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965 agree throughout* with AV. ⌊save that MS. has juṣasva for gṛbhāya. In c, Ppp. has havyā; only parts of the verse are left in its text; ⌊Roth says the first word is lost⌋. The comm. reads sutrāmṇe in a, -tiṁ gṛṇānaḥ (like TS.) in b, and havyā (like Ppp.) in c. *⌊In c, the idám of the Berlin text is an emendation, since all the mss. collated by W. before publication have imám; and it is confirmed by TS.MS., which give idám, and by W's subsequently collated O., and apparently also by his L. But SPP. prints imám without note of variant; and the comm. has imam, which he makes = idam in the sense of idānīm!⌋

4. Him who frees from distress, the bull of the worshipful, him that shines forth (vi-rāj), the first of the sacrifices (adhvará), the child of the waters, O Açvins, I call with prayer (dhī́); do ye with Indra give me Indra-like force.

1. Whither the brahman-knowers go, along with consecration, with ardor—thither let Agni conduct me; let Agni impart (dhā) to me wisdom: to Agni hail!

2. Whither the etc. etc.—thither let Vāyu conduct me; let Vāyu impart to me breaths: to Vāyu hail!

3. Whither the etc. etc.—thither let the sun conduct me; let the sun impart to me sight: to the sun hail!

4. Whither the etc. etc.—thither let the moon (candrá) conduct me; let the moon impart to me mind: to the moon hail!

5. Whither the etc. etc.—thither let Soma conduct me; let Soma impart to me milk: to Soma hail!