Shatapatha Brahmana 11.5.8.1

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.5.8.1

Language: Sanskrit

11.5.8.1

prajāpatirvā idamagra āsīt eka eva so'kāmayata syām prajāyeyeti so'śrāmyatsa tapo'tapyata tasmācrāntāttepānāttrayo lokā asṛjyanta pṛthivyantarikṣaṃ dyauḥ

Verily, in the beginning, Pragâpati alone was here. He desired, 'May I exist, may I be generated.' He wearied himself and performed fervid devotions: from him, thus wearied and heated, the three worlds were created--the earth, the air, and the sky.
Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

Translations (1)

The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44) — Julius Eggeling 1882, English

Commentaries (2)

Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Harisvāmin) — Harisvāmin, Sanskrit
Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit

Discussed in (5)

The History and Culture of the Indian People — Majumdar et al. 1951, English
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — Muir 1858, English
A History of Indian Philosophy — Dasgupta 1922, English
Indian Philosophy — Radhakrishnan 1923, English
The Arctic Home in the Vedas — Tilak 1903, English