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He offers the Avabhrthayajuses; whatever sin he has committed in the year
before, verily that thereby he propitiates. He goes to the waters for the final
bath; Varuna is in the waters; verily straightway he propitiates Varuna. The
Raksases, following along by the path, seek to injure the sacrifice; the
Prastotr follows along with the Saman, the slayer of Raksases, is the Saman;
(verily it serves) for the smiting away of the Raksases. Thrice he performs the
finale; these worlds are three; verily from these worlds [1] he smites away the
Raksases. Each one performs the finale; for each one is infested by the
Raksases, for the smiting away of the Raksases. 'King Varuna hath made a broad
(path)', he says, for support. 'A hundred remedies are thine, O king, a
thousand', he says; verily he makes medicine for him. 'The noose of Varuna is
overcome', he says verily he overcomes the noose of Varuna. He makes offering over
the strew, for the support of the oblations; verily also he offers in what has
fire. He offers the fore-offerings omitting that to the strew [2]; the strew is
offspring; verily he frees offspring from Varuna's noose. He offers the two
portions of butter; verily he does not obstruct the two eyes of the sacrifice.
He sacrifices to Varuna; verily he frees him from Varuna's noose. He sacrifices
to Agni and Varuna; verily straightway he frees him from Varuna's noose. He
offers two after-offerings, omitting that to the strew; the strew is offspring;
verily he frees offspring from Varuna's noose. He offers four fore-offerings
and two after-offerings; they make up six, the seasons are six [3]; verily he
finds support in the seasons. 'O bath, O flood', he says; verily he propitiates
by this utterance Varuna. In the sea is thy heart, within the waters', he says,
for Varuna is in the sea. 'Let the plants and the waters enter thee" he
says; verily he unites him with the waters and the plants. 'Ye divine waters, this
is thy foetus', he says; that is according to the text. The Soma is cattle [4];
if he were to partake of the drops, he would be possessed of cattle, but Varuna
would seize him; if he were not to partake, he would have no cattle, but Varuna
would not seize him; he should touch them only, he becomes possessed of cattle,
Varuna seizes him not. 'The noose of Varuna is loosed', he says; verily is he
freed from Varuna's noose. They advance without looking round, for concealment
from Varuna. 'Thou art fuel may we prosper', he says; verily with the
kindling-stick they approach the fire in reverence. 'Thou art brilliance; grant
me brilliance', he says; verily he bestows brilliance upon himself.
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