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become immortal;—'to the sky have we ascended from the earth,'—for they who sit through a sacrificial session indeed ascend from the earth to the sky;— we have attained to the gods,'—for they indeed attain to the gods ;-'to heaven, to the light!' thrice they repeat the finale; for they indeed become (partakers of) heaven and bliss. Thus, whatever the nature of his Sâman is, that they come to be who sit through a sacrificial session.
13. They creep' along right under the axle of the southern cart: even as a snake frees itself from its skin, so do they free themselves from all evil. They creep along with an atikhandas verse; for that, the atikhandas (redundant metre), is all the metres ;thus evil does not overtake them : therefore they creep along with an atikhandas verse.
14. They creep along with (Vág. S. VIII, 53 ; Rig-veda I, 132, 6), 'O Indra and Parvata, leaders in battle, smite ye every one that wars against us, smite him with the thunderbolt! him that is hidden may it please in the far retreat which he hath reached : our foes, O hero, on all sides may the tearer tear to pieces,-on all sides!'
15. They go out eastward, and enter the Sadas from the front towards the back; for from the back towards the front (they do so) when about to perform the sacrifice; but thus (they do) at the rising from the session.
16. They sit down by their several dhishnyahearths. Now, once on a time, the pith of Vâk (speech) wished to desert the gods who had won it ; it tried to creep away along this earth, for Vâk is
See p. 299, note 2.
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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 |