|| AUM || SAMAVEDA : सामवेद (With Original Sanskrit Text, Transliteration & Lucid English Translation in the Aarsh Tradition of Maharshi Yaska and Swami Dayananda) English translation by Dr. Tulsi Ram M.A., Ph.D. (London, U.K.) (Professor, Administrator, Researcher and Writer) Sanskrit Text as per publication of Paropakarini Sabha, Ajmer Read Vedas and Circulate the Knowledge. Your cooperation will help us bring more gems of Indian culture to forefront and support the cause of humanity. © Dr. Tulsi Ram ISBN : 978-81-7077-152-5 SAMAVEDA by Dr. Tulsi Ram M.A., Ph.D. ( v ) ( vi ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P Q Homage, Thanks and Acknowledgements Homage to Jyeshtha Brahma, the Eternal Guru. Homage to Immanent Brahma and Will Divine. DDDDDeeeeedddddiiiiicccccaaaaatttttiiiiiooooonnnnn Homage to Mother Trinity of Ida, Saraswati, Mahi with Bharati. Homage to the °Rshis from Brahma to Dayananda. Homage to parents for inspiration and blessings. Homage to the sacred memory of my wife Maya Jyoti who waited until the last word of this project was written. Thanks and best wishes to my son Gianendra Sharma for TTTTThhhhheeeee MMMMMooooottttthhhhheeeeerrrrr’’’’’sssss GGGGGiiiiifffffttttt his relentless and indispensable dedication to the management of this project till the completion. FFFFFooooorrrrr aaaaallllllllll hhhhheeeeerrrrr ccccchhhhhiiiiillllldddddrrrrreeeeennnnn 4 Thanks and best wishes to my daughter Indira Sharma and son-in-law Gulab Sharma and my brother Ram Kishan Sharma, wishing, waiting and assuring, with Gianendra Sharma, the publication of this work. Thanks to Sarvshri Amar Erry, Bhai Anand Roop Narain, Aditya Kumar, Amar Uma Das, Ramesh Gupta, and the other members of Arya Samaj Markham, Toronto and North America. Your path is up and onwards, Thanks and homage of gratitude to the teachers, scholars Never downwards and translators of the Vedas from Swami Dayananda to the present S R day: Shripad Damodar Satavalekara, Pandit Jaya Deva, Pt. Tulsi Ram Swami, Pt. Kshema Karana Das Trivedi, Prof. Vishwa Nath Vidyamartanda, Pt. Dharma Dev Vidyamartanda, Acharya Vaidyanath Shastri, Swami Satya Prakash, Pt Devi Chand and a lot many others. Thanks to Shri Dharampal Arya, of Arsh Sahitya Prachar Trust, for the publication of this work. —Tulsi Ram ( vii ) ( viii ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paropakarini Sabha, Ajmer, Acharya Gianeshwar of Darshan Yoga Vidyalaya, Roger (Gujrat), and Shri K.C. Garg Manager, Homage, Thanks and Acknowledgements Rukmini Devi Public School, Pitampura, New Delhi for their generous offers of practical help, assistance and cooperation Homage to Jyeshtha Brahma, the Eternal Guru. toward publication of this work. Homage to Immanent Brahma and Will Divine Thanks to Shri Ramesh Gupta, President Arya Samaj Homage to Mother Trinity of Ida, Saraswati, Mahi North America for his supprot and good wishes. with Barati. Thanks and homage of gratitude to the scholars and Homage to the Rshis from Brahma to Dayananda. translators of the Vedas from Swami Dayananda to the present day: Shripad Damodara Satavalekara, Pandit Jaya Homage to Vedic scholars and teachers. Deva, Pt. Tulsi Ram Swami, Pt. Kshema Karana Das Trivedi, Homage to parents for inspiration and blessings. Prof. Vishwa Nath Vidyamartanda, Pt. Dharma Dev Homage to the sacred memory of my wife Maya Jyoti Vidyamartanda, Acharya Vaidyanath Shastri, Swami Satya who waited until the last word of this project was written. Prakash, Pt. Devi Chand and a lot many others. Thanks and best wishes to my son Gianendra Sharma I cannot forget Professor Vachaspati Upadhyaya, for his long, continuous, relentless and indispensable Vice-Chancellor, Lal Bahadur Shastri Vidyapeeth, New dedication to the practical management of this project till Delhi, who first read the manuscript of the “Voice of the completion. Yajurveda” and enthusiastically encouraged me to go ahead with translation of all the four Vedas for lovers of the Rshis’ Thanks and best wishes to my daughter Indira tradition. Sharma and son-in-law Gulab Sharma and my brother Ram Kishan Sharma, wishing, waiting and assuring, with Thanks to all the schollars who read the manuscript Gianendra Sharma, the publication of this work. and expressed their candid openions on this work. Thanks to Shri Ajay Kumar Arya, of Messrs Govind Ram Hasanand, Delhi, for the start of this publication project. —Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma Thanks to Shri Dharampal and Shri Rajvir Shastri of Arsh Sahitya Prachar Trust for this publication. Thanks to Sarvashri Amar Erry, Bhai Anand Roop Narain, Aditya Kumar, Amar Uma Das, Doody Ross, Ashwini Kumar, Dr. Ravi Prakash Arya, Pandit Satish Prakash, Sat Chopra and members of Arya Samaj Markham, Toronto and Shakti Nagar (Delhi), Dr. Dharma Vira, Secretary, ( vii ) ( viii ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paropakarini Sabha, Ajmer, Acharya Gianeshwar of Darshan Yoga Vidyalaya, Roger (Gujrat), and Shri K.C. Garg Manager, Homage, Thanks and Acknowledgements Rukmini Devi Public School, Pitampura, New Delhi for their generous offers of practical help, assistance and cooperation Homage to Jyeshtha Brahma, the Eternal Guru. toward publication of this work. Homage to Immanent Brahma and Will Divine Thanks to Shri Ramesh Gupta, President Arya Samaj Homage to Mother Trinity of Ida, Saraswati, Mahi North America for his supprot and good wishes. with Barati. Thanks and homage of gratitude to the scholars and Homage to the Rshis from Brahma to Dayananda. translators of the Vedas from Swami Dayananda to the present day: Shripad Damodara Satavalekara, Pandit Jaya Homage to Vedic scholars and teachers. Deva, Pt. Tulsi Ram Swami, Pt. Kshema Karana Das Trivedi, Homage to parents for inspiration and blessings. Prof. Vishwa Nath Vidyamartanda, Pt. Dharma Dev Homage to the sacred memory of my wife Maya Jyoti Vidyamartanda, Acharya Vaidyanath Shastri, Swami Satya who waited until the last word of this project was written. Prakash, Pt. Devi Chand and a lot many others. Thanks and best wishes to my son Gianendra Sharma I cannot forget Professor Vachaspati Upadhyaya, for his long, continuous, relentless and indispensable Vice-Chancellor, Lal Bahadur Shastri Vidyapeeth, New dedication to the practical management of this project till Delhi, who first read the manuscript of the “Voice of the completion. Yajurveda” and enthusiastically encouraged me to go ahead with translation of all the four Vedas for lovers of the Rshis’ Thanks and best wishes to my daughter Indira tradition. Sharma and son-in-law Gulab Sharma and my brother Ram Kishan Sharma, wishing, waiting and assuring, with Thanks to all the schollars who read the manuscript Gianendra Sharma, the publication of this work. and expressed their candid openions on this work. Thanks to Shri Ajay Kumar Arya, of Messrs Govind Ram Hasanand, Delhi, for the start of this publication project. —Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma Thanks to Shri Dharampal and Shri Rajvir Shastri of Arsh Sahitya Prachar Trust for this publication. Thanks to Sarvashri Amar Erry, Bhai Anand Roop Narain, Aditya Kumar, Amar Uma Das, Doody Ross, Ashwini Kumar, Dr. Ravi Prakash Arya, Pandit Satish Prakash, Sat Chopra and members of Arya Samaj Markham, Toronto and Shakti Nagar (Delhi), Dr. Dharma Vira, Secretary, ( ix ) ( x ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTENTS PART-2 (Uttararchika) Chapter–1.....................................................................283-308 S. No. Particulars Page Chapter–2.....................................................................309-333 From the Publishers Desk vi Chapter–3.....................................................................334-356 Homage, Thanks and Chapter–4.....................................................................357-380 Acknowledgements —Dr. Tulsi Ram vii Chapter–5.....................................................................381-410 1. About the Author xi Chapter–6.....................................................................411-442 Chapter–7.....................................................................443-477 2. Foreword —Prof. Dr. Subhash Vedalankar xiv Chapter–8.....................................................................478-501 3. About Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma’s Chapter–9.....................................................................502-535 English translation of the Chapter–10...................................................................536-573 Samaveda —Dr. Krishan Lal xvii Chapter–11...................................................................574-587 4. English Translation of Vedic Chapter–12...................................................................588-613 Hymns : An Opinion —Dr. Bhawanilal Bhartiya xviii Chapter–13...................................................................614-637 5. Message —Dr. Balvir Acharya xix Chapter–14...................................................................638-656 6. Message —Prof. Mahavir xx Chapter–15...................................................................657-674 Chapter–16...................................................................675-693 7. Appreciation —Dr. Baldev Singh xxi Chapter–17...................................................................694-709 8. Sadbhavana (Good wishes) Chapter–18...................................................................710-731 —Dr. Umakant Upadhyaya xxii Chapter–19...................................................................732-755 9. To the Reader —Dr. Tulsi Ram xxiii Chapter–20...................................................................756-791 10. Introduction —Dr. Tulsi Ram xxxi Chapter–21...................................................................792-804 11. Diacritical Marks of Transliteration xl —::0::— 12. SAMAVEDA : PART-I (Purvarchika) Chapter–1...........................................................................1-49 Chapter–2.........................................................................50-94 Chapter–3........................................................................ 95149 Chapter–4.....................................................................150-199 Chapter–5.....................................................................200-253 Chapter–6.....................................................................254-282 ( ix ) ( x ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTENTS PART-2 (Uttararchika) Chapter–1.....................................................................283-308 S. No. Particulars Page Chapter–2.....................................................................309-333 From the Publishers Desk vi Chapter–3.....................................................................334-356 Homage, Thanks and Chapter–4.....................................................................357-380 Acknowledgements —Dr. Tulsi Ram vii Chapter–5.....................................................................381-410 1. About the Author xi Chapter–6.....................................................................411-442 Chapter–7.....................................................................443-477 2. Foreword —Prof. Dr. Subhash Vedalankar xiv Chapter–8.....................................................................478-501 3. About Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma’s Chapter–9.....................................................................502-535 English translation of the Chapter–10...................................................................536-573 Samaveda —Dr. Krishan Lal xvii Chapter–11...................................................................574-587 4. English Translation of Vedic Chapter–12...................................................................588-613 Hymns : An Opinion —Dr. Bhawanilal Bhartiya xviii Chapter–13...................................................................614-637 5. Message —Dr. Balvir Acharya xix Chapter–14...................................................................638-656 6. Message —Prof. Mahavir xx Chapter–15...................................................................657-674 Chapter–16...................................................................675-693 7. Appreciation —Dr. Baldev Singh xxi Chapter–17...................................................................694-709 8. Sadbhavana (Good wishes) Chapter–18...................................................................710-731 —Dr. Umakant Upadhyaya xxii Chapter–19...................................................................732-755 9. To the Reader —Dr. Tulsi Ram xxiii Chapter–20...................................................................756-791 10. Introduction —Dr. Tulsi Ram xxxi Chapter–21...................................................................792-804 11. Diacritical Marks of Transliteration xl —::0::— 12. SAMAVEDA : PART-I (Purvarchika) Chapter–1...........................................................................1-49 Chapter–2.........................................................................50-94 Chapter–3........................................................................ 95149 Chapter–4.....................................................................150-199 Chapter–5.....................................................................200-253 Chapter–6.....................................................................254-282 ( xi ) ( xii ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the Author Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma’s research and publications include: Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma The Neo-Classical Epic: an Ethical Interpretation Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma M.A. English (Delhi, 1949), (Delhi, 1971) Ph.D. (London, 1963) has been a university professor, Trading in Language: The Story of English in India academic administrator, researcher, and writer of long 1781-1981 (Delhi, 1983) standing with prestigious assignments: The Original Philosophy of Yoga: Commentary on Lecturer in English, Hans Raj College, Delhi the Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali (Gurukul Jhajjar, Haryana, 1989) Reader in the Department of English, Kurukshetra Bharat Main Angrezi: Kya Khoya Kya Paya University, Kurukshetra (Haryana) (Delhi, 1997) Principal Shivaji College, Delhi Swami Dayanand’s Vision of Truth (Delhi, 2002) Principal Swami Shraddhanand College, Delhi Translation of Nine Upanishads (Delhi, 1992) Visiting Ford Foundation Scholar, University of Translation of Swami Dayanand’s Sanskar Vidhi Leeds, Leeds (UK) (Delhi, 1995) Professor of English, Department of Languages, Translation of Swami Dayananda’s short writings B.I.T.S. Pilani (Rajasthan) in Dayananda Granth Mala (Paropakarini Sabha, Professor Head of the Department of English, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 1999) Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana) Translation of Swami Satya Pati’s God Realisation Besides his professional studies of secular literature through Simple Yoga (Delhi, 2000) in English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Urdu, Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma has devoted his life and time to the study and discipline of And a number of articles such as: Sacred literature, specially Vedas, Upanishads, Darshan “Swami Vivekananda’s Vision of Man” (Prabuddha Philosophy, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata with Bharat, 1979) concentration on the Bhagwad Gita, Greek, Roman, Sumerian and English Epics, Gathas of Zarathustra, Bible, Quran, and “G.D.Birla: Gandhi’s child”, in Birla Felicitation the writings of Swami Dayananda, and Swami Vivekananda, Volume (BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan) in search of the essential values of Sanatan Vedic Dharma “Search for a Medium of Instruction in India”, in with reference to their realisation in life and literature through Mitra Felicitation Volume (BITS, Pilani) social attitudes, collective action, customs, traditions, rituals “Shakespeare as a Creative Yogi” in Shakespeare: and religious variations across the fluctuations of history. the Indian Icon, edited by Vikram Chopra for J.L.Halio ( xi ) ( xii ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the Author Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma’s research and publications include: Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma The Neo-Classical Epic: an Ethical Interpretation Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma M.A. English (Delhi, 1949), (Delhi, 1971) Ph.D. (London, 1963) has been a university professor, Trading in Language: The Story of English in India academic administrator, researcher, and writer of long 1781-1981 (Delhi, 1983) standing with prestigious assignments: The Original Philosophy of Yoga: Commentary on Lecturer in English, Hans Raj College, Delhi the Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali (Gurukul Jhajjar, Haryana, 1989) Reader in the Department of English, Kurukshetra Bharat Main Angrezi: Kya Khoya Kya Paya University, Kurukshetra (Haryana) (Delhi, 1997) Principal Shivaji College, Delhi Swami Dayanand’s Vision of Truth (Delhi, 2002) Principal Swami Shraddhanand College, Delhi Translation of Nine Upanishads (Delhi, 1992) Visiting Ford Foundation Scholar, University of Translation of Swami Dayanand’s Sanskar Vidhi Leeds, Leeds (UK) (Delhi, 1995) Professor of English, Department of Languages, Translation of Swami Dayananda’s short writings B.I.T.S. Pilani (Rajasthan) in Dayananda Granth Mala (Paropakarini Sabha, Professor Head of the Department of English, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 1999) Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana) Translation of Swami Satya Pati’s God Realisation Besides his professional studies of secular literature through Simple Yoga (Delhi, 2000) in English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Urdu, Dr. Tulsi Ram Sharma has devoted his life and time to the study and discipline of And a number of articles such as: Sacred literature, specially Vedas, Upanishads, Darshan “Swami Vivekananda’s Vision of Man” (Prabuddha Philosophy, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata with Bharat, 1979) concentration on the Bhagwad Gita, Greek, Roman, Sumerian and English Epics, Gathas of Zarathustra, Bible, Quran, and “G.D.Birla: Gandhi’s child”, in Birla Felicitation the writings of Swami Dayananda, and Swami Vivekananda, Volume (BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan) in search of the essential values of Sanatan Vedic Dharma “Search for a Medium of Instruction in India”, in with reference to their realisation in life and literature through Mitra Felicitation Volume (BITS, Pilani) social attitudes, collective action, customs, traditions, rituals “Shakespeare as a Creative Yogi” in Shakespeare: and religious variations across the fluctuations of history. the Indian Icon, edited by Vikram Chopra for J.L.Halio