Gems from the Vedas

Poornaa darvi paraa pata – Uplift my integrity, valor and strength

पूर्णा दर्वि परा पत सुपूर्णा पुनरापत
वस्नेव विक्रीणावहाऽइषमूर्जꣳ शतक्रतो

(यजुर्वेद ३.४९)

Poorṇaa darvi paraa pata
supoorṇaa punaraapata.
Vasneva vikṛeeṇaa-vahaa
-iṣhamoorjam shatakrato.

Yajur Veda 3.49

The performance of yajya and ahutis aids the circulatory systems of earth. The completion of poorna darvi perfect ahutis produces substances which paraa pata rises in the air and supoorna aptly filling the air which flows punaraapath all around and descends to earth vasane as inactive ingredients in rain and poorna making pure and perfect everything all around. May vikrinaavahai all the objects isham used in oblation serve to oorjam increase our integrity, our valor and strength in shatakrato multiple ways.

पूर्णा complete to perfection, perfect, complete दर्वि excess, surplus परा superior, elevated पत take, move, obtain सुपूर्णा that which is aptly filled, perfect पुनः afterwards, hereafter, after all around पत take, move, obtain वस्नेव value, also, the inert element of water वि various objects कृावहै contents above इशम् fit for oblation ऊरजं energy, valour शतक्रतो hundred-fold insight or power

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