Adhyāya 14: Agnicayana, continued

WiT0 stedfast site and birthplace thou art stedfast r settle thou duly in thy stedfast birthplace, rejoicing m the Ukhya*8 first appearance.

He lays down the second Asvint hriok. Earth : meaning the §ni layer. S He lays down the third Asvini brick.

Nesting, intelligent, dripping with butter , in the auspicious

Thou art the filUng-stuff of earth called Apsfts. May ieill the

Upon the back of Aditi I lay thee the sky's supporter, pillar

Sukra and Sucbt, seasons, both, of summer-^thou art the

Aasociate with the Seasons, with the Modes with the Gods, with the health-establishing Gods — may the Asvins the Adhvaryus settle thee here for Agni Vai8?inara.

He lays down the Prftnabhritas or Breath-strpportiog bricks (see XIII. 54) with five formulas. liur fm^h fdcUen : here he l«ys down the Afiasyfts or Wateiy bricks (XIIL 53) with five formulas, one for each brick.

He lays down the nmeteen Yayasyfts or Vital-vigour bricks, called in the Satapatha-Br&hmaQa Ohhandasyds or Sacred-metre brieks, with a for- mala addressed to each According to the legend, PrajApati after he had peyformed the work of creation became disjoin tfd, relaxed, or agiiated, and the cattle, having assumed the forms of the saored metres, went from him. Then Prajipati in the form of the G^yatrt, which is connected with

The buUook is vital vigouri PaAkti the metre. The miloh-

Indra and Agni, in its place securely set the unshaking brick. ' Thou with thy back sunderest heaven and the broad earth

On the air's back let Visvakarman set theCi thee the capa-

Queen art thou. Quarter of t^e East. Wide-ruler, Quarter

He lays down a Visvajyotia or AlMight brick just above the Vis?a- jyotis brick of the second layer. Air's baSe: the second layer repreennting. mid-air as the first represents the earth.

Two Rainy Seasons, Nabhas and Nabhasya — thou art the iuneruiost cement of Agni, etc. (as in XIII. 25),

Isba and Oija, two Autamnal Seasons — ^thou art the inner-

Presei-ve my life. Preserve my breath. Guard mine out-

He lays down five DieyAs or Regional bricks on the spiaee above the Yaisvadevt bricks of the second layer, with a formula addressed to each. Lofty Point : the cenith.

Earth metre. Sky metre. Heaven metre. Tears metre.

The Deity Agni. The Deity VAta. The Deity Siirya. The

Chief art thou, bright, supporting, firm, thou art the great

Controller, brilliant art thou, managing controller, firm sus-

Tha Swift, the tmple prme-song. The Shining, the Pafkjha- dasa hymn. Heaven, the Saptadasa. The Supporter, the Ekavimfa. Speed, the Ash^daBa. Ardour, the Navada^ai. Triumphant Onset, Saviipsa, Vigour, Dviviipsa. Main- tenance, Trayovimsa. Womb, Chaturvinaaa. Embryos, Paftchavimaa. Energy, the Trii^ava. Intention, the Bka-

Thott art the portion of Agni, chief control of Consecration.

Thou art the share of the Yavas ; the sovranty of the Aya-

Sahas, Sahasya, the two Winter Seasons — thou art the inner-

With one they praised ; creatures were produced. Praj&pati

With nine they praised ; the Fathers were created. Aditi

With nineteen they praised ; S&dra and Arya were created.

With twenty-nine they praised ; Trees were created. Soma