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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 13.5.3.7

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13.5.3.7

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13.5.3.7

nānyeṣām paśūnām tedanyā avadyanti avadyantyaśvasya dakṣiṇato'nyeṣām paśūnāmavadyantyuttarato'śvasya plakṣaśākhāsvanyeṣām paśūnāmavadyanti vetasaśākhāsvaśvasya

When the omenta have been offered, the Adhvaryu enters (the Havirdhâna shed) and draws Pragâpati's second Mahiman cup of Soma in a silver vessel. The Puroruk thereof is (Vâg. XXIII, 3), 'He who by his greatness hath become the one king of the breathing and blinking world, [and who here ruleth over the two-footed and the four-footed: to the god Ka (Who?) will we pay homage by offering].' The Anuvâkyâ and Yâgyâ are interchanged so as to (ensure) unimpaired vigour, and the Praisha (direction to Hotri) is the same (as that of the first cup). As the Vashat is uttered, he offers with (Vâg. S. XXIII, 4), 'What greatness of thine there hath been in the night, and the year, [what greatness of thine there hath been in the earth and the fire; what greatness of thine there hath been in the Nakshatras and the moon, to that greatness of thine, to Pragâpati, to the gods, hail ].' He does not repeat the Vashat: the significance of this has been explained.

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

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