Shatapatha Brahmana 8.3.1.7
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8.3.1.7
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8.3.1.7
tadyaiṣā madhyamā svayamātṛṇā | etadasya tadātmanastadyadetāmatropadadhāti yadevāsyaiṣātmanastadasminnetatpratidadhāti tasmādetāmatropadadhāti
They said to Indra and Agni, 'Lay ye down for us this third layer!'--'What will accrue unto us therefrom? Ye two shall be the best of us!'--'So be it!' Accordingly Indra and Agni laid down for them that third layer; and hence people say, 'Indra and Agni are the best of gods.'
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