Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

THE YAJUR VEDA
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cake on eight potsherds when he practises witchcraft; Rudra is his dread form; verily he cuts him
down to him; swiftly he reaches misfortune. He whose cows or men perish or who is afraid should
offer to Agni, the fragrant, a cake on eight potsherds [3]; the fragrant is his healing form; verily by it
he applies healing to him; it is offered to the fragrant, to smite away the fetid odour. When a battle is
joined he should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni, the burnt; verily by his own share he
pacifies him and indicates his foes; whomsoever of those near (him) they pierce, he lives;
whomsoever of the foe, he dies; he wins that battle [4]. He loves to frequent those whose oldest and
youngest die continuously, for the human sacrifice is dearest to him, lie should offer to Agni, the
burnt, a cake on eight potsherds; verily with his own share he pacifies him, and none other of them
dies before his day. He loves to frequent the house of him whose house he burns; he should offer a
cake on eight potsherds to Agni, the burnt; verily he pacifies him with his own share, and he burns
not his house again.
ii. 2. 3.
He who does not attain his desires should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni as desire; verily he
has recourse to Agni as desire with his own share; verily he unites him with his desire; his desire
comes to him. He who has a dispute over a field or with his relatives should offer a cake on eight
potsherds to Agni, the youngest; verily he has recourse to Agni, the youngest, with his own share;
verily thereby he appropriates the power and strength of his foe [1]; he overcomes the evil foe. He
against whom witchcraft is practised should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni, the youngest;
verily he has recourse to Agni, the youngest, with his own share; verily he drives away the Raksases
from him; he who practises witchcraft does not lay him low. He who desires, 'May I live all my days',
should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni of life; verily he has recourse to Agni of life with his
own share; verily he bestows life upon him [2]; he lives all his days. He who desires prosperity
should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni, the all-knower; verily he has recourse to Agni, the allknower,
with his own share; verily he makes him attain prosperity; he prospers. He who desires
radiance should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni, the radiant; verily he has recourse to Agni,
the radiant, with his own share; verily he bestows radiance on him; he is radiant. He who desires
brilliance should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni, the brilliant [3]; verily he has recourse to
Agni, the brilliant, with his own share; verily he bestows brilliance upon him; he becomes brilliant.
He who seeks to be strong should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni, the strong; verily he has
recourse to Agni, the strong, with his own share; verily thereby he is strong who seeks to be strong.
ii. 2. 4.
He who desires, 'May I possess food', should offer to Agni, possessor of food, a cake on eight
potsherds; verily he has recourse to Agni, possessor of food, with his own share; verily he makes him
to possess food; he becomes a possessor of food. He who desires, 'May I be an eater of food', should
offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni, eater of food; verily he has recourse to Agni, eater of food,
with his own share; verily he makes him an eater of food; he becomes an eater of food [1]. He who
desires, 'May I be a lord of food', should offer to Agni, lord of food, a cake on eight potsherds; verily
he has recourse to Agni, lord of food, with his own share; verily he makes him a lord of food; he
becomes a lord of food. He who is long ill should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni, the
purifying, to Agni, the purifier, to Agni, the pure; in that he offers to Agni, the purifying, thereby he
bestows health upon him; in that (he offers) to Agni, the purifier [2], thereby he bestows speech upon
him; in that (he offers) to Agni, the pure, thereby he bestows life upon him; even if his life is gone, he
yet lives. He who desires sight should make the same offering; in that he offers to Agni, the
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