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    "chapter": 130
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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "RV10-130:1",
        "text": "translated by"
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        "n": 2,
        "refId": "RV10-130:2",
        "text": "1. THE sacrifice drawn out with threads on every side, stretched by a hundred sacred ministers and one,-"
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        "n": 3,
        "refId": "RV10-130:3",
        "text": "This do these Fathers weave who hitherward are come: they sit beside the warp and cry, Weave forth, weave back."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "RV10-130:4",
        "text": "2. The Man extends it and the Man unbinds it: even to this vault of heaven hath he outspun, it."
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        "n": 5,
        "refId": "RV10-130:5",
        "text": "These pegs are fastened to the seat of worship: they made the Sama-hymns their weaving shuttles."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "RV10-130:6",
        "text": "3. What were the rule, the order and the model? What were the wooden fender and the butter?"
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "RV10-130:7",
        "text": "What were the hymn, the chant, the recitation, when to the God all Deities paid worship?"
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "RV10-130:8",
        "text": "4. Closely was Gayatri conjoined with Agni, and closely Savitar combined with Usnih."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "RV10-130:9",
        "text": "Brilliant with Ukthas, Soma joined Anustup: Brhaspati's voice by Brhati was aided."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "RV10-130:10",
        "text": "5. Viraj adhered to Varuna and Mitra: here Tristup day by day was Indra's portion."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "RV10-130:11",
        "text": "Jagati entered all the Gods together: so by this knowledge men were raised to Rsis."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "RV10-130:12",
        "text": "6. So by this knowledge men were raised to Rsis, when ancient sacrifice sprang up, our Fathers."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "RV10-130:13",
        "text": "With the mind's eye I think that I behold them who first performed this sacrificial worship."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "RV10-130:14",
        "text": "7. They who were versed in ritual and metre, in hymns and rules, were the Seven Godlike Rsis."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "RV10-130:15",
        "text": "Viewing the path of those of old, the sages have taken up the reins like chariot-drivers."
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