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॥ श्री ॥upaniṣad

Devyatharvaśīrṣam

Atharvaveda

Verses
26
Minutes
20
Level
advanced

Verse 6

अहं सोमं त्वष्टारं पूषणं भगं दधामि। अहं विष्णुमुरुक्रमं ब्रह्माणमुत प्रजापतिं दधामि ॥ ६ ॥

ahaṁ sōmaṁ tvaṣṭāraṁ pūṣaṇaṁ bhagaṁ dadhāmi | ahaṁ viṣṇumurukramaṁ brahmāṇamuta prajāpatiṁ dadhāmi || 6 ||

Translation

I uphold Soma, Tvaṣṭṛ, Pūṣan and Bhaga. I uphold Viṣṇu of the wide strides, and Brahmā, and Prajāpati.

Word by word

aham
I
sōmam
Soma
tvaṣṭāram
Tvaṣṭṛ, the divine craftsman
pūṣaṇam
Pūṣan
bhagam
Bhaga
dadhāmi
uphold
viṣṇum urukramam
Viṣṇu of the wide strides
brahmāṇam
Brahmā
uta
and
prajāpatim
Prajāpati

Meaning

The list rises from the gods of the sacrifice to Viṣṇu and Brahmā themselves. Even the creator and the preserver are held in being by her.