Publications, Volume 18Royal Asiatic Society, 1908 |
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Page 6
... swing from west to east with the span of the right ( hand ) , saying , ' Prajapati mount thee , Vayu swing thee . ' Prajapati indeed mounts it , Vayu swings it , as alive . Then he breathes forth and draws in breath thrice . Then ...
... swing from west to east with the span of the right ( hand ) , saying , ' Prajapati mount thee , Vayu swing thee . ' Prajapati indeed mounts it , Vayu swings it , as alive . Then he breathes forth and draws in breath thrice . Then ...
Page 14
... swing , before the secondary vasat2 cry is made . He descends towards the east ( to meet ) him who bears the Graha as he advances . He thrusts away to the west the plank of the swing . Touching the Graha , he mutters , ' This victory I ...
... swing , before the secondary vasat2 cry is made . He descends towards the east ( to meet ) him who bears the Graha as he advances . He thrusts away to the west the plank of the swing . Touching the Graha , he mutters , ' This victory I ...
Page 77
... swing which is set up and pushed from east to west by the priests . Already in the Ṛgveda the sun is described as the golden swing in 8 1 Cf. Weber , Altiran . Sternnamen , p . 15 ; Zimmer , Altind . Leben , p . 355 . Professor Mills ...
... swing which is set up and pushed from east to west by the priests . Already in the Ṛgveda the sun is described as the golden swing in 8 1 Cf. Weber , Altiran . Sternnamen , p . 15 ; Zimmer , Altind . Leben , p . 355 . Professor Mills ...
Page 78
... swing into contact with the ground , occur the words , ' the great hath united with the great , ' this being explained as Agni - here clearly in his celestial form - with the earth . Still more significant is a struggle between an Ārya ...
... swing into contact with the ground , occur the words , ' the great hath united with the great , ' this being explained as Agni - here clearly in his celestial form - with the earth . Still more significant is a struggle between an Ārya ...
Page 79
... swing . Probably originally the rite was one celebrated by two Aryans , the pumścali , like the Magadha of Lāṭyāyana , representing a degradation of the rite , and was a solemn ceremony , at once a counterpart of the union of sun and ...
... swing . Probably originally the rite was one celebrated by two Aryans , the pumścali , like the Magadha of Lāṭyāyana , representing a degradation of the rite , and was a solemn ceremony , at once a counterpart of the union of sun and ...
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Adhvaryu Adhyāya Agni Agnihotra Aitareya Aranyaka Ajātasatru Altind amulet of Bilva Āraṇyaka Atharva Veda Bālāki bears a comforting bereft of intelligence Berlin Bloomfield body Böhtlingk Brahman Brāhmaṇa breath Bṛhadaranyaka Bṛhaspati Bṛhat cattle comforting amulet Cowell Cowell's day is described delighted delights Deussen earth eater of food Eggeling established firm fire ghee glory Hotṛ hymn Indra Janaka Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa Mahāvrata Māṇḍūkeya Max Müller metre mind moon note on Aitareya oblations obtains Pāda Parjanya place in thee Prajapati Professor Hillebrandt Rathantara recites regards the deities renders Ṛgveda rich in food ritual rudimentary element sacrifice Sāman Samhita Samkhya Sankarānanda Sankhāyana Sastra says the father scholiast's recension solstice spirit Śrauta Sūtra Stoma Stud Sutra svāhā swing symbol Taittiriya Taittiriya Samhita Tristubh union is united united with children Upanisad Vedic verse viii Viśvāmitra Weber world of heaven worship xlii xvii
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Page 24 - I am (like) a season, and the child of the seasons, sprung from the womb of endless space, from the light (from the luminous Brahman). The light, the origin of the year, which is the past, which is the present, which is all living things, and all elements, is the Self3. Thou art the Self. What thou art, that am I.
Page 27 - As long as a man speaks, so long he cannot breathe, then he offers the breath in the speech ; as long. as a man breathes, so long he cannot speak, then he offers the speech in the breath. These are the two never-ending immortal oblations,; waking and sleeping, he continually offers them. All other oblations have an end and possess the nature of works. The ancients, knowing this true sacrifice, did not use to offer the Agnihotra. (5.)
Page 40 - For verily all people run away, saying, "Janaka (the king of Mithila), is our father (patron).
Page 29 - Having muttered these three Rik verses, he says: 'Do not increase by our breath (Prana), by our offspring, by our cattle; he who hates us and whom we hate, increase by his breath, by his offspring, by his cattle. Thus I turn the turn of the god, I return the turn of Aditya.
Page 29 - Fire is one of thy mouths; with that mouth thou eatest this world; make me an eater of food by that mouth! In thee there is the fifth mouth; with that mouth thou eatest all beings; make me an eater of food by that mouth! Do not decrease by...
Page 60 - WE crave of Savitar the God this treasure much to be enjoyed. The best, all-yielding, conquering gift of Bhaga we would gladly win.
Page 52 - Sages have traced the cause that first produced them, dwelling in distant and mysterious chambers. 3 The Youthful One, well-shaped, with four locks braided, brightened with oil, puts on the ordinances. Two Birds of mighty power are seated near her, there where the Deities receive their portion. 4 One of these Birds hath passed into the sea of air : thence he looks round and views this universal world. With simple heart I have beheld him from anear : his Mother kisses him and he returns her kiss....
Page 49 - If another man should chide him who says the Ubhayamantarewa, let him say to him : ' Thou hast offended the sky, the deity; the sky, the deity, will strike thee.' 7. And whatever the reciter shall say to one who speaks to him or does not speak to him, depend upon it, it will come to pass.
Page 57 - Looking upon the loftier light above the darkness we have come To Surya, God among the Gods, the light that is most excellent.
Page 23 - He arrives at the lake of enemies. He crosses it by his mind. Men who know but the present, on coming to it, are overwhelmed. He arrives at the moments which destroy the sacrifice. They flee from him. He arrives at the unaging river. He crosses it by his mind alone. His good deeds and...