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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ... and Varuwa; encounter the foes and burn them up with your flame. May they find none who knows them and no support; divided by discord may they go to death '--12. He turns the churning-stick downwards with (the verse), 'The combined wealth of both, heaped together' (Rig-veda X, 84, 7). Kaathka 11. I. If unknown danger from all sides (menaces him), he should sacrifice eight Aya oblations with (the formulas), 'Pmhiv! (the earth) is covered; she is covered by Agni. By her, the covered one, the covering one, I ward off the danger of which I am in fear. Svaha! 'Antariksha (the air) is covered; it is covered by Vayu. By it, the covered, the covering, I ward off the danger of which I am in fear. Svaha! 'Dyaus (the heaven) is covered; she is covered by Aditya (the sun). By her, &c. 'The quarters (of the horizon) are covered; they are covered by isfandramas (the moon). By them, &c. 'The waters are covered; they are covered by Varuwa. By them, &c. 'The creatures are covered; they are covered by Prawa (the breath). By them, &c. 'The Vedas are covered; they are covered by the metres. By them, &c. 'All is covered; it is covered by Brahman. By it, &c. Svaha!' II, 1. 'Covered' is vr/ta; 'I ward off' is the causative of the same verb, varaye. 2. Then, stationing himself towards the northeast, he murmurs the Svasti-Atreya and, ' Of what we are in fear, Indra' (Rig-veda VIII, 61, 13 seqq.), down to the end of the hymn. Kajvcika 12. 1. When a battle is beginning, (the royal Purohita) should cause the king to put on his armour (in the following way). 2. (The Purohita) stations himself to the west of (the king's) chariot with (the hymn?),' I have brought thee hither; be here' (Rig-veda X, 173). 3. With (the verse), ' Like a thunder-cloud is his countenance' (Rig-veda VI, 75, 1)...