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I KÂNDA, 3 ADHYAYA, 3 BRÂHMANA, 19.
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you; and what they shall offer up in the fire that will sate you l' Thus what they offer up in the fire, that satisfies them (the Agnis); and what they offer up just upon them (the enclosing-sticks, or Agnis), that satisfies them; and what is spilled outside the enclosure, that is offered to them?: hence no sin attaches to what (butter) is spilt; for into this earth they entered (when they, the Agnis, passed away), and whatever is spilt here,-all that remains indeed in her.
17. That which is spilt he touches, with the formulas (Vag. S. II, 2), To the Lord of the Earthsvâhâ !' •To the Lord of the World—svâhâ !' To the Lord of Beings—svâhâ !' These, indeed, are the names of those Agnis,—to wit, Lord of the Earth, Lord of the World, and Lord of Beings. Thus in like manner as that (oblation) which is accompanied by 'Vashat' is offered up (to the particular deity to which it is announced), so is this (offered up) on his (the sacrificer's) part to those Agnis.
18. Here now some people take the sticks they lay around from the fire-wood; but let him not do so, for unsuitable for laying around are those which they take from the fire-wood, since the fire-wood is prepared for the purpose of being put upon (the fire); but what other (kind of sticks) they bring to him, called 'enclosing-sticks (paridhis),' they are indeed suitable for his purpose : let them therefore bring others.
19. Indeed, they should be of Palâ sa wood
1 The Kanva text has as follows:-They said, 'So be it! what shall fall outside the enclosure that shall be yours! and what they shall offer just upon you that shall sate you l' for what they offer just upon them that does indeed sate them (enân); and what they offer up in the fire that is theirs (esh âm, ? the gods'); and what falls outside the enclosure by that he shall incur no guilt, &c.
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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 |