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1. As the mind with mind-aims flies away swiftly, so do thou, O cough, fly forth, after the forth-driving (?) of the mind.

2 As the well-sharpened arrow flies away swiftly, so do thou, O cough, fly forth, after the stretch (?) of the earth.

3. As the sun's rays fly away swiftly, so do thou, O cough, fly forth, after the outflow of the ocean.

1. In thy course hither, [thy] course away, let the flowery dū́rvā grow; either let a fountain spring up there, or a pond rich in lotuses.

2. This is the down-course of the waters, the abode (nivéçana) of the ocean; in the midst of a pool are our houses: turn thy faces away.

The first half-verse is RV. x. 142. 7 a, b (also VS. xvii. 7 a, b; TS. iv. 6. 1$3$; MS. ii. 10. 1), without variation. The last pāda is by the comm. regarded as addressed to