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Shatapatha Brahmana 6.7.1.25

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.7.1.25

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6.7.1.25

athainamiṇḍvā parigṛhṇāti | asau vā āditya eṣo 'gnirahorātre iṇḍve amuṃ tadādityamahorātrābhyām parigṛhṇāti tasmādeṣo 'horātrābhyām parigṛhītaḥ

He now takes hold of him (Agni) by means of two (straw) pads; for he, Agni, is yonder sun, and the two pads are day and night he thus takes hold of yonder sun by means of the day and the night, and hence that (sun) is encompassed by day and night.

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

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