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II PRASNA, 8 PATALA, 19 SECTION, I.
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9. (The teacher) with his pupils goes in an easterly or northerly direction, and where they find a pleasant water with a pleasant bathing-place, they dive into it and perform three suppressions of the breath with the Agharmarshana hymn (Rig-veda X, 190= Taitt. År. X, 1, 13. 14). Holding purifiers (i. e. Darbha blades) in their hands they bathe with the three (verses), 'Ye waters, ye are wholesome' (Taitt. Samh. IV, 1, 5, 1), with the four (verses),
The gold-coloured, pure, purifying waters'(T. S. V, 6, I, I seq.), and with the Anuváka, ‘(Soma) which clears itself, the heavenly being' (Taitt. Br. I, 4, 8): giving the Darbha blades to each other and feigning to try to seize (??) each other.
10. Then they arrange on a pure spot that is inclined towards the east, seats of eastward-pointed Darbha grass, so that they end in the north
Parala 8, SECTION 19. 1. For Brahman, Pragåpati, Brihaspati, Agni, Vậyu, the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, king Indra, king Yama, king Varuna, king Soma, king Vaisravana, for the Vasus, the Rudras, the Adityas, the Visve devâs, the Sådhyas, the Ribhus, the Bhrigus, the Marats, the Atharvans, the Angiras: for these divine beings.
9. On the last words of this Satra, Matridatta says, ditsanta iveti datum ikkhanta ivânyonyan prati. athava aditsanta iveti pathah. âditsanto mushnanta ivânyonyam ---Professor Kielhom's text MS. has, atsamta ivânyonyam; Professor Bühler's text MS., ditsamta ivânyonyam.
19, 1. According to Matridatta, they prepare a seat for Brahman with the words, For Brahman I prepare (a seat),' and so on. Comp. chap. 20, 3.
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