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fold one, and thus, indeed, he neither cuts this Father Pragâpati in twain, nor does he step beyond this universe.
FOURTH BRÂHMANA. I. Pragâpati, indeed, is the year, and Agni is all objects of desire. This Pragâpati, the year, desired, “May I build up for myself a body so as to contain: Agni, all objects of desire.' He constructed a body one hundred and one-fold; and in constructing a'body one hundred and one-fold, he built up for himself a body so as to contain Agni, all objects of desire, and himself became all objects of desire; there was not one object of desire outside of him : whence they say, 'The year (includes) all objects of desire;' for, indeed, outside the year there is no object of desire whatever.
2. And in like manner does the Sacrificer now, by constructing a body (of the altar) one hundred and one-fold, build for himself a body so as to contain Agni, all objects of desire: he becomes all objects of desire, and not one object of (his) desire is outside of him.
3. Now this year is the same as yonder sun; and he is this one hundred and one-fold (Agni) ;-his rays are a hundredfold, and he himself who shines
1 Literally, May I build for myself a body (self) with a view to (abhi) Agni; or, perhaps, "He builds (a body) so as to become (Agni);' in which case 'abhi' of abhisamkinute' would have the same force as in abhisampadyate.' See, however, X, 2, 5, 9-12, where Sâyana explains it by 'yo yah kâmah tam sarvam átmânam abhilakshya sampâditavân bhavati'-'He brings about (accomplishes) all that desire for his body.'
