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4. (The bull must be) the offspring of a milch cow having young ones living.
5. He must have all marks. 6. He must be dark-coloured ;
7. Or red, but having a white mouth, a white tail, and white feet and horns.
8. He must be one who protects the herd.
9. Then, after having (kindled) a blazing fire among the cows (in the cow-pen) and strewed Kusa grass around it, let him boil with milk a dish sacred to Pashan, and offer (two oblations) in the fire with the Mantras, May Pashan follow our cows 1,' and
Here is pleasure ?' And let a blacksmith mark the bull:
10. On the one flank (the right), with a discus; on the other flank (the left), with a trident.
11. After he has been marked, let him wash the bull with the four Mantras, (beginning with the words), “The golden-coloured ",' and with (the five Mantras, beginning with the words), May the divine (waters help and propitiate us') 2.
12. Having washed and adorned the bull, he must bring him near, together with four young cows,
5. I. e. the bull must not be deficient in any limb.' (Nand.) This interpretation is supported by the Grihya-sútras.
6. Nand. mentions two interpretations of the term nila, 'darkcoloured :' 1. a bull who is all white, and is therefore said to be of the 'Brâhmana kind;' 2. one whose body is white, whereas his tail, his hoofs, and his face are black, and his horns blue. Cf. L, 25.
8. Nand. interprets yllthasyâkhâdakam by nishektaram, 'one who covers the cows.' My rendering is based upon Deva pâla's comment on the corresponding passage of the Kathaka Grihyasatra. See also Pâr. and Sânkh. loc. cit.
9. Rig-veda VI, 54, 5, &c. — * Vagas. Samh. VIII, 51; Käth. Åsv. IV, 6, &c.
11. 'Taitt. Samh. V, 6, 1, 1, 2, &c. — ? Rig-veda X, 9, 4-8, &c.
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