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nature; and in that she is a cow, she is of Rudra's nature1; and in that Indra's sour curds (come) from her, thereby she is of Indra's nature. Indeed that (cow) commands all that: therefore that same yoketrained cow is the fee.
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14. Thereupon he performs the A pâmârgahoma; for by means of apâmârga plants (achyranthes aspera) the gods wiped away (apa-marg) the fiends, the Rakshas, in the quarters, and gained that universal conquest which now is theirs. And in like manner does this (Sacrificer) now by means of apâmârga plants wipe away the fiends, the Rakshas, in the quarters; and in like manner does he gain the victory, thinking, 'May I be consecrated, when safety and security have been gained!'
15. He takes apâmârga grains in a dipping-spoon of either palâsa (butea frondosa) or vikaňkata (flacourtia sapida) wood. They take a firebrand from the Anvâhâryapakana (southern) fire; and proceed therewith eastward or northward; and there having made up a fire he offers.
16. He takes the firebrand with (Vâg. S. IX, 37; Rik S. III, 24, 1), 'Encounter the arrays, Agni!'-arrays means battles: encounter the battles!' he thereby says;- Repel the evilwisher!'-the evil-wisher is the enemy: 'beat off the enemy!' he thereby says;-'Unconquerable, conquering the evil-doers!'-unconquerable he is indeed, by the Rakshas, the fiends; and conquering the evil-doers, for he conquers every evil :
1 Rudra rules over the beasts (III, 6, 2, 20), whence he is also called the lord of beasts (pasûnâm pati, I, 7, 3, 8; Pasupati V, 3, 3, 7). Pushan, the genius of thrift and prosperity, is also (like the Greek Pan) regarded as the protector of cattle; see V, 2, 5, 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 |