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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.4.2.15

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.4.2.15

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4.4.2.15

athāhāgnītpātnīvatasya yajeti | vṛṣā vā agnīdyoṣā patnī mithunamevaitatprajananaṃ kriyate sa juhotyagnā i patnīvnniti vṛṣā vā agniryoṣā patnī mithunamevaitatprajananaṃ kriyate

He then says, 'Agnîdh, pronounce the offering prayer of the Pâtnîvata!' The Agnîdh is male, and the wife is female: thus a productive union is brought about. He offers with (Vâg. S. VIII, 10), 'O Agni, wife-leader!'--Agni is male, and the wife is female: thus a productive union is brought about.

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

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