[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) › [Atharvavedabrahmana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana) › 13 # Atharvavedabrahmana 13: atha pañcamaprapāṭhakaḥ Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa 13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### atha pañcamaprapāṭhakaḥ ### [13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.1) om| aharvai devā āśrayanta rātromasurāḥ| te'surāḥ samāvadīryyā evāsan, no vyāvarcanta| so'bravīt, indraḥ kathāhaṃ cemānasurān rātromanvavaiśāmahya iti| sa deveṣu na pratyavindat, avibhayū rātrestamasaḥ| mṛtyostama iva hi rātriḥ, mṛtya̱rve tamaḥ, tasmādvāpyetarhi bhūyāniva naktaṃ| sa yāvanmācamivāprakramya bibheti, taṃ vai chandāṃsyevānvavāyan| tayacchandāṃsyevānvavāyan, tasmādindrasya chandāṃsi ca rātriṃ vahanti; na nivicyasyate na purorugnādhyāyyā nānyā devatā| indrasya hyeva chandāṃsi ca rātriṃ vahanti, tānvai paryāyaiḥ paryāyamanudanta| yat paryāyaiḥ paryāyamanudanta, tasmāt paryāyāḥ, tat paryāyāṇāṃ paryāyatvaṃ| tānvai prathamairaiva paryāyaiḥ pūrvarātrādanudanta, madhyamaimaṃdhyarātrāduttamairapararātrāt| apiśarvayā apihmasotyabruvan| tadyadapiśarvayā apihmasotyabruvan, tadapiśarvarāṇāmapiśarvaratvaṃ| śarvarāṇi khalu ha vā asyaitāni chandāṃsīti ha smāha| etāni ha vā indraṃ rātrāstamaso mṛtyorabhipatyāvārayan, tadapiśarvarāṇāmapi śarvaratvam ### [13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.2) prathameṣu paryāyeṣu stuvate, prathamānyeva padāni punarādadate yadevaiṣāṃ manorathā āsan, tadevaiṣāṃstenādadate| madhyameṣu paryāyeṣu stavate, madhyamānyeva padāni punarādadate| yadevaiṣāmaśvā gāva āsan, tadevaiṣāṃ tenādadate| uttameṣu paryāyeṣu stuvate(1), uttamānyeva padāni punarādadate| yadevaiṣāṃ vāso hiraṇyaṃ maṇiradhyātmamāsīt, tadevaiṣāṃ tenādadate| ā dviṣato vasu datte, nirevainamebhyaḥ sarvebhyo lokebhyo nudate, ya evaṃ veda ### [13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.3) pavamānavadaharityāhuḥ, na rātriḥ pavamānavatī, kathamubha pavamānavatī bhavataḥ, kena te samāvadbhājī bhavata iti| yadevaindrāya mahane sutamidaṃ(2)vaso sutamandha idaṃ hyanvojasā sutamiti stuvanti ca śaṃsanti (1) ca, tena rātriḥ pavamānavatī, (2) tenobhe pavamānavatī bhavataḥ, tena te samāvadbhājī bhavataḥ | pañcadaśastotramaharityāhuḥ, na rātriḥ pañcadaśastotrā, kathamabhe pañcadaśastotre bhavataḥ, kena te samāvadbhājī bhavata iti | dvādaśastocāṇyapiśarvarāṇi tisṛbhirdevatābhiḥ sandhino rāyantareṇāśvinā yaḥ stuvate, tena rātriḥ pañcadaśastocā, tenobhe pañcadaśastotre bhavataḥ, tena te samāvadbhājī bhavataḥ | parimitaṃ stuvantyaparimitamanuśaṃsanti, parimitaṃ bhūtarmāparamitaṃ bhavyamaparimittāndhevāvarundhyāditdhatiśaṃsanti(3) | stomamati vai prajāsyātmānamatipaśavaḥ(4) | tadyadevāsyātmānantadevāsmaitenāpyāyayanti | atho iyaṃ vā idaṃ sarvaṃ snehasyaiva tattajasa | atha tadahorātrābhyāmāptaṃ snehatejasorāptyai gāyatrīṃ stotriyānurūpaṃ śaṃsanti, tejo, vai gāyatrī, tamaḥ pāpmā, rācistena tejasā tamaḥpāpmānantaranti punarādāyaṃ(5), śaṃsanti| evaṃ hi sāmagāḥ stuvate, yathāstutamanuśastaṃ bhavati na hi tat stutaṃ yannānuśastaṃ | tadāhuḥ, atha kasmāduttamāt pratohārādāhnaya sāmnā śastramupamantanvantīti ### [13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.4) puruṣo vai yajñaḥ, tasyaśira eva havirdhānaṃ, mukhamāhavanīyaḥ, udaraṃ sadaḥ, antarukthāni, bāhū mārjālīyaścāgnīdhrīyaśca, yā imā devatāste antaḥsadaḥ, sanviṣṭhāpratiṣṭhe(1) gārhapatyavrataśravaṇau iti athāparantasya, mana eva brahmā, prāṇa udgātā, apānaḥ prastotā, vyānaḥ pratiharttā, vāgghotā, cakṣuradhvaryuḥ, prajāpatiḥ sadasyaḥ, aṅgāni hotrāśaṃsinaḥ, ātmā yajamānaḥ | tadyadadhvaryu stotramupākaroti somaḥ pavata iti, cakṣureva tat prāṇaiḥ sandadhāti | atha yat prastotā brahmāṇamāmantrayate, brahman stomyāmaḥ praśāstariti manograṇīrbhavati eteṣāṃ prāṇānāṃ, manasā hi prasūtāḥ stomena stayāmeti, prāṇānaiva tat manasā sandadhāti| atha yadbrahmā stutetyuccairanujānāti, mano vai brahmā, mana eva tat prāṇaiḥ sandadhāti atha yat prastotā prastauti, apānameva tat prāṇaiḥ sandadhāti| atha yat pratiharttā pratiharati, vyānameva tadapānaiḥ sandadhāti| atha yadudgātodgāyati, samānameva tat prāṇaiḥ sandadhāti| atha yaddhotā sāmnā śastramupasantanoti, vāgvai hotā, vācameva tat prāṇaiḥ sandadhāti| atha yat sadasyo brahmāṇamupāsīdati, prajāpatirvai sadasyaḥ, prajāpatimevāpnoti| atha yaddhotrāśaṃsinaḥ sāmaṃ santati kurvanti, aṅgāni vai hotrāśaṃsina, aṅgānyevāsya tat prāṇaiḥ sandadhāti| atha yadyajamānastotramupāsīdati, ātmā vai yajamānaḥ, ātmānamevāsya tat kalpayati| tasmānnainaṃ vahirvedyabhyāśrāvayeyurnābhyudiyānnābhyastamiyān nādhiṣṇye pratapennet prāṇebhya ātmānamantaragāditi ### [13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.5) prathameṣu paryāyeṣu stuvate, prathameṣu padeṣu ninardayanti, prathamarātrādeva tadasurānniraghnanti| madhyameṣu paryāyeṣustuvate, madhyameṣu padeṣu ni̱narda̍yanti, madhya̱marā̱trāde̱va tadasurā̱nbira̱dmanti̍| utta̱meṣu̍ paryā̱yeṣu̍ stuvate, utta̱meṣu̍ nina̱rddaya̍nti, utta̱marā̱trāde̱va tada̍surā̱nbira̱ghnanti̍ tadyathābhyāghā̱rāt puna̍ḥ puna̍ḥ pāpmā̍na̱ṃ nirha̍rantye̱vamevaitat sto triyānurūpāmyāmahorātrābhyāmeva tada̍surā̱nbira̱ghnanti̍| gāya̱trīṃ śa̍ṃsanti, tejo vai brahmavarcasaṃ gāyatrī, teja evāsmai tadbrahmavarcasaṃ yajamāne dadhati| gāyatrī śastvā jagatīṃ śaṃsanti, brahma ha vai jagato, brahma̱ṇaivāsmai tad brahmavarcasaṃ yajamāne dadhati| vyāva̱rttayanti gāyatroñca jagatoścāntareṇa, chandāṃsyeva taṃ nānāvauyyā̍ṇi kurvvanti jagatoḥ śastvā triṣṭubhaḥ śaṃsanti, paśavo vai jagato, paśūneva tat triṣṭubhaḥ paridadhati| balaṃ vai vīryyaṃ triṣṭup, balameva taddīryyantataḥ(1) pratiṣṭhāpayati| andhasatyo mahatyaḥ sutavatyaḥ pītavatyastriṣṭubho yājyāḥ samṛddhāḥ sulacāḥ, etadvai rātrorūpaṃ jāniyāt rātriṃ yāvadu ha vai na vā stuvate na vā śasyate, tāvadrakṣāṃ asurarakṣāṃsi ca yajñamanuvanayanti(2)| tasmādāhavanīyaṃ samidhamāgnīdhrīyaṃ gārhapatyaṃ dhiṣṇyaṃ samujjvalayet| atibhāṣayeran jvalayeran prakāśamiva vai tasyādāre bhinnaṃ suvīra̍stān hrātaḥ śreṣṭho vā iti pāpmānāmabhihaṅkoti(3)| te tamaḥpāpmānamapāghnate te tamaḥpāpmānamapāghnate ### [13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.6) viśvarūpaṃ vai tvāṣṭramirundrohaṃ sa tvaṣṭā hataputrobhicaraṇīyamapendraṃ somamāharat(1)| tasyendro jagmirai| sa saṃsnātvā(2) prāsahā somamapivat sa viṣṭadvārcchat| tasmāt somo nānupahūtena(3) na pātavyaḥ| somapīthosya hṛdiko(4) bhavati| tasya mukhāt prāṇebhyaḥ śrauryaṃśāṃsyūrvvānyudakrāman| tāni paśūn prāviśan tasmāt paśavo yaśoyaśo ha bhavati, ya evaṃ veda| tatosmā etadaśvinau ca sarasvatī ca yajñaṃ samabharan (5), sautrāmaṇiṃ bheṣajyāya tayendramabhyaṣiñcan| tato vai sa devānāṃ śreṣṭho'bhavat| śreṣṭhaḥ svānāṃ cānyeṣāṃ ca bhavati, ya evaṃ veda yasyaivaṃ vidvānt sauvāmaṇyābhiṣicyate ### [13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.7) atha sāma gāyati brahmā, kṣatraṃ vai sāma, kṣatreṇaivainaṃ tadabhiṣiñcati| atho sāmrājyaṃ vai sāma, sāmrājyenaivainaṃ tat sāmrājyaṃ gamayati| atho sarveṣāṃ vā eṣa vedānāṃ rasaḥ, yat sāma, sarveṣāmeva tadvedānāṃ rasenābhiṣiñcati| bṛhatyāṃ gāyanti(6), bṛhatyāṃ vā asāvādityaḥ śriyāṃ pratiṣṭhāyāṃ pratiṣṭhitastapati aindrāṃ bṛhatyāṃ gāyati (7)| aindro vā eṣa yajñakraturyat sautrāmaṇiḥ| aindrāyatana eṣa etarhi yo yajate, sva evainaṃ tadāyatane prīṇāti| atha kasmāt saṃsthānāni nāma, etairvai sāmabhirdevā ndramindriyeṇa vīryeṇa samabhyan(1), tathaivaitadyajamānā etairatha sāmabhirindriyeṇaiva vīryeṇa samṛdhyanti | saṃśravase viśravase satyaśravase śravasa iti sāmāni bhavanti | eṣvevainaṃ lokeṣu pratiṣṭhāpayati | caturnidhanaṃ bhavati, catasro vai diśaḥ, dikṣu tat pratitiṣṭhante | atho catuṣpādaḥ paśavaḥ, paśūnāmāptyai | tadāhuḥ, yadetat sāma gīyate, atha kvaitasya sāmnamukthaṃ, kā pratiṣṭhā | trayo devā ekādaśetyāhuḥ, etadvā etasya sāmnamukthameṣā pratiṣṭhā trayastriṃśaṃ grahaṃ gṛhṇāti, sāmnaḥ pratiṣṭhāyai pratiṣṭhāyai ### [13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.8) prajāpatirakāmayata, vājamāpnu yāt, svargaṃ lokamiti | sa etaṃ vājapeyamapaśyat | vājapeyo vā eṣaḥ, ya eṣa tapati, vājametena yajamānaḥ svargaṃ lokamāpnoti | śukravatyo jyotiṣmatyaḥ prātaḥsavane bhavanti, tejo brahmavarcasaṃ tābhirāpnoti | vājavatyo mādhyandine savane svargasya lokasya samaṣṭyai | annavatyo gaṇapatyaḥ paśumatyastṛtīyasavane bhavanti, bhūmānaṃ tābhirāpnoti | sarvaḥ saptadaśo bhavanti(2), prajāpatirvai saptadaśaḥ, prajāpatimevāpnoti | hiraṇyasraja ṛtvijo bhavanti, mahasa eva tadrūpaṃ kriyate | eṣa me'muṣmiṃlloke prakāśosaditi, jyotirvai hiraṇyaṃ, jyotiṣevainamantardadhatyājiṃ dhāvanti yajamānamujjāpayanti, nāke rohati, sa mahase rohati, viśvamahase rohati, sarvamahase rohati, manuṣyalokādevainamantardadhati | devasya savituḥ savaṃ svargaṃ lokaṃ varṣiṣṭhaṃ nākaṃ roheyamiti brahmā rathacakraṃ sarpati, savitṛprasūta evainaṃ tat samarpayati | atho prajāpatirvai brahmā, prajāpatimevainaṃ vajñādadhiprasuvati, nākasyojityai vājināṃ santatyai | vājisāmabhigāyati, vājimān bhavati | vājo vai svargo lokaḥ, svargameva taṃ lokaṃ rohati viṣṇoḥ śipiviṣṭavatīṣu bṛhaduttamaṃ bhavati, svargameva taṃ lokaṃ rūḍhvā bradhnasya viṣṭapamatikrāmatyatikrāmati ### [13.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.6-2) athāto atoryāmāḥ, prajāpatirvai yat prajā asṛjata, tā vai tāṃ tā asṛjata | tāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ parācya evāsanopāvartanta | tā ekena stomenopāgṛhṇāt | tā atyaricyanta, tā dvābhyāntāḥ sarvaiḥ tasmāt sarvastomaḥ, tā ekena pṛṣṭhenopāgṛhṇāt | tā atyaricyanta, tā dvābhyāṃ tāḥ sarvaiḥ, tasmāt sarvapṛṣṭaḥ | tā atiriktokthe vāravantīyenāvārayan, tasmādeṣotiriktokthavān bhavati | tasmādvāravantīyaṃ tā yadāptā yacchat, ato vā atoryāmāḥ | atho prajāvāpurityāhuḥ, prajānāṃ yamana itohaivaitaduktham(1), tā varhiḥ prajā śrāyeyaṃstarhi haitena yajate, sa eṣoṣṭāpṛṣṭho bhavati, tadyathānyasmin yajñe viśvajitaḥ pṛṣṭhamanu sañcaraṃ bhavati, kathamitadevamaveti pitaiṣa yajñānāṃ tadyathā śreṣṭhini saṃvaśeyurapi viddiṣāṇāḥ, evamevaitacchreṣṭhino vaśeyātramavasthānucaryāya kṣamante ### [13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.10) tadyathaivādon aha ukthānāmāgneyaṃ prathamaṃ bhavati, evamevaitadavāpyāgneyaṃ prathamaṃ bhavati | aindre vāva tatreottare aindre vā ete aindrāvaiṣṇāvamacchāvākasyokthaṃ bhavati | caturāhāvānyātiriktogkthāni bhavanti, catuṣṭayā vai paśavaḥ, atho catuṣpādaḥ paśavaḥ, paśūnāmāptyai | ta ete stotriyānurūpāstṛcā arddharcaśasyāḥ | pratiṣṭhā vā ardharcaḥ, pratiṣṭhityai eva | athaiteṣāmevāśvinānāṃ sūktānāṃ dve dve samāhāvamekaikamaharahaḥ śaṃsati, aśvinau vai devānāṃ bhiṣajau, tasmādāśvināni sūktāni śam̐santi, tadaśvibhyāṃ pradaduridaṃ bhiṣajyatamiti | kṣetravatyaḥ paridhānīyā bhavanti, yatra hatastatprajā aśanāyantīḥ pivāsantīḥ saṃruddhā sthitā āsan, tā dīnā etābhiryathākṣetraṃ pāyayāñcakāra tarpayāñcakāra, atho iyaṃ vai kṣetraṃ pṛthivo, asyāmadīnāyāmantataḥ pratiṣṭhāsyāmahā iti | triṣṭubho yājyā bhavanti, yatra(1) hatastatprajā aśanāyantīḥ pivāsantīḥ saṃruddhā sthitā babhūvuḥ, tā haivainā etābhiryathaukasaṃ vyavasāyayāñcakāra, tasmādetā yājyā bhavanti tasmādetā yājyā bhavanti ### [13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.11) athātonaikāhikaṃ śvaḥstotriyamadyastotriyasyāndurūpaṃ kurvanti, prātaḥsavanehonameva tattantanvantyahīnasya santatyai | tadyathā ha vā ekāhastuta evamahīnaḥ stutaḥ(2), tadyathaikāhasya sutasya savanāni santiṣṭhamānāni yanti, evamahīnasya sutasyāhāni santiṣṭhamānāni yanti | tadyaśvaḥstotriyamadyastotriyasyāndurūpaṃ kurvanti, prātaḥ savanehareva tadahno rūpaṃ kurvanti | apareṇaiva tadanhvāparamaharabhyārabhante(3), tattathā na mādhyandine savane | yauvaipṛṣṭhāni tāni tasminnevāvasthitāni bhavanti | etenaiva vidhinā tṛtīyasavane na śvaḥstotriyamadyastotriyasyāndurūpaṃ kurvanti ### [13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.12) athāta ārambhaṇīyā eva, ṛjunītī no varuṇa iti maitrāvaruṇasya | mitro nayatu vidvāniti, praṇetā vā eṣa hotrakāṇāṃ, yanmaitrāvaruṇaḥ, tasmādeṣā praṇevirmatī(1) bhavati, indraṃ vo viśvatasparīti brāhmaṇācchaṃsinaḥ | havāmahe janebhya iti, indramevaitayāharaharnirvhayante, na haivaiṣāṃ vihvevya indraṃ vṛṅkte | yaccaivaṃ vidvān brāhmaṇācchaṃsyetāmaharahaḥ śaṃsati | yat soma āsatenara ityacchāvākasya | indrāgnī ajohavuritīndrāgnī evaitayāharaharnirvhayante, na haivaiṣāṃ vihvevya indrāgnī vṛṅkte | yaccaivaṃ vidvānacchāvākasyetāmaharahaḥ śaṃsati, tā vā etāḥ svargasya lokasya nāvaḥ santāraṇyaḥ | svargamevaitābhirlokamanusañcaranti ### [13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.13) athātaḥ paridhānīyā eva, te syāma deva varuṇeti, maitrāvaruṇasya iṣāṃya svadhomatīti(2), ayaṃ vai loka iṣamityasau vai lokaḥ svariti, ubhāvevaitau lokāvārabhate | vyantarikṣamatiraditi brāhmaṇācchaṃsino vivṛhvacaṃ(3) | svargamevaitābhirlokaṃ vivṛṇoti | made somasya rocanendro yadabhinadvalamiti, siṣāsavo ha vā ete yahmottitāḥ, tasmādeṣā balavatī bhavati | udgā ājadaṅgirobhya āviṣkṛṇvan guhāsatīḥ | arvāñcaṃ nunude balamiti, sanimetebhya etayāvaṃrundhe indreṇa rocanādivo dṛḍhāni dṛṃhitāni ca | sthirāṇi na parāṇuda iti, svargamevaitayāharaharlokamavarundhe| āhaṃ sarasvatītavato rityacchāvākasya | indrāgnyoraveṣṭaṇa iti, etadva vā indrāgnyoḥ priyandhāmaḥ, yadvāgiti, priyeṇaivaine tatdhāmnā samardhayati | priyeṇaiva dhāmnā samṛdhyate, ya evaṃ veda ### [13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.14) ubhayyo(1) hotrakāṇāṃ paridhānīyā bhavanti, ahīnaparidhānīyāścaikāhinyaśca(2), tata ekāhikobhireva maitrāvaruṇaḥ paridadhāti, te nāsmāllokānna pracyavate | āhinīkobhiracchāvākaḥ svargasya lokasyāthyai, ubhayobhirbrāhmaṇācchaṃsī | evamasāvubhau vyanvārabhamāṇa etīmañca lokamamuñca | atho'hīnañcaikāhañca, athosaṃvatsarañcāgniṣṭomañca, atho maitrāvaruṇañcācchāvākañca, evamasāvubhau vyanvārabhamāṇa eti | atha tata ekāhikobhireva tṛtīyasavane hotrakāḥ paridadhāti, tenāsmāṃllokānna pracyavate | āhinīkobhiracchāvākaḥ svargasya lokasya samaṭyai | kāmaṃ taddhotā śaṃset, yaddhotrakāḥ pūrvedyuḥ śaṃseyuḥ | yaddhai hotā taddhotrakāḥ, prāṇo vai hotā, aṅgāni hotrakāḥ, samāno vā ayaṃ prāṇoṅgānyanusañcaranti | tasmāt tat kāmaṃ hotā śaᳪset, yaddhotrakāḥ pūrvedyuḥ śaṃseyuḥ | yaddhai hotā taddhotrakāḥ, ātmā vai hotā, aṅgāni hotrakāḥ, samāno vā imeṅgānāmnāḥ, tasmāt tat kāmaṃ hotā śaṃset | yaddhotrakāḥ pūrvedyuḥ śaṃseyuḥ, yaddhai hotā taddhotrakāḥ, sūktānyairhītā paridadhāti, atha samānya eva hotrakāṇāṃ paridhānīyā bhavanti ### [13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.15) śvaḥstomiyamadyastomiyasyānurūpaṃ kurvanti, prātaḥsavanehīnameva tatsantanvanti, ahīnasya santatyai | ta ete hotrakāḥ prātaḥsavane | ṣaḍahastotriyaṃ śastvā mādhyandinehīnasūktāni śaṃsanti,(1) satyo yātu madhavāṃ ṛjoṣīti | satyavān maitrāvaruṇo asmā idu pratavase turāyeti brāhmaṇācchaṃsī | śāsadvahnirduhiturnaptyagādityacchāvākaḥ | tadāhuḥ, kasmādacchāvāko vahnivadetat sūktamubhayata śaṃsati, sa parācu caivāha sarvācu ceti | vīryyavān vā eṣa vahna caḥ, yadacchāvākaḥ | vahati ha vai vahnerdhuraḥ, yāsu yu jyate | tasmādacchāvāko vahnivadetat sūktamubhayata śaṃsati, sa parācu caivāha sarvācu ceti | tāni pañcakhahaḥsu śasyante | caturviṃśe'bhijiti viṣuvati viśvajiti mahāvrate tānyetānyahīnasūktānītyācakṣate | na hyeṣu kiñcana hīyate, parāñci 'ha vā etānyahānyabhyāvarttīni bhavanti | tasmādetānyeteṣvahaḥsu śasyante yadetāni śaṃsanti, tat svargasya lokasya rūpaṃ | yaddvaivaitāni śaṃsati, indramevaitairnirvarhayante, yatha ṛṣabhaṃ vāsitāyai te vaidevāśca ṛṣayaścābruvan, samānena yajñae saṃtanvāmahā iti | tadetadyajñasya samānamapaśyat | samānāṃ pragāthāṃ samāno pratipadaḥ samānāni sūktāni | okaḥsāro vā indro yatra vā indraḥ pūrvaṃ gacchati | gacchatyeva tatrāparaṃ yajñasyaiva sendratāyai ### [13.5-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.13.5-2) ityatharvvavedottaragopathabrāhmaṇasya pañcamaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ samāptaḥ ## Linked texts (6) - 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