Atharva-Veda Samhita/Book VII/Hymn 33 (34)

33 (34) For blessings: to various gods.

[Brahman.—mantroktadevatyavi . pathyāpan̄kti.]

Found, without variant, in Pāipp. vi.; also in a number of other texts: see below. The verse has various uses in Kāuç.: next after hymn 15, in a rite for prosperity (24. 8), with offering a dish of mixed grain; in the ceremony of reception of a Vedic student, twice (57. 22, 25), in the ⌊agnikārya⌋, with sprinkling thrice repeated; and (note to 53. 4) the schol. add it in other rites, the godāna etc. In Vāit. (29. 21), the brahman-priest makes the sacrificer repeat it on being anointed, in the agnicayana ceremony.

Translated: Henry, 13, 66; Griffith, i. 342.

1. Let the Maruts pour me together, together Pūshan, together Brihaspati, together let Agni here pour me with both progeny and wealth; long life-time let him make for me.

'Pour together' (sam-sic), i.e. mingle, combine, unite; the expression probably chosen as accompanying an action of mixing things together by pouring. In their corresponding verses, TA. (ii. 18⁴), JB. (i. 362), ĀpÇS.(xiv. 18. l), and PGS. (iii. 12. 10) have índras instead of pūṣā́ in b; ĀpÇS. has vas instead of mā in a and c; in d, TA.JB.ĀpÇS. have ā́yuṣā for prajáyā, and TA.JB. bálena for dhánena; e is wanting in PGS.; ĀpÇS. has sarvam and dadhātu, TA. ā́yuṣmantaṁ karota mā. The variants of K. (xxxv. 2) are not accessible.