[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) › [Gopathabrahmana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha) › 1.3.16 # Gopathabrahmana 1.3.16 Gopathabrāhmaṇa 1.3.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.3.16) svāhā vai kutaḥ saṃbhūtā kena prakṛtā kiṃ vāsyā gotram\_ katy akṣarā kati padā kati varṇā kiṃ pūrvāvasānā kva cit sthitā kim adhiṣṭhānā brūhi svāhāyā yad daivataṃ rūpaṃ ca svāhā vai satyasaṃbhūtā brahmaṇā prakṛtā lāmagāyanasagotrā dve akṣare ekaṃ padam\_ trayaś ca varṇāḥ śuklaḥ padmaḥ suvarṇa iti sarvacchandasāṃ vedeṣu samāsabhūtaikocchvāsā varṇānte catvāro vedāḥ śarīre \[ed. samāsabhut-, corr. Patyal\] ṣaḍaṅgāny oṣadhivanaspatayo lomāni cakṣuṣī sūryācandramasau sā svāhā sā svadhā yajñeṣu vaṣaṭkārabhūtā prayujyate tasyā agnir daivatam\_ brāhmaṇo rūpam iti brāhmaṇam || 16 || - [Previous: 1.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.3.15) - [Next: 1.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.3.17) - [Up: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.3) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.other.atharvavedabrahmana.6.16) — Brahmā, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.3.16) · Pramāṇa