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Breath said: 'What shall be my food?' They answered: 'Whatever there is, even unto dogs and birds.' Therefore this is…
He said: 'What shall be my dress?' They answered: "Water.' Therefore wise people, when they are going to eat food, su…
Satyakâma Gâbâla, after he had communicated this to Gosruti Vaiyâghrapadya, said to him: 'If you were to tell this to…
If a man wishes to reach greatness, let him perform the Dîkshâ (preparatory rite) on the day of the new moon, and the…
In the same manner let him pour ghee on the fire, saying, 'Svâhâ to the richest.' After that let him throw all that r…
Then going forward and placing the mash in his hands, he recites: 'Thou (Prâna) art Ama by name, for all this togethe…
Then he eats with the following Rik verse at every foot: 'We choose that food'—here he swallows—'Of the divine Savitr…
Having cleansed the vessel, whether it be a kamsa or a kamasa, he sits down behind the fire on a skin or on the bare …
On this there is a Sloka: 'If during sacrifices which are to fulfil certain wishes he sees in his dreams a woman, let…