Yajurveda 1.1 — Savita Devata
Shukla Yajurveda (Vajasaneyi Samhita) · Adhyaya 1 · Verse 1.1
Sanskrit Original
ईषे त्वोर्जे त्वा वायव स्थ देवो वः सविता प्रार्पयतु श्रेष्ठतमाय कर्मणऽ आप्यायध्वमघ्न्याऽइन्द्राय भागम प्रजावतीरनमीवाऽ अयक्ष्मा मा व स्तेनऽ ईशत माघशंसो ध्रुवाऽ अस्मिन गोपतौ स्यात बह्वीर्यजमानस्य पशूउन पाहि।
īṣe tvorje tvā vāyava stha devo vaḥ savitā prārpayatu śreṣṭhatamāya karmaṇa' āpyāyadhvamaghnyā'indrāya bhāgam prajāvatīranamīvā' ayakṣmā mā va stena' īśata māghaśaṃso dhruvā' asmin gopatau syāta bahvīryajamānasya paśūun pāhi.
May the gods grant you power, vigor, wind‑like strength and Savitar auspiciously; partake the choicest share for Indra; may progeny be granted; may no evil eye or thief seize you; may Magha’s praise be fixed; may this lord of kine be long‑lived and protect the cattle of many sacrificers.