Shatapatha Brahmana 9.4.1.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9.4.1.5
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.4.1.5
mithunāni juhoti | mithunādvā adhi prajātiryo vai prajāyate sa rāṣṭram bhavatyarāṣṭraṃ vai sa bhavati yo na prajāyate tadyanmithunāni rāṣṭram bibhrati mithunā u ete devāstasmādetā rāṣṭrabhṛta ājyena dvādaśagṛhītena tā u dvādaśaivāhutayo bhavanti tasyotro bandhuḥ
He offers pairs (of oblations), for birth originates from a pair; and he alone is (ruler of) a kingdom who propagates offspring, but not he who does not propagate offspring. And inasmuch as couples sustain the realm, and these deities consist of couples, these (oblations are called) Realm-sustainers. With ghee taken in twelve ladlings (he offers), and there are twelve of these oblations: the significance of this has been explained.
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 (3)
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- Hindu Administrative Institutions — V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar, English
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, English