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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 9.3.1.7

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9.3.1.7

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9.3.1.7

atha mārutānjuhoti | prāṇā vai mārutāḥ prāṇānevāsminnetaddadhāti vaiśvānaraṃ hutvā śiro vai vaiśvānaraḥ śīrṣaṃstatprāṇāndadhāti

He then offers the (cakes) to the Maruts;-- the Maruts’ (cakes) are the vital airs: he thus puts the vital airs into him (Agni). [He does so] after offering the Vaisvânara; for the Vaisvânara is the head: he thus puts vital airs into the head.

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

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