Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 8.5.2.3
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8.5.2.3
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- Sanskrit
8.5.2.3
evaścanda iti | ayaṃ vai loka evaścando varivaścanda ityantarikṣaṃ vai varivaścandaḥ śambhūścanda iti dyaurvai śambhūścandaḥ paribhūścanda iti diśo vai paribhūścanda ācaccanda ityannaṃ vā ācaccando manaścanda iti p rajāpatirvai manaścando vyacaścanda ityasau vā ādityo vyacaścandaḥ
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.
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)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English