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aay cual arafeaa aifada gaa faaea | 
Bact eat Cleqasenbutensat wet set 1 1 Bei 2 
You, Agni, first appeared to Mataricva for his skill—to 
an. On your election as Hota, the earth and the heaven 
trembled. You, however, sustained their weight, O shining one, 
—you sacrificed to the gods—I, 31-1. 
4 Fat Waa alaaifacfycuaaaeae | 
ae Feat afryrrey aaa y ar wits: efeat ataaq 1 
Creag ik 
As soon as born in the highest heaven Agni appeared to 
Matarigva. By his (Matarigva’s) skill and the power of the act 
of kindling, the brilliant one illuminated the heaven and the 
earth —I, 143-2 
Then in the third place it was Trita who found Agni 
in the waters: 
aa fact wafeefemeuael qn: | 
teat sa St wag arhrdar wats Taq | ol edi kz 
Wishing to discover the mighty Agni, Trita, son (=a des- 
cendant) of Vibhuvasu (=Vicvavasu Gandharva=V ivasvan) 
Poor opinion of these gods there can be no doubt. Riks VII, 
47-13 to 17 shew that about this time the Risis wished all their 
évils and sins transferred to the far-away abode of Tita. Rik X, 
165-4 says that Yama is the god of Death—the q=raH: Ender of 
waate:—Carrier of the dead. He and Yama are therefore the 
same. The Risis wished their evils and sins transferred to both 
ena sek Tras (VEE. 47-16). The Rigveda ‘nowhere says 
that Vivasvain was the Ekata. But he too was degraded : 
at at Sfafaaea afar afsar qa | 
WU FT eet aig ps | do] ee 
