Adhyāya 19: Sautrāmaṇī

' ^ Sweet with the sweet, I sprinkle thee with Soma, strong^ ^ With the strong, the nectar With the nectar,

It€: Soma. Wateri: With which the stalks are washed and made to

Of. X. 31. Vdyu*g itrainer : or cleansing power* forward: rejected through the mouth from the overloaded stomnch.

Wine: diir%. 7*h€ Bfight: Soma juice $ 'pure vigour', according to Mahtdhara. Flavour ; clarified butter, 6tc«

9e t»kM tl^ret cups of iQilk for the Aayins, Sarasyfttl, apd Imdria. Th^ first formula is t^ken ttojf^ R. Y. X. 131. S^/and n^peat^ from 32 of this Veda. For$pl€ndo»r thu: the Afyii^iE^ jcup, 'J jbaki' being understood^ Tkufor man'f vigour: ^frasyatl's cup. fhetf<)r $triBn9thf In4ra'8 cup.

For wh of youf Soiua and SuiA. Gqd-appoiiited place: an altar ^here tijie Ulj^tioq^ %rt prepar«<|l, ^pprqy^d by th^ I)e^ti^ Jbo whom the ^offerings ar« mad^.

9e 4«p<»it8 tl^ caps, one by ope, mik a formula Cor each,

Thou art lustre: gi?e me lustres. Tbou art xfkf^vXf ?igour : gii^e me manl^ vigour. Thou art strength > give me streugtb* Thou *rt euergy ;

The Asvius, the Physiciana, Oods, stretched out the healing

1?he purport of this and ttie eighteen following stanzas is to show the dose interc«»nnexion of the Sautr^anl with Soma sacrifice, the sacrificial elements, vessels, implements, lauds and hymus that are used in the for- iper being regarded as forms, types, symbols or reproductions of those employed in the latter. Diksh^ : Conseorarian. Qran hudt: or young grass. See introductory note. Prdyaniya: the name of an introductory

Atithya's sign is M&sara, the Gharma's symbol Nagnahu. Three nights with Sur& poured, this is the symbol of the

Emblem of purchased Soma is Parisrat, foaming drink effused: ludra's balm milked for ludra by the Asvius and Sarasvatt.

The Sacrificei's seat is the throne's symbol, the jar contain-

Altar by Altar is produced, power, holy grass by holy grass. The stake is by the stake obtained, by Agni Agni curried

The Asvins are the Soma store, Sarasvati the sacred hearth. For Indra formed is ludras seat, the Matrons' Hall, the

By Tietims he gains Tictims, by grouud nee^kes sacrifi- cial food,

Mingled milk: a mixture of boiled and coagulated milk.

Type of parebed corn is jujnbe-fruit ; wheat of the r»msted

Symbol of milk are barley-grains, symbol of card are jujube-

The Strophe is the cry, Bid hear I the answer is the antis-

By verse-halves comes the Ukthas ' type, Nivida by Padas he

Gained by the A^tIds is the mom's libation^ Indra's liba- tion of mid-day by Indra. Sarasvat! obtains the third outpouriag, the offering saered to the Yisve Devas. 2? By V&yu eups lie gaiua t^e cups of Viyu, and by the basket gains tbe vat for Soma.

Praughtg be obtaios by pouring out bbation^^ and wishes Uy jbbe ut(tei:auee jof praise^ By Sttniyu he obtains Patnlnamyljas., and Consummation bj Samisbtayajus^

Vow of fatting; see I. 5,

Grain roasted, gruel, barley-meal, grains of rice roasted, milk and curd

All essence of thine own in plants coUectedi all strength of

That which Sarasvati poured out for Indra, by Asvins

Whatever portion of the savoury fluid is clinging here,

To Fathers who claim Svadh4 be Svadha and homage !

A jar of Sur4 pierced with a hundred holes is hung over the Southern fire-plaoe, a,nd a sieve or strainer made of hair of horae, cuw, goat, and wool, with gold, is placed beneath. As the liquor dro^a thereon the Sacrificer recites texts for his purification.

Cleanse xm ti^e eomp^uies oi Gods! May thoughts with

Purify me, Agni, God, refulgent with thy pure bright

Agni, may the cleansing sieve, diffuged through all thy

May PavamsLna with his sieve, Guest of all tribes, cleanse

Savitar, God, by both of these, libation, purifying power, Purify me on every side.

Dear to all Gods hath come the cleansing Goddess, she who

The Fathers who in Yama's realm are equal and unamm-

Equals, unanimous, my folk yet living among those who

The sacrificer drinks the remains of tbe milk obktion. Sacrifice : sacrificial food. Do ye: he addresses the officiating priests.

May they ascend, the lowest, highest, midmost, the Fathers

Our Fathers are Angirases, Navagvas, Atharvans, Bbrigus,

Our ancient Fathers who deserve the Soma, who came, most

Thou, Soma, art preeminent for wisdom : along the straight-

For our sage Fathers, Soma Pavam^na, of old performed by

Associate with the Fathers thou, Soma, hast spread thy-

Fathers who sit on sacred grass, come help us : these offer-

I have attained the gracious-minded Fathers, have gained

May they, the Fathers, worthy of the Soma, invited to their

May they our Fathers whom the flames have tasted, worthy

Fathers wliom Agtii's flames have tasted, come ye nigh :

For those who, burnt with fire or not cremated, joy ia their portion iu the midst of heaven, May the iSelf- Ruler form the world of spirits and this tjieir body as his pleasure wills it.

True to seasons: coming at the appointed times for their libations. Ifdrdfamsa : a cup containing Soma juice dedicated to Nar&samsa, Agni the Praise of Men, or Soma, or, as here, the Fathers. Of. VIII. 58.

Lapped in the bosom of the purple Mornings give nches

Agni Kavyav&hana, cause us to praise before the Gods, As our associate meet for lauds, wealth which e'en thou re-

May Agni, Kavya bearer, who hath worshipped Fathers

Thou, Aijni Kavya-bearer, when entreated, did«jt bear the

Thou, Jatavedas, knowest well the number of Fathers who

Now let us pay this homage to the Fathers, to those who'

As in the days of old our ancient Fathers speeding the work

Right gladly do wo set thee down, right gladly make thee

Indra, with waters' foam didst thou wrench off the head of

King Soma, pressed, the Drink of Life, left Death behind ^ with Som?i-dregs.

The Snipe of Angii-as by thought from out the waters

The Hamsa tbroned in light drank up by metre Soma from

Pi-ajapati by Brahma dr:ink the essence from the foaming

The generative part enters the yoni : it leaves Aside the

Viewing both forms Prajdpati gave truth and falsehood

By holy lore Prajapati drank up both forms, pressed and un-

Seeing the foaming liquor's sap, Praj4pati with the bright

Wise, with mind, lead, and thread of wool the sages twine

This his immortal shape with mighty powers three Deities

His inner shape Sarasvati arranges and, borne on bright

With mortars (inortar-shaped cap«) of Palasa wood the Pratiprasthatar offers libations of Surft in the Southern fire and reoite» the formula address- ed to the liquor. Joy: the ezhilaratiou produced by the spirituous draught.

l^amuchi: who bad stolen it from ladra. See X. 33, and Muir, 0. S. Texts, V. p. 94, note.

Here : in the cup whose contents have been offered to Indra.

Here ft»Uow formulsw for oblation and prayer to the Fathers or Manes of departed anoestors. Svadhi : food ; oblation ; also a sacrificial exclama- tion. The residue of the three Sur4 libati .n.H to the Afvins, Sarasvati, and Indra is now offered outside the encloning sticks, ou the coals of the j^bavautya fire, to Ancestral Spirits of three grades.

Cleanse me the Fathers who enjoy Soma ! Grandfathers make me clean ! May Great-grandfathers cleanse me with a sieve that brings a century.

Taken from U. V. IX. e6. 19.

Asvins with both cups maie his eye immortal, the goat and

The sheep, the ram to giva his nostril vigour, the immortal

The bull for Btrengtb made Indra's form : tbe immortal

Hair of the wolf was ou his waist aud body : tbe beard upon

Tbe AbvIu'^, Leeches, joined bis limb^i and body, Samsvati

Sara^vati, as Consort of the Asvins, bears in her womb the

Splendour of victims, powerful oblation, honey and m^ath