Shatapatha Brahmana 1.6.1.20
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.6.1.20
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- Sanskrit
1.6.1.20
tadāhuḥ | kiṃdevatyānyājyānīti prājāpatyānīti ha brūyādanirukto vai prajāpatiraniruktānyājyāni tāni haitāni yajamānadevatyānyeva yajamāno hyeva sve yajñe prajāpatiretena hyuktā ṛtvijastanvate taṃ janayanti
Here now some say, 'To what deity belong the butter-portions?' Let him reply, 'To Pragâpati;' for, assuredly, Pragâpati is undefined (mysterious); and undefined are the butter-portions, because they have the sacrificer for their deity; for the sacrificer is Pragâpati at his own sacrifice, since it is by his order that the priests spread and produce 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 (2)
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Harisvāmin) — Harisvāmin, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit