The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadbhāṣyam

Verse 312

ज्येष्ठाय स्वाहा श्रेष्ठाय स्वाहेत्यग्नौ हुत्वा मन्थे सँस्रवमवनयति प्राणाय स्वाहा वसिष्ठायै स्वाहेत्यग्नौ हुत्वा मन्थे सँस्रवमवनयति वाचे स्वाहा प्रतिष्ठायै स्वाहेत्यग्नौ हुत्वा मन्थे सँस्रवमवनयति चक्षुषे स्वाहा संपदे स्वाहेत्यग्नौ हुत्वा मन्थे सँस्रवमंवनयति श्रोत्राय स्वाहायतनाय स्वाहेत्यग्नौ हुत्वा मन्थे सँस्रवमवनयति मनसे स्वाहा प्रजात्यै स्वाहेत्यग्नौ हुत्वा मन्थे सँस्रवमवनयति रेतसे स्वाहेत्यग्नौ हुत्वा मन्थे सँस्रवमवनयति ॥ २ ॥

In plain words

'To the eldest, hail! To the most excellent, hail!' — and he lets the last drops fall back into the mixture. 'To the breath, hail! To the most excellent, hail!' — the same offering, the same return. 'To speech, hail! To the ground she stands on, hail!' 'To the eye, hail! To the abundance it brings, hail!' 'To the ear, hail! To the home it rests in, hail!' 'To the mind, hail! To the child it seeds, hail!' And last, alone: 'To the seed itself, hail!' — and once more the drops go home into the mantha.

Close to the Sanskrit

'To the eldest, hail! To the most excellent, hail!' — thus having offered into the fire, he pours the drippings back into the mantha. 'To the life-breath, hail! To the most excellent, hail!' — ... likewise. 'To speech, hail! To the support, hail!' — ... likewise. 'To the eye, hail! To prosperity, hail!' — ... likewise. 'To the ear, hail! To the abode, hail!' — ... likewise. 'To the mind, hail! To progeny, hail!' — ... likewise. 'To semen, hail!' — thus having offered into the fire, he pours the drippings back into the mantha.