General Index to Names and Subject Matter

SR No.: 007683
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: M Winternitz
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1910
Total Pages: 705
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 51 MB

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BRAHMANA
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worship of Agni and the eastward fields on which gifts sown grow up migration of the B. from the Saras- as merit, 45, 52; congratulate King vati to the Sadânîra, 12, 104 n., Suddhodana on Buddha's birth, and 105 sq. ; 'The B. (priests) are the receive gitts, 49 (i), 8-10. guardians of this sacrifice;' for (b) B. REVERENCED AS HOLY AND guardians of the sacrifice, indeed, are DIVINE BEINGS. those B. who are versed in the sacred Do not speak evil of the B., 1, 32; writ, because they spread it, they S, 320; 14, 298; 25, 166; one originate it, 12, 134, 225; what is should not curse a B., and not say agreeable to the B. is auspicious, 12, to him anything except what is 135: fulfilment of wishes obtained auspicious, 1, 251 ; 7, 155; 25, 436; by B. staying in one's house, 12, purification prescribed on touching 292 ; no one but a B. is allowed a B., 2, 59; classed as sacred with to drink of the residue of the gods, idols, cow's, and the like, 2, 94 Agnihotra, 12, 338, 338 n.; the sq., 220; 7, 228; 14, 36, 245, 323; word of a B. purifies, 14, 72, 171; 25, 135-8; 33, 222; to be honoured 25, 191; offerings made into the and revered, 2, 128; 7, xxix, 13, mouths of B. are the best, 14, 138 194; 8, 119; 25, 86, 399, 588; sq. ; the hand of a B. is his a B. who has studied the Vedas and a mouth, 14, 209; 29, 118; legends
he-goat evince the strongest sexual derepeated in the assembly of B., 15,
sires, 2, 136; witnesses to be sworo 14; food given to B. reaches the
in the presence of the gods, the gods, 29, 16; the place of the B. at
king, and B., 2, 247; 25, 269; death a sacrifice, 29, 24 ; prâsita, a sacri
in a fight for the sake of B. purifies, fice deposited in a B., 29, 31; gifts
procures heaven, &c., 2, 250 ; 7, 18, made to B. at a wedding, 29, 38
67; 14, 106; 25, 185, 416, 447; sq. ; 30, 196; a name pleasing to
remains always pure, 2, 25+; 14, the B. to be given to a child, 29,
132 sq.; 25, 424; gods and B. must 50 ; Veda-study to be interrupted
be present at ordeals, 7, 55; 33, 260, in the presence of B. who have not
262; the gods are invisible deities, the had their meal, 29, 118; the bride's
B. are visible deities. The B. sustain
the world. It is by the favour of the shift to be given to a B., 29, 171;
B. that the gods reside in heaven; a 30, 270 ; shave the child's hair, 29,
speech uttered by B. (whether a curse 185 ; 30, 217 ; fees to be given to
or a benediction never fails to come B. at the end of studentship, 29, true ... IVhen the visible gods are 227; but see also Teacher; five B. pleased, the invisible gods are surely breathe upon the new-born child, pleased as well, 7, 77; have the power 29, 295; fed at the beginning of to purify from sin and defilement, ceremonies, 29, 301, 304, 428 ; 30, 7, 103; 25, 447 sq.; when a B. has 137, 162, 204, 269, 271, 279, 283; met with an accident, Vedic study of all food a due portion must be must be interrupted, 7, 125; he given to B., 29, 388; 30, 24 ; only must not step on the shade of a B., a B. may make the Bali-offerings 7, 203; superhuman power of a for the householder, 30, 23; B. pious B., 7, 243, 245; 25, 398; the women pronounce blessings at the B., the Veda, and the sacrifices creSîmantonnayana, 30, 55; do not ated by the Brahman, 8, 120 ; deeat an uncompleted sacrifice, 42, nounced as impostors by unbelievers, 142 ; sterile cows must be given to 8, 214; the Anugîtâ told to Krishna the B., 42, 174-9, 656-61; a cow by a B. who came from the heavenly presented to an offended B., 44, world and the world of Brahman, 195; the metal vessels of a deceased 8,231; Brihaspati is the lord of B., sacrificer to be given to a B., 44, 8, 346; these B., the creators of the 205, 205 1.; the Sautrâmanî is world, 8, 387; 25, 436; the B. is a B.'s sacrifice, 44, 260; a B. lute- the repeller of the Rakshas, 12, 36; player sings of the king's sacrifices the B. are the human gods, 12, 309 and gifts, 44, 356 sq., 359; are the sq., 374 ; 25, 398 sq., 447 : 26, 341;
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