Yajurveda 9.21 — Yajna Devata
Shukla Yajurveda (Vajasaneyi Samhita) · Adhyaya 9 · Verse 9.21
Sanskrit Original
आयुर्यज्ञेन कल्पतां प्राणो यज्ञेन कल्पतांचक्षुर्यज्ञेन कल्पतां श्रोत्रं यज्ञेन कल्पतां प्र्ष्ठं यज्ञेन कल्पताम यज्ञो यज्ञेन कल्पताम। प्रजापतेः प्रजाऽ अभूउम स्वर्देवाऽ अगन्मामृताऽअभूउम।
Åyuryaj¤ena kalpatā≈ prāṇo yaj¤ena kalpatā≈cakṣuryaj¤ena kalpatāṃ śrotra≈ yaj¤ena kalpatā≈ prṣṭha≈ yaj¤ena kalpatām yaj¤o yaj¤ena kalpatām. Prajāpateḥ prajā' abhūuma svardevā' aganmāmṛtā'abhūuma.
May life be formed by sacrifice, breath be formed by sacrifice; may sight be formed by sacrifice, hearing be formed by sacrifice, the back be formed by sacrifice — may sacrifice be formed by sacrifice. From Prajāpati were born progeny; from the sky gods were born the immortal beings.