Shaptapatha Brahmana: über das Feuer des Atems

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Brahmanas

Shaptapatha Brahmana

शप्तपथ ब्राह्मङ

Śaptapatha Brāhmaṅa

Brahmana von 100 Pfaden - Auszüge (2.2.2.14-16)

athainaṁ devāḥ । antarātmannādadhata ta imamamr̥tamantarātmannādhāyāmr̥tā"
bhūtvāstaryām bhūtvā staryāntsapatnānmartyānabhyabhavaṃstatho evaiṣa"
etadamr̥tamantarātmannādhatte nāmr̥tatvasyāśāsti sarvamāyuretyastaryo haiva"
bhavati na hainaṃ sapatnastustūrṣamāṇaścana str̥ṇute"
tasmādyadāhitāgniścānāhitāgniśca spardhete .āahitāgnirevābhibhavatyastaryo hi khalu"
sa tarhi bhavatyamr̥taḥ

tadyatrainamado manthanti । tajjātamabhiprāṇiti prāṇo vā"
agnirjātamevainametatsantaṁ janayati sa punarapāniti tadenamantarātmannādhatte so"
.asyaiṣo .antarātmannagnirāhito bhavati

te vā ete prāṇā eva yadagnayaḥ । prāṇodānāvevāhavanīyaśca gārhapatyaśca vyāno"
.anvāhāryapacanaḥ