> The result of a sacrifice accrues to the sacrificer, and so he should
> engage in it himself, - at least so far as its principal part is
> concerned; and he may employ others to do the rest. All this is
> described in the sacred books under different names. For instance the
> ten Adhvaryu priests refer to the ten senses; and we have also the
> idea of detachment or disinterestedness in action. There are also
> other terms used in the text; and all the constituents of action are
> called Ritvij priests. They are sixteen in number, and the "master of
> the sacrifice" or the soul is the seventeenth; and all these perform
> all kinds of actions referred to in the sacred books.
>
> Similarly the function of Mitra and Varuna is to ordain action; but we
> should come to this conclusion when certain words are also used in the
> text. We can get the meaning of Adhvaryu and other words by means of
> this method of interpretation. This is the method of interpretation
> of the Vedas, and it should be applied to other sacred books as well.
> This will enable us to understand the idea of Dharma. All this is
> given explicitly in the Angas of the Vedas and in the remaining works
> not so explicitly.
>
> A further exposition on the subject maybe read at:
>
> http://www.narachphilosophy.com/the_method_of_interpretation_nature_s...
>
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