Sanskrit Text
अपां यो द्रव॑णे रस॑:। तमहमस्मा आ॑मुष्यायणाय॑। तेज॑से ब्रह्मवर्चसाय॑ गृह्णामि। अपां य ऊर्मौ रस॑:। तमहमस्मा आ॑मुष्यायणाय॑। ओज॑से वीर्या॑य गृह्णामि। अपां यो म॑ध्यतो रस॑:। तमहमस्मा आ॑मुष्यायणाय॑। पुष्ट्यै प्रजन॑नाय गृह्णामि। अपां यो यज्ञियो रस॑:। तमहमस्मा आ॑मुष्यायणाय॑। आयु॑षे दीर्घायुत्वाय॑ गृह्णामि॥ 60 ॥
(Note: In the provided XML file, the placeholder word “आमुष्यायणाय” is hyphenated as “आ॑मुष्-यायणाय॑” and “मध्यतो” is written as “म॑द्ध्यतो”. They have been normalized above to standard Sanskrit for accurate reading. This verse concludes the Pratyangirasam section.)
IAST Transliteration
apāṃ yo dravaṇe rasaḥ | tam aham asmā āmuṣyāyaṇāya | tejase brahmavarcasāya gṛhṇāmi | apāṃ ya ūrmau rasaḥ | tam aham asmā āmuṣyāyaṇāya | ojase vīryāya gṛhṇāmi | apāṃ yo madhyato rasaḥ | tam aham asmā āmuṣyāyaṇāya | puṣṭyai prajananāya gṛhṇāmi | apāṃ yo yajñiyo rasaḥ | tam aham asmā āmuṣyāyaṇāya | āyuṣe dīrghāyutvāya gṛhṇāmi || 60 ||
Word-by-Word Meaning
- अपाम् (apāṃ): Of the waters
- यः (yo / yaḥ): Which
- द्रवणे (dravaṇe): In the flowing / in the fluid state
- रसः (rasaḥ): Essence / sap / power
- तम् (tam): That (essence)
- अहम् (aham): I
- अस्मै (asmā / asmai): For this (person)
- आमुष्यायणाय (āmuṣyāyaṇāya): For “so-and-so” (This is a ritual placeholder where the specific name and lineage of the person being blessed is uttered)
- तेजसे (tejase): For brilliance / radiant energy
- ब्रह्मवर्चसाय (brahmavarcasāya): For spiritual luster / divine radiance
- गृह्णामि (gṛhṇāmi): I take / I gather
- यः ऊर्मौ (ya ūrmau): Which is in the wave / ripple
- ओजसे (ojase): For vital strength
- वीर्याय (vīryāya): For valor / vigorous power
- यः मध्यतः (yo madhyato): Which is in the middle / in the depths
- पुष्ट्यै (puṣṭyai): For nourishment / prosperity / growth
- प्रजननाय (prajananāya): For progeny / generation / creative power
- यः यज्ञियः (yo yajñiyo): Which is fit for sacrifice / sacred
- आयुषे (āyuṣe): For life
- दीर्घायुत्वाय (dīrghāyutvāya): For long life / longevity
Summary Meaning
“Whatever vital essence of the waters resides in their flowing current—that essence I gather for this person (insert name/lineage), to endow him with brilliance and spiritual radiance.
Whatever vital essence of the waters resides in their rising waves—that essence I gather for this person, to endow him with vital strength and vigorous power.
Whatever vital essence of the waters resides in their deep center—that essence I gather for this person, to grant him deep nourishment, prosperity, and progeny.
Whatever sacred, sacrificial essence resides in the waters—that essence I gather for this person, to bless him with a full and exceptionally long life.”