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XI KÂNDA, 6 ADHYAYA, 2 BRÂHMANA, 5.
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king.—' He verily becomes never-failing in prosperity and glory, and attains to the fellowship of those two deities, and to an abode in their world.'
3. Then Somasushma Sâtyayagñi said, 'I, O king, make offering to light in light.'-How is that?' asked the king.—'Well, Aditya is light: to him I make offering in Agni in the evening; and Agni, indeed, is light: to him I make offering in Åditya in the morning. '-—'What becomes of him who offers in this way?'— He verily becomes lightsome, and glorious, and prosperous; and attains to the fellowship of those two deities, and to an abode in their world.'
4. Then Yågñavalkya said, When I take out the fire (from the Gârhapatya), it is the Agnihotra itself, I thereby raise? Now when Aditya (the sun) sets, all the gods follow him; and when they see that fire taken out by me, they turn back. Having then cleansed the (sacrificial) vessels, and deposited them (on the Vedi), and having milked the Agnihotra cow, I gladden them, when I see them, and when they see me.'-'Thou, O Yågñavalkya, hast inquired most closely into the nature of the Agnihotra,' said the king; 'I bestow a hundred cows on thee. But not even thou (knowest) either the uprising, or the progress, or the support, or the contentment, or the return, or the renascent world of those two (libations of the Agnihotra).' Thus saying, he mounted his car and drove away.
5. They said, 'Surely, this fellow of a Råganya has outtalked us : come, let us challenge him to
1 Yad yada ahavaniyam gârhapatyad aham uddharâmi tat tadânim kritsnam angopangasahitam agnihotram eva udyakkhami Advahami, Sây.
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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 |