Shatapatha Brahmana 9.1.2.35
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9.1.2.35
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.1.2.35
gāyatram purastādgāyati | agnirvai gāyatramagnimevāsyaitaciraḥ karotyatho śira evāsyaitadanasthikamamṛtaṃ karoti
He first sings the Gâyatra hymn, for the Gâyatrî metre is Agni: he thus makes Agni his head, and that head of his (or of him, Agni) he thus makes boneless and immortal.
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)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English