Satapatha Bramhana Part 03

SR No.: 007679
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

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SATAPATHA-BRÂHMANA. and, assuredly, only when, knowing this, they become initiated, they make ready the sacrifice even whilst being initiated, and along with the getting ready of the sacrifice security of property accrues to the performers of the sacrificial session (Sattra); and, along with the accruing of security of property to the performers of the session, security of property also accrues to that district in which they perform the sacrifice.
11. Now, the Unnetri is initiated last of these, and when they come out from the purificatory bath it is he that comes out first; for the Unnetri is the vital air: he thus lays vital air into them on both sides; and so they attain the full term of life, and so they do not depart this world before their (full) term of life. This is the regular order of initiation : and, assuredly, he should become initiated only where such as know this become initiated.
SECOND BRÂHMANA. 1. Verily, from out of faith the gods fashioned the initiation, from out of Aditi the opening (sacrifice 2), from out of Soma the buying (of Somaplants), from out of Vishnu the guest-offering, from out of the sun the Pravargya, from out of the Svadhả (the food of departed ancestors) the Upa
· That is to say, when they become initiated in accordance with this knowledge.
For the Prâyanîyesha of the ordinary Soma-sacrifice, see part ii, p. 47 segg. For the subsequent ceremonies, cf. the table of contents of the same part. They are here alluded to for the reason that they are essential parts of every day's performance during the year's session.
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