Kāṇḍa 11 — Cosmology, household, worldly concerns

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Raise, as I bid, the smoke, my strong companions, f lovers of frisedom from deceit and* malice I

Burn up, Agni, kindled with tl»o fuel. Kaowiog

Fix on the skin these two joined press-stones, duly

Thou, Agni^ wast produced for mighty valour, to ' cook Brahmaudana^ O J&tavedas. Seven Jtlishis, makers of the world, begat thee. Grant to this woman wealth with store of heroes.

Increase with kinsmen and with all abundince: to •^ mighty strength and power lift up this woman.

illay thb great Earth receive the ekin, this Goddess

Grasp with thy hand, O man, the teell-formed presi*

Here thy devotion is, here is thy birthplace.. Aditi,

Rest in the roaring frame of wood t be parted fro&i

Go, Bame, and quickly c6me amun : the waters, en* . closed, . have mounted thee that thou mayst. bear * them.

TkmDuinu^ the waters perM)iiified./G^ ttankik 17/ ;':i

Instructed by the Rishis, bring thoto waters, the

Agni, .on thee the sacrificial caldron hath mounted :

Ye, SaoriBoial Riceand Sflima Fibres, deansed and

With thousand streams aAd Prishthas, undecaying, !,. Brahmaudaivt is celestial, God-rea?hing. '''- ThSl rive up tT thee witl^ a\l the^ children,

ThisseooDdhwd of^Aditi, ihb ladle which the Se^eii,

Let tl^e d^eased offering. an4 dmne Ooeii serre iheel:

Who ipra^if from ^irpgwywh^

Tfu Uouio-Lonts portion : ths ihsis sOotltd to Igni CM oIiIm^

Bise to the altar : bless this dame with ofBipring. Promote thia VQP>«W ; dn\» away ^he 4e°wn^

Sopporter, send to those men' fiends and battle, t6

J eet thee, Odana, with TjlMhi*' children : naaghtJ»ere

May we adore thee, SaoriBoe that yieldeth an eve»- ' • lasting son, cow, home of treasures, ,.* j

May we invested with that light go upwajrd, ascend- -'■< ing to tbe sky's most lofty summit,

Bhata and Sarva, spare as, be not hoatile. Homage

Cast not our bodies to the dog or jackal^ nor. Lord

We offer reverence to the^ from eastward, and firom north and south, • i

We oSer homage ^ thy limbs, thy belly, and thv

Never may we contend with him, tbe. mighty archer,

J¥vi iiMr«l tfUMM/ oL IL S4. 1^ BOU,

Thine the four regic^s. ^bine are ei^rtb and hefven, '. tWne, I^ighty Onej this firn^aiii«»nt Iwtvfee^ themj

Thine is this ample ^ealth-containinif storehouse ^ ' that h<vlds' within it ^11 ^bejie living oreatares.

Aeoi^ntao* wdaUies, BhaT|t %ndRudri^ wit|\ mightjf ' strength y? go V>^^^»^?^**^^^ Wherever t^ey

I^o.remost we go to n^eet his oar* the ehariot of tha longrhaired Gh>d, ]Prawq by hP^^n boniP9» 4^eky, bUc^, o'«rthrowing^ slaying, terrible. Let reyereqcp be pi^id tot him.

O'erwhelm us not with Fever or with poisgn, nor, Rudra! with the fire that comes from heaven, :'■ Elsewhere, and pot on us, cast down this lightning. «7 Ruler of heaven and Lord of earth is Bhava : Bhava hath filled the spacious wr> mid-region. Where er ' he be, to him be paid our homage 1 1

King Bhava, favour him who oflFers worship, for

Harm thou 'among us neither great nor little, not " one who bears us, not our future bearers.

Tbs.ilsiiis m tmkeo, with TMiants, from 9- % ^ ^^^* ^* ^^^^ 'Md toEudi*. ITh m$uk^ htan u$: aooordtng to'Uie 1^ ¥. ntdtng ths m f^«^g d this jMCia is *(hAnii) neither the growing boy nor the Ml-giown man.' Mnir timnplstee : 'neitherhim who is growing nor tVrt who siw to givw .} ' bat therf teems to be no antliority for giring .tUemesaingtotfaeTefb.vaA(iwiU)rtobeMr, orcsny.,.. :. :' ^ ^j

i Op that Odana Bfihaspati is the head, Brahma the

2>»<»;aQoddenorperBonifioat]on'ntaallj aiwociated with Aditi as her antithesis or oomplement; the name and idea being evohed from the elder Aditi in the same way as Sara, a God, is from the aur. cient Yedio Asons a demon. See TIL 7. In latetttmes Diti^wifsol Kafyapa, was regarded as the mother of the Daityas who were, like th* Greek Titans, enemies of the Gods whose mother was Aditi» KafjapaVi

IFoo^M $99ard$: sacrificial implements used for stirring the boOed lio^ lor trimmmg ths moimd seed Im an'altar, and flor other ] oalciUated to assure the proper performance of £he rite. **

Would say, Not small, nor devoid of moistetiing

Bf^of: deroor their prey.

And tlieDoe, etc* • V ; with other back « . « Light- niog will alay thee • « • . With the hearen as baok«

And theticei etc. • • • with other breast « • • Thott * wilt £ul in agricultare • • • » With the earth as breast : .42 And thence, eta • • • • with other belly . ^ . colic

And thence, etc . • . with other thighs • . . Thy thigh will perish • • , • With Mitra^'Vamoa as thighs*

And thencci etc . . • with other knees .... Thou *.wilt become a sick man • . . • With the knees of .Tvash(ar. 46 And thencCi etc. • . . with other

And thence, eta • • . . with other hands • .]. The BrfthmaQa(diTine power) will kill thee • . . . With the hands of Right 49 And thencCi etc ... • with other basis • . • • Without standing-ground and rest**

HoiCAOi to Prftoa, him who hath dominion o'er the

Inthitaiidt]ie£iMirftOowliiggtunMP49l^|i ivvMted vith tlie. •ttramtM of FteijngratiM CM of the Biln^loiid. Gt (. V, T. SH- .' V

When the due season hath arrived and PrAoa shou« teth to the herbsi Then all is joyful, yea, each thing upon the sur&oe . of the earth.

Homage to thee when coming nigh| homage tp thee

When Pr&oa with a thunderous voice shouts his loud message to the plants. They straightway are impr^fuatdi they oonceiTOf and bear abimaantly;

Prftva, communicate tons thy dear, thy veiy dearest

Pr^a is Fever, he is Death. PWi^a is worshipped ' ' bytheGk)di

ZMfti; tbs divinity who tiioin sesYIILlO. '

The human infant in the womb draws vital breath

The name of PriU^a is bestowed on MAtari^van and

All herbs and plants spring forth and grow when

When Prftoa hath poared down his flood of rain np*

The nutn who knows this truth of thee, O PrA9a,and

,As all . these living ' creatures are . thy tributaries, *

Filled with a babe, mid deities he wanders : grown

It roUeth on, eight^wheeled and single-fellied, and '

Homage, O Pr&ua, unto thee armed with swift, bow

May he who rules this Universe of varied sort, that

Erect among the sleepers He wakes, and is never laid

SnauHOboth Worlds the Brahmaob&rl inoVeth : in^

The lohiiya perfoms lor the disoiple the paH of a tpiritoil asoood mother; andb/theinitiatioiioeremon/the/oathisngenekate or. born apew. DetaUs of a Brmhmaohiii's initiataon alwgitea m Afrali jana - O fihya^tim, L 80. 2 sqq., and in other 0rihj»>8atn% tnaslaled in Saerod Books of the East, Vols. XXIX and XX}(.

JTAw hg: part of *tbe oeremonj oonsists in the BrahmaohirPa plaoing foel on the saorifioial ftra ' JSbns.- the faoriftoiaJ ootd or giidls 4nt assumed a^ initiation.

The Brahmaoh&rl, earlier bom than Brahma, sjnrang

Lighted by fuel goes the Brahmach&rl, dad in Uaok^

The Brahmach&il, fathering Prayer, world, Wateifi^

The Master fashionied bo^b these doudy regioni^

The Brabmach&rf first of all Inrought hither this

Hitherward one, hence from the earth the other, two

Thundering, shouting; ruddy-hued, and pallid, he

The Master is Death, Tarawa, Soma, the* plaints of

Vanma,' made a Master, takes at home the butter to

The pupil is the Master,.yea, the pupil is Pkaj&patL- ^ Praj&pati shines bright; the bnght ViH^ grew ^

S^^mlmimi: MnkmatUrpi: religioni ttudj in genenl, sal

By self-restraint a maiden finds a youth to .be.h0C'.

By Fervour and by self-restraint the Gods .drave

The olants, what is and what shall be, day, nigh^ the

All children of Praj&pati have breath distinotly Iq themselves. The Brahma that is stored within the Brahmacb&rt guards them alL

Piled up on high, but never yet ascended, t^at power of deities is brightly shining. From that sprang heavenlv lore, the loftiest Bratima, and all the Gods with life that lasts for ever.

Bestow da ns the power of sight and hearing, glory

^ Wi call on Ami, on the trees lords of the fores^ ' herbsaind pumtd, •

The Residue of Sacrifice holdeth Earth, Heaven, and all that is : The Residue of Sacrifice holdeth sea, waters, Moon, '- and Wind.

Hea!^ n<mHreal: *both the existent and the non-existent'— Mnir. The participles are in the masculine gender. Wcrldlp cna: meanings apparently, all human beings. Dra and Fm; these words are abso- lutely meaningless^ and probablj corrupt. In sis : that i% jn the Besidue : ef. stansa 14, line 2.

The firm, the UmI, the strong, the bard, Brahma, the

This word of ours to Day and Night, and to the San and Moon we speak. All the Adidas we address : may they deliver ns from woe. V *

The VAjapeja, Royal Rite, the Agnishtoma and its forms, Hjmns, joyfnllest with Uving grass the As?amedha, are therein.

We call oa Yish^n, Bhaga, on Mitra and Vanina the ^* ^^ ! I •

Bhava and Sarva we address, and Rudra who is Lord

We speak to Constellations, Heaven, to Earth, io

Or the Seven l^ishis we address, Watm divinei,

Gh>ds whose abode is in the heaven and those who

To saorifioe, to wonhipper, hymns^ songs, aod heal-

To the five kingdoms of the plants whidi Soma rules

To demons and fierce fiends we speak, to Holy

We speak to Seasons, Season-Lords, to years and

Adityas, Budras, Yasus, Gods aloft in heaven,

This we address to all the Gods, faithful, maintainers

We speak to the collected Gods, faithful, maintainers

The spirit, yea, the spirits' Lord, ruler of spirits,, we

The five Sky regions, Goddesses, and the twelve

The deathless balm that Mfttall knows, purchased at

Verses, and songs, and magic hymns, Fur&oa, sacri-

Inbreath and outbreath, eye and ear, decay and

All pleasures and enjoyments, all delights and rap*

The Deities, the Fathers, men, Ghndharvas, and

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Inbreath and ontbreathi eye and. ear, decay and free'

As yet the Seasons were unborn, and Dh&tar and

Ferrour and Action were the two, in depths of the

He mav account himself well Tcrsed in ancient time

Those Gods who were of old, the Ten begotten ^rlifr than the GUkIs, Wkat world do they inhabit since they gave the world unto their sons?

Hs: the Creator. -:

Casters, those Gk>ds were called who brought to-

The thighs, the knee-bones, and the feet, the head,

Head, both the hands, and face, and tongue) and

What time the mighty body lay firmly compact with

All Deities had lent their aid : of thia a noble Dame

When Tvash^, Tvash^r^s loftier SBre, had bored it

Theft, evil-doings and deceit, truth, sacrifice, exalted

Prosperity and poverty, kindnesses and mah'gnities, • Hunger and thirst of every kind entered the body

Reproaches, freedom from reproach, all blamaUe^all

Enjoyments, pleasures, and delights, gladness, and rapturous ecstasies,

lubreath and outbreath, ear and eye, decay and free^

All earnest wishes, all commands, directions^ and

They Isid in the abhorrent frame those waters

Fuel they turned to bone, and then they set I^ht

All Waters, aU the Deities, Yitii with Brahma at

The Sun and Wind formed, separate, the eye and

Here there is a pantheistio identifieatioii oi Pimisha or Man, withBiahinatheSaprineSetforSoiiU^^ nini«ia oc jia^^

In the primeval waters oold the body is deposited. In this there is the power of growth : from this is power of growth deelared.

Therefore whoever knoweth man fegardeih him

At his first death he goeth henoe, asunder, in three separate parts. He goeth yonder with one part, with one he goeth yonder : here he sinketh downward with a third.

AUi arms and every arrow, all the power and might

Arise ye and prepare yourselves : ye, the celestial hosts, are frienas. Let your mysterious natures be seen by our friends, O Arbudi.

The Gckl whose name is Arbikdii and Ifyarbddi the

Rise, with our army stand thou up, Gtodlike Being, Arbudi« Breaking the hosts of enemies, surround them with thy winding coils.

Beating her breast, with tearful fisoei let th^ short*

Snatching away the vertebra, while with her thought

Shake them, and let them sink with fear : overwhelm

Self-smiting, beating breast and tbigh, careless of

Apsarases with dog-like mates, and RApakfts, O

WUk doffMi$ wtaUi : weddad to GftDdkarras wbo are djotoribed :m iMttij like dogi and mot^^ju. Sm IY. 37. 11 ; XIX. 86. 6. Biipaii$; appealing in agreeable loniM. n$€tq^ uuidn: *|he interior ol tha •Dodjr^ «— Iiudwj|gt ...

Armed with fouf fangs *and vellow teeth, deformed^

Make thou, O Arbudi, those wings of hostile armies

May Indra, Lord of Might, strike down each brayest

Let their hearts burst asunder, let their breath fly

The clever and the foolish ones, those who are twist-

Arbudi and Trisbandhi fall upon our foes and scatter

Tall trees, and those who live in woods, the herbs

High sway have Maruts, and the God Aditva.

Tkepomro/ growth: wfaeUf after deoompoeltioiv it hae been changed into earth.

Risi up, with all yoor banners rise ; prepare year strength^ ye vapoury Forms t * Serpents and fiends and Otber Folk, charge and pur^ sue our enemies I

Let those with iron fitces, with fiioea like nee<fles or

Omniscient Aditya, make full many a corpse to dis-

Rise up, O Qodlike Being, rise, Arbudi, with tbine

Hay this four-footed White-foot, may ihis arrow

Down let the dim-eyed demon fiy, and let bier short-

Let those who bear an evil name, in air, in heaven, on earth, and men. After Trisbandhi's will, revere your power, the sway that Elnowledge gives, together with your ruddy flags.

By that same binding treaty which thou madest,

Brihaspati Angirasa, ^ishia made strong and keen

The Gods enjoyed Trishandhi for the sake of energy

The Oods, victorious, won themselves all worlds bv

That fiend-destroying weapon which Bphaspati An-

Over to OS come aH ike Gh>d8 who •eat tke hallowed

Over to 418 let aH Gods corner dear is Trishaadhi's

Let Viju bend the arrow-points of those who are

If they have issned forth strongholds of Ghxls, and

With the Flesh-eater and with Death, following the

Do thou, Trishandhi, with the gloom of darkness

Let White-foot fall upon those idngs of our oppo-

Mazed are 4he fi>emen, Nyarbudi t Slay thoQ each

Low lie the warrior, mailed, unmailedt each foeman

The armour-clad, the armouries^, enemies clothed

Low let the hostile army iici, thousands of corpses^

With eagles let them eat the evil-hearted, pierced in

With this whi<fli Gods aitend, with this which never