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________________ SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA. ye are, bestowers of kingship: bestow ye kingship on me, hail !-Devoted ye are, bestowers of kingship: bestow ye kingship on N. N.!' With that (water) he sprinkles : it is with food he thereby consecrates him, and food he thereby bestows upon him. For even as this fire burns up (the wood) so does that sun yonder, even in rising, burn up the plants, the food. But those waters coming down, quench that (heat), for if those waters were not to come down, there would be no food left remaining here: it is with food he thus sprinkles him. This is one kind of water : it is that he now brings. 17. He then takes honey with, ‘Most powerful ye are, bestowers of kingship: bestow ye kingship on me, hail!—Most powerful ye are, bestowers of kingship: bestow ye kingship on N. N.!' With this (water) he sprinkles, and it is by the essence of the waters and plants that he thereby sprinkles him. This is one kind of water : it is that he now brings. 18. He then takes embryonic (waters) of a calving cow with, 'Mighty ye are, bestowers of kingship: bestow ye kingship on me, hail !—Mighty ye are, bestowers of kingship: bestow ye kingship on N. N.!' With that (water) he sprinkles: it is with cattle he thereby consecrates him. This is one kind of water: it is that he now brings. 19. He then takes milk with, Man-supporting ye are, bestowers of kingship: bestow ye kingship on me, hail!—Man-supporting ye are, bestowers of kingship: bestow ye kingship on N. N.!' With that (water) he sprinkles : Digitized by Google
SR No.007679
Book TitleSatapatha Bramhana Part 03
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJulius Eggeling
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1894
Total Pages2382
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size45 MB
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