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10034. ìp…{\"Z]W"t£SX"{`… X"pC"pu]S"X"u^"pz… {\"Ä"zñ G"r…\"z O"X"]_"pu… {S"Z]X"pu{E" $
X"{`… GY"pu{O"]# {T"…O"w{W"]Qê…OO"X"pBpp]Ql£à# T"SP"p… Q{b"]NppY"p ìQ{ðpê :1:
1. The great (splendour) of Maghavan has become manifest (for the rites) of these (worshippers); all life has been extricated from darkness, the vast light bestowed by the progenitors has arrived, a spacious path for the dal<sir1a has been displayed.
I Maghavan- Maghavan is here identified with the sun, at whose rising and at midday the daksina is to be given, not at sunset. Sayana refers to Rgveda, v.77.2.
10035. í…‚"p {Q…{\" Q{b"]Npp\"SO"pu ì_P"s£Y"uê ì]Ä"…Qp# _"…` O"u _"tY"uêñNp $
{`…ZNY"…Qp ì]X"wO"…O\"z W"]G"SO"u \"p_"pu…Qp# _"pu]X"… T"ø {O"]ZSO"… ìpY"s]# :2:
2. The donors of the daksina have mounted high in heaven; those who are givers of horses dwell with the sun; the givers of gold obtain immortality, the givers of raiment, O Soma, prolong their life.
Givers of Raiment- According to Sayana, "the givers of clothing (abide with you) Soma; (they all) prolong their life."
10036. Qv\"r] T"t£{O"êQê{b"]Npp Qu\"Y"…GY"p S" @]¡\"p…qZWY"pu] S"…{` O"u T"w£Np[SO"] $
ìP"p… S"Z# T"øY"]O"Q{b"Npp_"pu&\"ü{W"…Y"p V"…`\"]# T"wNp[SO" :3:
3. The divine nourishing Daksina, which is part of the sacrifice to the gods, is not for those who go wrong, for they do not gratify (the gods with worship), but many men through fear of incurring sin liberally extending the daksina gratify the gods.
10037. ðp…O"R"p]Zz \"p…Y"sX"…@|¡ _\"…{\"êQzñ S"w£E"b"]_"…_O"u ì…{W" E"]b"O"u `…{\"# $
Y"u T"w£Np[SO"… T"ø E"… Y"EF>][SO" _"Œ…X"u O"u Q{b"]Nppz Ql`O"u _"…Ê"X"p]O"ZX"o :4:
4. They see (to the offering of) the oblation to Vayu of the hundred streams, to the all-conscious sun, to the men-beholding (deities); they who please (the gods) and offer (oblations) at the festival, let flow the daksina, the mother of seven.
The Mother of Seven—I.e., which has the seven samsthas as its children, the Agnistoma, etc., or that which has seven mothers or regulators (nirmatarah), the Hota and other priests.
10038. Q{b"]Npp\"pST"øP"…X"pu `m£O" ï]{O"… Q{b"]Npp\"pSBpøpX"…NprZBpø]X"u{O" $
OX"u…\" X"]SY"u S"w£T"{O"z… G"S"p]S"pz… Y"# T"ø]P"…X"pu Q{b"]NppX"p{\"…\"pY"] :5:
5. Summoned (by the priests) first advances the daksina- bearing (sacrificer); the head of the village bearing the Daksina goes in the front. I regard him as a king amongst men who first introduced the Daksina.
10039. O"X"u…\" h¡{^"…z O"X"s] V"ø…Ï"pNp]X"pY"sY"êc"…SY"zñ _"pX"…BppX"s]×P"…ðpp_"]X"o $
_" ðps£+¡_Y"] O"…S\"pu] \"uQ {O"…¾pu Y"# T"ø]P"…X"pu Q{b"]NpY"p ZZpR"] :6:
6. They call him the Rsi, the the Brahmana, the leader of the, sacrifice, the chanter of the hymn, the reciter of the prayer, he knows the three forms of light who first worshipped' with 'the dakasina..
The Leader of the Sacrifice- The last three epithets denote the Adhuarry, the Udgata, and the Hota respectively.
Three forms of light- I.e., Agni, Vayu, and, Aditya.
10040. Q{b"…NppÄ"z… Q{b"]Npp… Bppz Q]Qp{O"… Q{b"]Npp E"…SçX"s£O" Y"{«Z]NY"X"o $
Q{b"…Nppß"zñ \"S"sO"u… Y"pu S"] ìp…OX"p Q{b"]Nppz… \"X"êñ @w¡NpsO"u {\"G"p…S"S"o :7:
7. Daksina gives horses, Daksina gives cow, Daksina gives gold and, also silver, Daksina belstows food. Our spirit discriminating (all things) puts on Daksina for armour.
10041. S" W"pu…G"p X"]X"øs£S"ê SY"…P"êX"r]Y"s£S"ê qZ]^Y"[SO"… S" \Y"]P"SO"u ` W"pu…G"p# $
ò…Qz Y"{ŸÄ"z… W"s\"S"z… _\"]Æ"v…O"O_"\"ê… Q{b"]NpvWY"pu QQp{O" :8:
8. The givers of enloyment do not die, they do not go to destruction, they suffer no injury, the givers of enjoyment suffer no pain. Daksina gives them all this wrold and the entire heaven.
10042. W"pu…G"p {G"]BY"s# _"sZ{W"z Y"pu{S"…X"Bpøu] W"pu…G"p {G"]BY"s\"ê…R\"z1…] Y"p _"s£\"p_"p]# $
W"pu…G"p {G"]BY"sZSO"…# T"uY"z… _"sZp]Y"p W"pu…G"pu {G"]BY"s£Y"uê ì`m]O"p# T"ø…Y"[SO"] :9:
9. The givers of enjoyment first won the cow the source (of -food),, the givers of enjoyment have won a bride who was beautifully attired, the givers of enjoyment have won deep potations of wine, the.givers of enjoyment have concoured those who without being challenged advance to meet them.
10043. W"pu…G"pY"pÄ"z… _"z X"w]G"SOY"p…ðpsz W"pu…G"pY"p]_O"u @¡…SY"p…3…] ðpsXW"]X"pS"p $
W"pu…G"_Y"u…Qz T"s]^@¡…qZNpr]\"… \"uðX"… T"qZ]^@w¡O"z Qu\"X"p…S"u\"] {E"…e"X"o :10:
10. For the giver of enjoyment they deck out a fleet horse, to the giver of enjoyment is presented a maiden beautifully adorned, to the giver of enjoyment belongs this dwelling, adomed like a lake full of lotus flowers, delightful as a dwelling of the gods.
10044. W"pu…G"X"Ä"p]# _"sÎs>£\"p`pu] \"`[SO" _"s£\"wçP"pu] \"O"êO"u… Q{b"]NppY"p# $
W"pu…G"z Qu]\"p_"pu&\"O"p… W"Zu]^"s W"pu…G"# ðpe"t]SO_"X"S"r…@u¡^"s G"uO"p] :11:
11. Horses capable of bearing heavy burdens bear the giver of enjoyment, a well-constructed chariot rolls along (for the giver) of the Daksina; O gods, protect the giver of enjoyment in combats; may the giver of enjoyment be the victor over his foes in battles.