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-BRAHMANA.
17. [Vâg. S. XI, 65] 'May the Vasus fill thee with the Gayatri metre, Angiras-like!—May the Rudras fill thee with the Trishtubh metre, Angiras-like-May the Adityas fill thee with the Gagati metre, A ǹgiras-like!—May the Allgods, dear to all men, fill thee with the Anushtubh metre, Angiras-like!'-by these deities he thus moistens it: by whatever deities he fashions it, by them he fumigates it, and by them he moistens it. For he who performs a work, knows the practice of it: hence by whatever deities he fashions it, by them he fumigates and moistens it.
THE DIKSHA, OR INITIATION.
SIXTH ADHYAYA. FIRST BRAHMANA.
1. Many1 are the oblations, in the building of the fire-altar, as well as at any other (special ceremony) than the building of the fire-altar. For there are supernumerary rites, supernumerary are those which are (performed) over and above another rite : of these are the building of the altar (Agnikityâ), the Ragasûya, the Vâgapeya, and the Asvamedha; and because they are over and above the other (normal) rites, therefore they are supernumerary.
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1 Or rather, too many, more (than are required at one of the normal Soma-sacrifices),-âdhvarikebhyo bahutarâni, Sây.
That is, as would seem from Sâyana, of such ceremonies as have supernumerary, or additional, oblations to the normal ones connected with them. This discussion seems to be introduced here on account of the additional oblation (that to Vaisvânara) offered at the initiation ceremony. As an 'additional' or special, oblation at the Vâgapeya, Sâyana refers to the pap of wild rice (V, 1, 4, 12); whilst at the Râgasûya the one to Anumati (V, 2, 3, 4) is said to belong to the same category.
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