Satapatha Bramhana Part 02

SR No.: 007678
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

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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
that] he should not invite him, since how can there be an invitation of one smitten and unmanned? He should nevertheless invite him: they offer in his fire, and utter the Vashat,—therefore he should invite him.
17. He then gives orders, 'Agnidh, sit in the Neshtri's lap! Neshtri, lead up the lady, and make her exchange looks with the Udgâtri! Unnetri, fill up the Hotri's cup, and let no Soma-juice remain!' Thus, if it be an Agnishtoma sacrifice.
18. But if it be an Ukthya’, let him say, ' Lengthen out the Soma I'— Holding the same vessel (from which the Pâtnivata libation was made, the Agnidh) sits down in the Neshtri's lap,- for he, the Agnidh, is in reality Agni, and the Neshtri is female: the Agnidh is male, and the Neshtri female,-a productive union is thus brought about. The Neshtri leads up the lady and makes her exchange looks with the Udgâtri, with 'Thou art Pragâ pati, the
1 “But if it be an Ukthya, or Shodasin, or Atirâtra, or Vâgapeya, Kanva text. See towards the end of next note.
• Kâty. X, 7 and schol. supply the following details. The Unnetri puts down the kamasa cups behind the high altar, and pours into them the entire Soma-juice remaining in the Pätabhrit, putting but little into the Hotri's cup, to leave room in it for the dhruva libation. Besides this the Âgrayana is the only Soma that remains. The Adhvaryu then, by touching the Soma in the Hotri's cup with two stalks of grass, gives the signal for the chanting of the Agnishtoma Sâman (viz. the Yagñâyagñiya, Sâmav. II, 53, 54), wrapping up his head, if he chooses, in the same way as the Udgâtris. Meanwhile the Neshtri leads up the lady through the back door into the Sadas, makes her sit down north of the Udgâtri and exchange looks with the latter three times at the 'Him,' see p. 308, note 2). Three times also (at every Nidhana) she uncovers her right leg and pours on it some of the pânnegani water fetched by her in the morning (see III, 9, 3, 27),
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