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V KANDA, 3 ADHYÂYA, 3 BRÂHMANA, 12. 71
him for cattle. And as to its being prepared of gavedhukâ seed;-that God is (the recipient of) refuse (remains of offering), and gavedhukâ seeds are refuse therefore it is (prepared) of gavedhukâ seed.
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8. For Mitra Satya (the True) he then prepares a pap of Nâmba1 seed: thereby Mitra the True quickens him for the Brahman. And as to its being prepared of Nâmba seed,-to Varuna, no doubt, belong those plants which grow in ploughed ground; but those, the Nâmba plants, belong to Mitra: therefore it is (prepared) of Nâmba seed.
9. For Varuna Dharmapati (the lord of the law) he then prepares a Varuna pap of barley: thereby Varuna, the lord of the law, makes him lord of the law; and that truly is the supreme state, when one is lord of the law; for whosoever attains to the supreme state, to him they come in (matters of) law: therefore to Varuna Dharmapati.
10. He then proceeds with the cake for AgniSoma. The Svishtakrit of that (oblation) remains yet unoffered, when he proceeds with those (other) oblations.
11. Thereupon, taking hold of him (the Sacrificer) by the right arm, he mutters (Vâg. S. IX, 39, 40), 'May Savitri quicken thee for (powers of) quickening (ruling), Agni for householders, Soma for trees, Brihaspati for speech, Indra for lordship, Rudra for cattle, Mitra for truth, Varuna for the lord of the law.'
12. 'Quicken him, O gods, to be unrivalled!'
1 The Taitt. S. and Br. read 'âmba' instead, 'a kind of grain,' according to Sâyana.
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Or, perhaps, 'on the part of the quickeners (rulers, savânâm).'
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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 |