[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) › [Adhvarakanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda) › 23 # Adhvarakanda 23 Adhvarakāṇḍa 23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [23.3-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.3-2) — 2 parts - [23.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.13) — 2 parts - [23.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.8-2) — 2 parts - [23.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.27) — 2 parts ### [23.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.1) ) "grīvā vai yajñasyopasadaḥ | śiraḥ pravargyaḥ" "tasmād yadi pravargyavān bhavati, pravargyeṇa pracaryya athopasadbhiḥ pracaranti (prayujyate)" "grīvā vai yajñasyopasadaḥ" "tad grīvāḥ pratidadhati" (śirasā saha yojitavān bhavati) ### [23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.2) “agnivṛ̍trāṇi jaṃghanat draviṇasyurvipanyayā | samiddhaḥ śukra āhutaḥ” “ya ugra iva śaryahā tigmaśṛṃgo na vaṃśagaḥ | agne puro rurojitha” “tvaṃ somāsi satpatistvaṃ rājota vṛtrahā | tvaṃ bhadro asi kratuḥ” “gayasphāno amīvahā vasuvit puṣṭivardhanaḥ | sumitraḥ soma no bhava” “idaṃ viṣṇurvi cakrame tredhā ni dadhe padam | samūḷahamasya pāṃsure” “trīṇi padā vi cakrame viṣṇurgopā adābhyaḥ | ato dharmāṇi dhārayan” “aghnivatīryājyānuvākyāḥ kuryāt | agnivṛ̍trāṇi jaṃghanadya ugra iva śarya̍hā tvaṃ somāsi satpatirgayasphāno amīvahedaṃ viṣṇurvicakrame trīṇi padā vicakrama ityetā | viparyastābhiraparāhne yajati” | (ai0 brā0 4|8) "tad yāḥ pūrvāhṇe'nuvākyā bhavanti-tā aparāhṇe yājyāḥ | yā yājyāstā anuvākyāḥ | tad vyatiṣajati" "tasmādimāni grīvāṇāṃ parvāṇi vyatiṣaktānīmānyasthīni" ### [23.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.3) "devāśca vā'asurāśca, ubhaye prājāpatyāḥ paspṛdhire” “tato'surā eṣu lokeṣu puraścakrire-ayasmayīmevāsmiṃlloke'| rajatāmantarikṣe | hariṇīṃ divi" ### [23.3-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.3-2) "hiraṇyayena savitā rathenā devo yāti bhuvanāni paśyan" “devāśca vā'asurāśca ubhaye prājāpatyāḥ paspṛdhire | tato'surā eṣu lokeṣu puraścakrire | ayasmayīmevāsmiṃlloke-rajatārmantarikṣe | hariṇīṃ divi" ### [23.3-2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.3-2.p1) "citraṃ devānāma udagādanīkaṃ cakṣurmitrasya varuṇasyāgneḥ”| (ṛgveda maṃ. 1|115|1) "agnirvai devānāmavamo viṣṇuḥ paramastadantareṇa sarvā anyā devatāḥ” ### [23.3-2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.3-2.p2) ai0 brā0 1|1 ### [23.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.4) "tadvai devā aspṛṇvata ( puratraye hiṃsitavantaḥ ) | ta'etābhirupasadbhirupāsīdan (nyavasana) | tasmādupasado nāma | te puraḥ prābhindan-imām̐'llokān prājayan | tasmādāhuḥ-upasadā puraṃ jayantīti" “yadahopāsate tena (upasadā) imāṃ mānuṣīṃ puraṃ jayanti” ### [23.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.5) “etābhirvai devā upasadbhiḥ puraḥ prābhindan | imām̐llokān prājayan tatho'evaiṣa etanbrāhmaivāsmā' ( yajamānāya ) asmim̐lloke kaścana puraḥ kurute imānaivaitallokān prabhinatti-imām̐llokān prajayati tasmādupasadbhiyarjate” ### [23.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.18) “sa yatraiṣa etāṃ rātriṃ na purastānna paścāddadṛśe tadimaṃ lokamāgacchati sa ihāpaścauṣadhīśca praviśati” | (śata0 116|4|15) “idaṃ hi yadā varṣatyathauṣadhayo jāyanta'oṣadhīrjagdhvāpaḥ pītvā tata eṣa rasaḥ sambhavati” | ( śata0 1|7|1 ### [23.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.6) ) "tā vā'ājyahaviṣo bhavanti | vajro vā'ājyam | etena vai devā vajreṇājyena puraḥ prābhindan | imāṃllokān prājayan | tatho evaiṣa etena vajreṇājyenemām̐llokān prabhinatti | imām̐llokān prajayati | tasmādājyahaviṣo bhavanti" ### [23.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.7) "sa vā'aṣṭau kṛtvo juhvāṃ gṛhṇāti-caturupabhṛti" "catureva kṛtvo juhvāṃ gṛhṇīyāt-aṣṭau kṛtva upabhṛti-iti" ### [23.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.8) “sa vā'aṣṭāveva kṛtvo juhvāṃ gṛhṇāti caturupabhṛti” “tad vajramabhibhāraṃ karoti” “tena vajreṇābhibhāreṇemām̐llokān prabhinatti | imām̐llokān prajayati” ### [23.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.9) “agnirjagāra tamṛcaḥ kāmayante'gnirjagāra tamu sāmāni yaṃti agnirjagāra tamayaṃ soma āha tavāhmasmi sakhye nyokāḥ” || (ṛgveda maṃ0 5|44|15) “agnīṣomau vai devānāṃ sayujau | tābhyāṃ sārddhaṃ gṛhṇāti | viṣṇava'ekākine” "anyataramevāghāramāghārayati-yaṃ suveṇa | pratikrāmati vā'uttaramāghāramādhārya | abhijityā'abhijayānīti | tasmādanyataramevāghāramāghārayati yaṃ suveṇa" ### [23.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.10) “athāśrāvya na hotāraṃ vṛṇīte” “caturbhiśca caturbhiśca dvābhyāṃ pañcabhireva ca hūyate ca punardvābhyāṃ tasmai yajñātmane namaḥ” “athāśrāvya (adhvaryuḥ) na hotāraṃ pravṛṇīte-sīda hotarityevāha” “upaviśati hotā hotṛṣadane” "prasūto'dhvaryuḥ srucau (juhūpabhṛtau) ādatte ### [23.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.11) "sa (adhvaryu) āha atikrāman-agnaye'nubrūhi"-iti "āśrāvyāha-agniṃ yajeti | vaṣaṭkṛte (hotrā) juhoti" ### [23.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.12) "somāyānubrūhīti" ### [23.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.13) "atha yadupabhṛtyājyaṃ bhavati-tat samānayamāna āha (juhvāṃ prakṣipan āha) viṣṇave'nubrūhi"- iti | āśrāvyāha viṣṇuṃ yajeti vaṣaṭkṛte juhoti ### [23.13.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.13.p1) "sa yat samāna (etasminnevāhavanīya dakṣiṇapradeśe) tiṣṭhan juhotina yathedaṃ pracarantsañcarati-abhijityāḥ (abhijityai)" "abhijayāni iti (ekatraiva tiṣṭhan juhuyāt)" "agnirvai devānāmavamo viṣṇuḥ paramastadantareṇa sarvā anyā devatāḥ” ### [23.13.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.13.p2) ai0 brā0 1|1 ### [23.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.14) "atha yadetā devatā yajati-vajramevaitat, saṃskarotyagnim anīkam somaṃ śalyam, viṣṇuṃ kulmalam” ### [23.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.15) “saṃvatsaro hi vajraḥ” "agnirvā'ahnaḥ | somo rātriḥ | atha yadantareṇa tad viṣṇuḥ" "etat (trayam) vai pariplavamānaṃ (punaḥ punarāvarttamānam ) saṃvatsaraṃ karoti" ### [23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.16) "etena vai devāḥ saṃvatsareṇa vajreṇa puraḥ prābhindan | imām̐llokān prājayan" "tatho evaiṣa etena saṃvatsareṇa vajreṇemām̐llokān prabhinatti,-imām̐llokān prajayati-tasmādetā devatā yajati" ### [23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.17) “sa vai tisra upasada upeyāt” “trayo vā ṛtavaḥ saṃvatsarasya | saṃvatsarasyaivaitad rūpaṃ kriyate | saṃvatsaramevaitat saṃskaroti” “dvirekayā pracarati dvirekayā” ### [23.18-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.18-2) “tāḥ ṣaṭ sampadyante” “ṣaḍ vā'ṛtavaḥ saṃvatsarasya saṃvatsarasyaivaitad rūpaṃ kriyate | saṃvatsaramevaitat saṃskaroti |” ### [23.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.19) "yadyu dvādaśopasada upeyāt-dvādaśa vai māsāḥ saṃvatsarasya | saṃvatsarasyaivaitad rūpaṃ kriyate | saṃvatsaramevaitat saṃskaroti-'dvirekayā pracarati-dvirekayā" ### [23.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.20) "tāścaturviśatiḥ sampadyante" "caturviṃśatirve saṃvatsarasyārddhamāsāḥ | saṃvatsarasyaivaitad rūpaṃ kriyate saṃvatsaramevaitat saṃskaroti" ### [23.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.21) "sa yat sāyaṃ prātaḥ pracarati-tathā hyeva samvat saṃpadyate" "sa yat pūrvāhṇe pracarati-tajjayati ( pūrvāhṇa pracāraḥ śatrujayamātra rūpaḥ) atha yadaparāhṇe pracarati-sujitamasraditi” (aparāhna pracāraḥ sākalyena jayātmakaḥ ) "atha yajjuhoti-idaṃ vai puraṃ yuddhayanti-tāṃ jitvā svāṃ satīṃ prapadyante” "idaṃ vai puraṃ yuddhayanti tāṃ jitvā svāṃ satīṃ prapadyante" ### [23.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.22) "sa yat pracarati-tad yudhyati | atha yat saṃtiṣṭhate tajjayati atha yajjuhoti svāmevaitat satīṃ prapadyate"-iti ### [23.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.23) “sa juhoti yayā dvirekasyāhnaḥ pracariṣyan bhavati" ### [23.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.8-2) “yā te'agne'yaḥ śayā tanūrvavarṣiṣṭhā gahvareṣṭhā ugraṃ vaco'apāvadhīttveṣaṃ vaco apāvadhītsvāhā" || iti (vā0 sa0 5 ### [23.8-2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.8-2.p1) ) “tasmādayo bahudhmātaṃ hiraṇyasaṃkāśamivaiva bhavati" | (śata0 6|1|3|5) “aśanayāpipāse ha vā ugraṃ vacaḥ | enaśca vairahatyaṃ ca tveṣaṃ vacaḥ" ### [23.8-2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.8-2.p2) tai0 brā0 1|5|6|6 ### [23.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.24) "evaṃrūpā hi sāsīd rajatā hi sāsīt” ### [23.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.25) "yā te'gne rajaḥśayā tanūrvarṣiṣṭhā gahvareṣṭhā ugraṃ vaco'apāvadhīttveṣaṃ vaco'apāvadhīt svāhā" || (vā0 sa0 5|8) "yā te'gne hariśayā tanūrvarṣiṣṭhā gahvareṣṭhā ugraṃ vaco'apāvadhīttveṣaṃ vaco'apāvadhīt svāhā || (vā0 sa0 5|8) "yadyu (yadi punaḥ) dvādaśopasada upeyāt-caturahamekayā pracaret caturahamekayā” ### [23.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.26) “athāto vratopasadāmeva (mīmāṃsā kriyate iti śeṣaḥ)” "paraurvī vā anyā upasadaḥ | paro'hnīranyā": “sa yāsāmekaṃ prathamāhaṃ dogdhi-atha dvau-atha trīn, tāḥ paraurvīḥ" “atha yāsāṃ trīn prathamāhaṃ dogdhi | atha dvau | athaikam | tāḥ paro'hnīḥ" "yā vai parohnīstāḥ paraurvīḥ | yāḥ paraurvīstāḥ parohnīḥ ### [23.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.27) “tapasā vai lokaṃ jayanti | tadasyaitat paraḥ | para eva varīyastapo bhavati | paraḥ paraḥ śreyāṃsam̐llokaṃ jayati | vasoyānu haivāsmim̐lloke bhavati | ya evaṃ vidvān paro'hnīrupasada upaiti | tasmādu paro'hnīrevopasada upeyāt | yadyu dvādaśopasada upeyāt trīṃścaturahaṃ dohayed dvau caturaham ekaṃ caturaham ### [23.27.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.27.p1) iti upasadiṣṭabrāhmaṇaṃ samāptam iti caturthādhyāye caturthaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ samāptam iti tṛtīyakāṇḍe caturtho'dhyāyaśca samāptaḥ ### [23.27.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23.27.p2) iti śatapathasya tṛtīya kāṇḍaśca ## Linked texts (1) - [Sāmavedasaṃhitā (ed. Theodor Benfey)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama*benfey1848.204.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.23) · Pramāṇa