Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.6.4.9
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.6.4.9
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- Sanskrit
3.6.4.9
atha sruveṇopaspṛśati | viṣṇave tveti vaiṣṇavo hi yūpo yajño vai viṣṇuryajñāya hyenaṃ vṛścati tasmādāha viṣṇave tveti
He then touches it with the dipping-spoon, with, 'For Vishnu, thee!' for the stake belongs to Vishnu, since Vishnu is the sacrifice, and he fells this (tree) for the sacrifice: therefore he says, 'For Vishnu, thee!'
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