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VI KÂNDA, 5 ADHYAYA, 2 BRÂHMANA, 21.
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by means of the horizontal belt, and that lower part of it by means of these (vertical bands).
16. At their tops they form nipples; for the gods, having made these worlds, the fire-pan, drew forth for themselves from these nipples all (objects of) their desires; and in like manner the Sacrificer, having made these worlds, the fire-pan, draws forth from these nipples all his desires.
17. This (fire-pan) indeed is a cow, for the fire-pan is these worlds, and these worlds are a cow: that horizontal belt is its udder; it is in the (upper) third of it, for the udder is in one-third of the cow.
18. He forms nipples to it, whereby he forms the nipples of the udder: it has four nipples, for the cow has four nipples.
19. Some, indeed, make it with two nipples, or also with eight nipples; but let him not do so, for those cattle which have fewer nipples than a cow, and those which have more nipples, are less fit to yield him a livelihood : hence they make this (firepan) less fit to yield a livelihood; and, indeed, they do not make it (like) a cow, but (like) a bitch, or a ewe, or a mare; hence let him not do so.
20. He then takes hold of its bowl, with, May Aditi seize thy bowl! Aditi, doubtless, is Speech; and the gods, having then fashioned it, perfected it by means of Aditi, speech; and in like manner this one, having fashioned it, now perfects it by means of Aditi, speech.
21. Having grasped it with both hands, he sets it down, with, 'She, having fashioned the great (mahim) fire-pan,'—that is, 'she, having fashioned the great (mahatim) fire-pan; '-'the earthen womb for Agni; for this is indeed Agni's
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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 |