n The gods have increased my prayer Which is elevation and depression; Then do ye, O Indra and Agni, Scatter my foes on every side. o Hither these blessings have come, fain for milking, Possessing Indra [2], may we win, May we milk offspring and food. p With the red steed may Agni convey thee to the god; with the tawny ones may convey thee to the god; with Etaça may Sarya convey thee to the god. q I unyoke thy head ropes, thy reins, Thy yokings, thy harness; Bestow upon us wealth and what is good; Proclaim us sharers among the gods. r By sacrifice to the god Visnu, by the sacrifice, may I attain health and wealth, and s By sacrifice to the god Soma [3], possessing good seed, may I impregnate seed. t By sacrifice to the god Tvastr, may I prosper the form of cattle. u The wives of the gods, Agni lord of the house, are the pair of the sacrifice; by sacrifice to these deities, may I be propagated with a pair. v Thou art the bundle, thou art gain, may I gain. w Thou art action, thou art making, may I make. x Thou art winning, thou art the winner, may I win. y May the bundle bestow increase of wealth, Rich in ghee, rich in houses, A thousandfold, strong. a Let the Dhruva swell with ghee, For each sacrifice for the worshippers; In the udder of the sun maiden, in the lap of Aditi, Broad streamed be the earth at this sacrifice. b Prajapati's is the world called Vibhan. In it I place thee along with the sacrificer. c Thou art real, be real for me; thou art all, be all for me; thou art full, be full for me; thou art imperishable, perish not for me. d In the eastern quarter may the gods, the priests, make (me) bright; in the southern [1] quarter may the months, the fathers, make (me) bright; in the western quarter may the houses, the cattle, make (me) bright; in the northern quarter may the waters, the plants, the trees make (me) bright; in the zenith may the sacrifice, the year, the lord of the sacrifice make (me) bright.YV 6.1d · Yajur Veda
YV 6.1d
Yajur Veda · translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith
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