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breath is the Udgâtri of the sacrifice, and the breath is the wind, and he is the Udgâtri. This constitutes freedom, and perfect freedom.'
6. 'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'this sky is, as it were, without an ascent (staircase.) By what approach does the sacrificer approach the Svarga world?'
Yâgñavalkya said : By the Brahman priest, who meet is the mind (manas), who is the moon. For the mind is the Brahman of the sacrifice, and the mind is the moon, and he is the Brahman. This constitutes freedom, and perfect freedom. These are the complete deliverances (from death).'
Next follow the achievements.
7. 'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'how many Rik verses will the Hotri priest employ to-day at this sacrifice?' "Three,' replied Yâgñavalkya. And what are these three?'
Those which are called Puronuvâkyâ, Yâgyâ, and, thirdly, Sasyâ ?'
What does he gain by them ?' 'All whatsoever has breath.'
8. Yagñavalkya,' he said, 'how many oblations (âhuti) will the Adhvaryu priest employ to-day at this sacrifice?'
Three,' replied Yâgñavalkya. And what are these three?'
Those which, when offered, flame up; those which, when offered, make an excessive noise; and those which, when offered, sink down?
1 The Puronuvâkyâs are hymns employed before the actual sacrifice, the Yâgyâs accompany the sacrifice, the Sasyâs are used for the Sastra. All three are called Stotriyâs.
· These oblations are explained as consisting of wood and oil, of flesh, and of milk and Soma. The first, when thrown on the
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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 |