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13. Whoever is favoured by thee, is blessed with the sharpest spirit. Favour him with good offspring, O god rich in favours 1 ! Agni, may we, (dwelling) in the copiousness of manliest wealth, be rich in perfect praise of thee, the Vasu. 4. On thee indeed, O Agni, sacrificing men have put many faces of (thee) the god1. Bring hither then the host of the gods, O youngest one, when thou wilt sacrifice to-day to the divine host2. 5. When the gods will anoint thee as the Hotri at the sacrificial meal making thee sit down for the sacrifice, be thou here, O Agni, our furtherer, and bestow glory on our bodies. NOTES. The Rtshi is Gathin Kaurika, the metre Trish/ubh. — Verse 3 = TS. I, 3, 14, 6 ; MS. IV, 14, 15- 28o VEDIC HYMNS. Verse 2. Note 1. Comp. below, IV, 6, 3. This parallel passage shows that pradakshi/zft belongs to ura/za^, not to a^ret. Agni is represented as choosing, i.e. inviting the host of the gods by moving around the sacrificial food from left to right. See concerning the Paryagnikara/za, which seems to be alluded to, Hillebrandt, Neu- und Vollmondsopfer, 42 seq. Note 2. Or, ' with the (divine) givers and with the Vasus.' Verse 3. Note 1. Boehtlingk-Roth seem to be right in reading jiksho. Comp. VIII, 52, 8. yasmai tvam . . . .n'ksho .nkshasi da^iishe. Verse 4. Note 1. They have inflamed many fires, each of which is a face of the god Agni. Note 2. Or, s that thou mayest sacrifice,' &c. See Del- bruck, Syntaktische Forschungen, I, 148. MAiVJDALA III, HYMN 20. 28 1 MANjDALA III, HYMN 20. ASH7AKA III, ADHYAYA 1, VARGA 20. i. The carrier (of the gods) 1 calls by his hymns Agni, Ushas (dawn), the two Asvins, Dadhikra2 at daybreak. May the gods rich in light, unanimously longing for our sacrifice, hear us. 2. Agni, threefold is thy strength ; three are thy abodes; three are thy many tongues, O thou who art born in ./?zta ! And three, O Agni, are thy bodies beloved by the gods. With these protect our prayers unremittingly, 3 1. Agni ! Many are the names, O G'atavedas, of thee the immortal one, O self-dependent god ! And whatever the secret powers of the powerful 2 are, thou all-enlivener, in thee they have placed together (those) many (powers), O (god) after whose relations men ask 3. 4. Agni is the divine leader of the divine tribes like Bhaga, the guardian of the seasons \ the righteous. May He, the killer of VWtra2, the ancient one, the possessor of all wealth, bring the singer across all troubles. 5. I invite hither1 Dadhikra2, Agni, and the goddess Ushas, Brzhaspati and the god Savitrz, the Asvins, Mitra and Varu/^a and Bhaga, the Vasus, Rudras, and Adityas. NOTES. The same Hishi and metre. — Verse % = TS. II, 4, 11, 2; III, 2, 11, 1; MS. II, 4, 4. Verse 3 = TS. Ill, 1, 11, 6. 282 VEDTC HYMNS. Verse 1. Note 1. The * carrier' of the gods is the Hotrz. See above, I, 127, 8, note 1, and compare the article. of Dr. Neisser quoted there. See also M. M., vol. xxxii, pp. 40-43 (I, 6> 5).
2II, 4, 11, 2; III, 2, 11, 1; MS. II, 4, 4. Verse 3 = TS. Ill, 1, 11, 6. 282 VEDTC HYMNS. Verse 1. Note 1. The * carrier' of the gods is the Hotrz. See above, I, 127, 8, note 1, and compare the article. of Dr. Neisser quoted there. See also M. M., vol. xxxii, pp. 40-43 (I, 6> 5). Note 2. On Dadhikri or Dadhikravan, the deified horse of Trasadasyu, see Pischel, Vedische Studien, I, 124 ; Lud- wig, vol. iv, p. 79; H. O., Religion des Veda, 71. Prof. Max Miiller writes, ' It seems to me some form of Agni generally in company with matutinal gods.' Verse 3. Note 1. The reader who compares this passage with 19, 4, will observe a general resemblance pointing to the conclusion that both verses belong to the same author. Note 2. Maya^ m^yinam : comp. concerning the idea of may£, H. O., Religion des Veda, 163, 294. Note 3. With przsh/abandhu, comp. bandhupr/^, ban- dhvesha. Verse 4. Note 1. Perhaps rztu-pa^ should be changed into rz'ta- pa^ : * the god who protects the i?/ta, the righteous.' Note 2. Or ' the killer of foes.' Verse 5. Note 1. Possibly we have to read, on account of the metre, iha hve. Note 2. See above, verse 1, note 1. MAiVDALA III, HYMN 21. 283 MAAf£>ALA III, HYMN 21. ASH7AKA III, ADHYAYA 1, VARGA 21. i. Take this our sacrifice to the immortals; accept graciously these offerings, O Catavedas. O Agni, partake of the drops of fat and ghee, O Hotrz, having sat down as the first. 2. To thee, O purifier, the drops of fat mixed with ghee drip down. O (god) who followest thy own ordinances, give us the best boon for this feast to which the gods come eagerly. 3. To thee, the priest, O Agni, (belong) the drops dripping with ghee, O good one ! Thou art kindled as the best 7?zshi. Be a furtherer of our sacrifice ! 4. For thee, O liberal one1, full of power, the drops of fat and ghee drip down, O Agni ! Praised by the sages thou hast come hither with mighty light. Accept graciously the offerings, O wise one ! 5. For thee the richest fat1 has been taken out from the midst. We give it to thee. On thy skin, O Vasu, the drops drip down. Accept them eagerly for each of the gods. NOTES. The same Rishi. Verses 1 and 4 are Trish/ubh, verses 2 and 3 Anush/ubh, verse 5 Viradfrupa Satobrzhati. The hymn belongs to the ritual of the animal sacrifice. It has to be recited, according to the prescription of the later Vedic texts, while the vapa (omentum) of the sacrificial animal is roasted and the drops of fat drip down from it. See Schwab, Das Altindische Thieropfer, p. 114 284 VEDIC HYMNS.
3It has to be recited, according to the prescription of the later Vedic texts, while the vapa (omentum) of the sacrificial animal is roasted and the drops of fat drip down from it. See Schwab, Das Altindische Thieropfer, p. 114 284 VEDIC HYMNS. seq., and the Sutra texts quoted by him (for instance, A^valayana 5rautasutra 111,4, 1). Bergaigne (Recherches sur l'Histoire de la Liturgie V^dique, 18) seems to be right in observing: ' Bien qu'il (l'hymne III, 21) soit recite* tout d'une piece dans le pa.mbandha, pendant la cuisson de la vapa, pour les gouttes de graisse qui tombent dans le feu, sa complexite metrique . . . le trahit et nous y fait voir une simple collection de vers liturgiques.' It may be observed, however, that the two last verses seem to form a distich of an irregular Pragatha type; comp. H. O., Die Hymnen des Rigveda, vol. i, p. 118. — Verses 1-5 = TB. Ill, 6, 7, 1. 2 ; MS. IV, 13, 5. Verse 4. Note 1. On the word adhrigu, cf. Bloomfield, American Or. Soc. Proceedings, March, 1894, p. cxxiii. Verse 5. Note 1. Vapakhya/^ havi^, Saya^a. This explanation is evidently correct. After the sacrificial animal has been killed, the omentum, which is very rich in fat, is first drawn out of its body and offered. See H. O., Die Religion des Veda, 360 seq. MANDALA III, HYMN 2 2. 285 MAA^ALA III, HYMN 22. ASH7AKA III, ADHYAYA 1, VARGA 22. i. This is that Agni with whom the desiring Indra took the pressed Soma into his body. Having obtained thousandfold strength like a horse, a racer 1, thou art praised, O Gatavedas ! 2 *. Thy splendour, O Agni, which dwells in heaven and on earth, in the plants, O worshipful one, and in the waters, wherewith thou hast spread through the wide air — that light of thine is fierce, waving 2, man-beholding. 3. Agni, thou goest to the floods of heaven. Thou hast spoken to the gods who are liberal (?) 1. (Thou goest) to the waters which (dwell) on high in the ether of the sun, and to those which approach below. 4. May the fires of the soil united with those on the hill-sides1, without guile graciously accept our sacrifice and plentiful food free from all plague. 5 = 111, 1, 23. NOTES. The same Rzshi. The metre is Trish/ubh, except in verse 4 which is Anush/ubh. — A conjecture on the ritual use for which the hymn has been composed, see in the note on verse 4. — Verses 1-5 = VS. XII, 47-51 ; TS. IV, 2, 4, 2. 3; MS. II, 7, 11. — A sort of commentary on this hymn is found in the 5atapatha Brahma/za VII, 1, 1, 22 seq. Verse 1. Note 1. In the traditional text the words, ' a horse, a racer,' are accusatives. But it is the atya who attains 286 VEDIC HYMNS.
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13. Whoever is favoured by thee, is blessed with the sharpest spirit. Favour him with good offspring, O god rich in favours 1 ! Agni, may we, (dwelling) in the copiousness of manliest wealth, be rich in perfect praise of thee, the Vasu. 4. On thee indeed, O Agni, sacrificing men have put many faces of (thee) the god1. Bring hither then the host of the gods, O youngest one, when thou wilt sacrifice to-day to the divine host2. 5. When the gods will anoint thee as the Hotri at the sacrificial meal making thee sit down for the sacrifice, be thou here, O Agni, our furtherer, and bestow glory on our bodies. NOTES. The Rtshi is Gathin Kaurika, the metre Trish/ubh. — Verse 3 = TS. I, 3, 14, 6 ; MS. IV, 14, 15- 28o VEDIC HYMNS. Verse 2. Note 1. Comp. below, IV, 6, 3. This parallel passage shows that pradakshi/zft belongs to ura/za^, not to a^ret. Agni is represented as choosing, i.e. inviting the host of the gods by moving around the sacrificial food from left to right. See concerning the Paryagnikara/za, which seems to be alluded to, Hillebrandt, Neu- und Vollmondsopfer, 42 seq. Note 2. Or, ' with the (divine) givers and with the Vasus.' Verse 3. Note 1. Boehtlingk-Roth seem to be right in reading jiksho. Comp. VIII, 52, 8. yasmai tvam . . . .n'ksho .nkshasi da^iishe. Verse 4. Note 1. They have inflamed many fires, each of which is a face of the god Agni. Note 2. Or, s that thou mayest sacrifice,' &c. See Del- bruck, Syntaktische Forschungen, I, 148. MAiVJDALA III, HYMN 20. 28 1 MANjDALA III, HYMN 20. ASH7AKA III, ADHYAYA 1, VARGA 20. i. The carrier (of the gods) 1 calls by his hymns Agni, Ushas (dawn), the two Asvins, Dadhikra2 at daybreak. May the gods rich in light, unanimously longing for our sacrifice, hear us. 2. Agni, threefold is thy strength ; three are thy abodes; three are thy many tongues, O thou who art born in ./?zta ! And three, O Agni, are thy bodies beloved by the gods. With these protect our prayers unremittingly, 3 1. Agni ! Many are the names, O G'atavedas, of thee the immortal one, O self-dependent god ! And whatever the secret powers of the powerful 2 are, thou all-enlivener, in thee they have placed together (those) many (powers), O (god) after whose relations men ask 3. 4. Agni is the divine leader of the divine tribes like Bhaga, the guardian of the seasons \ the righteous. May He, the killer of VWtra2, the ancient one, the possessor of all wealth, bring the singer across all troubles. 5. I invite hither1 Dadhikra2, Agni, and the goddess Ushas, Brzhaspati and the god Savitrz, the Asvins, Mitra and Varu/^a and Bhaga, the Vasus, Rudras, and Adityas. NOTES. The same Hishi and metre. — Verse % = TS. II, 4, 11, 2; III, 2, 11, 1; MS. II, 4, 4. Verse 3 = TS. Ill, 1, 11, 6. 282 VEDTC HYMNS. Verse 1. Note 1. The * carrier' of the gods is the Hotrz. See above, I, 127, 8, note 1, and compare the article. of Dr. Neisser quoted there. See also M. M., vol. xxxii, pp. 40-43 (I, 6> 5).
2II, 4, 11, 2; III, 2, 11, 1; MS. II, 4, 4. Verse 3 = TS. Ill, 1, 11, 6. 282 VEDTC HYMNS. Verse 1. Note 1. The * carrier' of the gods is the Hotrz. See above, I, 127, 8, note 1, and compare the article. of Dr. Neisser quoted there. See also M. M., vol. xxxii, pp. 40-43 (I, 6> 5). Note 2. On Dadhikri or Dadhikravan, the deified horse of Trasadasyu, see Pischel, Vedische Studien, I, 124 ; Lud- wig, vol. iv, p. 79; H. O., Religion des Veda, 71. Prof. Max Miiller writes, ' It seems to me some form of Agni generally in company with matutinal gods.' Verse 3. Note 1. The reader who compares this passage with 19, 4, will observe a general resemblance pointing to the conclusion that both verses belong to the same author. Note 2. Maya^ m^yinam : comp. concerning the idea of may£, H. O., Religion des Veda, 163, 294. Note 3. With przsh/abandhu, comp. bandhupr/^, ban- dhvesha. Verse 4. Note 1. Perhaps rztu-pa^ should be changed into rz'ta- pa^ : * the god who protects the i?/ta, the righteous.' Note 2. Or ' the killer of foes.' Verse 5. Note 1. Possibly we have to read, on account of the metre, iha hve. Note 2. See above, verse 1, note 1. MAiVDALA III, HYMN 21. 283 MAAf£>ALA III, HYMN 21. ASH7AKA III, ADHYAYA 1, VARGA 21. i. Take this our sacrifice to the immortals; accept graciously these offerings, O Catavedas. O Agni, partake of the drops of fat and ghee, O Hotrz, having sat down as the first. 2. To thee, O purifier, the drops of fat mixed with ghee drip down. O (god) who followest thy own ordinances, give us the best boon for this feast to which the gods come eagerly. 3. To thee, the priest, O Agni, (belong) the drops dripping with ghee, O good one ! Thou art kindled as the best 7?zshi. Be a furtherer of our sacrifice ! 4. For thee, O liberal one1, full of power, the drops of fat and ghee drip down, O Agni ! Praised by the sages thou hast come hither with mighty light. Accept graciously the offerings, O wise one ! 5. For thee the richest fat1 has been taken out from the midst. We give it to thee. On thy skin, O Vasu, the drops drip down. Accept them eagerly for each of the gods. NOTES. The same Rishi. Verses 1 and 4 are Trish/ubh, verses 2 and 3 Anush/ubh, verse 5 Viradfrupa Satobrzhati. The hymn belongs to the ritual of the animal sacrifice. It has to be recited, according to the prescription of the later Vedic texts, while the vapa (omentum) of the sacrificial animal is roasted and the drops of fat drip down from it. See Schwab, Das Altindische Thieropfer, p. 114 284 VEDIC HYMNS.
3It has to be recited, according to the prescription of the later Vedic texts, while the vapa (omentum) of the sacrificial animal is roasted and the drops of fat drip down from it. See Schwab, Das Altindische Thieropfer, p. 114 284 VEDIC HYMNS. seq., and the Sutra texts quoted by him (for instance, A^valayana 5rautasutra 111,4, 1). Bergaigne (Recherches sur l'Histoire de la Liturgie V^dique, 18) seems to be right in observing: ' Bien qu'il (l'hymne III, 21) soit recite* tout d'une piece dans le pa.mbandha, pendant la cuisson de la vapa, pour les gouttes de graisse qui tombent dans le feu, sa complexite metrique . . . le trahit et nous y fait voir une simple collection de vers liturgiques.' It may be observed, however, that the two last verses seem to form a distich of an irregular Pragatha type; comp. H. O., Die Hymnen des Rigveda, vol. i, p. 118. — Verses 1-5 = TB. Ill, 6, 7, 1. 2 ; MS. IV, 13, 5. Verse 4. Note 1. On the word adhrigu, cf. Bloomfield, American Or. Soc. Proceedings, March, 1894, p. cxxiii. Verse 5. Note 1. Vapakhya/^ havi^, Saya^a. This explanation is evidently correct. After the sacrificial animal has been killed, the omentum, which is very rich in fat, is first drawn out of its body and offered. See H. O., Die Religion des Veda, 360 seq. MANDALA III, HYMN 2 2. 285 MAA^ALA III, HYMN 22. ASH7AKA III, ADHYAYA 1, VARGA 22. i. This is that Agni with whom the desiring Indra took the pressed Soma into his body. Having obtained thousandfold strength like a horse, a racer 1, thou art praised, O Gatavedas ! 2 *. Thy splendour, O Agni, which dwells in heaven and on earth, in the plants, O worshipful one, and in the waters, wherewith thou hast spread through the wide air — that light of thine is fierce, waving 2, man-beholding. 3. Agni, thou goest to the floods of heaven. Thou hast spoken to the gods who are liberal (?) 1. (Thou goest) to the waters which (dwell) on high in the ether of the sun, and to those which approach below. 4. May the fires of the soil united with those on the hill-sides1, without guile graciously accept our sacrifice and plentiful food free from all plague. 5 = 111, 1, 23. NOTES. The same Rzshi. The metre is Trish/ubh, except in verse 4 which is Anush/ubh. — A conjecture on the ritual use for which the hymn has been composed, see in the note on verse 4. — Verses 1-5 = VS. XII, 47-51 ; TS. IV, 2, 4, 2. 3; MS. II, 7, 11. — A sort of commentary on this hymn is found in the 5atapatha Brahma/za VII, 1, 1, 22 seq. Verse 1. Note 1. In the traditional text the words, ' a horse, a racer,' are accusatives. But it is the atya who attains 286 VEDIC HYMNS.
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