Questions of King Milinda Part 01

SR No.: 007681
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

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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
that Agni, the house-lord, leads him to hold the position of a master of the house. And as to its being of quick-grown rice: 'May they quickly lead me!' so he thinks.
4. For Soma Vanaspati (the wood-lord or tree) he then prepares a pap of syâmâka millet : thereby Soma, the wood-lord, quickens him for the plants. And as to its being prepared of syâmâka,—they, the syâmâkas among plants doubtless are most manifestly Soma's own : therefore it is prepared of syâmâka grain.
5. For Brihaspati Vâki (speech) he then prepares a pap of wild rice: thereby Brihaspati quickens him for speech. And as to its being prepared of wild rice, Brihaspati is the Brahman, and they, the wild rice-plants, are ripened by the Brahman? : hence it is prepared of wild rice.
6. For Indra Gyeshtha (the most excellent) he then prepares a pap of red rice-grains (hâyana) :: thereby Indra, the most excellent, leads him to excellence (or, lordship). And as to its being prepared of red rice: outstanding doubtless are those plants, the red rice, and outstanding is Indra : therefore it is prepared of red rice.
7. For Rudra Pasupati (lord of beasts) he then prepares a Raudra pap of gavedhukâ seeds (coix barbata): thereby Rudra, the lord of beasts, quickens
· Brihaspati Vâkpati (lord of speech), according to the Black Yagus, where the order of the Divine Quickeners' is moreover somewhat different.
.? Or cooked by the Brahman, that is by Brâhmans, when living the life of hermits or ascetics.
• The Taitt. S. prescribes a cake prepared of large rice (mahavrîhi).
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