Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

THE YAJUR VEDA
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desires rain; verily he wins rain. If it should fall quickly, Parjanya would be likely to rain; if long, (he
would) not (be likely). He does not place (the cup) down, for from that which is not depressed
offspring are produced. He should not utter the secondary Vasat; if he were to do so, he would let
Rudra go after his offspring; after sacrificing he should not look after (it); if he were to look after (it)
his eye would be likely to be destroyed; therefore he should not look after (it).
vi. 5. 7.
He draws (the cup) for Savitr from the Agrayana with the Antaryama-vessel; the Agrayana is
Prajapati; (verily it serves) for the begetting of offspring. He does not place (the cup) down, for from
that which is not depressed offspring are produced. He does -not utter the secondary Vasat; if he were
to do so, he would let Rudra go after his offspring. Savitr is among the gods he who is connected with
the Gayatri; in that the Agrayana (is drawn), it is drawn in the world of the Gayatri; in that he draws
(the cup) for Savitr from the Agrayana with the Antaryama vessel, verily he draws it off from its own
birthplace. The All-gods [1] could not perform the third pressing; they led Savitr who shares in the
first pressing to the third pressing; then indeed they performed the third pressing. In that (the cup) for
Savitr is drawn at the third pressing, (it serves) for performing the third pressing. He draws (the cup)
for the All-gods from the tub with the Savitr-vessel; people are connected with the All-gods, the tub
is connected with the All-gods, Savitr rules instigations; in that he draws (the cup) for the All-gods
from the tub with the Savitr vessel, verily instigated by Savitr he produces offspring for him [2]. He
draws Soma in Soma; verily thus he impregnates seed. 'Thou givest good protection, and art well
established', he says, for he draws Soma in Soma, for support. In this same cup (offering) is made for
men, gods, and Pitrs; 'Thou givest good protection, and art well established', he says; verily thereby
he makes (it) for men; 'The great', he says; verily thereby he makes (it) for the gods; 'Homage', he
says; verily thereby he makes (it) for the Pitrs; so many are the gods; verily he draws it for them all.
'This is thy birthplace; to the All-gods thee!' he says, for it is connected with the All-gods.
vi. 5. 8.
The Upançu is the breath; in that the first and the, last cups are drawn with the Upançu-vessel, verily
they follow forward the breath, they follow back the breath. The Agrayana is Prajapati, the Upançu is
the breath, the wives produce offspring; in that he draws (the cup) for (Tvastr) with the wives from
the Agrayana with the Upançu-vessel, (it serves) for the production of offspring. Therefore offspring
are born in accordance with the breath. The gods desired that the wives should go to the world of
heaven [1]; they could not discern the world of heaven, they saw this (cup) for the wives, they drew
it; then indeed did they discern the world of heaven; in that (the cup) for the wives is drawn, (it
serves) to reveal the world of heaven. Soma could not bear being drawn for women; making the ghee
a bolt they beat it, they drew it when it had lost its power; therefore women are powerless, have no
inheritance, and speak more humbly than even a bad man [2]. In that he mixes (the cup) for (Tvastr)
with the wives with ghee, he overpowers it with a bolt and draws it. 'Thou art taken with a support',
he says; the support is this (earth); therefore offspring are born on this (earth). 'Of thee, pressed by
Brhaspati ', he says; Brhaspati is the holy power of the gods; verily by the holy power he produces
offspring for him. 'O drop', he says; the drop is seed; verily thus he impregnates seed. 'Possessing
power', he says [3]; power is offspring; verily he produces offspring for him. 'O Agni', he says; the
impregnator of seed is Agni; 'With the wives', he says, for pairing; 'in unison with the god Tvastr
drink the Soma', he says; Tvastr is the maker of the forms of pairings of animals; verily he places
form in animals. The gods sought to slay Tvastr; he went to the wives, they would not give him up;
therefore [4] men do not give up even one worthy of death who has come for help. Therefore in (the
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