For various blessings: with an amulet of udumbára
With an amulet of udumbára, for the pious one desiring prosperity: may Savitar make in my cow-stall fatness (sphātí) of all cattle.
Atharva Veda
For various blessings: with an amulet of udumbára
For various blessings: with an amulet of udumbára
With an amulet of udumbára, for the pious one desiring prosperity: may Savitar make in my cow-stall fatness (sphātí) of all cattle.
Whatever householder's fire of ours may be overlord of cattle: let the virile (vṛ́ṣan) amulet of udumbára unite me with prosperity.
Rich in manure, rich in fruit, svadhā́ and cheer (írā) in our house—prosperity let Dhātar assign to me through the keenness (téjas) of the [amulet] of udumbára.
Both what [is] two-footed and what four-footed, what foods [there are], what savors (rása)—I seize (grah) the abundance of them, wearing the amulet of udumbára.
I have seized all (pári-) the prosperity of cattle, of quadrupeds, of bipeds, and what grain [there is]; the milk of cattle, the sap (rása) of herbs, may Bṛihaspati, may Savitar confirm to me.
Let me be the over-ruler of cattle; let the lord of prosperity (puṣṭá-) assign to me prosperity; let the amulet of udumbára confirm to me possessions (dráviṇa).
Unto me the amulet of udumbára, with both progeny and riches: the amulet quickened by Indra hath come to me together with splendor.
The heavenly amulet, rival-slaying, riches-winning, in order to the winning of riches: let it confirm [to me] abundance of cattle, of food, [and] fatness of kine.
As in the beginning thou, O forest tree, wast born together with prosperity, so let Sarasvatī assign to me fatness of riches.
Riches, fatness of milk, and grain shall Sarasvatī, shall Sinīvālī, and this amulet of udumbára bring to me.
Thou art the virile (vṛ́ṣan) over-ruler of amulets; in thee the lord of prosperity generated prosperity; in thee [are] these powers (vā́ja), [are] all possessions; do thou here, O [amulet] of udumbára, force (sah) far away from us the niggard, misery, and hunger.
Troop-leader art thou, arising a troop-leader; being anointed (abhisic), do thou anoint me with splendor; brilliancy art thou, brilliancy maintain thou upon me; wealth art thou, wealth assign thou to me.
Prosperity art thou, with prosperity anoint (añj) thou me completely; being house-sacrificer, make thou me householder; O [amulet] of udumbára, do thou here put in us and confirm to us wealth having all heroes; I fasten thee on in order to abundance of wealth.
This amulet of udumbára is bound, a hero, to a hero; let it make for us a winning rich in honey, and may it confirm to us wealth having all heroes.
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