Sukta 1
(rishi : atharva , devatha : vachaspathi , chandas : anustup , brahathi)
1. yeh trishaptha: paryanthi vishwa roopani bibhratha:
vachaspathirbalaa thesham thanvo adya dadhathu mae.
2. punarehi vachaspathe devena manasa saha
vasoshpathe ni ramaya maayevaasthu mayi shrutham
3. ehaayeevabhi vi thanubhe aarthyanee eva jyaaya
vachaspathirni yachathu maayevaastu mayi shrutham
4. upahuthoo vachaaspathirupaasman vachaspathirhwayatham
sam shruthena gamaemahi ma shruthena vi raadhishi
1. Within the inanimate and animate beings prevail the 21 devthas, let brahma, the lord of the words bestow upon me the countless powers of them. ( The 21 devathas are seven primary factions( earth, water, divine glow (fire), air, divine sky, elemental matter(representative consciousness), ego (limited state of elemental consciousness identified with body))and three gunas distributed among themselves).
2. Oh the lord of the word, brahma , with the divine clear mind let you come to me, oh vasupati , bless me with what I desire for and make me happy. Bless me to have the skills I learned be firm in our minds and provide me with the intellect.
3. Like the bow when stretched has both its ends bend in unison, oh vachaspathi, let the intellect for absorbing the vedas be blessed to me, and let me be provided with all the necessary articles for the performance of austerities in totality. Let the intellect and the articles provided by you sustain forever.
4. We proclaim that to the lord of words, brahma , let chance for vachaspathi to call us happens. let we never be eluded away from wisdom. Let all the wisdom of everything bestowed upon us.
