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1of this performance, and brought that whole (Agni) to completion even at that (point), and built him up then; and in like manner this (Sacrificer) brings that whole (Agni) to completion even at this (point), and builds him now. 8. [Vag. S. XII, 74] ‘The year, this is a layer (of bricks) ;—‘together with the dark halfmonths,’ this is a layer of earth ;—‘the Dawn,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ;—‘together with the ruddy (cows),’ this is a layer of earth ;—‘the two Asvins,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ; ‘together with their wonderful deeds,’ this is a layer of earth ;— ‘the Sun,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ;—‘ together with the dappled horse,’ this is a layer of earth ;— ‘(Agni) Vaisvanara,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ;— ‘together with I 4,’ this is a layer of earth ;— ‘with ghee,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ;—‘Sv4-,’ this is a layer of earth;—‘h4!’ this is a layer (of bricks). 9. There are thirteen utterings,—thirteen months are a year; thirteen in number are the layers of bricks and earth of the fire-altar: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, so great he thus builds him up. With butter he sacrifices,—butter is the 1 Literally, a conclusion previously, or at the beginning of the performance. VII KANDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 4. 335 same as Agni: it is Agni he thus builds up. With fivefold-taken (butter he offers),—the altar consists of five layers,—five seasons are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, so great he thus builds him up. He offers raising (the spoon) upwards: he thus builds Agni upwards by means of the layers (of the altar). Fourtu BRAHMANA. ‘1. He then pours out jarfuls of water,—for the gods then said, ‘ Meditate ye (#etay) !’ whereby they doubtless meant to say, ‘Seek ye a layer (4itim)!’ Whilst meditating they saw the rain to be a (suitable) layer, and put it on that (altar-site); and in like manner does this (Sacrificer) now put it thereon. 2. Jarfuls of water are (poured out); for rain is water: it is rain he thereby bestows on it. With an udumbara jar (he pours them on): the significance of this has been told ;—with a four-cornered one ;—four quarters there are: from all quarters he thus bestows rain thereon. 3. Three jarfuls he pours out each time '!,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus bestows rain thereon. 4. Twelve jarfuls of water he pours on the ploughed ground,—twelve months are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much he thus bestows rain thereon. ? On every four of the sixteen furrows, in the order in which they have been ploughed, he is to empty three jarfuls of water, making altogether twelve jars of water. 336 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
2? On every four of the sixteen furrows, in the order in which they have been ploughed, he is to empty three jarfuls of water, making altogether twelve jars of water. 336 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA. 5. On the ploughed ground he pours (water), whence it rains for (the benefit of) the ploughed land. Now were he only to pour it on the ploughed ground, and not on the unploughed, it would only rain for the ploughed land, not for the unploughed. And were he only to pour it on the unploughed ground, and not on the ploughed, it would only rain for the unploughed land, and not for the ploughed. He pours it both on the ploughed, and the unploughed, ground; whence it rains both for the ploughed, and the unploughed, ground. 6. Three (jarfuls)! he pours both on the ploughed, and on the unploughed, ground ;—threefold is Agni : as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus bestows rain thereon. 7. And, again, why he pours out jarfuls of water ; —at that time the gods, being about to put him (Agni-Pragdpati) together, in the first place put water into him; and in like manner does this one now, being about to put him together, in the first place put water into him. 8. Three jarfuls he pours out each time,—threefold is Agni: as large as Agni is, as large as is his measure, by so much he thus puts water into him. 9. Twelve jarfuls he pours on the ploughed ground,—twelve months are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much he thus puts water into him. 10. On the ploughed ground he pours it: he thereby puts water into the vital airs. But were he to pour (water) only on the ploughed ground, and ' These are additional three jarfuls poured over the whole Agnikshetra, or site of the altar. VII KANDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 14. 337 not on the unploughed, there would be water only in (the channels of) the vital airs, and not in the other (parts of the) body. And were he to pour (water) only on the unploughed ground, and not on the ploughed, there would be water only in (the other parts of) the body, and not in the vital airs. He pours it both on the ploughed, and the unploughed, ground, whence there is water here both in (the channels of) the vital airs and in the body. 11. Three (jarfuls) he pours both on the ploughed, and on the unploughed, ground ;—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus puts water into him. 12. Fifteen jarfuls of water he pours out,—fifteenfold is the thunderbolt: by that fifteenfold thunderbolt of his he thus drives away all evil. 13. He then sows all (kinds of) herb (-seed) ;—for the gods then said, ‘Meditate ye!’ whereby doubtless they meant to say, ‘Seek ye a layer!’ whilst meditating, they saw food to be a (suitable) layer, and put that on (or, into) him (Agni); and in like manner does this one now put it into him.
313. He then sows all (kinds of) herb (-seed) ;—for the gods then said, ‘Meditate ye!’ whereby doubtless they meant to say, ‘Seek ye a layer!’ whilst meditating, they saw food to be a (suitable) layer, and put that on (or, into) him (Agni); and in like manner does this one now put it into him. 14. It is (seed) of all herbs,—all herbs means all food ; he thus puts all (kinds of) food into him. Let him omit one of those kinds of food, and not eat thereof as long as he lives. By means of the udumbara jar (he sows the seed): the significance of this has been explained ;—with a four-cornered one,— there are four quarters: from al] quarters he thus puts food into him (Agni). He sows it with anushéubh (verses),—the Anush¢ubh (metre) is speech, and by means of speech (the mouth’) food is eaten. 1 See p. 200, note 3. (41) Zz 338 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA, 15. With three verses he sows each time !,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus puts food into him. 16. With twelve verses he sows on the ploughed ground,—twelve months are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus puts food into him. 17. On the ploughed ground he sows, whence food ripens on ploughed ground. Were he to sow only on the ploughed ground, and not on the unploughed, food would only ripen on ploughed ground, not on unploughed; and were he to sow only on unploughed ground, and not on ploughed ground, food would only ripen on unploughed ground, and not on ploughed ground. He sows on both the ploughed, and the unploughed, ground : hence food ripens both on ploughed, and on unploughed, ground. 18. With three (verses) he sows both on the ploughed, and on the unploughed, ground,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much he thus puts food into him. 19. And, again, why he sows all (kinds of) herb (-seed),—the gods at that time, being about to put him (Agni-Pragdpati) together, in the first place healed him by healing medicine; and in like manner does this one now, being about to put him together, first heal him with healing medicine. 20. It is (seed) of all herbs ;—all herbs is the 1 The sowing of the seed is done after the manner of the watering of the site, viz. so as to finish the sowing of every four furrows with the completion of the muttering of three verses (Vg. S. XII, 745-86); whereupon the remaining seed is scattered over the whole site with additional three verses (87-89). vil KANDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 26. 339 same as all (kinds of) medicine: by all (kinds of) healing medicine he thus heals him. 21. With three verses he sows each time,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus heals him. 22. With twelve verses he sows on the ploughed ground,—twelve months are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus heals him.
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1of this performance, and brought that whole (Agni) to completion even at that (point), and built him up then; and in like manner this (Sacrificer) brings that whole (Agni) to completion even at this (point), and builds him now. 8. [Vag. S. XII, 74] ‘The year, this is a layer (of bricks) ;—‘together with the dark halfmonths,’ this is a layer of earth ;—‘the Dawn,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ;—‘together with the ruddy (cows),’ this is a layer of earth ;—‘the two Asvins,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ; ‘together with their wonderful deeds,’ this is a layer of earth ;— ‘the Sun,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ;—‘ together with the dappled horse,’ this is a layer of earth ;— ‘(Agni) Vaisvanara,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ;— ‘together with I 4,’ this is a layer of earth ;— ‘with ghee,’ this is a layer (of bricks) ;—‘Sv4-,’ this is a layer of earth;—‘h4!’ this is a layer (of bricks). 9. There are thirteen utterings,—thirteen months are a year; thirteen in number are the layers of bricks and earth of the fire-altar: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, so great he thus builds him up. With butter he sacrifices,—butter is the 1 Literally, a conclusion previously, or at the beginning of the performance. VII KANDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 4. 335 same as Agni: it is Agni he thus builds up. With fivefold-taken (butter he offers),—the altar consists of five layers,—five seasons are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, so great he thus builds him up. He offers raising (the spoon) upwards: he thus builds Agni upwards by means of the layers (of the altar). Fourtu BRAHMANA. ‘1. He then pours out jarfuls of water,—for the gods then said, ‘ Meditate ye (#etay) !’ whereby they doubtless meant to say, ‘Seek ye a layer (4itim)!’ Whilst meditating they saw the rain to be a (suitable) layer, and put it on that (altar-site); and in like manner does this (Sacrificer) now put it thereon. 2. Jarfuls of water are (poured out); for rain is water: it is rain he thereby bestows on it. With an udumbara jar (he pours them on): the significance of this has been told ;—with a four-cornered one ;—four quarters there are: from all quarters he thus bestows rain thereon. 3. Three jarfuls he pours out each time '!,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus bestows rain thereon. 4. Twelve jarfuls of water he pours on the ploughed ground,—twelve months are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much he thus bestows rain thereon. ? On every four of the sixteen furrows, in the order in which they have been ploughed, he is to empty three jarfuls of water, making altogether twelve jars of water. 336 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
2? On every four of the sixteen furrows, in the order in which they have been ploughed, he is to empty three jarfuls of water, making altogether twelve jars of water. 336 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA. 5. On the ploughed ground he pours (water), whence it rains for (the benefit of) the ploughed land. Now were he only to pour it on the ploughed ground, and not on the unploughed, it would only rain for the ploughed land, not for the unploughed. And were he only to pour it on the unploughed ground, and not on the ploughed, it would only rain for the unploughed land, and not for the ploughed. He pours it both on the ploughed, and the unploughed, ground; whence it rains both for the ploughed, and the unploughed, ground. 6. Three (jarfuls)! he pours both on the ploughed, and on the unploughed, ground ;—threefold is Agni : as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus bestows rain thereon. 7. And, again, why he pours out jarfuls of water ; —at that time the gods, being about to put him (Agni-Pragdpati) together, in the first place put water into him; and in like manner does this one now, being about to put him together, in the first place put water into him. 8. Three jarfuls he pours out each time,—threefold is Agni: as large as Agni is, as large as is his measure, by so much he thus puts water into him. 9. Twelve jarfuls he pours on the ploughed ground,—twelve months are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much he thus puts water into him. 10. On the ploughed ground he pours it: he thereby puts water into the vital airs. But were he to pour (water) only on the ploughed ground, and ' These are additional three jarfuls poured over the whole Agnikshetra, or site of the altar. VII KANDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 14. 337 not on the unploughed, there would be water only in (the channels of) the vital airs, and not in the other (parts of the) body. And were he to pour (water) only on the unploughed ground, and not on the ploughed, there would be water only in (the other parts of) the body, and not in the vital airs. He pours it both on the ploughed, and the unploughed, ground, whence there is water here both in (the channels of) the vital airs and in the body. 11. Three (jarfuls) he pours both on the ploughed, and on the unploughed, ground ;—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus puts water into him. 12. Fifteen jarfuls of water he pours out,—fifteenfold is the thunderbolt: by that fifteenfold thunderbolt of his he thus drives away all evil. 13. He then sows all (kinds of) herb (-seed) ;—for the gods then said, ‘Meditate ye!’ whereby doubtless they meant to say, ‘Seek ye a layer!’ whilst meditating, they saw food to be a (suitable) layer, and put that on (or, into) him (Agni); and in like manner does this one now put it into him.
313. He then sows all (kinds of) herb (-seed) ;—for the gods then said, ‘Meditate ye!’ whereby doubtless they meant to say, ‘Seek ye a layer!’ whilst meditating, they saw food to be a (suitable) layer, and put that on (or, into) him (Agni); and in like manner does this one now put it into him. 14. It is (seed) of all herbs,—all herbs means all food ; he thus puts all (kinds of) food into him. Let him omit one of those kinds of food, and not eat thereof as long as he lives. By means of the udumbara jar (he sows the seed): the significance of this has been explained ;—with a four-cornered one,— there are four quarters: from al] quarters he thus puts food into him (Agni). He sows it with anushéubh (verses),—the Anush¢ubh (metre) is speech, and by means of speech (the mouth’) food is eaten. 1 See p. 200, note 3. (41) Zz 338 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA, 15. With three verses he sows each time !,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus puts food into him. 16. With twelve verses he sows on the ploughed ground,—twelve months are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus puts food into him. 17. On the ploughed ground he sows, whence food ripens on ploughed ground. Were he to sow only on the ploughed ground, and not on the unploughed, food would only ripen on ploughed ground, not on unploughed; and were he to sow only on unploughed ground, and not on ploughed ground, food would only ripen on unploughed ground, and not on ploughed ground. He sows on both the ploughed, and the unploughed, ground : hence food ripens both on ploughed, and on unploughed, ground. 18. With three (verses) he sows both on the ploughed, and on the unploughed, ground,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much he thus puts food into him. 19. And, again, why he sows all (kinds of) herb (-seed),—the gods at that time, being about to put him (Agni-Pragdpati) together, in the first place healed him by healing medicine; and in like manner does this one now, being about to put him together, first heal him with healing medicine. 20. It is (seed) of all herbs ;—all herbs is the 1 The sowing of the seed is done after the manner of the watering of the site, viz. so as to finish the sowing of every four furrows with the completion of the muttering of three verses (Vg. S. XII, 745-86); whereupon the remaining seed is scattered over the whole site with additional three verses (87-89). vil KANDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 26. 339 same as all (kinds of) medicine: by all (kinds of) healing medicine he thus heals him. 21. With three verses he sows each time,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus heals him. 22. With twelve verses he sows on the ploughed ground,—twelve months are a year, and the year is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus heals him.
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