Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.1.2.17
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.1.2.17
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1.1.2.17
atha gṛhṇāti | devasya tvā savituḥ prasave 'śvinorbāhubhyām pūṣṇo hastābhyām agnaye juṣṭaṃ gṛhṇāmīti savitā vai devānām prasavitā tatsavitṛprasūta evaitadgṛhṇātyaśvinorbāhubhyāmityaśvināvadhvaryū pūṣṇo hastābhyāmiti pūṣā bhāgadugho 'śanam pāṇibhyāmupanidhātā satyaṃ devā antammanuṣyāstatsatyenaivaitadgṛhṇāti
He then takes (the rice), with the text (Vâg. S. I, 10 a, b): 'At the impulse (prasavana) of the divine Savitri, I take thee with the arms of the Asvins, with the hands of Pûshan, thee, agreeable to Agni!' For Savitri is the impeller (prasavitri) of the gods: therefore he takes this as one impelled by Savitri. 'With the arms of the Asvins,' he says, because the two Asvins are the Adhvaryu priests (of the gods). 'With the hands of Pûshan,' he says, because Pûshan is distributer of portions (to the gods), who with his own hands places the food before them. The gods are the truth, and men are the untruth: thus he thereby takes (the rice) by means of the truth.
Translations (1)
- The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44) — Julius Eggeling 1882, English
Commentaries (1)
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English