Adhyāya 20: Sautrāmaṇī, continued

^ Birth plagb of princely power art thou : centre art thou ^ . of princely power.

YarwM. : the moral Governor of the world, typifying a Kin;j. The

Thou art Ka. Noblest Ka art thou. Thee for the state and

My head be grace, my mouth be fame, my hair and beard

My tongue be bliss, my voice be might, my mind be wrath,

Let my two aims be Indra's power, my hands be deed of

My ribs be royal government, my belly, shoulders, neck,

My navel intellect, etc., etc. ...

1 take my stand on princely power and Kingship, on cows ^ am I dependent, and on horses.

May Deities, eleven threes, the three and thirty bounteous

May the fii-st Gods with the second, the second with the (/ third, the third with Truth, Truth with Sacrifice, Sacri- fice with sacrificial texts, sacrificial texts with Sdmaus, Samans with praise-verses, praise-verses with fore and after-sentences, fore -sentences with inviting-texts, invit- ing-texts with Vashat-calls, Vashat-calls with oblations,

My hair is elQ^ort aud attempt, my skin is reverence and

If when awake or in our sleep we have committed acts of

Knch fault in village or in wild, company or corporeal seuse, £acb iiiuful act that we have done to SiMra or Arya, or to either s disadvantage, e'eu of that siu thou art the expi- ation.

Taken, with a variation ('water* for 'all') from A. V. VI. 115. 3.

He takes up a piece of wood and lays it on the Ahavantya fire. Safik here thft Sacrificer offers an oblation of clarified butter. Comei agai^ : iamlvartti; accoiding to Mahidharaxmajf^oti, is lott^ perishes. Earth I i see Verse 12. , ,

Agni, Master of the Vow, on thee I lay the kindling-

Fain would I know that holy world where Deities with

Fain would. I know that holy world where want and languor

Let thy shoot be unitei with his tendril, joint combiine

They pour it out, they sprinkle it, they scatter it, they

Indra, at mom accept our cake accompanied with grain and

To Indra sing the lofty hymn, Maruts 1 that slayeth Vritra

The Sovran Lord of living things, he upon whom the worlds

Taken upon a base art thou. Tbee for the Asvins. This is

Guard of my breath and outward breath, the guardian of

Invited I feed upon thee invited.

Kindled in forefront of the Momings> Indra with forward

Son of Himself, the Praise of Men^ the Hero, measuring cot

Lauded by Gods, Lord of Bay Steeds, the Helper, showing

May Indra, Lord of Bays, sit by direction eastward on earth

To the strong Indra go the sounding Portals, dames with a

Dawu and Night, lofty, sapful, richly-yieldlug, fair-showing,

The two first pleasant-voiced celestial Hotars, arranging

Thriving by sacrifice may the three Bright Ones, taking de^

M ly Tvashtar coming froja afar, the active, give streiigth

Let the divine Stake, like an Immolator, bind, as one

Indra the Bull, swift conqueror, wildly rushing bull-like to

May Indra come to as for our protection, her^ landed

From near or far away may mighty Indra, giver of

May Iiidra cotne to us with Tawny Coursers, inclined to us, to favour and enrich us. May Magbavan, loud-voiced and wielding thunder, stand by us at this sacrifice, iu combat. M Indra the Rescuer, Indra the Helper, Hero who listens at each invocation,

May helpful Indra as our Good Protector, Lord of all trea* sures, favour us with succour. Baffle our foes nnd give us rest and safety, and may we be the lords of hero vigour.

May we enjoy the grace of him the Holy, yea, may we dwell in his auspicious favour. May helpful Indiu as our Good Preserver drive from us even from afar, our foemen.

Verily the Vasishfhas hymn with praises Indra the mighty

The Radiant : or the Ruler, the Prince ; Somn. Twelve propiUatory vernes follow iu praise of the Asvius and Samsvatt. The Asvins, as the divine Physicians, attend Indra as a matter of course, but Sarasvatl*8 part in his cure is not so easMy^ accounted for. According to the Satapatha- BrfthmaTja, V. 5. 4. 16, Sarasvati here is V4k, Speech, the healing Word.

When Soma flows Sarasvati and both the Asvins, Leeches and

When Soma flowed the Asvius Twain, the Leeches, brought

Worshipped, Sarasvati bestowed on Indra^ senses, manly

The Asvins brought from Namuchi pressed Soma bright

Sarasvatt and Indra with the Asvius Twain milked out

Ye Asvins, Dawn and Night, by day and in the evening, fair

Guard us, Asvins, through the day, guards us by night,

The Asvins, and the Three, apart, Sarasvatt, Idi, Bb&ratt, As drink to gladden Indra, poured strong Soma with the

The Asvins, our Sai-asvat!, and Tvashtar, when the juice

Fire hath been kindled, Asvins Twain ! the Gbarma warmed, the Radiant pressed, Here the Milch-Cow Sarasvat! hath poured bright Soma, Indra's own.

Asvins, to Indra ye with cows, with Mslsara and foaming

MeiCi Desire : or the Praise of Men, Narlsam&a, AgnL Sacrifice, ac- cording to Mahtdhara. Nagnahu : the drug used for fermenting the Sur&. See XIX. 14, 88.

That Indra, strong through sacrifice by Asvins and Sarasvat', Cleft Vala through to win him wealth, with Namuchi of

Supporting him in sacrifice with sacred food and mighty

Indra whom Bhaga, Savitar, and Varuna supplied with power. Lord of the sacrifice, may he, Good Guardian, love the wor- shipper.

Savitar, Varuna bestow gifts on the liberal offerer. Strength, power and treasure which the (xood Protector took

Varuna giving sway and power, Savitar grace with happiness. The Good Protector giving strength with fame, obtained

With cows the Asvins, mighty power, with horses manly

May those Nflsatyas, fair of form, the Men who ride on paths

Those Leeches righteous in their deeds, She, rich in milk,

Ye Asvins and Sarasvatt, joint drinkers of the Sur& drautrht, lu Namuchi of Asura birth, give aid to ludra in his deeds.

As parents aid a son, etc., as in X. 34.

He in whom horses, bulls, oxen, and barren cows, and rams,

Within thj mouth is poured the offering, Agni, as Soma in-

The Asvins gave, with lustre, sight, Sarasvati manly strength

With kine, Msatyas ! and with steeds, come, Asvins, Bud-

Such, wealthy Qod^ ! as none afar or standing near to us

Repeated from X. 32.

The offictating priests iiibale the odour of the rentains of tbeoUation.

The Adhvftryu 8 part of the ceremony is finished, and the Hotar now begins to officiate^ The pwtaU : ot the rain-cloud, vrtiicb the demoD of drought bad obstructed

This and the seven following rerses form an Apii or propitiatory hymn cwistituting the Inviting-prayers at the pt'ai/^Jas : or fore-ofiering» of an animal sacrifice They are addressed to a series of Deities or deified objects, all of which are regarded by S4yana as minifestatioiis of Agul See

Indra is in¥ited to the sacrifice. Foi-t-render : splitting thedood' castles of thedemoosof drought* Cewpen-eUaver: opener of tliestofe^sl fertilizing rain.

Approach, Indra, hasting thee, Lord of Bay Horses, to the

Accordant with Sarasvatt let the two Asvins drink the meath. May Indra, Vritra-slayer, Good Guardian, accept the Soma