PRAPKTHAKA VIII The Rajasuya i. 8. 1. a Anumati he offers a cake on eight potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a cow. The (grains) which are thrown down to the west of the support he (offers) o... Read more

i. 7. 8. a. On the instigation of the god Savitr, through Brhaspati, winner of the prize, may I win the prize. b. On the instigation of the god Savitr, through Brhaspati, winner of the prize... Read more

PRAPATHAKA VII The Part of the Sacrificer in the New and Full Moon Sacrifices i. 7. 1. Cattle attend the cooked offerings of him who has established a fire. The cooked offering is the Ida; i... Read more

i. 6. 11. He who knows the seventeenfold Prajapati as connected with the sacrifice rests secure through the sacrifice, and falls not away from the sacrifice. ‘Do thou proclaim’ h... Read more

i. 6. 5. a. Let the Dhruva swell with ghee, For each sacrifice for the worshippers;In the udder of the sun maiden, in the lap of Aditi, Broad streamed be the earth at this sacrifice. b. Praj... Read more

PRAPATHAKA VI The Part of the Sacrificer in the New and Full Moon Sacrifices. i. 6. 1. a. By the Yajus I pour on theeOffspring, life, and wealth.Instigated by Brhaspati may the sacrificer he... Read more

i. 5. 10. a. The name that first, O alI-knower,My father and my mother bestowed upon me aforetime,Do thou bear it until I return;O Agni, may I bear thy name. b. My name and thine, O all-know... Read more

i. 5. 5. a As we approach the sacrifice,Let us utter a hymn to Agni,Who heareth us, even from afar. b After his ancient splendour,The bold ones have drawn the white milkFrom the seer who win... Read more

PRAPATHAKA V The Rekindling of the Fire i. 5. 1. The gods and the Asuras were in conflict; the gods, in anticipation of the contest, deposited in Agni their desirable riches (thinking),... Read more

i. 4. 34. a. I place thee that hast light. b. I place thee that makest light. c. I place thee that findest light. d I place thee that shinest. e. I place thee that burnest. f. I place thee t... Read more