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worlds, and the Pravargya is the sun: he thus encompasses yonder sun by these two worlds, whence he is encompassed by these two worlds.
5. And, indeed, the Rauhinas are also the two eyes, and the Pravargya is the head: he thus places the eye in the head.
6. He now takes a rope, with (Vâg. S. XXXVIII, 1), 'At the impulse of the divine Savitri, I take thee, with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pûshan: Aditi's1 zone thou art;'-the mystic import of this is the same as before 2.
7. He then calls the cow, whilst stepping behind the Gârhapatya (Vâg. S. XXXVIII, 2), ‘Idâ, come hither! Aditi, come hither! Sarasvati, come hither!' for the cow is Idâ, and the cow is Aditi, and the cow is Sarasvatt. And he also calls her by her (real) name, with these (formulas), ‘N. N.3, come hither!' thus thrice.
8. When she comes, he lays (the rope) round her (horns), with (Vâg. S. XXXVIII, 3), 'Aditi's zone thou art, Indrânt's head-band;'-for Indråni is Indra's beloved wife, and she has a most variegated head-band: 'that thou art' he thereby means to say, and that he indeed thereby makes it to be.
9. He then lets the calf to it (to suck), with, 'Pushan thou art,'-Pushan, doubtless, is he that blows here (the wind), for that one supports
1 The edition omits' adityai,' and reads 'devebhyas' for 'devasya.' See I, 2, 4, 4; 3, 1, 15.
As, for instance, Dhavalf, or Gangå.
• Or nourishes, makes grow, inasmuch as it brings about rain (Mahidhara).
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