Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

THE YAJUR VEDA
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Açvattha wood in the middle shaft, (saying), 'Here do I bind the Adityas to attain the people N. N.
from N. N.'; verily the Adityas, their heroes bound, make him attain the people. Should he not attain
(them), he should offer this oblation to the Adityas and attach pegs to the kindling-wood; verily he
attains what cannot be taken away. (The pegs) are of Açvattha wood; the Açvattha is the might of the
Maruts; verily with might he attains the people; seven are they, the Maruts are in seven troops; verily
in troops he attains the people.
ii. 3. 2.
The gods were afraid of death; they had recourse to Prajapati for them he offered this (offering) to
Prajapati of a hundred Krsnalas in weight verily by it he bestowed upon them immortality; for him
who fears death he should offer to Prajapati this (offering) of a hundred Krsnalas: verily he has
recourse to Prajapati with his own share; verily he bestows life upon him; he lives all his days. It is of
a hundred Krsnalas in weight; man has a hundred (years of) life, and a hundred powers; verily in life,
in power [1] he finds support. (The offering) is in ghee; ghee is life, gold is immortality; verily he
unites him with life and immortality; four Krsnalas weight on each occasion he cuts off to obtain the
four cuttings-off; one by one he brings to the Brahman priest, and one by one he bestows life upon
the sacrificer. Yonder sun did not shine, the gods sought an atonement for it, for it they offered this
oblation to Surya; verily thereby they bestowed upon it [2] radiance. For him who desires splendour
he should offer this oblation to Surya; verily he has recourse to yonder sun with his own share; verily
he bestows upon him splendour; he becomes resplendent. On both sides are ornaments (of gold);
verily on both sides he bestows radiance upon him. At each fore-offering he offers a Krsnala weight;
verily from the quarters he wins splendour for him, He should offer on eight potsherds to Agni, on
twelve potsherds to Savitr, and an oblation to earth [3] who desires, 'May I gain gold; may gold resort
to me.' In that it is (offered) to Agni, gold is connected with Agni; verily by him whose is gold he
gains it; it is (offered) to Savitr; verily instigated by Savitr he gains it; to earth an oblation is offered;
verily on it he gains it; gold resorts to him. He who gains gold is deprived of power and strength; the
same offering should he make who gains gold; he is not deprived of power and strength. The same
[4] offering he should make whose gold is lost; in that it is (offered) to Agni, and gold is connected
with Agni, by him whose is gold he gains it; it is (offered) to Savitr; verily instigated by Savitr he
gains it; to earth an oblation is offered; in this what is lost is lost; verily in it he gains it. Indra [5] by
force drunk the Soma of Tvastr, he went apart on all sides, he was deprived of power, of Soma
drinking; what he vomited up, that became panic seeds; he had recourse to Prajapati; for him he
offered this oblation of panic seeds to Soma and Indra; verily thereby he bestowed upon him power
and Soma drinking; he who vomits Soma is deprived of power, of Soma drinking; for him who
vomits Soma [6], he should offer this oblation of panic seeds; verily he has recourse to Soma and
Indra; verily they bestow upon him power and Soma drinking; he is not deprived of power and of
Soma drinking. In that it is (offered) to Soma, he wins Soma drinking; in that it is (offered) to Indra,
and Soma drinking is power, verily he wins power and Soma drinking; it is of panic seeds, Soma is it
[7]; verily straightway he wins Soma drinking. He who desires cattle should offer a cake on eight
potsherds to Agni, the giver, and a cake on eleven potsherds to Indra, the bestower; verily Agni
produces cattle for him, Indra makes them grow up. These are curds, honey, ghee, waters, and
parched grain; that is the form of cattle; verily by their form he wins cattle; there are five takings, for
cattle are fivefold; I it is of many forms, for cattle are of many forms [8], (verily it serves) for
completion; it is offered to Prajapati; cattle are connected with Prajapati; verily Prajapati produces
cattle for him; honey is the body of man; in that he offers honey on the fire, verily thus the sacrificer
places his body in the fire; the Yajya and the Anuvakya are in the Pañkti metre, man is fivefold, cattle
are fivefold; verily ransoming his body from death he wins cattle.
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