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Shatapatha Brahmana · Chapter 2.1.3

2.1.3.2.1.3.1

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vasanto grīṣmo varṣāḥ / te devā ṛtavaḥ śaraddhemantaḥ śiśiraste pitaro ya evāpūryate'rdhamāsaḥ sa devā yo'pakṣīyate sa pitaro'hareva devā rātriḥ pitaraḥ punarahnaḥ pūrvāhṇo devā aparāhṇaḥ pitaraḥ -

2.1.3.2.1.3.2

te vā eta ṛtavaḥ / devāḥ pitaraḥ sa yo haivaṃ vidvāndevāḥ pitara iti hvayatyā hāsya devā devahūyaṃ gacchantyā pitaraḥ pitṛhūyamavanti hainaṃ devā devahūye'vanti pitaraḥ pitṛhūye ya evaṃ vidvāndevāḥ pitara iti hvayati -

2.1.3.2.1.3.3

sa yatrodagāvartate / deveṣu tarhi bhavati devāṃstarhyabhigopāyatyatha yatra dakṣiṇāvartate pitṛṣu tarhi bhavati pitṝṃstarhyabhigopāyati -

2.1.3.2.1.3.4

sa yatrodagāvartate / tarhyagnī ādadhītāpahatapāpmāno devā apa pāpmānaṃ hate'mṛtā devā nāmṛtatvasyāśāsti sarvamāyureti yastarhyādhatte'tha yatra dakṣiṇāvartate yastarhyādhatte'napahatapāpmānaḥ pitaro na pāpmānamapahate martyāḥ pitaraḥ purā hāyuṣo mriyate yastarhyādhatte -

2.1.3.2.1.3.5

brahmaiva vasantaḥ / kṣatraṃ grīṣmo viḍeva varṣāstasmādbrāhmaṇo vasanta ādadhīta brahma hi vasantastasmātkṣatriyo grīṣma ādadhīta kṣatraṃ hi grīṣmastasmādvaiśyo varṣāsvādadhīta viḍḍhi varṣāḥ -

2.1.3.2.1.3.6

sa yaḥ kāmayeta / brahmavarcasī syāmiti vasante sa ādadhīta brahma vai vasanto brahmavarcasī haiva bhavati -

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atha yaḥ kāmayeta / kṣatraṃ śriyā yaśasā syāmiti grīṣme sa ādadhīta kṣatraṃ vai grīṣmaḥ kṣatraṃ haiva śriyā yaśasā bhavati -

2.1.3.2.1.3.8

atha yaḥ kāmayeta / bahuḥ prajayā paśubhiḥ syāmiti varṣāsu sa ādadhīta viḍvai varṣā annaṃ viśo bahurhaiva prajayā paśubhirbhavati ya evaṃ vidvānvarṣāsvādhatte -

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te vā eta ṛtavaḥ / ubhaya evāpahatapāpmānaḥ sūrya evaiṣāṃ pāpmano'pahantodyannevaiṣāmubhayeṣāṃ pāpmānamapahanti tasmādyadaivainaṃ kadā ca yajña upanamedathāgnī ādadhīta na śvaḥśvamupāsīta ko hi manuṣyasya śvo veda -

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