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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
25. ‘The revolving sphere, the Ashtakatvarimsa!' he therewith lays down that hymn-form which is forty-eight-fold. But the revolving sphere, the forty-eight-fold, doubtless, is the year: in it there are twenty-six half-months, thirteen months, seven seasons, and the two, day and night. And as to his calling it the revolving sphere,' from the year all creatures indeed are evolved : it is that form he now lays down.
26. “The stay, the Katushtoma!'he therewith lays down the chant of praise consisting of four stomas! And as to his calling it the stay, -stay means support, and the Katushtoma is a support. But the stay, the Katushtoma, doubtless, is Vâyu (the wind), for he sings from all those four quarters. And as to his calling him the stay,'--stay means support; and the wind indeed is the support of all beings : it is that form he now lays down. The wind he places first and last : by the wind he thus encloses all these beings on both sides.
27. These, then, are eighteen bricks he lays down; this makes two Trivrits,—the Trivrit being breath, and breath being wind, this layer is Vayu.
28. And as to why there are eighteen,—the year is eighteenfold: twelve months and six seasons. And Pragâpati indeed is the year, Pragâpati is eighteenfold : as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, so great he makes it when he lays it down.
SECOND BRÂHMANA. 1. He then lays down the Spritah> (freeing For particulars on the Katushtoma, see note on XIII, 1, 3, 4.
The ten Spritah are placed in close connection with the preceding set;-vize at the front and back ends of the spine, two
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| SR No. | 007679 |
| Book Title | Satapatha Bramhana Part 03 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Julius Eggeling |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2382 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |