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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
by namel’ for fond of butter indeed it is, and Upabhrit by name ;—'Sit down here with the favourite resort on the favourite seat!' The dhruva (he takes) with 'Fond of butter art thou, Dhruvâ by name!' for fond of butter indeed it is, and Dhruva by name ;-'Sit down here with the favourite resort on the favourite seat!' What other sacrificial food there is, (he puts down on the prastara), with the formula, 'With the favourite resort sit down on the favourite seat!'
15. He lays the guhd down on (the prastara), and the other spoons down below, (viz. on the barhis, north of the guhd, and so as not to touch it or one another); for the guha assuredly is the kshatra, and the other spoons (sruk) are the vis: he thereby makes the kshatra superior to the vis. Hence the people here serve, from a lower position, the Kshatriya seated above them: for this reason he places the guh û upon (the prastara) and the other spoons down below it.
16. He touches the offerings, with the text (Vág. S. II, 6), 'Safely they have sat down,' for safely indeed they sat down;—'in the lap (yoni) of divine truth!' for the sacrifice is indeed the lap of divine truth, and in the sacrifice they sat down ;– Protect these, O Vishnu! protect the sacrifice! protect the lord of sacrifice !' thereby he refers to the sacrificer ; - Protect me, the leader of the sacrifice !' thereby he does not exclude himself either from the sacrifice. Vishnu, assuredly, is the sacrifice: hence it is to the sacrifice that he makes all that over for protection. This is the reason why he says, ' Protect these, O Vishnu!
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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 |