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Yonder sun was in this world. The gods surrounded it with the Prsthas and removed it to the world
of heaven. They surrounded it from below with the Para (Samans), and placed it with the Divakirtya
(Saman) in the world of heaven. They surrounded it from above with the Para (Samans), and with
the Prsthas they descended (from heaven). Yonder sun indeed in yonder world is surrounded by the
Para (Samans) on both sides. In that there are Prsthas the sacrificers go by them to the world of
heaven; they surround it from below with the Para (Samans), and by the Divakirtya (Saman) find
support [1] in the world of heaven. They surround it from above with the Para (Samans), and
descend with the Prsthas. If there were not Paras above, they would depart away from the world of
heaven; if there were none below, they would. burn creatures. There are Parahsamans on both sides
of the Divakirtya; verily they surround them on both sides in the world of heaven. The Divakirtya is
the sacrificers, the Parahsamans the year; the Parahsamans are on both sides of the Divakirtya;
verily on both sides [2] they find support in the year. The Divakirtya is the back, the Parahsamans
the two sides; the Parahsamans are on both sides of the Divakirtya; therefore the sides are on both
sides of the back. (In the rite) the greatest number of libations are made, the greatest number of
Çastras recited; verily in the middle of the sacrifice they tie a knot not to slip. There are seven
libations; seven are the breaths in the head; verily they place breaths in the sacrificers. In that the
Prsthas are in succession, they mount upon yonder world with them. If they were not to descend to
this world [3], the sacrificers would either go mad or perish. In that the Prsthas are reversed they
descend to this world with them; verily also they find support in this world, for sanity. Indra was
unsettled. He ran up to Prajapati; he gave him this (rite) of twenty-one nights; he grasped it, and
sacrificed with it. Then indeed he became settled. Those, who sacrifice much and are unsettled [41,
should perform (the rite) of twenty-one nights. There are twelve months, five seasons, three worlds
here, and yonder sun as the twenty-first. So many are the worlds of the gods; verily in them in order
they find support. Yonder sun did not shine. He ran up to Prajapati; he gave him this (rite) of
twenty-one nights; he grasped it, and sacrificed with it. Then in deed did he shine. Those, who
knowing thus perform (the rite) of twenty one nights, shine also. (The rite) is of twenty-one nights,
the Ekavinça (Stoma) is radiance; verily they attain radiance, and support also, for the Ekavinça is
support. There are Atiratras on either side, for securing splendour.
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The Horse Sacrifice (continued)
a Let the sacrifice come forward
From yonder over to me,
The sacrifice which the Rsis have brought forward.
b May the fault in the sacrifice settle on him who hateth us,
Making his body godless, strengthless,
Distorted and inert;
May it rest with him who hateth us.
c O sacrifice, come to me
With the brilliance of the sacrifice.
I summon the Brahmans, the priests, the gods,
With the brilliance of thee, the sacrifice, O offering.
d With the sacrifice I summon the cooked food [1] to thee, O offering.
I gather for thee good deeds, offspring, and cattle.
e The Praisas, the kindling-(verses), the butter sprinklings, the shares of the ghee,
The call, the reply, I prepare for thee,
The fore- and after-sacrifices, the Svisakrt, the Ida.
The prayers, I win, the light.
f By Agni, by Indra, by Soma,
By Sarasvati, by Visnu, by the gods,
By the Yajya and the Anuvakya, I summon for thee, O offering.
I take for thee the sacrifice with the Vasat cry.
g The chant, the Çastra, the response,
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