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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
12. For the powerful, the most strong!' He is indeed powerful and most strong; and for him he takes it: therefore he says, 'For the powerful, the most strong.'
13. They then touch it at the same time. Now the gods were fully agreed on this point, Verily, so and thus shall he of us fare who shall transgress this (covenant) of ours!' And so are these (priests and sacrificer) now agreed on this,-'Verily, so and thus shall he of us fare who shall transgress this (covenant) of ours!'
14. They touch it simultaneously, with the text, 'Thou art the strength of the gods, unassailed and unassailable; for the gods were indeed unassailed and unassailable while being together, and speaking with one accord and holding together. 'The strength of the gods' doubtless means the favourite forms and desirable powers of the gods, 'uncursed, curse-averting, uncursable,' for the gods have overcome every curse; - 'May I straightway go to the truth!' whereby he means to say, 'May I speak the truth, may I not transgress this (covenant);'-'Establish me in welfare!' for in welfare the gods indeed established themselves by speaking the truth, by performing the truth: therefore he says, ' Establish me in welfare!'
15. Now those favourite forms and desirable powers which the gods put together, they then deposited in Indra1;- Indra verily is he that burns yonder (the sun); but he indeed did not burn in the beginning, but as now everything else is dark, so was he then; and it is by that very energy (derived
1 According to Ait. Br. I, 24 the gods deposited their forms in the house of king Varuna.
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| SR No. | 007678 |
| Book Title | Satapatha Bramhana Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Julius Eggeling |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1885 |
| Total Pages | 2521 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 44 MB |