Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

THE YAJUR VEDA
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not suitable is the place where (he spends) less time than that [2] Now Vastospati is Rudra. If he were
to go on without offering to Vastospati, the fire becoming Rudra would leap after him and slay him;
he offers to Vastospati; verily with his own share he appeases him; the sacrificer does not come to
ruin. If he were to offer with the chariot yoked, that would be as when one offers an oblation on a
place he has left; if he were to offer without the chariot being yoked, that would be as when one
offers an oblation at rest; verily no offering would be made to Vastospati [3]. The right (animal) is
yoked, the left not yoked, and thus he offers to Vastospati; verily he does both, and appeases him
completely. If he were to offer with one (verse) he would make (it) a ladle offering; having
pronounced the Puronuvakya he offers with the Yajya, to win the gods. If he were to load (his cart)
after the offering, he would make Rudra enter his house. If he were to set out without extinguishing
the smouldering embers, it would be like a con fusion of the sacrifice or a burning. 'This is thy
birthplace in season', (with these words) he places (the embers) on the kindling-sticks [4]; this is the
birthplace of Agni; verily he mounts it on its own birthplace. Now they say, 'If being placed on the
kindling-sticks it should be lost, his fire would be dispersed, it would have to be piled up again. 'With
thy body, O Agni, worthy of sacrifice, come hither and mount', (with these words) he makes it mount
on himself; the birthplace of fire is the sacrificer; verily on its own birthplace he causes it to mount.
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a Long life thou givest, O Agni,
O god, to the giver,
Sage, lord of the house, the youthful.
b Bearing the oblations, Agni, immortal, our father,
Wide extending, widely refulgent, fair to see for us,
With good household fire, do thou shine forth food,
Mete out to uswards renown.
c O do thou, O Soma, will life for us,
That we may not die,
Thou that lovest praise, lord of the forest.
d Brahman of the gods, leader of poets,
Sage of seers, bull of wild beasts,
Eagle of vultures, axe of the forests,
Soma [1] goeth over the seive singing.
e With our hymns to-day we choose
The god of all, the lord of the true,
Savitr of true instigation.
f Coming with true light,
Placing the mortal and the immortal,
With golden car Savitr
The god advanceth gazing on the worlds.
g That Aditi may accord
To our cattle, our men, our kine,
To our offspring, Rudra's grace.
h Harm us not in our children, our descendants, nor in our life,
Harm us not in our cattle, in our horses [2]
Smite not in anger our heroes, O Rudra,
With oblations let us serve thee with honour.
i Like watchful birds swimming in water,
Like the noises of the loud thundercloud,
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