Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.2.1.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.2.1.1
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- Sanskrit
3.2.1.1
dakṣiṇenāhavanīyam prācīnagrīve kṛṣṇājine upastṛṇāti | tayorenamadhi dīkṣayati yadi dve bhavatastadanayorlokayo rūpaṃ tadenamanayorlokayoradhi dīkṣayati
South of the Âhavanîya he spreads two black antelope skins on the ground, with the neck parts towards the east: thereon he consecrates him. If there are two (skins), they are an image of these two worlds (heaven and earth), and thus he consecrates him on these two worlds.
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