Dhammapada

SR No.: 007674
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

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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
(viz. the Asuras) seeks to injure enemy (viz. us) is of little consequence; but this indeed goes too far: try to find out how henceforth this may be different?!'
5. They then said, 'Let us invite the Seasons !'How ?'Let us offer prayer to them first of all at the sacrifice!'
6. Agni then said, But whereas hitherto you used to offer prayer to me in the first place, what is now to become of me?' 'We will not remove you from your place !' said they. And since, in inviting the Seasons, they did not remove Agni from his place, for that reason Agni is immutable 2; and verily, he who knows that Agni to be immutable, does not move from the place where he bides.
7. The gods said to Agni, 'Go and invite them hither!' Agni went to them and said, “O Seasons, I have obtained for you a share in the sacrifice among the gods.' They said, 'In what form hast thou obtained it for us?' He replied, 'They will offer prayer to you first at the sacrifice.
8. The Seasons said to Agni, We will let thee share along with us in the sacrifice who hast obtained for us a share in the sacrifice among the gods!' And because Agni has been allowed a share along with the Seasons (the offering-prayers are): “The Samidhs, O Agni, (may accept the butter) 8 ...!'
1 Kanîya in nv ato dvishan dvishate 'râtiyati kim v etávanmatram upaganita yathedam ito 'nyathâsad iti. The Kanva MS. has, tad u vai devânâm atathâsa kaniya in nu tato dvishan dvishate 'râtiyed atha kim tavanmâtram. Te hokun katham idam ito no 'nyathå syâd iti.'
• Akyuta, literally not fallen,' hence invariable, indispensable is an epithet frequently applied to Agni's sacrificial cake; cf. I, 4, 2, 16; I, 6, 2, 5.
* See p. 148, note a.
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