Coiitrihutioiis from the Jainiiiiiya Brahuiaiia. 169 



day and night, led yonder sun westward Ijy means of the pressings ; 

 [the}' led] him eastward again by means of the rounds ; they braced 

 him up in front by means of [the gastra] belonging to the Acvins. 

 Therefore they say : ' The A9vina[-castra] sltould not be recited when 

 the sun has risen.' For he causes him (the sunj to depart. 4. He 

 who knows this thus — yonder sun becomes led by him westward 

 bv means of the pressings, brought again eastward by means of 

 the rounds, braced up in front by means of the A^vina[-castra|. 

 both day and night become won, obtained, ]:)y him, for his enjo}"- 

 ment the sun shines. 



213. 1. Now the sanidhi[stotra] is [chanted to] the rathaihtara 

 [tune|. 2. Prajapati gave his own daughter Usas to Brhaspati in 

 marriage. He brought this a9vina[-gastra consisting of a] thousand 

 [brhati-verses] as her wedding-gift. 3. He said to the gods : ' I [will 

 take nothing] liut this [woman], you [shall have] the rest.' There- 

 fore, when a noble-minded [man] wins a wife he distril^utes the wed- 

 ding-gift all around. 4. The gods said : ' Let us divide it among 

 ourselves.' 5. They could not agree as to its division. They said : 

 ' Let us run a race for it.' 6. They ran a race for it. Agni's 

 chariot was lirst, then [came that] of the Dawn, then [that] of the 

 Acvins. These two Agvins . . . ^ 7. The gods said to these two : 

 ' [Let] the boon [be] yours, Ijut let it be ours at the same time. 

 Therefore they chant [verses] addressed to various divinities, 3'et 

 [the gastraj is named after the Acvins only ; to Agni they chant first, 

 then to Usas, then to the Agvins, for in this manner were these 

 their victories. 8. One saman [there is], two metres. He thus 

 places the two-legged [man] on the four-legged animals, therefore 

 the two-legged [man] mounts the four-legged animals. 9. He should 

 pronounce the final stanza while the sun has not [yet] risen, if he 

 should wish with regard to a any one : ' May he be worse,' he cer- 

 tainly becomes worse. 10. He should pronounce the final stanza 

 at break of day, if he should wish with regard to any one : ' Ma}' 

 he be neither here nor yonder,' he certainly is neither here nor 

 yonder. But Parjanya becomes full of rain. 11. He should pro- 

 nounce the final stanza when the sun has risen, if he should wish 

 with regard to any one: 'May he be better, may he obtain splendour,' 

 he certainly l^ecomes better, he obtains splendour. 



' I have not been able to restore the next words. 



