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239 [cow], O singer; come thou mightily (çácībhis) to every song of praise (stotrá) of mine, among all human regions (díç).

9. Let uplifted (ud-yam) songs of praise of thee come, among all human regions. Give now to me what thou hast not given me; thou art my suitable comrade of seven steps;—

10. Of us two, O Varuṇa, [there is] the same connection, the same birth (jā́).

I know that which is of us two this same birth; I give that which I have not given thee; I am thy suitable comrade of seven steps;—

11. A god, bestower of vigor on a singing god; a sage (vípra), of good wisdom for a praising sage.

Since thou, O self-ruling Varuṇa, hast generated father Atharvan, connection of the gods, for him do thou make well-extolled generosity; our comrade art thou, and highest connection.

This is a RV. hymn (x. 110), and found also in VS. (xxix. 25-6, 28-36), MS. (iv. 13. 3, 5), and TB. (iii. 6. 3), with almost no variants from the RV. text. Pāipp. does not contain it. Kāuç. applies it (45. 8: but the pratīka, simply samiddhas, might