The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

(i.e. the paste, which is the same as the prana) is the
oldest, the greatest, the king and the sovereign. May he
make me the oldest, the greatest, the king and the
sovereign. May I be all this!"
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Then he recites the following Rik-mantra, swallowing
the paste (mantha) each time he utters a foot of the
mantra: "We desire, of the great progenitor (i.e. the
sun)"-here he swallows a little-"of the luminous, the
food"-here he swallows a little- "the best and allsupporting"-here
he swallows a little-"we meditate
quickly on the nature of the sun"-here he swallows the
whole. Having cleansed the vessel made of metal or
wood, he lies down behind the fire, on a skin or on the
bare ground, controlling his speech and self-possessed.
If he sees a woman in a dream, then let him know that
his work (rite) has been a success.
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On this there is the following verse: "If during rites
performed with a view to fulfilling certain desires, he
sees a woman in his dream, let him know of his success
from this vision in a dream, yea, from this vision in a
dream."
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