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XII KANDA, 9 ADHYAYA, 2 BRAHMANA, 4. 265
against the gods, O divine gods, we have committed, from that sin may Agni deliver me; may he deliver me from all trouble!'-he thereby delivers him from the sin committed against the gods. Whether by day, whether by night we have committed sins, from that sin may Vâyu deliver me; may he deliver me from all trouble!' he thereby delivers him from whatever sin he commits by day and night.-'Whether waking, whether in sleep we have committed sins, from that sin may Surya deliver me; may he deliver me from all trouble!'-what is awake is men, and what is asleep is the Fathers: he thus delivers him from guilt against men and Fathers.
3. 'Whatever sin we have committed in the village, in the forest'-for either in the village or in the forest sin is committed: therefrom he delivers him; 'whatever in the assembly'-from the sin of the assembly he thereby delivers him;-whatever in our organs of sense'-from the sin against the gods he thereby delivers him ;-whatever against the Sûdra or the Arya, whatever against the right of any one, thereof thou art the expiation,'-from all that sin he thereby delivers him.
4. That we swear by the Inviolable Waters', by Varuna, therefrom deliver us, O Varuna!' -he thereby delivers him from sin against Varuna.— [He then immerses the pot, with Vag. S. XII, 18;
1 Cf. III, 8, 5, 10, where the text varies slightly-'That they say, we swear by the Inviolable (cows, or waters), by Varuna, therefrom deliver us, O Varuna !'
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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 |