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and produced sand; for this clay becomes indeed heated when they plough it; and if only they plough very fine then it becomes, as it were, sandy. So much, then, as to that "What is to become of me ? what is to become of me??'
5. From the sand he created the pebble : whence sand finally indeed becomes a pebble ;-—from the pebble the stone : whence the pebble finally indeed becomes a stone;—from the stone metal ore: whence from stone they smelt ore ;—from ore gold: whence ore much smelted comes, as it were, to have the appearance of gold.
6. Now that which was created was flowing; and inasmuch as it was flowing (aksharat), a syllable (akshara) resulted therefrom; and inasmuch as it flowed eight times, that octosyllabic Gâyatri was produced.
7. 'This has indeed become (bha) a foundation (resting-place),' so he thought: whence it became the earth (bhůmi). He spread it out (prath): it became the broad (earth, prithivi). On this earth, as on a foundation, the beings, and the lord of beings, consecrated themselves for a year : the lord of beings was the master of the house, and Ushas (the Dawn) was the mistress.
8. Now, those beings are the seasons; and that lord of beings is the year; and that Ushas, the mistress, is the Dawn. And these same creatures, as well as the lord of beings, the year, laid seed
1 He means to say that he will leave this to be supplied in the enumeration of the subsequent creations.
. At sacrificial sessions the Sacrificer is called Grihapati. On this, see IV, 6, 8, 3-5.
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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 |