Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 6.7.3.3
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.7.3.3
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6.7.3.3
athainamupāvaharati | etadvai yo 'smiṃloke raso yadupajīvanaṃ tenaitatsahordhva imāṃlokānrohatyagnirvā asmiṃloke raso 'gnirupajīvanaṃ tadyattāvadeva syānna hāsmiṃloke raso nopajīvanaṃ syādatha yatpratyavarohatyasminnevaitalloke rasamupajīvanaṃ dadhāti
He then lowers it; for whatever sap, whatever sustenance there is in this world, that rises upwards with it through these worlds, for Agni is the sap, Agni is the substance in this world: thus were that always to be so, then there would be no sap, no sustenance in this world; but when he lowers (the fire), he bestows sap and sustenance on this world.
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