Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.5.3.24
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.5.3.24
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- Sanskrit
3.5.3.24
atha rarāṭyāmupaspṛśya vācayati | viṣṇo rarāṭamasīti lalāṭaṃ haivāsyaitadathocrāyyā upaspṛśya vācayati viṣṇoḥ śnaptre stha iti srakve haivāsyaite atha yadidam paścāccadirbhavatīdaṃ haivāsyaitacīrṣakapālaṃ yadidam paścāt
Thereupon he makes him say, after touching the front-band (Vâg. S. V, 2), 'Thou art Vishnu's fillet;' for it indeed is his fillet. He then makes him say, after touching the two upright hurdles, 'Ye are the corners of Vishnu's mouth;' for they indeed are the corners of his mouth. Then that mat which is behind there, that indeed is that skull-bone of his here behind (viz. the occiput).
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)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English