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Shatapatha Brahmana

शतपथब्राह्मणŚatapatha-brāhmaṇa

also: Satapatha Brahmana, ŚB

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Definition

A major Brāhmaṇa prose text of the (Śukla) Yajurveda, expounding the sacrificial ritual and its cosmological rationale. Cited by Svoboda (ch. 6) for the Sun→prāṇa doctrine: the Sun's rays endow all creatures with their vital breaths. Referenced via Svoboda, not independently collated.

Classical

Prāṇa relevance

Root-text backstop for the Sun→prāṇa claim that anchors the chapter's flagship Sun↔prāṇa↔center bridge; a Phase-2 collation target.

Sources

txt-svoboda-vastuch. 6 'East' (PDF p.144), footnote = Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa II.3.3.7ClassicalunverifiedSvoboda quotes ŚB II.3.3.7 for 'It is by the rays of that Sun that all these creatures are endowed with vital breaths'

Other attributes

Text Class: shruti
Approx Date: c. 8th–6th c. BCE (late Vedic/Brāhmaṇa period; scholarly range, tag MODERN)
Attribution: Vedic (Yajurveda tradition; traditionally Yājñavalkya)
Key Chapters: ["II.3.3.7 — the Sun's rays endow creatures with vital breaths (the Sun→prāṇa verse Svoboda quotes)"]

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