a Do I thou mount the
kindling (quarter); let the Gayatri of metres help thee; the Trivrt Stoma, the
Rathantara Saman, the deity Agni, the treasure the Brahman class.
b Do thou mount the dread (quarter); let the Tristubh of metres help thee, the
Pañcadaça Stoma, the Brhat Saman, the deity Indra, the treasure the ruling
class.
c Do thou mount the shining (quarter); let the Jagati of metres help thee, the
Saptadaça Stoma, the Vairapa Saman, the deity the Maruts, the treasure the
peasant class.
d Do thou mount the northern (quarter); let the Anustubh of metres help thee
[1], the Ekavinça Stoma, the Vairaja Saman, the deity Mitra and Varuna, the
treasure the host.
e Do thou mount the zenith; let the Pañkti of metres help thee, the Trinava,
and Trayastrinça Stomas, the Çakvara and Raivata Samans, the deity Brhaspati,
the treasure radiance.
f Such like, other like, thus like, similar, the measured, commensurate,
harmonious,
g Of pure radiance, of varied radiance, of true radiance, the radiant, true,
protector of holy order [2], beyond distress.
h To Agni hail! To Soma hail! To Savitr hail! To Sarasvati hail!
To Pusan hail! To Brhaspati hail! To Indra hail! To sound hail!
To verse hail! To Ança hail! To Bhaga hail! To the lord of the field hail!
i To earth hail! To atmosphere hail! To sky hail! To the sun hail! To the moon
hail! To the Naksatras hail! To the waters hail! To plants hail! To trees hail!
To moving creatures hail! To swimming creatures hail! To creeping creatures
hail!
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