[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) › 2.3.12 # Gopathabrahmana 2.3.12 Gopathabrāhmaṇa 2.3.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3.12) athāta ekāhasya prātaḥsavanam\_ prajāpatiṃ ha vai yajñaṃ tanvānaṃ bahiṣpavamāna eva mṛtyur mṛtyupāśena pratyupākrāmata sa āgneyyā gāyatryājyaṃ pratyapadyata mṛtyur vāva taṃ paśyan prajāpatiṃ paryakrāmat taṃ sāmājyeṣṭhasīdat sa vāyavyā pra"ugaṃ pratyapadyata mṛtyur vāva taṃ paśyan prajāpatiṃ paryakrāmat taṃ mādhyaṃdine pavamāne 'sīdat sa aindryā triṣṭubhā marutvatīyaṃ pratyapadyata mṛtyur vāva taṃ paśyan prajāpatiṃ paryakrāmat sa tenaiva draviṇe pūrvo niṣkevalyasya stotriyam āsīdat tam astṛṇot tasmād u ya eva pūrvam āsīdati sa tat stṛṇute vidvān mṛtyur anavakāśam apādravad aśaṃsad itaro niṣkevalyam\_ tasmād ekam evokthaṃ hotā marutvatīyena pratipadyate niṣkevalyam eva\_ atra hi prajāpatiṃ mṛtyur vyajahāt || 12 || - [Previous: 2.3.11\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3.11_9) - [Next: 2.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3.13) - [Up: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.12.12) — Brahmā, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3.12) · Pramāṇa