Ag ni , ▁sl ay ers ▁of ▁V rt ra ▁with ▁the ▁beautiful ▁th under bol t , ▁prosper ▁us ▁with ▁new ▁g ifts ; ▁O ▁Ind ra , ▁bring ▁tre asures ▁with ▁your ▁right ▁hand ; ▁O ▁Ag ni ▁grant ▁the ▁enjoy ments ▁of ▁a ▁good ▁household ; ▁Give ▁( us ) ▁vig or , ▁wealth ▁in ▁cattle , ▁and ▁possession ▁of ▁good ▁horses . ▁– ▁Ä sv S ü ▁ ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁V edic ▁pu jas , ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁de ity ▁pu jas ▁shift ed ▁from ▁pet itions ▁and ▁external ▁goals ▁to ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁on eness ▁with ▁the ▁de ities ▁and ▁their ▁spiritual ▁ess ence . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁Y oga ▁whose ▁final ▁result ▁aim ed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁conscious ness ▁of ▁god ▁through ▁hom age ▁to ▁god . ▁Nevertheless , ▁even ▁with ▁this ▁evol ved ▁theoretical ▁spiritual ▁significance , ▁for ▁many ▁people , ▁pu ja ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁vehicle ▁to ▁pet ition ▁des ires ▁and ▁appe als , ▁such ▁as ▁for ▁good ▁health ▁of ▁one ' s ▁child , ▁speed y ▁recovery ▁from ▁ill ness , ▁success ▁in ▁vent ure ▁en vision ed ▁or ▁such . ▁In ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁practice ▁of ▁pu ja , ▁the ▁mant ras ▁and ▁rit uals ▁focus ▁on ▁spiritual ity , ▁and ▁any ▁pet itions ▁and ▁appe als ▁are ▁tack ed ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁pu ja . ▁ ▁Z immer ▁rel ates ▁pu ja ▁to ▁y ant ras , ▁with ▁the ▁rit uals ▁helping ▁the ▁dev