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behind the upabhrit: hence he thereby makes the spiteful enemy pay tribute to the sacrificer. The consumer, doubtless, (stands) behind the guhů, and the one to be consumed behind the upabhrit: hence he thereby makes the one that is to be consumed pay tribute to the consumer. This is the reason why he pours (butter) together at the fourth fore-offering, that to the barhis.
19. He pours (the butter) together without (the two spoons) touching (each other). If he were to touch (the one spoon with the other) he would touch the sacrificer with his spiteful enemy, he would touch the consumer with the one to be consumed: for this reason he pours (the butter) together without touching
20. He holds the guhd over (the upabhrit). Thereby he keeps the sacrificer above his spiteful enemy, he keeps the consumer above the one to be consumed : for this reason he holds the guhů over (the upabhrit).
21. The gods once said, 'Well then, now that the battle has been won, let us establish the entire sacrifice on a firm basis; and should the Asuras and Rakshas (again) trouble us, our sacrifice will then be firmly established!
22. At the last fore-offering they established the entire sacrifice by means of the Svâhâ (*hail!'). With "Svâhâ Agni !' they established the butter-portion for Agni; with 'Svâhâ Soma!' they established the butter-portion for Soma; and with the second) "Svâhâ Agni!' they established that indispensable sacrificial cake which there is on both occasions (i.e. at the new and full-moon sacrifices).
23. And so with the other) deities respec
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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 |