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Yonder sun did not shine;
the gods desired an atonement for him; for him they offered a white cow to
Surya; verily thereby they restored his brilliance. For him who desires
splendour, he should offer this white cow to Surya; verily he has recourse to
yonder sun with his own share; verily he bestows splendour upon him; he becomes
resplendent. The sacrificial post is of Bilva wood. Whence yonder [1] sun was
born, thence the Bilva arose; verily he wins splendour with its place of
origin. He who practises witchcraft should offer to Brahmanaspati (a cow) with
brown ears; first he should make to Varuna an offering on ten potsherds; verily
he causes Varuna to seize his foe and lays him low with the Brahman. It has
brown ears; that is the symbol of the Brahman; (verily it serves) for
prosperity. The sacrificial post is shaped like the wooden sword; the wooden
sword is a thunderbolt; verily he hurls a thunderbolt against him; the strew is
made of Çara grass; verily he crushes [2] him; the kindling-wood is of
Vibhidaka; verily he splits him. He to whom the sacrifice does not come should
offer a dwarf (beast) to Visnu; the sacrifice is Visnu; verily he has recourse
to Visnu with his own share; verily he gives him the sacrifice, the sacrifice
comes to him. It is a dwarf (beast), for it has Visnu for its deity; (verily it
serves) for prosperity. He who desires cattle should offer to Tvastr a horse;
Tvastr is the producer of pairings of animals [3]; verily he has recourse to
Tvastr with his own share; verily he produces animals in pairs for him, for in
him offspring and cattle have entered; verily also the male horse straightway
wins offspring and cattle. He who when a contest is joined desires an agreement
should offer to Mitra a white (beast); verily he has recourse to Mitra with his
own share; verily he brings him into harmony with his friend [4]. It is
spacious; verily he encourages him. He who desires rain should offer to
Prajapati a black (beast), Prajapati is the lord of rain; verily he has
recourse to Prajapati with his own share; verily he makes Parjanya rain for
him. It is black, that is the form of rain; verily by its form he wins rain. It
is spotted; verily he produces the lightning and makes rain for him. It has low
horns; verily he brings down the rain for him.
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