Adhyāya 30: Puruṣamedha — symbolic human sacrifice

Our sacrificei God Savitar! speed onward : speed to kis share the sacrifice's patrim. ^ May the Celestial Gandharva, cleanser of thought and will, make elean our thoughts and wishes^ The Lord, (rf Speech sweeten the words we utter !

May we attain that excellent glory ef Saritar the God: So may he stimulate our prayers. (/ 3 Savitar, God, send fai* away all troubles and cakmities, And send us only what is good.

We call on him distributer of wondrous bounty and of wealth. On Savitar who looks on men.

For Brahman ( Priesthood ) he binds a Brllhrnan to the

For Dance a stable-master; for Song a public dancer; for

For Trouble a potter's son; for Device an artificer; for

For Rivers a fisherman ; for Rikshik^s a Nishida's son ; for

For Rendezvous a lover; for Homestead a paramour; for

For Interruptions a hunch-back ; for Delight a dwarf ; for

For Eye-diseases an elephant-keeper; for Speed a horse*

Fbr L%ht a wood-bringer; for Brightness a ^re-kindler ; for

For Passion an iron-smelter ; for Anger a remover ; for Yok*

For Yama a mother of twins; for the Atharvans a woman

For Lakes a fisherman; for Standing Waters a fisher; for

For Abhorrence a Paulkasa; for Colour a goldsmith; for

For the Dice-king a gambler ; for the die Erita one who cod-

For Echo areviler; for Noise a snarler; for End a very

For Pastime a harlot ; for Laughter a jester ; for Lust a

For Fire a fat man ; for Earth a cripple ; for Wind a Ch&n-

Now he tieiS up the eight following variform men : one too tall, one too short, one too stout, one too thin, one too white, one too black, one too bald, one top hairj. These must be neither Sfidras nor Br&hmans, and must be dedi- cated to Praj&pati. A minstrel, a harlot, a gambler, and a eunuch — neither of