Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

THE YAJUR VEDA
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him. He who has been expelled or is being expelled should offer a cake on eleven potsherds to Indra,
the good protector [4]; verily he has recourse to Indra, the good protector, with his own share; verily
he protects him; he becomes unexpellable. Indra was equal with the gods, he did not attain
distinction, he had recourse to Prajapati, for him, he offered this (offering) to Indra on eleven
potsherds, and thereby he bestowed power upon him; he makes the Yajya and the Puronuvakya of the
Çakvari (metre); the Çakvari is the thunderbolt, the thunderbolt kindled him for prosperity [5], he
became prosperous; having become prosperous, be became afraid, (thinking) 'It shall burn me'; he
had recourse again to Prajapati; Prajapati from the Çakvari fashioned the (verse containing the word)
'rich', for atonement, to prevent burning. For him who being fit for prosperity is equal with his
fellows he should offer this (offering) for Indra on eleven potsherds; verily he has recourse to Indra
with his own share; verily he bestows power upon him. The (verse containing the word) 'rich' is the
Puronuvakya, for atonement, to prevent burning; the Yajya is in the Çakvari (metre) -, the Çakvari is
the thunderbolt, the thunderbolt kindles him for prosperity, he becomes prosperous.
ii. 2. 9.
He who practises witchcraft should offer to Agni and Visnu on eleven potsherds; Sarasvati should
have a portion of the butter, and to Brhaspati an oblation (be offered); in that there is (an offering) on
eleven potsherds to Agni and Visnu, and all the gods are Agni and the sacrifice is Visnu, with all the
gods and the sacrifice be practises witchcraft against him; Sarasvati has a portion of the butter;
Sarasvati is speech; verily with speech he practises against him; the oblation is Brhaspati's, Brhaspati
is the holy power (Brahman) of the gods; verily with the holy power (Brahman) he practises against
him [1]. Him who practises witchcraft they practise then against; he should double each of the
Puronuvakyas, for special employment. With the same (offering) should he sacrifice who is practised
against; verily he sets gods against gods, the sacrifice against the sacrifice, speech against speech, the
Brahman against the Brahman; between the gods and the sacrifice he creeps along; from no quarter is
be injured; he who practises against him does not lay him low. He to whom the sacrifice does not
resort should offer on eleven potsherds to Agni and Visnu [2]; all the gods are Agni, the sacrifice is
Visnu; verily he has recourse to Agni and Visnu with their own share; verily they give him the
sacrifice; the sacrifice resorts to him. He who desires sight should offer an oblation in ghee to Agni
and Visnu by the eye of Agni men see, (by the eye) of the sacrifice the gods (see) verily he has
recourse to Agni and Visnu with their own share; verily they [3] bestow sight upon him; he becomes
possessed of sight. The butter is the seed of the cow, the rice grain of the ox; verily from the pair he
produces for him sight. The oblation is (made) in ghee, ghee is brilliance, sight is brilliance; verily by
brilliance he wins for him brilliance and sight. His foe in sacrificing gains the power and strength of
him who sacrifices not; when his foe is sacrificing he should offer against him a sort of sacrifice; he
does not then gain his power [4] and strength. He should offer before speech is uttered; all the speech
of his foe he thus gains unuttered, and his speech as uttered other speeches follow after; they bestow
upon the sacrificer power and strength. Just at the time of the morning pressing he should offer on
eight potsherds to Agni and Visnu; Sarasvati should have a share of the butter, and to Brhaspati an
oblation (be offered); in that it is (offered) on eight potsherds, and the Gayatri has eight syllables, and
the morning pressing is connected with the Gayatri, he obtains thereby the morning pressing [5]. Just
at the time of the midday pressing he should offer on eleven potsherds to Agni and Visnu; Sarasvati
should have a portion of the butter and to Brhaspati an oblation (be offered); in that (the offering) is
on eleven potsherds, and the Tristubh has eleven syllables, and the midday pressing is connected with
the Tristubh, he obtains thereby the midday pressing. Just at the time of the third pressing he should
offer to Agni and Visnu on twelve potsherds; Sarasvati should have a share of the butter, and to
Brhaspati the oblation (be offered); in that (the offering) is on twelve potsherds, and the Jagati has
twelve syllables, and the third pressing is connected with the Jagati, he obtains thereby the third
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