[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) › 1.4.5 # Gopathabrahmana 1.4.5 Gopathabrāhmaṇa 1.4.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.5) athādhvaryuṃ pratiprasthātā dīkṣayati vāyur vā adhvaryur adhidaivaṃ prāṇo 'dhyātmam annaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ\_ vāyuṃ caiva tat prāṇaṃ cānnena saṃdadhāti tasmād etāv antareṇānyo na dīkṣeta \[ed. etav\] sa yad etāv antareṇānyo dīkṣetemaṃ taṃ lokaṃ prāṇena vyāpādayet pramāyukā ha syus tasmād etāv antareṇānyo na dīkṣeta || 5 || - [Previous: 1.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.4) - [Next: 1.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.6) - [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.7.5) — Brahmā, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.1.4.5) · Pramāṇa