Khandogya Upanishad. I, 12
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"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],
Twelfth Kha\"N"D"A.
1. Now follows the udgtha of the dogs. Vaka Dlbhya, or, as he was also called, Glva Maitreya, went out to repeat the Veda (in a quiet place).
2. A white (dog) appeared before him, and other dogs gathering round him, said to him: 'Sir, sing and get us food, we are hungry.'
3. The white dog said to them: 'Come to me to-morrow morning.' Vaka Dlbhya, or, as he was also called, Glva Maitreya, watched.
4. The dogs came on, holding together, each dog keeping the tail of the preceding dog in his mouth, as the priests do when they are going to sing praises with the Vahishpavamna hymn 2. After they had settled down, they began to say Hi.
5. 'Om, let us eat! Om, let us drink! Om, may the divine Varu"n"a, Pra"g"pati, Savit"ri" 3 bring us food! Lord of food, bring hither food, bring it, Om!'
Footnotes
21:1 There are certain etymological fancies for assigning each deity to a certain portion of the Sma-veda ceremonial. Thus pr"n"a is assigned to the prastva, because both words begin with pra. ditya is assigned to the udgtha, because the sun is ut. Anna, food, is assigned to the pratihra, because food is taken, pratih"ri"yate, &c.
21:2 This alludes to a ceremony where the priests have to walk in procession, each priest holding the gown of the preceding priest.
21:3 The commentator explains Varu"n"a and Pra"g"pati as epithets of Savit"ri", or the sun, meaning rain-giver and man-protector.
"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],
Twelfth Kha\"N"D"A.
1. Now follows the udgtha of the dogs. Vaka Dlbhya, or, as he was also called, Glva Maitreya, went out to repeat the Veda (in a quiet place).
2. A white (dog) appeared before him, and other dogs gathering round him, said to him: 'Sir, sing and get us food, we are hungry.'
3. The white dog said to them: 'Come to me to-morrow morning.' Vaka Dlbhya, or, as he was also called, Glva Maitreya, watched.
4. The dogs came on, holding together, each dog keeping the tail of the preceding dog in his mouth, as the priests do when they are going to sing praises with the Vahishpavamna hymn 2. After they had settled down, they began to say Hi.
5. 'Om, let us eat! Om, let us drink! Om, may the divine Varu"n"a, Pra"g"pati, Savit"ri" 3 bring us food! Lord of food, bring hither food, bring it, Om!'
Footnotes
21:1 There are certain etymological fancies for assigning each deity to a certain portion of the Sma-veda ceremonial. Thus pr"n"a is assigned to the prastva, because both words begin with pra. ditya is assigned to the udgtha, because the sun is ut. Anna, food, is assigned to the pratihra, because food is taken, pratih"ri"yate, &c.
21:2 This alludes to a ceremony where the priests have to walk in procession, each priest holding the gown of the preceding priest.
21:3 The commentator explains Varu"n"a and Pra"g"pati as epithets of Savit"ri", or the sun, meaning rain-giver and man-protector.
