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10. Let him make it in a pleasant (spot), in order that there should be pleasure for him; and in a peaceful (spot), in order that there should be peace for him. He must not make it either on a path, or in an open space, lest he should make his (the deceased's) sin manifest.
11. Whilst being secluded it should have the sun shining on it from above!: in that it is secluded one hides his sin; and in that it has the sun shining on it from above-yonder sun being the remover of evil-he, indeed, removes the evil from him, and he also causes him to be endowed with the radiance of the sun.
12. Let him not make it where it would be visible from here , for assuredly it is beckoning, and another of these (members of his family) quickly follows (the deceased) in death.
13. Let there be beautiful objects : at the back, for beautiful objects mean offspring : beautiful objects, offspring, will thus accrue to him. If there be no beautiful objects, let there be water either at the back or on the left (north) side, for water is indeed a beautiful object; and beautiful objects, offspring, will indeed accrue to him.
14. He makes it on salt (barren) soil, for salt means seed; the productive thus makes him partake in productiveness, and in that respect, indeed, the
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"That is, it should be in a place where at midday the rays of the sun do not fall obliquely on it, Kâty. XXI, 3, 15 comm. ? That is, from the village, cf. Kâty. XXI, 3, 18.
Or, beautiful ground (kitra). According to the comments on Káty. XXI, 3, 23 this means that the site of the grave should be so chosen that there are at the back (or west) of it, either woods of various kinds, or ground diversified by woods, hills, temples (1) &c.
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