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The Rsis could not see
Indra face to face; Vasistha saw him face to face; he said, 'Holy lore shall I
proclaim to you so that people will be propagated with thee as Purohita;
therefore do thou proclaim me to the other Rsis.' To him he proclaimed these
shares in the Stoma, therefore people were propagated with Vasistha as their
Purohita; therefore a Vasistha should be chosen as the Brahman priest; verily
he is propagated. 'Thou art the ray; for dwelling thee! Quicken the dwelling'
[1], he says; the dwelling is the gods; verily to the gods he announces the
sacrifice. 'Thou art advance; for right thee! Quicken right', he says; right is
men; verily to men he announces the sacrifice. 'Thou art following; for sky
thee! Quicken the sky', he says; verily to these worlds he announces the
sacrifice. 'Thou art a prop; for rain thee! Quicken rain', he says; verily he
wins rain [2]. 'Thou art blowing forward; thou art blowing after', he says, for
pairing. 'Thou art the eager; for the Vasus thee! Quicken the Vasus', he says;
the Vasus are eight, the Rudras eleven, the Adityas twelve; so many are the
gods; verily to them he announces the sacrifice. 'Thou art force; to the Pitrs
thee! Quicken the Pitrs', he says; verily the gods and the Pitrs he connects.
'Thou art the thread; for offspring thee! Quicken offspring' [3], he says;
verily the Pitrs and offspring he connects. 'Thou dost endure the battle; for
cattle thee! Quicken cattle', he says; verily offspring and cattle he connects.
'Thou art wealthy; for the plants thee! Quicken the plants', he says; verily in
the plants he makes cattle find support. 'Thou art the victorious, with ready
stone; for Indra thee! Quicken Indra', he says, for victory. 'Thou art the
overlord; for breath thee! Quicken breath' [4], he says; verily upon offspring
he bestows breath. 'Thou art the Trivrt, thou art the Pravrt', he says, for
pairing. 'Thou art the mounter, thou art the descender', he says, for
propagating. 'Thou art the wealthy, thou art the brilliant, thou art the gainer
of good', he says, for support.
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