Kāṇḍa 19 — Charms, philosophical, miscellaneous

Lit the Btreams fiow together, tet the winds and

O Burnt Oblations, aid, and ye, Blent Offerings, this

E^h several (brm, each several force I seise, and compass round this man. May the Four Quarters stren^en this my saorifioe. I oBEer up a duly mixt oblatioik

Staosaa 1 and

are repeated, with Tarlatkme, from A. Y. L 15. If %, Jiixi Maiiom : oonaiating^of milk, batter, and the juioe of oom (probably a eort of beer)* S Force: referring to the variona powen that are- called npoikta make the eacrifioe effM^tnal^ Oompam roimd ikU mmm: ptoteot tha honaehdder who haa faiatitnted the aacrifiee.. Thefint linek with w^iatione, from A. T« I. S3. S. ' Addr mad tttall Wktere> «rJi!9 5.] THX ATBARtA'VEDA^ »\ May we be safe from threatening dan^r. Soften by sacrifice the wrath of Gods, O AgnL

Thb first oblation that Atharvan offered, earliest

In front I set Intention, blessM Goddess. Mother of

With Purpose, O Prajftpati, with Purpose oome thou

Prajftpati Angirasa with favour regard this word and

King of the living world and men is Indra, of all ia

1% front : foremost, for adoration.

Jngirtua: connected with the ancient Rishi Angiims or his dea- cendants. The name is more usually applied to BphaspatL i^4mm : Desire, Lore; the Greek Erte. Cf. 'Thereafter rose desire in the hegin- Bing» Desire the primal seed and genu of spirit' (^ V. X. 1S9. 4). See alsoA.V.IX.3.30-J4. .

When they divided Pultlsha hotr many tK>riions did they make ? What was his mouth? what were his arms? what are the names of thighs and feet?

So mighty b his grandenr, yea, greater Chan this is Parusha.

Wben Gods performed tbe sacrifice with Purusba as

That sacrifice, first-born Purusba, they hallowed with

From it were horses borp, from it all creatures with

MeU€$ : er magioal lijnini, tpolle and incantatione.

From that great general sacrifice the dripping fat was

Seven fencing-liigd had he, thrice seven layers of fuel

F€i^rim§4og9: guaids, pieoee Of wooi laid round a Baenfioiel fire. •SHja^a explains theee parilMfoh at the leven metree, or ae m •shallow tranehes dug round the fire, and an imaginaiy one round tbe •on. Mahldhaia sajs that the seven oceans may be inteng^d.

From that great general sacrifice Jt'ohas and Sima hymns were born : , v •

Thi brilliant lights shining in heaven together, which

KrittikAs, Rohipi be swift to hear me t Let Mpga?!* . ms bleaa me, help me ArdrA ^ r ^^ _, * .?- . PunarvasA aad SAnptA, fair Pushya, the Sun, Asle-

Pood shall the earlier AshAiJhas grant me ; let those

Satabhisfiak afford me ample freedom, and both the ^.V Prosh^hapadas jfuard me safely. Rjvatl and the Asvayujas bnng me luck, and the '^ Bharaqls abundant riches t

My blissbe StAti/and benignant Chitrft, my right

Instead of this stansa the Rigreda has : ' Gids saorifioiuff saori- %oed the yiotim : these were the earliest holj ordinances. ThoMightj Ouos attained the height of heaTen, there where the Sldhjas^ Gods of ■old, are -dwelUug.*

BiNiON to me be all those Lunar Mannons to which

The-JSigh^-and-hHRtf : see the preceding hymn.

Propitious, mighty, let theeigh&«nd-twenty together

Excitement and invoking cry, ill^mened sneesing

May we escape an evil sneeze, enjoy the sneeie of happy luck,

Fair be my sunset, fair my mom and evening and day with lucky t^hase and happy omens ; With blessing and success, immortal Agni, go to the mortal and return rejoicing.

Ge»tle be heaven, gentle be earth, gentle this : G^arrwISSttey flow, gentle to us be plants

Or, made more keen by Prayer, this mind that

These five «"«'«-o'«•'»•.r^^ *':!,Zrt "

The Finisher: Mptyu, the Ckxi of Death.

GenUe be signs of coming change, and that which is

Gracious be meteor-stricken constellation, gracious

Kind be the Powers who seixe the Moon, with R&ha

Kudras and Vasus favour us, Adityas, Agnis fi&vour

BrabmA, Dbfttar, Praj&pati, Worlds, Yedas» Agnis,

Earth alleviation, air alleviation, heaven alleviation^ waters alleviation, plants alleviation, trees allevia- tion, all Gods my alleviation, collective Gods my alleviation, alleviation by alleviations. By these alleviations, these universal alleviations, I WfJ •» that is terriBe here, all that is cruel, all that la

May all the Gods protect me, may the Gods united

^ntiBBiK us with their aids Indra and Agni, Indra . and Varuna who receive oblations I Indra and Soma give health, wealth and comfort^ Indra and PAshan be our strength in battle I

Auspicious friend* to us be Bhaga, ^aAsa, auspicious be Purandhi and all Riches, . ^ •, .

Favour us Agni with bis face of splendour, and Yaruqa and Mitra and the Asvins, Favour us noble actions of the pious ; impetuoos y&ta blow on us with favour I

Early invoked may Heaven and Earth be friendly, and Air's mid-region good for us to look on. To us may herbs and forest trees be gracious, graci*. ous the Lord victorious of the region.

Kind unto us be Soma and Devotions, kind be the

Kind unto us be Maker and Sustainer and the far- reaching One with g«dl»ke nature. Auspicious unto us be Earth and Heaven* the Moun- tam and the Gods' £ur invoeations.

May Aditi through holy works be gracious, and may

Prosper us Savitar, the God who rescues, and let the radiant Mornings be propitious. Propitious to our children be Parjanya, kind to o* be the field's beQign Protector I

Dawn drives away her sister's gloooii and through her ezoellenoe inakes her retrace her path.

Thbsi the two sturdy, manly arms of Indra, these

Swift, like a dread bull sharpening his weapons, ranidly striking, stirring up the people, Loua shouting, vigilant, the one sole Hero, India subdued a hundred hosts together.

He rules with those who carry shafts and quivers,

Conspicuous by thy strength, firm, foremost fighter,

Troop-yanquisheri kine-wiDoer, armed with thunder,

Piercing the cow-stalls with surpassing rigour, Indra

With him loud-roaring, ever watchful, victor, bold, hard to overthrow, whom none may vanquish, Indra the strong whose hand bears arrows, conquer, ye heroes now, now vanquish in the combat

Indra guide these! Br'ihaspati, the Guerdon, and

Ours be the potent host of mighty Indra, King.

May Indra aid us when our flags are gathered : vie* ^ torious be the arrows of our armv.

I HAVE attained this goodliest place to rest in Both

GwUihea: be the lesder of our troope. Tke Gtiml&m: HdkMifA; to be giTSD to the prieete who perfSorm the eseriliee that is offnred before the bettle.

Wkm^mrjlipanga iht r^d: <appsientlj oompsimble with the frignk eolktU of the Bornsne.'— Lodwig^

Dmht: epirite of miscbief.

Lead Us to ample room, O thou who knowest^ to

May air^s mid-region give us peace and safety, safety

Safety be ours from friend and from the unfriendly^

We call on Indra, on the liberal giver : we will be prosperous in men and cattle^ Let not the hosts of cruel fiends approach U8» Drive off the Drubs to every side> O indra.

' FiAOB hath been given us from the east, and from

AoMi from eastward guard .me with the VasusI To him I go, in him I rest : this fort I seek for

Ykpk with Air protect me from this region. To him

Varu^a with Adityas guard me from this region !

S&rya with Earth and Heaven from the western

May^ Waters joined with Plants protect me from

May Visvakarman with the Seven ^ishis be my

May Soma from the south, with Rudras, guard me.

Praj&pati, of generative power, with the Pratish^hA

Brihaspati, joined by the Visvedevas, protect me from the region of^the zenith t To him I go, in him I rest : this fort I seek for refuge. May he protect me, may he be^my j^ardian. I give my soul-^AU hail I — into his keeping.

Hrnu arose with Earth. To that fort I lead you; enter i^ occupy it. Let it give you protection and defence. . S VAyn arose with Air. To that fort, etc.

ChandramM arose with the Constellations. To that fort» etc,

Ocean arose with the Rivers. To that fort, etc

Brahma arose with the Brahmaehirta. To that for^

SArya arose with Heaven. To that fort, etc«

SacHfiqe arose with Priestly Fees. To that fort, etc.

PrajApati arose with Creatures. To that fort I lead

Mav Soma, Yaruoa the King, both Asvins, Tama and PAshan guard us well from Mrityu —

My shield is Heaven and Earth, bright Day, my shield the Sun. The visve Devas made my shield, tune fitU on me.

That which the Gk)ds bound on them when they battled for their royal sway. What Indra made bis shield, may that protect us well on every side.

With the first five chapters of the Angirases, Hiul!

To the sixth. Mail I 8 To the seventh and eighth, Hail I

To the Mack-clawed ones. Hail I A prayer for proteotkm from Death and mi«fortaiie. 3 Th(UwhieKik$Ood$h<mnd<m ihem: an amulet or all-poweilal obarm; probably the Apftmiiga plant. See lY. 19. 4. WAtU Indrm mad€ kii MM: of. IL 27. 3. A dngle line giTing the names of the ehief Vedio melm. A proee hymn (with one metrioal ttania) of homage to various por* tioni of the Athanra-yeda, the Rithia, and Bimhma. 1 ChapUn: AnuTikaa; aectiona or leaaooa. ThefiratfiyeoT theee comprise Hymna 1^38 of Book L Jngiram: that ia, Sooga of the Angiraaea; a name of the AtharrarTeda. See Vol. L, PkeCaoe^ p. UL 3 The iiMik: oontainins Hymna 29— 35 of Book I. ngmwemtk mmd eighth: Hymna 1—5, and

-10, re^^eoUTely, of Book IL i BlaeMawid : the ^nmMMM. ^ . TUM UTMNS OF 5 To the golden-hued ones, Hail I 6 To the small • 4>ne89 Hail I

To those composed in strophes, Hail I

To the first shells, Hail I

To the second shells. Hail I

To the third shells, Hail I

To the penultimates, HaII I

To the last ones, Hail I

To the latter ones. Hail I

To the I^xAm, Hail t

To those with hair in tufts. Hail (

To the Gaoas, Hail I

To the great Oa^as, Hail I

To all the YidagaQa Angirases, Hail!

To those two with separate thousands, Hail t

To Brahma, Hail I SI Collected manly powers arc topped bv Brahma. Brahma at first spread out the loftiest heaven. Brahmft was bora first of all things existing. Who then is meet to be that Brahmas rival ?

Hail to the five-versed I

Hail to the six- vers- ed I

Hail to the seven-versed I

Hail to the Hiight- versed I

Hail to the nine-versed 1

Hail to the ten-versed I

Hail to the eleven-versed I

Hiul to the twdive- versed I

Hail to the thirteen- ' versed I

Hail to the fourteen-versed I

Hail to the fifteen-versed I

Hail to the sixteen- versed I

Hail to the seventeen- versed I

Hail to the eighteen-versed I

Hail, nineteen I

Hail, twenty I

Hail to the Great Section 1

5 G^oUbi4«Mil ; the HariUa 6 8mM <me$ : tlie KthudrM. Vanous portions and hjmus of the Athsr?a-T64m which tre not' desr^ identifiable^ aipe designated by theee and the remaining fantastic names. ^ A prose hjmn of homage^ like the preceding hymn, to various por* tioos of the Athanra-Tcda classed according the nomber of yerses which their hymns contain. 1 Fomr-vitHd: chiefiy in Book I. t Five- wmd: hi Book IL 8 8i»4fened: hi Book XXL 4 .S^wm^Pined: in Book IT. 5 Eighi^mrHi: hyihns with from eight to eighteen Tersea ere Immdm Book y. Longer pieces are contahied hi Books VUL—XIIL and othen. 18 Ormi Shuim: or Book; judghig by its length, nam- I arjtir u.] THE ATUAR7AVSDA. Mi Hail to tJbe triplets I 2Q Hiul to the single-versed hymns I

Hiul to the little ones!

Hail to toe8ingIe-non.9iph-ver8edonesl 28 Ha« to the gohitas I

Hail to the two SAiyA hymns I

Hail to tte two Vr4tya hymns I

nil to the two Praj&pati hymns 1

HaU to the hymn of ^otoiy t

Hail to the hymns for happmess I

xlail to £rahma I by Brahma. topped I loftiest fieaven. Collected manly powers are .« Brahma at first spread out the .vtu«.«, awv< BnihmA was born first of aU things existing. Who thenisfittobethisBrahmA'smal? *

Do ye, O Brahma^aspati, invest for royal sway this man • *

Invest this Indra for long life, invest, him for neat pnnoely power, *

For u, anrronnd him, cover him with splendour, ffive him long life, and death when age removes him* This garment hath Brihaspati presented to Soma, to the King, to wrap about him. h Advanoe to good old aee : endue the mantle. Be

Thou for our weal hast clothed thee in this garment: thou hast be€K>me our cows' sure guard firom curses. - live thou a hundred full and plenteous autumns : thou living, fair thyself, shalt deal forth treasures. •7 In every need, in every fray we call, as friends, to

Invest this Soma for long life, invest him for neat hearing power, *

I Ton thee with the mind of one unwearied still and

Btpastad fraoi A. V. IL 18. S. FmtU of itMint 5 and 6 tre tsken firom Tsne 8 cf the niM hjrmn.

t9km fram 9. V. L 80. 7. TlM hjnm hat been traiiktod by Lodvlgb I>er lUg^

Gold that was bom from Fire and is immortal hath

The men of ancient time with children round them longed for this Gold, bright with the Sun's own colour. This shall endow thee, as it shines, with splendour, and long shall be the life of him who wears it

What Varuw the King knows well, and what the God Sphaspati, And Indra, Slayer of the Foe, may that bestow long hfe on thee, may that increase thy splendid strength.

Long life and splendour let it bring, bring enersr and strength to thee That thou mayst shine among the folk with all the brightness of the GK>ld.

Lit the Bull guard thee with the kine, the StalUon

Let Soma guard thee with the plants, Sil^a protect thee with the stars ; With breath let Wind protect thee, and the Moon, foe-slayer, with the months.

Three vaults of heaven, and three seas, three hnght,

Increasing thee with butter I, Agni! with fetness

Let not magicians mar your heat, your vital or

Live with the Life-Creators' life. Die not, live on to

The secret treasure of the Gods which Indra, by

With friendly thoughU the Deities, ^fy^;^^^^^ and three great Powers preserved it m the Waters.

O ye eleven Gods who are in heaveu, accept this

O ye eleven Gods who are in air, accept this sacrifice.

Oye eleven GKmIs who are on earUi, accept this sacrifice.

"••^°°^Lj. DarW... eta. (- i« >• "*

CJra8hihou,etc

Bruiae thou, etc

Bom thou, etc

CJheck thou, etc.

Darbha, with that ^[ood shield of thinOi of hundred ' guards till death in eld,

Darbba, thou hast a hundred shields, thou bast a thousand manly powers. All Gknls have given thee to him to bear thee till extreme old age.

Darbba, destroyer of the foe, vexing the hearts of

What time Paijanya roared to it with lightning

They call thee, Darbba, shield of Gk>ds, they call tbee Brabmaoaspati. Tbey call tbee shield of Indra : thou proteotest king- doms from attack.

SAviTARmake all cattle grow and prosper in my

May he who was our Household Fire, the ruler of our cattle, strong ^

2!^ rool w ^ Of ilf; ol. IL 7. S, note.

I win great plenty, while I wear the Amulet of

The Darbha grass springs up at the beginning of the Bains amid the roar of the thunder-oloud and the flashes of lightning from tlio •eaofair. — ^

Fain would I be the lord of herds of cattle : may _ he

With Darbha that hath sprung fifom Gods, stationed.

Divine, foe^uelling Amulet, wealth-winner for the

As thou, O Forest Tree, wast born wiih increase

Sarasvatl vouchsafe me wealth, household prosperity^

The Lord of amulets art thou, most mighty: ia thee.

Vigour art thou, in me do thou plant vigour: riches

Amulet of Udumbara, enrich us : vouchsafe us wealth

For hero is this hero bound. Amulet of UdumWa. So may he make our offering sweetlyHMvoured, and

' HuHBBiMriioiiD, succulent, and worth a thousand, . ^S R^JoRiS of pUints, the Waters' Agni, * T^this same Darbha guard us from M quarters. « ^^ oXe AiiuletS^ life endow us.

Drawn forth from butter, juicy, sweeily-fiaTbiired^ firm as the earth, unshaken, overthrowing. Driving off foes and casting them beneath me, mount with the strength of mighty Ones, O DarbluL S Thou movest o'er the earth with <vigQtir: lovely ia lacrifice thou sittest on the altar.

A stem and all-victorious king, foe^ueller, dear to

Achieve heroic deeds with Darbha; wearing this

JANdipA, thou art Angiras: thou art a guardiap, JaDgiija.

The atansa ia repeated, with the final pida altered, Iraiii Y. 28. 14. MwaU : that is, be fastened todnd the maa'a neek.

M<mtt o'er tke Mtih : the graia ipreada with great fapidily, le* rooting itself oontinnally.

This counteracts the8or<«re88.ihUl>MiAwmali£.ity^

Let Jangi^Ja'e protecting might encompass us on

Dice-witdieriea. the fifty-three., the hundred witch-

Bi^ethelood fiustitiow h<wrf, wake unpoteflt the

Lumbago and rheumatio pain, oonsqmptive eou£^, and pleurisy. And fever which each Autumn brings, may Jangija make powerless.

Thi Hondred-haired haih banished hence fiends and ^' ' Gonsamptions by its might

It drives off demonii with its homn and sorceresses

A hundred men hath i<^ produced, hundred Consump-

The Bull that weareth horns of gold, this Amulet

JhgmtMim^mflit; see A^Y. IV^ 87. U ; XI, 9. 15.

ConsumptionSi light and serioost-and those which sounds accompany, All these the Amulet, Hundred-haired, scarw of fiends, haUi banished hence.

Nf TBB Oonsumption, never oarse tooohes the man Anindhatl I ^^*

Oonsamptiona flee apart from it a« from a wild beast fly the deer. ^^

S*v? S."jr* '"*"'• "If?"''^ **• P*^ - A proteetiT* ebium.

JlvaUt is thy mother's name^ thy &ther^s name is

In the third heayen above ns stands the Aisvattha .

Where is the Sinking of the Ship, the summit of the Hill of Snow, There is embodiment of life that dies not : thence - Kushfbabom.

Thou whom IltthvAku's ancestor, whom he who weU loved Kushfhs, knew. Whom VAyasa and Mfttsya knew, hence healerof aU liis art thou.

Mat the great Lorcfe off Truth protect and aid U8 :

Kind to us be the Gixb and Visve Itevaa, Sarasvatl. with Holy Thoughts be gracious. Friendly be they, tlie Liberal Ones, who seek us. yea^ those wha dwell in heaven, on earth, in. waters. S May Aja-EkapAd the God be gracious^ gracious the Dragon of the Deep, and Oceans

AjorEhapdd: the Sun. Aja-EkapU is oalled in ?. V. X. 65. 13 the hearer of heaven, *and the aeonptioi> of one foot to the Sun*, might be due to his appearance alone in the tk^r as opposed to the Pawns and the Afrins^ (Wallis, Cosmology of the Rigreda, p. 54). M. Beigaigne says (U Religion VWique^ IIL pp. 20—25): 'Aja- Ebm&dt then is * the unborn who has only one foot^' that i» to sa^,.

So may the Rudras, Va8tta,,and Adityw accept the

Priests of the Gods, worthy of sacrifices, immortal, « knowing Law, whom man must worship,

Mar not oar consecrating rite, oar intellect, or for. vent seal. -

Whither men versed in Brahma go, with fervour and the cleansing rite.

Whither, etc. .

Whither, etc

Whither, etc.

Whither, etc.

Whither, etc

Whither, etc. Thither let Sftrya lead me, let SArya vouchsafe me ' ' power of sight. All hail to Sikya I

If we have eried| O Waters I Cows I if we have cried,

Mitra and Yaruoa# O Salve, have dosely followed after thee : May they, when they have followed ihee afiu; res* tore thee for our use.

As debt from debt repay and send sorcery to the

Whatever evil dream we have, whatever be&ll our kine or home, Be this that is salubrity, the evil-bearted's foe, applied.

Foodfvr aimii .- or, nuudl/ powori.— Uidwig.

On thee is laid the Chaturvtra Ointment : let all the regions give thee peace and safety. Secure like precious Savitar thou standest: to thee let all these regions bring their tribute.

Ojm.* COS portioD of the peoioiit ointment, a This vme and the four following are in proio.

May Agni protect me with fire^ for inspiration and

May Indra protect me with his tndra-power for

Whatever Airing thing be hercj whatever thing that

WaJUnl Own! : if we haTe dalj wonhipped ths odertial. Watan bj Galling on them aa eaored oowa and given of abnndanoa. The hymn eloeelj reeemblea in parte IV. 9.

May the Maruts protect me with their troops for inspiration and expiration, fot* strength, for energy, for vigour, for weal and prosperity. AU Hail I

Pflouncv thousand-eyed, «ud uiideeaying, m hone

Sm tl|[» Glorifie«tibn of Kfttfft tfl I3L ^

£(e only made the worlds of life, he only gathered the worlds of living things together. Their son did he become who was their Father ; no . ^ other higher power than he ei(iateth« V KAla created yonder heaven, and 3B^. made [.these realms of eiurth, j .

KAla created land: the Sun iu K4la hath his light ' and heat* Xu KUi^ 1^ «U things that be ; in EUadoth the eye discerot ^ 1^ In SLftla mindi in KAla breath, in KAIa name are fist and joined.

Oo ISme is laid an overflowing beakers this we behold ^ in msAy a place appearing. '

He made, he stirred this universe to motion, and on

EAla created living things and, first of all, PraiftpatL From E[AIa self^nade Eafyapa, from EAla Holy Fire was born.

Faon EAIa sprane the Waters, sprang the regions,

By Eftla freshly blows the wind, mighty through EAIa

They fbrmed iu KAb eadrifi^ ^terMd portion t^r

Never may I come short of food to feed me. Glory to Agni, Rudra, the consumer and the Lord of

Protect my company, protect its courteous*meftnben,

Only to thee bringing our tribute, Agni> ea<a& day as

ffol^ Fir0t reliiB^aa ferrour, doTOtioiii or aastority; *rigoioma abstimctioik'*— Muir. Brahma : * diTino knowledge.'— Mair.

In thiaitania Muir teanalatea hr6kma hj 'divine eneivj.* Sober- man auggests *heilige Wissentkiaft'^ in this and the preoedSng stann if it ia thought neoenaxy to txanalate-the word.

Sdf^madi Ea^ptt: Kamp» b a diT&io being s&nilar to^ or identified with, Piajipati; and, aa Moir obaervea, wajfamhktl^ adf- bom or ael^made — an epithet whioh ia elaewhere aj^lied to BiahmAi the derired and phenomenal demiuxgQ»or ereator-*-* mutt be rogazded a» not meaning, anything* more than one who oomea into eiiitenoe in an eztcaoidinaxy and aapematnral mannwr/ HUf Fir$ z aee atann &

Ttf Ou brt conke hither boxxk the world of Yataia : ^ou^

Of him iMHT Fathers nor the Gods have knowledge, the Gbds whose eeotle talk is still aboot him. Urged by oommaod of VamQa the Adityas, Heroes, transported Sleep to Trita Aptya. ft ThoQ whose severity hath reached ill-doers, anci whose reward the good bare gained in shimber,

As men discharge the otmost debt, collect the eightb

Frinoes came together^ debts oame together, Kushfhiuli

Thou whose name is Rough art the mouth of the Black Bird. As such we know thee. Dream, as such we know thee well Like a horse art thou, O Dream. As they bind girth and surcingle on a horse, so bind the ali^n mischief-maker, the scomer of the Gbds.

Having measured off nine cubits' distance from us we give away the whole of the evil dream to the man who bates us.

Child of Gods' Consorts, minister of Yama is the

Still equal be the flow of butter ever causing the

Primeu : wboee presenoe makea the anemblj oompleta. IkU$ • portiona of a debt aocnmnlated till repayment of the whole can ba made. JriiOfAot: preoioQamedioinalplittta brought from the Sbowr Moontaina for aal« (of. V, 4. 3). Theae examplea ol gatherinff to- gether are apparently intsonded to iUnatrate the ooUeotion of theparta of theevfldr^amandtlietnmaferof thewholetoanaQemT. 8t£na

Bioek Burd: the laTon or omr, wbioh waa legai^ed as abM of illomeq. Cf-XILaiS, •'^^wi aa a mm oc

The eye of saoriBoe, sooroe and beginning with voice-^

let tti gather vigoilr 4ip<and isleaely follow after

ness, and moeh atreogth m mine arm*.

"^foll^LfireT""^'^^- -"' I •W the

Agni, these logs are thine: with these be, fain to

Whatever even be the logs which, Agni, we lay • down for thee, . «. ^ xt

Thi Asuras with iron nets, mandans, who roam about with hooks and bonds of iron.

A HOHDRin autumns may we see.

A hundrad autumns may we live. 8 A hundred autumns may we know.

A hundred autumns may we grow.

A hundred autumns may we thrive.

A hundred autumns may we be.

A hundred autumns may we bide.

A hundred, yea, and even moreu

Yi are aKTe. I bin would Uve. I fein would Ure my complete term of life. 9 Ye live dependent. I )Wn would live dependent. I &in would Uve my complete term of Ufe. 8 Ye remain alive. I fein would remain alive. I fiun would hve my complete term of life.

Ye are life-giver* I fiun would Uve. I fiun would Uve my complete term of life.

Javn, Indra. Live. SArya. Live, ye Ooda. I fiua would Uve. Fain would I Uve my complete term