Satapatha-brahmana
by Julius Eggeling | 1882 | 730,838 words | ISBN-13: 9788120801134
This is Satapatha Brahmana X.3.2 English translation of the Sanskrit text, including a glossary of technical terms. This book defines instructions on Vedic rituals and explains the legends behind them. The four Vedas are the highest authortity of the Hindu lifestyle revolving around four castes (viz., Brahmana, Ksatriya, Vaishya and Shudra). Satapatha (also, 艢atapatha, shatapatha) translates to 鈥渉undred paths鈥�. This page contains the text of the 2nd brahmana of kanda X, adhyaya 3.
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Kanda X, adhyaya 3, brahmana 2
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
1. As to this they say, 'What metre and what deity are the head of the fire-altar?' The metre 骋腻测补迟谤墨 and the deity Agni are its head.
2. 'What metre and what deity are its neck?' The metre U峁ａ箛ih and the deity 厂补惫颈迟峁� are its neck.
3. 'What metre and what deity are its spine?' The metre 叠峁沨补迟墨 and the deity 叠峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈 are its spine.
4. 'What metre and what deity are its wings?' The metres 叠峁沨补迟 and Rathantara and the deities Heaven and Earth are its wings.
5. 'What metre and what deity are its waist?' The metre 罢谤颈峁ａ弓耻产丑 and the deity Indra are its waist.
6. 'What metre and what deity are its hips?' The metre 闯补驳补迟墨 and the deity 膧诲颈迟测补 (the sun) are its hips.
7. 'What metre and what deity are the vital air whence the seed flows?' The metre Atichandas and the deity 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈.
8. 'What metre and what deity are that downward vital air?' The metre Yaj帽膩yaj帽iya and the deity 痴补颈艣惫腻苍补谤补.
9. 'What metre and what deity are the thighs?' The metre 础苍耻峁ａ弓耻产丑 and that deity, the Vi艣vedev膩岣�, are the thighs.
10. 'What metre and what deity are the knees?' The metre Paṅkti and that deity, the Maruts, are the knees.
11. 'What metre and what deity are the feet?' The metre Dvipad膩 and the deity 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 are the feet.
12. 'What metre and what deity are the vital airs?' The metre Vichandas and the deity 痴腻测耻 (the wind) are the vital airs.
13. 'What metre and what deity are the defective and redundant parts?' The metre (of the verse) wanting a syllable (or syllables) and that deity, the waters, are the defective and redundant parts. This, then, is the knowledge of the body (of the altar), and suchlike is the deity that enters into this body; and, indeed, there is in this (sacrificial performance) no other prayer for the obtainment of heavenly bliss[1].
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Atr膩gnau lokyat膩yai pu峁噛alok膩v膩ptaye any膩 uktavyatirikt膩 膩艣墨岣� pr膩rthan膩 n膩sti. S膩ya峁嘺.