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VI KANDA, 7 ADHYÂYA, 3 BRAHMANA, 12.
sun) is beyond the reach of arms from here. He then lowers him he thereby comes back to this restingplace, and stands firmly on this resting-place. [He does so] with a gagati verse', for the Gagati gains these worlds from above hitherwards.
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11. [Vâg. S. XII, 14; Rik S. IV, 40, 5] ‘The swan dwelling in the light,'-the swan dwelling in the light, doubtless, is yonder sun;-'the Vasu dwelling in the air,'-the Vasu dwelling in the air, doubtless, is the wind;--'the priest seated on the altar,'-the priest seated on the altar, doubtless, is Agni ;-'the guest, for he (Agni) is indeed the guest of all beings;-dwelling in the retreat, that is, 'dwelling in rugged places;' 'the man-dwelling,'-the man-dwelling, doubtless, is the vital air; and men are human beings: he thus means that vital air, that fire, which (burns) in human beings;-'the space-dwelling,'-for he (Agni) indeed is seated in all spaces; 'the lawseated,'—that is, 'the truth-seated;'-'the spheredwelling, for he is indeed seated in all spheres ;'the water-born, cow-born'-for he is indeed both water-born and cow-born ;-law-born,'-that is, 'truth-born ;'-'rock-born,'-for he is born from the rock; the law,'-that is, 'the truth.' With 'the Great!' he deposits it (the fire); for he (Agni) is indeed the great (truth): he thus deposits him (on the seat) after making him what he is.
12. [He does so] with two syllables (‘brihat’),— the Sacrificer is two-footed, and the Sacrificer is
1 It is rather a trish/ubh verse.
Rather, (the guest) dwelling in the house (durona-sad), but the author evidently derives 'durona' from 'dus' (bad), making it a synonym of '
durga.'
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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 |