Shatapatha Brahmana 10.3.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10.3.2
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10.3.2.1
tadāhuḥ kiṃ candaḥ kā devatāgneḥ śira iti gāyatrī cando'gnirdevatā śiraḥ
As to this they say, 'What metre and what deity are the head of the fire-altar?' The metre Gâyatrî and the deity Agni are its head.
10.3.2.2
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatā grīvā ityuṣṇikcandaḥ savitā devatā grīvāḥ
'What metre and what deity are its neck?' The metre Ushnih and the deity Savitri are its neck.
10.3.2.3
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatānūkamiti bṛhatī cando bṛhaspatirdevatānūkam
'What metre and what deity are its spine?' The metre Brihatî and the deity Brihaspati are its spine.
10.3.2.4
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatā pakṣāviti bṛhadrathantare cando dyāvāpṛthivī devate pakṣau
'What metre and what deity are its wings?' The metres Brihat and Rathantara and the deities Heaven and Earth are its wings.
10.3.2.5
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatā madhyamiti triṣṭupcanda indro devatā madhyam
'What metre and what deity are its waist?' The metre Trishtubh and the deity Indra are its waist.
10.3.2.6
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatā śroṇī iti jagatī canda ādityo devatā śro ṇī
'What metre and what deity are its hips?' The metre Gagatî and the deity Âditya (the sun) are its hips.
10.3.2.7
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatā yasmādidam prāṇādretaḥ sicyata ityaticandāścandaḥ prajāpatirdevatā
'What metre and what deity are the vital air whence the seed flows?' The metre Atikhandas and the deity Pragâpati.
10.3.2.8
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatā yo'yamavāṅ prāṇa iti yajñāyajñiyaṃ cando vaiśvānaro devatā
'What metre and what deity are that downward vital air?' The metre Yagñâyagñiya and the deity Vaisvânara.
10.3.2.9
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatorū ityanuṣṭupcando viśve devā devatorū
'What metre and what deity are the thighs?' The metre Anushtubh and that deity, the Visvedevâh, are the thighs.
10.3.2.10
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatāṣṭhīvantāviti paṅktiścando maruto devatāṣṭhīvantau
'What metre and what deity are the knees?' The metre Paṅkti and that deity, the Maruts, are the knees.
10.3.2.11
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatā pratiṣṭhe iti dvipadā cando viṣṇurdevatā pratiṣṭhe
'What metre and what deity are the feet?' The metre Dvipadâ and the deity Vishnu are the feet.
10.3.2.12
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatā prāṇā iti vicandāścando vāyurdevatā prāṇāḥ
'What metre and what deity are the vital airs?' The metre Vikhandas and the deity Vâyu (the wind) are the vital airs.
10.3.2.13
kiṃ candaḥ kā devatonātiriktānīti nyūnākṣarā canda āpo devatonātiriktāni saiṣātmavidyaivaitanmayo haivaitā devatā etamātmānamabhisambhavati na hātrānyā lokyatāyā āśīrasti
'What metre and what deity are the defective and redundant parts?' The metre (of the verse) wanting a syllable (or syllables) and that deity, the waters, are the defective and redundant parts. This, then, is the knowledge of the body (of the altar), and suchlike is the deity that enters into this body; and, indeed, there is in this (sacrificial performance) no other prayer for the obtainment of heavenly bliss.
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