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to Agni, performing the office of the Agnidh (firekindler): wherefore now also gold is given to the Agnidh
25. Then the Cow-thereby he preserves his own breath, for the cow is breath, since the cow is food, and breath also is food : her he gave to Rudra, the Hotri.
26. Then Cloth-thereby he preserves his own skin, for the cloth is skin : this he gave to Brihaspati, who chanted.
27. Then the Horse--for the horse is a thunderbolt: he thereby makes the thunderbolt the leader. And, moreover, he who sacrifices, sacrifices with the hope May there be a place for me in Yama's world!' He thus makes him a sharer in Yama's world. This he gave to Yama, the Brahman.
28. The (proffered) gold he (the Adhvaryu) goes to meet (accepts) with (Vậg. S. VII, 47), 'Let Varuna give thee to me (who am) Agni!' for to Agni Varuna gave it. May I obtain immortality! be thou life to the giver, joy (mayas) to me, the receiver!'
29. And the cow he accepts with, 'Let Varuna give thee to me, Rudra!' for to Rudra Varuna gave her. 'May I obtain immortality! be thou breath to the giver, strength (vayas) to me, the receiver!'
30. And the cloth he accepts with, 'Let Varuna give thee to me, Brihaspati!' for to Brihaspati Varuna gave it. “May I obtain immortality! be thou a skin to the giver, joy to me, the receiver!'
31. And the horse he accepts with, 'Let Varuna give thee to me, Yama!' for to Yama Varuna
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