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# Gopathabrahmana 2.3.2

Gopathabrāhmaṇa 2.3.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3.2)

vajro vai vaṣaṭkāraḥ  
sa yaṃ dviṣyāt taṃ manasā dhyāyan vaṣaṭkuryāt  
tasmiṃs tad vajram āsthāpayati  
ṣaḍ iti vaṣaṭkaroti  
ṣaḍ vā ṛtavaḥ\_  
ṛtūnām āptyai  
vauṣaḍ iti vaṣaṭkaroti\_  
asau vāva vāv ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭ\_  
etam eva tad ṛtuṣv ādadhāti\_  
ṛtuṣu pratiṣṭhāpayati  
tad u ha smāha vaida etāni vā etena ṣaṭ pratiṣṭhāpayati  
dyaur antarikṣe pratiṣṭhitā\_  
antarikṣaṃ pṛthivyām\_  
pṛthivy apsu\_  
āpaḥ satye  
satyaṃ brahmaṇi  
brahma tapasīti\_  
etā eva tad devatāḥ pratiṣṭhānyāḥ pratitiṣṭhantīr idaṃ sarvam anu pratitiṣṭhati \[ed. pratisthānyāḥ, corr. Patyal\]  
pratitiṣṭhati prajayā paśubhir ya evaṃ veda || 2 ||

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## Linked texts (2)

- [Aitareya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitareya.3.p1510) — Sanskrit
- [Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.12.2-2) — Brahmā, Sanskrit

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.3.2) · Pramāṇa