e Thou art the step of Visnu, smiting enmity; with the Gayatri metre I step across the earth; excluded is he whom we hate. f Thou art the step of Visnu, smiting imprecations; with the Tristubh metre I step across the atmosphere; excluded is he whom we hate. g Thou art the step of Visnu, smiter of him who practiseth evil; with the Jagati metre I step across the sky; excluded is he whom we hate. h Thou art the step of Visnu, smiter of the hostile one; with the Anustubh metre I stop across the quarters; excluded is he whom we hate. a We have come to the heaven; to the heaven we have come. b May I not be cut off from seeing thee; what heat is thine, to that of thee may I not be brought low. c Thou art good, the best of rays, thou art life-bestowing, bestow life upon me; thou art radiance-bestowing, bestow radiance upon me. d Here do I exclude my enemy, N. N., from these quarters, this sky, this atmosphere, this earth, this food. Excluded is he whom we hate [1]. e I have been united with the light. f I turn the turning of Indra. g May I be united with offspring, offspring with me. h May I be united with increase of wealth, increase of wealth with me. i Kindled, O Agni, shine for me; kindling thee, O Agni, may I shine. k Be rich the sacrifice; may I be rich. 1 O Agni, thou purifiest life; Do thou give food and strength to us; Far away drive ill-fortune. m O Agni, good worker, purify for us Glory in good heroes [2], Giving increase and wealth to me. n O Agni, lord of the house, through thee as lord of the house, may I be a good lord of the house; through me as lord of the house, mayst thou be a good lord of the house; for a hundred winters; this blessing I invoke bringing light for the race; this blessing I invoke bringiug light for N. N. o Who yoketh thee? Let him set thee free. p O Agni, lord of vows, I have performed my vow; for that I have had strength; that hath been accomplished by me.YV 6.1e · Yajur Veda
YV 6.1e
Yajur Veda · translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith
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