Asvins

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 15 Jul 2011 10:19 and updated at 15 Jul 2011 10:19

KRISHNA YAJURVEDA NOUN

yvk.1.1 m On the impulse of the god Savitr, with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pusan, I offer thee dear to Agni, to Agni and Soma.
yvk.1.1 f On the impulse of the god Savity, with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Prisan, I pour thee out.
yvk.1.3 a On the impulse of the god Savity, with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pusan, I take thee; thou art the spade, thou art the woman. b The Raksas is encompassed, the evil spirits are encompassed, here do I cut off the neck of the Raksas.
yvk.1.4 a That I whip of yours which is rich in sweetness And full of mercy, O Asvins, With that touch the sacrifice.
yvk.1.4 b Thou art taken with a support; to the Asvins thee! This is thy birthplace; to the sweet thee!
yvk.1.4 a Ye that yoke early be unloosed O Asvins, come ye hither, To drink this Soma.
yvk.1.4 b Thou art taken with a support; to the Asvins thee! This is thy birthplace; to the Asvins thee!
yvk.1.6 [3] Freeing from trouble, the best of those worthy of offering, Son of the waters, the impeller, O ye Asvins; Do ye confer power and strength on this one.
yvk.1.7 h On the instigation of the god Savitr with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pusan, with the bond of Sarasvati, of speech, the binder, I anoint thee with the lordship of Agni, with the lordship of Indra of Brhaspati I anoint thee.
yvk.1.7 Agni with one syllable won speech; the Asvins with two syllables won expiration and inspiration; Visnu with three syllables won the three worlds; Soma with four syllables won four footed cattle; Pusan with five syllables won the Parkti; Dhatr with six syllables won the six seasons; the Maruts with seven syllables won the seven footed Sakvari; Brhaspati with eight syllables won the Gayatri; Mitra with nine syllables won the threefold Stoma
yvk.1.8 g On the instigation of the god Savity, with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pusan, I offer (for) the death of the Raksases; the Raksases are slain; we have killed the Raksases.
yvk.1.8 To the Asvins (he offers) on two potsherds in the house of the charioteer; the sacrificial fee is two born of one mother.
yvk.1.8 To the Asvins and Pusan he offers a cake on twelve potsherds; to Sarasvati of true speech an oblation; to Savitr of true instigation a cake on twelve potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a dry skin bag and a bow with three arrows.
yvk.1.8 a The sweet with the sweet, bitter with the bitter, immortal with the immortal, with the Soma I unite thee; thou art Soma; be ready for the Asvins, be ready for Sarasvati, be ready for Indra, the good protector.
yvk.1.8 e To the Asvins he sacrifices a dusky (ox), to Sarasvati a ram, to Indra a bull.
yvk.2.1 [3] they saw it in the pair; they could not agree about it; the Asvins said, Ours is it; do not claim it.
yvk.2.1 It became the Asvins only.
yvk.2.1 He who desires prosperity should offer to the Asvins a twin cow; verily he h s recourse to the Asvins with their own share; verily they bestow prosperity upon him; he prospers in offspring and cattle.
yvk.2.1 He who being a bad Brahman desires to drink Soma should offer to the Asvins a dusky (beast) with spots on the forehead; the Asvins were among the gods those who did not drink Soma; they later acquired the drinking of Soma; the Asvins are the gods of the bad Brahman who desires to drink Soma; verily he has recourse to the Asvins with their own share; verily they give to him the drinking of Soma; the drinking of Soma comes to him.
yvk.2.1 The dawn shines away from him and he enters the darkness, the evil, to whom when the litany to the Asvins is being recited the sun becomes not visible; he should offer to Surya (a beast) of many forms; verily he has resort to yonder sun with its own share; verily it drives away the darkness, the evil, from him, the dawn shines upon him, he strikes away the darkness, the evil.
yvk.2.3 b Thou art the breath of the Asvins; of that to thee let the two give whose breath thou art; hail! Thou art the breath of Indra; of that to thee let him give whose breath thou art; hail! Thou art the breath of Mitra and Varuna; of that to thee let them give whose breath thou art; hail! Thou art the breath of the All gods
yvk.2.3 Thou art the breath of the Asvins he says; the Asvins are the physicians of the gods
yvk.2.4 b Stay, O Maruts, the speeding falcon, Swift as mind, the strong, the glorious; That whereby the dread host goeth set loose, Do ye, O Asvins, put around; hail! c East wind, raining, quicken; Ravat! Hail! Storming, raining, dread; Ravat! Hail! Thundering, raining, formidable; Ravat! Hail! Thundering without lightning, lightning, raining, resplendent; Ravat! Hail! Raining over night, satisfying; Ravat!
yvk.2.6 If it be lost, be should make an offering on two potsherds to the Asvins, and on one potsherd to sky and earth.
yvk.2.6 The Asvins are the physicians of the gods; verily by them he heals it.
yvk.2.6 With the arms of the Asvins he says, for the Asvins were the Adhvaryus of the gods.
yvk.2.6 On the impulse of the god Savitr, with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pusan I take thee he says; verily, impelled by Savitr, he took it with the holy power Brahman() and with the gods.
yvk.3.1 The Asvins are the deity, Pankti the metre, thou art the vessel of the Asvins.
yvk.3.2 b May I grasp thee with the arms of the Asvins.
yvk.3.2 m We have drunk the Soma, we have become immortal, We have seen the light, we have found the gods; What can the enmity, what the treachery, Of mortal man do to us, O immortal? n Whatever fault has been mine, Agni hath put that right, all knower, he who belongeth to all men; Agni hath given back the eye, Indra and Brhaspati have given it back; Do ye two, O Asvins, Replace my eye within its sockets.
yvk.3.2 p (The foe who), O Asvins, &c.
yvk.3.3 x Come breath to us from afar, From the atmosphere, from the sky, Life from the earth; Thou art ambrosia; for breath thee! y May Indra and Agni confer radiance upon me, Radiance (may) Soma and Brhaspati (confer); Radiance on me the All gods, Radiance confer on me, O ye Asvins.
yvk.4.1 k On the impulse of the god Savitr, with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pusan, with the Gayatri metre, I take thee, in the manner of Angiras.
yvk.4.1 a On the impulse of the god Savitr, with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pusan, in the abode of earth, I dig Agni of the dust in the manner of Angiras.
yvk.4.1 i What time, O Brhaspati, thou didst free From life yonder, from Yama s enmity, The Asvins removed death from him, O Agni, the physicians of the gods with their powers.
yvk.4.3 a Firm is thy dwelling, thy place of birth, firm art thou Settle thou duly in thy firm place of birth; Banner of the fire in the pan, May the two Asvins, the leeches, set thee here first in the east.
yvk.4.3 b In thine own skill sit thou whose sire is skill, As the great earth bountiful among the gods, Be of kindly approach and come with thy body, Kindly as a father to his son; May the two Asvins, the leeches, set thee here.
yvk.4.3 [1] Driving away hostility and enmity, Granting the lord of the sacrifice a share in increase of wealth, Do thou bestow the heaven as increase to the sacrificer; May the two Asvins, the leeches, set thee here.
yvk.4.3 May the two Asvins, the leeches, set thee here! e Thou art the head of sky, the navel of earth, the holder apart of the quarters, the lady paramount of the worlds
yvk.4.3 [2] the wave, the drop of the waters thou art; Visvakarman is thy seer; may the two Asvins, the leeches, set thee here.
yvk.4.3 f In unison with the seasons, in unison with the ordainers, in unison with the Vasus, in unison with the Rudras, in unison with the Adityas, in unison with the All gods, in unison with the gods, in unison with the gods establishing strength, to Agni Vaisvanara, thee; may the two Asvins, the leeches, set thee here.
yvk.4.4 [2] the, deity; Satabhisaj the Naksatra, Indra the deity; Prosthapadas the Naksatra, the goat of one foot the deity; the Prosthapadas the Naksatra, the serpent of the deep the deity; Revati the Naksatra, Pusan the deity; the two Asvayujs the Naksatra, the Asvins the deity; the Apabharanis the Naksatra, Yama the deity.
yvk.4.7 [1] and Indra, may Dhatr and Indra, may Visnu and Indra, may the Asvins and Indra, may the Maruts and Indra, may the All gods and Indra, may earth and Indra, may the atmosphere and Indra, may sky and Indra, may the quarters and Indra, may the head and Indra, may Prajapati and Indra (be auspicious for me through the sacrifice).
yvk.4.7 May the Amsu cup for me, the Rasmi, the Adabhya, the overlord (cup), the Upansu, the Antaryama, the (cup) for Indra and Vayu, the (cup) for Mitra and Varuna, the (cup) for the Asvins, the Pratiprasthana (cup) the Sukra, the Manthin, the Agrayana, the (cup) for the All gods, the Dhruva, the (cup) for Vaisvanara, the season cups
yvk.4.7 g The creator of creators, lord of the world, The god Savitr overcoming enmity, This sacrifice may the two Asvins and Brhaspati, The gods (guard) and protect the sacrificer from misfortune.
yvk.4.7 k What time ye came to the wedding of Surya, Choosing a seat together on the three wheeled (chariot), I praise you, Asvins, gods, invoke seeking aid, May ye relieve us from sin.
yvk.5.1 The Asvins removed death from him he says; verily from him he repels death.
yvk.5.3 Now this fire (ritual) is an extensive sacrifice; what part of it is performed or what not? The part of the sacrifice which is performed that is omitted becomes rotten; be puts down the Asvin (bricks); the Asvins are the physicians of the gods; verily by them be produces medicine for it.
yvk.5.6 The year in unison with the Ayavans the dawn in unison with the ruddy (cows); Surya in unison with the steed; the Asvins in unison with the wondrous works.
yvk.5.6 The year is the year, the Ayavas are the months, the red one the dawn, the steed Surya, the Asvins these two (worlds), Agni Vaisvanara the year, the food offerings cattle, ghee cattle.
yvk.5.6 The white limbed, the one with white limbs on one side the one with white limbs on both sides, these are for Indra and Vayu; the one with white ear holes, that with one white ear hole, the one with both white ear holes, they are for Mitra and Varuna; the one with a pure tail, the one with a completely pure tail, the one with a tail in lumps, these are for the Asvins; three barren cows of varied colours are for the All gods, three white for the supreme lord; the white spotted hornless ones are for Soma and Pusan.
yvk.5.6 For Surya there are nine white barren cows to be offered; those for Agni, Indra and Agni, and the Asvins are offered at the great stake.
yvk.5.7 Tortoises with the hooves; with the flesh of the hooves francolin partridges; the Saman with the dewclaws; speed with the legs; health with the two knees; strength with the two Kuhas; fear with the two movers; the secret with the two sides; the Asvins with the two shoulders Aditi with the head; Nirrti with the bald head.
yvk.6.2 With the arms of the Asvins he says, for the Asvins were the priests of the gods.
yvk.6.3 With the arms of the Asvins he says, for the Asvins were the Adhvaryus of the gods.
yvk.6.4 On the instigation of god Savitr (with these words) he takes up the pressing stone, for instigation, with the arms of the Asvins he says; for the Asvins were the Adhvaryus of the gods; with the hands of Pusan he says, for support.
yvk.6.4 The head of the sacrifice was cut; the gods said to the Asvins, Ye are physicians; do ye replace the head of the sacrifice they replied.
yvk.6.4 For them they drew this cup for the Asvins; then indeed did they replace the head of the sacrifice; in that (the cup) for the Asvins is drawn, (it is) to restore the sacrifice.
yvk.6.4 Having purified them by the Bahispavamana Stotra() they drew for them this cup for the Asvins; therefore (the cup) for the Asvins is drawn when the Bahispavamana has been sung.
yvk.6.4 (The cup) for Indra and Vayu is speech, that for Mitra and Varuna is the eye, that for the Asvins is the ear; he eats in front that for Indra and Vayu, therefore in front he speaks with speech; in front that for Mitra and Varuna, therefore in front he sees with the eye; moving all round, that for the Asvins; therefore on all sides he hears with the ear.
yvk.7.1 a On the instigation of god Savitr, I take thee with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pusan.
yvk.7.2 The Asvins are of the gods those who are infirm, late as it were came they to the front.
yvk.7.2 The Asvins are the gods of him who is infirm; they lead him to the front.
yvk.7.5 To Agni, saviour from distress, (offering is made) on eight potsherds; to Indra, saviour from distress, on eleven potsherds; to Mitra and Varuna, saviours from sin, a milk offering; to Vayu and Savitr saviours from sin, an oblation; to the Asvins, saviours from sin, grain; to the Maruts, saviours from evil, on seven potsherds; to the All gods, saviours from evil, on twelve potsherds; to Anumati an oblation; to Agni, Vaisvanara on twelve potsherds; to heaven and earth, saviours from evil, on two potsherds.

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