A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s2.145

v1.c8.s2.145

“Burn him not up, nor quite consume him, Agni : let not his body or his skin be scattered.
O Jâtavedas,¹ when thou hast matured him, then send him on his way unto the Fathers.

When thou hast made him ready, Jâtavedas, then do thou give him over to the Fathers.
When he attains unto the life that waits him, he shall become the Deities' controller.

The Sun receive thine eye, the Wind thy spirit ; go, as thy merit is, to earth or heaven.
Go, if it be thy lot, unto the waters ; go, make thine home in plants with all thy members.

Thy portion is the goat : with heat consume him ; let thy fierce flame, thy glowing splendour, burn him.
With thine auspicious forms, O Jâtavedas, bear this man to the region of the pious.