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V KANDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 13. 51
trained cow for Indra: this Indraturiya he offers. Now Indra and Agni on that occasion consulted with each other: 'Verily the fiends, the Rakshas, suck out these (creatures) in the (four) quarters: come, let us throw the thunderbolt at them!'
12. Agni then spake, 'Let there be three shares for me, one for thee!'-'So be it!'-By that offering those two smote the fiends, the Rakshas, in the (four) quarters, and gained that universal conquest which now is theirs. And in like manner does this (Sacrificer) by that offering smite the fiends, the Rakshas, in the quarters; and gain the victory, thinking, 'May I be consecrated, when safety and security have been gained!'
13. Now what cake on eight potsherds there is for Agni, that is one of Agni's shares; and what barley pap there is for Varuna-Varuna being the same as Agni-that is Agni's second share; and what pap of gavedhukâ seed there is for RudraRudra being the same as Agni-that is Agni's third share. And as to why it is prepared of gavedhukâ seed that god surely is (the recipient) of refuse (remains of offering)1, and gavedhukâ grass is refuse, -hence it is prepared of gavedhukâ seed. And what mess of sour curds there is from a yoke-trained cow for Indra, that is the fourth share (being that) of Indra-turfya being the same as katurtha (fourth)— hence the name Indraturfya. That same yoke-trained cow is the fee for this (offering); for by her shoulder she is of Agni's nature, since her shoulder is, as it were, fire-burnt; and in that, being a female, she improperly draws (the cart), that is her Varunic
1 On Rudra's epithet vâstavya, see I, 7, 3, 1. 8.
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| SR No. | 007681 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1890 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |