Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 6.6.4.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.6.4.6
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- Sanskrit
6.6.4.6
sa vai samidhamādhāyātha vratayati | daivo vā asyaiṣa ātmā mānuṣo 'yaṃ devā u vā agre 'tha manuṣyāstasmātsamidhamādhāyātha vratayati
And having put on the kindling-stick, he drinks the fast-milk; for that (fire) is his divine body, and this (body of his) is the human one; and the gods (come) first, and then men: hence he drinks the fast-milk after putting the kindling-stick on (the fire).
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 (1)
- Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit