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Shatapatha Brahmana 6.5.4.14

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.5.4.14

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6.5.4.14

tām parigṛhya nidadhāti | mitraitāṃ ta ukhā paridadāmyabhittyā eṣā mā bhedityayaṃ vai vāyurmitro yo 'yam pavate tasmā evaināmetatparidadāti guptyai te heme lokā mitraguptāstasmādeṣāṃ lokānāṃ na kiṃ cana mīyate

Having taken it in both hands, he sets it down, with, 'O Mitra, unto thee I consign this fire-pan for safety: may it not break!' for Mitra is that wind which blows yonder: it is to him he thus consigns it for.protection; for these worlds are protected by Mitra (or by a friend), whence nothing whatever is harmed in these worlds.

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

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