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Shatapatha Brahmana 5.5.2.8

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.5.2.8

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Sanskrit

5.5.2.8

atha śyenīṃ vicitragarbhāmadityā ālabhate | tasyā eṣaivāvṛdyāṣṭāpadyai vaśāyā iyaṃ vā aditirasyā evainametadgarbhaṃ karoti tasyā etādṛśyeva śyenī vicitragarbhā dakṣiṇā

Thereupon they seize a reddish-white (cow) which is clearly with calf, (as a victim) for Aditi. The mode of procedure regarding her is the same as that of the eight-footed barren cow. Now, Aditi being this earth, it is her embryo (child) he thereby causes him (the king) to be. The sacrificial fee for this (cow-offering) is just such a reddish-white cow that is clearly with calf.

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

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