Brihaddevata 5.4

5.4

agraṃ vāyo vihītyeṣu vāyavyāḥ sapta kīrtitāḥ .
nava caivendravāyavyā indrastisraḥ śatena ṣaṭ .. 4..

1. (With) Forth' (pra: iv. 33. 1) begins a group of five hymns addressed to the Rbhus (iv. 33-37). Following that are three (hymns) addressed to Dadhikra (iv. 38-40); but the stanza which is at the head of the hymns addressed to Dadhikra (iv. 38. 1) praises Heaven and Earth. dadhikranam hdb, dadhikranam r'1', dadhikravnam m'r, dadhikravna f, dadhikravna k, dadhikravnam r" - mukhe tu ya hm`rr, (॰nam ) uto hi vam (pratika of iv. 38. 1) bre, stutau hi vam fkr". The reading mukhe tu ya (cp. mukhya ii. 37) seems to be favoured by the Sarvanukramani: dadhikam hi dyavaprthivyadya . 2. Then with indirect (paroksa) expressions (vac) and names the three, Agni, Vayu, Surya, are praised in the stanza, 'The Swan dwelling in light' (hamsah sucisat: iv. 50. 5). amuto dr, amuta m', amrtor hb, astutor fk (the r is doubtless due to that of the preceding paroksair and the following vagbhir ). - namabhisca hd, namabhistu br, namabhi m', namamrbhi fk - tyaci A, °tyrca B. B 3. In the Aitareya (Brahmana) 'The Swan' (hamsah: iv. 40. 5) is prescribed as having Surya for its deity a. Now (there follow) two hymns addressed to Indra -Varuna (iv. 41, 42), then three (iv. 43-45) addressed to the Asvins (beginning) 'Who?' (kah: iv. 43. 1). rd d sukte hm'r, indrasa bfk, indrat 1 (this represents the pratika of iv. 41. I, indra ). - •svinani kah rrrr br 2, 0svinani ca hdm', 0svinamikah (!) r. - 3 4 is omitted in fk.3 ab, though found in Bm1 only, is probably original, as it is supported by the statement of the Sarvanukramani: . Without it the varga would have an odd line; with it the varga has six slokas, like the first varga of the first and of the second adhyaya. * In Aitareya Brahmana iv. 20. 5 this stanza is connected with the sun (hamsa). 4. In the (hymns) 'The best' (agram: iv. 46. 1), 'O Vayu' (vayo: iv. 47. 1), 'Enjoy' (vihi: iv. 48. 1-5) seven stanzas are declared to be addressed to Vayu; and nine are addressed to Indra - Vayu, (viz.) 'Indra' (indrah: iv. 47. 2-4) being three, (and) 'With a hundred' (satena: iv. 46. 2-7) being six.

iv. 57 vihitvesu hdm'r, vihinadyah b, vihimamtyah ' r'. - fk omit 4 ab0 - indrasa Ab, indrasa fk, aindrasa 1. 5. 'This' (idam: iv. 49), addressed to the deities mentioned in it a, (and) the last couplet (10, 11) of 'He who has propped (yas tastambha: iv. 50)-these eight stanzas b are traditionally held to be (in) praise of Indra-Brhaspati. tastambhottamo b, tastambhetyamtamo m', tastambhomtimo hdr 3 ( bho0 r ), stambholamo fk, tu stambhottamo 1. a That is, Indra and Brhaspati. b That is, 49. 1-6 and 50. 10, 11. 6. That a hymn, however, is addressed to Brhaspati ; the two next (beginning) 'That' (idam: iv. 51, 52) are addressed to Usas. In the triplet 'Surely that king' b (sa id raja: iv. 50. 7-9) laudation of the function of the appointer of priests (purodhatuh) is expressed. suktam tu barhaspatyam hm'b, suraktam bhu bahasyam , suraktam bhu vahaspam , barhaspatyam r. In most of the MSS. the syllable has dropped out after J, partly perhaps owing to a misunderstanding of the following ; in the reading of R the words have been transposed to normalize the metre (cp. above, iv. 102).-m1bfkr, param h, parem d.-purodhatuh br, purodhatu fk, purodhattu hd, purodhanuh m'. - karmasamsa ml 1, HANAT £, HANDT h.-The end of the varga is here marked by 9 in hbfk, not in m1. & That is, Rg-veda iv. 50. Cp. Aitareya Brahmana viii. 24-26, especially 26. 2; also Sayana, introduction to Rg-veda iv. 50. 7.