Essence of the Yajurveda: Core Vedic Mantras
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Yajurveda
Agni Invocation (Agni Sukta)
Original
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् । होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥
Transliteration
Agnīmīḷe purohitaṃ yajñasya devamṛtvijam | hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam ||
Meaning / Translation
I magnify Agni, the high priest, the divine ministrant of the sacrifice, the invoker, and the bestower of greatest treasures.
The Cosmic Purusha (Purusha Sukta)
Original
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । स भूमिं विश्वा मनो अकल्पत ॥
Transliteration
Sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt | sa bhūmiṃ viśvā mano akalpat ||
Meaning / Translation
The Cosmic Purusha has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet. He established the entire earth and the cosmic mind.
Invocation of the Divine Light (Savitri Mantra)
Original
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Transliteration
Tat savitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi | dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt ||
Meaning / Translation
We meditate upon the adorable light of the divine Savitri; may it illumine and inspire our intellect.
Universal Peace (Shanti Mantra)
Original
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते । पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
Transliteration
Om pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇāt pūrṇamudacyate | pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate ||
Meaning / Translation
That is whole, this is whole. From the whole, the whole arises. Taking the whole from the whole, the whole still remains.