Brihaddevata 7.77

7.77

vidhūyāṅgāni yajñeṣu cakre hotramatandritaḥ .
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ proto divyātmā havyavāhanaḥ ..77..

Rg-veda x. 51-] 1 BRHADDEVATA vii. 73- [270 72. brahmane caiva b, brahmanascaiva m' fkr'. - tha yajniyah b, tha yajniyo fkr', pyayajnikahh in Rg-veda x. 53. 4).-The end of the varga is here marked by qc in m2 (cp. bfm1, not in k. " See above, 69, note a. b 67-72 ab is a parenthetical explanation of panca janah. 16. Story of Agni's flight (continued). 73. And let me have long life, and various oblations, and let my elder brothers enjoy safety at every sacrifice a; adhvare'dhvare hm`r, athavere thare b, adhvare (only) f, evamadhvare kr. a This and the following sloka are based on Rg-veda x. 51. 8. 74. and let the preliminary (prayaja) and the final oblations (anuyaja), the ghee, and the victim in the Soma (sacrifice) have me as their divinity, and let the sacrifice (in general) have me as its deity.' - ca yah pasuh hdm'r bfkr', payah pasuh 1, (soma ) vayah pasun P. - maddaivatyani m'n, maddaivatya nu hdr", me daivatyani fkr", maddevatyani bprrr - ° devato'stu ca m krp, 'daivano'stu ca f, 'devato'stu cam b, devato'stu hi n, °devatastrcah hdr. 75. This was accorded (pratyardhi) with (the words) 'Thine, O Agni, the sacrifice' (tavagne yajnah: x. 51. 9); and he (became) Svistakrt (offering right sacrifice), to whom the three thousand, three hundred and nine ityetatpratyardhi r', ityetatpratyardhi hdrbfk, evam pratyucuh n. - yasya Am' r', tasya bfkr'- 75 ab is found in hdr3fkr 2 r 5 n, but is wanting in r1rrom'p. 76. and thirty gods a gave all (these) boons. Then Agni, well-disposed, pleased, honoured by all the gods, caiva tu hm'r, caiva p, caivasya bf. - sarvaneva hm'r, sarvanetan bfp. - devaih puraskrtah hm' r, devaisca samstutah bfkn (°sva ° f). a Cp. Rg-veda x. 52. 6; see my 'Vedic Mythology,' p. 19 (middle). 77. shaking off his limbs, the divine-souled oblation-bearer, pleased in company with his brothers, unweariedly performed the office of Hotr (hotram) at sacrifices.