Whence were these two produced? which was that region?'
From what world, from which earth had they their being?
Calves of Viraj, these two arose from water. I ask thee of these
twain, who was their milker.
He who prepared a threefold home, and lying there made the
water bellow through his greatness,
Calf of Viraj, giving each wish fulfilment, made bodies for him-
self far off, in secret.
Which are the three, the mighty three, whereof the fourth divides
the voice,
This may the Brahman know by prayer and fervour, whereto
belongs the one, whereto the other.
Out of the Brihat as the sixth five Salmons have been fashioned
forth:
From Brihati was Brihat formed: whence was the Brihati com-
posed?
On measure Brihati is based, and measure on the measurer:
From magic might came magic might, from magic might came
Matali.
Vaisvanara's image is the sky above us, so far as Agni forced
both spheres asunder.
Thence from that region as the sixth come praise-songs, and
every sixth day hence again go upward.
We, Kagyapa! six present Rishis, ask thee--for thou hast prov-
ed things tried and meet for trial
They call Viraj the Father of Devotion: tell her to us thy
friends in all her figures.
She whom, advancing, sacrifices follow, and when she takes her
station stand beside her,
By whose control and hest the spirit moveth, she is Viraj, in
highest heaven, O Rishis.
Breathless, she moves by breath of living creatures, Svaraj pre-
cedes, Viraj comes closely after.
Some men behold her not, and some behold her, Viraj meet-
shaped, who thinks of all existence.
Who hath perceived Viraj's duplication, perceived her seasons
and her rule and practice?
Who knows her steps, how oft, how far extended, who knows
her home and number of her dawnings?
She here who first of all sent forth her lustre moves onward
resting on these lower creatures.
Exalted power and might are stored within her: the woman
hath prevailed, the new-come mother.
Both Dawns on wings of song, with rich adornment, move on
together to their common dwelling.
Surya's two wives, unwasting, most prolific, knowing their way,
move, rich in light, together.
The three have passed along the path of Order--three warm
libations have regarded offspring
One quickens progeny, one strengthens vigour, and one protects
the kingdom of the pious.
She who was fourth was made by Agni, Soma, and Rishis as.
they formed both halves of worship,
Gayatri, Trishtup, Jagati, Anushtup, Brihadarki lightening the
sacrificer.
Five milkings answer to the fivefold dawning, five seasons to
the cow who bears five titles.
The five sky-regions made fifteen in number, one head have
these to one sole world directed.
Six Elements arose, first-born of Order: the six-day time is
carried by six Samans.
Six-yoked the plough is, as each trace is numbered: they call
both broad ones six; six, Earth and Heaven.
They call the cold months six, and six the hot ones. Which, tell
us, of the seasons is redundant?
Seven sages, eagles, have sat down together: seven metres
match the seven Consecrations.
Seven are the Homas, seven the logs for burning, seven are the
streams of mead, and seven the seasons.
Into the world have come seven streams of butter; those we
have heard of as the Seven Vultures.
Seven metres, by four syllables increasing, each of the seven
founded upon another
How are the hymns of praise on these supported, and how are
these imposed upon the praise-songs?
How hath the Gayatri filled out three triads? On the fifteen
how is the Trishtup moulded,
Jagati fashioned on the three-and-thirty? How is Anushtup
formed? how Ekavinsa?
Eight Elements sprang up, first born of Order: the Priests
divine are eight in number, Indra!
Eight are the wombs of Aditi, eight her children; for the eighth
night is the libation destined.
So planning bliss for you have I come hither to win your
friendship: kind am I, and gracious.
Born from one source, propitious is your wisdom: knowing
full well to all of you it cometh.
To Indra eight, to Yama six, seven to the Rishis, seven to
each:
The number five accompanies waters and men and healing
herbs.
The Heifer, all his own, poured forth for Indra control and
milk at her first time of milking;
And he then satisfied the four divisions, the Gods and men and
Asuras and Rishis.
Who is the Cow? Who is the Single Rishi? What is the law,
what are the benedictions?
What on the earth is the one only Spirit? Which of the number
is the Single Season?
One is the Cow, one is the Single Spirit, one is the law, single
are benedictions.
The Spirit dwelling on the earth is single: the Single Season
never is transcended.