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SB 12.6.21

Devanāgarī

तच्छ्रुत्वाजुहुवुर्विप्रा: सहेन्द्रं तक्षकं मखे । तक्षकाशु पतस्वेह सहेन्द्रेण मरुत्वता ॥ २१ ॥

Text

tac chrutvājuhuvur viprāḥ sahendraṁ takṣakaṁ makhe takṣakāśu patasveha sahendreṇa marutvatā

Synonyms

tat—that;śrutvā—hearing;ājuhuvuḥ—they performed the ritual of offering oblation;viprāḥ—thebrāhmaṇapriests;saha—along with;indram—King Indra;takṣakam—the snake-bird Takṣaka;makhe—into the sacrificial fire;takṣaka—O Takṣaka;āśu—quickly;patasva—you should fall;iha—here;sahaindreṇa—together with Indra;marut-vatā—who is accompanied by all the demigods.

Translation

Hearing this, the priests then chanted this mantra for offering Takṣaka together with Indra as an oblation into the sacrificial fire: O Takṣaka, fall immediately into this fire, together with Indra and his entire host of demigods!

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