Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 11.5.2.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.5.2.1
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- Sanskrit
11.5.2.1
prajāpatirha cāturmāsyairātmānaṃ vidadhe sa imameva dakṣiṇam bāhuṃ vaiśvadevaṃ havirakuruta tasyāyamevāṅguṣṭha āgneyaṃ haviridaṃ saumyamidaṃ sāvitraṃ
By means of the Seasonal sacrifices, Pragâpati fashioned for himself a body. The sacrificial food for the Vaisvadeva sacrifice he made to be this right arm of his; the oblation to Agni thereof this thumb; that to Soma this (fore-finger); and that to Savitri this (middle finger).
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