[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) › 1.4.16 # Gopathabrahmana 1.4.16 Gopathabrāhmaṇa 1.4.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.16) atha yac caturviṃśam ahar upetyānupetya viṣuvantaṃ mahāvratam upeyāt katham anāgūrtyai bhavatīti yam evāmuṃ purastād viṣuvato 'tirātram upayanti teneti brūyāt tad āhuḥ kati saṃvatsarasya parāñcy ahāni bhavanti katy arvāñci tad yāni sakṛtsakṛd upayanti tāni parāñci atha yāni punaḥpunar upayanti tāny arvāñcīty evaināny upāsīran ṣaḍahayor hy āvṛttim anvāvartante || 16 || - [Previous: 1.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.15) - [Next: 1.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.17) - [Up: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.other.atharvavedabrahmana.7.16) — Brahmā, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.16) · Pramāṇa