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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.5.2.8

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.5.2.8

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Sanskrit

3.5.2.8

atha yāḥ prokṣaṇyaḥ pariśiṣyante | tadye ete pūrve sraktī tayoryā dakṣiṇā tā nyantena bahirvedi ninayatīdamahaṃ taptaṃ vārbahirdhā yajñānniḥsṛjāmīti sā yadevādaḥ siṃhī bhūtvāśāntevācarattāmevāsyā etacucaṃ bahirdhā yajñānniḥsṛjati yadi nābhicaredyadyu abhicaredādiśedidamahaṃ taptaṃ vāramumabhi niḥsṛjāmīti tametayā śucā vidhyati sa śocannevāmuṃ lokameti

The sprinkling-water which is left he pours outside the altar close to where is the southern of those two front corners (of the high altar) with, 'This burning water I dismiss from the sacrifice.' Because she (Vâk--the altar) on that occasion became a lioness and roamed about unappeased, he thus dismisses from the sacrifice that sorrow of hers,--if he do not wish to exorcise. But should he wish to exorcise, let him indicate it by saying, 'This burning water I dismiss from the sacrifice against so and so!' He then smites him with that sorrow, and sorrowing he goes to yonder world.

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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