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whence (the draught animal) pulls with all four limbs. At two of them they lead (the fire) forward", whence it (the animal) walks on two (feet at a time) Thus, then, Pragapati fashioned for himself a body by means of the Seasonal sacrifices; and in like manner does the Sacrificer who knows this fashion for himself a (divine) body by means of the Seasonal sacrifices.
9. As to this they say, 'The Vaisvadeva oblation (should have) all (its formulas) in the Gayatri, the Varunapraghâsâh all in the Trishtubh, the Great Oblation all in the Gagati, and the Sunâsiriya all in the Anushtubh metre, so as to yield a Katushtomas.' But let him not do this, for inasmuch as (his formulas) amount to these (metres) even thereby that wish is obtained.
10. Now, indeed, (the formulas of) these Seasonal offerings amount to three hundred and sixty-two Brihati verses*: he thereby obtains both the year 6
According to Sâyana this refers to the first and last Seasonal sacrifices, inasmuch as there is no uttaravedi required for these, and hence only the simple leading forward of the fire to the Ahavaniya hearth; whilst the commentary on Kåty. V, 4, 6, on the contrary, refers it just to the other two, because a double leading forth takes place there.
? Or, as Sayana takes it, man walks on two feet.
: The Katushtoma, properly speaking, is the technical term for such an arrangement of the Stotras of a Soma-sacrifice by which they are chanted on stomas, or hymn-forms, increasing successively by four verses. Two such arrangements (of four and six different stomas respectively) are mentioned, one for an Agnishtoma sacrifice, and the other for a Shodasin. See note on XIII, 3, 1, 4.
• These 362 Brihatt verses (of 36 syllables each) would amount to 13,032 syllables; and, verses of the four metres referred to amounting together to 148 syllables, this amount is contained in the former 88 times, leaving only eight over; so slight a discrepancy being considered of no accoun
That is, a year of 360 days; and if, as is done by Sâyara (in
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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 |