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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 6.5.4.5

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.5.4.5

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Sanskrit

6.5.4.5

dhiṣaṇāstvā devīḥ | viśvadevyāvatīḥ pṛthivyāḥ sadhasthe aṅgirasvadabhīndhatāmukha iti dhiṣaṇā haitāmagre devīrviśvadevyāvatīḥ pṛthivyāḥ sadhasthe 'ṅgirasvadabhīdhire tābhirevaināmetadabhīnddhe sā ha sā vāgeva vāgvai dhiṣaṇā vācā hīdaṃ sarvamiddhaṃ vācaivaināmetadabhīnddhe 'thaitāni trīṇi yajūṃṣīkṣamāṇa eva japati

'May the divine Dhishanâs, dear to all the gods, kindle thee, Aṅgiras-like, O fire-pan, in the lap of the earth!' for of old the divine Dhishanâs, dear to all the gods, indeed kindled it, like Aṅgiras, in the lap of the earth, and with their help he now kindles it. But, surely, this is Vâk (speech),--the Dhishanâs are indeed speech, for by speech everything is kindled here: by means of speech he thus kindles this (fire-pan). Whilst looking at it, he then mutters these three formulas:

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

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