Library·Atharvaveda Saṃhitā (Śaunaka)·19·19.43
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । अग्निर् मा तत्र नयत्व् अग्निर् मेधा दधातु मे । अग्नये स्वाहा ॥१॥
yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | agnir mā tatra nayatv agnir medhā dadhātu me | agnaye svāhā ||1||
Whither the brahman -knowers go, along with consecration, with ardor—thither let Agni conduct me; let Agni impart (dhā) to me wisdom: to Agni hail!
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । वायुर् मा तत्र नयतु वायुः प्रणान् दधातु मे वायवे स्वाहा ॥२॥
yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | vāyur mā tatra nayatu vāyuḥ praṇān dadhātu me vāyave svāhā ||2||
Whither the etc. etc.—thither let Vāyu conduct me; let Vāyu impart to me breaths: to Vāyu hail!
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । सूर्यो मा तत्र नयतु चक्षुः सूर्यो दधातु मे । सूर्याय स्वाहा ॥३॥
yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | sūryo mā tatra nayatu cakṣuḥ sūryo dadhātu me | sūryāya svāhā ||3||
Whither the etc. etc.—thither let the sun conduct me; let the sun impart to me sight: to the sun hail!
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । चन्द्रो मा तत्र नयतु मनश् चन्द्रो दधातु मे । चन्द्राय स्वाहा ॥४॥
yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | candro mā tatra nayatu manaś candro dadhātu me | candrāya svāhā ||4||
Whither the etc. etc.—thither let the moon (candrá) conduct me; let the moon impart to me mind: to the moon hail!
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । सोमो मा तत्र नयतु पयः सोमो दधातु मे । सोमाय स्वाहा ॥५॥
yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | somo mā tatra nayatu payaḥ somo dadhātu me | somāya svāhā ||5||
Whither the etc. etc.—thither let Soma conduct me; let Soma impart to me milk: to Soma hail!
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । इन्द्रो मा तत्र नयतु बलम् इन्द्रो दधातु मे । इन्द्राय स्वाहा ॥६॥
yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | indro mā tatra nayatu balam indro dadhātu me | indrāya svāhā ||6||
Whither the etc. etc.—thither let Indra conduct me; let Indra impart to me strength: to Indra hail!
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । आपो मा तत्र नयत्व् अमृतम् मोप तिष्ठतु । अद्भ्यः स्वाहा ॥७॥
yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | āpo mā tatra nayatv amṛtam mopa tiṣṭhatu | adbhyaḥ svāhā ||7||
Whither the etc. etc.—thither let the waters conduct me; let immortality (amṛ́ta) approach (upa-sthā) me: to the waters hail!
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । ब्रह्मा मा तत्र नयतु ब्रह्मा ब्रह्म दधातु मे । ब्रह्मणे स्वाहा ॥८॥
yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | brahmā mā tatra nayatu brahmā brahma dadhātu me | brahmaṇe svāhā ||8||
Whither the etc. etc.—thither let Brahmán conduct me; let Brahmán impart to me bráhman: to Brahmán hail!
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)