The Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa: The Great Yajurvedic Text of Rituals, Creation, and Philosophy.

==== '''Importance of Yajña''' ====
The ''Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa'' declares yajña as the supreme action: “yajño vai śreṣṭhatamaṃ karma” (Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, as cited in Eggeling, 1882–1900). Yajña is identified with Viṣṇu and Prajāpati—“yajño vai viṣṇuḥ, prajāpatiḥ yajñaḥ” (Eggeling, 1882–1900). Macdonell regards the ''Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa'' as the most important Vedic prose text after the Ṛgveda and Atharvaveda (as cited in Keith, 1925). Yajña is described as both cosmic and ritualistic, sustaining the world through the coordination of the five elements (Hillebrandt, 1891–1902).