correspondence or equivalence between the macrocosm and microcosm]. When he was washing himself, a fish came into his hands. viṃśatimātmano'kuruta ṣaṭtriṃśadiṣṭakāntsa naiva vyāpnonnaikaviṃśatidhā vyabhavanna dvāviṃśatidhā na trayoviṃśatidhā kūrmamupadadhāti | raso vai kūrmo rasamevaitadupadadhāti yo vai sa eṣāṃ lokānāmapsu praviddhānām parāṅraso 'tyakṣaratsa eṣa kūrmastamevaitadupadadhāti yāvānu vai rasastāvānātmā sa eṣa ima eva lokāḥ Stated in the Nirukta to be synonymous with clouds and rain (sacrifice produces rain, rain feeds crops, and crops feed living beings),[56] Varaha is most commonly associated with the legend of lifting the Earth out of the Cosmic Waters, and in various accounts also battles and defeats the Asura Hiranyaksa to do so. of mythology and comparative religion, and this is the only available to current Hindu beliefs and practice as ancient Mediterranean Non-public domain contents of this site It has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. [20] SB 13.4.3.12 also mentions King Matsya Sammada, whose 'people are the water-dwellers... both fish and fishermen... it is these he instructs; - 'the Itihasa is the Veda'.'. śataṃ mahiṣān kṣīrapākamodanaṃ varāhamindra emuṣam ||, atha vārāhyā upānahā upamuñcate | agnau ha vai devā ghṛtakumbham praveśayāṃ cakrustato varāhaḥ sambabhūva tasmādvarāho meduro ghṛtāddhi sambhūtastasmādvarāhe gāvaḥ saṃjānate svamevaitadrasamabhisaṃjānate tatpaśūnāmevaitadrase pratitiṣṭhati tasmādvārāhyā upānahā upamuñcate They are the Madhyandina recension and the Kanva recension. origin] of the Dwarf incarnation of Vishnu'. Placing Vishnu, (in the shape of) this very sacrifice, at their head, they went (to the Asuras). stand still for Sarasvati! [15x48=720] Continue Reading. The Satapatha-Brahmana - Volume 1 of 5. That this legend developed into Vamana taking three steps, as noted by Aiyangar, originates from the three strides of Vishnu covering the three words in the RigVeda (1.22 and 1.154). Satapatha Brahmana. War-loving Namuci thou smotest, robbing the Dāsa of his magic for the Ṛṣi. The gods then heard of this, and said: 'The Asuras are actually dividing this earth: come, let us go to where the Asuras are dividing it. As far as the life-sap extends, so far the body extends: that (tortoise) thus is these worlds. Let a part of it be ours!' and yet has he taken these things from me: seek ye to bring me back these things! Of course, this is a very ancient text which bears the same relationship Second Brâhmana", http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil/1_sanskr/1_veda/2_bra/satapath/sb_06_u.htm, "Satapatha Brahmana Part III (SBE41): Sixth Kânda: VI, 1, 1. The 'Shatapatha Brahmana' (Sanskrit शतपथब्राह्मण) can be loosely translated as 'Brahmana of one hundred paths': In relation to the Satapatha Brahmana, a reference such as '14.1.2' means 'Kanda 14, Adhyaya 1, Brahmana 2', or in English, 'Book 14, Chapter 1, Explanation 2'. FAQ |  [16], According to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), the Satapatha Brahmana survives in two recensions:[17], The Kanva recension is known as the Kāṇva śākhā, and is ascribed to Samkara[18], The 14 books of the Madhyandina recension can be divided into two major parts. details of Vedic rituals, including philosophical and mythological [35] A.B. portions which are far older, transmitted orally from unknown antiquity. He then puts down a (living) tortoise;--the tortoise means life-sap: it is life-sap (blood) he thus bestows on (Agni). for Makha's head thee!'. He did not develop seventeenfold. ", "On the astronomical basis of the date of Satapatha Brāhmaṇa: a re-examination of Dikshit's theory", http://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil/1_sanskr/1_veda/2_bra/satapath/sb_01_u.htm, "Satapatha Brahmana Part 1 (SBE12): First Kânda: I, 4, 1. 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