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therefore speech is the highest of the breaths. The first quarter foot is deficient by one syllable;
therefore men live upon the incomplete part of speech. He offers with a full (one), for Prajapati is
full as it were; (verily it serves) to obtain Prajapati [1]; he offers with one that is deficient, for from
the deficient Prajapati created offspring; (verily it serves) for the creation of offspring. If he were to
heat it on the flame, he would win what has been, if on the embers, what is to be; he heats it on the
embers; verily he wins what is to be, for what is to be is greater than what has been. With two
verses he heats (it); the sacrificer has two feet; (verily it serves) for support. The pan is gathered
together with holy power and the Yajus; if it should break, the sacrificer would be ruined [2], and
his sacrifice destroyed. 'O Mitra, do thou heat this pan', he says; Mitra is holy power; verily on holy
power he establishes it; the sacrificer is not ruined, nor is his sacrifice destroyed. If it should break,
he should unite it with the selfsame potsherds; that is the atonement for it. If a man has attained
prosperity, he should for him deposit (the fire) after producing it by friction; this is one that has
succeeded; verily he approaches his own deity [3]. For him who desires prosperity should be used
(the fire) which comes to life from the pan, for from it is it produced, it is self-produced by name;
verily he becomes prosperous. If he desire of a man, 'May I produce a foe for him', he should take
for him (fire) from elsewhere, and deposit it; verily straightway he produces a foe for him. From a
frying-pan he should (take fire) and deposit (it) for one who desires food; in a frying-pan food is
kept; verily he wins food with its birth place [4]. He deposits Muñja grass; Muñja is strength; verily
he bestows upon him strength. Agni departed from the gods, he entered the Krumuka wood; he
deposits Krumuka; verily he wins what of Agni is there imbued. With butter he joins (it); butter is
the dear home of Agni; verily he unites him with his dear abode, and with brilliance also [5]. He
puts on (a stick) of Vikankata wood; verily he wins radiance; he puts on one of Çami, for
atonement. 'Do thou sit down in the lap of this mother', with three (verses) he adores (the fire) when
born; three are these worlds; verily he attains reputation in these worlds; verily also he bestows
breaths on himself.
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Formerly Agni would not burn what was not cut by the axe, but Prayoga, the seer, made that
acceptable to him. 'Whatever logs we place on thee', (with these words) he puts on a kindling-stick;
verily he makes what is not cut by the axe acceptable to him; all is acceptable to him who knows
thus. He puts on one of Udumbara wood; the Udumbara is strength; verily he confers strength upon
him. Prajapati created Agni; him on creation the Raksases [1] were fain to destroy; he saw that
(hymn) of the Raksas-slaying (one); therewith he smote away the Raksases; in that it is (the hymn)
of the Raksas-slaying one, thereby he drives away the Raksases from Agni when born. He puts on
one of Açvattha wood; of trees the Açvattha is the overcomer of foes; (verily it serves) for victory.
He puts on one of Vikankata; verily he wins light. He puts on one of Çami wood, for atonement.
'Sharpened is my holy power', 'Their arms have I uplifted', (with these words) he makes him speak
over the last two Udumbara (sticks) [2]; verily by means of the holy power he quickens the kingly
power, and by the kingly power the holy power; therefore a Brahman who has a princely person is
superior to another Brahman; therefore a prince who has a Brahman is superior to another prince.
Now Agni is death, gold is immortality; he puts a gold plate within; verily he severs immortality
from death; it has twenty-one projections, the worlds of the gods are twenty-one, the twelve months,
the four seasons, these three worlds, and as twenty-first yonder sun [3]; so many are the worlds of
the gods; verily from them he severs his foe. By means of the projections the gods reduced the
Asuras to straits (nirbadé); that is the reason why projections (nirbadháh) have their names; it is
covered with projections; verily he reduces his foes to straits. He puts (it) on with a verse addressed
to Savitr, for instigation. 'Night and the dawn', with (this as) second; verily he raises him with day
and night. 'The gods, granters of wealth, support Agni', be says; the gods, granters of wealth, are the
breaths; verily having raised him with day and night [4] he supports him with the breaths. Sitting he
puts (it) on; therefore offspring are born sitting; the black antelope skin is above; gold is brilliance,
the black antelope skin is holy power; verily on both sides he encircles him, with brilliance and with
holy power. The sling is of six fathoms in extent; the seasons are six; verily he raises him with the
seasons; if it is of twelve fathoms, (he raises him) with the year. It is of Muñja grass; the Muñja is
strength; verily he unites him with strength. 'Thou art the bird of fair feathers', (with these words) he
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