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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 8.5.2.16

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8.5.2.16

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8.5.2.16

sa sa parāṅiva rohaḥ | iyamu vai pratiṣṭhā te devā imām pratiṣṭhāmabhipratyāyaṃstathaivaitadyajamāna imām pratiṣṭhāmabhipratyaityatha yottamā daśadayaṃ sa lokastasmādyathaiva prathamāyai daśataḥ prabhṛtirevamuttamāyai samānaṃ hyetadyadete daśatāvayameva lokaḥ

And, again, as to why he lays it down by means of Indra and Agni, and settles it by means of Visvakarman. When Pragâpati had become relaxed (disjointed), the deities took him and went off in different directions. Indra and Agni, and Visvakarman took his middle part, and kept going away from him.

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

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