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MANDALA V, HYMN 19.
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MANDALA V, HYMN 19.
ASHTAKA IV, ADHYÅYA 1, VARGA 11. 1. They are born for retirement? Out of the cover he has shone forth, being a cover himself. In the lap of the mother he looks about 3.
2. Causing him to discern (the pious and the impious ?), they have sacrificed. With unwinking eyes they protect his manly power. They have penetrated into the firm stronghold 1.
3. The people of Svaitreya', his clans, have thriven brilliantly. Brihaduktha with a golden ornament at his neck, is eager for the race as if by this honey-drink?
4. Like the dear milk of love -(a thing) unrelated with two things) related like the gharma vessel with booty in its belly-undeceived, the deceiver of all s.
5. Sporting, O beam of light, appear to us, joined with the ash, with the wind. May those well sharpened ... of his, standing on ..., be sharp like ...!
NOTES.
The Rishi is Vavri Åtreya (cf. verse 1. prá vavréh vavrih kiketa). The metre is Gayatri in verses 1, 2, Anushtubh in verses 3, 4, Virådrðpå in verse 5.—No verse occurs in the other Samhitas.
This Sakta seems to be anything rather than an ordinary Agni hymn. It may be a collection of verses belonging to an Åkhyana, or of verses serving another purpose which we can scarcely hope to discover. In several parts of this
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