Adhyāya 21: Sautrāmaṇī, continued

Varuna, hear this call of mine : be gracious iinto us this

I ask this of thee with my prayer, etc., as in XVIIL 49.

Do thou who knowest Varunu, Agui, put far away from

Be thou the nearest unto us, Agni, our closest Friend

We call to succotir us the miszhty Mother of those whose

Sinless may we ascend, for weal, this yessel rowed with

May I ascend the goodly ship, free from defect, that leaketh

Mitra- Varuna, gracious Pair, with fatness dew our pas-

Bless us the Coursers wheu we call, etc ^ as in IX. 16.

Deep-skilled in Law, etc., as in IX. 18.

Kindled is Agni with the brand, yea, kindled well, the

TanHnapdt: Son of Himself, Agni. See V. 6. ; = Ushnih.

Agni with offerinjirg^ meet for praise, and Soma the immortal

Tanunapac whose acts ariB pure, our bodies' guard Sarasvatt, Ushnih^ metre and the steer of two years' age gite power and life !

Two young Dawnt : Morning and Night, inseparably connected and \ wer born anew. Here: in this and other verses meaning * to Indra.'

The two celestial Hotars, both Physicians, Indra's close-

Folk : or clans.

Tvashtfir the woadroua, full of seed, ladr&gai furtherera of

Oar slaughterer Vanaspatt, Savitar who promoteth wealth. The metre Kakup, here, a cow who casts her calf, give power

With SvUhi mighty Varuna give healing power to Sacrifije I The Atichhandas, Brihat, and a steer and bull give power

With the Spring Season may the Gods the Yasus praised

With Summer may the Rudras, Qods, praised in the Paficha-

May the Adityas with the Rains, lauded in Saptadasa

With Autumn may the Ribbns, Gods, praised in the Eka-

With Winter m\y the Maruts, Gods, praised in the laud of

With Dew-time may the deathleas GT)ds praised ia the Thirtj-three-part laud, The Revatis, with truth give sway to ladra, sacrifice and

Let the Hotar sacrifice with fuel to Agni in the place of libation, to the Asvins, Indra, Sarasvati. A grey-colour- ed he-goat with wheat, juju')e-fruit and sprouts of rice becomes a sweet salutary remedy, splendour, might, milk, Soma. Let them enjoy sweet butter with foaming liquor. Hotar, present oflPeriugs of butter.

Let the Hotar worship Naras iinsa and the Lord Nagnahu. A ram with Sur^ a salutary remedy, Sarasvati the Physi- cian, the golden car of the Asvins, the victim's omentum, with jujube-fruit, Indra-grains, and rice-sprouts, become a salutary remedy, the manly strength of Indra, milk. Soma. Let them, etc

L3t the Hotar, Tanunapit, worship Sarasvati. A sheep, a ram, a salutary remedy on the honey-sweet path, bear- ing to the AsWns and liidra heroic strength, with jujube- fruit, ludrii-grains, sprouts of rice, becomes a salutary remedy, milk, Soma. Let them enjoy, etc., as iu vercte 29.

Let the Hotar worship the Doora. the Regions, the resotind- iug, expansive Doors, the Regions, with the Asvins. lodra milks the two milky worWs. The Milch-eow Sumevati yields medicine for the Asvins and Indra, piire light and strength. Milk, Soma. Let them, etc.

DaiCTis : Morning and Night.

Let the Hotar worship the two divine Hotara, the Physician

Let the Hotar worship the three Goddesses. The thvee active

Let the Hotar worship Tvashtar full of good seed, tlie Bull

Let the Hotar worship Vanaapati the Immolatw, the Lord

Let the Hotar worship A^ii, Of the drops of clarified biiltery

Let the Hotar worship the Aayins with the omentum of a

Let the Hotar worship the Astins, Sarasvat?, Indra the

Let the Hotar worship the Asvins. Let them eat of the he-

Let the Hotar worship Indra, etc., as in 44 fnutatU mutandit,

Let the Hotar worship Vanaspati. He has held with a very

Let the Hotar worship Agni Svishtakrit. Let Agni worship

The Grass divine, for the right Gods, SarasvaiJ, the Asvius

The Doors, the Doors divine, the Two Asvins, Leeches,

May Dawn and Night, the Goddesses, both Asvins, and

B )th nursing G jdiesses, the Pair of Asvins, and Sarasvati Have with both narses given strength to ludra, fame, and

Bringers of strengthening sacriBce, both Goddesses, well-

Goddesses three, three Goddesses— Asvins, Id\, Sarasvati

God with the Gods, Yanaspati of golden leaves and goodly

Strewn, soft as wool, in sacrifice, with Asvins and Sarasvati, The sacred robe of water-plants be, Indra, a fair seat for thee ! Together with the sacred grass may they, for sovranty, bes- tow King Passion and great power on thee.

Left the God Agni Svishtakrit worship the >Oo(ls m is meet and right for each, the two Hotars, Indra, the Aflvins, V&k with ' speech, SaraHvati, Airiii, Soma. Svishtakrit has been well worshippe<i, Itidra Good Deliverer, Savitar, Varuna the Physician have been worshipped. The God Vanaspati the Gods, who drink clarified butter h9,ve lieen

To-day the divine Vanaapati has done good service to the

RUM: the Hotar, representative of Agni tlie diTineJHotar, k ad« dressed. For many : assembled Gods. God : Agni.

Both Gods, the Hotars of the Gods, the Asvins the Phy- sicians and