail! Hail to the Waters’ Joy! Hail to Savitar! Hail to Vâyu! Hail to Vishnu! Hail to Indra!
Hail to Brihaspati! Hail to Mitra! Hail to Varuna!

7. Hail to the sound hiṅ! Hail to the uttered hiṅ! Hail to the neigh! Hail to the down-neigh! Hail to the snort!
Hail to the roar! Hail to his smell! Hail to him smelt at! Hail to him seated! Hail to him seated down! Hail to him weary! Hail to him going! Hail to him sitting! Hail to him lying! Hail to him sleeping! Hail to him waking! Hail to him whinnying! Hail to him wakened!
Hail to him yawning! Hail to him outstretched! Hail to him drawn together! Hail to him risen! Hail to his going! Hail to his good going! Hail!

8. Hail to him as he goes! Hail to him running! Hail to him running away! Hail to him when he has run away!
Hail to the cry Shoo! Hail to him scared with Shoo!
Hail to him seated! Hail to him risen! Hail to his speed! Hail to his strength! Hail to him rolling! Hail to him when he has rolled! Hail to him tossing about!
Hail to him when he has tossed about! Hail to him listening! Hail to him hearing. Hail to him looking!
Hail to him looked at! Hail to him closely looked at!
Hail to his closing his eye! Hail to his food! Hail to his drink! Hail to his stale! Hail to him in action!
Hail to what he has done!

9. May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the God:
So may he stimulate our prayers.

10. For our protection I invoke the golden-handed Savitar:
He knoweth, as a God, the place.

11. We specially invoke the grace of Savitar, observant God,
The great good-will that gives true boons.

12. We seek the eulogy and gift of Savitar who strengthens grace,
Yea, of the God who knows our thoughts.

13. I invocate the heroes’ Lord, free-giving Savitar, and call
The Cheerer to the feast of Gods.

14. The judgment of bright Savitar, that cheers the All-Gods’ company,
With prayer we estimate as bliss.

15. Wake Agni with thy laud and set the Immortal One aflame, let him
Bestow our offerings on the Gods.

16. Oblation-bearer, well-inclined, immortal, eager Messenger,
Agni comes near us with the thought.

17. Agni, Envoy, I place in front, the oblation-bearer I address:
Here let him seat the Deities.

18. Yea, Pavamâna, thou didst generate the Sun and spread the moisture out with power,
Basting to us with plenty vivified with milk.

19. Mighty through thy dam, eminent through thy sire, thou art a horse, thou art a steed, thou art a courser, thou art a comfort, thou art a racer, thou art a yoke-horse, thou art a strong steed, thou art a stallion, thou art manly-minded. Thou art called Yayu, thou art called Sisu. Follow thou the flight of the Âdityas.
Gods, Warders of the Regions, protect for the Gods this horse besprinkled for sacrifice.
Here is delight. Here take thy pleasure. Here is content.
Here is self-content.

20. Hail to Ka! Hail to Who?! Hail to Which?! Hail to him who has experienced pain! Hail to Prajâpati who knows the mind! Hail to him who discerns the thought!
Hail to Aditi! Hail to good Aditi! Hail to gracious Aditi! Hail to Sarasvatî! Hail to purifying Sarasvatî!
Hail to great Sarasvatî! Hail to Pûshan! Hail to Pûshan of the highways! Hail to Pûshan observer of
men! Hail to Tvashtar! Hail to swift Tvashtar! Hail to Tvashtar of many forms! Hail to Vishnu! Hail to Vishnu Nibhûyapa! Hail to Vishnu Sipivishta!

21. Let every mortal man elect, etc., repeated from IV. 8.

22. O Brahman, let there be born in the kingdom the Brahman illustrious for religious knowledge; let there be born the Râjanya, heroic, skilled archer, piercing with shafts, mighty warrior; the cow giving abundant milk; the ox good at carrying; the swift courser; the industrious woman. May Parjanya send rain according to our desire; may our fruit-bearing plants ripen; may acquisition and preservation of property be secured to us.

23. Hail to vital breath! Hail to out-breathing! Hail to diffusive breath! Hail to the eye! Hail to the ear! Hail to Speech! Hail to Mind!

24. Hail to the Eastern Region! Hail to the hitherward Region!
Hail to the Southern Region! Hail to the hitherward Region! Hail to the Western Region! Hail to the
hitherward Region! Hail to the Northern Region! Hail to the hitherward Region! Hail to the Upward Region!
Hail to the hitherward Region! Hail to the Downward Region! Hail to the hitherward Region!

25. Hail to waters! Hail to floods! Hail to water! Hail to standing waters! flail to flowing waters! Hail to trickling waters! Hail to well waters! Hail to spring waters! Hail to the foaming sea! Hail to the ocean! Hail to the deep!

26. Hail to wind! Hail to mist! Hail to vapour! Hail to cloud! Hail to cloud lightening! Hail to cloud thundering!
Hail to it bursting! Hail to it raining! Hail to it pouring! Hail to it violently raining! Hail to it swiftly raining! Hail to it holding up! Hail to it when it has held up! Hail to it sprinkling! Hail to it drizzling! Hail to its drops! Hail to thunderbolts! Hail to hoar frosts!

27. Hail to Agni! Hail to Soma! Hail to Indra! Hail to Earth!
Hail to Firmament! Hail to Sky! Hail to Regions? Hail to Quarters! Hail to the Upward Region! Hail to the Downward Region!

28. Hail to the lunar asterisms! Hail to those connected with the lunar asterisms! Hail to Day and Night! Hail to the half-months! Hail to the mouths! Hail to the Seasons!
Hail to the Season-groups! Hail to the Year!
Hail to Heaven and Earth! Hail to the Moon! Hail to the Sun! Hail to his rays! Hail to the Vasus! Hail to
the Rudras! Hail to the Âdityas! Hail to the Maruts!
Earl to the All-Gods! Hail to roots! Hail to branches!
Hail to forest trees! Hail to flowers! Hail to fruits!
Hail to herbs!

29. Hail to Earth! Hail to Firmament t Hail to Sky! Hail to Sun! Hail to Moon! Hail to lunar asterisms! Hail to waters! Hail to herbs! Hail to forest trees! Hail to creatures that swim! Hail to things moving and stationary!
Hail to things that creep and crawl!

30. Hail to breath! Hail to the Vasu! Hail to the Mighty!
Hail to Vivasvân! Hail to the trooping one! Hail to the Troop's Lord! Hail to the Superior! Hail to the Overlord! Hail to Strength! Hail to Samsarpa! Hail to the Moon! Hail to light! Hail to Malimlucha! Hail to him who flies by day!

31. Hail to Madhu! Hail to Mâdhava! Hail to Sukra! Hail to Suchi! Hail to Nabhas! Hail to Nabhasya! Hail to Isha!
Hail to Ûrja! Hail to Sahas! Hail to Sahasya! Hail to Tapas! Hail to Tapasya! Hail to Amhasaspati!

32. Hail to Strength! Hail to impulse! Hail to After-born!
Hail to will! Heaven, Hail? Hail to the head! Hail to Vyasnuvin! To the final, Hail! Hail to the mundane
final! Hail to the Lord of the world! Hail to the Overlord!
Hail to the Lord of Creatures!

33. May life succeed by sacrifice, Hail! May breath succeed by sacrifice, Hail! May downward breath, diffusive. breath, upward breath, digestive breath, vision, hearing, speech, mind, self, devotion, light, heaven, hymn-arrangement, sacrifice succeed by sacrifice. All-hail!

34. Hail to One! Hail to Two! Hail to Hundred! Hail to Hundred-and-One! Hail to Daybreak! Hail to Heaven!

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