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Shatapatha Brahmana 8.7.4.16

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8.7.4.16

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8.7.4.16

yajamāna eva pañcamī citiḥ | prajā purīṣaṃ yatpañcamīṃ citim purīṣeṇa pracādayati yajamānaṃ tatprajayā pracādayati

The fifth layer is the Sacrificer, and the filling of soil means progeny (or subjects) thus, in covering the fifth layer with a filling of soil, he covers (abundantly supplies) the Sacrificer with progeny (or subjects).

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

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