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169 the two ablatives with a might properly be rendered coordinately, and either 'hither from' or 'hence as far as'; the comm. takes both in the latter sense.

3. Hither, O wind, blow healing; away, O wind, blow what complaint [there is]; for thou, all-healing one, goest [as] messenger of the gods.

4. Let the gods rescue this man, let the troops of Maruts rescue, let all beings rescue, that this man may be free from complaints.

5. I have come unto thee with wealfulnesses, likewise with uninjurednesses; I have brought for thee formidable dexterity; I drive (sū) away for thee the yákṣma.

6. This is my fortunate hand, this my more fortunate one, this my all-healing one; this is of propitious touch.

7. With (two) ten-branched hands—the tongue [is] forerunner of voice—with (two) disease-removing hands: with them do we touch thee.

Verses 1-6 are found also in Pāipp. iii. (in the verse-order 1, 2, 5, 4, 6, 3), and in various Yajur-Veda texts (vss. 1 and 6 not in company with the rest); vss. 7-9, in Pāipp. xvi. The hymn is used in Kāuç. (64. 23 ff.) in the sava sacrifices, with goat or goat-rice-mess (ajāudana) as sava: vss. 2-4, at 68. 24-27 (and also, the comm. says, in recitation in all sava sacrifices); vs. 5, at 63. 9 (the comm. says, with oblation in all); vs. 6, at 64. 17; vs. 7 (vss. 7 and 8, according to the comm.), at 64. 18-20 (with setting up the goat); vs. 9, at 64. 22 (with offering the skin having head and feet left attached to it). In Vāit., vs. 1 is used (29. 3) in the agnicayana, with building in a goat's head; vss. 2-5 (29. 17), in the same ceremony as the priests mount the altar;