[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) › [Adhvarakanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda) › 18 # Adhvarakanda 18 Adhvarakāṇḍa 18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.18.1) "atha yāstaddevāḥ juṣṭāstanūḥ priyāṇi dhāmāni sārdhaṃ samavadadire-tadindre saṃnyadadhata" "yathāgnigarbhā pṛthivī yathā dyaurindreṇa garbhiṇī vāyurdiśāṃ" “yatra vai vācaḥ prajātāni chandāṃsi saptapadā vai teṣāṃ parārdhyā śakvarī” (śata0 3|3|1 ### [18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.18.15) ) “atha yāstaddevā juṣṭāstanūḥ priyāṇi dhāmāni sārdhaṃ samavadadire-tadindre saṃnyadadhata” “eṣa vā'indro-ya eṣa tapati” "na ha vā'eṣo'gre tatāpa-yathā haivedamandhatkṛṣṇamevaṃ haivāsa | tenaivaitaddīryeṇa tapati” "tasmādyadi bahavo dīkṣeran-gṛhapataya eva vratamabhyutsicya prayaccheyuḥ sa hi teṣāmindrabhājanaṃ bhavati | yadyu dakṣiṇāvatā dīkṣetayajamānāyaiva vratamabhyutsicya prayaccheyuḥ | idaṃ hyāhuḥ-indro yajamāna iti” ### [18.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.18.16) “tasmādāhuḥ-satyaṃ sāma devajaṃ sāmeti --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.18) · Pramāṇa