X. COSMOGONIC AND THEOSOPHIC HYMNS. XII, 1. Hymn to goddess Earth. 1. Truth, greatness, universal order (rita), strength. consecration, creative fervour (tapas), spiritual exaltation (brahma... Read more
IX, 3. Removal of a house that has been presented to a priest as sacrificial reward. 1. The fastenings of the buttresses, the supports, and also of the connectinc, beams of the house, that a... Read more
XII, 3. The preparation of the brahmaudana, the porridge given as a fee to the Brahmans. 1. (Thyself) a male, step thou upon the hide of the male (steer): go, call thither all that is dear t... Read more
XI, 1. The preparation of the brahmaudana, the porridge given as a fee to the Brahmans. 1. O Agni, come into being! Aditi here in her throes, longing for sons, is cooking the porridge for th... Read more
IX. PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS IN THE INTEREST OF THE BRAHMANS. V, 18. Imprecation against the oppressors of Brahmans. 1. The gods, O king, did not give to thee this (Cow) to eat. Do not, O pr... Read more
VIII. CHARMS IN EXPIATION OF SIN AND DEFILEMENT. VI, 45. Prayer against mental delinquency. 1. Pass far away, O sin of the mind! Why dost thou utter things not to be uttered? Pass away, I lo... Read more


