[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) › 14.8 # Atharvavedabrahmana 14.8 Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa 14.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.14.8) nābhānediṣṭhaṃ śaṃsati, reto vai nābhānediṣṭhaḥ| reta evāsya tat kalpayati| tadvetomiśraṃ bhavati, tmayā retaḥ maṅgama māno niṣiñcaditi(1),retamaḥ samṛddhyā eva| taṃ nārāśaṃ saṃgaṃsati(2),prajā vai naraḥ, vāk śaṃsaḥ, prajāsu taddācaṃ dadhāti| tasmādimāḥ prajā adantyo jāyante| taṃ haike purastāt pragāthānāṃ śaṃsanti, purastādāyatanā vāgiti vadante, upariṣṭādeke| upariṣṭadāyatanā vāgiti vadanto madhya eva śaṃset, madhyāyatanā vā iyaṃ vāg, upariṣṭānnedīyasrauva taṃ hotā retobhūtaṃ śastvā maitrāvaruṇāya samprayacchati| etasya tvaṃ prāṇān kalpayati, bālakhilyāḥ śaṃsanti(3), prāṇā vai bālakhilyāḥ, prāṇānevāsya tat kalpayati| tāvihṛtāḥ(4) śaṃsati, vihṛtā(5) vai prāṇāḥ, prāṇenāpāno apānena vyānaḥ sa pacchaḥ prathame sūkte viharati, ardharcaśo dvitīye, ṛkśastṛtīye sa yat prathame sūkte viharati, vācaṃ caiva tanmanaśca viharati yad dvitīye cakṣuścaiva, tacchrotraṃ ca viharati| yattṛtīye prāṇaṃ caiva, tadātmānaṃ ca viharati| tadupāsau viharet, kāmaḥ, anye tu vai pragāthāḥ kalpayanteti(6) marma sameva viharet| tathā vai pragāthāḥ kalpayante(7)| yaddevātimarma, tat svargasya lokasya rūpaṃ| yaddevātimarśaṃ, ātmā vai bṛhatī, prāṇāḥ satobṛhatī, sa bṛhatīmaśaṃsot | sa ātmātha satobṛhatīṃ(1), te prāṇā atha bṛhatīmatha satobṛhatīṃ, tadātmānaṃ prāṇaiḥ paridṛḍhanveti(2) | yadvevātimarśaḥ, ātmā vai bṛhatī, prajāḥ satobṛhatī, sa bṛhatīmaśaṃsot sa ātmātha satobṛhatīṃ, te prajā atha bṛhatīmatha satobṛhatīṃ, tadātmānaṃ prajayā paridṛḍhanveti | yaddevātimarśaṃ(3), ātmā vai bṛhatī, paśavaḥ satobṛhatī, sa bṛhatīmaśaṃsot | sa ātmātha satobṛhatīṃ, te paśavotha bṛhatīṃ, atha satobṛhatīṃ, tadātmānaṃ paśubhiḥ paridṛḍhanveti | ∙ tasya maitrāvaruṇaḥ prāṇān kalpayitvā brāhmaṇācchaṃsine samprayacchati | etasya tvaṃ prajanayeti, sukīrttiṃ śaṃsati, devayonirve sukīrttiḥ, tadyajñiyāyāṃ devayonyāṃ yajamānaṃ prajanayeti | vṛṣākapiṃ śaṃsati, ātmā vai vṛṣākapiḥ, ātmānamevāsya tat kalpayati | tanyūnūṃkha(4) iti, annaṃ vai n‍yūṅkhaḥ(5), annādyamevāsmai tat samprayacchati, yathā kumārāya jātāya stanaṃ sa pāṅkto bhavati, pāṅkto hyayaṃ puruṣaḥ pañcadhā vihitaḥ, lomāni tvagasthimajjāmastiṣkaṃ | sa yāvāneva puruṣastāvantaṃ yajamānaṃ saṃskṛtyācchāvākāya samprayacchati | etasya tvaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ kalpaya, ityeva yā marutaṃ śaṃsati, pratiṣṭhā vā eva, yā marut, pratiṣṭhāyā evainamantaḥ pratiṣṭhāpayati| yājyayā yajati, annaṃ vai yājyā, gannādyamevāsmai tat prayacchati - [Previous: 14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.14.7) - [Next: 14.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.14.6-2) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.14) ## Linked texts (2) - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.6.28) — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit - [Ṣaṣṭhapañcikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sasthapancika.p26) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.14.8) · Pramāṇa