Then he addresses the child's mother: — f You are Ila, of the lineage of Mitra and Varuna! O heroine 1 She has borne a hero 1 7 Continue to be such a woman abounding in heroes — She who has made us abound in a hero!' world-all; or as Rig- Veda, Yajur-Veda, and Sama-Veda, i.e. all knowledge. of vedas, i property, wealth. See Asvalayana Gnhya Sutras I. 15. 3-8; Paraskara Grihya Sutras i. 17. 1-4; Gobhila Grihya Sutras 2. 8. 14-; and Manava Dharma Sastra 2. 30-33. 5 RV. i. 164. 4 with lines b and c transposed. Of such a son, verily, they say: ' Ah, you have gone beyond your father! Ah, you have gone beyond your grandfather! 5 Ah, he reaches the highest pinnacle of splendor, glory, and sacred knowledge who is born as the son of a Brahman who knows this!

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