Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 7.4.1.39
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7.4.1.39
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7.4.1.39
yadveva srucā upadadhāti | prajāpatervisrastasyāgnisteja ādāya dakṣiṇākarṣatso 'trodaramadyatkṛṣṭvodaramattasmātkārṣmaryo 'thāsyendra oja ādāyodaṅṅadakrāmatsa udumbaro 'bhavat
And, again, why he lays down two offering-spoons. When Pragâpati was relaxed, Agni took his (Pragâpati's) fiery spirit, and carried it off to the south, and there stopped; and because after carrying (karsh) it off he stopped (ud-ram), therefore the Kârshmarya (sprang up). And Indra took his (Pragâpati's) vigour and went away to the north: it became the Udumbara tree.
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)
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit