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  HYMN TO BRAHMANASPATI

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MASTER OF THE SOUL

1. O Master of the Soul, make Kakshivan, Son of Ushij, a sweet soul and a good fighter.

2. May he who is bold and impetuous, who slays all unfriendly things, the knower of substance of being, the increaser of fullness, cleave to us, he who is strong and swift.

3. Let not the aspiration and the eagerness of mortal man in his struggle perish in us, O Master of the Soul, protect us.

4. That hero smites and is not hurt, whom Indra and Brahmanaspati and Soma befriend, a mortal man.

5. Him mortal, O Brahmanaspati, let Soma protect from harm and Indra, both auspicious grown.

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6. I have laboured for¹ the wondrous master of the house, the beloved, the desired of Indra, for steadfastness in weal I have laboured and for capacity of soul.

7. He without whom the Yajna comes not to fulfilment, even of the man of discerning heart, he hath power over the Yoga of the movements of the understanding.

8. He confirms the offering of the oblations, he carries forward the work of the sacrifice, by the priest of the offering he moves with the gods.

9. I saw One, strong of aspiration, utterly audacious, wide and expanding besieging as it were the seats of heaven.

¹Or, towards.

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