Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka 15.1

15.1

ŚĀ 15,1
atha vaṃśaḥ | oṃ namo brahmaṇe nama ācāryebhyaḥ | guṇākhyāc chāṅkhāyanād asmābhir adhītam | guṇākhyaś śāṅkhāyanaḥ kahoḷāt kauṣītakeḥ | kahoḷaḥ kauṣītakir uddālakād āruṇeḥ | uddālaka āruṇiḥ priyavratāt saumāpeḥ | priyavrataḥ saumāpiḥ somapāt | somapaḥ saumāt prātiveśyāt | saumaḥ prātiveśyaḥ prativeśyāt | prativeśyo bṛhaddivāt | bṛhaddivaḥ sumnayoḥ | sumnayur uddālakāt | uddālako viśvamanasaḥ | viśvamanā vyaśvāt | vyaśvaḥ sākamaśvāt | sākamaśvo devarātāt | devarāto viśvāmitrāt | viśvāmitra indrāt | indraḥ prajāpateḥ | prajāpatir brahmaṇaḥ | brahmā svayaṃbhūḥ | namo brahmaṇe namo brahmaṇe ||

Now, the lineage of teachers (vaṃśa). Om, homage to Brahman! Homage to the teachers! We have studied [this] from Guṇākhya Śāṅkhāyana; Guṇākhya Śāṅkhāyana from Kahola Kauṣītaki; Kahola Kauṣītaki from Uddālaka Āruṇi; Uddālaka Āruṇi from Priyavrata Saumāpi; Priyavrata Saumāpi from Somapa; Somapa from Sauma Prātiveśya; Sauma Prātiveśya from Prativeśya; Prativeśya from Bṛhaddiva; Bṛhaddiva from Sumnayu; Sumnayu from Uddālaka; Uddālaka from Viśvamanas; Viśvamanas from Vyaśva; Vyaśva from Sākamaśva; Sākamaśva from Devarāta; Devarāta from Viśvāmitra; Viśvāmitra from Indra; Indra from Prajāpati; Prajāpati from Brahman; Brahman is Svayambhū. Homage to Brahman! Homage to Brahman!