[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) › 1.4.20 # Gopathabrahmana 1.4.20 Gopathabrāhmaṇa 1.4.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.20) tad āhuḥ katham ubhayatojyotiṣo 'bhiplavā anyataratojyotiḥ pṛṣṭhya iti\_ ubhayatojyotiṣo vā ime lokā agnineta ādityenāmuta iti\_ eṣa ha vā eteṣāṃ jyotir ya enaṃ pramṛdīva tapati devacakre ha vā ete pṛṣṭhyapratiṣṭhite pāpmānaṃ tṛṃhatī pariplavete tad ya evaṃviduṣāṃ dīkṣitānāṃ pāpakaṃ kīrtayad ete evāsya tad devacakre śiraś chindataḥ\_ daśarātram uddhiḥ pṛṣṭhyābhiplavau cakre daśarātram uddhiṃ pṛṣṭhyābhiplavau cakre tantraṃ kurvīteti ha smāha vāsyus tayo stotrāṇi ca śastrāṇi ca saṃcāreyat\_ yaḥ saṃcārayet tasmād ime puruṣe prāṇā nānā santa ekodayāc charīram adhivasati yan na saṃcārayet pramāyuko ha yajamānaḥ syāt\_ eṣa ha vai pramāyuko yo 'ndho vā badhiro vā navāgniṣṭomā māsi saṃpadyante nava vai prāṇāḥ prāṇair yajñas tāyate\_ ekaviṃśatir ukthyāḥ\_ eka ukthyaḥ ṣoḍaśī\_ annaṃ vā ukthyaḥ\_ vīryaṃ ṣoḍaśy eva tathā rūḍhvā svargaṃ lokam adhyārohanti || 20 || - [Previous: 1.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.19) - [Next: 1.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.21) - [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.7.20) — Brahmā, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.20) · Pramāṇa