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1. Having performed it (the Gosava-sacrifice) (the sacri ficer) should observe vow of (living like) an animal (i.e. a bull) for one year.

2. Having bent he should drink water and cut (eat) grass. He should practise sexual intercourse with his mother, sister (and) one belonging to his own family.

3. Wherever he feels the call of nature, he should answer it.¹

मरुतां स्तोमेनानन्तां श्रियं जयति ४

5. (The Adhvaryu) should cause either two or three sacrificers to perform this (sacrifice).¹

6. (The sacrifices named) Agneḥ kulāyau (Nests of Agni) are for the sacrificer desirous of food.

7. (The sacrifices named) Indragnyoḥ kulāyau (Nests of Indra and Agni) are for the sacrificer desirous of heaven.¹

8. A Kṣatriya (-sacrificer) desirous of obtaining power should perform the Indrastut Indrastoma as an Ukthya with Br̥hat sāman as the first Pr̥ṣṭha-stotra.¹

9. A bull is the sacrificial gift.

10. The Adhvaryu should cause a king and his chaplain both together (desirous of) one prosperity (the sacrifice named) Indrāgnyoḥ stoma.

11. Luster, Brahman-splendour is (thereby obtained) by a Brāhmaṇa; the king enters the subjects.¹

12. (The sacrificer) killls his evil enemy by means of the (sacrifice named) Vighana (Hammer). He destroys all his obstacles.¹

13. (The sacrificer) practising black magic should perform Vajra (Thunderbolt) as a Ṣoḍaśin sacrifice.¹ (The sacrificer) practising black magic should perform the Sandṁśa (Tongs) (sacrifice).²

14. The procedure of it is as good as explained by the Śyena (Falcon) (sacrifice).¹

15. There are thirteen Atirātra (-sacrifices).¹

16. (A sacrificer) desirous of prosperity should perform the Jyotis-(Atirātra-sacrifice).¹

17. (A sacrificer) desirous of being strong should perform the Sarvastoma (-sacrifice).

18. The victims of the group of eleven (should be used in the Aptoryāma sacrifice mentioned in the next Sūtra)¹.

19. (The sacrificer) from whom the cattle go away should perform the Aptoryāma; he obtains everything; wins everthing.

20. (The sacrificer) desirous of progeny should perform the Navasaptadaśa (-sacrifice)¹.

21. (The sacrificer) who is a son of the eldest wife of his father should perform the Viṣuvat sacrifice¹; he obtains bestness.

22. (A sacrificer) desirous of being strong shall perform the Goṣṭoma (-sacrifice).

23. (A sacrificer) desirous of heaven should peform the Āyus (-sacrifice).

24. (A sacrificer) desirous of cattle should perform the Abhijit (-sacrifice).¹

25. (A sacrificer) having enemies should perform the Viśvajit (-sacrifice).

26. (A sacrificer) desirous of food should perform an Atirātra-sacrifice with all the stotras in nine-versed stoma;

27. desirous of power… fifteen-versed stoma;

28. …desirous of progeny… seventeen-versed stoma;

29. …desirous of firm foundation… twenty-one-versed stoma.