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SATAPATHA-BRÂHMANA.
the Brahman (priesthood) for living beings from evil, from death.
4. 'Indra's share thou art, Vishnu's lordship!'-Having bestowed a share on Indra, he bestowed lordship on Vishnu ;-'the Kshatra is freed; the Pañkada sa-stoma!'-by means of the fifteenfold hymn-form he freed the Kshatra (nobility) for living beings from evil, from death.
5. The man-viewers' share thou art, the creator's lordship!'- the man-viewers, doubtless, are the gods : having bestowed a share on the gods, he bestowed lordship on the creator ;-'the birthplace is freed, the Saptadasa-stoma!'—the birthplace, doubtless, is the peasantry: by means of the seventeenfold hymn-form he frees the peasantry for living beings from evil, from death.
6. 'Mitra's share thou art, Varuna's lordship!'-Mitra, doubtless, is the out-breathing, and Varuna the down-breathing: having bestowed a share on the out-breathing, he bestowed lordship on the down-breathing ;-'heaven's rain, the wind is freed; the Ekavimsa-stoma!'— by means of the twenty-one-fold hymn-form he frees both rain and wind for living beings from evil, from death.
7. 'The Vasus' share thou art, the Rudras' lordship!'-having bestowed a share on the Vasus, he bestowed lordship on the Rudras ;—the fourfooted is freed, the Katurvimsa-stoma!'-by means of the twenty-five-fold hymn-form he freed the four-footed for living beings from evil, from death.
8. 'The Adityas' share thou art, the Maruts' lordship!'-having bestowed a share on the Ådityas, he bestowed lordship on the Maruts ;—'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 |