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destroy the pregnancy of that one which becomes barren, verily he has recourse to the plants with their own share; verily they from his own self beget him offspring; he obtains offspring [3]. The plants are the waters, man is what is not; verily the waters give him being from non-existence; therefore they say, both he who knows thus and who (knows) not, 'The waters verily give being from non-existence.' He who desires prosperity should offer to Indra (a cow) which is barren after one birth; he is unborn who being fit for prosperity obtains it not; the (cow) became barren after bearing Indra, [4]; verily he has recourse to Indra with his own share; verily he causes him to attain prosperity; he prospers. He should offer to Indra (the calf) through bearing which (the cow) became barren; that indeed is power (indriyá); verily straightway he obtains power. He whose ancestors and himself for three generations have not drunk Soma should offer (a bull) which has again been let loose to Indra and Agni; the Soma drinking of a Brahman is interrupted if his ancestors and himself for three generations have not drunk Soma [5]; verily he has recourse to Indra and Agni with their own share; verily they bestow on him the drinking of Soma, the drinking of Soma comes to him. In that it is offered to Indra, the Soma drink is power; verily he wins power, the Soma-drink. In that it is offered to Agni, the Brahman is connected with Agni, verily he continues his own deity. It is let loose again, for his drinking of Soma is as it were let loose again [6]; (verily it serves) for prosperity. When practising witchcraft, he should offer a hornless (beast) to Brahmanaspati; verily he has recourse to Brahmanaspati with his own share; verily he cuts him down to him; swiftly he reaches destruction. It is a hornless one; prosperity is razor-edged; in that it is hornless, (it serves) for prosperity. The sacrificial post is shaped like a wooden sword; the wooden sword is a thunderbolt; verily he hurls a thunderbolt against him; the strew is made of Çara grass; verily he crushes him; the kindling-wood is of Vibhidaka; verily he splits him. [[2-1-6]] He who desiring a village desires, 'May I be the back of my equals', should offer to Brhaspati (a beast) with a white back; verily he has recourse to Brhaspati with his own share; verily he makes him to be the back of his peers; he becomes possessed of a village. It is with a white back, for it has Brhaspati as its deity; (verily it serves) for prosperity. He who desires food should offer a dark (beast) to Pusan; Pusan is food; verily he has recourse to Pusan with his own share; verily he gives him [1] food; he becomes an eater of food. It is dark, that is the form of food; (verily it serves) for prosperity. He who desires food should offer a dappled (beast) to the Maruts; the Maruts are food; verily he has recourse to the Maruts with their own share; verily they give him food; he becomes an eater of food. It is dappled; that is the form of food; (verily it serves) for prosperity. He who desires power should offer a ruddy (beast) to Indra; verily he has recourse to Indra [2] with his own; verily he bestows power on him; he becomes possessed of power. It is ruddy and has eyebrows; that is the form of Indra; (verily it serves) for prosperity. He who desires gain should offer to Savitr a spotted (beast); Savitr is lord of production; verily he has recourse to Savitr with his own share; verily he produces gain for him, his offspring desire gifts. It is spotted, for it has Savitr as its deity [3]; (verily it serves) for prosperity. He who desires food should offer to the All-gods (a beast) of many forms; food is connected with the All-gods; verily he has recourse to the All-gods with their own share; verily they give him food; he becomes an eater of food. It is of many forms; food is of many forms; (verily it serves) for prosperity. He who desires a village should offer to the All-gods (a beast) of many forms; his relatives are connected with the All-gods; verily he has recourse to the All-gods with their own share; verily they subdue his [4] relations to him; he becomes possessed of a village. It is of many forms, for it is connected with many deities; (verily it serves) for prosperity. He who is long ill from an unknown cause should offer to Prajapati (a beast) without horns; man is connected with Prajapati; Prajapati verily knows of him who is long ill from an unknown cause; verily he has recourse to Prajapati with his own share; verily he releases him from this weariness. It is without horns, for it has Prajapati as its deity; (verily it serves) for prosperity. [[2-1-7]] The Vasat cry cleft the head of the Gayatri; the sap thereof fell away. Brhaspati seized it; it became a cow with a white back. The second (sap) which fell Mitra and Varuna seized; it became a cow of Keith: Taittiriya-Samhita, Translation - Page 82 of 341
two forms. The third (sap) which fell the All-gods seized; it became a cow of many forms. The fourth (sap) which fell entered the earth; Brhaspati [1] seized it, (saying), 'Be this (mine) for enjoyment'; it became a bull and a cow. The blood which fell Rudra seized; it became a fierce red cow. He who desires splendour should offer to Brhaspati (a beast) with white back; verily he has recourse to Brhaspati with his own share; verily he bestows splendour upon him; he becomes resplendent. The cow is the sap of the metres [2]; splendour is as it were sap; verily with the sap of the metres he wins the sap which is splendour. He who desires rain should offer to Mitra and Varuna (a cow) of two forms; the day is connected with Mitra, the night with Varuna; by day and night Parjanya rains; verily he has recourse to Mitra and Varuna with their own share; verily they by day and night make Parjanya rain for him. The cow is the sap of the metres, the rain indeed is as it were sap; verily by the sap of the metres [3] he wins the sap which is rain. He who desires offspring should offer to Mitra and Varuna (a cow) of two forms; the day is connected with Mitra, the night with Varuna; by day and night indeed offspring are born; verily he has recourse to Mitra and Varuna with their own share; verily they by day and night beget offspring for him. The cow is the sap of the metres, offspring indeed are as it were sap; verily with the sap of the metres he wins the sap which is offspring [4]. He who desires food should offer to the All-gods (a cow) of many forms; food is connected with the All-gods; verily he has recourse to the All-gods with their own share; verily they give him food; he becomes an eater of food. The cow is the sap of the metres, food indeed is as it were sap; verily by the sap of the metres he wins the sap that is food. He who desires a village should offer to the All-gods (a cow) of many forms; his relatives are connected with the All-gods [5]; verily he has recourse to the All-gods with their own share; verily they subject his relatives to him; he becomes possessed of a village. The cow is the sap of the metres, relatives indeed are as it were sap; verily with the sap of the metres he wins the sap which is relatives. He who desires splendour should offer to Brhaspati a bull and a cow; verily he has recourse to Brhaspati with his own share; verily he bestows splendour on him [6]; he becomes resplendent. The bull grazes at will, splendour indeed is as it were will; verily by will he wins will which is splendour. He who practises witchcraft should offer a red (cow) to Rudra; verily he has recourse to Rudra with his own share; verily he cuts him down to him; swiftly he reaches destruction; it is red, for it has Rudra as its deity; (verily it serves) for prosperity. The sacrificial post is shaped like the wooden sword, the wooden sword is a thunderbolt; verily he hurls a thunderbolt against him; the strew is made of Çara grass; verily he crushes him; the kindling-wood is of Vibhidaka; verily he splits him. [[2-1-8]] Yonder sun did not shine; the gods desired an atonement for him; for him they offered a white cow to Surya; verily thereby they restored his brilliance. For him who desires splendour, he should offer this white cow to Surya; verily he has recourse to yonder sun with his own share; verily he bestows splendour upon him; he becomes resplendent. The sacrificial post is of Bilva wood. Whence yonder [1] sun was born, thence the Bilva arose; verily he wins splendour with its place of origin. He who practises witchcraft should offer to Brahmanaspati (a cow) with brown ears; first he should make to Varuna an offering on ten potsherds; verily he causes Varuna to seize his foe and lays him low with the Brahman. It has brown ears; that is the symbol of the Brahman; (verily it serves) for prosperity. The sacrificial post is shaped like the wooden sword; the wooden sword is a thunderbolt; verily he hurls a thunderbolt against him; the strew is made of Çara grass; verily he crushes [2] him; the kindling-wood is of Vibhidaka; verily he splits him. He to whom the sacrifice does not come should offer a dwarf (beast) to Visnu; the sacrifice is Visnu; verily he has recourse to Visnu with his own share; verily he gives him the sacrifice, the sacrifice comes to him. It is a dwarf (beast), for it has Visnu for its deity; (verily it serves) for prosperity. He who desires cattle should offer to Tvastr a horse; Tvastr is the producer of pairings of animals [3]; verily he has recourse to Tvastr with his own share; verily he produces animals in pairs for him, for in him offspring and cattle have entered; verily also the male horse straightway wins offspring and cattle. He who when a contest is joined desires an agreement should offer to Mitra a white (beast); verily he has recourse to Mitra with his own share; verily he brings him into harmony with his friend [4]. It is spacious; verily he encourages him. He who desires rain should offer to Prajapati a black (beast), Prajapati is the lord Keith: Taittiriya-Samhita, Translation - Page 83 of 341
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Note Arthur Berriedale Keith (1879-
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CONTENTS OF TRANSLATION [[Kanda 1]]
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5. The Mantras for the adoration of
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13. Offering for one seized by misf
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1. The introductory rite of the new
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10. The Vasor Dhara offerings 11. T
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12. List of eighteen victims 13. Li
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9. The cup for the yoker of the bay
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17. The Gavya Mantras 18. The riddl
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I Be ye united, that follow holy or
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a I grasp (thee). b Thou art Indra'
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g Thou art the body of Soma, guard
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e Thus I cut the neck of him who ha
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d Agni, lord of vows, thou art the
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Page 79 and 80: [[KANDA 2]] PRAPATHAKA I The Specia
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sacrifice, but could not get on its
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Of mortal man do to us, O immortal?
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Whom the fires of the hearths did t
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Radiance confer on me, O ye Açvins
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That houses fail us not. e Do thou
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Life in days to come and unfailing;
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all the deities are Prajapati; veri
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order his oblation, and the kingdom
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Eagle of vultures, axe of the fores
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propagated with Vasistha as their P
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a I yoke thee with milk, with ghee;
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To bear the oblation [1]. e O Agni
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[[4-1-1]] [[KANDA 4]] THE PILING OF
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Plants with fair leaves. r I touch
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l O plants, do ye accept Agni here
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Slaying our rivals, conquering the
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Be firm and enduring; O mother, dar
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In thee have they placed food, rich
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With all of these grant us brillian
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o In every contest. In the waters,
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What time he produced sisters of th
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May they from us unloosen the bonds
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weapon the Raksases. b This on the
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Naksatra, the All-gods the deity;
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The Offerings to Rudra [[4-5-1]] a
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c Homage to you sharpers, and to yo
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Homage to the intelligent. s Homage
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Pure in hue and auspicious. g Pure,
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The lord of streams, homage! To the
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Let the sound of the conquering cha
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adiance, play, delight, what is bor
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he says; the Dhisanas are the scien
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gazes; verily he declares his great
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'O Agni, strength and fame are thin
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pan he puts (it) down; verily he ma
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'Thou art the portion of Agni', (wi
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(sky); verily he puts down yonder (
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the Naksatras are the lights of the
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'Do thou lead him forward', (with t
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Udumbara is strength, food is stren
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hooves that of sheep, that it is a
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having put down the second [2] he s
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g May speech be mine in the mouth,
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For the sun the crane; the deer, th
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He draws cups of water; the cups ar
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were to step on it, he would hand h
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stroke the black; verily with the d
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course of the sacrifice. Now if he
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Garhapatya fire is piled up; for yo
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not yet arrived. One ox is unyoked,
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the gods in the form of Visnu, and
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[[6-2-8]] The high altar said, 'Thr
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him he thus casts out. He unites th
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cattle. He should cut one that is s
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performs (ávadayate) by these cutt
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The theologians say, 'He indeed wou
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'Let me choose a boon; let your cup
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he chooses the Udgatrs; the Agrayan
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Aditi, desirous of offspring, cooke
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Offspring and cattle are born throu
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Indra, splendour by that for Surya.
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moved.' The Ajya (Çastra) of the m
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Jamadagni desiring prosperity, sacr
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To Agni hail! To Soma hail! To Savi
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To him going out hail! To him who h
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them, and thus they are ahungered;
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and Vayu is connected with the Rath
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To fifteen hail! To seventeen hail!
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To him that will rise hail! To the
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[1], by (the rite) of fifteen night
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The libation, the Ida, the prayers,
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To the glossy and variegated one ha
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verily with them do they [2] procee
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imperfectly, and their speech would
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[[7-4-12]] a Let the ram aid thee w
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What is a remedy for the cold? What
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who knowing thus perform the year (
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their several places. (They offer t
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To that which thundereth hail! To t
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Now for the fire which is produced
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