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VII KÂNDA, 2 ADHYÂYA, I BRÂHMANA, 10.
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And anywhere where there is a self-produced hollow 1 or cleft in the ground, he lays down those (bricks) ; for on whatever part of this (earth) there is a cleaving, or in whatever part of it plants are not produced, verily that part of it Nirriti seizes upon : he thus places corruption in a (part) of the earth set aside for Nirriti. Having put them in their places in a direction away from himself ?, he lays them down 3.
9. [He lays them down, with Vâg. S. XII, 62–64) 'Seek thou him that offereth not Soma, nor other offering!' him who neither presses Soma nor makes offering Nirriti indeed visits ;-'Of the thief do thou follow the way, of the robber!' that is, 'follow the way both of the thief and the robber, and even as a thief or a robber remains concealed, so do thou remain concealed !'-'Seek thou some one other than us: this is thy way;' that is, 'seek him who is ignorant of this (sacred work); '-'Homage be to thee, O divine Nirriti!' he thus turns Nirriti aside by rendering homage to her.
10. 'Homage be unto thee full well, O sharpedged Nirriti!' for Nirriti is indeed sharp-edged: to her he thereby renders homage ;-'loose thou
1 Or probably, a barren spot, see p. 43, note 2.
? That is, whilst himself remaining north of the place, and facing the south, he puts them down in the direction from north to south.
s That is, he performs the formal ceremony of 'laying down (upadhâna)' whilst muttering the respective verses. In the present case the 'laying down' of the bricks is to be performed by him whilst muttering the formulas, but without touching the bricks themselves. The direction that the bricks are to be deposited in a direction 'away from him' perhaps refers to the 'laying down' instead of to the actual placing them.
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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 |