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V KANDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 5 BRÂHMana, 8.
55 Sacrificer) men; he now puts himself in contact with them, makes them his own.
4. And as to why there is either a cake on three potsherds, or a pap, for Vishnu ;—whatever men Agni, the giver, gives him, among them he thereby finally establishes him (the king); and whatever work he wishes to do with his men, that he is able to do. Thus he thereby approaches the men, thinking, 'May I be consecrated, and possessed of men!' A dwarfish bull is the sacrificial fee for this (offering), for the dwarf belongs to Vishnu 1.
5. He then performs another Trishamyukta offering. He prepares a cake on eleven potsherds for Agni and Pûshan, a pap for Indra and Pushan, and a pap for Pushan: this Trishamyukta he offers. Thereby the gods obtained cattle; and in like manner does this (king) thereby obtain cattle.
6. Now as to why there is that cake on eleven potsherds for Agni and Pûshan ;—Agni is the giver, and the cattle are Pûshan's: thus Agni, the giver, gives him cattle.
7. And as to why there is a pap for Indra and Pushan;-Indra is the Sacrificer, and the cattle are Pushan's: whatever cattle Agni, the giver, gives him, therewith he now puts himself in contact, those he makes his own.
8. And why there is a pap for Pushan;-whatever cattle Agni, the giver, gives him, therewith he thereby finally establishes him, and whatever work he wishes to do with his cattle, that he is able
1 See the legend, I, 2, 5, 1 seq., which represents Vishnu as a dwarf, who obtained from the Asuras as much ground for the gods, as he lay upon.-'Tad dhi pasushu vaishnavam rûpam yad vâmanasya goh. Kanva rec.
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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 |