His sacrifice is broken whose speckled butter is spilt. He takes it again with a Rc addressed to Visnu; Visnu is the sacrifice; verily he unites the sacrifice by the sacrifice. a O God Savitr, he hath declared that to thee; that do thou impel and b The Brahman is Brhaspati. c Depart not from the life-giving Rc, from the Saman which protecteth d Let your wishes be accomplished, let your purposes (be accomplished). e Speak right and truth. f Praise ye on the impulse of the god Savitr. g The praised of the praised art thou, may the praised milk strength for me, may the praised of the praised come to me. h Thou art the Çastra of the Çastra [1], may the Çastra milk strength for me, may the Çastra of the Çastra come to me. i With power may we conquer, May we milk offspring and food. k May my wish be accomplished among the gods. l May splendour come to me. m The sacrifice hath become, it hath come into being, It hath been born, it hath waxed great; It hath become the overlord of the gods, May it make us overlords, May we be lords of wealth. n Either the sacrifice [2] milks the lord of the sacrifice, or the lord of the sacrifice milks the sacrifice. Him, who sacrifices not knowing the milking of the Stotra and the Çastra, the sacrifice milks, he after sacrificing becomes worse; he, who knowing the milking of these two sacrifices, milks the sacrifice; he after sacrificing becomes better. 'The praised of the praised art thou, may the praised milk strength for me, may the praised of the praised come to me. The Çastra, of the Çastra thou art, may the Çastra milk strength for me, may the Çastra of the Çastra come to me', he says; this is the milking of the Stotra and the Çastra; he who sacrifices knowing thus milks the sacrifice, and by sacrificing becomes better. a To the flying eagle hail! Vat! To him who approveth himself homage. To the support, the law, hail! Vat! To him who approveth himself homage. To the enclosing-stick which extendeth men hail! Vat!YV 2.3h · Yajur Veda
YV 2.3h
Yajur Veda · translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith
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