Simplified Sukla Yajurveda - Chapter V

Chapter V Hymns - 43

1. O oblation! You are the body of fire. You are the material with which all objects in the universe are created. You only help me in satisfying the guests. You are fast in burning in the fire like the falcon. You are the basis for worshipping the God. I praise you as giver of knowledge, wealth and noble qualities.

2. O stick of wood! you are the creator of fire. O dried grasses! you maintain the fire. You have in you Urvasi (the lower blades) and Pururava (the upper blades). I rub you (sticks) reciting vedic verses in Gayatri metre, Trishtup metre and Jagati metre.

3. O Agnidev! Harm not the sacrifice, harm not the worshippers. Be kind to us today and help us in doing the sacrifices.

4. O disciples of learned men, you can make me escape from curses. Agnidev has entered the sacrificial altar. Please give oblations. O Agnidev! please carry oblations to all devas.

5. O God! set me on the path of learning and virtue. Through your grace, may I attain the invincible, irrestible, inviolate and invulnerable stength of the learned.

6. O god! May your vast power rule over me, and may my power remain under you.

7. O mighty God! may I attain pleasure due to blessings from you.

8. O fire, your force is present in every object.

9. May fire with the names of Angira and Ayu help us.

10. O speech (vakdevata)! your the dispeller of ignorance.

11. O speech! learned persons through teachings of vedas have to protect you in all places in east, west, south and north.

12. O speech, using you only we describe the twelve months in the year. You are the killer of all miseries.

13. O learned people, you should develop yajnas which promote strong structures on earth.

14. God is the preacher of truth. Sages concentrate their mind and intellect on him.

15. God's invisible form pervades the universe.

16. God is omnipresent. He pervades this universe no all sides.

17. O man and woman, acquire the knowledge from the learned and live in a peaceful hom after marriage. Do not spoil your life and do not spoil life of your children.

18. O God! I seek your shelter which is ever-blissful.

19. O god! fill both of our hands with wealth. Grant us variety of pleasures.

20. God punishes sinners and preaches knowledge to seekers.

21. O man! I ordain thee to worship god.

22. O man! you observe me in doing the yajna and later on you also do it.

23. Just as a learner and teacher, I do the yajna, you also do. Your companions have to follow the activities being done my companions.

24. O king! you are the conqueror of foes of the kingdom. You are renowned in yajnas and sacrifices and through them only you are controlling the enemies of the kingdom.

25. O members of the assemly the military people also participate in yajnas and sacrifices to fight enemies.

26. O learned man, I receive you with breaths as witness.

27. O highly learned man, preach noble virtues on earth.

28. O wife of the worshipper you your husband have to firm in resolutions. Both of you should gather enough clarified butter and fill all this space with fragrance of it.

29. O god! may all my soft and sweet praises reach you.

30. O god! you are the refuge of soul.

31. O god! you are the developer of wisdom.

32. God you are the giver of lustre to sky.

33. O Lord of religious paths, lead me onward through religious ways.

34. O learned people guard me on all sides.

35. Let the man who knows vedas have a fine home, good speech and vast knowledge.

36. O God! keep us away from all sins.

37. May this general win all wars.

38. O General! attack the enemy with full force. Just fire assimilates ghee and burns brightly, you also subdue the opposing wicked forces.

39. O king, you should go to the sages and learn more.

40. O learned teacher, let your vast knowledge be mine. Let my learning be guided by you.

41. O learned person, become conversant with all branches of knowledge.

42. O learned person in medicinal plants, do not spoil this treasure. Do their sacrifice properly and make sure they are abundantly available.

43. O man! I live on the earth in a spirit of friendliness towards all. You should also live in a spirit of friendliness to all.

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