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XII KANDA, 8 ADHYAYA, 3 BRÂHMANA, 6.
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away, and entered the cattle, whence cattle are one's fame: and famous, indeed, is he who, knowing this, is consecrated by the Sautrâmani.
2. The two Asvins and Sarasvati then prepared for him this sacrifice, the Sautrâmani, for the purpose of healing him, and thereby consecrated him : thereby he became the highest of gods, and so does he who is consecrated by that (offering) become the highest among his own people.
3. He consecrates him on a black antelope skin; for the black antelope skin is the sacrifice ?: it is at the sacrifice he thus consecrates him; on the hairy side (of the skin), for the hair is the metres : it is on the metres (or sacred writ) he thus consecrates him.
4. On a throne-seat he consecrates him, for imperial dignity is seated (established) on a throneseat: by means of imperial dignity he thus causes him to attain imperial dignity.
5. It is made of udumbara wood, for the udumbara (ficus glomerata) is strength: for the sake of strength he thus is consecrated. It is knee-high, for knee-high is this (terrestrial) world, and it is for (the rule of) this world that the Kshatriya is consecrated; and the ruler (kshatra) indeed he becomes who is consecrated by the Sautrâmant: therefore it is knee-high, and of unlimited size horizontally (in width and depth), -
6. For the throne-seat means royal dignity, and of unlimited prosperity is royal dignity. It is covered with plaited reed-work, for reed-grass is meet for sacrifice. Two of its feet stand on the
Literally, sprinkled, i.e. anointed, with the 'vasa,' or fat gravy obtained from the cooking of the sacrificial animals.
* See part i, p. 23, note 3.
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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 |