Adhyāya 10: Rājasūya, continued

^ Thb Gods drew waters with their store of sweetness, snccii' lent and observant, king-creating, Wherewith they sprinkled Varana; and Mitre^ idierewith the; guided Indra past his foemen.

Wave of the male art thou, giver of kingshig. Do thou —

Stanzas 1 and2jtfe4onxKulae fior taking' w«ter lirodr ac teak or pool-- that in, stansa 1 beine miaMd . with Ssras^ water ; her aew^tsl^es water from a, stream, So-and-Bo: as in verse 2., Stubnetd wUkHreafftk: wfaiohis^ to be conferred upon the,Sacrifioer, He takes water that runs in the oppesiter direction. 0*erfiomng : sign^ying a^ui^dant wealth Heutakee water that eicapes from ita chaansl. 1m«r<* Itord: he takes, water* that has^.hieat

With wn-lrigkt thins: be takes water from a pool on which the sua Bhines. ^nZ/ianl ; rain-water that falls in suQshine. Bringersof joy.-waitK from a lake. JhoeUen in dottd: * fold-dwellers' : Eggeling ; waters from a WelL DmraMe: or, perhaps, obedient : the water of dew-drops. Most power- ful: be takes flowing honey. Endowed wUhmight : fluids of an unborn calf. Mitn nourit^ng : muk, AU-noarishing: cHrifled butter. <S«^-r«2tngr : sun-

Brilliance of Soma art thou : may my brilliance grow like

Te are two strainers, Varui^'s own possession. I make you

Sharers in joy are these majestic Waters, inviolate, indus- trious, investing.

The royal Sacrifioer puts on various garments, first a t^)'pya, perhaps a silk under-garment (See Sacred Books of the Bast, 8S note) which is addressed in the first formal a of the verse. Inner caul: or amnion. Outer caul: or chorion ; he puts on a woollen garment which is thus addressed. The womb : he puts on a mantle. The navel : he puts on a turban with the «nds hanging down, which is thus addressed. These garments symbolize

Visible, ye men. Informed is Agni, Master of the House-

Appeased by sacrifice are biting creatures, Ascend the East.

Ascend the South. Be thy protectors Trishtup, the Brihat

Ascend the West. May Jagati protect thee, the psalm Vai-

Ascend the North. Thy guardians be Anushtup, Vair^ja

Ascend the Zenith. Pankti be thy keeper, SIkvara, Raivata

Brilliance of Soma art thou, may my brilliance grow like thine. Save me from death. Vigour art thou, victory, everlasting life-

With golden bodies, at the flush of morning, ye rise on

Thee with the strength of Soma, Agni'a lustre, with SArya's

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Forth from the summit of the bull, the mountain, pourings

Prajapati, thou only comprehendest all these ereated forms,

Indra's bolt art thou. I by the direction of Mitra-Varuna,

Let us not, Indra, conqueror of the mighty, unfit through

All hail to Agni, Master of the Household I All-hail to Soma,

The Raipsa throned in light, the Vasu in mid-air, the

So great art thou : life art thou ; give me life.

Fair art thou„ good to sit on, womb of kingship*

VaruiAa, Law's maintainor, hath sat down among his people, he Most wise, for universal sway.

H« put# five oUee i^to the Sacrificer's hand, in the shape of golden shella> representing the four quarters of the sky and the zenith. See S. B. "Eh XliL 1^0. 0. Dtote^ Brahmm ! ; th9 S^crifiper ftddres»es the Brahman priest,

May epacious Agnl, Lord of Duty} gladly, vast Agtli, fiuty^s

I creep forth urged onward by Savitar the Impeller ; by

Get dressed for the Asvins. Get dressed for SarasvatL

What then ? As men whose fields are full of barley reap

Te Asvins, Lords of Splendoor^ drank full draughts of

As parents aid a son, both Asvins aided thee, Jndra, with

He throws meal of Badari or Jujube fruit into the purified Surft anci draws a draught of the liqucnr in a vessel of Vaikankata (Flacourtia Sapida) wood, with tihe text, taken, with an important variation in the last FAda^