Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 13.5.2.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13.5.2.2
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- Sanskrit
13.5.2.2
niṣth\iteṣu pānnejaneṣu mahiṣīmaśvāyopanipādayantyathaināvadhivāsena samprorṇuvanti svargeloke prorṇuvathāmityeṣa vai svargo loko yatra paśuṃ sañjñapayanti nirāyatyāśvasya śiśnam mahiṣyupasthe nidhatte vṛṣā vājī retodhā reto dadhātviti mithunasyaiva sarvatvāya
When the foot-water is ready, they cause the Mahishî to lie down near the horse, and cover her up with the upper cloth, with 'In heaven ye envelop yourselves,'--for that indeed is heaven where they immolate the victim,..., 'May the vigorous male, the layer of seed, lay seed!' she says for the completeness of union.
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 (1)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English