Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 14.1.4

14.1.4.1

sa yadaitadadhvaryuḥ upottiṣṭhannāha rucito gharma iti tadupotthāyāvakāśairupatiṣṭhante prāṇā vā avakāśāḥ prāṇānevāsminnetaddadhāti ṣaḍupatiṣṭhante ṣaḍvā ime śīrṣanprāṇāstānevāsminnetaddadhāti

Now, when the Adhvaryu here steps up and says, 'The Gharma is aglow,' they step up and revere it (the Mahâvîra) with the Avakâsa; but the 'avakâsa' are the vital airs: it is thus the vital airs he lays into it. Six of them step up to it, for six in number are these vital airs in the head: it is these he thus lays into it.

14.1.4.2

garbho devānāmiti eṣa vai garbho devānāṃ ya eṣa tapatyeṣa hīdaṃ sarvaṃ gṛhṇātyetenedaṃ sarvaṃ gṛbhītameṣa u pravargyastadetamevaitatprīṇāti tasmādāha garbho devānāmiti

[Vâg. S. XXXVII, 14,] 'The child of the gods,'--the child (garbha) of the gods, in truth, is he that shines yonder, for he holds (grabh) everything here, and by him everything here is held; and the Pravargya also is that (sun): it is him he thus gratifies, and therefore he says, 'The child of the gods.'

14.1.4.3

pitā matīnāmiti pitā hyeṣa matīnām patiḥ prajānāmiti patirhyeṣa prajānām

'The father of thoughts,'--for he (the sun) is indeed the father of thoughts;--'the lord of creatures,'--for he is indeed the lord of creatures.

14.1.4.4

saṃ devo devena savitrāgateti saṃ hi devo devena savitrāgata saṃ sūryeṇa rocata iti saṃ hi sūryeṇa rocate

'The god hath united with the god Savitri,'--for the god (the Mahâvîra) has indeed united with the god Savitri (the sun);--'with Sûrya he shineth,'--for (equally) with Sûrya (the sun) he has indeed shone.

14.1.4.5

samagniragnināgateti saṃ hyagniragnināgata saṃ daivena savitreti saṃ hi daivena savitrāgata saṃ sūryeṇārociṣṭeti saṃ hi sūryeṇārociṣṭa

[Vâg. S. XXXVII, 15,] 'Agni hath united with Agni,'--for Agni (fire) has indeed united with Agni;--'with the divine Savitri,'--for with the divine Savitri he has indeed united;--'with Sûrya he hath shone,'--for with Sûrya he has indeed shone.

14.1.4.6

svāhā samagnistapasāgateti saṃ hyagnistapasāgatāvaraṃ svāhākāraṃ karoti parāṃ devatāmasāveva bandhuḥ saṃ daivyena savitreti saṃ hi daivyena savitrāgata saṃ sūryeṇārūrucateti saṃ hi sūryeṇārūrucata

'Hail! Agni hath united with his heat,'--for Agni has indeed united with his heat; the call of hail he places first, and the deity last: the significance of this is the same as before;--'with the divine Savitri,'--for with the divine Savitri he has indeed united;--'with Sûrya he hath shed light,'--for with Sûrya he has indeed shed light.

14.1.4.7

te vā ete trayo'vakāśā bhavanti trayo vai prāṇāḥ prāṇa udāno vyānastenaivāsminnetaddadhāti

These, then, are three 'avakâsa,'--for there are three vital airs, the in (and out)-breathing, the up-breathing, and the through-breathing: it is thereby that he lays it (the vital air) into him.

14.1.4.8

dhartā divo vibhāti tapasaspṛthivyāmiti dhartā hyeṣa divo vibhāti tapasaspṛthivyāṃ dhartā devo devānāmamartyastapojā iti dhartā hyeṣa devo devānāmamartyastapojā vācamasme niyaca devāyuvamiti yajño vai vāgyajñamasmabhyam prayaca yena devānprīṇāmetyevaitadāha

[Vâg. S. XXXVII, 16,] 'The sustainer of the sky, and of heat upon earth, shineth forth,'--for as the sustainer of the sky, and of heat on earth, that (sun, and Mahâvîra) indeed shines forth;--'the divine sustainer of the gods, he, the immortal, born of heat,'--for he is indeed the divine sustainer of the gods, the immortal one, born of heat;--'grant unto us speech, devoted to the gods!'--speech doubtless is worship: he thus means to say thereby, 'bestow upon us worship whereby we shall please the gods!'

14.1.4.9

apaśyaṃ gopāmanipadyamānamiti eṣa vai gopā ya eṣa tapatyeṣa hīdaṃ sarvaṃ gopāyatyatho na nipadyate tasmādāhāpaśyam gopāmanipadyamānamiti

[Vâg. S. XXXVII, 17; Rig-v. I, 164, 31; X, 177, 3,] 'I beheld the guardian, the never-resting,'--he who shines yonder is indeed the guardian, for he guards everything here; and he does not lie down to rest: therefore he says, 'I beheld the guardian, the never-resting;'-- 10, 'Wandering on paths hither and thither,'--for he indeed wanders hither and thither on the divine paths;--'arraying himself in the gathering and the radiating,'--for he indeed arrays himself in the gathering (converging) and the radiating regions, or rays;--'he moveth to and fro within the spheres,'--for again and again he wanders moving within these worlds.

14.1.4.10

ā ca parā ca pathibhiścarantamiti ā ca hyeṣa parā ca devaiḥ pathibhiścarati sa sadhrīcīḥ sa viśūcīrvasāna iti sadhrīcīśca hyeṣa viśūcīśca diśo vaste'tho raśmīnāvarīvartti bhuvaneṣvantariti punaḥpunarhyeṣa eṣu lokeṣu varīvartyamānaścarati

14.1.4.11

viśvāsām bhuvām pate viśvasya manasaspate viśvasya vacasaspate sarvasya vacasaspata ityetasya sarvasya pata ityetaddevaśruttvaṃ deva gharma devo devānpāhīti nātra tirohitamivāsti

[Vâg. S. XXXVII, 18,] 'O lord of all worlds, O lord of all thought, O lord of all speech, O lord of every speech!' that is, 'O lord of all this (universe);'--'Thou art heard by the gods, O god Gharma, as a god, guard thou the gods!' in this there is nothing hidden, so to speak.

14.1.4.12

atra prāvīranu vāṃ devavītaya iti aśvināvevaitadāhāśvinau vā etadyajñasya śiraḥ pratyadhattāṃ tāvevaitatprīṇāti tasmādāhātra prāvīranu vām devavītaya iti

'Give thy countenance hereafter to the divine feast of you two,'--it is with regard to the two Asvins that he says this, for it was the Asvins that then restored the head of the sacrifice: it is them he thus pleases, and therefore he says, 'Give thy countenance hereafter to the divine feast of you two.'

14.1.4.13

madhu mādhvībhyām madhu mādhūcībhyāmiti dadhyaṅ ha vā ābhyāmātharvaṇo madhu nāma brāhmaṇamuvāca tadenayoḥ priyaṃ dhāma tadevainayoretenopagacati tasmādāha madhu mādhvībhyām madhu mādhūcībhyāmiti

'Honey to the two lovers of honey! honey to the two longing for honey!'--for Dadhyañk the Âtharvana indeed told them (the Asvins) the Brâhmana called Madhu (honey), and this is their dear resource: it is by means of that (dear resource) of theirs that he approaches them, and therefore he says, 'Honey to the two lovers of honey! honey to the two longing for honey!'

14.1.4.14

hṛde tvā manase tvā dive tvā sūryāya tvā ūrdhvo adhvaraṃ divi deveṣu dhehīti nātra tirohitamivāsti

[Vâg. S. XXXVII, 19,] 'To the heart (I consecrate) thee, to the mind thee, to the sky thee, to the sun thee: going upwards take thou the sacrifice to the gods in heaven!' in this there is nothing hidden, so to speak.

14.1.4.15

pitā no'si pitā no bodhīti eṣa vai pitā ya eṣa tapatyeṣa u pravargyastadetamevaitatprīṇāti tasmādāha pitā no'si pitā no bodhīti namaste astu mā mā hiṃsīrityāśiṣamevaitadāśāste

[Vâg. S. XXXVII, 20,] 'Thou art our father: be thou our father!'--for he who shines yonder is indeed the father, and the Pravargya is that (sun): it is him he thus gratifies, and therefore he says, 'Thou art our father: be thou our father!'--'Reverence be unto thee: injure me not!'--it is a blessing he thereby invokes.

14.1.4.16

atha patnyai śiro'pavṛtya mahāvīramīkṣamāṇām vācayati tvaṣṭṛmantastvā sapemeti vṛṣā vai pravargyo yoṣā patnī mithunamevaitatprajananaṃ kriyate

Thereupon he uncovers the head of the (Sacrificer's) wife, and makes her say whilst she is looking at the Mahâvîra, 'Together with Tvashtri will we serve thee: (bestow thou sons and cattle upon me! bestow thou offspring upon us! may I remain unscathed together with my husband!)'--the Pravargya (m.) is a male, and the wife is a female: a productive pair is thus produced.

14.1.4.17

athaitadvai āyuretjjyotiḥ praviśati ya etamu vā brūtebhkṣ|ayati vā tasya bratacaryā yā sṛs|t|au

And, verily, whosoever either teaches, or partakes of, this (Pravargya) enters that life, and that light: the observance thereof is the same as at the creation.