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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
twelve months in the year : therefore there are twelve of them.
6. Six he offers before, and six after, the consecration: he thereby places him in the very middle of that Pragàpati, and consecrates him in the middle.
7. Now of those which he offers before the consecration, Brihaspati is the last (recipient), and of those which he offers after the consecration, Indra is the first ;-but Brihaspati is priestly dignity (brahma), and Indra is might, vigour: with these two kinds of vigour he thus encloses him on both sides.
8. Those which he offers before the consecration, he offers (resp.) with, ‘To Agni hail!'-Agni is brightness (tegas) : with brightness he thus sprinkles (endows) him ;– To Soma hail!'—Soma is princely power (kshatra) : with princely power he thus sprinkles him;—'To Savitri hail!'--Savitri is the impeller of the gods : impelled by Savitri he thus consecrates him ;-'To Sarasvati hail!'-Sarasvati is Speech : he thus sprinkles him with Speech;—'To Pashan hail!'- Pashan is cattle: with cattle he thus sprinkles him ;– To Brihaspati hail!'-Brihaspati is priestly dignity: with priestly dignity he thus sprinkles him. These he offers before the consecration: these are called the Agni-named ones.
9. Those which he offers after the consecration, he offers (resp.) with, 'To Indra hail!'-Indra is vigour: with vigour he thus sprinkles him ;—'To the roar haili'-roar means vigour: with vigour he thus sprinkles him ;—'To the noise hail!'noise means vigour: with vigour he thus sprinkles him ;— To Amsa hail!'-Amsa is vigour: with vigour he thus sprinkles him ;—'To Bhaga hail!'Bhaga is vigour: with vigour he thus sprinkles
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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 |