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SATAPATHIA-BRAHMANA.
7. Now of those which he lays down in front, the first is the out (and in)-breathing, the second the through-breathing, the third the up-breathing, the fourth the up-breathing, the fifth the through-breathing, the sixth the out-breathing, the seventh the outbreathing, the eighth the through-breathing, the ninth the up-breathing, and the tenth, in this case, is the Sacrificer himself: this same Sacrificer, being raised and firmly established on this Virág (brick), made up of breath, lays down (bricks) extending both backward and forward, for the breathings move both backward and forward.
8. And of those on the right (south) side, the first is Agni (fire), the second Vayu (the wind), the third Åditya (the sun), the fourth Aditya, the fifth Vayu, the sixth Agni, the seventh Agni, the eighth Vâyu, the ninth Aditya, and the tenth, in this case, is the Sacrificer himself: this same Sacrificer, being raised and firmly established on this Virág, made up of deities, puts on (bricks) extending both hitherwards and thitherwards, for those gods move both hitherwards and thitherwards.
9. And of those behind, the first is this (terrestrial) world, the second the air, the third the sky, the fourth the sky, the fifth the air, the sixth this world, the seventh this world, the eighth the air, the ninth the sky, and the tenth, in this case, is the Sacrificer himself: this same Sacrificer, being raised and firmly established on that Virág, made up of the worlds, lays down (bricks) extending both hitherwards and thitherwards ;-whence these worlds extend both hitherwards and thitherwards.
10. And of those on the left (north) side, the first is the summer, the second the rainy season, the
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