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GARHAPATYA FIRE
A symbol of the buddhi-manasic centre of activity
in the causal-body on the higher mental plane of the soul.
"The reason then why the sacrifice places water (the thunderbolt)
near the Gârhapatya fire is that the Gârhapatya is a house, and a
house is a safe resting place." - Sata. Brâh., I. 1, 1, 19.
"The reason why he brings forward water is that all this universe is
pervaded by water; hence by this his first act he pervades (or
gains) all this universe." - Ibid., 14.
The higher "water" signifying Truth-the Divine Reality—the Life of
the universe, it is necessary that the causal-body (house) should be
shown to have a part in that Life, and be a permanent resting place
for the Ego while it periodically forthpours itself into human
forms.
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See Also
AGNIHOTRA
AHAVANIYA
ALTAR (fire)
CAUSAL-BODY
GEMINI
HOUSE IN HEAVEN
MENTAL PLANE
SOUL
THUNDERBOLT
WATER (Higher)
YAMA
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