For prosperity: with a certain garment
With what [garment] the gods caused to wrap god Savitar, with that, O Brahmaṇaspati, do ye wrap this man in order to royalty.
Atharva Veda
For prosperity: with a certain garment
For prosperity: with a certain garment
With what [garment] the gods caused to wrap god Savitar, with that, O Brahmaṇaspati, do ye wrap this man in order to royalty.
Wrap ye this man [as] Indra in order to life-time, to great dominion, that [it] may conduct him unto old age; may he long watch over dominion.
Wrap ye this man [as] Soma in order to life-time, to great instruction (çrótra), that [it] may conduct him unto old age; may he long watch over instruction.
Wrap, set ye him for us with splendor; make him one to die of old age; [make] long life-time; Bṛihaspati furnished (pra-yam) this garment to king Soma for wrapping himself.
Go thou safely (sú) unto old age; wrap thyself in the garment; become thou protector of the people (?) against imprecation; and live thou a hundred numerous autumns; and wrap further about (upa-sam-vyā) thee abundance of wealth.
Thou hast wrapped thyself in this garment in order to well-being; thou hast become protector of thine allies (?) against imprecation; and live thou a hundred numerous autumns; living, pleasant (cā́ru), thou shalt share out good things.
We, companions, call to aid Indra the very mighty at every conjuncture, in every contest (? vā́ja).
Of golden color, unaging, of excellent heroes, having old age as death, do thou enter into union (sam-viç) with progeny: this Agni says, and this Soma says, this Bṛihaspati, Savitar, Indra.
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