Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

Shatapatha Brahmana 6.4.4.15

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.4.4.15

Language
Sanskrit

6.4.4.15

tamajasyopariṣṭātpragṛhṇannaiti | āgneyo vā ajaḥ svenaivainametadātmanā svayā devatayā sambharatyatho brahma vā ajo brahmaṇaivainametatsambharati

He (the Adhvaryu) arrives (near the fire) while holding (the lump of clay) over the he-goat; for the he-goat is sacred to Agni: he thus equips him (Agni) with his own self, with his own godhead. And, moreover, the he-goat is the Brahman (priesthood): with the Brahman he thus equips him.

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

Translations (1)

Commentaries (1)

Linked texts (3)