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heavenly world, and he gains the heavenly world by it. When ascended from the north it makes him reach the heavenly world; but if one were to sit down in it after entering from the south, it would be as if he tried to enter it after it has put off and he were left behind and remained outside.
17. And again, the stick which he puts on the fire (corresponds to a brick, and the formula wherewith he offers is the Yagus-text wherewith he puts on that brick ?; and when the brick is put on, then a libation is made: hence those same libations of the Agnihotra are offered on his pile of bricks.
18. The fire, assuredly, is Pragâpati, and Pragapati is the year. Year after year, therefore, is his Agnihotra consummated with the piled-up fire-altar; and year after year does he obtain the piled-up firealtar, whosoever, knowing this, offers the Agnihotra.
19. Seven hundred and twenty eighties of Rikverses (he should recite at the Agnihotra in the course of a year). When he offers the Agnihotra in the morning and evening, then there are two libations: hence those libations of his, in the course of a year, amount to
20. Seven hundred and twenty. Thus, indeed, his Agnihotra is accomplished, year after year, with the great chant'; and year after year does he obtain
1 Viz. at the Agnikayana, or piling up of the brick-altars at the Soma-sacrifice. As to the putting on of the stick, see II, 3, 1, 17. The Kanva text of the Vag. S. (but not that of the Brâhm.) gives the formula 'Agnigyotisham (Saryagyotisham, in the moming) två vâyumatim,' &c. See Kâty. IV, 14, 13; 15, 9.
? After the completion of the fifth, and last, layer of the brickaltar, oblations of various materials are made thereon ; especially the Satarudriyahoma, consisting of 425 single oblations; Sat. Br IX, 1, 1, 1 seq., 2, 1, 1 seq.
The mahad (or, brihad) uktha or great chant, which marks
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