Gayatri

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 15 Jul 2011 12:05 and updated at 15 Jul 2011 12:05

KRISHNA YAJURVEDA NOUN

yvk.1.1	s Let the Vasus grasp thee with the Gayatri metre, let the Rudras grasp thee with the Tristubh.
yvk.1.3	d The spell is overcome by the Gayatri metre.
yvk.1.3	m Be born with the Gayatri metre, with the Tristubh metre, be born with the Jagati metre.
yvk.1.5	He pays reverence with Gayatri verses; the Gayatri is brilliance; verily he confers brilliance upon himself; moreover in that he repeats the triad (of verses), (it serves) for continuity.
yvk.1.6	e Thou art the step of Visnu, smiting enmity; with the Gayatri metre I step across the earth; excluded is he whom we hate.
yvk.1.7	Thou art the step of Visnu, smiting imprecations he says; the earth is the Gayatri, the atmosphere is connected with the Tristubh, the sky is the Jagati, the quarters are connected with the Anustubh; verily by the metres he wins these worlds in order.
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 [1]; Varuna with ten syllables won the Viraj; Indra with eleven syllables won the Tristubh; the All gods with twelve syllables won the Jagati; the Vasus with thirteen syllables won the thirteenfold Stoma; the Rudras with fourteen syllables won the fourteenfold Stoma; the Adityas with fifteen syllables won the fifteenfold Stoma; Aditi with sixteen syllables won the sixteen fold Stoma; Prajapati with seventeen syllables won the seventeenfold Stoma.
yvk.1.8	a Do I thou mount the kindling (quarter); let the Gayatri of metres help thee; the Trivrt Stoma, the Rathantara Saman, the deity Agni, the treasure the Brahman class.
yvk.2.1	The Vasat cry cleft the head of the Gayatri; the sap thereof fell away.
yvk.2.2	Since the former is taken out for a definite share, how should another [7] be taken out for (it)? He should deposit the extinguished embers and produce fire by friction, (with the words), Hence first was Agni born, from his own womb, the all knower; he with Gayatri, Tristubh, Jagati shall bear the oblation to the gods, the wise ones with the metres he begets him from his own womb; this is the fire they say, I what falls from it is light in that he offers to Agni with light, he wins the light which has fallen from it.
yvk.2.2	When a son is born he should offer on twelve potsherds to Vaisvanara; in that there is (an offering) on eight potsherds, he purifies him with the Gayatri, with splendour; in that there is (an offering) on nine potsherds, he bestows brilliance upon him with the Trivrt Stoma(); in that there is (an offering) on ten potsherds, he bestows proper food upon him with the Viraj; in that there is (an offering) on eleven potsherds, he bestows power upon him with the Tristubh; in that there is (an offering) on twelve potsherds, he bestows cattle upon him with the Jagati; he upon whose birth he offers this sacrifice becomes pure [3], brilliant, an eater of food, powerful, possessed of cattle.
yvk.2.2	He who removes the fire is the slayer of the hero among the gods; formerly righteous Brahmans did not eat his food; he should offer to Agni on eight potsherds, to Vaisvanara on twelve potsherds, when he is about to remove the fire; in that there is (an offering) on eight potsherds, the Gayatri has eight syllables, Agni is connected with the Gayatri; to Agni in his full extent he shows hospitality; verily also that is as when one makes preparation for a man about to go to (another) people [5].
yvk.2.2	Just at the time of the morning pressing he should offer on eight potsherds to Agni and Visnu; Sarasvati should have a share of the butter, and to Brhaspati an oblation (be offered); in that it is (offered) on eight potsherds, and the Gayatri has eight syllables, and the morning pressing is connected with the Gayatri, he obtains thereby the morning pressing [5].
yvk.2.4	The gods and the Asuras were in conflict; the Gayatri, grasping and taking their force, might, power, strength, offspring, and cattle, remained away; they reflected, I Whomsoever of us she shall resort to, they shall become this (world) they hailed her in rivalry, O All worker said the gods; O Deceiver said the Asuras; neither did she resort to.
yvk.2.4	Because the Gayatri remained away, therefore they style this offering the Gayatri; the Gayatri is the year, so the year remained away; because the gods thereby appropriated the force, might, power, strength [2], offspring, and cattle of the Asuras, therefore they style this offering the gatherer.
yvk.2.4	The Usnih is the Gayatri; the four syllables over are fourfooted cattle; just as cake is over cake, so it is with the syllables which are over the verse; if he were to close with a Jagati [1], he would end the sacrifice; he closes with a Tristubh, the Tristubh is power and strength; verily he establishes the sacrifice on power and strength, he does not end it.
yvk.2.5	They are feminine in that they are Rc (verses), they are feminine in that they are Gayatri (verses), they are feminine in that they are Samidhenis.
yvk.2.5	If he desires [1], May there be splendour he should surround it with a Gayatri, the Gayatri is splendour; verily there is splendour.
yvk.2.5	He should repeat twenty four for one who desires splendour: the Gayatri has twenty four syllables, splendour is the Gayatri; verily by the Gayatri he secures splendour for him.
yvk.2.6	The gods divided the Gayatri, five syllables in front and three behind.
yvk.2.6	The Gayatri conceives through it, and produces offspring and cattle for the sacrificer.
yvk.2.6	The Puronuvakya is the Gayatri, the Yajya the Tristubh; verily he makes the ruling class dependent on the priestly class; therefore the Brahman is the chief.
yvk.2.6	The Puronuvakya is the Gayatri, the Yajya, the Tristubh, and this is the sevenfooted Sakvari.
yvk.2.6	The theologians say, The gods have been sacrificed to; what gods are they? The metres he should reply, Gayatri Tristubh [3], and Jagati.
yvk.3.1	This is thy Gayatri part say for me to Soma.
yvk.3.1	c Agni is the deity, Gayatri the metre, thou art the vessel of the silent offering.
yvk.3.1	For entry thee, for rest thee, for the overcoming of the Gayatri, of the Tristubh, of the Jagati, hail! O expiration and inspiration, protect me from death, O expiration and inspiration forsake me not.
yvk.3.1	b By the Rc make the Soma to prosper, By the Gayatra the Rathantara, The Brhat with the Gayatri for its metre.
yvk.3.2	Thou art the hawk, with the Gayatri for thy metre; I grasp thee; bring me over in safety.
yvk.3.2	g Of thee, O god Soma, who hast the Vasus for thy troop, who knowest the mind, who belongest to the first pressing, who hast the Gayatri as thy metre, who art drunk by Indra, who art drunk by Narasansa, who art drunk by the fathers, who hast sweetness, and who art invited, I invited eat.
yvk.3.2	In that the Hotr addresses the Adhvaryu, he makes the thunder bolt advance towards him; O reciter of hymns he says in response at the morning pressing; the syllables herein are three, the Gayatri has three Padas, the morning pressing is connected with the Gayatri; verily with the Gayatri he places the thunderbolt within the morning pressing.
yvk.3.2	O reciter of hymns he says in response at the morning pressing; the syllables herein are three, [2], the Gayatri has three Padas, the morning pressing is connected with the Gayatri; verily at the morning pressing he produces the metres in the response; now the Gayatri is brilliance, the morning pressing is brilliance; verily at the morning pressin he bestows brilliance upon himself.
yvk.3.3	a Let the Vasus press thee with the Gayatri metre; go thou to the dear place of Agni.
yvk.3.3	t That undeceived, watchful, name of thine, O Soma, to that of thine, O Soma, to Soma hail! u Gladly do thou, O god Soma, go to the dear place of Agni [2] with the Gayatri metre.
yvk.3.4	Anumati is the Gayatri, Raka the Tristubh, Sinivali the Jagati, Kuhu the Anustubh, Dhatr the Vasat call.
yvk.3.4	The Vasus are eight [6], the Gayatri has eight syllables; the Rudras are eleven, the Tristubh has eleven syllables; the Adityas are twelve, the Jagati has twelve syllables, the Anustubh is Prajapati, the Vasat call Dhatr.
yvk.3.5	a By Agni, the god, I win battles, with the Gayatri metre, the Trivrt Stoma, the Rathantara Saman, the Vasat call, the thunderbolt, I trample under foot my foes born before me, I depress them, I repel them, in this home, in this world of earth; him who hateth us and him whom we hate I step over him with the stride of Visnu.
yvk.3.5	Now Agni is connected with the Gayatri and has the Gayatri as his metre; he severs him from his metre, if he offers on five potsherds; it should be made on eight potsherds; the Gayatri has eight syllables, Agni is connected with the Gayatri and has the Gayatri for his metre; verily he unites him with his own metre.
yvk.3.5	The Vasat call cleft the head of the Gayatri; its sap fell away, it entered the earth, it became the Khadira; he, whose dipping spoon is make of Khadira wood, cuts off with the sap of the metres; his oblations are full of sap.
yvk.3.5	Soma was in the third sky from hence; the Gayatri fetched it, a leaf of it was cut off, that became the Parna, that is why the Parna is so called.
yvk.4.1	i By the Rc make the Stoma to prosper, By the Gayatra the Rathantara, The Brhat with the Gayatri for its metre.
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	n May the Vasus fashion thee with the Gayatri metre, in the manner of Angiras.
yvk.4.1	a May the Vasus fumigate thee with the Gayatri metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the Rudras fumigate thee with the Tristubh metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the Adityas fumigate thee with the Jagati metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the All gods, common to all men, fumigate thee with the Anustubh metre, in the manner of Angiras; may Indra fumigate thee in the manner of Angiras; may Visnu fumigate thee in the manner of Angiras; may Varuna fumigate thee in the manner of Angiras.
yvk.4.1	l May the Vasus fill thee with the Gayatri metre, in the manner of Angiras: may the Rudras fill thee with the Tristubh metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the Adityas fill thee with the Jagati metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the All gods, common to all men, fill thee with the Anustubh metre, in the manner of Angiras.
yvk.4.2	a Thou art the step of Visnu, overcoming hostility, mount the Gayatri metre, step along the earth, excluded is he whom we hate.
yvk.4.3	d The metro the Gayatri; the metre the Tristubh; the metro the Jagati; the metre the Anustubh; the metre the Pankti.
yvk.4.3	a This one in front the existent; his, the existent s breath; spring born of the breath; the Gayatri born of the spring; from the Gayatri the Gayatri Saman(); from the Gayatra the Upansu (cup); from the Upansu the Trivrt Stoma(); from the Trivrt the Rathantara; from the Rathantara Vasistha, the Rsi; with thee taken by Prajapati, I take breath for offspring.
yvk.4.3	a (Thou art) the calf of eighteen months in strength, the Tristubh metre; the two year old in strength, the Viraj metre; the two and a half year old in strength, the Gayatri metre; the three year old in strength, the Usnih metre; the four year old in strength, the Anustubh metre; the draught ox in strength, the Brhati metre; the bull in strength, the Satobrhati metre; the bullock in strength, the Kakubh metre; the milch cow in strength, the Jagati metre; the beast of burden in strength, the Pankti metre; the goat in strength, the spacious metre; the ram in strength, the slow metre; the tiger in strength, the unassailable metre; the lion in strength, the covering metre; the support in strength, the overlord metre; the lordly power in strength, the delight giving metre; the all creating in strength, the supreme lord metro; the head in strength, the Prajapati metre.
yvk.4.3	a (Thou art) Ma metre, Prama metre, Pratima metre, Asrivis metre, Pankti metre, Usnih metre, Brhati metre, Anustubh metre, Viraj metre, Gayatri metre, Tristubh metre, Jagati metre.
yvk.4.3	d The fourth hath become that of four Stomas, Becoming the two wings of the sacrifice, O Rsis; Yoking the Gayatri, Tristubh, Jagati, and Anustubh, the Brhat, The hymn, they have borne forward this heaven.
yvk.4.4	b May the Rathantara with the Samans protect us, The Gayatri with every form of metres, The Trivrt Stoma with the order of the days, The ocean, the wind, make full this strength.
yvk.5.1	He abandons prosperity in the beginning of the sacrifice who departs from Agni as the deity; these offerings to Savitr number eight, the Gayatri has eight syllables, Agni is connected with the Gayatri [2]; verily he does not abandon prosperity at the beginning of the sacrifice, nor Agni as the deity.
yvk.5.1	As the beginning of the sacrifice is performed the Raksases are fain to destroy the sacrifice; now then is this (place) the beginning of the sacrifice when the libation comes upon it; he draws a line around, to smite away the Raksases; with three (verses) he draws a line around, Agni is threefold; verily from the whole extent of Agni he smites away the Raksases [4]; with a Gayatri verse he draws a line around, the Gayatri is brilliance; verily with brilliance, he encircles him; with a Tristubh verse he draws a line around, the Tristubh is power; verily he encircles him with power; with an Anustubh verse he draws a line around, the Anustubh, envelops all the metres, (verily it serves) for complete attainment; with the Anustubh in the middle (he draws), the Anustubh is speech, therefore from the middle we speak with speech; with the Gayatri first he draws, then with the Anustubh, then with the Tristubh; the Gayatri is brilliance, the Anustubh the sacrifice, the Tristubh power; verily he encircles the sacrifice, with brilliance and power, on both sides.
yvk.5.1	(He gathers) with Gayatri verses for a Brahman, for the Brahman is connected with the Gayatri; with Tristubh verses for a Rajanya, for the Rajanya is connected with the Tristubh; if he desire of a man, May he be richer he should gather for him with both sets; verily upon him he bestows brilliance and power together.
yvk.5.1	With eight (verses) he gathers; the Gayatri has eight syllables, Agni is connected with the Gayatri; verily he gathers all the extent of Agni.
yvk.5.2	Thou art the step of Visnu, overcoming hostility he says; the earth is connected with the Gayatri, the atmosphere with the Tristubh, the sky with the Jagati, the quarters with the Anustubh; verily he wins in order these worlds with the metres.
yvk.5.2	With kindling wood serve Agni (with these words) he puts a kindling stick, made wet with ghee, upon him when put in place; that is as when hospitality with melt d butter is offered to a guest on arrival; (he puts it on) with a Gayatri for a Brahman, for the Brahman is connected with the Gayatri, with a Tristubh for a Rajanya, for the Rajanya is connected with the Tristubh.
yvk.5.2	He places eight (bricks); the Gayatri has eight syllables, Agni is connected with the Gayatri; verily he piles Agni in his full extent.
yvk.5.2	He places eight; the Gayatri has eight syllables; the Gayatri knows in truth the world of heaven; (verily it serves) to reveal the world of heaven [5].
yvk.5.2	With (a verse) addressed to Soma he separates (the sand); Soma is impregnator of seed; verily he impregnates seed; with a Gayatri for a Brahman, for the Brahman is connected with the Gayatri, with a Tristubh for a Rajanya, for the Rajanya is connected with the Tristubh.
yvk.5.2	a May the Gayatri, the Tristubh, the Jagati, The Anustubh, with the Pankti, The Brhati, the Usnih, and the Kakubh, Pierce thee with needles.
yvk.5.3	The womb, the twenty fourfold (with these words) he puts down on the east; the Gayatri has twenty four syllables, the beginning of the sacrifice is the Gayatri; verily on the east he establishes the beginning of the sacrifice.
yvk.5.3	He puts down the Gayatris on the east; the Gayatri is brilliance; verily at the beginning he places brilliance [1]; they contain the word head verily he makes him the head of his equals.
yvk.5.4	With eight (verses) he draws across [3]; the Gayatri has eight syllables, the fire is connected with the Gayatri; verily he calms the pain of the whole extent of the fire.
yvk.5.4	He puts down eight; the Gayatri has eight syllables; verily he piles it with the Gayatri metre; if eleven, with the Tristubh, if twelve with the Jagati verily he piles it with the metres.
yvk.5.4	Be pure for the winning of strength this is the Anustubh strophe; three Anustubhs make four Gayatris; in that there are three Anustubhs, therefore the horse when standing stands on three feet; in that there are four Gayatri is, therefore he goes putting down all four feet.
yvk.5.5	With the eastern quarter I place thee, with the Gayatri metre, with Agni as the deity; with the head of Agni I put down the head of Agni.
yvk.5.6	In that there is (an offering) on eight potsherds, the Gayatri has eight syllables, and the morning pressing is connected with Agni and the Gayatri, verily he supports by it the morning pressing and the Gayatri metre.
yvk.5.6	For four months should he be consecrated; for four months the Vasus bore him, they conquered the earth, the Gayatri metre; for eight the Rudras, they conquered the atmosphere, the Tristubh metre; for twelve the Adityas, the conquered the sky, the Jagati metre; then they attained distinction, supremacy over the gods.
yvk.5.6	d Knee deep should he pile (it), when piling for the first time; verily with the Gayatri he mounts this world; navel deep should he pile (it) when piling for the second time; verily with the Tristubh he mounts the atmosphere; neck deep should he pile (it) when piling for the third time; verily with the Jagati he mounts yonder world.
yvk.5.7	With a Gayatri (verse) addressed to Agni should he stroke the first layer; with a Tristubh the second; with a Jagati the third; with an Anustubh the fourth; with a Pankti the fifth; verily he piles the fire according to the deity.
yvk.5.7	In the east he puts down a Gayatri, a Tristubh on the south, a Jagati on the west, an Anustubh on the north, a Pankti in the middle; this is the fire with faces on all sides: he, who knowing thus piles it, eats food in all his offspring, conquers all the quarters; verily also he weaves quarter in quarter; therefore quarter is woven in quarter.
yvk.6.1	Because it has eight syllables [6] it is a Gayatri.
yvk.6.1	The Gayatri flew up, of four syllables, together with a female goat with light.
yvk.6.1	The Gayatri brought back the Soma and the four syllables, and so became of eight syllables.
yvk.6.1	The theologians say [3], For what reason is it that the Gayatri, the smallest of the metres, holds the forefront of the sacrifice? Because it brought down the Soma, it held the forefront of the sacrifice; therefore it is the most glo ious (of the metres).
yvk.6.2	For Visnu thee! he says; thus he offers (hospitality) to the Gayatri.
yvk.6.2	For the eagle, bringer of the Soma, thee, for Visnu thee! he says; thus he offers (hospitality) to the Gayatri.
yvk.6.2	The theologians say, For what reason is the Gayatri offered to on either side of the offering of hospitality? Becau e the Gayatri brought the Soma down [3]; therefore is it offered to on both sides of hospitality, before and after.
yvk.6.3	It has eight corners; the Gayatri has eight syllables, the Gayatri is brilliance, the Gayatri is the beginning of the sacrifice; verily it is commensurate with brilliance, the Gayatri, the beginning of the sacrifice.
yvk.6.3	Be born with the Gayatri metre he says; verily he produces him with the metres.
yvk.6.3	He recites all Gayatri verses; Agni has the Gayatri as is metre; verily he unites him with his own metre.
yvk.6.4	For one who desires brilliance he should conclude with a Gayatri verse, for one who desires power with a Tristubh verse, for one who desires cattle with a Jagati verse, for one who desires support with an Anustubh verse, for one who desires the sacrifice with a Pankti verse, for one who desires food with a Viraj verse.
yvk.6.4	He first presses eight times; the Gayatri has eight syllables, the morning pressing is connected with the Gayatri; verily thereby he obtains the morning pressing.
yvk.6.4	Or rather they say, The Gayatri is not open to question at the morning pressing he who knows thus is not liable to question from his foe; therefore eight times in each case should press [2].
yvk.6.4	The theologians say, For what reason does the Gayatri, the least of the metres, support the pressings? The Agrayana is the calf of the Gayatri; verily turning back towards it it supports all the pressings.
yvk.6.5	Savitr is among the gods he who is connected with the Gayatri; in that the Agrayana (is drawn), it is drawn in the world of the Gayatri; in that he draws (the cup) for Savitr from the Agrayana with the Antaryama vessel, verily he draws it off from its own birthplace.
yvk.7.1	After it the god Agni was created, the Gayatri metre, the Rathantara Saman, of men the Brahman, of cattle the goat; therefore are they the chief, for they were produced from the mouth.
yvk.7.1	At the morning pressing he keeps glorifying the Trivrt Stoma by the Gayatri metre; the Pancadasa Stoma by the Trivrt, which is splendour; the Saptadasa by the Pancadasa which is force and strength; the Ekavinsa by the Saptadasa which is connected with Prajapati and causes begetting.
yvk.7.1	On the first day the Saman is in the Gayatri (metre).
yvk.7.1	The Gayatri is brilliance and splendour; verily he bestows brilliance and splendour on himself.
yvk.7.1	With the Vasus, the gods, as deity, with the Gayatri metre I yoke thee, with the spring season as oblation I consecrate thee.
yvk.7.1	f I have mounted upon consecration, the wife of holy order, with the Gayatri metro and holy power; holy order have I placed upon truth; truth have I placed upon holy order.
yvk.7.2	There is a Caturvinsa; the Gayatri has twenty four syllables [2], splendour is connected with the Gayatri; verily in the Gayatri and in splendour they find support.
yvk.7.2	(The cup) for Indra and Vayu is connected with the Gayatri, the opening day is connected with the Gayatri, and therefore on the opening day (the cup) for Indra and Vayu is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
yvk.7.2	He, who knows the Gayatri to have sides of light, goes to the world of heaven with light and radiance.
yvk.7.2	The sides are the Agnistomas, the eight Ukthyas in between are the body; verily the Gayatri has sides of light.
yvk.7.3	What by the eighth? The Gayatri with its eight syllables.
yvk.7.3	The past, the present, the future, Vasat, hail, reverence! The Rc, the Saman, the Yajus, Vasat, hail, reverence! The Gayatri, the Tristubh, the Jagati, Vasat, hail, reverence! The earth, the atmosphere, the sky, Vasat, hail, reverence! Agni, Vayu, Surya, Vasat, hail, reverence! Expiration, cross breathing, inspiration, Vasat, hail, reverence! Food, ploughing, rain, Vasat, hail, reverence! Father, son, grandson, Vasat, hail, reverence! Bhuh, Bhuvah, Suvar, Vasat, hail, reverence!
yvk.7.3	By fire he surmounted fervour, by speech holy power, by a gem forms, by Indra the gods, by the wind the breaths, by the sun the sky, by the moon the Naksatras, by Yama the Pitrs, by the king men, by fruit the flavours, by the boa constrictor serpents, by the tiger wild beasts, by the eagle birds, by the stallion horses, by the bull kine, by the he goat goats, by the ram sheep, by rice food, by barley plants, by the banyan trees, by the Udumbara strength, by the Gayatri the metres, by the Trivrt the Stomas, by the Brahmana speech.
yvk.7.4	Now the Gayatri is of twenty four syllables; the Gayatri is splendour; verily by the Gayatri they win splendour.
yvk.7.4	Now the Gayatri is of twenty four syllables; the Gayatri is splendour; verily by the Gayatri they win splendour.
yvk.7.4	a Let the ram aid thee with cooked food, the dark necked with goats, the cotton tree with increase, the Parna tree with the holy power Brahman(), the fig tree with the sacrifice, the banyan with the beakers, the Udumbara with strength, the Gayatri with the metres, the Trivrt with the Stomas.
yvk.7.4	a Bhuh! Bhuvah! Svar! b Let the Vasus anoint thee with the Gayatri metre.
yvk.7.5	The path that leads to the gods is the metres, the Gayatri, Tristubh, and Jagati.
yvk.7.5	The Gayatri is the Jyotistoma, the Tristubh, the Gostoma, the Jagati the Ayustoma.
yvk.7.5	For entry, for rest, for the overcoming, of the Gayatri, of the Tristubh, of the Jagati, of the Anustubh, of the Pankti, hail! Entry and rest are the metres; verily by the metres [1], he takes away their metres.
yvk.7.5	To Agni, of the Gayatri (metre), the Trivrt Stoma(), the Rathantara Saman(), the spring (season), (offering is made) on eight potsherds.

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