Book Title: Satapatha Bramhana Part 02
Author(s): Julius Eggeling
Publisher: Oxford

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________________ 290 GRIHYA-SUTRA OF ÂPASTAMBA. one for Kshetrapati, he goes out in an easterly or northerly direction, prepares a raised surface, (and then follow the ceremonies) beginning with the putting of wood on the fire. 14. To the west of the fire he builds two huts. Patala 7, SECTION 20. 1. With the next (verse, II, 18, 10) he has the Îsâna led to the southern (hut), 2. With worldly words the 'bountiful goddess' to the northern (hut), 3. To the middle (between the two huts) the 'conqueror.' 4. He gives them water to drink in the same order in which they have been led (to their places), takes three portions of boiled rice (from the Sthalipâka prepared for Îsâna), takes (these portions of rice) to the fire, makes (the three gods) touch them with the next (formulas, II, 18, 11-13), sacrifices of these portions, to each god of the portion which belongs to him, with the next (formulas, II, 18, 14-30), cuts off (Avadanas) from all (portions), and sacrifices with the next Yagus (II, 18, 31) to Agni Svishtakrit. 5. Having worshipped (the god Isâna) with the next Yagus (II, 18, 32), he distributes with the next (formulas, II, 18, 33–39) leaves together with portions of boiled rice, two (leaves) with each (Yagus), then ten to the divine hosts (II, 18, 40), and ten to the (divine hosts) that follow (and are referred to in the next Yagus, II, 18, 41). 20, 1-3. Comp. Hiranyak. II, 3, 8, 2-4. Haradatta explains the Isâna, the midhushî, and the gayanta as images of the three gods. Digitized by Google

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