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urges, and thus urged the Adhvaryu takes the two spoons.
2. They then proceed with the Apri (verses). The reason why they proceed with the pris is this. With his whole mind, with his whole self, forsooth, he who consecrates himself prepares and endeavours to prepare the sacrifice. His self is, as it were, emptied out; with those Åpris they fill it again; and because they fill it therewith, therefore they are called Apri. For this reason they proceed with the Âpris.
3. Now there are here eleven fore-offerings; for here in man there are ten vital airs, and the eleventh is the self wherein those vital airs are contained; this is the whole man; thus they fill his whole self, and therefore there are eleven fore-offerings.
4. [The Adhvaryu] having called (on the Ågnidhra) for the Sraushat, he says (to the Maitråvaruna),
Prompt (the Hotri to recite to) the kindlingsticks?!' Thus he proceeds with ten fore-offerings,
1 The text has only 'âpyâyayanti,' but the verb with which the author connects the verb 'âprí' is either â-prinâti, he fills; or (more correctly) &-prinâti,' he gratifies, propitiates, corresponding to the Zand afrînaiti. Perhaps some words have been lost here. The Kanva text has : sa yad etabhir âprîbhih punar âpyâyata etábhir enam âprînâti tasmad âpriyo nama. On the Aprî verses, which form the offering-prayers (yágyas) at the fore-offerings of the animal sacrifice, and vary according to different families, see Ait. Br. II, 4; Max Müller, Hist. of A. S. L., p. 463 seq.; Haug, Essays, p. 241.
See I, 5, 3, 8. The Adhvaryu calls out to the Agnidh, 'O sråvaya (make listen)!' The Agnîdh calls out,'Astu sraushal (yea, may one hear)l' The Adhvaryu calls on the Maiträvaruna, 'Preshya samidhah (prompt as to the kindling-sticks)!'[or,' Preshya TanGnapatam or Narasamsam'&c. in the succeeding fore-offerings.] The Maiträvaruna calls out, Hotâ yakshat samidham [Tandnapâtam, &c.], (let the Hotri pronounce the offering-prayer to the kindling-sticks, &c. !)' Each offering-prayer (Aprî) is introduced
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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 |