Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 15.11

15.11

yat bhūtalaṃ bhūmyāḥ svasamīpasthāyā bhūmerunnataṃ svayameva | na tu samīpasthaṃ pradeśāntaram | unnataṃ tadeva devayajanatvena grāhyam | tathā ca drāhmāyaṇaḥ—na cāsya sthalataramadūre syāt (1. 1. 18) iti | asyārthaḥ | asya devayajanasyādūre samīpe sthalataram atyunnataṃ deśāntaraṃ na
syāt | kiṃ tu devayajanameva samīpadeśādunnataṃ bhavedityarthaḥ | kiṃ ca anūṣaram ūṣararahitameva bhūtalaṃ devayajanasya| etasyaiva vivaraṇaṃ yatreti| yatra yasmin bhūtale oṣadhayo bahulā vanyā bhaveyustadanūṣaram | ūṣarapradeśe tāsāmanudgamāt | api ca yatra yasmin deśe cātvālasāriṇyaḥ cātvālagāminyaḥ āpaḥ syuḥ | yasya cātvāladeśasya puraḥ purastādāpo na saṃcaranti taddevayajanaṃ kāryam |
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