Yajurveda · Adhyāya 1

Consecration of the Sacrificial Instruments and Purification

मन्त्र 1

इयते त्वा क्षत्राय महते क्षेत्राय महते जनराज्याय.

iyate tvā kṣatrāya mahate kṣetrāya mahate janarājyāya.

अनुवाद: For the sake of energy, for the great power, for the great field, for the great lordship of the people, I take you.

The priest addresses the sacrificial tool, consecrating it for upholding supreme strength, righteous governance, and societal well-being.

मन्त्र 2

अध राज्ञो वरुणस्य व्रतमसि.

adha rājño varuṇasya vratamasi.

अनुवाद: Verily, you are the observance/decree of King Varuṇa.

This mantra acknowledges that the instrument or act aligns directly with the cosmic moral laws maintained by Lord Varuṇa.