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I VALLÎ, 4 ANUVÂKA, 2.
47 the former element, the father the latter, offspring their union. That union takes place through procreation. So much with regard to offspring.
4. Next, with regard to the self (body). The lower jaw is the former element, the upper jaw the latter, speech their union. That union takes place through speech. So much with regard to the Self. These are the great Samhitâs. He who knows these Samhitâs (unions), as here explained, becomes united with offspring, cattle, Vedic light, food, and with the heavenly world.
Fourth ANUVÂKA. 1. May hel who is the strong bull of the Vedas, assuming all forms, who has risen from the Vedas, from the Immortal, may that Indra (lord) strengthen me with wisdom! May 1, O God, become an upholder of the Immortal !
May my body be able, my tongue sweet, may I hear much with my ears! Thou (Om) art the shrine tof Brahman), covered by wisdom. Guard what I have learnt 2.
She (Sri, happiness) brings near and spreads,
2. And makes, without delay, garments for herself, cows, food, and drink at all times; therefore bring that Sri (happiness) hither to me, the woolly, with
1 The next verses form the prayer and oblation of those who wish for wisdom and happiness. In the first verse it is supposed that the Om is invoked, the most powerful syllable of the Vedas, the essence extracted from all the Vedas, and in the end a name of Brahman. See Khând. Up. p. 1 seq.
Here end the prayers for the attainment of wisdom, to be followed by oblations for the attainment of happiness.
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |