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of Agni, is connected with a special belief the Risis entertained 
a the end of the Rigvedic period. To this we will come 
ater on. 
The real factsin ponpectan: with EKkata, Dvita and Trita— 
the Aptya deities as they a tee Ph clearly appear if we 
will begin with a story told i in the Cata, B 
uqut fafeat © ar wasfuara | a wait wala UIewa 
a oturag feald gama a Satya eale srema a GaTEraey 
~ c ~ me . A 
atsanagta: a vita fafaey asa: ufsaa d 2a aafaa aea- 
ag] ilar: atsatfafasaagatay at at | Tat at ATA- 
wa aariifa aa Sra aagafeat faa THA 1A IR1 Re 
Fourfold, namely, was Agni at first. Now that Agni 
whom they at first chose for the office of Hotri priest passe 
away. He also whom they chose the second time passed away. 
He also whom they chose the third time passed away. There- 
upon the one who still constitutes the fire in our own time, 
concealed himself from fear. He entere d into the waters. 
Dvita and kata. (Epgeling, S.B.E., 
tory is based on a curious tym (X, 51) of the X 
mandal but differs from the latter in certain important respects. 
aeage wlat azataafafea: sfaahara: | 
feat BoE U A We Wraaeeay SI TH |e 
at AT zu HAR: | Sat at Haat Tear Wa | 
are faarzaat faareafagr: afaut Saatat: 1 R 
CH A TSU eAae: UsAa BETA | 
a at aat afeateaarat caraaatefactaart § 8 
Slated gam faeqzraaea Al TTAAA TAT | 
aw ¥ at agua fafaat cana a faaareate |e 
ufe AAT ATa TATA AT aafe Bae | 
gare: gate 2aararaqe Taft FATA Ilo 
