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like manner does this one now steal along with Tvashtri, the living forms. At this (oblation) he presents one lotus-flower.
9. He then prepares a pap for Pashan ;-for Pashan is cattle, and with cattle Varuna on that occasion stole along; and in like manner does this one now steal along with cattle. At this (oblation) he presents one lotus-flower.
10. He then prepares a cake on eleven potsherds for Indra ;-for Indriya means energy, vigour, and with vigour Varuna on that occasion stole along; and in like manner does this one now steal along with energy, with vigour. At this (oblation) he presents one lotus-flower.
11. He then prepares a pap for Brihaspati ;for Brihaspati means holiness, and with holiness Varuna on that occasion stole along; and in like manner does this one now steal along with holiness. At this (oblation) he presents one lotus-flower.
12. He then prepares a barley pap for Varuna ;with what vehemence Varuna seized the creatures, with that vehemence Varuna on that occasion stole along; and in like manner does this one now steal along with vehemence. At this (oblation) he presents one lotus-flower.
13. The deities of the Upasad are the (eighth, ninth, and) tenth'. At these (oblations) he presents
For the Upasad, or preliminary oblations of ghee to Agni, Soma, and Vishnu, to be performed twice daily for (usually) three days preceding an ordinary Soma-sacrifice, see part ii, p. 104. At the Dasapeya, the ten Samsrip-oblations take as it were the place of the ordinary Upasads, the latter being performed on the last three preliminary days along with, and to the same deities as, the last three Samsrip-oblations; or, according to some authorities,
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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 |