Shatapatha Brahmana 11.6.3.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.6.3.6
- Language
- Sanskrit
11.6.3.6
katame vasava iti agniśca pṛthivī ca vāyuścāntarikṣaṃ cādityaśca dyauśca candramāśca nakṣatrāṇi caite vasava ete hīdaṃ sarvaṃ vāsayante te yadidaṃ sarvaṃ vāsayante tasmādvasava iti
'Who are the Vasus?'--'Agni, the Earth, Vâyu (the wind), the Air, Âditya (the sun), Heaven, the Moon, and the Stars:--these are the Vasus, for these cause all this (universe) to abide (vas), and hence they are the Vasus.'
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 (4)
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — John Muir, English
- The Hindu Temple — Stella Kramrisch, English
- Die Kosmographie der Inder nach den Quellen dargestellt — Willibald Kirfel, German
- Epic Mythology — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English