Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

THE YAJUR VEDA
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pressing. Verily he sets gods against gods [6], the sacrifice against the sacrifice, speech against
speech, the Brahman against the Brahman; verily by means of the potsherds he makes up the metres,
by means of the cakes the pressings. At the time of the (offering of the) cow, he should offer on one
potsherd to Mitra and Varuna, this (offering) corresponds to his foe's cow which is to be slaughtered;
his (offering) is on one potsherd, for he cannot obtain the animal (offering) by means of (many)
potsherds.
ii. 2. 10.
Yonder sun did not shine, the gods sought an atonement for him, for him they offered this oblation to
Soma and Rudra: verily thereby they bestowed brightness upon him. If he desires to become
resplendent, he should offer for him this oblation to Soma and Rudra; verily he has recourse to Soma
and Rudra with their own portion; verily they bestow upon him splendour; he becomes resplendent.
He should offer on the full moon day of the month Tisya; Tisya is Rudra [1], the full moon is Soma;
verily straightway he wins splendour. He makes him sacrifice on an enclosed (altar), to acquire
splendour. The butter is churned from milk of a white (cow) with a white calf; butter is used for the
sprinkling, and they purify themselves with butter; verily he produces whatever splendour exists.
'Too much splendour is produced', they say, 'he is liable to become a leper'; he should insert the
verses of Manu's; whatever Manu said is medicine [2]; verily he makes medicine for him. If he fear, 'I
shall become a leper', he should offer an oblation to Soma and Pusan; man has Soma as his deity,
cattle are connected with Pusan; verily he makes him a skin by means of his own deity and cattle; he
does not become a leper. He who desires offspring should offer an oblation to Soma and Rudra;
Soma is the bestower of seed, Agni is the begetter of offspring; verily Soma bestows on him seed,
Agni begets offspring; he obtains [3] offspring. He who practises witchcraft should offer an oblation
to Soma and Rudra; man has Soma as his deity, Agni is this Rudra; verily ransoming him from his
own deity he entrusts him to Rudra; swiftly he attains ruin. He who is long ill should offer an oblation
to Soma and Rudra; the sap of him who is long ill goes to Soma, the body to Agni; verily from Soma
he ransoms his sap, from Agni his body; even if [4] his life be gone, he yet lives. The Hotr loosens
him that is swallowed by Soma and Rudra and he is liable to be ruined; an ox must be given by the
Hotr; the ox is a carrier, the Hotr is a carrier; verily he saves himself as a carrier by means of a
carrier. He who desires, 'In his own abode may I produce a foe for him', should offer an oblation to
Soma and Rudra; selecting an altar he should dig up half, and half not, spread half the strew, and half
not, pile on half the kindling-wood and half not; verily in his own abode he produces a foe for him.
ii. 2. 11.
He who desires a village should offer on eleven potsherds to Indra, on seven potsherds to the Maruts;
verily he has recourse to Indra and the Maruts with their own share; verily they make his fellows
subject to him; he becomes possessed of a village. He places (the offering) for Indra on the
Ahavaniya, that for the Maruts on the Garhapatya, for the prevention of confusion. (The offering) for
the Maruts is on seven potsherds; the Maruts are in seven troops; verily by troops he wins his fellows
for him. He places (it) down when the recitation is proceeding; verily he makes the people [1]
obedient to him. The same offering should he make who desires, 'May I cause strife between the
ruling class and the people.' As he cuts off from Indra's (cake), he should say, 'Do thou recite for
Indra'; having directed (the Agnidh) to utter the Çrausat call, he should say, 'Utter the Yajya, for the
Maruts'; as he cuts off from the Maruts' cake, he should say, 'Do thou recite for the Maruts'; having
directed (the Agnidh), he should say, 'Utter the Yajya for Indra'; verily he produces strife between
them for their shares, and they keep piercing each other. The same offering [2] should he make who
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