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The gods were afraid of
death; they had recourse to Prajapati for them he offered this (offering) to
Prajapati of a hundred Krsnalas in weight verily by it he bestowed upon them
immortality; for him who fears death he should offer to Prajapati this (offering)
of a hundred Krsnalas: verily he has recourse to Prajapati with his own share;
verily he bestows life upon him; he lives all his days. It is of a hundred
Krsnalas in weight; man has a hundred (years of) life, and a hundred powers;
verily in life, in power [1] he finds support. (The offering) is in ghee; ghee
is life, gold is immortality; verily he unites him with life and immortality;
four Krsnalas weight on each occasion he cuts off to obtain the four
cuttings-off; one by one he brings to the Brahman priest, and one by one he
bestows life upon the sacrificer. Yonder sun did not shine, the gods sought an
atonement for it, for it they offered this oblation to Surya; verily thereby
they bestowed upon it [2] radiance. For him who desires splendour he should
offer this oblation to Surya; verily he has recourse to yonder sun with his own
share; verily he bestows upon him splendour; he becomes resplendent. On both
sides are ornaments (of gold); verily on both sides he bestows radiance upon
him. At each fore-offering he offers a Krsnala weight; verily from the quarters
he wins splendour for him, He should offer on eight potsherds to Agni, on
twelve potsherds to Savitr, and an oblation to earth [3] who desires, 'May I
gain gold; may gold resort to me.' In that it is (offered) to Agni, gold is
connected with Agni; verily by him whose is gold he gains it; it is (offered)
to Savitr; verily instigated by Savitr he gains it; to earth an oblation is
offered; verily on it he gains it; gold resorts to him. He who gains gold is
deprived of power and strength; the same offering should he make who gains
gold; he is not deprived of power and strength. The same [4] offering he should
make whose gold is lost; in that it is (offered) to Agni, and gold is connected
with Agni, by him whose is gold he gains it; it is (offered) to Savitr; verily
instigated by Savitr he gains it; to earth an oblation is offered; in this what
is lost is lost; verily in it he gains it. Indra [5] by force drunk the Soma of
Tvastr, he went apart on all sides, he was deprived of power, of Soma drinking;
what he vomited up, that became panic seeds; he had recourse to Prajapati; for
him he offered this oblation of panic seeds to Soma and Indra; verily thereby
he bestowed upon him power and Soma drinking; he who vomits Soma is deprived of
power, of Soma drinking; for him who vomits Soma [6], he should offer this
oblation of panic seeds; verily he has recourse to Soma and Indra; verily they
bestow upon him power and Soma drinking; he is not deprived of power and of
Soma drinking. In that it is (offered) to Soma, he wins Soma drinking; in that
it is (offered) to Indra, and Soma drinking is power, verily he wins power and
Soma drinking; it is of panic seeds, Soma is it [7]; verily straightway he wins
Soma drinking. He who desires cattle should offer a cake on eight potsherds to
Agni, the giver, and a cake on eleven potsherds to Indra, the bestower; verily
Agni produces cattle for him, Indra makes them grow up. These are curds, honey,
ghee, waters, and parched grain; that is the form of cattle; verily by their
form he wins cattle; there are five takings, for cattle are fivefold; I it is
of many forms, for cattle are of many forms [8], (verily it serves) for
completion; it is offered to Prajapati; cattle are connected with Prajapati;
verily Prajapati produces cattle for him; honey is the body of man; in that he
offers honey on the fire, verily thus the sacrificer places his body in the
fire; the Yajya and the Anuvakya are in the Pañkti metre, man is fivefold, cattle
are fivefold; verily ransoming his body from death he wins cattle.
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