Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.4.2.15
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.4.2.15
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- Sanskrit
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.
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