Library·Atharvaveda Saṃhitā (Śaunaka)·19·19.27
गोभिष् ट्वा पात्व् ऋषभो वृषा त्वा पातु वाजिभिः । वायुष् ट्वा ब्रह्मणा पात्व् इन्द्रस् त्वा पात्व् इन्द्रियैः ॥१॥
gobhiṣ ṭvā pātv ṛṣabho vṛṣā tvā pātu vājibhiḥ | vāyuṣ ṭvā brahmaṇā pātv indras tvā pātv indriyaiḥ ||1||
Let the bull (ṛṣabhá) protect thee with the kine; let the virile one (vṛ́ṣan) protect thee with the vigorous ones (vājín); let Vāyu protect thee with bráhman; let Indra protect thee with Indra's powers (? indriyá).
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
सोमस् त्वा पात्व् ओषधीभिर् नक्षत्रैः पातु सूर्यः । माद्भ्यस् त्वा चन्द्रो वृत्रहा वातः प्राणेन रक्षतु ॥२॥
somas tvā pātv oṣadhībhir nakṣatraiḥ pātu sūryaḥ | mādbhyas tvā candro vṛtrahā vātaḥ prāṇena rakṣatu ||2||
Let Soma protect thee with the herbs; let the sun protect with the asterisms; [let] the moon, Vṛitra-slayer, [protect] ⌊thee⌋ from the months; let the wind defend with breath.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
तिस्रो दिवस् तिस्रः पृथिवीस् त्रीण्य् अन्तरिक्षाणि चतुरः समुद्रान् । त्रिवृतं स्तोमं त्रिवृत आप आहुस् तास् त्वा रक्षन्तु त्रिवृता त्रिवृद्भिः ॥३॥
tisro divas tisraḥ pṛthivīs trīṇy antarikṣāṇi caturaḥ samudrān | trivṛtaṃ stomaṃ trivṛta āpa āhus tās tvā rakṣantu trivṛtā trivṛdbhiḥ ||3||
They call the heavens (dív) three, the earths three, the atmospheres three, the oceans four, the song of praise (stóma) triple, the waters triple: let these triple ones defend thee with the triple ones.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
त्रीन् नाकांस् त्रीन् समुद्रांस् त्रीन् ब्रध्नांस् त्रीन् वैष्टपान् । त्रीन् मातरिश्वनस् त्रीन्त् सूर्यान् गोप्तॄन् कल्पयामि ते ॥४॥
trīn nākāṃs trīn samudrāṃs trīn bradhnāṃs trīn vaiṣṭapān | trīn mātariśvanas trīnt sūryān goptṝn kalpayāmi te ||4||
The three firmaments (nā́ka), the three oceans, the three bright ones (bradhná), the three at the summit (? vāiṣṭapá), the three Mātariçvans, the three suns, do I arrange (kḷp) as thy guardians.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
घृतेन त्वा सम् उक्षाम्य् अग्ने आज्येन वर्धयन् । अग्नेश् चन्द्रस्य सूर्यस्य मा प्राणं मायिनो दभन् ॥५॥
ghṛtena tvā sam ukṣāmy agne ājyena vardhayan | agneś candrasya sūryasya mā prāṇaṃ māyino dabhan ||5||
With ghee do I sprinkle thee all over, O Agni, increasing thee with sacrificial butter; of fire, of moon, of sun, let not the wily ones damage the breath.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
मा वः प्राणं मा वो ऽपानं मा हरो मायिनो दभन् । भ्राजन्तो विश्ववेदसो देवा दैव्येन धावत ॥६॥
mā vaḥ prāṇaṃ mā vo 'pānaṃ mā haro māyino dabhan | bhrājanto viśvavedaso devā daivyena dhāvata ||6||
Let not the wily ones damage your breath, nor your expiration nor flame (? háras); shining, all-possessing, run ye, O gods, with what is of the gods.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
प्राणेनाग्निं सं सृजति वातः प्राणेन संहितः । प्राणेन विश्वतोमुखं सूर्यं देवा अजनयन् ॥७॥
prāṇenāgniṃ saṃ sṛjati vātaḥ prāṇena saṃhitaḥ | prāṇena viśvatomukhaṃ sūryaṃ devā ajanayan ||7||
One unites Agni with breath; the wind is combined with breath; with breath the gods generated the sun that faces all ways. ⌊See p. xxxvi, n.⌋
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
आयुषायुःकृतां जीवायुष्मान् जीव मा मृथाः । प्राणेनात्मन्वताम् जीव मा मृत्योर् उद् अगा वशम् ॥८॥
āyuṣāyuḥkṛtāṃ jīvāyuṣmān jīva mā mṛthāḥ | prāṇenātmanvatām jīva mā mṛtyor ud agā vaśam ||8||
Live thou with the life-time of the life-time-makers; live as one long-lived; do not die; live with the breath of the soulful (ātmanvánt); do not come under the control of death.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
देवानां निहितं निधिं यम् इन्द्रो ऽन्वविन्दत् पथिभिर् देवयानैः । आपो हिरण्यं जुगुपुस् त्रिवृद्भिस् तास् त्वा रक्षन्तु त्रिवृता त्रिवृद्भिः ॥९॥
devānāṃ nihitaṃ nidhiṃ yam indro 'nvavindat pathibhir devayānaiḥ | āpo hiraṇyaṃ jugupus trivṛdbhis tās tvā rakṣantu trivṛtā trivṛdbhiḥ ||9||
The treasured (ni-dhā) treasure of the gods that Indra discovered by roads that the gods travel—the gold did the waters guard with triple ones; let those triple ones defend thee with the triple ones.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
त्रयस्त्रिंशद् देवतास् त्रीणि च वीर्याणि प्रियायमाणा जुगुपुर् अप्स्व् अन्तः । अस्मिंश् चन्द्रे अधि यद् धिरण्यं तेनायं कृणवद् वीर्याणि ॥१०॥
trayastriṃśad devatās trīṇi ca vīryāṇi priyāyamāṇā jugupur apsv antaḥ | asmiṃś candre adhi yad dhiraṇyaṃ tenāyaṃ kṛṇavad vīryāṇi ||10||
Thirty-three deities and three heroisms guarded [it] within the waters, holding [it] dear; what gold there is upon this shining one (? candrá), therewith shall this man do heroisms.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
ये देवा दिव्य् एकादश स्थ ते देवासो हविर् इदं जुषध्वम् ॥११॥
ye devā divy ekādaśa stha te devāso havir idaṃ juṣadhvam ||11||
Ye, O gods, that are eleven in the sky, do ye, O gods, enjoy this oblation.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
ये देवा अन्तरिक्ष एकादश स्थ ते देवासो हविर् इदं जुषध्वम् ॥१२॥
ye devā antarikṣa ekādaśa stha te devāso havir idaṃ juṣadhvam ||12||
Ye, O gods, that are eleven in the atmosphere, do ye, O gods, enjoy this oblation.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
ये देवा पृथिव्याम् एकादश स्थ ते देवासो हविर् इदं जुषध्वम् ॥१३॥
ye devā pṛthivyām ekādaśa stha te devāso havir idaṃ juṣadhvam ||13||
Ye, O gods, that are eleven on the earth, do ye, O gods, enjoy this oblation.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
असपत्नं पुरस्तात् पश्चान् नो अभयं कृतम् । सविता मा दक्षिणत उत्तरान् मा शचीपतिः ॥१४॥
asapatnaṃ purastāt paścān no abhayaṃ kṛtam | savitā mā dakṣiṇata uttarān mā śacīpatiḥ ||14||
Freedom from rivals in front, behind us [is] fearlessness made; Savitar [protect] me on the south, the lord of Çachī me on the north.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
दिवो मादित्या रक्षन्तु भूम्या रक्षन्त्व् अग्नयः । इन्द्राग्नी रक्षतां मा पुरस्ताद् अश्विनाव् अभितः शर्म यछताम् । तिरश्चीन् अघ्न्या रक्षतु जातवेदा भूतकृतो मे सर्वतः सन्तु वर्म ॥१५॥
divo mādityā rakṣantu bhūmyā rakṣantv agnayaḥ | indrāgnī rakṣatāṃ mā purastād aśvināv abhitaḥ śarma yachatām | tiraścīn aghnyā rakṣatu jātavedā bhūtakṛto me sarvataḥ santu varma ||15||
From the sky let the Ādityas defend me, from the earth let the fires defend; let Indra-and-Agni defend me in front; let the Açvins yield refuge round about; crosswise let the inviolable [cow], let Jātavedas, defend [me]; let the being-makers be my defense on all sides.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)