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

i. 4. 14. a. Thou art Madhu and Madhava; thou art Çukra and Çuci; thou art Nabha and Nabbasya; thou art Isa and Urja; thou art Saha and Sahasya; thou art Tapa and Tapasya. b. Thou art taken... Read more

PRAPATHAKA IV The Soma Cups i. 4. 1. a. I take thee. Thou art the stone which maketh the sacrifice for the gods; make this sacrifice deep, with thy highest edge, (make) the Soma well pressed... Read more

i. 3. 12. a. These waters are rich in oblation,Rich in oblation is the divine sacrifice,Rich in oblation he seeks to win (the gods?),Rich in oblation be the sun. b. In the seat of Agni whose... Read more

i. 3. 6. a. To I earth thee! To atmosphere thee! To sky thee! b. Pure be the world where the Pitrs sit. c. Thou art barley (yava); bar (yavaya) from us foes, bar evil spirits. d. Thou art th... Read more

PRAPATHAKA III The Victim for Agni and Soma i. 3. 1. a. On the impulse of the god Savity, with the arms of the Açvins, with the hands of Pusan, I take thee; thou art the spade, thou art the... Read more