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a Thou art the bolt of Indra, slaying foes; with thee may he slay his foe.
b By the precept of Mitra and Varuna, the directors, I yoke thee with the yoking of the sacrifice.
c Thou art the stepping of Visnu, thou art the step of Visnu, thou art the stride of Visnu
d On the instigation of the Maruts may I conquer.
e Be mind ready.
f May I be united with power and strength.
g Thou art the spirit of cattle; like them may my spirit be.
h Homage to mother earth; may I not harm mother earth [1]; may mother earth harm me not.
i So great art thou, thou art life, bestow life upon me; thou art strength, bestow strength upon me;
thou art the yoker; thou art radiance, bestow radiance upon me.
k To Agni, lord of the house, hail! To Soma, lord of the forest, hail! To Indra's strength hail! To the
Maruts' force hail!
I The gander seated in purity, the bright one seated in the atmosphere,
The Hotr seated at the altar, the guest seated in the house,
Seated among men, seated in the highest, seated in holy order, seated in the firmament,
Born of the waters, born of the cows, born of holy order, born of the mountain, the great holy order.
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a Thou art Mitra, thou art Varuna.
b May I be united with the All-gods.
c Thou art the navel of kingly power, thou are the womb of kingly power.
d Sit thou on the smooth, sit thou on the pleasant seat.
e May she hurt thee not; may she hurt me not.
f Varuna, of sure vows, hath set him down
In the waters, with keen insight, for lordship.
g O Brahman! Thou, O king, art the Brahman priest, thou art Savitr of true instigation. O Brahman!
Thou, O king, art the Brahman priest, thou art Indra of true force [1]. O Brahman! Thou, O king, art
the Brahman priest; thou art Indra, the kindly. O Brahman! Thou, O king, art the Brahman priest;
thou art Varuna, of true rule.
h Thou art the bolt of Indra, slaying foes; with this subject to me.
i This king hath surmounted the quarters.
k O thou of good fame! O thou of prosperity! O thou of true rule!
l To the son of the waters hail! To the son of strength hail! To Agni, lord of the house, hail!
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He offers to Agni on eight potsherds; the sacrificial fee is gold. (He offers) to Sarasvati an oblation;
the sacrificial fee is a calf. To Savitr (he offers) on twelve potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a speckled
(ox). To Pusan (he offers) an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a dark (ox), To Brhaspati (he offers) an
oblation; the sacrificial fee is a white-backed (ox). To Indra (he offers) on eleven potsherds; the
sacrificial fee is a bull. To Varuna (he offers) on ten potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a great castrated
(ox). To Soma (he offers) an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a brown (ox). To Tvastr (he offers) on
eight potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a white (ox) To Vishnu (he offers) on three potsherds; the
sacrificial fee is a dwarf (ox).
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On the same day they consecrate, on the same day they buy the Soma. He presents a lotus wreath.
He buys the Soma with calves. There is a drink for ten. A hundred Brahmans drink. The Stotra is
the Saptadaça. The two ornaments he gives to the Adhvaryu, the garland to the Udgatr, the round
ornament to the Hotr, a horse to the Prastotr and Pratihartr, twelve heifers to the Brahman, a cow to
the Maitravaruna, a bull to the Brahmanacchansin, garments to the Nestr and Potr, a wagon drawn
by one ox laden with barley to the Achavaka, a draught ox to the Agnidh. The Hotr is a Bhargava;
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