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1. Now the description of the Savas.¹ The Br̥haspatisava has been explained.

2. A Vaiśya-sacrificer desirous of prosperity (should perform the Vaiśyasava).¹

3. (The Adhvaryu) performs the seven offerings beginning with the one to Agni.¹

4. A four-year old cow of variegated colours is to be seized for Maruts¹ (in addition to the Savanīya he-goat for Agni).

5. Immediately before the Agni-sviṣṭakr̥t-offering (in the animal-sacrifice of that cow), having spread a bull’s hide with the neck of it to the east, with its hairy part upwards, in the place where the sacrificer sits, (the Adhvaryu) sprinkles curds on the sacrificer sitting on it.

6. A Brāhmaṇa-sacrificer desirous of Brahman-splendour (should perform the Brāhmaṇa-sava-sacrifice).¹

7. The Adhvaryu performs the eight offerings beginning with the one to Agni.¹

8. Immediately before the offering to Agni Sviṣṭakr̥t (the Adhvaryu) having purified ghee with gold, sprinkles it (on the sacrificer) sitting on black-antelope-skin¹.

9. Now the Somasava.¹

10. Everything in the Rājasūya except the Soma¹ takes place here.²

11. Having established i.e. performed the offering for Mitra-Br̥haspati (as in the Rājasūya) completely,¹ (the Adhvaryu) seizes a cow which after having once given birth has become sterile, for Soma.

12. Immediately before the offering to Agni Sviṣṭakr̥t (in connection with the animal-sacrifice) of that cow, (the Adhvaryu) sprinkles water on the sacrificer with a verse addressed to Soma beginning with aṣāḍhāṁ yutsu¹.

¹" For the verse see TB 11.4.3.8. For the rite cf. TB 11.7.4.1.

13. Having established i.e. performed) the remaining (ritual) completely (the sacrificer) performs the rites called Saṁsr̥pāṁ havīṇṣi¹; Diśsām aveṣṭi,² animal-sacrifice of two victims,³ Sātyadūtānāṁ havīṇṣi,⁴ and Prayujāṁ havīṇṣi.⁵

14. (A sacrificer) desirous of cattle should perform the Pr̥thisava¹.

15. (In this sacrifice) everything in the Rājasūya except the ritual connected with the Uttaravedi takes place.¹

16. Immediately before the Agni Sviṣṭakr̥t-offering forming a part of the offering to Mitra-Br̥haspati, the Adhvaryu sprinkles water on the sacrificer with a Narāśaṁsa-verse beginning with ye me pañcāśatam.¹

17. The further (ritual) is the same as in the previous sacrifice¹ except the animal-sacrifice.

18. The Gosava has been explained.¹

19. (A sacrificer) desirous of food should perform the Odanasava.¹

20. One should perform it under the Rohiṇī (constellation i.e. when the moon is with this constellation). Before the day break, they cook (rice-pap)¹.

21. (The sacrifice) is a spoon-offering¹.

22a. After the sun-rise,¹ having performed four offerings out of the rice-pap with siṁhe vyāghre….²,