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 and the significance of the ever-fertile cow is sufficiently 

 evident. 



" If the bees" — 7.5/,^., V. 10. 1. 2. 3 229 



( " What is the honied " ) Grihya-Suira of Hiranyakesin, 



I" I eat thee" j i. 4.13 230 



" Having cooked " — Pdraskara-Grihya-Sutra^\\. 16.2 . 230 

 The vow, at the cutting of the beard, to avoid honey — 



Khodira-Grihya-Siltra, ii. 5.11 230 



It probably was true then, as at the present day, that honey 

 was believed to be stimulating and heating in its effects, and 

 therefore was not considered desirable food for students or 

 for youths. 



The bee at the heart of the lotus. The Indian Songs of 

 Nagha, referred to by Menzel : MythologiscJie Forsch- 



migen MonograpJiie der Biene 231 



The bee the symbol of love 231 



Where we find the bee in mythology we usually find it sym- 

 bolical of the creative power, representing love, birth, and 

 even the new birth, the resurrection into the higher life, as 

 will appear more fully later. 



The companions of Kama — see Wilkitis' Hindu 



Mythology 232 



"The Puranas distribute " — Colebrooke : Essays: Reli- 

 gious Ceremonies of Hind^is and Bialinians . . . . 232 

 " The waters became solid " — PYs/imi-Purana, i. 13 . 233 



" The flesh of " — Vis/utii-Furana, ui. 16 233 



" In former times " — /did. 233 



The student prohibited the use of honey — Vishnu-Si'itra, 

 28.2 



Probably for the reason already given. 



Taxes —/<5/(7., 3.25 



" One who has stolen honey " — Ibid., 44 



233 



When passing honey — Ibid., 63.30 

 " Unless it consist " — Ibid., 63.45 

 Exemption from disease — Ibid., 92. 16 

 To obtain beauty — Ibid.,<^o.26 . . 



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