Shatapatha Brahmana 2.5.4.10
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.5.4.10
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- Sanskrit
2.5.4.10
atha vaiśvakarmaṇa ekakapālaḥ puroḍāśo bhavati | viśvaṃ vā etatkarma kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ jitaṃ devānāmāsītsākamedhairījānānāṃ vijigyānānāṃ viśvamvevaitasyaitatkarma kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ jitam bhavati sākamedhairījānasya vijigyānasya tasmādvaiśvakarmaṇa ekakapālaḥ puroḍāśo bhavati
Then follows a cake on one potsherd for Visvakarman. To the gods, indeed, on performing the Sâkamedha-sacrifice and obtaining the victory (over Vritra), that sacred work (karman) was made complete (visva), and all was conquered; and so is that sacred work made complete, and all is conquered, by him who has performed the Sâkamedha-sacrifice and obtained the victory: hence there is a cake on one potsherd for Visvakarman.
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