The Aitareya Brahmanam of the Rigveda (Volume 2); Containing the Earliest Speculations of the Brahmans on the Meaning of the Sacrificial Prayers, and ... and Sense of the Rites of the Vedic Religion

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1863. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... are also in the Trishtubh metre. The two verses, addressed to Soma, tvam amos prachikito mauislid (1,91,1), and yatedJiamani divi (I, 91, 4) are (also) in the Trishtubh metre. The two verses addressed to Savitd: a vis'vadevam satpatim (5, 82, 7), and yd ima vis'vd (5, 82, 9), are in the Gayatri metre. The two verses addressed to Aditi, sutrdmdnam prithivim (10,63, 10), and malum u shu mataram (Atharv. 7, 6, 2), are in the Jagati metre.18 These are all the (principal) metres: Gayatri, Trishtubh, and Jagati. Those (other metres) follow them. For these (three kinds of metres) are, as it were, of the most frequent occurrence (pratamdm) at a sacrifice. He therefore who having such a knowledge gets repeated his Anuvaky& and Yajya verses in these (three) metres, gets repeated them in all metres (obtains the particular advantage to be derived not only from the three metres mentioned, but from all other metres also)., 10. These verses used as Anuvakyas and Yajyas at this offering (the Prayaniya Ishti), contain the words, pra, forward, forth19 ni,20to carry; pathin,21 path; svosti,29 welfare. The gods after having performed an Ishti by means of these verses, gained the celestial world. Likewise a sacrificer, after having done the same, gains the celestial world. Among these verses there is a pada (a foot, here the last quarter verse of 10, 63,15) : " O Maruts grant prosperity in wealth." The Maruts are the Vais'yas (the subjects) of the gods, and are domiciled in the air. (By these words just mentioned) the sacrificer who goes to heaven is to be announced to them (the Maruts). For they have the power of 18 All the Anuvahyd and Yajya yerses required for the five deities see 1, 7), of the Prayaniya Uhti are here mentioned. â– 9 In the word prapathe in svastir iddhi prap...