[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v7.c95.44 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.44 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.44 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c95.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.44) In XI. 2. 3. 1-2 the Śat Br. says—In the beginning this (universe) was \*brahma\*, it created the gods, Agni, Vāyu, Sūrya; then a reference is made to name and form (nāma rūpe) by which he descends into the worlds and it is said 'these two (nāmarūpe) are the great manifestations of \*brahma\*'. - [Previous: v7.c95.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.43) - [Next: v7.c95.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.45) - [Up: v7.c95](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95) ## Cites (1) - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.11.2.3.1) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.44) · Pramāṇa