Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.5.2.16
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.5.2.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.5.2.16
tadyanmeṣaśca meṣī ca bhavataḥ | eṣa vai pratyakṣaṃ varuṇasya paśuryanmeṣastatpratyakṣaṃ varuṇapāśātprajāḥ pramuñcati yavamayau bhavato yavānhi jakṣuṣīrvaruṇo 'gṛhṇānmithunau bhavato mithunādevaitadvaruṇapāśātprajāḥ pramuñcati
The reason why there are a ram and a ewe is chat the ram manifestly is Varuna's victim, so that he thereby manifestly delivers the creatures from Varuna's noose. They are made of barley, because it was when they (the creatures) had eaten barley that Varuna seized them. A pair they form, so that he delivers the creatures from Varuna's noose through conjugal 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 (4)
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- Die Religion des Veda — Hermann Oldenberg, German
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English
- The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society — J. C. Heesterman, English