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sage, deity and metre respectively ) is employed in invoking Indra In the
same manner is to be understood the employment (of the following mantras)
everywhere Having invoked Indra towards the east ( of the balance ) by
mantra 'all ( increase might of ) Indra' ( Rg I 11 1 ) (and with the words )
'Indra, come here and stay here', he ( the judge ) should contemplate upon
Indra as yellow 'Yamāya somam' (of which ) Yama, Yama and Anu-
stubh* ( are respectively the sage, the deity and metre )¹ Having in-
voked Yama to the south with the mantra 'for Yama ( strain ) the soma'
( Rg X 14 13 ) and with the words 'Yama, come here and stāy here,'
he should contemplate upon the dark Yama 'Tvam no Vāmadevo Varunas-
Tristubh' Having invoked Varuna to the west with the mantra ' O Agni,
remove from us', (Rg IV 1 4) and with the words 'come here, Varuna, and
stay here,' he should contemplate upon Varuna who is of the lustre of cry-
stal. Having invoked Kubera to the north with the Yajus formula ' to
the over-lord of kings' ( Tai Ā. I 31 127, Mysore ed ) and with the words
' Come here, Kubera, and stay here', he should contemplate upon Kubera of
the golden complexion ' Agnim Medhātithir - Agni Gāyatrī' Having
invoked Agni to the south-east with the mantra ' we choose Agni as (our)
messenger ' ( Rg I 12 1 ) and with the words ' Come here, Agni, stay
here' he should contemplate Agni of the golden colour 'Mo su no Ghoraḥ
Kaṇvo Nirṛtir-Gāyatrī' Having invoked ( Nirṛti ) with the mantra 'may
not kill us' ( Rg I 38 6 ) and with the words 'here &c ', he should contemplate
upon the dark ( Nirṛti) 'Tava Vāyovyas'vo Vāyu-Gāyatrī' (Having invoked)
as in the preceding cases (Vāyu) with the mantra 'O wind, your protection'
( Rg VIII 26 21 ) and ( with the words ) 'here' &c, he should contemplate
upon the smoke-coloured ( Vāyu ) 'Tam-īs'ānam Gautama Iś'āno Jagatī'.
Having invoked (Īś'āna) with the mantra 'we invoke that lord' ( Rg I 89 5 )
and with the words 'here &c ' he should contemplate upon the ruddy (Iś'āno).
To the south ( of the place where ) Indra was invoked 'jmayā atra vasavo
Maitrāvaruno Vasiṣ'tho Vasavas - Triṣtup' Having invoked the eight
Vasus with the mantra 'O Vasus, here on this earth' ( Rg VII 39 3 ) and
with the words 'come here, stay here', ( he should ) contemplate upon them.
¶Dhara, Dhruva ( this verse occurs above p 48) 'Tyān-nu Sāmmado Matsyo
dvādas'ādityā Gāyatrī' Having invoked between Indra and Iś'ānu, the twelve
Ādityas with the mantra 'indeed those kṣatriyas' ( Rg VIII 67 1 ) ( he
should contemplate on them ) Dhātā, Aryamā ( these two verses are trans-
lated above p 48 )
'Ā Rudrāsaḥ s'yāvās'va ekādas'a rudrā jagatī ' To the west of Agni having
invoked the Rudras with the mantra ' O Rudras, come' ( Rg V. 57 1 )
and with the words ' here ' ( he should contemplate &c ).

1. In each of the following cases, before the actual mantra [is cited, we have the
   pratīkas of the mantra ( the first words for recognising it ), its rṣi ( sage ), its devatā ( deity )
   and metre The translation therefore does not set out all these details in brackets hereafter.

• P. 64 ( text ). ¶ P. 65 ( text ).
  V. M. 8