Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.5.4.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.5.4.6
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- Sanskrit
2.5.4.6
atha yatsārasvataścarurbhavati | vāgvai sarasvatī vāgu haivānumamāda prahara jahīti tasmātsārasvataścarurbhavati
Then as to why there is a rice-pap for Sarasvatî. Sarasvatî in truth is Speech; and Speech indeed it was that cheered them up, saying, 'Strike! slay!' Hence there is a pap for Sarasvatî.
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)
- Shakti and Shâkta: Essays and Addresses on the Shâkta Tantrashâstra — John Woodroffe, English