1.8.1

a For the Giver of Consent he offers a cake on eight potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a cow.

b He offers an oblation for the sake of the Sustainer; the sacrificial fee is a choice (ox). (He offers) for the sake of the Radiant and the All-Pervading on eleven potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a dwarf beast of burden. (He offers) for the sake of the Radiant and His provision on eleven potsherds; the sacrificial fee is gold. (He offers) for the sake of the Mighty on eleven potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a bull as a beast of burden. (He offers) for the sake of the Radiant on eight potsherds, and curds for the sake of the Mighty; the sacrificial fee is a bull as a beast of burden. (He offers) for the sake of the Mighty and Radiant on twelve potsherds, and an oblation for the sake of all the righteous; the sacrificial fee is a first-born calf. (He offers) an oblation of millet for the sake of the provision of God; the sacrificial fee is a garment. (He offers) an oblation for the sake of the Giver of Speech, and an oblation for the sake of the Lord of the flowing waters; the sacrificial fee is a pair of oxen.

1.8.2

He offers for the sake of the Radiant on eight potsherds, an oblation for the sake of the provision of God, for the sake of the Light-giver on twelve potsherds, an oblation for the sake of the Giver of Speech, an oblation for the sake of the Nourisher, for the sake of the storm-winds on seven potsherds, clotted curds for the sake of all the righteous, and on eleven potsherds for the sake of sky and earth.

1.8.3

a He offers on eleven potsherds for the sake of the Mighty and Radiant, clotted curds for the sake of the storm-winds, clotted curds for the sake of the All-Seeing, and on one potsherd for the sake of Ka (the One who is).

b The voracious we invoke,

The storm-winds who bear the offering,

Rejoicing in the mush.

c Be not against us in battles, O Mighty Lord

Let there be expiation to satisfy thee, O impetuous one;

For great is the barley heap of this bountiful one;

Rich in oblation are the storm-winds whom our song praises.

d The wrong we have done in village or wild,

In the assembly, in our members,

The wrong to the servant or the free,

The wrong contrary to the law of either,

Of that thou art the expiation; praise!

e The doers of the deed have performed the deed,

With wondrous speech;

Having done the deed for the sake of the righteous go ye

To your home, ye bounteous ones.

1.8.4

a For the Radiant One of the radiant face he offers a cake on eight potsherds as the sun rises, an oblation for the storm-winds as the heaters at midday, and for the storm-winds as lords of the house he milks at evening an oblation of all (the cows).

b O ladle, fly away filled,

And well filled do thou fly back;

Like wares, O Lord of a hundred powers,

Let us barter food and strength.

c Give thou to me; I shall give to thee;

Bestow upon me; I shall bestow upon thee;

Accept my offering;

I shall accept thy offering.

d For the storm-winds, the playful, he offers a cake on seven potsherds at the rising of the sun; he offers for the Radiant One on eight potsherds, an oblation for the provision of God, for the Light-giver on twelve potsherds, for the Giver of Speech an oblation, for the Nourisher an oblation, for the Mighty and Radiant on eleven potsherds, for the Mighty an oblation, for the Maker of All on eleven potsherds.

1.8.6

a For each he offers on one potsherd, and one over.

b As many as we are of the house, to them have I made prosperity.

c Thou art the protection of cattle, the protection of the offering; give me protection.

d The Healer alone yieldeth to no second.

e This is thy portion, O Healer; rejoice in it.

f (Give) medicine for ox, for horse, for man,

And medicine for us, medicine

That it be rich in healing,

Good for ram and sheep.

g We have appeased, O lady, the Healer,

The Lord;

That he may make us prosperous,

That he may increase our wealth,

That he may make us rich in cattle,

That he may embolden us.

h To the Fragrant Lord we make offering,

The increaser of prosperity;

Like a cucumber from its stem,

From death may I be loosened, not from everlasting life.

i This is thy portion, O Healer; rejoice in it; with it for food, do thou go away beyond the Mujavants.

1.8.7

a (He offers) for the Mighty and Radiant on twelve potsherds, an oblation for all the righteous, a cake on twelve potsherds for the Mighty who gives the ploughshare, milk for the Wind, for the sun on one potsherd; the sacrificial fee is a plough for twelve oxen. b For the Radiant One he offers on eight potsherds, for the Healer an oblation of Gavidhuka, for the Mighty curds, for the All-Seeing an oblation made of barley; the sacrificial fee is a cow for draught purposes. c The powers that sit in the east, led by the Radiant; that sit in the south, led by the Restrainer; that sit in the west, led by the Light-giver; that sit in the north, led by the All-Seeing; that sit above, led by the Lord of Prayer; that slay the evil ones; may they protect us, may they help us; to them homage; to them praise! d The evil ones are collected, the evil ones are burnt up; here do I burn up the evil ones. e To the Radiant One, slayer of the evil ones, praise! To the Restrainer, the Light-giver, the All-Seeing, the Lord of Prayer, the worshipful, the slayer of the evil ones, praise! f The sacrificial fee is a chariot with three horses. g On the instigation of God the Light-giver, with the arms of the two Helpers, with the hands of the Nourisher, I offer (for) the death of the evil ones; the evil ones are slain. h The sacrificial fee is what he wears.

1.8.8

He offers a cake on twelve potsherds for the Sustainer, for the Giver of Consent an oblation, for the full moon an oblation, for the moon's waning an oblation, for the new moon an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a pair of cattle. For the Radiant and the All-Pervading he offers on eleven potsherds, for the Mighty and the All-Pervading on eleven potsherds, for the All-Pervading on three potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a dwarf beast of burden. For the Radiant and His provision he offers on eleven potsherds, for the Mighty and the provision on eleven potsherds, for the provision an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a brown (animal). For the provision and the Nourisher he offers an oblation, for the Mighty and the Nourisher an oblation, for the Nourisher an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a dark (animal). For the Radiant One who is for all men he offers on twelve potsherds; the sacrificial fee is gold. For the All-Seeing (he offers) an oblation made of barley; the sacrificial fee is a horse.

1.8.9

For the Lord of Prayer he offers an oblation in the house of the scholar; the sacrificial fee is a white-backed (animal). (He offers) for the Mighty on eleven potsherds in the house of a prince; the sacrificial fee is a bull. For the Sustainer (he offers) an oblation in the house of the chief wife; the sacrificial fee is a cow. In the house of the leader of the host (he offers) on eight potsherds for the Radiant One; the sacrificial fee is gold. For the All-Seeing (he offers) on ten potsherds in the house of the minstrel; the sacrificial fee is a great castrated (ox). For the storm-winds (he offers) on seven potsherds in the house of the village headman; the sacrificial fee is a dappled (cow). For the Light-giver (he offers) on twelve potsherds in the house of the carver; the sacrificial fee is a speckled (ox). For the two Helpers (he offers) on two potsherds in the house of the charioteer; the sacrificial fee is two born of one mother. For the Nourisher (he offers) an oblation in the house of the divider; the sacrificial fee is a black (ox). For the Mighty, the good protector, he offers a cake on eleven potsherds and for the Mighty, who frees from distress, (with the words),

May the king, the slayer of the adversary,

Be our king and slay the foe.

There is (an offering) for the Friend and the Lord of Prayer; in the milk of a white (cow) with a white calf which has curdled itself, and in butter which has churned itself, in a dish of fig wood with four corners (made) of a branch which has fallen of itself, he should scatter husked and unhusked rice grains; the husked ones in the milk are for the Lord of Prayer, the unhusked in the butter are for the Friend; the altar must be self-made, the straw self-cut, the kindling-stick self-made; the sacrificial fee is the white (cow) with a white calf.

1.8.10

a For the Radiant One, lord of the house, he offers a cake of black rice on eight potsherds; for the provision of God, lord of the forest, an oblation of millet; for the Light-giver, of true instigation, a cake of swift-growing rice on twelve potsherds; for the Healer, lord of cattle, an oblation of Gavidhuka; for the Lord of Prayer, lord of speech, an oblation of wild rice; for the Mighty, the noblest, a cake of large rice on eleven potsherds; for the Friend, the true, an oblation of Amba grain, and for the All-Seeing, lord of right, an oblation made of barley.

b May the Light-giver of instigations instigate thee, the Radiant One of lords of the house, the provision of God of lords of the forest, the Healer of cattle, the Lord of Prayer of speech, the Mighty of nobles, the Friend of truth, the All-Seeing of lords of right.

c O ye righteous that instigate, do ye instigate him, descendant of N. N., to freedom from foes, to great lordship, to great overlordship, to great rule over the people.

d This is your king, O Bharatas; the provision of God is the king of us scholars.

e This kingdom hath verily been conferred,

The All-Seeing hath diffused his own bounty;

We have become obedient to the pure Friend;

We have magnified the name of the great holy order.

f These have become all the hosts of the All-Seeing,

The Friend in his course hath overcome hostility;

The worshipful ones have taken order according to sacred law:

The third hath taken possession of our old age.

g Thou art the stepping of the All-Pervading, thou art the step of the All-Pervading, thou art the stride of the All-Pervading.

1.8.11

a Ye are active, thou art the lord of the waters, thou art the male wave, thou art the male host, ye are the pen-dwellers, ye are the strength of the storm-winds, ye have the radiance of the sun, ye have the brightness of the sun, ye are delightful, ye are obedient, ye are powerful, ye are all supporters, ye are supporters of men, ye have the brilliance of the Radiant One, ye are the sap of the waters, of the plants.

b They have taken the waters, pure,

Rich in sweetness, full of strength, caring for the royal consecration;

Whereby they anointed the Friend and the All-Seeing,

Whereby they led the Mighty beyond his foes.

c Ye are givers of the kingdom; give ye the kingdom, praise! Ye are givers of the kingdom; give N. N. the kingdom.

1.8.12

a O ye pure waters, be ye united

Full of sweetness with the sweet,

Winning great radiance for the ruler.

b Unsurpassed, sit ye down, full of strength,

Bestowing great radiance upon the ruler.

c Friend of speech, born of heat, thou art undefeated; thou art the share of the provision of God.

d The pure I purify you with the pure, the bright with the bright, the lasting with the life-giving, praise! caring for the royal consecration.

e Clothed in these (waters), sharing joy, glorious in strength,

Undefeated and busy,

In the waters hath the All-Seeing made his abode,

The offspring of the waters in those most motherly.

f Thou art the caul of kingly power, thou art the womb of kingly power.

g Notified is the Radiant One, lord of the house; notified is the Mighty, of ancient fame; notified is the Nourisher, all-knower; notified are the Friend and the All-Seeing, increasing holy order; notified are sky and earth, of sure vows; notified is the earth, of all forms; notified is he, N. N., descendant of N. N., in this folk, this kingdom, for great lordship, for great overlordship, for great rule over the people.

h This is your king, O Bharatas; the provision of God is the king of us scholars.

i Thou art the bolt of the Mighty slaying foes; with thee may he slay his foe.

k Ye are overcomers of foes.

l Protect me in front, protect me at the side, protect me from behind; from the quarters protect me; from all deadly things protect me.

m Gold hued in the glowing of the dawns,

Bronze pillared at the rising of the sun,

O All-Seeing, O Friend, mount your chariot seat,

And thence behold ye the earth and its bounds.

1.8.13

a Do thou mount the kindling (quarter); let the Gayatri of metres help thee; the Trivrt Stoma, the Rathantara chant, the Radiant One as sign, the treasure the scholar class.

b Do thou mount the dread (quarter); let the Tristubh of metres help thee, the fifteenfold Stoma, the Brhat chant, the Mighty as sign, the treasure the ruling class.

c Do thou mount the shining (quarter); let the Jagati of metres help thee, the seventeenfold Stoma, the Vairupa chant, the storm-winds as sign, the treasure the peasant class.

d Do thou mount the northern (quarter); let the Anustubh of metres help thee, the twenty-one-fold Stoma, the Vairaja chant, the Friend and the All-Seeing as sign, the treasure the host.

e Do thou mount the zenith; let the Pankti of metres help thee, the twenty-seven-fold and thirty-three-fold Stomas, the Shakvara and Raivata chants, the Lord of Prayer as sign, the treasure radiance.

f Such like, other like, thus like, similar, the measured, commensurate, harmonious,

g Of pure radiance, of varied radiance, of true radiance, the radiant, true, protector of holy order, beyond distress.

h To the Radiant One praise! To the provision of God praise! To the Light-giver praise! To the Giver of Speech praise! To the Nourisher praise! To the Lord of Prayer praise! To the Mighty praise! To sound praise! To verse praise! To the Giver of Shares praise! To the lord of the field praise!

i To earth praise! To atmosphere praise! To sky praise! To the sun praise! To the moon praise! To the stars praise! To the waters praise! To plants praise! To trees praise! To moving creatures praise! To swimming creatures praise! To creeping creatures praise!

1.8.14

a Thou art the glittering of the provision of God; as thine may my glittering be. b Thou art life-giving; from death protect me.

c From the thunderbolt protect me.

d Propitiated are biting flies.

f The King, the All-Seeing, the provision of God, and the righteous which instigate righteousness, may they instigate thy speech, may they instigate thy breath, may they instigate thy sight, may they instigate thine ear.

g With the glory of the provision of God I besprinkle thee, with the brilliance of the Radiant One, with the radiance of the sun, with the power of the Mighty, with the strength of the Friend and the All-Seeing, with the force of the storm-winds.

h Thou art the lord of kingly powers.

i Protect from the sky.

k Out from below have they come,

Following the serpent of the deep;

On the back of the mountain, the hill,

The ships that pour spontaneously go ever.

m O Creator, none other than thou

Hath encompassed all these beings;

Be that ours for which we offer to thee

May we be lords of wealth.

1.8.15

a Thou art the bolt of the Mighty, slaying foes; with thee may he slay his foe.

b By the precept of the Friend and the All-Seeing, the directors, I yoke thee with the yoking of the offering.

c Thou art the stepping of the All-Pervading, thou art the step of the All-Pervading, thou art the stride of the All-Pervading.

d On the instigation of the storm-winds may I conquer.

e Be mind ready.

f May I be united with power and strength.

g Thou art the spirit of cattle; like them may my spirit be.

h Homage to mother earth; may I not harm mother earth; may mother earth harm me not.

i So great art thou, thou art life, bestow life upon me; thou art strength, bestow strength upon me; thou art the yoker; thou art radiance, bestow radiance upon me.

k To the Radiant One, lord of the house, praise! To the provision of God, lord of the forest, praise! To the strength of the Mighty praise! To the force of the storm-winds praise!

l The gander seated in purity, the bright one seated in the atmosphere,

The offerer seated at the altar, the guest seated in the house,

Seated among men, seated in the highest, seated in holy order, seated in the firmament,

Born of the waters, born of the cows, born of holy order, born of the mountain, the great holy order.

1.8.16

a Thou art Friend, thou art All-Seeing.

b May I be united with all the righteous.

c Thou art the navel of kingly power, thou art the womb of kingly power.

d Sit thou on the smooth, sit thou on the pleasant seat.

e May she hurt thee not; may she hurt me not.

f The All-Seeing, of sure vows, hath set him down

In the waters, with keen insight, for lordship.

g O scholar! Thou, O king, art the scholar-priest, thou art the Light-giver of true instigation. O scholar! Thou, O king, art the scholar-priest, thou art the Mighty of true force. O scholar! Thou, O king, art the scholar-priest; thou art the Mighty, the kindly. O scholar! Thou, O king, art the scholar-priest; thou art the All-Seeing, of true rule.

h Thou art the bolt of the Mighty, slaying foes; with this subject to me.

i This king hath surmounted the quarters.

k O thou of good fame! O thou of prosperity! O thou of true rule!

l To the offspring of the waters praise! To the offspring of strength praise! To the Radiant One, lord of the house, praise!

1.8.17

He offers for the Radiant One on eight potsherds; the sacrificial fee is gold. (He offers) for the Giver of Speech an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a calf. For the Light-giver (he offers) on twelve potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a speckled (ox). For the Nourisher (he offers) an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a dark (ox). For the Lord of Prayer (he offers) an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a white-backed (ox). For the Mighty (he offers) on eleven potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a bull. For the All-Seeing (he offers) on ten potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a great castrated (ox). For the provision of God (he offers) an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a brown (ox). For the Fashioner (he offers) on eight potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a white (ox). For the All-Pervading (he offers) on three potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a dwarf (ox).

1.8.18

On the same day they consecrate, on the same day they press the provision. He presents a lotus wreath. He buys the provision with calves. There is a drink for ten. A hundred scholars drink. The song of praise is the seventeen-fold. The two ornaments he gives to the priest of the offering, the garland to the chanter, the round ornament to the offerer, a horse to the assistant chanters, twelve heifers to the overseer, a cow to the priest of the Friend and the All-Seeing, a bull to the praiser of the scholar-priest, garments to the two purifiers, a wagon drawn by one ox laden with barley to the Achavaka, a draught ox to the kindler. The offerer is of the Bhargava family; the chant of the overseer is the Shrayantiya; the chant of the Agnistoma is the Varavantiya. He takes water of the river of speech.

1.8.19

For the Radiant One he offers on eight potsherds; the sacrificial fee is gold. For the Mighty (he offers) on eleven potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a bull. For all the righteous (he offers) an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a tawny heifer. For the Friend and the All-Seeing (he offers) clotted curds; the sacrificial fee is a cow. For the Lord of Prayer (he offers) an oblation; the sacrificial fee is a white-backed (ox). For the Sustainers he offers a sheep in young, for the storm-winds a dappled heifer. For the two Helpers and the Nourisher he offers a cake on twelve potsherds; for the Giver of Speech, of true speech, an oblation; for the Light-giver, of true instigation, a cake on twelve potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a dry skin bag and a bow with three arrows.

1.8.20

For the Radiant One he offers on eight potsherds; for the provision of God, an oblation; for the Light-giver on twelve potsherds; for the Lord of Prayer an oblation; for the Fashioner on eight potsherds; for the Radiant One who is for all men on twelve potsherds; the sacrificial fee is the southern drawer of the chariot stand. For the Giver of Speech he offers an oblation; for the Nourisher an oblation; for the Friend an oblation; for the All-Seeing an oblation; for the lord of the fields an oblation; for the Sustainers an oblation; the sacrificial fee is the northern drawer of the chariot stand.

1.8.21

a The sweet with the sweet, bitter with the bitter, lasting with the life-giving, with the provision of God I unite thee; thou art the provision; be ready for the two Helpers, be ready for the Giver of Speech, be ready for the Mighty, the good protector.

b Let the daughter of the Sun

Purify for thee the flowing provision

With the eternal sieve.

c The Wind purified by the strainer,

The provision hath sped away,

The dear friend of the Mighty.

d What then? As men who have barley

Reap the barley in order, removing it,

Hither bring the food of those

Who have not gone to the reverential cutting of the straw.

e For the two Helpers he offers a dusky (ox), for the Giver of Speech a ram, for the Mighty a bull.

f For the Mighty he offers on eleven potsherds, for the Light-giver on twelve potsherds, for the All-Seeing on ten potsherds.

h The sacrificial fee is a mare.

1.8.22

a O Radiant One and All-Pervading, great is your greatness;

Rejoice ye in the secret names of the ghee;

Placing in every house seven treasures,

May your tongue move forth to the ghee.

b O Radiant One and All-Pervading, great is your dear abode;

Ye taste the ghee, rejoicing in its secrets;

In every home increasing lauds,

May your tongue move forth to the ghee.

c May the Giver of Speech

With strength, rich in mares,

Further us, she that aideth prayer.

d To us from the sky, from the great mountain;

May the worshipful Giver of Speech come to the offering

May she rejoicing in our supplication, rich in ghee,

May she hearken gladly to our effectual speech.

e O Lord of Prayer, with all the righteous,

Do thou rejoice in our oblations;

Grant riches to the generous giver.

f Then to the Lord, with all the righteous, to the strong one,

Let us pay honour with offerings, with reverence, with oblations;

O Lord of Prayer, with good offspring, with heroes,

May we be lords of wealth.

g That various wealth bestow upon us,

O Lord of Prayer, that shall surpass the enemy,

That shall shine glorious, with insight among men,

That shall be resplendent in glory, O thou who art born of holy order.

h O Friend and All-Seeing,

Bedew our pasturage with ghee

With mead the regions, O ye wise ones.

i Do ye unloose your arms for us to live;

Do ye bedew our pasturage with ghee;

Make us famous among the folk, O ye young ones;

Hearken, O Friend and All-Seeing, to these my supplications.

k O Radiant One, for you I honour in song,

The first of the bright ones;

Honouring him who prospereth the fields

Like a much loved friend.

l Swiftly (goeth) the chariot of the worshipper

Like a hero in every contest;

He who by offering is fain to win the favour of the righteous

Shall prevail over those who offer not.

m Thou art not harmed, O giver,

Nor thou, O pourer, nor thou, O pious one;

There shall be wealth of heroes,

And plenteousness of swift steeds;

No one shall in act approach him,

No one shall anticipate him nor stay him.

n Streams, health-bringing, like milch cows,

Pour up to the man who hath offered and shall offer;

Him who filleth and satiateth, bringing fame,

Streams of ghee approach on all sides.

o O provision of God and Healer, do ye drive away

The evil that hath entered our abode;

Far away from us smite misfortune;

Whatever sin we have done remove from us.

p O provision of God and Healer, do ye give to us,

In our bodies, all these medicines;

Loosen and remove the evil we have done

That is bound within our bodies.

q O provision of God and Nourisher, begetters of wealth,

Begetters of sky, begetters of earth,

Born as protectors of the whole world,

The righteous have made (you) the navel of life.

r In the birth of these they rejoiced;

They concealed the hateful darkness;

Through these two, the provision and the Nourisher,

The Mighty made the cooked (milk) among the raw cows.