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________________ VII KANDA, 4 ADHYAYA, I BRAHMANA, 14. 365 this gold plate is yonder sun, for he shines over all the creatures here on earth; and 'rokas' (shine) they mystically call 'rukma' (gold plate), for the gods love the mystic: he thus lays down yonder sun (on the altar). It is golden, and round, with one and twenty knobs,-the significance of this has been > explained. He puts it down with the knobs pointing downward; for the knobs are his (the sun's) rays,, and his rays (shine) downwards. 11. He puts it down on the lotus-leaf;-the lotusleaf is a womb in the womb he thus places him (Agni). 12. And, again, why he puts it on the lotus-leaf;— the lotus-leaf is a foundation, for the lotus-leaf is this earth, and this earth is the foundation: he who is not settled on this earth, is unsettled even as one who is far away. Now by means of his rays that (sun) is settled on this earth: he thus settles him (Agni) on this earth, as his foundation. 13. And, again, why he puts it on the lotus-leaf. When Indra had smitten Vritra, he, thinking that he had not laid him low, entered the waters. He said to them, 'I am afraid: make ye a stronghold for me!' Now what essence of the waters there was that they gathered upwards (on the surface), and made it a stronghold for him; and because they made (kar) a stronghold (pûh) for him, therefore it is 'pûshkara ;' 'pushkara' being what is mystically called 'pushkara' (lotus-leaf), for the gods love the mystic. Now when he puts it (the gold plate) on the lotus-leaf, he then establishes him (Agni) in that essence which the waters gathered together for him (Indra), and in that stronghold which they made for him. 14. [He puts it down, with Vag. S. XIII, 3] 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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