Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.6.4.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.6.4.5
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4.6.4.5
atho viśvakarmaṇe | viśvaṃ vai teṣāṃ karma kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ jitam bhavati ye saṃvatsaramāsate tasmādviśvakarmaṇe vācaspatim viśvakarmāṇamūtaye manojuvaṃ vāje adyā huvema | sa no viśvāni havanāni joṣadviśvaśambhūravase sādhukarnā upayāmagṛhīto 'sīndrāya tvā viśvakarmaṇa eṣa te yonirindrāya tvā viśvakarmaṇa iti
Or for Visvakarman (the All-worker), for all work is done, everything is won by those who sit in session for a year: hence for Visvakarman,--with (Vâg. S. VIII, 45; Rig-veda X, 81, 7), 'Vâkaspati Visvakarman, the thought-speeder, let us invoke for protection in our struggle this day: may he, the all-beneficient worker of good, delight in all our offerings for our protection!--Thou art taken with a support: thee to Indra Visvakarman!--This is thy womb; thee to Indra Visvakarman!'
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