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art water used for moistening Soma,' &c., he then offers the (following) additional oblations of clarified butter, with the seven Anuvâkas (beginning), ‘May my Prâna, Apâna, Vyâna, Udâna, and Samâna be purified;' "May my voice, mind, eye, ear,' &c.; "May my head, hands, feet;' May my skin ;' May the sense of hearing, touch ;' May earth, water ;'May that which consists of food.'
13. (The ceremonies) beginning with the muttering (of sacred texts) and ending with the gift of a cow as a fee are known.
14. He worships the sun with (three verses) addressed to Sürya and the moon with (three verses) addressed to Kandramas.
15. When he goes to rest, he mutters (the verse), O fire, keep thou good watch,'
16. When he awakes (in the morning, the verse), "O fire, thou art the protector of vows.'
17. Let him not talk with women and Sadras addressing them first; let him not look at urine and ordure.
18. If he has seen any impure substance, he mutters (the text), 'Unrestrained (was) the internal organ, wretched my eye; the sun is the most
13. Govinda here mentions that the whole of the ceremonies alluded to are the uttaram dârvihomikam tantram.
14. As Govinda states, the former verses are 'ud vayam tamasas pari,'Taitt. Samhita IV, 1, 7, 4; 'ud u tyam gâtavedasam,' ibid. I, 1, 8, 4; kitram devânâm,' ibid. I, 4, 43, 1; while the verses addressed to the moon arenavo navo,' ibid. II, 4, 14, 1; 'sa kitrakitram,' Rig-veda VI, 6, 7; and 'atrâha gor,' Taitt. Brâhmana I, 5, 8, 1.
15. Taitt. Samhita 1, 2, 3, 1. 16. Taitt. Samhita, loc. cit. 18. Taitt, Samhitâ III, 1, 1, 2.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |