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c 'Brilliance art thou, grant me brilliance, restrain earth [1], guard me from the earth. Light art thou,
grant me light, restrain the atmosphere, guard me from the atmosphere. Heavenly light art thou,
grant me heavenly light, restrain the heavenly light, guard me from the sky', he says; by these are
these worlds supported; in that he puts them down, (it is) for the support of these worlds. Having
put down the naturally perforated (bricks) he puts down the gold bricks; the naturally perforated are
these worlds, gold is light; in that having put down the naturally perforated [2] he puts down the
gold bricks; verily he makes these worlds full of light by means of them; verily also by them these
worlds shine forth for him.
d Those flames of thine, O Agni, which rising in the sun,
With rays envelop the sky,
With all of them bring us to brilliance, to man.
Those flames of yours in the sun, O gods,
Those flames in cattle, in horses,
O Indra and Agni, with all of these
Grant us brilliance, O Brhaspati.
Grant us brilliance [3] in our Brahmans,
Place brilliance in our princes,
Brilliance in Viçyas and Çudras;
With thy flame grant me brilliance.
The glory and power of him who has piled the fire go apart twofold, or to the fire which he has
piled or to the man who has sacrificed. In that he offers these libations, he places in himself power
and fame.
e He who having piled the fire steps on it is liable to go to ruin. 'To thee I come praising with holy
power'; with this verse addressed to Varuna [4] should he offer; that is the soothing of the fire and
the protection of himself.
f He who piles the fire is made into an offering; just as an offering spills, so he spills who having
piled the fire approaches a woman; with clotted curds for Mitra and Varuna he should sacrifice;
verily he approaches unity with Mitra and Varuna, to avoid his spilling.
g He who knows the fire to rest on the seasons, for him the seasons go in order; he finds support.
The fire resting on the seasons is the year [5]; the head is the spring, the right side summer, the tail
the rains, the left side autumn, the middle winter, the layers the first half-months, the mortar the
second half-months, the bricks the days and nights; this is the fire resting on the seasons; he who
knows thus, for him the seasons go in order; he finds support.
h Prajapati, desirous of supremacy, put down the fire; then did he attain supremacy; he who
knowing thus piles the fire attains thus supremacy.
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a What has flowed from purpose, or heart,
Or what is gathered from mind or sight,
Follow to the world of good deed,
Where are the seers, the first-born, the ancient ones.
b This I place around thee, O abode, the treasure
Whom the all-knower hath brought here;
After you the lord of the sacrifice will follow;
Know ye him in the highest firmament.
c Know ye him in the highest firmament,
O gods associates, ye know his form;
When he shall come [1] by the paths, god-travelled,
Do ye reveal to him what is sacrificed and bestowed.
d Move ye forward; go ye along together,
Make ye the paths, god-travelled, O Agni
In this highest abode,
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