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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
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mula for the new moon;" nor "Recite the offeringformula for the full moon," nor "Recite the offeringformula for the new moon,” how, then, is offering made to this full and new moon ?' Well, when he makes a libation of ghee to the Mind-the full moon being the Mind – he thereby makes offering to the full moon; and when he makes a libation of ghee to Speech-the new moon being Speech - he thereby makes offering to the new moon: and thus offering is made by him to the full and new moon.
9. Now, some prepare two messes of rice, one for Sarasvat on the full moon, and one for Sarasvati on the new moon, saying, "We thus clearly make offering to the full and new moon. But let him not do this; for Sarasvat is the Mind, and Sarasvati is Speech; and thus, in making libations of ghee to these two, offering is made by him to the full and new moon : let him therefore not prepare these two messes of rice.
10. As to this they say, 'Surely, he who performs the Full and New-moon offerings becomes a (mere) utterer of the Agur?; for, when he has performed
Or, one who has only had the Âgur-formulas uttered for him (by the priests). Âgur is the technical term of two formulas, viz. of the formula . (Agnim) yaga' (recite the offering-formula to Agni, or to whatever deity offering is made), by which the Adhvaryu calls on the Hotri to recite; and of the formula Ye yagámahe (Agnim),' by which the Hotri introduces the yâgyâ, or offering-verse. At the Soma-sacrifice the former formula is modified to 'Hotâ yakshat,' uttered by the Maitråvaruna priest. See Haug, Transl. of Ait. Br., p. 133, note.-In comparing these Âgur-formulas with the performances of the Full and New-moon offerings, the author thus seems to imply that, just as the utterance of these formulas is merely the preliminary to the oblation itself, so each fortnightly
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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 |