YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati)

Yajurveda Adhyay 14 / Mantra 17

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Devata- ऋतवो देवताः Rishi- विश्वदेव ऋषिः Chhand- भुरिगतिजगती Swara- धैवतः
Mantra with Swara
आयु॑र्मे पाहि प्रा॒णं मे॑ पाह्यपा॒नं मे॑ पाहि व्या॒नं मे॑ पाहि॒ चक्षु॑र्मे पाहि॒ श्रोत्रं॑ मे पाहि॒ वाचं॑ मे पिन्व॒ मनो॑ मे जिन्वा॒त्मानं॑ मे पाहि॒ ज्योति॑र्मे यच्छ॥१७॥

आयुः॑। मे॒। पा॒हि॒। प्रा॒णम्। मे॒। पा॒हि॒। अ॒पा॒नमित्य॑प्ऽआ॒नम्। मे॒। पा॒हि॒। व्या॒नमिति॑ विऽआ॒नम्। मे॒। पा॒हि॒। चक्षुः॑। मे॒। पा॒हि॒। श्रोत्र॑म्। मे॒। पा॒हि॒। वाच॑म्। मे॒। पि॒न्व॒। मनः॑। मे॒। जि॒न्व॒। आ॒त्मान॑म्। मे॒। पा॒हि॒। ज्योतिः॑। मे॒। य॒च्छ॒ ॥१७ ॥

Mantra without Swara
आयुर्मे पाहि प्राणम्मे पाहि अपानम्मे पाहि व्यानम्मे पाहि चक्षुर्मे पाहि श्रोत्रम्मे पाहि वाचम्मे पिन्व मनो मे जिन्वात्मानम्मे पाहि ज्योतिर्मे यच्छ ॥

आयुः। मे। पाहि। प्राणम्। मे। पाहि। अपानमित्यप्ऽआनम्। मे। पाहि। व्यानमिति विऽआनम्। मे। पाहि। चक्षुः। मे। पाहि। श्रोत्रम्। मे। पाहि। वाचम्। मे। पिन्व। मनः। मे। जिन्व। आत्मानम्। मे। पाहि। ज्योतिः। मे। यच्छ॥१७॥

YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati)

English
YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati) - English
Translation
O Lord, preserve my life. (1) Preserve my vital breath. (2) Protect my out-breath. (3) Protect my through-breath. (4) Preserve my vision. (5) Preserve my audition. (6) Keep my speech strong. (7) Gladden my mind. (8) Guard my soul. (9) Show me the light. (10)
Note
раһ, रक्ष, protect ; preserve. Prana, арапа and vyàna, three types of vital breaths, essential for proper functioning of the body. Caksuh, Srotram, vacam, vision, (eye sight), audition, (power of hearing), and speech, the most important functions of the body for a life with dignity (अदीनं जीवनम् )Pipa, सिंच, irrigate. सुशिक्षया सिंच, cultivate with good education. Also, strengthen; make firm, so that speech may be clear and effective. Mano me jinva, प्रीणय, delight, please or gladden my mind. For the mind delight or pleasure is the best condition which 15 opposite to sorrow or distress. Jyotirme yaccha, show me the light, so that I may not get astray in the darkness. Dayananda interprets jyotih as knowledge of science or of the real self.