Shatapatha Brahmana
Ancient commentary on the Śukla (white) Yajurveda
The Shatapatha Brahmana (Sanskrit: शतपथब्राह्मणम्, lit. 'Brāhmaṇa of one hundred paths', IAST: Śatapatha Brāhmaṇam, abbreviated to 'SB')[1] is a commentary on the Śukla Yajurveda. It is attributed to the Vedic sage Yajnavalkya. Described as the most complete, systematic, and important of the Brahmanas[2] (commentaries on the Vedas), it contains detailed explanations of Vedic sacrificial rituals, symbolism, and mythology.
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Quotes
edit- The serpents are these worlds.
- Satapatha Brahmana SB VII 4, 1, 25ff , Quoted from Kazanas, N. (2009). Indo-Aryan origins and other Vedic issues. Chapter 8
- Verily, in the beginning this [world] was water… The waters desired a way to be reproduced… When they were heated up a golden egg was produced… In a year’s time… Prajapati [=Lord of creatures, Creator-god] was produced therein... He broke open this egg.
- Satapatha Brahmana SB XI 1, 6, 1-2, Quoted from Kazanas, N. (2009). Indo-Aryan origins and other Vedic issues. Chapter 8
