Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.6.3.31
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.6.3.31
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- Sanskrit
1.6.3.31
sa vai paurṇamāsenopavatsyan | na satrā suhita iva syāttenedamudaramasuryaṃ vlinātyāhutibhiḥ prātardaivameṣa u paurṇamāsasyopacāraḥ
When he (the sacrificer) is about to enter upon the fast of the full-moon ceremony, he may not be entirely sated. He therefore now compresses (that part of) his belly which relates to the Asuras; and next morning, by means of the oblations, that which relates to the gods. Now the practice regarding the full-moon ceremony is as follows:
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