Kathaka Samhita 1.1
Krishna Yajurveda (Kathaka Samhita) · Adhyaya 1 · Verse 1.1
Sanskrit Original
om. ise tva. urje tva. vayavastha upayavastha. devo vah savita prarpayatu sresthatamaya karmane. apyayadhvam aghnya devabhagam prajavatir anamiva ayaksmah. ma vah stena isata maghasamsah. pari vo rudrasya hetir vrnaktu. dhruva asmin gopatau syata bahvir. yajamanasya pasun pahi. yajamanasya pasupa asi.
om. iṣe tvā. ūrje tvā. vāyavastha upāyavastha. devo vaḥ savitā prārpayatu śreṣṭhatamāya karmaṇe. āpyāyadhvam aghnyā devabhāgaṃ prajāvatīr anamīvā ayakṣmāḥ. mā vaḥ stena īśata māghaśaṃsaḥ. pari vo rudrasya hetir vṛṇaktu. dhruvā asmin gopatau syāta bahvīr. yajamānasya paśūn pāhi. yajamānasya paśupā asi.
For food thee, for strength thee. Be ye winds and approachers. Let Savitr impel you to the most excellent rite. Grow full with the gods' portion, rich in offspring and free from disease. Let no thief or reviler master you; let Rudra's missile turn away from you. Abide firmly with this lord of cattle, and protect the sacrificer's beasts.