Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 02 Jul 2011 11:30 and updated at 02 Jul 2011 11:30
ATHARVA VEDA
BOOK X (10)
HYMN X (10)
A glorification of the sacred Cow as representing the radiant heavens
[1001001] Worship to thee springing to life, and worship unto thee when born! Worship, O Cow, to thy tail hair, and to thy hooves, and to thy form!
[1001002] The man who knows the Seven Floods, who knows the seven distances, Who knows the head of sacrifice, he may receive the holy Cow.
[1001003] I know the Seven Water floods, I know the seven distances, I know the head of sacrifice, and Soma shining bright in her.
[1001004] Hitherward we invite with prayer the Cow who pours a thou sand streams, By whom the heaven, by whom the earth, by whom these waters are preserved.
[1001005] Upon her back there are a hundred keepers, a hundred metal bowls, a hundred milkers.
The Deities who breathe in her all separately know the Cow. [p. 37]
[1001006] Her foot is sacrifice, her milk libation, Svadha her breath, Mahiluka the mighty: To the God goes with prayer the Cow who hath Parjanya for her lord.
[1001007] Agni hath entered into thee; Soma, O Cow, hath entered thee.
Thine udder is Parjanya, O blest Cow; the lightnings are thy teats.
[1001008] Thou pourest out the Waters first, and corn lands afterward, O Cow.
Thirdly thou pourest princely sway.
O Cow, thou pourest food and milk.
[1001009] When, Holy One, thou camest nigh invited by the Adityas call, Indra gave thee to drink, O cow, a thousand bowls of Soma juice.
[1001010] The Bull, what time thou followedst the way of Indra, summon ed thee: Thence the Fiend slayer, angered, took thy water and thy milk away.
[1001011] O Cow, the milk which in his wrath the Lord of Riches took from thee, That same the vault of heaven now preserveth in three reser voirs.
[1001012] The Cow Celestial received that Soma in three vessels, where.
Atharvan, consecrated, sate upon the Sacred Grass of gold.
[1001013] Come hither with the Soma, come with every footed thing; the Cow With Kalis and Gandharvas by her side hath stepped upon the sea.
[1001014] Come hither with the Wind, yea, come with every creature borne on wings.
Laden with holy verse and song the Cow hath leapt into the sea.
[1001015] Come with the Sun, come hitherward with every creature that hath eyes, Bearing auspicious lights with her the Cow hath looked across the sea.
[1001016] When, covered round about with gold, thou stoodest there, O Holy One, The ocean turned into a horse and mounted on thy back, O Cow, [p. 38]
[1001017] Then came and met the Blessed Ones, Deshtri, the Cow, and Svadha, where Atharvan, consecrated.
sate upon the Sacred Grass of gold.
[1001018] The Kshatriya s mother is the Cow, thy mother, Svadha! is the Cow.
Sacrifice is the weapon of the Cow: the thought arose from, her.
[1001019] From Brahma s summit there went forth a drop that mounted up on high: From that wast thou produced, O Cow, from that the Hotar sprang to life.
[1001020] Forth from thy mouth the Gathas came, from thy neck s nape sprang strength, O Cow.
Sacrifice from thy flanks was born, and rays of sunlight from.
thy teats,
[1001021] From thy fore quarters and thy thighs motion was generated, Cow! Food from thine entrails was produced, and from thy belly came the plants.
[1001022] When into Varuna s belly thou hadst found a passage for thy self, The Brahman called thee thence, for he knew how to guide and lead thee forth.
[1001023] All trembled at the babe that came from him who brings not to the birth.
He hath produced her thus they cried He is a cow, and formed by spells, he hath become skin to her.
[1001024] He only joineth battle, yea, he who alone controlleth her.
Now sacrifices have become victories, and the Cow their eye.
[1001025] The Cow hath welcomed sacrifice: the Cow hath held the Sun in place.
Together with the prayer the mess of rice hath passed into the Cow.
[1001026] They call the Cow immortal life, pay homage to the Cow as Death.
She hath become this universe, Fathers, and Rishis, hath become the Gods, and men, and Asuras.
[1001027] The man who hath this knowledge may receive the Cow with.
welcoming. [p. 39] So for the giver willingly doth perfect sacrifice pour milk.
[1001028] Within the mouth of Varuna three tongues are glittering with light.
That which shines midmost of them is this Cow most difficult to hold.
[1001029] Four parted was the Cow s prolific humour.
One fourth is Water, one fourth life eternal, one fourth is sacri fice, one fourth are cattle.
[1001030] The Cow is Heaven, the Cow is Earth, the Cow is Vishnu, Lord of Life.
e The Sadhyas and the Vasus have drunk the out pourings of the Cow.
[1001031] When these, Sadhyas and Vasus, have drunk the out pourings of the Cow, They in the Bright One s dwelling place pay adoration to her milk.
[1001032] For Soma some have milked her: some worship the fatness she hath poured.
They who have given a cow to him who hath this knowledge have gone up to the third region of the sky.
[1001033] He who hath given a Cow unto the Brahmans winneth all the worlds.
For Right is firmly set in her devotion, and religious zeal.
[1001034] Both Gods and mortal men depend for life and being on the Cow.
She hath become this universe: all that the Sun surveys is she.
[p. 40]
[p. 41]
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