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VI KÂNDA, 7 ADHYAYA, 2 BRÂHMANA, 5.
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of one mind, unlike in form,'-night and dawn, doubtless, are day and night, (and they are) of one mind 1, and unlike in form ;-'nourish one child, combining together,'—whatever belongs to the day and the night, therewith they, combining together, indeed nourish him (Agni);-'a golden disk, he shineth between heaven and earth'— whilst taking it (the fire), he mutters this prayer ; for heaven and earth are those two, the sky and the earth; and moving between these two he shines : that is why, in taking it, he mutters this prayer ;'the wealth-giving gods kept Agni;'—therewith, having taken hold of it in both hands, he sets it down; for the wealth-giving gods are the vital airs, and they indeed kept up Agni at first : by means of them he now keeps him up.
4. He then puts round his (neck) the sling of the netting, with (Vág. S. XII, 3; Rik S. V, 81, 2), •The wise putteth on all forms,'—the wise one, doubtless, is yonder sun, and the netting is all forms ;-' he hath brought forth what is good for the two-footed and four-footed,'--for in rising he does bring forth what is good for the twofooted and four-footed ;-'the adorable Savitri hath glanced over the firmament,'—the firmament, doubtless, is the heaven, and even in rising he looks along it ;-'he flasheth forth after the starting? of the Dawn,'—for the Dawn shines forth first, and after her shining forth he (the sun) follows, flashing forth.
5. By means of the fashioning (formula) he then fashions him out of that (matter) : he thereby
1 That is to say, they are allied. • Or, perhaps, after the precedence (example) of the Dawn.
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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 |