iii. 5. 7. The Vasat call cleft the head of the Gayatri; its sap fell away, it entered the earth, it became the Khadira; he, whose dipping-spoon is make of Khadira wood, cuts off with the sa... Read more
PRAPATHAKA V Miscellaneous Supplements iii. 5. 1. a. Full behind, and full in front, In the middle hath she of the full moon been victorious; In her let the gods dwelling together Rejoice he... Read more
iii. 4. 8. They should be offered for one who desires the kingdom; the Rastrabhrts are the kingdom; verily with the kingdom he wins the king dom for him; he becomes the kingdom. They should... Read more
PRAPATHAKA IV The Optional and Occasional Offerings iii. 4. 1. The sacrifice of him whose offering is too large is unsuccessful; ‘Surya, the god, for those that sit in the sky’,... Read more
iii. 3. 8. a. Giving life, O Agni, rejoicing in the oblation, Be thou faced with ghee and with thy birthplace of ghee; Having drunk the ghee, the sweet, the delightful product of the cow, As... Read more
PRAPATHAKA III The Supplement to the Soma Sacrifice (continued). iii. 3. 1. a. O Agni, brilliant, be thou brilliant among the gods; make me brilliant, of long life, radiant among men; for th... Read more
iii. 2. 6. a. Thou art the milk of the great ones, the body of the All-gods; may I to-day accomplish the cup of the speckled ones; thou art the cup of the speckled ones; thou art the heart o... Read more
PRAPATHAKA II The Supplement to the Soma Sacrifice (continued) iii. 2. 1. He who sacrifices knowing the ‘ascent’ verses of the Pavamana (Stotras) mounts on the Pavamanas and is n... Read more
iii. 1. 7. The Adhvaryu is he that brings trouble on the sacrificer, and he that brings trouble himself is ruined before the trouble. ‘From the formula spoken, guard me, from every exe... Read more
Translator – Arthur Berriedale Keith KANDA III PRAPATHAKA I The Supplement to the Soma Sacrifice iii. 1. 1. Prajapati desired, ‘May I create offspring.’ He did penance, he... Read more