A Concise History of Science in India c7.s2.t2.3

c7.s2.t2.3

‘By sacrificing with the *agnihotra*, he reaches in one day ten “House-lords” (i.e. he becomes equal to, gains the merits of ten H.); by sacrificing with the *agnihotra* during ten years, he becomes equal to one who (regularly) performs the sacrifices of full and new moon, he becomes equal to one who performs the sacrifices of *soma*. By offering the *agniṣṭoma* sacrifices, he becomes equal to one who performs a sacrifice of a thousand cows as sacrificial fee. By offering ten of these, he becomes equal to one who performs a sacrifice with ten thousand *dakṣiṇās*. By offering ten of these, he becomes equal to one who sacrifices with a sacrifice of a hundred thousand *dakṣiṇās*. By offering ten of these, he becomes equal to one who sacrifices with a sacrifice of a million *dakṣiṇās*. By offering ten of these, he becomes equal to one who sacrifices with a sacrifice of 10 million *dakṣiṇās*. By offering ten of these, he becomes equal to one who sacrifices with a sacrifice of 100 million *dakṣiṇās*. By offering ten of these, he becomes equal to one who sacrifices with a sacrifice of 1,000 million *dakṣiṇās*. By offering ten of these, he becomes equal to one who sacrifices with a sacrifice of 10,000 million *dakṣiṇās*. By offering ten of these, he becomes equal to one who sacrifices with a sacrifice of 100,000 million *dakṣiṇās*. By offering ten of these he becomes the cow.’