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Plain text of Kanda 2 · ii. 5. 4

The theologians say, "He would indeed offer the new and full moon sacrifices who should offer them with the Mighty." At the full moon there is the subsequent offering of the enemy-dispelling oblation, and by it the full moon has the Mighty. There are curds for the Mighty at the new moon; thus the new moon has the Mighty. One who, knowing thus, offers the new and full moon sacrifices, offers them with the Mighty, and day after day it becomes better for him who has so sacrificed. What the angels did at the sacrifice, the rejecters did. The angels saw this offering, one on eleven potsherds for the Radiant and the All-Pervading, an oblation for Sarasvati, an oblation for Sarasvant; after performing the full moon sacrifice they offered this. Then the angels prospered, and the rejecters were defeated. One who has enemies should offer this offering after performing the full moon sacrifice. With the full moon sacrifice he hurls the bolt at his enemy, with the offering to the Radiant and the All-Pervading he appropriates the angels and the sacrifice of his enemy. One should sacrifice at the full moon, if one has enemies, not at the new moon. One who desires cattle should sacrifice with the Sakamprasthayiya. The man to whom they bring anything in small measure is not himself pleased, and does not give to another. But he to whom they bring in large measure is himself pleased, and gives to another. One should offer in full and large measure; the Mighty then being pleased delights him with offspring and cattle. He offers with a wooden vessel, for an earthenware one does not hold the offering. It is of Udumbara wood; the Udumbara is strength, cattle are strength; thus by strength he wins for him strength and cattle. One should not sacrifice to the Great Mighty One, if one is not prosperous. The prosperous are three: a learned man, a village headman, and a warrior. He who sacrifices beyond his own station loses his own, and does not obtain another, and becomes worse. For a year one should sacrifice to the Mighty, for the vow extends not beyond the year; thus his own Lord, being sacrificed to, kindles him with prosperity and he becomes richer. After the year he should offer a cake on eight potsherds to the Radiant, Lord of vows; thus for a year the Lord of vows causes him to take up the vow who has slain his foe. Thereafter he may sacrifice at will.