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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 9.3.3.8

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9.3.3.8

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9.3.3.8

atha nāmagrāhaṃ juhoti | etadvai devāḥ sarvānkāmānāptvāthaitameva pratyakṣamaprīṇaṃstathaivaitadyajamānaḥ sarvānkāmānāptvāthaitameva pratyakṣam prīṇāti vājāya svāhā prasavāya svāheti nāmānyasyaitāni nāmagrāhamevainametatprīṇāti

He then offers whilst mentioning names;--for the gods, having obtained all their wishes, now gratified him directly; and in like manner does the Sacrificer, having obtained all his wishes, now gratify him directly. 'To Strength, hail! to Gain, hail!'--these are his (Agni's) names: it is by mentioning his names that he thus gratifies him.

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

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