Shatapatha Brahmana 8.7.1.16
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8.7.1.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.7.1.16
yadveva viśvajyotiṣamupadadhāti | prajā vai viśvajyotiḥ prajā hyeva viśvaṃ jyotiḥ prajananamevaitadupadadhāti
And, again, as to why he lays down a Visvagyotis:--the Visvagyotis, doubtless, means progeny, for progeny indeed is all the light:--he thus lays generative power into it (or into him, Agni and the Sacrificer).
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 (2)
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, English