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XII KÂNDA, 2 ADHYAYA, I BRÂHMANA, 1. 145
feet (men) go forward (prayanti): that part of them which is white is of the form of the day, and that which is black is (of the form) of the night; the nails are of the form of herbs and trees. The Katurvimsa day is the thighs, the Abhiplava the breast, and the Prishthya the back.
2. The Abhigit is this right arm, the Svarasaman days these three (openings of the) vital airs on the right side, the Vishuvat the head, and the (second period of) Svarasâman days these three vital airs on the left side.
3. The Visvagit is this left arm,--the Prishthya and Abhiplava have been told,—the Go and Ayus those downward vital airs; the Dasaratra the limbs, the Mahâvrata the mouth ; and the concluding (udayantya) Atirâtra is the hands, for by means of the hands (men) move (reach) upwards (udyanti): that part of them which is white is of the form of the day, and that which is black is of that of the night; and the nails are of the form of the stars. Thus that year is established in respect of the body; and, verily, whosoever thus knows that year to be established in respect of the body, establishes himself by means of offspring and cattle in this, and by immortality in the other, world.
SECOND ADHYÂYA. First BRÂHMANA. 1. Verily, those who become initiated for (a sacrificial session of) a year cross an ocean : the Prayaniya Atiratra is a flight of steps ?, for it is by means of a flight of steps that one enters (the water); and
1 Viz. the right eye, ear, and nostril.
Or, a descent, a passage leading down to a bathing-place. [44]
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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 |