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751 53. Tvashṭar disposed (vi-dhā) the garment for beauty, by direction of Brihaspati, of the poets; therewith let Savitar and Bhaga envelop this woman, like Sūryā, with progeny.

54. Let Indra-and-Agni, heaven-and-earth, Mātariçvan, Mitra-and-Varuṇa, Bhaga, both Açvins, Brihaspati, the Maruts, the bráhman. Soma, increase this woman with progeny.

55. Brihaspati first prepared (kḷp) the hairs on the head of Sūryā; with this, O Açvins, do we thoroughly adorn (çubh) this woman for her husband.

56. This [is] that form in which the young woman (yóṣā) dressed herself; I desire to know with [my] mind the wife (jāyá) moving about; I will go after her with nine-fold (? návagva) comrades: who, knowing, unloosened (vi-cṛt) these fetters?

57. I loosen (vi-sā) in me the form of her; he verily shall know, seeing the nest of mind; I eat not stolenly; I was freed (ud-muc) by mind, myself untying (çrath) the fetters of Varuṇa.

58. I release thee from Varuṇa's fetter, with which the very propitious Savitar bound thee; wide space (loká), an easy road here, do I make for thee, O bride (vadhū́), with thy husband.

The first half-verse is identical with vs. 19 a, b, and corresponds with RV. x. 85. 24 a, b (which reads at end suçévaḥ). Ppp. reads for a-b imāṁ vi ṣyāmi varuṇasya pāçaṁ tena tvā etc.; ⌊cf. the TS. version of our 19 a⌋. ⌊As noted under vs. 19, Ppp. makes our 58 c, d change place with our 19 c, d, reading, however, sūgam itra for our sugám átra and sahapatnī vadhūḥ for our sahápatnyāi vadhu.⌋ Vss. 58, 59, 61