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tcr from the root of his thumb (which is a part ti- 

 ered to the progenitors of mankind) holding bent 

 grafs thereon ; this oblation he mould prefent upon a 

 vefTel of rhinoceros' horn placed on grafs, the tips of 

 winch are pointed towards the fouth ; and with it he 

 fays, u May fire, which receives oblations, pre- 

 ?' fen ted to our forefather be latisfied herewith ; may 

 " the moon, the judge of departed fouls, the fun, 

 (i the progenitors who are purified by fire, thofe who 

 cc are named from their drinking the juice of the 

 " moon-plant, and thofe who are denominated from 

 " fitting on holy grafs,'be fatisfied herewith 1" He mull 

 then make a fimilar oblation, favimr, " May Nara'- 

 • f s arya, Pa'ra's'arya, S'uca, Sa'calya, -Yaj'- 



" NYAWALCYA, Ja't U C ARx'a , Ca't Y a'y AN A, v ApAS- 



C: TAMBA, BaI'd'ha'yANA, VaCH AC UtV, VaC J A A" a'- 



" pi', Hu'hu', Lo'ca'cshiV Maitra'yax'i', and 

 " Aixdra'yanV, be fatisfied herewith." He after- 

 wards offers three oblations of water mixed with tita, 

 from the hollow of both hands joined, and this he re- 

 peats fourteen times with the different titles of Yama, 

 which are considered as fourteen diftinct forms of the 

 fame deity. (i Salutation to Yama, lalutation to 

 "■ Dhekmasaja, or the king of deities, to death, to 

 (f Axtaca or the deftroyer, to Yaivaswata or 

 '*' the Child of the fun, to time, to the flayer of all 

 iC beings, to Audhumeaha or Yama fpringing out 

 c; of the racemiferous fig tree, to him who reduces 

 " all things to afhes, to the dark-blue deity, to him 

 « who rehdes in the fupreme abode, to him whole 

 c; belly is like that of a wolf, to the variegated being, 

 " to the wouderi'ul inflictor of pains." Taking up 

 grains of tjfo, and throwing them away while he 

 pronounces this addrefs to fire : " Eagerly we 

 ' r place and fupport thee ; eagerly we give thee 

 c: fuel ; do thou fondly invite the progenitors, who 

 '? love thee, to tafte this pious oblation." Let him 

 invoke the progenitors of mankind in thefe words : 

 • ay our progenitors, who are worthy of drinking 

 (; the juice of the moon-plant, and they who are 



" purified 



