Shatapatha Brahmana 10.6.5.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10.6.5.5
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10.6.5.5
sa aikṣata yadi vā imamabhimaṃsye kanīyo'nnaṃ kariṣya iti sa tayā vācā tenātmanedaṃ sarvamasṛjata yadidaṃ kiṃ carco yajūṃṣi sāmāni candāṃsi yajñānprajām paśūntsa yadyadevāsṛjata tattadattumadhriyata sarvaṃ vā attīti tadaditeradititvaṃ sarvasyāttā bhavati sarvamasyānnam bhavati ya evametadaditeradititvaṃ veda
He bethought him, 'Surely, if I kill him, I shall gain but little food.' By that speech and that soul of his he created all this (universe) whatsoever there is,--Rik (hymn-verses), Yagus (formulas), Sâman (hymn-tunes), metres, sacrifices, men, and beasts. And whatsoever he created he set about devouring; and because he eats (ad) everything, hence the name 'Aditi'; and, verily, he who thus knows the nature of Aditi becomes an eater of everything, and all food becomes his.
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