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Shatapatha Brahmana 1.1.4.21

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.1.4.21

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1.1.4.21

atha niṣpunāti | parāpūtaṃ rakṣaḥ parāpūtā arātaya ityatha tuṣānprahantyapahataṃ rakṣa iti tannāṣṭrā evaitadrakṣāṃsyato 'pahanti

He now winnows (the rice), with the text (Vâg. S. I, 16 d): 'Cleared off is the Rakshas! cleared off are the evil-doers!' The husks (which have fallen on the ground) he throws away, with the text (Vâg. S. I, 16 e), 'Expelled is the Rakshas!' for those evil spirits, the Rakshas, he thereby expels.

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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