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vi. 106- the fire (one of whose common epithets is viçvatomukha 'having faces in every direction'); perhaps rather 'the points of thine arrows': cf. VS. xvi. 53.

3. With a fetal envelop of snow, O house, do we envelop thee; for mayest thou be for us having a cool pond; let Agni make a remedy.

1. O all-conqueror (viçvajít), commit me to rescuer; O rescuer, protect both all our bipeds, and whatever quadrupeds are ours.

2. O rescuer, commit me to all-conqueror; O all-conqueror, protect both all etc. etc.

3. O all-conqueror, commit me to beauty; O beauty, protect both all etc. etc.

4. O beauty, commit me to all-possessor; O all-possessor, protect both all etc. etc.