Maruts

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 16 Jul 2011 05:46 and updated at 16 Jul 2011 05:46

KRISHNA YAJURVEDA NOUN

yvk.1.1	g Ye are the spotted steeds of the Maruts.
yvk.1.3	q Hail! go to Urdhvanabhas, offspring of the Maruts.
yvk.1.3	a Thou, O Agni, art Rudra, the Asura of the mighty sky, Thou art the host of the Maruts, thou art lord of food; Thou farest with ruddy winds, blessing the household; Thou, as Pasan dost, protectest thy worshippers with thyself.
yvk.1.4	a Him with the Maruts, the mighty bull, The bountiful, the divine ruler, Indra, All powerful, the dread, giver of strength, For present aid let us invoke.
yvk.1.4	b Thou art taken with a support; to Indra with the Maruts thee! This is thy birthplace; to Indra with the Maruts thee!
yvk.1.4	a O Indra with the Maruts drink here the Soma, As thou didst drink the pressed drink with Saryata Under thy guidance, in thy protection, O hero, The singers skilled in sacrifice are fain to serve.
yvk.1.4	b Thou art taken with a support; to Indra with the Maruts thee! This is thy birthplace; to Indra with the Maruts thee!
yvk.1.4	a Indra with the Maruts, the bull, for gladness, Drink the Soma, for joy, to thy content; Pour within thy belly the wave of sweetness; Thou art from of old the king of the pressed drinks.
yvk.1.4	b Thou art taken with a support; to Indra with the Maruts thee, This is thy birthplace; to Indra with the Maruts thee!
yvk.1.4	a In unison and in fellowship with the Maruts, Indra, Drink the Soma, O slayer of Vrtra, O hero, O wise one; Slay our foes, drive away the enemies, And thus make for us on all sides security.
yvk.1.5	o Thou art. p O Maruts, what time seeking your favour We call on you from the sky, Do ye come unto us [4].
yvk.1.5	q The protections which ye have for the earnest worshipper, Threefold do ye grant them to the generous giver, To us, O Maruts, do ye accord them; O strong ones, give us wealth rich in heroes: r Let Aditi save us, Let Aditi give us protection, Let Aditi guard us from tribulation.
yvk.1.7	f O steeds, hasten for the prize; conquer on the instigation of the Maruts: measure ye the leagues; establish the ways [1]; attain the goal.
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	He offers to Agni on eight potsherds, an oblation to Soma, to Savitr on twelve potsherds, an oblation to Sarasvati, an oblation to Pusan, to the Maruts on seven potsherds, clotted curds to the All gods, and on eleven potsherds to sky and earth.
yvk.1.8	a He offers on eleven potsherds to Indra and Agni, clotted curds to the Maruts, clotted curds to Varuna, and on one potsherd to Ka.
yvk.1.8	b The voracious we invoke, The Maruts who bear the sacrifice, Rejoicing in the mush.
yvk.1.8	c Be not against us in battles, O god Indra Let there be expiation to satisfy thee, O impetuous one; For great is the barley heap of this bountiful one; Rich in oblation are the Maruts whom our song praises.
yvk.1.8	a To Agni Anikavant he offers a cake on eight potsherds as the sun rises, an oblation to the Maruts as the heaters at midday, and to the Maruts as lords of the house he milks at evening an oblation of all (the cows).
yvk.1.8	d To the Maruts, the playful, he offers a cake on seven potsherds at the rising of the sun; he ofibrs to Agni on eight potsherds, an oblation to Soma, to Savitr on twelve potsherds, to Sarasvati an oblation, to Pusan an oblation, to Indra and Agni on eleven potsherds, to Indra an oblation, to Visvakarman on eleven potsherds.
yvk.1.8	To the Maruts (he offers) on seven potsherds in the house of the village headman; the sacrificial fee is a dappled (cow).
yvk.1.8	a Ye are active, thou art the lord of the waters, thou art the male wave, thou art the male host, ye are the pen dwellers, ye are the strength of the Maruts, ye have the radiance of the sun, ye have the brightness of the sun, ye are delightful, ye are obedient, ye are powerful, ye are all supporters, ye are supporters of men, ye have the brilliance of Agni, ye are the sap of the waters, of the plants.
yvk.1.8	c Do thou mount the shining (quarter); let the Jagati of metres help thee, the Saptadasa Stoma, the Vairupa Saman, the deity the Maruts, the treasure the peasant class.
yvk.1.8	g With the glory of Soma I besprinkle thee, with the brilliance of Agni [1], with the radiance of the sun, with the power of Indra, with the strength of Mitra and Varuna, with the force of the Maruts.
yvk.1.8	c Thou art the stepping of Visnu, thou art the step of Visnu, thou art the stride of Visnu d On the instigation of the Maruts may I conquer.
yvk.1.8	k To Agni, lord of the house, hail! To Soma, lord of the forest, hail! To Indra s strength hail! To the Maruts force hail! I The gander seated in purity, the bright one seated in the atmosphere, The Hotr seated at the altar, the guest seated in the house, Seated among men, seated in the highest, seated in holy order, seated in the firmament, Born of the waters, born of the cows, born of holy order, born of the mountain, the great holy order.
yvk.1.8	To the Adityas he sacrifices a sheep in young, to the Maruts a dappled heifer.
yvk.2.1	He who desires a village should offer (a beast) with dappled thighs to Indra with the Maruts.
yvk.2.1	Verily he has recourse to Indra with the Maruts with his own share; verily he subdues his relatives to him; he becomes possessed of a village.
yvk.2.1	In that it is an ox [2], it is Indra s; in that it is dappled, it is of the Maruts, for pros perity.
yvk.2.1	He who desires food should offer a dappled (beast) to the Maruts; the Maruts are food; verily he has recourse to the Maruts with their own share; verily they give him food; he becomes an eater of food.
yvk.2.1	c O Maruts, what time from the sky.
yvk.2.1	e In contests we invoke Indra, swift to hear, The divine folk working good, freeing from distress, Agni, Mitra, Varuna, for gain, Bhaga, Sky and earth, the Maruts for welfare.
yvk.2.1	g I hail the dear names [1] of yon impetuous ones, That, O Maruts, calling they may rejoice.
yvk.2.1	h For glory they are wreathed in flames, In the rays (of the sun), adorned with rings they (are accompanied) with singers; They wearing daggers, impetuous, fearless, Here found the dear home of the Maruts.
yvk.2.1	i First let Agni with the Vasus aid us; Let Soma with the Rudras protect (us); Let Indra with the Maruts act in due course; Let Varuna with the Adityas quicken us.
yvk.2.1	k God Agni with the Vasus [2], Soma with the dread forms, Indra with the Maruts, worthy of sacrifice, Varuna with the Adityas hath been in harmony with us.
yvk.2.1	l As the Adityas are united with the Vasus, The Rudras with the Maruts, So, O thou of three names, May the All gods without anger be of one mind.
yvk.2.2	He who desires a village should offer on twelve potsherds to Vaisvanara, and to the Maruts on seven potsherds.
yvk.2.2	(the offering) to Vaisvanara he places on the Ahavaniya, that to the Maruts on the Garhapatya, for the avoidance of confusion.
yvk.2.2	(The offering) to Vaisvanara is on twelve potsherds; the year has twelve months; verily by the year he removes his rivals for him; there is one to the Maruts [6]; the Maruts are the subject class among the gods; verily by the subjects among the gods he wins for him the subjects among men; (the offering) is on seven potsherds; the Maruts are in seven troops; verily in troops he wins his rivals for him; he deposits (the offering) when (the verses) are being repeated; verily he makes the people follow him.
yvk.2.2	He who desires a village should offer on eleven potsherds to Indra, on seven potsherds to the Maruts; verily he has recourse to Indra and the Maruts with their own share; verily they make his fellows subject to him; he becomes possessed of a village.
yvk.2.2	He places (the offering) for Indra on the Ahavaniya, that for the Maruts on the Garhapatya, for the prevention of confusion.
yvk.2.2	(The offering) for the Maruts is on seven potsherds; the Maruts are in seven troops; verily by troops he wins his fellows for him.
yvk.2.2	As he cuts off from Indra s (cake), he should say, Do thou recite for Indra having directed (the Agnidh) to utter the Srausat call, he should say, Utter the Yajya, for the Maruts as he cuts off from the Maruts cake, he should say, Do thou recite for the Maruts having directed (the Agnidh), he should say, Utter the Yajya for Indra verily he produces strife between them for their shares, and they keep piercing each other.
yvk.2.2	He who desires a village should offer to the Maruts an oblation of panic seed in the milk of a speckled (cow); from the milk of a speckled (cow) were the Maruts born, of the speckled (cow) panic seed; his fellows have the Maruts for their deity; verily he has recourse to the Maruts with their own share; verily they subject his fellows to him; he becomes possessed of a village.
yvk.2.2	The gods and the Asuras were in conflict; the gods were mutually at variance; unwilling to accept the pre eminence of another they went apart in four bodies, Agni with the Vasus, Soma with the Rudras, Indra with the Maruts, Varuna with the Adityas.
yvk.2.2	Indra had recourse to Prajapati; he made him [5] sacrifice with the verse for harmony; to Agni with the Vasus he offered a cake on eight potsherds, to Soma with the Rudras an oblation, to Indra with the Maruts a cake on eleven potsherds, to Varuna with the Adityas an ob ation; then indeed the gods agreed to recognize Indra s pre eminence.
yvk.2.2	Him who is mutually at variance with his fellows he should cause to offer with the verse for harmony; he should offer to Agni with the Vasus a cake on eight potsherds, to Soma with the Rudras an oblation, to Indra with the Maruts a cake on eleven potsherds, to Varuna with the Adityas an oblation; so him becoming Indra his fellows recognize as superior; he becomes the best of his fellows.
yvk.2.3	O Aditi, do thou confirm (with these words) be who is being expelled should take the foot (dust) of him (who is expelling him); Aditi is this (earth); verily she confirms the kingdom for him; Be the blessing fulfilled he says; verily he makes the blessing come true; Mind here he says; verily he makes the people of one mind with him; Come hither, O ye Maruts [2] rich in dew, with this lord of the people against yon king he says; the people are connected with the Maruts, the lord of the people is the highest; verily he unites him with the people and the realm.
yvk.2.3	(The pegs) are of Asvattha wood; the Asvattha is the might of the Maruts; verily with might he attains the people; seven are they, the Maruts are in seven troops; verily in troops he attains the people.
yvk.2.3	The same sacrifice should he offer who desires, May I bring the people to ruin with respect to the Brahman he should use as the Yajya and the Anuvakya verses referring to the Maruts; verily he brings the people to ruin with respect to the Brahman.
yvk.2.3	In that he offers to Indra of the Rathantara, verily he wins the brilliance of Agni; in that (he offers) to Indra of the Brhat, verily he wins the brilliance of Indra; in that (he offers) to Indra of the Vairupa, verily he wins the brilliance of Savitr [2]; in that (he offers) to Indra of the Vairaja, verily he wins the brilliance of the creator; in that (he offers) to Indra of the Sakvara, verily he wins the brilliance of the Maruts; in that (he offers) to Indra of the Raivata, verily he wins the brilliance of Brhaspati.
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 [1]; of that to thee let them give whose breath thou art; hail! c Stream of ghee, path of ambrosia, Given by Indra, presented by the Maruts, Thee Visnu perceived, Then Ida moved thee in the cow.
yvk.2.3	r O Maruts, what time from the sky.
yvk.2.4	a Thou I art connected with the Maruts, thou art the force of the Maruts, cleave the stream of the waters.
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! [1] Hail! Famed as having rained I much; Ravat! Hail! Raining while the sun shines, radiant; Ravat! Hail! Thundering, lightning, raining, waxing great; Ravat! Hail! d Gladdening, obedient, purifying, agile, Full of light, full of darkness, flooding, with fair foam, Supporting friends, supporting the warrior caste, With fair realms, do ye help me.
yvk.2.4	d From the ocean, O Maruts, ye make (the rain) to start, Ye make the rain to fall, O ye that are rich in moisture; Your cows, O ye wondrous, fail not; As ye fly swiftly your chariots turned.
yvk.2.4	Thou art connected with the Maruts, thou art the force of the Maruts (with these words) he puts on a black garment with a black fringe; that is the hue of rain; verily becoming of like hue he causes Parjanya to rain.
yvk.2.4	Stay, O Maruts, the speeding falcon (with these words) he pushes back the west wind; verily he produces the east wind, to win the rains.
yvk.2.4	To Agni, hiding his abode, he should offer a cake on eight potsherds, to the Maruts on seven potsherds, to Surya on one potsherd; Agni thence causes the rain to arise, the Maruts lead it out when produced; when yonder Sun Moves low with his rays, then he rains; becoming a hider of his abode, as it were, he rains; these deities are the lords of rain; them he has recourse to with their own share; they [2] make Parjanya rain for him; even if he is not minded to rain yet he rains.
yvk.3.1	The beginning verses are addressed to the Maruts, for victory.
yvk.3.1	b May Agni protect us at the morning pressing, He that belongeth to all men, all wealful in his might; May he, the purifier, grant us wealth [1]; May we that share the draught be long lived c May the All gods, the Maruts, Indra, Not leave us at the second pressing; Long lived, speaking what is pleasing to them, May we enjoy the favour of the gods.
yvk.3.1	x The mountain that hath waxed great is afraid Even the ridge of heaven trembleth at your roaring; When ye sport, O Maruts [5], with your spears, Ye speed along together like the waters.
yvk.3.1	bb From the sky grant us rain, O ye Maruts; Make ye to swell the streams of the strong steed Come hither with this thunder, Pouring the waters, the Asura our father.
yvk.3.1	cc The bounteous Maruts make to swell the waters Which yield milk with ghee for the sacrifices; The strong steer they lead about as it were for rain; They milk the thundering and never failing spring.
yvk.3.1	dd O ye Maruts, swimming in water, send forth The rain [7], which all the Maruts strengthen; May it call aloud like a maiden, Like a wife with her husband in union.
yvk.3.1	ee With ghee anoint sky and earth, with honey; Make the plants rich in milk, the waters; Make to swell strength and goodwill, When, O hero Maruts, ye pour the honey, ff Upwards that.
yvk.3.3	a The maker of the sound Him is Vayu, the Prastotr is Agni, the Saman is Prajapati, the Udgatr is Brhaspati, the subordinate singers are the All gods, the Pratihartrs are the Maruts, the finale is Indra; may these gods who support breath bestow breath upon me.
yvk.3.3	b Homage to thy greatness, to thine eye, 0 father of the Maruts, that do I sing; Be propitious, with a fair sacrifice may we offer; Be this oblation acceptable to the gods.
yvk.3.3	e Thee the cows chose for lordship, Thee the Maruts, sweet singers, bailed; Resting on the summit, the pinnacle, of lordly power, Then O dread one to us assign wealth.
yvk.3.4	a Agni overlord of creatures, may he help me; Indra of powers, Yama of earth, Vayu of the atmosphere, Surya of the sky, Candramas of Naksatras, Brhaspati of holy power, Mitra of truths, Varuna of waters, the ocean of streams, food of lordships overlord, may it help me; Soma of plants, Savitr of instigations, Rudra of cattle, Tvastr of forms, Visnu of mountains, the Maruts of troops overlords, may they help me.
yvk.3.5	c To the ocean, to the atmosphere, Prajapati makes the cloud to fall; may Indra distil (it), may the Maruts cause (it) to rain.
yvk.3.5	The Parna is holy power, the Maruts are the people, the people are food, the Asvattha is connected with the Maruts; he whose ladle is made of Parna wood, and his spoon (upabhrt) is of Asvattha, by holy power wins food, and the holy class [2] puts over the people.
yvk.4.1	o Bear ye variegated praise to the strong singer, The host of the Maruts, which hath strength; Who with might endure might [3], For the jocund ones, O Agni, the earth shakes.
yvk.4.2	u The furrow anointed with ghee, with honey, Approved by the All gods, the Maruts, Full of strength, swelling with milk, Do thou, O furrow, turn towards us with milk.
yvk.4.2	d In whose house [1], O Maruts, Ye drink, O joyous ones of the sky That man hath the best of guardians.
yvk.4.2	e Either through sacrifices receiving worship, Or from the prayers of the singer, Do ye, O Maruts, hearken to our call.
yvk.4.2	f For glory they are wreathed in flames, In the rays (of the sun), adorned with rings they (are accompanied) with singers; They wearing daggers, impetuous, fearless, Have found the dear home of the Maruts.
yvk.4.3	(Thou art) Agni, the deity [1], Vata, the deity, Surya, the deity, Candramas, the deity, the Vasus, the deity, the Rudras, the deity, the Adityas, the deity, the All gods, the deity, the Maruts, the deity, Brhaspati, the deity, Indra, the deity, Varuna, the deity.
yvk.4.3	g Thou art the portion of the Adityas, the overlordship of the Maruts, offspring saved, the twenty fivefold Stoma.
yvk.4.3	k O Maruts, that burn, this offering (is yours) Do ye rejoice in it, For your aid, ye destroyers of the foe.
yvk.4.3	I The man of evil heart, O bright ones, O Maruts, Who is fain to smite us contrary to right [3], In the noose of destruction may he be caught, Slay him with your most burning heat.
yvk.4.3	m The Maruts, of the year, fair singers, With wide abodes, in troops among men, May they from us unloosen the bonds of tribulation, Those that burn, delighting, granting delight, n Delight the eager gods, O thou most young, Knowing the seasons, O lord of the season, do thou sacrifice here; With the priests divine, O Agni, Thou art the best sacrificer of Hotrs.
yvk.4.3	r Come hither, O ye that tend the house, Depart not, O Maruts, Freeing us from tribulation.
yvk.4.3	s For in autumns gone by We have paid worship, O Maruts, With the means [5] of mortal men.
yvk.4.3	t Your greatness surgeth forth from the depths, Make known your names, O active ones; O Maruts, accept the thousandth share of the house, Of the householder s offering.
yvk.4.3	w The playful horde of the Maruts, Sporting, resplendent on the chariot [6], O Kanvas, do ye celebrate.
yvk.4.3	x The Maruts, speeding like steeds, Disport themselves like youths gazing at a spectacle, Standing in the home like beauteous younglings, Bestowing milk, like playful calves.
yvk.4.3	z What time on the steeps ye pile the moving one, Like birds, O Maruts, on whatever path [7], The clouds spill their water on your chariots; Do ye sprinkle for the praiser ghee of honey hue.
yvk.4.4	e Thou art the lady paramount, the great quarter; the Maruts, the deities, are thine overlords [2], Brhaspati stayeth missiles from thee; may the twenty sevenfold and the thirty threefold Stomas secure thee on earth, the Vaisvadeva and the Agnimaruta hymns establish thee in firmness, the Sakvara and Raivata Samans be thy support.
yvk.4.4	d The over sky penetrated by holy power, the atmosphere (thou art); the Maruts are thy guardians, Vayu is placed in this (brick), to it I resort, and may it be my protection and my refuge.
yvk.4.4	k Thou art the firm (quarter) and the earth of the god Savitr, the Maruts, Varuna.
yvk.4.6	a The strength resting on the stone, the bill, On the wind, on Parjanya, on the breath of Varuna, Brought together from the waters, from the plants, from the trees; That food and strength do ye, O Maruts, bounteously bestow upon us.
yvk.4.6	h Indra (be) their leader, and let Brhaspati, The sacrificial fee, the sacrifice and Soma go before; Let the Maruts precede the hosts divine, That overthrow and conquer.
yvk.4.6	i Of Indra, the strong, of Varuna, the king, Of the Adityas, of the Maruts the mighty host The voice hath ascended of the gods Great hearted that shake the worlds as they conquer.
yvk.4.6	t Measured and commensurate, to aid us, harmonious, at this sacrifice, O Maruts.
yvk.4.6	u On Indra attend the divine folk, the Maruts; even as the divine folk, the Maruts, attend on Indra, so may the folk divine and human, attend on this sacrificer.
yvk.4.6	r The thunderbolt of Indra, the face of the Maruts, The embryo of Mitra, the navel of Varuna, Do thou, accepting this our sacrifice, O chariot divine, take to thyself the oblations.
yvk.4.6	a Let not Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Ayu, Indra, Rbhuksan, the Maruts disregard us, When we shall proclaim before the assembly The might of the strong god born steed.
yvk.4.7	May Agni for me and Indra, may Soma and Indra, may Savitr and Indra, may Sarasvati and Indra, may Pusan and Indra, may Brhaspati and Indra, may Mitra and Indra, may Varuna and Indra, may Tvastr [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 [1], the Atigrahyas, the (cup) for Indra and Agni, the (cup) for the All gods, the (cups) for the Maruts, the (cup) for Mahendra, the (cup) for Aditya, the (cup) for Savitr the (cup) for Sarasvati, the (cup) for Pusan, the (cup) for Tvastr() with the wives (of the gods), the Hariyojana (cup) (prosper for me through the sacrifice).
yvk.4.7	b May all the Maruts to day be present, all, to aid us, Be the fires all enkindled present; May the All gods come to us with aid; All wealth, and strength, be ours.
yvk.4.7	c O gods, come in your cars of gold For the instigation of strength, Agni, Indra, Brhaspati And the Maruts to drink the Soma.
yvk.4.7	i Thou art the ocean, full of mist, granting moisture, blow over me with healing, with wonder working; hail! Thou art of the Maruts, the horde of the Maruts, blow over me with healing, with wonder working; hail! Thou art the helper, the worshipper, blow over me with healing, with wonder working; hail!
yvk.4.7	b Let all the gods be at my invocation, The Maruts with Indra, Visnu, Agni; May the broad atmosphere be my guardian; May the wind blow for me unto this desire.
yvk.4.7	l Of the Maruts I reckon; may they aid us; May they all help this every prayer (of ours); The swift, easily controlled (ones) I call to help, May they relieve us from evil.
yvk.4.7	m The sharp weapon, strong and mighty, The divine host [4] keen in the battles, I praise the gods, the Maruts; I invoke seeking aid, May they relieve us from evil.
yvk.5.2	d May the half months, the months, Cut thy joints, piercing, May the days and nights, the Maruts, Make whole thine injuries [1].
yvk.5.3	Thou art the portion of the Adityas (with these words he puts down) on the south; the Adityas are food, the Maruts are food, embryos are food, the twenty fivefold is food; verily be places food on the south; therefore with the right food is eaten.
yvk.5.4	That food and strength, do ye, O Maruts, bounteously bestow on us he says; strength is food, the Maruts are food; verily he wins food.
yvk.5.4	Vaisvanara is the kingly power, the Maruts the people; having offered the offering to Vaisvanara, he offers those to the Maruts; verily he attaches the people to the kingly power.
yvk.5.4	He utters aloud (the direction to the Agnidh) for Vaisvanara, he offers the offerings of the Maruts muttering; therefore the kingly power speaks above the people.
yvk.5.4	(The offerings) are for the Maruts; the people of the gods are the Maruts; verily he wins for him by the people of the gods the people among men.
yvk.5.4	There are seven; the Maruts are in seven troops; verily in troops he wins the people for him; running over troop by troop he offers; verily he makes the people obedient to him.
yvk.5.5	l May the Vasus, with the Rudras, protect thee on the east; may the Pitrs whose lord is Yama, with the Pitrs, protect thee on the south; may the Adityas, with the All gods, protect thee on the west; may Dyutana Maruta, with the Maruts, protect thee on the north [4]; may the gods, whose chief is Indra, protect thee from below and from above.
yvk.5.5	The deer for Rudra; the chameleon, the bird, the Pippaka, these are (to be offered) to the arrow shot; the gazelle for the Maruts; the Sarga to the Brahman; the hyena, the black (deer), the dog of four eyes, the ass, these are for other men; to Agni the crow.
yvk.5.5	For Agni the black necked; for Sarasvati the ewe; the brown one for Soma; the dark for Pusan; the white backed for Brhaspati; the variegated for the All gods; the ruddy one for Indra; the speckled one for the Maruts; the mixed one for Indra and Agni; the one spotted below for Savitr; the ram for Varuna.
yvk.5.5	To Agni of the front the red limbed ox; the two spotted below for Savitr; the two red navelled for Pusan; the two hornless tawny ones for the All gods; the speckled for the Maruts; the black goat for Agni the ewe for Sarasvati; the black ram with one white foot for Varuna.
yvk.5.6	The dappled, the one with cross lines dappled, the one with dappled marks running up, these are for the Maruts; the bright, the ruddy woolled, the white, are for Sarasvati; the piebald, the grey piebald, the slightly piebald, these are for the All gods; three dark barren cows are for Pusan, three ruddy barren cows for Mitra; the red spotted hornless ones are for Indra and Brhaspati.
yvk.5.7	For Agni the first rib; for Sarasvati the second; for Soma the third; for the waters the fourth; for the plants the fifth; for the year the sixth; for the Maruts the seventh; for Brhaspati the eighth; for Mitra the ninth; for Varuna the tenth; for Indra the eleventh for the All gods the twelfth; for sky and earth the side; for Yama the side bone.
yvk.6.1	Having offered to Aditi, he repeats the verse to the Maruts.
yvk.6.1	The Maruts are the subjects of the gods.
yvk.6.1	In that he repeats the ver e to the Maruts, it is to bring subjects into harmony.
yvk.6.2	Being unwilling to accept one another s pre eminence, they separated in five bodies, Agni with the Vasus, Soma with the Rudras, Indra with the Maruts, Varuna with the Adityas, Brhaspati with the All gods.
yvk.6.3	Hail! Go to Urdhvanabhas, the offspring of the Maruts he says; Urdhvanabhas, the offspring of the Maruts, used to cast forward the omentum forks of the gods; verily through him he casts them forward.
yvk.6.5	Indra in league with the Maruts slew Vrtra at the midday pressing; in that (the cups) for the Maruts are drawn at the midday pressing, they are drawn for the sacrificer as slaying the foe.
yvk.6.5	Of him, when he had slain Vrtra, the seasons were confused; with the season vessel he drew (the cups) for the Maruts; then indeed did he discern the seasons; in that (the cups) for the Maruts are drawn with the season vessel, (they serve) to reveal the seasons.
yvk.6.5	(The cups) for the Maruts are a weapon which the sacrificer hurls at his foe; with the first [1] he raises it aloft, with the second he hurls it; with the third he lays (him) low.
yvk.6.5	(The cups) for the Maruts are a weapon which the sacrificer makes ready; the first is a bow, the second a bowstring, the third an arrow; with the first he fits the arrow, with the second he lets it go, with the third he pierces.
yvk.6.5	Indra having slain Vrtra went to the furthest distance, thinking, I have done amiss he became of bay colour, he saw these (cups) for the Maruts, to save himself; he drew them [2]; verily with the first he won expiration, with the second inspiration, himself with the third, (the cups) for the Maruts are drawn to save the self of the sacrificer; verily he wins expiration with the first, inspiration by the second, and himself with the third.
yvk.6.6	By that for Indra he wins power, by that for the Maruts the people, by that for Indra and Agni force and might.
yvk.6.6	Having offered that for Indra he offers that for the Maruts; the Maruts are the people; verily he fastens the people to him.
yvk.7.5	They should then offer to Agni, with the Vasus, a cake on eight potsherds, to Indra curds, to Indra with the Maruts a cake on eleven potsherds, to the All gods a cake on twelve potsherds.
yvk.7.5	The midday pressing belongs to Indra with the Maruts.
yvk.7.5	In that they offer to Indra with the Maruts a cake on eleven potsherds, they make the god share in it, and they approach the pressing with eleven [3].
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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