Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 11.3.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.3.2
- Language
- Sanskrit
11.3.2.1
yo ha vā agnihotre ṣaṇmithunāni veda mithunena-mithunena ha prajāyate sarvābhiḥ prajātibhiryajamānaśca patnī ca tadekam mithunaṃ tasmādasya patnīvadagnihotraṃ syādetanmithunamupāpnavānīti vatsaścāgnihotrī ca tadekam mithunaṃ tasmādasya puṃvatsāgnihotrī syādetanmithunamupāpnavānīti sthālī cāṅgārāśca tadekam mithunaṃ srukca sruvaśca tadekam mithunamāhavanīyaśca samicca tadekam mithunamāhutiśca svāhākāraśca tadekam mithunametāni ha vā agnihotre ṣaṇmithunāni tāni ya evaṃ veda mithunena-mithunena ha prajāyate sarvābhiḥ prajātibhiḥ
Verily, whosoever knows the six pairs in the Agnihotra, has offspring born to him by pair after pair, by all generations. The Sacrificer and his wife--this is one pair: through it his Agnihotra would be possessed of a wife,--'May I obtain this pair!' he thinks. The calf and the Agnihotra-cow--this is another pair: through it his Agnihotra-cow would become possessed of a male calf,--'May I obtain this pair!' he thinks. The pot and the coals--this is another pair; the offering-spoon and the dipping-spoon--this is another pair; the Âhavanîya fire and the log--this is another pair; the libation and the Svâhâ-call--this is another pair: these, doubtless, are the six pairs in the Agnihotra; and he who thus knows them, has offspring born to him by pair after pair, by all generations.
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 State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times — Beni Prasad, English
- The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics — Benoy Kumar Sarkar, English