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AITAREYA-ARANYAKA.
all eatable food is taken; therefore let it be one fist above the ground.
4. They say: 'Let him mount the swing from east to west, like he who shines; for the sun mounts these worlds from east to west.' That is not to be regarded.
5. Others say: 'Let him mount the swing sideways, for people mount a horse sideways !, thinking that thus they will obtain all desires. That is not to be regarded.
6. They say: 'Let him mount the swing from behind, for people mount a ship from behind, and this swing is a ship in which to go to heaven.' Therefore let him mount it from behind.
7. Let him touch the swing with his chin (khubuka). The parrot (suka) thus mounts a tree, and he is of all birds the one who eats most food. Therefore let him touch it with his chin.
8. Let him mount the swing with his arms. The hawk swoops thus on birds and on trees, and he is of all birds the strongest. Therefore let him mount with his arms.
9. Let him not withdraw one foot (the right or left) from the earth, for fear that he may lose his hold.
10. The Hotri mounts the swing, the Udgâtri the seat made of Udumbara wood. The swing is masculine, the seat feminine, and they form a union.
Thus he makes a union at the beginning of the uktha in order to get offspring.
Here we have clearly riding on horseback.
While the swing points to the east, let him stand west, and thus mount.
• The fore-arms, from the elbow to the end, the aratnî. Comm.
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| SR No. | 007670 |
| Book Title | Upnishad |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1879 |
| Total Pages | 1835 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 35 MB |