Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 7.4.1.10
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7.4.1.10
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.4.1.10
atha rukbhamupadadhāti | asau vā āditya eṣa rukbha eṣa hīmāḥ sarvāḥ prajā atirocate roco ha vai taṃ rukbha ityācakṣate paro 'kṣam paro 'kṣakāmā hi devā amumevaitadādityamupadadhāti sa hiraṇmayo bhavati parimaṇḍala ekaviṃśatinirbādhastasyokto bandhuradhastānnirbādhamupadadhāti raśmayo vā etasya nirbādhā avastādu vā etasya raśmayaḥ
He then puts the gold plate thereon. Now this gold plate is yonder sun, for he shines over all the creatures here on earth; and 'rokas' (shine) they mystically call 'rukma' (gold plate), for the gods love the mystic: he thus lays down yonder sun (on the altar). It is golden, and round, with one and twenty knobs,--the significance of this has been explained. He puts it down with the knobs pointing downward; for the knobs are his (the sun's) rays, and his rays (shine) downwards.
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 (9)
- A History of Indian Literature — M. Winternitz, English
- Geschichte der indischen Litteratur — M. Winternitz, German
- Studies in the Upapurāṇas — R. C. Hazra, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- The Hindu Temple — Stella Kramrisch, English
- Die Religion des Veda — Hermann Oldenberg, German
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- The Development of Hindu Iconography — Jitendra Nath Banerjea, English
- Vedic Mythology — Arthur Anthony Macdonell, English