(RV
5.26.8)
pra yajna etu-ānuşhag-adyā deva-vyachastamaĥ,
stŗņīta barhir-āsade
Today let thy sacrifice march forward unceasingly, thy sacrifice
that shall bring the whole epiphany of the godheads; Strew thy
seat of the soul that there they may sit.
Sacrifice is the inner process of self-giving to the Divine, a
detailed working out of the surrender of the human personality to
the Divine Lord. It proceeds step by step taking up part by part,
purifying each, offering to the godhead each such part made ready.
It is likened to a journey, forward and up going, continuous in
its movement. As it progresses, many are the Gods, Powers of the
Divinity presiding over the universe, that manifest to receive
their respective shares in the offering of the sacrifice. He has
to make ready the altar of his soul for them to sit and accept his
adoration and self-giving.
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