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The 4 Vedas

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Vishva Dharma ki Jay! (Victory to Universal Dharma!)<br />

Thou art kindled in the place of offering;<br />

Do thou bear us good things.<br />

u O Prajapati.<br />

v He knoweth.<br />

w O Soma and Pusan.<br />

x <strong>The</strong>se gods.<br />

2.2.6.12 Mantra 12: <strong>The</strong> Mantras of the Hotr at the sacrifice to the Pitrs<br />

a Eagerly we hail thee,<br />

Eagerly would we kindle thee;<br />

Eager bring the eager,<br />

<strong>The</strong> fathers, to eat the offering.<br />

b Thou, O Soma, art pre-eminent in wisdom;<br />

Thou movest along the straightest path;<br />

Through thy guidance, O drop, our fathers wisely divided<br />

<strong>The</strong> treasure among the gods.<br />

By thee, O Soma Pavamana, our ancient fathers<br />

Wisely ordained the offerings;<br />

Conquering, untroubled, do thou open the barriers;<br />

Be generous to us in heroes and horses [1].<br />

d Thou, O Soma, in accord with the fathers,<br />

Hast stretched over sky and earth;<br />

To thee, O drop, let us make sacrifice with offering;<br />

Let us be lords of wealth.<br />

e O fathers, made ready by Agni, come hither;<br />

With good leadership sit ye on each seat;<br />

Eat ye the offerings set out on the strew;<br />

And give us wealth with many heroes.<br />

f O fathers that sit on the sacrificial strew, come hither with your aid;<br />

We have made these offerings for you; accept them,<br />

And then come to us with your most healing aid,<br />

Give us [2] health, wealth, and safety!<br />

g I have found the kindly fathers,<br />

<strong>The</strong> scion and the step of Visnu;<br />

<strong>The</strong>y that sit on the sacrificial strew and enjoy the drink<br />

That is pressed for them with the Svadha call are most eager to come hither.<br />

h Invoked are the fathers who love the Soma<br />

To their dear homes on the sacrificial strew;<br />

May they come hither; may they hear us here<br />

May they speak for us; and may they aid us.<br />

i Let them arise, the lower and the higher<br />

And the middle fathers who love the Soma;<br />

<strong>The</strong>y who lived their lives [3] in goodness and without sin;<br />

May these fathers help us when we call.<br />

k Be this homage to-day to the fathers,<br />

Who went before and who went after;<br />

Who are seated in the earthly region<br />

Or who are now in abodes with fair dwellings.<br />

l As our fathers before,<br />

Of old, O Agni, furthering right,<br />

Ano Bhadraha Kritavayo Yantu Vishwataha (Let noble thoughts come from every side) – Rg Veda 629

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