Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.6.3.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.6.3.2
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- Sanskrit
2.6.3.2
atha yasmācunāsīryeṇa yajete | yā vai devānāṃ śrīrāsītsākamedhairījānānāṃ vijigyānānāṃ tacunamatha yaḥ saṃvatsarasya prajitasya rasa āsīttatsīraṃ sā yā caiva devānāṃ śrīrāsītsākamedhairījānānāṃ vijigyānānāṃ ya u ca saṃvatsarasya prajitasya rasa āsīttamevaitadubhayam parigṛhyātman kurute tasmācunāsīryeṇa yajate
Then as to why he should perform the Sunâsîrya offering. The prosperity (srî) that accrued to the gods on performing the Sâkamedha offerings, and gaining the victory (over Vritra), is suna; and the essence (rasa) that belonged to the year gained by them is sîra. Now that same prosperity which accrued to the gods on performing the Sâkamedha offerings, and that same essence which belonged to the year gained by them,--both these he takes possession of and makes his own: that is why he performs the Sunâsîrya.
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)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English