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He who desires prosperity
should offer a white (beast) to Vayu; Vayu is the swiftest deity; verily he has
recourse to him with his own share; verily he makes him attain prosperity; he
prospers. 'He is an overswift deity,' they say, 'he has power to burn him up.'
This (beast) he should offer to Vayu of the team; the team is his support;
verily, being supported he attains prosperity to avoid being burnt; he prospers
[1]. He who desires a village should offer to Vayu of the team; Vayu leads
these creatures tied by the nose; verily he has recourse to Vayu of the team
with his own share; verily he assigns him creatures led by the nose; he becomes
possessed of a village. It is offered to (Vayu) of the team; verily he makes
creatures abide steadfast with him. He who desires offspring should offer to
Vayu of the team; Vayu is expiration, the team is inspiration; expiration and
inspiration depart from the offspring of him [2] who being fit for offspring
yet obtains not offspring. Verily he has recourse to Vayu of the team with his
own share; verily he for him begets offspring by means of expiration and
inspiration; he obtains offspring. He who has long been ill should offer to
Vayu of the team; Vayu is expiration, the team is inspiration, expiration and
inspiration depart from him whose illness is long. Verily he has recourse to
Vayu of the team with his own share [3], he bestows on him expiration and
inspiration; even if his life be gone, he yet lives. Prajapati was here alone;
he desired, 'May I create offspring and cattle'; he took out from his body the
omentum, and placed it in the fire. The hornless goat then came to life; he
offered it to its own deity; then did he create offspring and cattle. He who
desires offspring [4] and cattle should offer to Prajapati a hornless goat.
Verily he has recourse to Prajapati with his own share; verily he begets for
him offspring and cattle. The beard is the characteristic of man, the lack of
horns of the horse, having incisors on one side only that of cattle, having
sheep-like hooves that of sheep, the goat-nature that of goats; so many are the
domesticated animals; verily by their characteristics he wins them [5]. He who
desires cattle should offer one of a triplet to Soma and Pusan; the she-goat has
two teats, two are born separately, the third for strength and growth. Verily
he has recourse to Soma and Pusan with their own share; verily they produce
cattle for him; Soma is the depositor of seed, Pusan the producer of cattle;
Soma deposits seeds for him, Pusan produces cattle. The sacrificial post is of
Udumbara; the Udumbara is strength, cattle are strength; verily by strength he
wins for him strength and cattle.
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