Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.2.2.13
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.2.2.13
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- Sanskrit
1.2.2.13
tam paryagniṃ karoti | acidramevainametadagninā parigṛhṇāti nedenaṃ nāṣṭrā rakṣāṃsi pramṛśānityagnirhi rakṣasāmapahantā tasmātparyagniṃ karoti
He now carries fire round it. By this he encloses it with an unbroken fence, lest the evil spirits, the Rakshas, should seize upon it; for Agni (fire) is the repeller of the Rakshas: this is the reason why he carries fire round it.
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