Shatapatha Brahmana 11.2.3.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.2.3.6
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11.2.3.6
martyā ha vā agre devā āsuḥ sa yadaiva te brahmaṇāpurathāmṛtā āsuḥ sa yam manasa āghārayati mano vai rūpam manasā hi vededaṃ rūpamiti tena rūpamāpnotyatha yaṃ vāca āghārayati vāgvai nāma vācā hi nāma gṛhṇāti teno nāmāpnotyetāvadvā idaṃ sarvaṃ yāvadrūpaṃ caiva nāma ca tatsarvamāpnoti sarvaṃ vā akṣayyameteno hāsyākṣayyaṃ sukṛtam bhavatyakṣayyo lokaḥ
In the beginning, indeed, the gods were mortal, and only when they had become possessed of the Brahman they were immortal. Now, when he makes the libation to Mind --form being mind, inasmuch as it is by mind that one knows, 'This is form'--he thereby obtains Form; and when he makes the libation to Speech--name being speech, inasmuch as it is by speech that he seizes (mentions) the name--he thereby obtains Name;--as far as there are Form and Name, so far, indeed, extends this whole (universe): all this he obtains; and--the all being the imperishable--imperishable merit and the imperishable world thus accrue to him.
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 (3)
- 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
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, English