Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 5.2.4.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.2.4.5
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- Sanskrit
5.2.4.5
sa pūrvārdhye juhoti | agninetrebhyo devebhyaḥ puraḥsadbhyaḥ svāhetyatha dakṣiṇārdhye juhoti yamanetrebhyo devebhyo dakṣiṇāsadbhyaḥ svāhetyatha paścārdhye juhoti viśvadevanetrebhyo devebhyaḥ paścātsadbhyaḥ svāhetyathottarārdhye juhoti mitrāvaruṇanetrebhyo vā marunnetrebhyo vā devebhyo uttarāsadbhyaḥ svāhetyatha madhye juhoti somanetrebhyo devebhya uparisadbhyo duvasvadbhyaḥ svāheti
He offers in the forepart (of the fire), with (Vâg. S. IX, 35), 'To the Agni-eyed gods, the east-seated, hail!' He then offers in the southern part with, 'To the Yama-eyed gods, the south-seated, hail!' He then offers in the hind part with, 'To the Visvadeva-eyed gods, the west-seated, hail!' He then offers in the northern part with either, 'To the Mitrâvaruna-eyed gods,--or, To the Marut-eyed gods,--the north-seated, hail!' He then offers in the centre with, 'To the Soma-eyed gods, the above-seated; the venerable, hail!'
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 (2)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Śatapatha — Sanskrit