Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.6.3.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.6.3.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.6.3.1
tvaṣṭurha vai putraḥ | triśīrṣā ṣaḍakṣa āsa tasya trīṇyeva mukhānyāsustadyadevaṃrūpa āsa tasmādviśvarūpo nāma
Tvashtri had a three-headed, six-eyed son. He had three mouths; and because he was thus shaped, his name was Visvarûpa ('All-shape').
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)
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — John Muir, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English