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 * 1) Now follows the Mahâvrata ceremony.
 * 2) After having killed Vritra, Indra became great. When he became great, then there was the Mahâvrata (the great work). This is why the Mahâvrata ceremony is called Mahâvrata.
 * 3) Some people say: 'Let the priest make two (recitations with the offering of the) âgya (ghee) on that day,' but the right thing is one.
 * 4) He who desires prosperity should use the hymn, pra vo devâyâgnaye (Rv. III, 13, 1).
 * 5) He who desires increase should use the hymn, viso viso atithim (Rv. VIII, 74, 1).