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VI KÂNDA, I ADHYÂYA, 2 BRÂHMANA, 8.
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they mystically call'asman,' for the gods love the mystic. And the juice which was adhering to the shell became those sunbeams. And that which was the shell became the sky.
4. He desired, ' May it multiply, may it reproduce itself!' By means of the Sun he entered into union with the Sky : thence an egg arose. He touched it, saying, 'Bear thou seed!' From it the moon was created, for he (the moon) is seed. And the tear which formed itself became those stars. And the juice which was adhering to the shell became those intermediate quarters; and that which was the shell became those (chief) quarters (points of the compass).
5. Having created these worlds, he desired. *May I create such creatures as shall be mine in these worlds !!
6. By his Mind (manas) he entered into union with Speech (vâk): he became pregnant with eight drops. They were created as those eight Vasus? : he placed them on this (earth).
7. By his Mind he entered into union with Speech : he became pregnant with eleven drops. They were created as those eleven Rudras 2: he placed them in the air.
8. By his Mind he entered into union with Speech: he became pregnant with twelve drops. They were created as the twelve Adityas 8 ; he placed them in the sky
As here, this class of deities--whose sphere of action are the terrestrial regions—was associated with Agni, the guardian of the earth, at III, 4, 2, 1.
. Another class of (storm) deities, here associated with Vâyu, the wind, the guardian of the air-region.
3 'This class of deities (of light) are here associated with the
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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 |