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moreover, it is thereby made to be like the morning Soma-pressing, and the midday-pressing '.
7. 'To Indra, accompanied by the Adityas, -thee, hail!'-Indra indeed is he who blows here: it is to him he thus offers it, and therefore he says, 'To Indra-thee;' and when he says, 'accompanied by the Adityas,' thereby he allows a share to the Adityas along with Indra; and, moreover, it is made like the evening-pressing '.
8. 'To Indra, the slayer of the evil-minded, thee, hail!'--Indra indeed is he who blows here: it is to him he thus offers it, and therefore he says, 'To Indra-thee;' and as to his saying, 'to the slayer of the evil-minded,' the evil-minded one being an enemy, he thereby means to say, 'To Indra, the slayer of enemies,-thee!' This is his (Indra's) special share: even as there is a share for a chief, so is this his (share) apart from the (other) gods.
9. 'To Savitri, accompanied by the Ribhus, the Vibhus (lords), and the Vagas (powers),thee, hail!'-Savitri (the sun) indeed is he who blows here it is to him he thus offers it, and therefore he says, 'To Savitri, accompanied by the Ribhus, the Vibhus, and the Vagas,-thee!' He thus allows a share therein to all the gods along (with Savitri).
10. 'To Brihaspati, accompanied by the All-gods,-thee, hail!'-Brihaspati indeed is he who blows here: it is to him he thus offers
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1 See III, 4, 5, 1, where it is stated that the morning-pressing belongs to the Vasus, the midday-pressing to the Rudras, and the third pressing to the Adityas.
Or, for the best (or eldest brother). Cf. III, 9, 4, 9.
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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 |