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men!' dwellings meaning houses, he thereby means to say, 'Go forth to our houses, kind, propitious, not doing evil.'
31. Some now pour out a vessel of water beside him, saying that this would be as one would bring water for a king that has come to him. But let him not do this, for they (who do this) do at the sacrifice what is human, and inauspicious for the sacrifice forsooth is that which is human: let him therefore not pour out water, lest he should do at the sacrifice what is inauspicious.
THE ÂTITHYA, OR GUEST-OFFERING (HOSPITABLE RECEPTION GIVEN TO KING SOMA).
Fourtu Adhyâya. First BRÂHMANA. 1. Verily, the guest-offering is the head of the sacrifice, and the Prayaniya and Udayaniya are its arms. But the arms are on both sides of the head : therefore those two oblations, the Prayaniya and Udayaniya, are on both sides of the guest-offering.
2. Now as to why it is called 'guest-offering.' He, the purchased Soma, truly comes as his (the sacrificer's) guest, — to him (is offered) that (hospitable reception): even as for a king or a Brâhman one would cook a large ox or a large he-goatfor that is human (fare offered to a guest), and the oblation is that of the gods--so he prepares for him that guest-offering.
3. Here now they say, 'Let him first walk past (Soma) and take out (the material for offering)!' For (they argue) where people do not show respect
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