[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) › 2.1.16 # Gopathabrahmana 2.1.16 Gopathabrāhmaṇa 2.1.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.1.16) aindrāgnam usram anusṛṣṭam ālabheta yasya pitā pitāmahaḥ somaṃ na pibet\_ indriyeṇa vā eṣa vīryeṇa vyṛdhyate yasya pitā pitāmahaḥ somaṃ na pibati yad aindra indriyeṇaivainaṃ tad vīryeṇa samardhayati devatābhir vā eṣa vīryeṇa vyṛdhyate yasya pitā pitāmhaḥ somaṃ na pibati yad āgneyo 'gnir vai sarvā devatāḥ sarvābhir evainaṃ tad devatābhiḥ samardhayati\_ anusṛṣṭo bhavati\_ anusṛṣṭa iva hy etasya somapītho yasya pitā pitāmahaḥ somaṃ na pibati tasmād eṣa eva tasyā devatāyāḥ paśūnāṃ samṛddhaḥ || 16 || - [Previous: 2.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.1.15) - [Next: 2.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.1.17) - [Up: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.other.atharvavedabrahmana.9.16) — Brahmā, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.1.16) · Pramāṇa