Satapatha-brahmana [sanskrit]
147,532 words | ISBN-10: 812080113X | ISBN-13: 9788120801134
The Sanskrit text of the Satapatha-brahmana: One of the largest works in the category of Vedic (Brahmaic) literature, narrating in extensive detail the various rites, constructions, chants and utensils to be used in Hindu ceremonies. Alternative titles: Śatapathabrāhmaṇa (शतपथब्राह्मण), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (शतपथ-ब्राह्मण) Shatapathabrahma (shatapatha).
Verse 6.7.4.7
yadveva viṣṇukramavātsapre bhavataḥ | viṣṇukramairvai prajāpatiḥ svargaṃ lokamabhiprāyātsa etadavasānamapaśyadvātsapraṃ tenāvāsyadapradāhāya yaddhi yuktaṃ na vimucyate pra taddahyate tathaivaitadyajamāno viṣṇukramaireva svargaṃ lokamabhiprayāti vātsapreṇāvasyati
Preview of English translation:
7. And, again, why the Vishnu-strides and the Vatsapra rite are (performed);—by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created this world, and by the Vatsapra the fire (Agni); by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created the air, and by the Vatsapra the wind (Vayu); by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created the sky, and by the Vatsapra the sun (Aditya); by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created the regions, and by the Vatsapra the moon; by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created that which has been, and by the Vatsapra that which shall be; by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created possession (wealth), and by the Vatsapra hope; by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created the day, and by the Vatsapra the night; by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created the former (bright) fortnights, and by the Vatsapra the latter (dark) fortnights; by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created the half-months, and by the Vatsapra the months; by the Vishnu-strides Prajapati created the seasons, and by the Vatsapra the year: thus the reason why the Vishnu-strides and Vatsapra are (performed) is that he thereby even now creates everything.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 6.7.4.7
The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)
2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]
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The Satapatha Brahmana (3 volumes)
by Dr Jeet Ram Bhatt (2009)
Sanskrit Text with English Translation; 1726 pages; [Publisher: Eastern Book Linkers]; ISBN: 9788178541693
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The Satapatha Brahmana (With The Commentary of Sayanacarya and Harisvamin)
by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2002)
3483 pages; [शतपथ ब्राह्मणम्] According to the Madhyandina Recension; Commetaries: (1) Vedarthaprakash (Vedartha-prakasha) by Shrimat-Trayibhashyakar Sayanacharya, (2) Sarvavidyanidhana Kavindracharya Saraswati.
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Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)
236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]
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Cultural Study of the Satapatha Brahman (in Hindi)
by Dr. Urmila Devi Sharma (1982)
106 pages; Shatapatha Brahmana Ek Sanskritik Adhyan; [Publisher: Meharchand Lakshmandas Publications]
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