Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 6.5.2.14
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.5.2.14
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- Sanskrit
6.5.2.14
atha catasra ūrdhvāḥ karoti | tūṣṇīmeva diśo haiva tā etadvai devā imāṃlokānukhāṃ kṛtvā digbhiḥ sarvato 'dṛṃhaṃstathaivaitadyajamāna imāṃlokānukhāṃ kṛtvā digbhiḥ sarvato dṛṃhati
He then silently makes four upright (bands), for these are the quarters;--for the gods, having made these worlds, the fire-pan, made them firm on all sides by means of the quarters; and in like manner the Sacrificer, having made these worlds, the fire-pan, now makes them firm on all sides by means of the quarters.
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)
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit