Adhyāya 7: Soma Sacrifice, continued

Flow for V^haspati, cleansed by hands from the two oflf-

Sweeten the freshening draughts we drink.

Self-made art thou from all the Powers that are in heaven

Taken upon a base art thou. Hold in. Rich Lord ! be Soma's

I'he heaven and spacious earth I lay within thee^J lay within

Self-made art thou light-atoms (verse 3 repeated).

V&yn, drinker of the pure, be near us : a thousand teama

These, ludra-VHyu ! have been shed ; come for our ofiered

This Soma hath been shed for you, Law-strengtheners,

May we, possessing much, delight in riches, Gods in oblation,

Thou in the first old timo, as all were wont, $o now drawest

Well stored with heroes and begetting heroes, with growth

May we, O radiant Soma, be the keepers of thine uninjured

He is the first Brihaspati, the Prudent. Offer ye juice with

See, Vena, bom in light hath driven hither on chariot of

To his oblation, swift as thouj^ht ye hurried and welcomed

Well stored with people and bejzretting people, with growth

ye eleven Gods whose home is heaven, ye eleven who

Taken upon a base art thou. Thou art Agrayana, good first

Soma flows pure, Soma flows pure for this Priesthood, for

Takeu upon abase art thou. For Indra Lord of the Brihat,

For Mitra-Varuna thee, the Gods protector, yea, for the

Him^ messenger of earth and head of heaven, Agni Vaisva-

Taken upon a base art thou. Firm, firmly resting, the

Whatever drop of thine leaps forth, whatever stalk from

Giver of splendour^ grow thoa pare for tplendour for my outward breathe Giver of splendour, grow thou pure for tplendecf for mj spreading breath.

Giver of spleudour, grow thou pure for splendour for mj

Who art thou? WBich of all art thou? Whose art thou ?

Taken upon a base art thou. For Madbu thee. Taken

Hitherward! they who light the dame and straightway strew the sacred grass. Whose Friend is Indra ever young.

d ye All-Gods, come hitherward : hear this my invocation ; seat

The Bull whose strength hath wnxed, whom Maruts follow;

IndrAi Accordant with the banded Marats, drink Soma,

Drink, Indra Marut-girt, as Bull, the Soma : for joy, for

Great, hero«like, controlling men is ludra, unwasting in

Indra, great in his power aud might, and like Parjanya rich

His brijjht rays bear him up aloft, the God who knowetb

The brilliant presence of the Gods hath risen, the eye of

By goodly paths lead ns to riches, Agni, thou God who

Wide room and comfort may thU Agni give ns, and go

I through your beauty have attained to beauty. The Tutha,

This day may it be mine to find a Brihman sprung from a

To Agni, yea, to me let Varuna give thee. May I gain life

Who hath bestowed it ? Upon whom bestowed it ^ Desire bestowed it, for Desire he gave it Desire is giver

The Adhvaryii draws tbe Aitidr^gDa Cup, or libation to Indra and

The Moraiug-Pressin^ having been finished, tbe formulas for tlie M&dhy amdina-savaua or Midday-Pressing begin. First the Marut vailya Cu ps are dnwn for Indra Marutvftn or Manit*girt. The text for the first cup is

He draws the second cup for Indra Marutvftn with the text taken from

He draws the cup for the Visvedevas, the All-Gods or Universal Qodi,