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that sun shines! : he thus establishes him on the Brihatt, as his excellence and foundation.
25. He sings it on a brihatt verse relating to Indra, for this sacrifice, the Sautrâmant, belongs to Indra, and even now he who sacrifices has Indra for his support: he thus consecrates him on his own support (or resting-place).
26. And as to why (these hymns) are called bracers ?;' it is because by means of these Samans the gods braced Indra up to energy, or vital power : in like manner do the officiating priests, by means of these Sâmans, brace the Sacrificer up to energy, or vital power. 'Samsravase, visravase, satyasravase, sravase 3'-these are the Samans: they proclaim
! Professor Weber, Ind. Stud. VIII, p. 42, refers to a parallel passage in Tândya-Br. VII, 4, 7-By means of the Bahishpavamâna (of the morning service) the gods carried off Aditya, the sun, to heaven; but he did not stop there. At midday they then fixed him by means of the Brihati, and for this reason the Brihati metre is used for the Pavamâna-stotra at the midday service.'
Literally, sharpeners or sharpenings (samsâna). * These words-apparently meaning 'for fame all round, for fame far and wide, for true fame, for fame' (or, perhaps, for hearing, or, rather, being heard of all round,' &c.) are used to form the finales (nidhana) in which all the priests are to join; cf. Sâmav., Calc. ed., I, pp. 533-4, where the figured text is given. According to Kâty. XIX, 5, 4-5; Lâty. V, 4, 19, the words,
samgityai, vigityai, satyagityai, gityai' (for complete victory, victory far and wide, &c.), and "sampushtyai, vipushtyai, &c. (for complete prosperity, &c.), are to be used instead, in the case of a Kshatriya and Vaisya respectively, either optionally or neces sarily. Though these four words are here, and elsewhere, spoken of as so many different Sâmans, only the last of them (sravase ) forms the finale of a Sâman in the ordinary sense of the word; the others being merely combined with certain musical ejaculations, or expletives (stobhas). All the four Samans' begin with the same phrase (varying only in the verb) sam två hinvanti (rinanti,
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| SR No. | 007680 |
| Book Title | Satapatha Bramhana Part 05 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Julius Eggeling |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1900 |
| Total Pages | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 44 MB |