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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
svâhâ!' Varuna, taking the oblation, departed and restored her universal sovereignty to her.
II. 'May Mitra, the Kshatra (nobility), the lord of the Kshatra, bestow noble rank upon me at this sacrifice, svâhâ!' Mitra, taking the oblation, departed and restored her noble rank to her.
12. May Indra, the power, the lord of power, bestow power upon me at this sacrifice, svâhâ!' Indra, taking the oblation, departed and restored her power to her.
13. 'May Brihaspati, the Brahman (priesthood), the lord of the Brahman, bestow holy lustre upon me at this sacrifice, svâhâ!' Brihaspati, taking the oblation, departed and restored her holy lustre to her.
14. May Savitri, the kingdom, the lord of the kingdom, bestow the kingdom upon me at this sacrifice, svâhâ!' Savitri, taking the oblation, departed and restored her kingdom to her.
15. May Pushan, wealth, the lord of wealth, bestow wealth upon me at this sacrifice, svâhâ!' Pushan, taking the oblation, departed and restored her wealth to her.
16. May Sarasvati, prosperity', the lord of prosperity, bestow prosperity upon me at this sacrifice, svâhâ!' Sarasvati, taking the oblation, departed and restored her prosperity to her.
17. May Tvashtri, the fashioner of forms,
1 I read 'pushtih' instead of 'pushЛm.' Sâyana takes it thus,— whatever prosperity Sarasvatî, the lord of prosperity, took from me, may he bestow that prosperity upon me!
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