vii. 5. 15.

Now for the fire which is produced on the fire-altar and for the gift of God, the king, the animal is the guest-offering. Again the fire which is piled up is fierce, and if one were not to cast upon the fire which has been piled up these offerings, the fierce fire would spring up in wrath, and injure the offspring and cattle of the one who offers. In that he casts the offerings on the fire which has been piled up, he appeases it with its own portion, and the fierce fire does not spring up in wrath and injure his offspring and cattle. There are ten offerings. Nine are the breaths in man, and the navel is the tenth; verily he places breaths in the one who offers. Again the Viraj is of ten syllables; the Viraj is food; verily he finds support in the Viraj as food. "It must be piled with the seasons, the metres, the Stomas, and the Prsthas", they say. In that he casts these offerings, he piles it with the seasons, the metres, the Stomas, and the Prsthas. "The quarters can be won by one who has pressed the Soma" they say. In that he casts these offerings, (it is) for the winning of the quarters. The Mighty One's servants were made to sacrifice with it, and therefore is it the Mighty One's pressing; men made Manu sacrifice with it, and therefore is it Manu's pressing. As the Mighty One's servant among the angels, as Manu among men, becomes he who knowing thus sacrifices with this sacrifice. The Puronuvakyas contain the word "quarter", for the conquest of the quarters.

vii. 5. 16.

a. Who is the sole lord of the world,

Which breatheth and winketh, through His greatness,

Who is the lord of biped and of quadruped here,

Who is the God whom we are to worship with offering?

b. Thou art taken with a foundation. I take thee dear to the Creator. Of thee the sky is the greatness, the stars the form, the sun the splendour; to His greatness, to the Creator, thee (I offer). Hail!

vii. 5. 17.

a. He who is the giver of soul, the giver of strength,

On whose instruction all, on whose (instruction) the righteous depend.

Whose shadow is immortality, whose shadow is death;

Who is the God whom we are to worship with offering?

b. Thou art taken with a foundation. I take thee dear to the Creator. Of thee the earth is the greatness, the plants and trees the form, the fire the splendour; to His greatness, to the Creator, thee (I offer). Hail!

vii. 5. 18.

Among the scholars may one be born of spiritual glory. In this kingdom may a ruler be born, an archer, a hero, and a great car fighter; a milk cow; a draught ox; a swift racer; a prolific woman; a victorious warrior; a youth fit for the assembly. To this one who offers be a hero born. May the rain-cloud rain for us whensoever we desire. May our plants ripen with fruit. May union and peace be ours.

vii. 5. 19.

a. The steed hath come to the earth; the strong steed hath made fire his yoke-fellow. The steed hath come to the atmosphere; the strong steed hath made the wind his yoke-fellow. The steed hath come to the sky; the strong steed hath made the sun his yoke-fellow.

b. The fire is thy yoke-fellow, O steed; I grasp thee; bear me prosperously.

The wind is thy yoke-fellow, O steed; I grasp thee; bear me prosperously.

The sun is thy yoke-fellow, O steed; I grasp thee; bear me prosperously.

Thou art the supporter of expiration; support my expiration.

Thou art the supporter of cross-breathing; support my cross-breathing.

Thou art the supporter of inspiration; support my inspiration.

Thou art the eye; place the eye in me.

Thou art the ear; place the ear in me.

Thou art life; place life in me.

vii. 5. 20.

May the seed be living, the rain-cloud rain, the corn be ripened, the plants rich in leaves, this (earth) easy to walk on, the fire easy of approach, the atmosphere easy to see through, the wind purifying, the sky easy of access, he that burns yonder kindly, the day and night as of old, the half months of fifteen days, the months of thirty days, the seasons in due order, and the year auspicious.

vii. 5. 21.

In the name of God the Radiant, (offering is made) on eight potsherds; for the gift of God an offering; in the name of God the Light-giver, (offering) on eight potsherds; in the name of God the Nourisher an offering; in the name of God the Healer an offering; in the name of God the Light that belongs to all people, (offering) on eight potsherds, if he should not go to the wild beast's lair; in the name of God the Radiant, saviour from distress, (offering is made) on eight potsherds; for the sun, God's sign, milk (is offered); the wind receives a share in the butter offering.

vii. 5. 22.

In the name of God the Radiant, saviour from distress, (offering is made) on eight potsherds; in the name of God the Mighty, saviour from distress, on eleven potsherds; in the name of God the Friend and the All-Seeing, saviours from sin, a milk offering; in the name of God the Wind and the Light-giver, saviours from sin, an offering; in the name of God the two physicians, saviours from sin, grain; in the name of God the winds, saviours from evil, on seven potsherds; in the name of God for all the powers, saviours from evil, on twelve potsherds; in the name of God the Favourable an offering; in the name of God the Light that belongs to all people, on twelve potsherds; for heaven and earth, saviours from evil, on two potsherds.

vii. 5. 23.

To the fire he made obeisance; to the earth he made obeisance; as the fire with the earth made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made.

To the wind he made obeisance, to the atmosphere he made obeisance; as the wind with the atmosphere (made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made).

To the sun he made obeisance, to the sky he made obeisance; as the sun with the sky (made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made).

To the moon he made obeisance, to the stars he made obeisance; as the moon with the stars (made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made).

To the waters he made obeisance; as the All-Seeing with the waters (made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made).

To the chant he made obeisance, to the verse he made obeisance; as the chant with the verse (made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made).

To the scholars he made obeisance, to the rulers he made obeisance; as the scholars with the rulers (made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made).

To the king he made obeisance, to the people he made obeisance; as the king with the people (made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made).

To the chariot he made obeisance, to the horses he made obeisance; as the chariot with the horses (made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made).

To the Creator he made obeisance, to creatures he made obeisance; as the Creator with creatures made harmony, so for me may favourable harmonies be made.

vii. 5. 24.

a. Thine ancient paths, O God the Light-giver,

That are extended dustless through the atmosphere,

With these to-day, with Thy paths easy to travel,

Guard us, and, O God, speak for us.

b. Reverence to the fire, dweller on earth, maker of room; grant room to this Thy servant who offers. Reverence to the wind, dweller in the atmosphere, maker of room; grant room to this Thy servant who offers. Reverence to the sun, dweller in the sky, maker of room; grant room to this Thy servant who offers. (These are God's signs; reverence is for God alone.)

vii. 5. 25.

He who knows the head of the sacrificial horse becomes possessed of a head and fit for sacrifice. The head of the sacrificial horse is the dawn, the eye the sun, the breath the wind, the ear the moon, the feet the quarters, the ribs the intermediate quarters, the winking the day and night, the joints the half-months, the joinings the months, the limbs the seasons, the trunk the year, the hair the rays (of the sun), the form the stars, the bones the stars, the flesh the mist, the hair the plants, the tail hairs the trees, the mouth the fire, the open (mouth) the Light that belongs to all people, the belly the sea, the anus the atmosphere. When it chews, there is lightning; when it moves about, there is thundering; when it makes water, there is rain; its speech is speech. The Mahiman (cup) indeed is born before the birth of the horse as the day. The Mahiman (cup) is born after it as the night. These two Mahiman (cups) surround on either side the horse. As Haya (steed) it carried the righteous, as Arvan (courser) the deniers, as Vajin (racer) the singers of the heavens, as Asva (horse) men. The birthplace of the horse, indeed, is the sea, its kindred is the sea.