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and two sons are being born of her; and that it would indeed be to her advantage if she would eat it before presenting it to the gods). Accordingly, having previously eaten it, she offered the remnant (to the gods). The seeds, still remaining in the embryo form, said: "We shall become what the Adityas are.' The Adityas on the other hand looked for a murderer of those two. Ama and Bhags struck them. Honce sacrificers worship these two in their sacrifices. Assaprasa became the portion due to Amsa in sacrifices. Bhaga went to the people. Hence they say that if one is desirous of getting wealth, one should go to somebody among men. That Indra, however, got up and recovered his breath. The other egg appeared as dead. He is, verily, the Mârtâņda (broken egg) whose children are men. Aditi then went to the Adityas and said : Let this one be to me, but not the other which has fallen lifeless. They said : Then let it be to ourselves, as we say; do not despise us.' He is, verily, the Aditya, the Vivagvat, whose offspring are Manu, the Vaivasvata, and Yama, the Vaivasvata. Manu is in this world, and Yama in the other. These are the Adityas who guard the paths through which gods move. They drive away that sacrifieer who gets up his sacred fire without calling upon them : they drive him away from the heavens. The Adityas are, verily, the portions of the remnant. When a sacrificer pats the sacred sticks into the fire after rotating them in the remoant, then he may be taken to have spoken to the Adityas of his setting up of the sacred fire. Him they do not throw away from the heavens. He who is going to set up the sacred fire should omit a year (i. e., intercalate a year). He should not bring his fire from a household or from any other place. Embryos (due to the remnant, i. e., the twelve days at the end of the sidereal year of 366 days), developed in the course of the year are born. When the embryo is born and fully developed, the sacrificer sets it up (while setting up the sacred fire). Twelve nights he has to omit (in a year); for twelve nights are the index (pratic ma) of the year. Embryos [i. e., the twelve days] developed (in the form of monthe) in the course of the cyclic) year are born. When it is born and fully developed, he sets it up [1. e., intercalates while setting up the sacred fire]. He should omit three, for three are the worlds ; these world's he will thereby attain. He should omit one, for one is the Prajapati."
(To be continued.)
MISCELLANEA. A NOTE ON AJIVIKAS.
the Buddhiste contain passages showing that the I read, ante, pp. 88ff, the article on Ajfvikas by origin of the Bhagavatas was traditionally believed K. B. Pathak, who opines that they are a sect of
to fall in very remote times, and that this tradiBuddhist Bhikshus. D. R. B.'s bracketed note
tion is supported by indications contained in
Brahmanical works." at the end of this article that they are neither Buddhist Bhikshus as Mr. Pathak says, nor Jainas
One such passage contained in an orthodox 18 Dr. Hultzach understands, but they form a
Buddhist book, the Saddharma-Pundarfka, as
showing the remoteness of the Bhagavata (i, e., distinct sect, seems to be borne out by other
Ajivika) cult, is that where Masju-Sri is comevidences. We have one given, ante, Vol. XXIII,
pared to Nárågana. The words run thus: p. 248, 1894 (which I have quoted in full on
"..... and a body compact as N&rlyana's." page 960, Jour. R. As. Soc., October 1911), of
A. GOVINDACHARYA SYAMIN, M.R.A.S., which the following extract is to the point:
M.R.S.A., M.M.S. “The essentials may, however, be stated. They are (1) that the recovery of the Vaikbanasa Dhar. [Who the Ajivikas really were was shown by me ma-Sutra permits me to fully prove the correctness ten years ago in a note published in the Jour. of Professor Kern's (or rather KAla kichårya's Bomb. As. Soc., Vol. XXI, p. 399 . The same and Toala's) identification of the Ajivikas with note has been reprinted in a slightly altered form the Bhagmatas, and (2) that the sacred books of in this number on p. 286 ff.-D-R.B.)
18. J. E. Series, Vol. XVI, chap. XXIII (Gadgada Svara), translated by H. Kern, so p. 897.
