Shatapatha Brahmana 1.3.1.16
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.3.1.16
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- Sanskrit
1.3.1.16
sa vai na granthim kuryāt | varuṇyo vai granthirvaruṇo ha patnīṃ gṛhṇīyādyadgranthiṃ kuryāttasmānna granthiṃ karoti
Let him not make a knot, for the knot is Varuna's (attribute); and Varuna would lay hold on the (sacrificer's) wife, if he were to make a knot. For this reason he does not make a knot.
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 (1)
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, English