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TEXTS 2122
dadau pracim disam hotre
brahmane daksinam disam
adhvaryave praticim vai
udgatre uttaram disam
anyebhyo vantara-disah
kasyapaya ca madhyatah
aryavartam upadrastre
sadasyebhyas tatah param
SYNONYMS
dadaugave as a gift; pracimeastern; disamdirection; hotreunto the priest known as hota; brahmaneunto the priest known as brahma; daksinamsouthern; disamdirection; adhvaryaveunto the priest known as adhvaryu; praticimthe western side; vaiindeed; udgatreunto the priest known as udgata; uttaramnorthern; disamside; anyebhyahunto the others; avantara-disahthe different corners (northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest); kasyapayaunto Kasyapa Muni; caalso; madhyatahthe middle portion; aryavartamthe portion known as Aryavarta; upadrastreunto the upadrasta, the priest acting as overseer to hear and check the mantras; sadasyebhyahunto the sadasyas, the associate priests; tatah paramwhatever remained.
TRANSLATION
After completing the sacrifice, Lord Parasurama gave the eastern direction to the hota as a gift, the south to the brahma, the west to the adhvaryu, the north to the udgata, and the four cornersnortheast, southeast, northwest and southwestto the other priests. He gave the middle to Kasyapa and the place known as Aryavarta to the upadrasta. Whatever remained he distributed among the sadasyas, the associate priests.
PURPORT
The tract of land in India between the Himalaya Mountains and the Vindhya Hills is called Aryavarta.
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