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are the half-moons, and the Pravargya is the sun : he thus establishes yonder sun on the half-moons, whence he is established on the half-moons.
6. And if there are twelve (Upasad-days) there being twelve months—the Upasads are the months, and the Pravargya is the sun: he thus establishes yonder sun on the months, whence he is established on the months.
7. And if there are six (Upasad-days)—there being six seasons—the Upasads are the seasons, and the Pravargya is the sun: he thus establishes yonder sun in the seasons, whence he is established in the seasons.
8. And if there are three (Upasad-days)—there being these three worlds—the Upasads are these three worlds, and the Pravargya is the sun: he thus establishes yonder sun in these worlds, whence he is established in these worlds.
9. Now, then, the inquiry as to the earth-layers of the altar-pile. One month (the building of) the first layer (of bricks takes), and one month the layer of earth?,--so long desire (lasts) in the spring season (of two months): he thus: builds for himself a body so as to obtain all of whatever desire there is in the spring season 4
For an ordinary Ekâha, or one day's Soma-sacrifice, the Upasads may be performed for twelve days instead of the usual thiee days (Kâty.VIII, 2, 40). It is also the regular number of days for Ahînas (ib XIII, I, I; Âsv. IV, 8, 15) and for most sattras.
2 That is, when the Upasads last for a whole year, as at the Tâpaskita.
9 That is, by building for his Soma-sacrifice an altar the body of which requires a whole year in being laid down, as it does in the Tâpaskita.
* Translated literally, the sentence would run thus : Thus as
