Various Vedic Deities associated with Nakshatras

1.5 - nakṣatreṣṭikāṇḍam - kṛṣṇa yajurveda taittirīya brāhmaṇa pāṭhaḥ - agneḥ kṛttikāḥ

(Nakshatreshti Kandam in English (IAST))

From Krishna Yajurveda Taittiriya Brahmana

The Nakshatreshti Kandam is a sacred section of the Taittiriya Brahmana from the Krishna Yajurveda. It systematically addresses the celestial constellations, or Nakshatras, and their presiding deities. By invoking the divine energy connected to each star, this liturgical text provides a framework for rituals aimed at harmony with cosmic cycles. Chanting these mantras is believed to align an individual with the specific energetic vibrations of the stars, fostering protection, spiritual growth, and success in endeavors. It serves as a profound tool for Vedic practitioners seeking to appease celestial forces and gain auspicious influence over their life path.

kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya brāhmaṇe prathamāṣṭake pañcamaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ - nakṣatreṣṭikāṇḍam
o-nnamaḥ paramātmane, śrī mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ,
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ | hariḥ om ||
anuvākaṃ 1 - nakṣatreṣṭakāmantrāḥ, vikṛtirūpacayanagatāḥ
agneḥ kṛtti̭kāḥ | śukra-mparastā-jjyoti̭-ravastāt || prajāpa̭te rohiṇī | āpaḥ̭ parastādoṣa̭dhayo 'vastāt || soma̭syenvakā vita̭tāni | parastādvaya̭nto 'vastāt || rudrasya̭ bāhū | mṛgayavaḥ̭ parastādvikṣāro̭-'vastāt || adi̭tyai puna̭rvasū | vātaḥ̭ parastā̭dārdra-mavastāt || 1 ||
bṛhaspatestiṣyaḥ̭ | juhva̭taḥ parastā-dyaja̭mānā avastāt || sarpāṇā̭-māśreṣāḥ | abhyāgaccha̭ntaḥ parastā̭dabhyānṛtya̭nto-'vastāt || pitṛṇā-mmaghāḥ | rudantaḥ̭ parastā̭dapabhragṃśo̭-'vastāt || aryamṇaḥ pūrve phalgṷnī | jāyā parastā̭dṛṣabho̭-'vastāt || bhagasyotta̭re | vahatavaḥ̭ parastādvaha̭mānā avastāt || 2 ||
devasya̭ savitur-hastaḥ̭ | prasavaḥ parastā-thsaniravastāt || indra̭sya citrā | ṛta-mparastā-thsatya-mavastāt || vāyo-rniṣṭyā vratatiḥ̭ | parastā-dasi̭ddhi-ravastāt || indrāgniyo-rviśā̭khe | yugāni̭ parastāt-kṛṣamā̭ṇā avastāt || mitrasyā̭-nūrādhāḥ | abhyāroha̭t-parastā̭-dabhyārṷ̄ḍha-mavastāt || 3 ||
indra̭sya rohiṇī | śṛṇat-parastāt-pratiśṛṇa-davastāt || nir-ṛ̭tyai-mūlavarha̭ṇī | pratibhañjantaḥ̭ parastāt-pratiśṛṇanto-'vastāt || apā-mpūrvā̭ aṣāḍhāḥ | varcaḥ̭ parastā-thsami̭ti-ravastāt || viśvḙṣā-ndevānā-mutta̭rāḥ | abhijaya̭t-parastā̭-dabhiji̭ta-mavastāt || viṣṇo-śśroṇā pṛcchamā̭nāḥ | parastāt-panthā̭ avastāt || 4 ||
vasṷ̄nāg śravi̭ṣṭhāḥ | bhūta-mparastā-dbhūti̭ravastāt || indra̭sya-śatabhi̭ṣak | viśvavya̭cāḥ parastā-dviśvakṣi̭ti-ravastāt || ajasyaika̭padaḥ pūrve proṣṭhapadāḥ | vaiśvānara-mparastā-dvaiśvāvasava-mavastāt || aherbudhniya-syotta̭re | abhiṣiñcantaḥ̭ parastā̭-dabhiṣuṇvanto-'vastāt || pūṣṇo revatī | gāvaḥ̭ parastā-dvathsā avastāt || aśvino̭raśvayujau | grāmaḥ̭ parastāthsenā 'vastāt || yamasyā̭pabhara̭ṇīḥ | apakarṣa̭ntaḥ parastā̭-dapavaha̭nto-'vastāt || pūrṇā paścāduta pūrṇā purastādunma̭dhyataḥ paurṇamāsī ji̭gāya | tasyā-ndevā adhi̭ saṃva~sa̭nta uttame nāka̭ iha mā̭dayantām ||, yattḙ devā ada̭dhu rbhāgadheyamamā̭vāsye saṃva~sa̭nto mahitvā | sāno̭ yajña-mpi̭pṛhi viśvavāre rayi-nno̭ dhehi subhage suvīram || || 5 ||
(ārdramavastā-d- vaha̭mānā avastā̭ - dabhyārṷ̄ḍhamavastāt - panthā̭ avastā-d- vathsā avastā-tpañca̭ ca) (a. 1)
anuvākaṃ 2 - karmānuṣṭhānārhaḥ nakṣatrarūpaḥ puṇyakālaḥ
ya-tpuṇya-nnakṣa̭tram | ta-dba-ṭkṷrvītopavyuṣam | yadā vai sūrya̭ udeti̭ | atha nakṣa̭tra-nnaiti̭ | yāva̭ti tatra sūryo gacchet | yatra̭ jaghanya̭-mpaśyet | tāva̭ti kurvīta ya-tkārī syāt | puṇyāha eva kṷrute | evagṃ ha vai yajñeṣṷ-ñca śatadyṷmna-ñca māthsyo ni̭ravasāyayā-ñca̭kāra || 6 ||
yo vai na̭kṣatriya̭-mprajāpa̭tiṃ-ve~da̭ | ubhayo̭renaṃ-lo~kayorviduḥ | hasta̭ evāsya hastaḥ̭ | citrā śiraḥ̭ | niṣṭyā hṛda̭yam | ūrū viśā̭khe | pratiṣṭhā 'nṷ̄rādhāḥ | eṣa vai na̭kṣatriyaḥ̭ prajāpa̭tiḥ | ya evaṃ-ve~da̭ | ubhayo̭renaṃ-lo~kayorviduḥ || 7 ||
asmiggścā-muṣmigg̭śca || yā-ṅkāmayḙta duhitara̭-mpriyā syāditi̭ | tā-nniṣṭyā̭yā-ndadyāt | priyaiva bha̭vati | neva tu punarāga̭cchati || abhijinnāma nakṣa̭tram | upari̭ṣṭā-daṣāḍhānām | avastācchroṇāyai | devāsurā-ssaṃya~̭ttā āsann | te devāstasmi-nnakṣa̭tre-'bhya̭jayann || 8 ||
yadabhyaja̭yann | tada̭bhijito̭-'bhijittvam | ya-ṅkāmayḙtā-napajayya-ñja̭yediti̭ | tametasmi-nnakṣa̭tre yātayet | anapajayyameva ja̭yati | pāpapa̭rājitamiva tu || prajāpa̭tiḥ paśūna̭sṛjata | te nakṣa̭tra-nnakṣatra-mupā̭tiṣṭhanta | te samāva̭nta evābha̭vann | te revatī-mupā̭tiṣṭhanta || 9 ||
te revatyā-mprābha̭vann | tasmā-drevatyā-mpaśūnā-ṅkṷrvīta | ya-tkiñcārvācīnagṃ somāt | praiva bha̭vanti || salilaṃ-vā~ idama̭ntarāsīt | yadata̭rann | ta-ttāra̭kāṇā-ntārakatvam | yo vā iha yaja̭te | amugṃ saloka-nna̭kṣate | tannakṣa̭trāṇā-nnakṣatratvam || 10 ||
devagṛhā vai nakṣa̭trāṇi | ya evaṃ-ve~da̭ | gṛhyḙva bha̭vati || yāni vā imāni̭ pṛthivyāścitrāṇi̭ | tāni nakṣa̭trāṇi | tasmā̭-daślīlanā̭magg-ścitre | nāva̭syenna ya̭jeta | yathā̭ pāpāhe kṷrute | tādṛgeva tat || devanakṣatrāṇi vā anyāni̭ || 11 ||
yamanakṣatrāṇyanyāni̭ | kṛtti̭kāḥ prathamam | viśā̭khe uttamam | tāni̭ devanakṣatrāṇi̭ | anūrādhāḥ pra̭thamam | apabhara̭ṇī-ruttamam | tāni̭ yamanakṣatrāṇi̭ | yāni̭ devanakṣatrāṇi̭ | tāni dakṣi̭ṇena pari̭yanti | yāni̭ yamanakṣatrāṇi̭ || 12 ||
tānyutta̭reṇa || anvḙṣāmarāthsmeti̭ | tada̭nūrādhāḥ | jyeṣṭhamḙṣā-mavadhiṣmeti̭ | tajjyeṣṭhaghnī | mūla̭meṣāmavṛkṣāmeti̭ | ta-nmṷ̄lavarha̭ṇī | yannāsa̭hanta | tada̭ṣāḍhāḥ | yadaślo̭ṇat || 13 ||
tacchroṇā | yadaśṛ̭ṇot | tacchravi̭ṣṭhāḥ | yacchata-mabhi̭ṣajyann | tacchatabhi̭ṣak | proṣṭhapadeṣūda̭yacchanta | revatyā̭maravanta | aśvayujo̭rayuñjata | apabhara̭ṇīṣva pā̭vahann | tāni vā etāni̭ yamanakṣatrāṇi̭ || yānyeva dḙvanakṣatrāṇi̭ | teṣṷ kurvīta yatkārī syāt | puṇyāha eva kṷrute || 14 ||
(cakā - raivaṃ-ve~dobhayo̭ renaṃ-lo~kayorvidu - rajayan - revatīmupā̭tiṣṭhanta - nakṣatratva - manyāni - yāni̭ yamanakṣatrā - ṇyaślo̭ṇa--dyamanakṣatrāṇi trīṇi̭ ca) (a. 2)
anuvākaṃ 3 - karmānuṣṭhānārhaḥ divasabhāgarūpaḥ heyopādeyakāla vibhāgaḥ
devasya̭ savituḥ prātaḥ pra̭savaḥ prāṇaḥ | varṷṇasya sāyamā̭savo̭-'pānaḥ || ya-tpra̭tīcīna̭-mprātastanāt | prācīnagṃ̭ saṅgavāt | tato̭ devā a̭gniṣṭoma-nnira̭mimata | tat-tadātta̭vīrya-nnirmārgaḥ || mitrasya̭ saṅgavaḥ | tat-puṇya̭-ntejasvyahaḥ̭ |
tasmāttarhi̭ paśavaḥ̭ samāya̭nti || ya-tpra̭tīcīnagṃ̭ saṅgavāt || 15 ||
prācīna̭-mmaddhyandi̭nāt | tato̭ devā ukthya̭-nnira̭mimata | tat-tadātta̭vīrya-nnirmārgaḥ || bṛhaspate-rmaddhyandi̭naḥ | tat-puṇya̭-ntejasvyahaḥ̭ | tasmāttarhi tekṣṇi̭ṣṭha-ntapati || yat-pra̭tīcīna̭-mmaddhyandi̭nāt | prācīna̭-maparāhṇāt | tato̭ devā-ṣṣo̭ḍaśina-nnira̭mimata | tattadātta̭vīrya-nnirmārgaḥ || 16 ||
bhaga̭syāparāhṇaḥ | tat-puṇya̭-ntejasvyahaḥ̭ | tasmā̭daparāhṇe kṷmāryo̭ bhaga̭micchamā̭nā-ścaranti || yat-pra̭tīcīna̭maparāhṇāt | prācīnagṃ̭ sāyāt | tato̭ devā a̭tirātra-nnira̭mimata | tattadātta̭vīrya-nnirmārgaḥ || varṷṇasya sāyam | tat-puṇya̭-ntejasvyahaḥ̭ | tasmāttarhi nānṛ̭taṃ-va~det || 17 ||
brāhmaṇo vā a̭ṣṭāvigṃśo nakṣa̭trāṇām | samānasyāhnaḥ pañca puṇyā̭ni nakṣa̭trāṇi | catvārya̭ślīlāni̭ | tāni nava̭ | yacca̭ parastānnakṣa̭trāṇāṃ-ya~ccāvastāt | tānyekā̭daśa | brāhmaṇo dvā̭daśaḥ | ya evaṃ-vi~dvān-thsaṃ̭va~thsaraṃ-vra~ta-ñcara̭ti | saṃva~thsareṇaivāsya̭ vrata-ṅgupta-mbha̭vati || samānasyāhnaḥ pañca puṇyā̭ni nakṣa̭trāṇi | catvārya̭ślīlāni̭ | tāni nava̭ | āgneyī rātriḥ̭ | aindramahaḥ̭ | tānyekā̭daśa | ādityo dvā̭daśaḥ | ya evaṃ-vi~dvān-thsaṃ̭va~thsaraṃ-vra~ta-ñcara̭ti | saṃva~thsareṇaivāsya̭ vrata-ṅgupta-mbha̭vati || 18 ||
(saṅgavāth - ṣo̭ḍaśina-nnira̭mimata tattadātta̭vīrya-nnirmāgo - va̭de-d- bhavati samānasyāhnaḥ pañca puṇyā̭ni nakṣa̭trāṇyaṣṭau ca̭) (a. 3)
anuvākaṃ 4 - somaśeṣabhūtā pātrastutiḥ.(ādhvarabrāhmaṇaśeṣaḥ)
brahmavādino̭ vadanti | kati pātrā̭ṇi yajñaṃ-va~̭hantīti̭ | trayo̭daśeti̭ brūyāt | sa yadbrūyāt | kastāni nira̭mimīteti̭ | prajāpa̭tiriti̭ brūyāt | sa yadbrūyāt | kutastāni nira̭mimīteti̭ | ātmana iti̭ | prāṇāpānābhyā̭-mevopāg̭-śvantaryāmau nira̭mimīta || 19 ||
vyānādṷpāgṃśu sava̭nam | vāca aindravāyavam | dakṣakratubhyā-mmaitrāvaruṇam | śrotrā̭dāśvinam | cakṣṷṣa-śśukrā manthinau | ātmana̭ āgrayaṇam | aṅgebhya ukthyam | āyṷṣo dhruvam | pratiṣṭhāyā̭ ṛtupātre || yajñaṃ-vā~va ta-mprajāpa̭ti-rnira̭mimīta | sa nirmi̭to nāddhri̭yata sama̭vlīyata | sa etā-nprajāpa̭ti-rapivāpāna̭-paśyat | tānnira̭vapat | tairvai sa yajñamapya̭vapat | yada̭pivāpā bhava̭nti | yajñasya dhṛtyā asaṃ̭vla~yāya || 20 ||
(upāgśvantaryāmau nira̭mimītā- mimīta ṣaṭ ca̭) (a. 4)
anuvākaṃ 5 - cāturmāsyaśeṣā vapanamantrāḥ, (rājasūyabrāhmaṇam)
ṛtameva pa̭rameṣṭhi | ṛta-nnātyḙti ki-ñcana | ṛte sa̭mudra āhi̭taḥ | ṛte bhūmi̭riyagg śritā | agnistigmena̭ śociṣā | tapa ākrānta-muṣṇihā | śirastapasyāhi̭tam | vaiśvānarasya teja̭sā | ṛtenāsya niva̭rtaye | satyena pari̭vartaye || 21 ||
tapa̭sā-'syānṷvartaye | śivenāsyopa̭vartaye | śagmenāsyā-bhiva̭rtaye | tadṛta-nta-thsatyam | ta-dvrata-ntaccha̭keyam | tena̭ śakeya-ntena̭ rāddhyāsam || ya-dgharmaḥ paryava̭rtayat | antā-npṛthivyā divaḥ | agnirīśā̭na oja̭sā | varṷṇo dhītibhiḥ̭ saha || 22 ||
indro̭ marudbhi-ssakhi̭bhi-ssaha || agnistigmena̭ śociṣā | tapa ākrānta-muṣṇihā | śirastapasyāhi̭tam | vaiśvānarasya teja̭sā | ṛtenāsya niva̭rtaye | satyena pari̭vartaye | tapa̭sā 'syānṷvartaye | śivenāsyopa̭vartaye | śagmenāsyābhiva̭rtaye || 23 ||
tadṛta-nta-thsatyam | ta-dvrata-ntaccha̭keyam | tena̭ śakeya-ntena̭ rāddhyāsam || yo asyāḥ pṛ̭thivyāstvaci | nivartayatyoṣa̭dhīḥ | agnirīśā̭na oja̭sā | varṷṇo dhītibhiḥ̭ saha | indro̭ marudbhi-ssakhi̭bhi-ssaha || agnistigmena̭ śociṣā | tapa ākrānta-muṣṇihā || 24 ||
śirastapasyāhi̭tam | vaiśvānarasya teja̭sā | ṛtenāsya niva̭rtaye | satyena pari̭vartaye | tapa̭sā 'syānṷvartaye | śivenāsyopa̭vartaye | śagmenāsyā-bhiva̭rtaye | tadṛta-nta-thsatyam | ta-dvata-ntaccha̭keyam | tena̭ śakeya-ntena̭ rāddhyāsam || 25 ||
eka-mmāsa-muda̭sṛjat | parameṣṭhī prajābhyaḥ̭ | tenābhyo maha āva̭hat | amṛta-mmartyābhyaḥ | prajāmanu prajā̭yase | tadṷ te martyāmṛtam | yena māsā̭ ardhamāsāḥ | ṛtavaḥ̭ parivathsarāḥ | yena te te prajāpate | ījānasya nyava̭rtayann || 26 ||
tenāhamasya brahma̭ṇā | niva̭rtayāmi jīvase || agnistigmena̭ śociṣā | tapa ākrānta-muṣṇihā | śirastapasyāhi̭tam | vaiśvānarasya teja̭sā | ṛtenāsya niva̭rtaye | satyena pari̭vartaye | tapa̭sā 'syānṷvartaye | śivenāsyopa̭vartaye | śagmenāsyābhiva̭rtaye | tadṛta-nta-thsatyam | ta-dvrata-ntaccha̭keyam | tena̭ śakeya-ntena̭ rāddhyāsam || 27 ||
(pari̭vartaye - sahā - bhiva̭rtaya - uṣṇihā̭ - rāddhyāsaṃ - nyava̭rtayan - nupa̭vartaye catvāri̭ ca) (a. 5)
anuvākaṃ 6 - cāturmāsyaśeṣā vapanavidhiḥ (rājasūyabrāhmaṇam)
devā vai ya-dyajñe 'kṷrvata | tadasṷrā akurvata | te-'sṷrā ūrdhva-mpṛṣṭhebhyo nāpa̭śyann | te keśānagrḙ-'vapanta | atha śmaśrṷ̄ṇi | atho̭papakṣau | tataste-'vāñca āyann | parā̭-'bhavann | yasyaivaṃ-va~pa̭nti | avāṃ̭eti || 28 ||
atho paraiva bha̭vati | atha̭ devā ūrdhva-mpṛṣṭhebhyo̭-'paśyann | ta ṷpapakṣāvagrḙ-'vapanta | atha śmaśrṷ̄ṇi | atha keśāṋ | tatastḙ-'bhavann | suvargaṃ-lo~kamā̭yann | yasyaivaṃ-va~pa̭nti | bhava̭tyātmanā | atho̭ suvargaṃ-lo~kamḙti || 29 ||
athaita-nmanṷ-rvaptre mi̭thuna-ma̭paśyat | sa śmaśrūṇyagrḙ-'vapata | atho̭papakṣau | atha keśāṋ | tato vai sa prājā̭yata prajayā̭ paśubhiḥ̭ | yasyaivaṃ-va~pa̭nti | pra prajayā̭ paśubhi̭-rmithunai-rjā̭yate || devāsurā-ssaṃya~̭ttā āsann | te saṃ̭va~thsare vyāya̭cchanta | tā-ndevāścā̭tu-rmāsyairevābhi prāyṷñjata || 30 ||
vaiśvadevena̭ caturo̭ māso̭-'vṛñjatendra̭rājānaḥ | tāñchīrṣanni cāva̭rtayanta pari̭ ca | varuṇa praghāsai-ścaturo̭ māso̭-'vṛñjata varṷṇarājānaḥ | tāñchīrṣanni cāva̭rtayanta pari̭ ca | sākamedhaiścaturo̭ māso̭-'vṛñjata soma̭rājānaḥ | tāñchīra.ṣanni cāva̭rtayanta pari̭ ca | yā saṃ̭va~thsara ṷpajīvā ''sīt | tāmḙṣā-mavṛñjata | tato̭ devā abha̭vann | parā-'sṷrāḥ || 31 ||
ya evaṃ-vi~dvāg-ścā̭turmāsyai-ryaja̭te | bhrātṛ̭vyasyaiva māso vṛktvā | śīrṣanni ca̭ vartaya̭te pari̭ ca | yaiṣā saṃ̭va~thsara ṷpajīvā | vṛṅkte tā-mbhrātṛ̭vyasya | kṣudhā 'sya bhrātṛ̭vyaḥ parā̭ bhavati || lohitāyasena niva̭rtayate | yadvā imāmagnir-ṛtāvāga̭te nivartaya̭ti | etadevaināgṃ̭ rūpa-ṅkṛtvā niva̭rtayati | sā tata-śśva-śśvo bhūya̭sī bhava̭ntyeti || 32 ||
prajā̭yate | ya evaṃ-vi~dvā~llo̭hitāyasena̭ nivartaya̭te | etadeva rūpa-ṅkṛtvā niva̭rtayate | sa tata-śśva-śśvo bhūyān-bhava̭nneti | praiva jā̭yate || treṇyā śa̭lalyā niva̭rtayeta | trīṇi̭ trīṇi vai devānā̭mṛddhāni̭ | trīṇi chandāgṃ̭si | trīṇi sava̭nāni | traya̭ ime lokāḥ || 33 ||
ṛddhyāmeva ta-dvīrya̭ eṣu lokeṣu prati̭ tiṣṭhati || yaccā̭turmāsyayā-jyātmano nāvadyet | devebhya āvṛ̭ścyeta | catṛṣu ca̭tṛṣu māsḙṣu niva̭rtayeta | parokṣa̭meva ta-ddevebhya̭ ātmano-'va̭dyatyanā vraskāya || devānāṃ-vā~ eṣa ānī̭taḥ | yaścā̭turmāsyayājī | ya evaṃ-vi~dvānni ca̭ vartaya̭te pari̭ ca | devatā̭ evāpyḙti | nāsya̭ rudraḥ prajā-mpaśū-nabhima̭nyate || 34 ||
(etye- tya - yuñjatā - sṷrā - eti - lokā - ma̭nyate) (a. 6)
anuvākaṃ 7 - agnicayanaśeṣā iṣṭakopadhānamantrāḥ, tatra santatyākhyeṣṭakāmantrāḥ
āyṷṣaḥ prāṇagṃ santa̭nu | prāṇāda̭pānagṃ santa̭nu | apānā-dvyānagṃ santa̭nu | vyānāccakṣu-ssanta̭nu | cakṣṷṣa-śśrotragṃ santa̭nu | śrotrā-nmana-ssanta̭nu | mana̭so vācagṃ santa̭nu | vāca ātmānagṃ santa̭nu | ātmanaḥ̭ pṛthivīgṃ santa̭nu | pṛthivyā antari̭kṣagṃ santa̭nu | antari̭kṣā-ddivagṃ santa̭nu |diva-ssuva-ssanta̭nu || 35 ||
(antari̭kṣagṃ santa̭nu dve ca̭) (a. 7)
anuvākaṃ 8 - agnicayanaśeṣā tharvaśiro-'bhidhānānāmiṣṭakānā-mmantrāḥ
indro̭ dadhīco asthabhiḥ̭ | vṛtrāṇya pra̭tiṣkutaḥ | jaghāna̭ nava tīrnava̭ || icchannaśva̭sya yacchiraḥ̭ | parva̭teṣvapa̭ śritam | ta-dvi̭daccharyaṇāva̭ti || atrā ha gorama̭nvata | nāma tvaṣṭṷrapīcyam | itthā candrama̭so gṛhe || indramidgāthino̭ bṛhat || 36 ||
indra̭markebhi̭rarkiṇaḥ̭ | indraṃ-vā~ṇī̭ranūṣata || indra iddharyo-ssacā | sammi̭śla āva̭co yujā | indro̭ vajrī hi̭raṇyayaḥ̭ || indro̭ dīrghāya cakṣa̭se | ā sūryagṃ̭ rohaya-ddivi | vi gobhiradri̭mairayat || indra vājḙṣu no ava | sahasra̭ pradhaneṣu ca || 37 ||
ugra ugrābhi̭rūtibhiḥ̭ || tamindraṃ̭-vā~jayāmasi | mahe vṛtrāya hanta̭ve | sa vṛṣā̭ vṛṣabho bhṷvat || indra-ssadāma̭ne kṛtaḥ | oji̭ṣṭha-ssa balḙ hitaḥ | dyumnī ślokī sa saumyaḥ̭ || girā vajro na sambhṛ̭taḥ | saba̭lo ana̭pacyutaḥ | vavakṣu-rugro astṛ̭taḥ || 38 ||
(bṛha- ccā - stṛ̭taḥ) (a. 8)
anuvākaṃ 9 - somaśeṣabhūtā iṣṭayaḥ. (ādhvarabrāhmaṇam)
devāsurā-ssaṃya~̭ttā āsann | sa prajāpa̭tirindra̭-ñjyeṣṭha-mputramapa nya̭dhatta | nedḙnamasṷrā balī̭yāgṃ so-'hananniti̭ | prahrādo̭ ha vai kā̭yādhavaḥ | viroca̭nagg sva-mputramapa nya̭dhatta | nedḙna-ndevā a̭hananniti̭ | te devāḥ prajāpa̭ti-mupasametyo̭cuḥ | nārājaka̭sya yuddhama̭sti | indramanvi̭cchāmeti̭ | taṃ-ya~̭jñakratubhi-ranvaicchann || 39 ||
taṃ-ya~̭jñakratubhirnānva̭vindann | tamiṣṭi̭bhi-ranvaicchann | tamiṣṭi̭bhi-ranva̭vindann | tadiṣṭī̭nā-miṣṭitvam | eṣṭa̭yo ha vai nāma̭ | tā iṣṭa̭ya ityāca̭kṣate parokṣḙṇa | parokṣa̭priyā iva hi devāḥ || tasmā̭ etamāgnāvaiṣṇava-mekā̭daśakapāla-ndīkṣaṇīya-nnira̭vapann | tada̭padrutyā̭tanvata | tānpa̭tnī saṃyā~jānta upā̭nayann || 40 ||
te tada̭-ntameva kṛtvoda̭dravann || te prā̭yaṇīya̭mabhi samāro̭hann | tada̭padrutyā̭tanvata | tāñchaṃyva~̭nta upā̭nayann | te tada̭tammeva kṛtvoda̭dravann || ta ā̭tithyamabhi samāro̭hann | tada̭padrutyā̭tanvata | tāniḍānta upā̭nayann | te tada̭tammeva kṛtvoda̭dravann | tasmā̭ detā etada̭ntā iṣṭa̭ya-ssanti̭ṣṭhante || 41 ||
evagṃ hi devā akṷrvata | iti̭ devā a̭kurvata | ityu vai ma̭nuṣyāḥ kurvate || te devā ṷ̄cuḥ | yadvā idamuccai-ryajñena carā̭ma | tanno-'sṷrāḥ pāpmā-'nṷvindanti | upāgṃśṷ̄pasadā̭ carāma | tathā no-'sṷrāḥ pāpmā nānṷvethsyantīti̭ | ta ṷpāgṃśṷ̄pasada̭-matanvata | tisra eva sā̭midhenīranūcya̭ || 42 ||
sruveṇā̭ghāra-māghārya̭ | tisraḥ parā̭cī-rāhṷtīr-hutvā | sruveṇo̭pasada̭-ñjuhavāñca̭kruḥ | ugraṃ-va~co apā̭vadhī-ntveṣaṃ-va~co apā̭vadhīg svāheti̭ | aśanayāpipāse ha vā ugraṃ-va~caḥ̭ | ena̭śca vaira̭hatya-ñca tveṣaṃ-va~caḥ̭ | etagṃ ha vāva tacca̭turdhāvihita-mpāpmāna̭-ndevā apa̭jaghnire || tatho̭ evaitadḙvaṃ-vi~dyaja̭mānaḥ | tisra eva sā̭midhenīranūcya̭ | sruveṇā̭ghāra-māghārya̭ || 43 ||
tisraḥ parā̭cīrāhṷtīr-hutvā | sruveṇo̭pasada̭-ñjuhoti | ugraṃ-va~co apā̭vadhī-ntveṣaṃ-va~co apā̭vadhīg svāheti̭ | aśanayāpipāse ha vā ugraṃ-va~caḥ̭ | ena̭śca vaira̭hatya-ñca tveṣaṃ-va~caḥ̭ | etameva tacca̭turdhā-vihita-mpāpmānaṃ-ya~ja̭māno-'pa̭hate || tḙ-'bhinīyaivāhaḥ̭ paśumā-'la̭bhanta | ahna̭ eva ta-ddevā ava̭rti-mpāpmāna̭-mmṛtyumapa̭jaghnire | tenā̭bhinīyḙva rātreḥ prāca̭rann | rātri̭yā eva ta-ddevā ava̭rti-mpāpmāna̭-mmṛtyumapa̭jaghnire || 44 ||
tasmā̭dabhinīyaivāhaḥ̭ paśumāla̭bheta | ahna̭ eva ta-dyaja̭māno 'va̭rti-mpāpmāna-mbhrātṛ̭vyānapa̭nudate | tenā̭bhinīyḙva rātreḥ praca̭ret | rātri̭yā eva ta-dyaja̭māno 'va̭rti-mpāpmāna-mbhrātṛ̭vyānapa̭nudate || sa eṣa ṷpavasathīye 'ha̭n-dvidevatyaḥ̭ paśurāla̭bhyate | dvayaṃ-vā~ asmin ~loke yaja̭mānaḥ | asthi̭ ca māgṃsa-ñca̭ | asthi̭ caiva tena̭ māgṃsa-ñca yaja̭māna-ssagg skṷrute || tā vā etāḥ pañca̭ devatāḥ | agnīṣomā̭-vagni-rmitrāvarṷṇau || 45 ||
pañcapañcī vai yaja̭mānaḥ | tvammāgṃ sagg snāvāsthi̭ majjā | etameva tatpa̭ñcadhā vihitamātmānaṃ̭-va~ruṇapāśā-nmṷñcati | bheṣajatā̭yai nirvaruṇatvāya̭ || tagṃ saptabhi-śchando̭bhiḥ prātara̭hvayann | tasmāthsapta ca̭turuttarāṇi chandāgṃ̭si prātaranuvāke-'nūcyante || tametayo̭-pasametyo-pā̭sīdann | upāsmai gāyatā nara iti̭ | tasmā̭ detayā̭ bahiṣpavamāna ṷpasadyaḥ̭ || 46 ||
(aicchan - nanayagg - stiṣṭhante - 'nūcyā - nūcya̭ sruveṇā̭ghāramāghārya - rātri̭yā eva ta-ddevā ava̭rti-mpāpmānaṃ̭ mṛtyumapa̭jaghnire - mitrāvarṷṇau - +nava̭ ca ) (a. 9)
(devā yaja̭māno devā devā yaja̭māno yaja̭māno-'labhanta prāca̭ra~llabheta praca̭redāla̭bhantāla̭bheta mṛtyumapa̭jaghnire bhrātṛ̭vyān)
anuvākaṃ 10 - trivṛdādistomarūpāṇi somaṅgāni. (ādhvarabrāhmaṇam)
sa sa̭mudra ṷttarataḥ prājva̭la-dbhūmyantena̭ | eṣa vāva sa sa̭mudraḥ | yaccātvā̭laḥ | eṣa ṷ veva sa bhūmyantaḥ | yadvedyantaḥ | tadetat-tri̭śala-ntri̭pūruṣam | tasmāt-ta-ntri̭vitasta-ṅkha̭nanti || sa sṷvarṇarajatābhyā-ṅkuśībhyā-mpari̭gṛhīta āsīt | taṃ-ya~dasyā addhyajana̭yann | tasmā̭dādityaḥ || 47 ||
atha ya-thsṷvarṇarajatābhyā-ṅkuśībhyā-mpari̭gṛhīta āsīt | sā-'sya̭ kauśikatā || ta-ntrivṛtā-'bhi prāstṷvata | ta-ntrivṛtā ''da̭data | ta-ntrivṛtā ''ha̭rann | yāva̭tī trivṛto mātrā || ta-mpa̭ñcadaśenābhi prāstṷvata | ta-mpa̭ñcadaśenāda̭data | ta-mpa̭ñcadaśenāha̭rann | yāva̭tī pañcadaśasya mātrā || 48 ||
tagṃ sa̭ptadaśenābhi prāstṷvata | tagṃ sa̭ptadaśenāda̭data | tagṃ sa̭ptadaśenāha̭rann | yāva̭tī saptadaśasya mātrā | tasya̭ saptadaśena̭ hriyamā̭ṇasya tejo haro̭-'patat | tamḙkavigṃ śenābhi prāstṷvata | tamḙkavigṃśenāda̭data | tamḙkavigṃśenāha̭rann | yāva̭tyekavigṃśasya mātrā || te yat-trivṛtā stuvate || 49 ||
trivṛtaiva ta-dyaja̭mānamāda̭date | ta-ntrivṛtaiva ha̭ranti | yāva̭tī trivṛto mātrā | agnirvai trivṛt | yāvadvā agnerdaha̭to dhūma udetyānuvyeti̭ | tāva̭tī trivṛto mātrā | agnerevaina-ntat | mātrāgṃ sāyṷjyagṃ salokatā-ṅgamayanti || atha yatpa̭ñcadaśena̭ stuvate | pañcadaśenaiva ta-dyaja̭māna-māda̭date || 50 ||
ta-mpa̭ñcadaśenaiva ha̭ranti | yāva̭tī pañcadaśasya mātrā | candramā vai pa̭ñcadaśaḥ | eṣa hi pa̭ñcadaśyāma̭pakṣīyate | pañcadaśyā-mā̭pūryate | candrama̭sa evaina-ntat | mātrāgṃ sāyṷjyagṃ salokatā-ṅgamayanti | atha yathsa̭ptadaśena̭ stuvate | saptadaśenaiva ta-dyaja̭mānamāda̭date | tagṃ sa̭ptadaśenaiva ha̭ranti || 51 ||
yāva̭tī saptadaśasya mātrā | prajāpa̭tirvai sa̭ptadaśaḥ | prajāpa̭terevaina-ntat | mātrāgṃ sāyṷjyagṃ salokatā-ṅgamayanti | atha yadḙkavigṃśena̭ stuvate | ekavigṃśenaiva ta-dyaja̭māna-māda̭date | tamḙkavigṃśenaiva ha̭ranti | yāva̭tyekavigṃśasya mātrā | asau vā ā̭ditya ḙkavigṃśaḥ | ādityasyaivaina-ntat || 52 ||
mātrāgṃ sāyṷjyagṃ salokatā-ṅgamayanti || te kuśyau | vya̭ghnann | te a̭horātre a̭bhavatām | aha̭reva suvarṇā̭ 'bhavat | rajatā rātriḥ̭ | sa yadā̭ditya udeti̭ | etāmeva tathsuvarṇā-ṅkuśīmanu samḙti | atha yada̭stameti̭ | etāmeva ta-dra̭jatā-ṅkuśīmanu saṃvi~̭śati || prahrādo̭ ha vai kā̭yādhavaḥ | viroca̭nagg sva-mputramudāsyat | sa pra̭daro̭-'bhavat | tasmā-tpradarādṷdaka-nnācā̭met || 53 ||
(ādityaḥ - pa̭ñcadaśasya mātrā - stuvatḙ - pañcadaśenaiva ta-dyaja̭mānamāda̭date - saptadaśenaiva ha̭ran - tyādityasyaivainanta-d vi̭śati catvāri̭ ca) (a. 10)
anuvākaṃ 11 - savanīyapaśupuroḍāśāḥ (ādhvarabrāhmaṇam)
ye vai catvāra-sstomāḥ | kṛta-ntat | atha ye pañca̭ | kali-ssaḥ | tasmāccatṷṣṭomaḥ | taccatṷṣṭomasya catuṣṭomatvam || tadā̭huḥ | katamāni tāni jyotīgṃ̭ṣi | ya etasya stomā iti̭ | trivṛt-pa̭ñcadaśa-ssa̭ptadaśa ḙkavigṃśaḥ || 54 ||
etāni vāva tāni jyotīgṃ̭ṣi | ya etasya stomāḥ || so-'bravīt | saptadaśena̭ hriyamā̭ṇo vya̭leśiṣi | bhiṣajya̭ta meti̭ | tamaśvinaṷ dhānābhi̭-rabhiṣajyatām | pūṣā ka̭rambheṇa̭ | bhāra̭tī parivāpeṇa̭ | mitrāvarṷṇau payasya̭yā || tadā̭huḥ || 55 ||
yadaśvibhyā-ndhānāḥ | pūṣṇaḥ ka̭rambhaḥ | bhāra̭tyai parivāpaḥ | mitrāvarṷṇayoḥ payasyā-'tha̭ | kasmā̭deteṣāgṃ̭ haviṣāmindra̭meva ya̭jantīti̭ | etā hyḙna-ndevatā iti̭ brūyāt | etair-havirbhi-rabhi̭ṣajyagg-stasmāditi̭ || taṃ-va~sa̭vo-'ṣṭāka̭pālena prātassavanḙ-'bhiṣajyann | rudrā ekā̭daśakapālena māddhya̭ndine sava̭ne | viśvḙ devā dvāda̭śakapālena tṛtīyasavane || 56 ||
sa yadaṣṭāka̭pālā-nprātassavane kuryāt | ekā̭daśakapālā-nmāddhya̭ndine sava̭ne | dvāda̭śakapālāg stṛtīya savane | vilo̭ma ta-dyajñasya̭ kriyeta | ekā̭daśakapālāneva prā̭tassavane kṷryāt | ekā̭daśakapālā-nmāddhya̭ndine sava̭ne | ekā̭daśakapālāg stṛtīya savane | yajñasya̭ salomatvāya̭ || tadā̭huḥ | ya-dvasṷ̄nā-mprātassavanam | rudrāṇā-mmāddhya̭ndinagṃ sava̭nam | viśvḙṣā-ndevānā-ntṛtīyasavanam | atha kasmā̭deteṣāgṃ̭ haviṣāmindra̭meva ya̭jantīti̭ | etā hyḙna-ndevatā iti̭ brūyāt | etair-havirbhirabhi̭ṣajyagg stasmāditi̭ || 57 ||
(ekavigṃśa-ā̭hu-stṛtīyasavane-prā̭tassavana-mpañca̭ ca) (a. 11)
anuvākaṃ 12 - saptachandāṃsi prapañcyante (ādhvarabrāhmaṇam)
tasyāvā̭co-'vapādāda̭bibhayuḥ | tameteṣṷ saptasu chandaḥ̭ svaśrayann | yadaśra̭yann | tacchrā̭yantīya̭sya śrāyantīyatvam | yadavā̭rayann | ta-dvā̭ravantīya̭sya vāravantīyatvam || tasyāvā̭ca evāva̭pādāda̭bibhayuḥ | tasmā̭ etāni̭ sapta ca̭turuttarāṇi chandāgsyupā̭dadhuḥ | teṣāmati trīṇya̭ricyanta | na trīṇyuda̭bhavann || 58 ||
sa bṛ̭hatīmevā-spṛ̭śat | dvābhyā̭makṣarābhyām | ahorātrābhyā̭meva || tadā̭huḥ | katamā sā devākṣa̭rā bṛhatī | yasyā-nta-tpratyati̭ṣṭhat | dvāda̭śa paurṇamāsyaḥ̭ | dvādaśāṣṭa̭kāḥ | dvāda̭śāmāvāsyāḥ | eṣā vāva sā devākṣa̭rā bṛhatī || 59 ||
yasyā-nta-tpratyati̭ṣṭhaditi̭ || yāni̭ ca chandāg̭-syatyari̭cyanta | yāni̭ ca nodabha̭vann | tāni nirvīryāṇi hīnānya̭manyanta | sā 'bra̭vī-dbṛhatī | māmeva bhūtvā | māmupa sagg śra̭yateti̭ | caturbhi̭rakṣarai̭-ranuṣṭug-bṛ̭hatī-nnoda̭bhavat | caturbhi̭rakṣaraiḥ paṅkti-rbṛ̭hatī-matya̭ricyata | tasyā̭metāni̭ catvāryakṣarāṇya-pacchidyā̭-dadhāt || 60 ||
te bṛ̭hatī eva bhūtvā | bṛhatīmupa sama̭śrayatām || aṣṭābhi-rakṣarai̭ruṣṇig-bṛ̭hatī-nnoda̭bhavat | aṣṭābhirakṣaraistriṣṭug-bṛ̭hatī-matya̭ricyata | tasyā̭metā-nyaṣṭāvakṣarāṇya-pacchidyā̭dadhāt | te bṛ̭hatī eva bhūtvā | bṛhatīmupa sama̭śrayatām | dvādaśabhi̭-rakṣarai-rgāyatrī-bṛ̭hatī-nnoda̭bhavat | dvādaśabhi̭-rakṣarai-rjaga̭tī-bṛhatī-matya̭ricyata | tasyā̭metāni dvāda̭śākṣarāṇya-pacchidyā̭dadhāt || 61 ||
te bṛ̭hatī eva bhūtvā | bṛhatīmupa sama̭śrayatām || so-'bravīt-prajāpa̭tiḥ | chandāgṃ̭si ratho̭ me bhavata | yuṣmābhi̭-rahameta-maddhvā̭namanu sañca̭rāṇīti̭ | tasya̭ gāyatrī ca jaga̭tī ca pakṣāva̭bhavatām | uṣṇikca̭ triṣṭupca praṣṭyau | anuṣṭupca̭ paṅktiśca dhuryau | bṛhatyḙvoddhira̭bhavat | sa eta-ñcha̭ndorathamāsthāya̭ | etamaddhvā̭namanu sama̭carat | etagṃ ha vai cha̭ndorathamāsthāya̭ | etamaddhvā̭namanu sañca̭rati | yenaiṣa eta-thsacaṃra̭ti | ya evaṃ-vi~dvān-thsomḙna yaja̭te | ya ṷcainamevaṃ-ve~da̭ || 62 ||
(abhavan - vāva sā devākṣa̭rā bṛha - tya̭dadhā-d- dvāda̭śākṣarāṇyapacchidyā̭dadhā - dāsthāya ṣaṭca̭) (a. 12) (agneḥ kṛtti̭kā - ya-tpuṇyaṃ̭ - devasya̭ savitu--r bra̭hmavādinaḥ ka - tyṛtameva - devā vā - āyṷṣaḥ prāṇa - mindro̭ dadhīco -dḙvāsurā-ssa prajāpa̭tiḥ - sa sa̭mudro - ye vai catvāra - stasyāvā̭co dvāda̭śa) (agneḥ kṛtti̭kā - devagṛhā - ṛtameva - vaiśvadevena - te tada̭nta - ta-mpa̭ñcadaśena - te bṛ̭hatī eva dviṣa̭ṣṭiḥ) (agneḥ kṛtti̭kā - ya u ̭cainamevaṃ-ve~da̭) || hariḥ̭ om || || kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya brāhmaṇe prathamāṣṭake pañcamaḥ prapāṭhaka-ssamāptaḥ |

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