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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
for those (Rudras) produce (kar) everything here,― 'hearts of the gods!'-Agni, Vâyu and Âditya (fire, wind and sun), these truly are the hearts of the gods;- Reverence to the discriminating!'for those (gods) discriminate everything here;— 'Reverence to the destructive!'-for those (gods) destroy whom they wish to destroy;-' Reverence to the irremovable!'-for those (gods) are not (to be) removed from these worlds.
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24. He then mutters those that follow (Vâg. S. XVI, 47 seq.), Chaser! lord of the (Soma) plant!'-that (god) is indeed a repeller, for he chases away whom he wishes to chase away;'lord of the plant'-that is, 'lord of the Somaplant;'-' O blue-red cleaver';'-these are names and forms of him: he thus gratifies him by calling him by his names;-frighten and hurt not these people and these cattle! let none of us sicken!' as the text, so the sense.
25. That god (Rudra) is the kshatra (ruling power; chieftainship or chief); and for that chief these peasants set apart this special fore-share, to wit, that first section (of formulas); and now he (the Sacrificer) sets apart for him that after-share, and thereby gratifies him; and hence this (section) also belongs to a single deity, to wit, to Rudra; for it is him he thereby gratifies.
Brahmana, on the other hand, evidently takes it in the sense of 'maker, producer.'
'Thus ('Zerspalter') daridra is probably correctly interpreted (from root 'dar,' to split) by Prof. Weber; whilst the commentators take it in its ordinary sense of 'poor' (i.e. without an assistant, Mahîdh.); blue-red Rudra is called inasmuch as he is the 'nîlakantha' blue-necked, and red all over the rest of his body.
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| SR No. | 007679 |
| Book Title | Satapatha Bramhana Part 03 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Julius Eggeling |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2382 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |