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KRISHNA YAJUR VEDA

KANDA 7
THE EXPLANATION OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE (continued)

PRAPATHAKA II (2)

The Ahina Sacrifices (continued)

vii. 2. 1.

The Sadhya gods, desirous of heaven, saw this (rite) of six nights.
They grasped it, and sacrificed with it.
Then indeed did they go to the world of heaven.
Those, who knowing thus perform (the rite) of six nights, go to the world of heaven.
(The rite) of six nights is a Sattra of the gods, for these Prsthas are obvious.
Those, who knowing thus perform (the rite) of six nights, mount evidently upon the gods.
(The rite) is of six nights; the seasons are six, the Prsthas are six [1]; verily by the Prsthas they mount the seasons, by the seasons the year; verily in the year they find support.
They proceed with the Brhat and the Rathantara, Samans().
The Rathantara, is this (earth), the Brhat is yonder (sky); verily with them do they proceed; verily also in them do they find support.
These indeed are the quick paths of the sacrifice; verily by them do they proceed to the world of heaven.
There is an Agnistoma with the Trivrt Stoma(); verily they win brilliance.
There is a Pancadasa Stoma(); verily they win power.
There is a Saptadasa Stoma() [2], for the winning of food; verily also by it they are propagated.
There is an Ekavinsa Stoma(), for support; verily also they place radiance in themselves.
There is a Trinava Stoma(), for con quest.
There is a Trayastrinsa Stoma(), for support.
They should sacrifice with this (rite) of six nights with both Sadas and oblation holder.
The oblation holder and the Agnidh s seat should be of Asvattha wood, for that is heavenly.
They should hav wheels, for gaining the world of heaven.
The sacrificial post is mortar based, for support.
They go forward, for forward as it were is the world of heaven [3].
They go with the Sarasvati.
This is the path that goes to the gods; verily they mount upon it.
They go calling aloud; verily fastening misfortune on another they attain support.
When ten (cows) make a hundred, then is one time to stop.
Man is of a hundred (years of) life and of a hundred powers; verily in life and power do they find support.
When a hundred make a thousand, then is one time to stop.
Yonder world is measured by a thousand; verily they conquer yonder world.
If one of them perish or they be oppressed, then is one time to stop, for that is a suitable opportunity.

vii. 2. 2.

Kusurubinda Auddalaki desired, May I be rich in cattle.
He grasped this (rite) of seven nights, and sacrificed with it.
Then indeed did be win all the domestic animals.
He, who knowing thus sacrifices with (the rite) of seven nights, wins all domestic animals.
(The rite) is of seven nights; the domesticated animals are seven, the wild seven, the metres seven, for winning both.
There is an Agnistoma with the Trivrt Stoma(); verily he wins brilliance [1].
There is a Pancadasa Stoma(); verily he wins power.
There is a Saptadasa Stoma(), for the winning of food; verily also by it he is propagated.
There is an Ekavinsa Stoma(), for support; verily he places radiance in himself.
There is a Trinava Stoma(), for conquest.
There is an Agnistoma with the Pancadasa Stoma() to obtain Prajapati; it has (the characteristics of) the Mahavrata, to win food.
There is a Visvajit Atiratra with all the Prsthas, to conquer all.
If they were in the preceding days to perform the Prsthas in the obvious way, and similarly in the Visvajit [2], the last day would be as when one sits down to a cow which has already been milked; it would not be good enough for even a single night (rite).
In the preceding days they perform the Brhat and the Rathantara.
The Rathantara is this (earth), the Brhat yonder (sky); verily they depart not from them; verily also in them do they find support.
In that they perform the Prsthas in the Visvajit in the obvious manner, it is as when one milks a cow which is ready to give.

vii. 2. 3.

Brhaspati desired, May I be resplendent.
He saw this rite of eight nights, he grasped it, and sacrificed with it.
Then indeed did he become resplendent.
He, who knowing thus sacrifices with (the rite) of eight nights, becomes resplendent.
(The rite) is of eight nights; the quarters are four, the intermediate quarters four; verily from the quarters he wins splendour [1].
There is an Agnistoma with the Trivrt Stoma(); verily he wins brilliance.
There is a Pancadasa Stoma(); verily he wins power.
There is a Saptadasa Stoma(), for the winning of food; verily also by it he is propagated.
There is an Ekavinsa Stoma(), for support verily he places radiance in himself.
There is a Trinava Stoma(), for conquest.
There is a Trayastrinsa Stoma(), for support.
There is an Agnistoma with the Pancadasa Stoma(), to obtain Prajapati; it has (the characteristics of) the Mahavrata, to win food.
There is a Visvajit Atiratra with all the Prsthas, to conquer all.

vii. 2. 4.

Prajapati created offspring.
They being created were ahungered.
He saw this (rite) of nine nights, he grasped it, and sacrificed with it.
Then indeed was he able to help offspring, When offspring are ahungered, one should sacrifice with (the rite) of nine nights, for these worlds are not fitted for them, and thus they are ahungered; verily he makes these worlds fitted for them, and as they become fitted he becomes fit for offspring along with them; these worlds become fit for him [1], and strength he places in offspring.
By means of three nights he makes fit this world, by means of three nights the atmosphere, by means of three nights yonder world.
As a man casts thread on thread, so he casts world on world, for firmness, and to avoid looseness.
The Stomas are known as Jyotis, Go, and Ayus.
The Jyotis is this (earth), the Go the atmosphere, the Ayus yonder (sky); verily they find support in these worlds, and he becomes famous among people [2].
(The rite) is of nine nights; verily in order he places brilliance on him.
If a man be a long time ill, he should sacrifice with (the rite) of nine nights; for his breaths are loosened, and thus is he ill long; verily he supports his breaths in him, and even if his life be gone, yet he lives.

vii. 2. 5.

Prajapati desired, May I be propagated.
He saw this Dasahotr, and offered it.
By this he created (the rite) of ten nights, and by this (rite) often nights he was propagated.
If one is about to consecrate oneself for (the rite) of ten nights one should offer the Dasahotr; verily he creates by the Dasahotr (the rite) of ten nights, and by (the rite) of ten nights he is propagated.
The sacrifice of ten nights is connected with the Viraj.
He, who knowing thus sacrifices with (the rite) of ten nights, attains the Viraj.
The sacrifice of ten nights is connected with Prajapati [1].
He, who knowing thus sacrifices with (the rite) of ten nights, is propagated.
Indra was on a level with the gods, he was not separated from them.
He ran up to Prajapati; he gave him this (rite) of ten nights.
He grasped it, and sacrificed with it.
Then indeed he became separated from the other gods.
He, who knowing thus sacrifices with (the rite) of ten nights, attains separation from the evil enemy.
The sacrifice of ten nights has three eminences [2]; the Pancadasa Stoma() is one eminence; the Ekavinsa one eminence, the Trayastrinsa one eminence.
He, who knowing thus sacrifices with (the rite) of ten nights, becomes thrice eminent among his peers.
The sacrificer is the Pancadasa; the sacrificer the Ekavimsa, the sacrificer the Trayastrinsa, and the others are the citadels.
If a man have witchcraft practised against him, he should sacrifice with (the rite) of ten nights; verily he surrounds himself wi h the divine citadels; no harm whatever can befall him, the practiser of witchcraft overcomes him not.
The gods and the Asuras were in conflict.
The gods [3] saw in (the rite) of ten nights the divine citadels.
They surrounded themselves with them; no harm whatever befell them; then the gods prospered, the Asuras were defeated.
He who has enemies should sacrifice with (the rite) of ten nights; verily he surrounds himself with the divine citadels; no harm whatever befalls him; he prospers and his enemy is defeated.
Stoma serves Stoma; verily he makes his enemy his servant.
In that they perform the lesser Stoma after per forming the greater there is uniformity [4]; to break the uniformity the Agnistoma Samans are before and after (the greater Stoma).
There is an Agnistoma, with the Trivrt Stoma(), in praise of Agni, with verses addressed to Agni; verily he wins brilliance.
There is an Ukthya, with the Pancadasa Stoma(), and verses addressed to Indra; verily he wins power.
There is an Agnistoma, with the Trivrt Stoma(), and verses addressed to the All gods; verily he wins prosperity.
There is an Agni stoma, with the Saptadasa Stoma(), and verses addressed to Prajapati, in which the Soma offering is bitter, to win food; verily also by it he is propagated [5].
There is an Ukthya with the Ekavinsa Stoma(), and verses addressed to the sun, for support; verily he places radiance in himself.
There is an Agnistoma, with the Saptadasa Stoma(), and verses addressed to Prajapati, (calle )the added oblation; verily he is invited by all.
There are two Agnistomas, with the Trinava Stoma() on either side (of the Ukthya), with verses addressed to Indra, for conquest.
There is an Ukthya, with the Trayastrinsa Stoma() with verses addressed to the All gods, for rest.
There is an Atiratra Visvajit with all the Prsthas, for supremacy.

vii. 2. 6.

The seasons, desirous of offspring, could not procure offspring.
They desired, May we create offspring, may we win offspring, may we procure offspring, may we possess offspring.
They saw this (rite) of eleven nights; they grasped it, and sacrificed with it.
Then indeed did they create offspring, win offspring, procure offspring, and possess offspring.
They became the seasons, and that is why the seasonal periods are seasonal periods.
They are the children of the seasons, and therefore [1] they are said to be connected with the seasons.
Those, who knowing thus perform (the rite) of eleven nights, create offspring, win offspring, procure offspring, and possess offspring.
There is an Atiratra with the form of light; verily they place light before them, to reveal the world of heaven.
There is a Prsthya Sadaha; the seasons are six, the Prsthas are six; verily by the Prsthas they mount upon the seasons, by the seasons upon the year; verily in the year they find support.
There is a Caturvinsa; the Gayatri has twenty four syllables [2], splendour is connected with the Gayatri; verily in the Gayatri and in splendour they find support.
There is a Catucsatvarinsa; the Tristubh has forty four syllables, the Tristubh is power; verily in the Tristubh and in power they find support.
There is an Astacatvarinsa; the Jagati has forty eight syllables, cattle are connected with the Jagati; verily in the Jagati and in cattle they find support.
(The rite) is of eleven nights, the seasons are f ve, the seasonal periods are five; verily in the seasons, in the seasonal periods, and in the year they find support and win offspring.
There are Atiratras on either side, to secure offspring.

vii. 2. 7.

He should draw the cup for Indra and Vayu first if he desire, May my offspring accord in order of seniority.
Offspring are in accord according to the arrangement of the sacrifice, and if the sacrifice is disarranged, they are at discord.
Verily he makes his offspring in accord in order of seniority; the younger does not overstep the older.
He should draw the cup for Indra and Vayu first for one who is ill.
For he who is ill is separated from breath, the cup for Indra and Vayu is breath; verily he unites him with breath.
They should draw the cup for Mitra and Varuna first if when they are consecrated one die [1].
From expiration and inspiration are they separated of whom when consecrated one dies, Mitra and Varuna are expiration and inspiration; verily at the commencement they grasp expiration and inspiration.
He should draw the Asvina cup first who is infirm.
The Asvins are of the gods those who are infirm, late as it were came they to the front.
The Asvins are the gods of him who is infirm; they lead him to the front.
He who desires support having attained prosperity should draw the Sukra Cup first.
The Sukra is yonder sun, this is the end; a man when he has reached the end [2] of prosperity stops; verily from the end he grasps the end, and becomes not worse.
He who practises witchcraft should draw the Manthin cup first.
The Manthin vessel is a vessel of misfortune; verily he causes death to seize on him; swiftly does he reach misfortune.
He should draw the Agrayana cup irst whose father and grandfather are holy, and who yet does not possess holiness.
From speech and power is he separated whose father and grandfather are holy [3], and who yet does not possess holiness.
The Agrayana (cup) is the breast as it were and the speech as it were of the sacrifice; verily with speech and with power he unites him, then he becomes not worse.
He against whom witchcraft is practised should draw the Ukthya cup first.
The Ukthya vessel is the power of all vessels; verily he yokes him with all power.
He should take as Puroruc (the verse) O Sarasvati, lead us to prosperity.
Sarasvati is speech [4]; verily with speech he yokes him.
May we go not through thee to joyless fields he says.
The joyless fields are those of death; verily he goes not to the fields of death.
He should draw full cups for one who is ill.
Pain afflicts the breaths of him who is ill, the cups are breaths; verily he frees his breaths from pain, and even if his life is gone, yet he lives.
He should draw full cups if rain does not fall.
Pain afflicts the breaths of the people if rain does not fall, the cups are breaths; verily he frees the breaths of the people from pain, and rain soon falls.

vii. 2. 8.

(The cup) for Indra and Vayu is connected with the Gayatri, the opening day is connected with the Gayatri, and therefore on the opening day (the cup) for Indra and Vayu is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
The Sukra is connected with the Tristubh, the second day is connected with the Tristubh, and therefore on the second day the Sukra is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
The Agrayana is connected with the Jagati, the third day is connected with the Jagati, and therefore on the third day the Agrayana is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
In that it completes the metres, it completes the sacrifice [1]; in that the Agrayana is drawn on the next day, where they have seen the sacrifice, thence does he again employ it.
The second three nights begin with the Jagati, the Agrayana is connected with the Jagati; in that the Agrayana is drawn on the fourth day, he draws it in its own abode; verily also they revolve round their own metre.
(The cup) for Indra and Vayu is connected with the Rathantara Saman(), the fifth day is connected with the Rathantara, and therefore on the fifth day [2] (the cup) for Indra and Vayu is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
The Sukra is connected with the Brhati, the sixth day is connected with the Brhati, and therefore on the sixth day the Sukra is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
In that it completes the metres, it completes for the second time the sacrifice; in that the Sukra is drawn on the next day, wh re they have seen the sacrifice, thence does he again employ it.
The third three nights begin with the Tristubh, the Sukra is connected with the Tristubh [3]; in that the Sukra is drawn on its seventh day, he draws it in its own abode, and they revolve round their own metre.
The Agrayana, is speech, the eighth day is speech, and therefore on the eighth day the Agrayana is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
(The cup) for Indra and Vayu is breath, the ninth day is breath, and therefore on the ninth day (the cup) for Indra and Vayu.
is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
In that [4] it completes the metres, it completes for the third time the sacrifice; in that (the cup) for Indra and Vayu is drawn on the next day, where they have seen the sacrifice, thence does he again employ it, and they revolve round their own metre.
They go by a trackless way leaving the path who start with anything except (the cup) for Indra and Vayu.
The tenth day is the end of the sacrifice, (the cup) for Indra and Vayu is drawn on the tenth day; verily having reached the end of the sacrifice [5], they proceed from the trackless way to the path, and it is as when men go pushing on with a strong (team).
The metres set their wishes on one another s world, and the gods then interchanged them.
The fourth day is the abode of (the cup) for Indra and Vayu, the Agrayana is drawn on this (day); therefore (the cup) for Indra and Vayu is drawn on the ninth day, the abode of the Agrayana.
The fift day is the abode of the Sukra [6], (the cup) for Indra and Vayu is drawn on this (day); therefore the Sukra is drawn on the seventh day, the abode of (the cup) for Indra and Vayu.
The sixth day is the abode of the Agrayana, the Sukra is drawn on this (day); therefore the Agrayana is drawn on the eighth day, the abode of the Sukra.
Verily thus does he exchange the metres, and he who knows thus obtains interchange with the richer; verily also he causes concord in the sacrifice for the gods.
Therefore one gives this to another.

vii. 2. 9.

Prajapati desired, May I be propagated.
He saw this (rite) of twelve nights; he grasped it, and sacrificed with it.
Then indeed was he propagated.
He who desires, May I be propagated should sacrifice with (the rite) of twelve nights; verily he is propagated.
The theologians say, The sacrifices have Agnistomas at the beginning; why then is Atiratra first employed? The two Atiratras are the eyes of the sacrifice, the two Agnistomas the pupils; if [1] they were to employ the Agnistoma first, they would put the pupils outside; therefore the Atiratra is employed first; verily having inserted the eyes of the sacrifice they put the pupils in them.
He, who knows the Gayatri to have sides of light, goes to the world of heaven with light and radiance.
The sides are the Agnistomas, the eight Ukthyas in between are the body; verily the Gayatri has sides of light.
He who knows thus goes to the world of heaven with light and radiance [2].
The twelve nights (rite) is Prajapati in twelve divisions.
The two sides are the Atiratras, the eight Ukthyas within are the body; Prajapati in such guise touches truth with the Sattra, truth is the breaths; verily he touches the breaths.
Those who perform the Sattra perform it with the breath of all people, and therefore they ask, Are these performers of a Sattra? Dear to people and noble is he who knows thus.

vii. 2. 10.

This (rite) with a Vaisvanara on one side (only) was not able to win the world of heaven; it was stretched upwards and the gods piled round this Vaisvanara, to overcome the world of heaven.
The seasons made Prajapati sacrifice with it, and in them because of it he prospered.
He prospers among the priests who knowing thus sacrifices with (the rite) of twelve days.
They were desirous of obtaining (their desires) from him.
He gave to the spring the sap [1], to the hot season barley, to the rains plants, to autumn rice, beans and sesamum to winter and the cool season.
Prajapati made Indra sacrifice with it.
Then indeed did Indra become Indra; therefore they say, It is the sacrifice of the inferior for he by it first sacrificed.
He eats a corpse who accepts a present at a Sattra; a human corpse or the corpse of a horse.
Food is the cow; in that he does not purify the vessel in which they carry food, filth is produced from it [2].
One should sacrifice by oneself, for Prajapati prospered by himself.
One should be consecrated for twelve nights; the year consists of twelve months, Prajapati is the year, he is Prajapati, he is born indeed who is born from fervour.
The twelve Upasads are these four sets of three nights; with the first three he prepares the sacrifice, with the second three he grasps the sacrifice [3], with the third three he cleanses the vessels, and with the fourth three he purifies himself within.
He who eats his victim, eats his flesh, who eats his sacrificial ca e, eats his brains, who eats his fried grain, eats his excrement, who eats his ghee, eats his marrow, who eats his Soma, eats his sweat, and also he eats the excrements from his head, who accepts (a present) at the twelve day (rite).
Therefore one should not cause one to sacrifice with the twelve day (rite), to avert evil.

The Horse Sacrifice (continued)

vii. 2. 11.

To one hail! To two hail! To three hail! To four hail! To five hail! To six hail! To seven hail! To eight hail! To nine hail! To ten hail! To eleven hail! To twelve hail! To thirteen hail! To fourteen hail! To fifteen hail! To sixteen hail! To seventeen hail! To eighteen hail! To nineteen hail! To twenty nine hail! To thirty nine hail! To forty nine hail! To fifty nine hail! To sixty nine hail! To seventy nine hail! To eighty nine hail! To ninety nine hail! To a hundred hail! To two hundred hail! To all hail!

vii. 2. 12.

To one hail! To three hail! To five hail! To seven hail! To nine hail! To eleven hail! To thirteen hail! To fifteen hail! To seventeen hail! To nineteen hail! To twenty nine hail! To thirty nine hail! To forty nine hail! To fifty nine hail! To sixty nine hail! To seventy nine hail! To eighty nine hail! To ninety nine hail! To a hundred hail! To all hail!

vii. 2. 13.

To two hail! To four hail! To six hail! To eight hail! To ton hail! To twelve hail! To fourteen hail! To sixteen hail! To eighteen hail! To twenty hail! To ninety eight hail! To a hundred hail! To all hail!

vii. 2. 14.

To three hail! To five hail! To seven hail! (Then as in 12 down to) To all hail!

vii. 2. 15.

To four hail! To eight hail! To twelve hail! To sixteen hail! To twenty hail! To ninety six hail! To a hundred hail! To all hail!

vii. 2. 16.

To five hail! To ten hail! To fifteen hail! To twenty hail! To ninety five hail! To a hundred hail! To all hail!

vii. 2. 17.

To ten hail! To twenty hail! To thirty hail! To forty hail! To fifty hail! To sixty hail! To seventy hail! To eighty hail! To ninety hail! To a hundred hail! To all hail!

vii. 2. 18.

To twenty hail! To forty hail! To sixty hail! To eighty hail! To a hundred hail! To all hail!

vii. 2. 19.

To fifty hail! To a hundred hail! To two hundred hail! To three hundred hail! To four hundred hail! To five hundred hail! To six hundred hail! To seven hundred hail! To eight hundred hail! To nine hundred hail! To a thousand hail! To all hail!

vii. 2. 20.

To a hundred hail! To a thousand hail! To ten thousand hail! To a hundred thousand hail! To ten hundred thousand hail! To ten million hail! To a hundred million hail! To a thousand million hail! To ten thousand million hail! To a hundred thousand million hail! To ten hundred thousand million hail! To dawn hail! To the dawning hail! To him that will rise hail! To the rising hail! To the risen hail! To heaven hail! To the world hail! To all hail!

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