Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka 4.15

4.15

ŚĀ 4,15 = KU 2,15
athātaḥ pitāputrīyaṃ saṃpradānam iti cācakṣate | pitā putraṃ preṣyann āhvayati | navais tṛṇair agāraṃ saṃstīryāgnim upasamādhāyodakumbhaṃ sapātram upanidhāyāhatena vāsasā saṃpracchannaḥ pitā śete | etya putra upariṣṭād abhinipadyata indriyair indriyāṇi saṃspṛśya | api vāsmā āsīnāyābhimukhāyaiva saṃpradadyāt | athāsmai saṃprayacchati | vācaṃ me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | vācaṃ te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | prāṇaṃ me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | prāṇaṃ te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | cakṣur me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | cakṣus te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | śrotraṃ me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | śrotraṃ te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | annarasān me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | annarasāṃs te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | karmāṇi me tvayi dadhānīti
pitā | karmāṇi te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | sukhaduḥkhe me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | sukhaduḥkhe te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | ānandaṃ ratiṃ prajātiṃ me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | ānandaṃ ratiṃ prajātiṃ te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | ityāṃ me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | ityāṃ te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | dhiyo vijñātavyaṃ kāmān me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | dhiyo vijñātavyaṃ kāmāṃs te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | mano me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | manas te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | prajñāṃ me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | prajñāṃ te mayi dadha iti putraḥ | yad u vā upābhigadaḥ syāt samāsenaiva brūyāt | prāṇān me tvayi dadhānīti pitā | prāṇāṃs te mayi dadha iti
putraḥ | atha dakṣiṇāvṛd upaniṣkrāmati | taṃ pitrānumantrayate | yaśo brahmavarcasaṃ kīrtis tvā juṣatām iti | athetaraḥ savyam anvaṃsam abhyavekṣate | pāṇināntardhāya vasanāntena vā pracchādya svargāṁl lokān kāmān āpnuhīti | sa yadyugadaḥ syāt putrasyaiśvarye pitā vaset | pari vā vrajet | yadyu vai preyāt tathaivainaṃ samāpayeyuḥ | yathā samāpayitavyo bhavati yathā samāpayitavyo bhavati ||

Now next, what is also called the father-and-son transmission. A father, when about to die, summons his son. Having strewn the house with new grass, having set up the fire, having placed a jar of water with a vessel beside it, covered with a fresh garment, the father lies down. Coming, the son lies down upon him from above, touching senses to senses. Or rather, he may transmit to him while he is seated facing him. Then he transmits to him: 'May I place my speech in you,' says the father. 'I place your speech in me,' says the son. 'May I place my breath in you,' says the father. 'I place your breath in me,' says the son. 'May I place my eye in you,' says the father. 'I place your eye in me,' says the son. 'May I place my ear in you,' says the father. 'I place your ear in me,' says the son. 'May I place my food-tastes in you,' says the father. 'I place your food-tastes in me,' says the son. 'May I place my actions in you,' says the father. 'I place your actions in me,' says the son. 'May I place my pleasure and pain in you,' says the father. 'I place your pleasure and pain in me,' says the son. 'May I place my bliss, sexual pleasure, and procreation in you,' says the father. 'I place your bliss, sexual pleasure, and procreation in me,' says the son. 'May I place my movement in you,' says the father. 'I place your movement in me,' says the son. 'May I place my thoughts, what is to be understood, and desires in you,' says the father. 'I place your thoughts, what is to be understood, and desires in me,' says the son. 'May I place my mind in you,' says the father. 'I place your mind in me,' says the son. 'May I place my consciousness in you,' says the father. 'I place your consciousness in me,' says the son. But if he should be unable to speak much, he may say it briefly: 'May I place my vital breaths in you,' says the father. 'I place your vital breaths in me,' says the son. Then, turning to the right, he walks out. The father calls after him: 'May fame, brahminical splendour, and renown take delight in you!' Then the other looks back over his left shoulder, having concealed [his face] with his hand or covered it with the edge of his garment: 'Obtain heavenly worlds and desires!' If he should recover, the father should live under the son's lordship, or he may wander forth. But if he should pass away, they should finish [his funeral rites] just as he ought to be finished, just as he ought to be finished.