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57 in a ⌊; but cf. ii. 28. 2⌋. Verses 2 and 3 are apparently lost out of Ppp., not originally wanting.

3. Thou hast put about thee this garment in order to well-being; thou hast become protector of the people (?) against imprecation; both do thou live a hundred numerous autumns, and do thou gather about thee abundance of wealth.

4. Come, stand on the stone; let thy body become a stone; let all the gods make thy life-time a hundred autumns.

5. Thee here, of whom we take the garment to be first worn, let all the gods favor; thee here, growing with good growth, let many brothers be born after, ⌊[after thee,]⌋ as one well born.

All the verses are found in Pāipp., vs. 4 in v., the rest (in the verse-order 1, 5, 6, 2, 3) in ii. It is reckoned by Kāuç. to the cātanāni (8. 25), and also among the hymns of the bṛhachānti gaṇa (9. 1); it is used in the women's rites (strīkarmāṇi) to prevent