Atharvavedabrahmana 7: atha caturthaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ

Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa 7

Language: Sanskrit

atha caturthaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ

oraṃ ayaṃ vai yajño yo'yaṃ pavate, tameta īpsanti ye saṃvatsarāya
dīkṣante | teṣāṃ gṛhapatiḥ prathamo dīkṣate, yaṃ vai loko gṛhapatirasmin vā idaṃ sarvaṃ loke pratiṣṭhitaṃ, gṛhapatā u eva sarve saciṇaḥ
pratiṣṭhitāḥ, pratiṣṭhāyā evainaṃ tat pratiṣṭhityai dokṣante

7.2

atha brahmāṇaṃ dīkṣayati, candramā vai brahmā'dhidaivaṃ, mano'dhyātmaṃ,
manasaiva tadoṣadhīḥ sandadhāti, tayā oṣadhīrveda sa eva brahmoṣadhīstadanena lokena sandadhāti, tasmādetāvantareṇānyo na dīkṣeta, sa yadetāvantareṇānyo dīkṣetemaṃ taṃ lokamoṣadhibhirvyāpādayeducchoṣukā ha syustasmādetāvantareṇānyo na dīkṣeta

7.3

athodgātāraṃ docayatyādityo vā udgātā'dhidaivaṃ, cakṣuradhyātmaṃ,
parjjanyaḥ ādityaḥ, parjanyādadhivṛṣṭirjāyate, dṛṣṭiraiva tadoṣadhīḥ
sandadhāti, tasmādetāvantareṇānyo na dīkṣeta, sa yadetāvantareṇānyodokṣetemaṃ taṃ lokaṃ varṣeṇa vyāpāyedavarṣakā ha syustasmādetāvantareṇānyo na dokṣeta

7.4

atha hotāraṃ dokṣayatyagnirvai hotā'dhidaivaṃ, vāgadhyātmamannaṃ dṛṣṭiḥ,
vācaṃ caiva tadagniṃ cānnena sandadhāti, tasmādetāvantareṇānyo na
dīkṣeta, sa yadetāvantareṇānyo dokṣetemaṃ taṃ lokamannena(1) vyāpādayedaśanāyukā ha syustasmādetāvantareṇānyo na dīkṣeta

7.5

athādhvaryyaṃ pratiprasthātā dokṣayati, vāyurvā adhvaryu radhidaivaṃ,
prāṇo'dhyātmamannaṃ dṛṣṭivīyuṃ caiva tatprāṇaṃ cānnena sandadhāti,(2)
tasmādetāvantareṇānyo na dīkṣeta, sa yadetāvantareṇānyo dīkṣetemaṃ
taṃ lokaṃ prāṇena vyāpāyeta, pramāyukā ha syustasmādetāvantareṇānyo na dīkṣeta

7.6

atha brahmaṇe brāhmaṇācchaṃsinaṃ dīkṣayati | athodgātre prastotāraṃ
dokṣayati| atha hotre maitrāvaruṇaṃ docayati | athādhvaryyave pratiprasthātāraṃ neṣṭā dīkṣayati | sa hainamanvitareṣāṃ vai navānāṃ klaptiranyatare
kalpante, nava vai prāṇāḥ, prāṇairyahyajñastāyate | atha brahmaṇe potāraṃ dīkṣayati| athodgātre pratiharttāraṃ dokṣayati | atha hotre'cchāvākaṃ dokṣayati | athādhvaryyave neṣṭāramunnetā dokṣayati | sa hainamanvatha brahmaṇe
āgnīdhraṃ dokṣayati | athodgātre subrahmaṇyaṃ docayati | atha hotre
grāvastutaṃ dīkṣayati | atha tamanyasnātako vā brahmacārī vā dīkṣayati, na pūtaḥ pāvayedityāhuḥ | saiṣānupūvaṃ dīkṣā, tadya evaṃ
dīkṣante dīkṣiṣyamāṇā, eva te satriyāṃ prāyaścittaṃ na vindante,
satriṇāṃ prāyaścittamanu tasyārddhasya yogakṣemaḥ kalpate, yasminnarddhe
dīkṣanta iti brāhmaṇam

7.7

śraddhāyā vai devā dīkṣaṇīyānniramimata, aditeḥ prāyaṇīyāṃ, somāt krayaṃ, viṣṇorātithyam ādityāt pravargyaṃ, svadhāyā upasado'gnīṣomābhyāmaupavasathamahaḥ, prātayyavviṅge devebhyaḥ prātaranuvākaṃ vasubhyaḥ, prātaḥsavanaṃ, rudrebhyo mādhyandinaṃ savanam, ādityebhyastṛtīyasavanaṃ, varuṇādavabhṛtham aditerudayanīyāṃ, mitrāvaruṇābhyāmanūbandhyāṃ, laṣṭusvāṣṭraṃ devebhyo divikābhyo,(1) devatā havīṃṣi,
kāmāddaśatirātraṃ, svargalokādudvasānīyāṃ, tadvā etadagniṣṭomasya
janma sa ya evametadagniṣṭomasya janma vedāgniṣṭome na sa ātmā sa
loko bhūtvā devān apyetīti brāhmaṇam

7.8

atha yaddokṣaṇīyā yajante śraddhāmeva taddevo devatāṃ yajante,
śraddhā devo devatā bhavati, śraddhāyā devyāḥ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti
ya etadupayanti atha yat prāyaṇīyayā yajante ditimeva taddevo devatāṃ
yajante'ditirdevo devatā bhavatyadityā devyāḥ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ
yanti ya etadupayanti atha yat krayamupayanti somameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ
yajante, somo devo devatā bhavati somasya devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ
viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ, daśarātraṃ digbhyo daśarātrikaṃ pṛṣṭhaṃ
ṣar̤ahamebhyo lokebhyaḥ, chandobhyahaṃ saṃvatsarāt daśamamahaḥ prajāyanti ya etadupayanti atha yadātithyāyā yajante viṣṇumeva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajante, viṣṇu rdevo devatā bhavati viṣṇo rdevasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti etadupayanti | atha yatpravargyamupayantyādityameva taddevaṃ
devatāṃ yajante, ādityo devo devatā bhavatyādityasya devasya sāyujyaṃ
salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadupasadamupayanti svadhāmeva taddevīṃ devatāṃ yajante, svadhā devī devatā bhavati svadhāyā devyāḥ
sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadaupavasathāmaharupayantyagnīṣomāveva taddevau devate yajato'gnīṣomau devau devate
bhavato'gnīṣomayorddevayoḥ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti
atha yat prātaranuvākamupayanti prātaryāvaṇ(1) eva taddevāṃ devatāṃ
yajante prātaryāvāṇo, devā devatā bhavanti prātaryāvaṇā devānāṃ
sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yat prātaḥ savanamupayanti vasūnyeva taddevāṃ devatāṃ yajante, vasavo devā (2) devatā
bhavanti vasūnāṃ devānāṃ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti
atha yanmādhyandinaṃ savanamupayanti rudrāneva taddevāṃ devatāṃ yajante, rudrādevā devatā bhavanti rudrāṇāṃ devānāṃ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti
ya etadupayanti | atha yattṛtīyasavanamupayantyādityāneva taddevāṃ
devatāṃ yajante, ādityā devā devatā bhavantyādityānāṃ devānāṃ
sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadavabhṛthamupayanti
varuṇameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajante, varuṇo devo devatā bhavati varuṇasya
devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadudayanīyayā yajante ditimeva taddevaiṃ devatāṃ yajante, ditirddevī
devatā bhavatyadityā devyāḥ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadanūbandhyayā yajante mitrāvaruṇāveva taddevau
devate yajato mitrāvaruṇau devau devate bhavato mitrāvaruṇayorddevayoḥ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha
yat tvāṣṭreṇa paśunā yajante tvaṣṭārameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajante, tvaṣṭā
devo devatā bhavati tvaṣṭurddevasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya
etadupayanti | atha yaddevikāhavirbhiñcaranti yā etā upasatsurbhavantyagniḥ somo viṣṇuriti devyo devikā devatā bhavanti
devonāṃ devikānāṃ devatānāṃ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadrātirātramupayanti kāmameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajante,
kāmo devo devatā bhavati kāmasya devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ
yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadudavasānītayā yajante svargameva taṃ
lokaṃ devaṃ devatāṃ yajante svargo loko devo devatā bhavati svargasya lokasya devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti
tadvā etadagniṣṭomasya janma sa ya evametadagniṣṭomasya janma vedāsaiauva tadagniṣṭomaṃ svarge loke pratiṣṭhati pratitiṣṭhati prajayā paśubhirya evaṃ vedā agniṣṭomena sa ātmā saloko bhūtvā devān
apyetīti brāhmaṇam

7.6-2

ahorācābhyāṃ vai devāḥ prāyaṇīyamatirācaṃ niramimata aṅgaimasebhyaścaturviṃśamahaḥ, brahmaṇo'bhiplavaṃ, cacātpṛṣṭhamagnerabhijitam
aṅgāḥ kharasāmānaḥ, sūryyādviṣuvantamuktā āvṛttāḥ kharasāmāna
indrādviśvajitamuktau pṛṣṭhagabhiplavau mitrāvaruṇābhyāṃ, gavāyūṣī
patermahāvrataṃ svargāllokādudayanīyamatirācaṃ tadvā etat saṃvatsarasya janma, sa ya evametat saṃvatsarasya janma veda saṃvatsareṇa sa
ātmā saloko bhūtvā devamapyetīti brāhmaṇam

7.10

atha yatprāyaṇīyamatirātramupayantyahorācāveva taddevau daivata
yajato'horātrau devau daivate bhavato'horātrayordaivyoḥ sāyujyaṃ salo
katāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yaccaturviśamaharupayantyarddhamāsāneva
taddevāṃ devatāṃ yajanta'rddhamāsā devā devatā bhavantyarddhamāsānāṃ devānāṃ
sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadabhiplavamupayanti
brahmāṇameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajanta brahmā devo devatā bhavati brahmaṇo
devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yat pṛṣṭhamupayanti catrameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajante kṣatraṃ devo devatā bhavati catrasya
devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadabhijitamupayantyagnimeva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajanta 'gnirdaivo devatā bhavatyagnerdevasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yatsvarasāmna
upayantyapa eva taddevordevatā yajante āpo devyo devatā bhavantyapāmṭevonāṃ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadipuvantamupayanti sūryameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajante sūryyo devo devatā bhavati
sūryyasya devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | uktā
āvṛttāḥ svarasāmānaḥ| atha yadiṣvajitamupayantīndrameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ
yajante indro devo devatā bhavatondrasya devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ
yanti ya etadupayanti | uktau pṛṣṭyābhiplavāvatha yad gavāyuṣo upayanti
mitrāvaruṇāveva taddevau daivate yajato mitrāvaruṇau devau daivate bhavato
mitrāvaruṇa daivyoḥ sāyujyaṃ sa lo.katāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti| atha
yadaśarātramupayanti viśvānaiva taddevāndevatāṃ yajante viśvedevā devatā
bhavanti viśveṣāṃ devānāṃ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti
atha yaddvādaśarātrikaṃ pṛṣṭhyaṃ ṣaḍahamṛpayanti diśa eva taddevīrdevatā
yajante diśo devyo devatā bhavanti diśāndevīnāṃ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yacchandomatyūtrāhamupayantīmāneva
tallokāṃ devān devatāṃ yajanta ime lokā devā devatā bhavanti
eṣāṃ lokānāṃ devānāṃ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti
atha yaddaśamamahrupayanti saṃvatsarameva taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajante
saṃvatsaro devo devatā bhavati saṃvatsarasya devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ
yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yanmahāvratamupayanti prajāpatimeva
taddevaṃ devatāṃ yajante prajāpatirdevo devatā bhavati prajāpaterdevasya
sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ yanti ya etadupayanti | atha yadudayanīyamatirātramupayanti svargameva tallokaṃ devaṃ devatāṃ yajante svargeā loko
devo devatā bhavati svargasya lokasya devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ
yanti ya etadupayanti tad vā etatsavaṃtsarasya janma sa ya evametatsaṃvatsarasya janma vedāptvaitatsavaṃtsaraṃ svarge loke pratiṣṭhati pratitiṣṭhati
prajayā paśubhiryya evaṃ veda saṃvatsareṇa sa ātmā saloko bhūtvā devām̐
apyetīti (1) brāhmaṇam

7.11

sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaro'dhidaivaṃ cādhyātmaṃ ca pratiṣṭhitaḥ sa ya
evametat saṃvatsaramadhidaivaṃ cādhyātmaṃ ca pratiṣṭhitaṃ veda pratiṣṭhati
pratitiṣṭhati prajayā paśubhiryya evaṃ veda sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.12

sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaro bṛhataumabhisampanno dvāvakṣarāvaṅgāṃ ṣaḍaho
dvau pṛṣṭyābhiplavau gavāyuṣī daśarātrastathā khalu ṣaṭ triṃśat sampadyante ṣaṭ triṃśadavadānā gauḥ ṣaṭ triṃśadakṣarā bṛhato bārhato vai
svargo loko bṛhatyā vai devāḥ svarge loke yajante bṛhatyāḥ svarge
loke pratiṣṭhati pratitiṣṭhati prajayā paśubhirya evaṃ veda sa vā eṣa
saṃvatsaraḥ

7.13

sa vā eṣa saṃvatsarastrimahāvrataścaturvi śena mahāvrataṃ viṣuvati
mahāvrataṃ mahāvrata eva mahāvrataṃ taṃ ha smaitamevaṃ vidvāṃsaḥ pūrve
trimahāvratamupayanti te tejasvina āsan satyavādinaḥ saṃśitavratā
ya enamadya tathopayuryathā''mapātramudaka āsikte nirmṛjyedeṃva yajamānā nirmṛjyerannaparyyupayanti tathā hāsya satyena tapasā vratena
cābhijitamavaruddhaṃ bhavati ya evaṃ veda sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.14

atha yaccaturviṃśamaharupaityānupetya viṣuvantaṃ mahāvratamupeyāt
kathamanākūtyai bhavatīti damevāmuṃ purastādviṣuvato'tirātramupayanti
teneti brūyādabhiplavāt pṛṣṭyo nirbhitaḥ, pṛṣṭyādabhijit, abhijitaḥ svarasāmānaḥ, svarasāmabhyā viṣuvān, viṣuvataḥ svarasāmānaḥ,
svarasāmabhyo viśvajit, viśvajitaḥ pṛṣṭyābhiplavau, pṛṣṭyābhiplavābhyāṃ
gavāyuṣo, gavātypesbhyāṃ daśarātraḥ, daśarātrāya mahāvrataṃ, mahāvratādudayanoyāyātirātrāyodayanīyo'tirātraḥ svargāya lokāyānnādyāya pratiṣṭhityai ya evaṃ veda sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.15

atha yaccaturviṃśamaharupaityānupetya viṣuvantaṃ mahāvratamupeyāt
kathamanākūtyai bhavatīti yamevāmuṃ purastādviṣuvato'tirātramupayanti
tenetibrūyādabhiplavāt pṛṣṭyo nirbhitaḥ, pṛṣṭyādabhijit, abhijitaḥ
svarasāmānaḥ, svarasāmabhyo viṣuvān, viṣuvataḥ svarasāmānaḥ, svarasāmabhyo viśvajit, viśvajitaḥ pṛṣṭābhiplavau, pṛṣṭābhiplavābhyāṃ
gavāyuṣo, gavāyubhyāṃ dvādaśarātro'tha hṛdevebhyo mahāvrataṃ na tasthe kathamūrddhaiḥ stomairviṣuvantamapāgātāṃ hattairmāmiti te devā dṛṣṭa sāmmivāsuratna taṃ yajñakratuṃ jānomo ya ūrddhastomo yenaitadaharavāpnuyāmeti tata
etaṃ dvādaśarātramūrddhastomaṃ dadṛśustamāharaṃstenāyajanta tata ebhyo'tiṣṭhattiṣṭhati hāsmai mahāvrataṃ mahāvrataṃ pratiṣṭhati pratitiṣṭhati
prajayā paśubhirya evaṃ veda sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.16

atha yaccaturviṃśamaharupaityānupetya viṣuvantaṃ mahāvratamupeyāt
kathamanākūlyai bhavatīti yamevāmuṃ purastādviṣuvato'tirātramupayanti
teneti brūyāt tadāhuḥ kati saṃvatsarasya parāñccāhāni bhavanti,
katyarvvāñcci, tadyāni sakṛt sakṛdupayanti tāni parāñci, atha yāni
punaḥ punarupayanti tānyarvvāñci, ityevaināṃ nyupāsoran ṣaḍahayorvyāvṛttimanvāvarttante ya evaṃ veda sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.17

atha yaccaturviśamaharupaityānupetya viṣuvantaṃ mahāvratamupeyāt
kathamanākūlyai bhavatīti yamevāmuṃ purastādviṣuvato'tirātramupayanti
teneti brūyādabhiplavaṃ purastāt viṣuvataḥ pūrvvamupayanti pṛṣṭamupariṣṭāt pitā vā abhiplavaḥ putraḥ pṛṣṭastasmātpūrve vayasi putrāḥ
pitaramupajovanti pṛṣṭaṃ parādviṣuvataḥ pūrvvamupayanti abhiplavamupariṣṭātpitā vā abhiplavaḥ putraḥ pṛṣṭastasmāduttame vayasi putrān
pitopajīvati ya evaṃ veda
tadapyetadṛcoktam | śataminnu śarado anti devā yatrānaścakrā jarasaṃ tanūnāṃ | putrāso yatra pitaro bhavanti mā no madhyā
rāriṣatāyurgaṃtoriti
upa ha vā enaṃ pūrve vayasi putrāḥ pitaramupajīvantyupottame
vayasi putrān pitopajīvanti ya evaṃ veda sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.18

atha haiṣa mahāsuparṇastasya yān purastādviṣuvataḥ ṣaṇmāsānupayanti sa dakṣiṇaḥ pakṣo'tha yānāvṛttānupariṣṭāt ṣaḍupayanti sa
uttaraḥ pakṣaḥ ātmā vai saṃvatsarasya viṣuvānaṅgāni pakṣau yatra vā ātmā
tatpakṣau yatra vai pakṣau tadātmā na vā ātmā pakṣāvatiricyete no
pakṣāvātmānamatiricyanta ityevam haivai tadapareṣāṃ sviditamaṅgāṃ pareṣāmityapareṣāṃ caiva pareṣāṃ ceti brūyātsa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.18-2

tadāhuryad dvādaśamāsāḥ saṃvatsaro'tha haitadaharavāpyamiti yadvaiṣuvatamapareṣāṃ sviditamaṅgāṃ pareṣāmityapareṣāṃ caiva pareṣāṃ ceti brūyādātmā vai saṃvatsarasya viṣuvānaṅgāni māsau yatra vā ātmā tadaṅgāni yatrāṅgāni tadātmā na vā ātmā'ṅgānyatiricyate no'ṅgānyātmānamatiricyanta ityevam haivai tadapareṣāṃ sviditamaṅgāṃ pareṣāmityapareṣāṃ caiva pareṣāṃ ceti brūyātsa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.20

tadāhuḥ kathamabhayato jyotiṣā'bhiplavā anyataro(1)jyotispṛṣṭā
ityubhayato jyotiṣā vā ime lokā agnineto ādityenāmṛta ityeṣa ha vā eteṣāṃ jyotirya enaṃ pramṛdova tapati devacakre ha
vā ete pṛṣṭhā pratiṣṭhite pāpmānaṃ dṛṃhato pariplavete tadya evaṃ viduṣāṃ dīkṣitānāṃ pāpaka kīrttayeta evāsya taddevacakre śiraskandato
daśarātramṛddhiṃ pṛṣṭhābhiplavo cakre daśarātramṛddhiṃ pṛṣṭhābhiplavo
cakre tantraṃ kurvīteti ha smāha vāsyustayo stotrāṇi ca śastrāṇi ca
sañcārayedyaḥ sañcārayettasmādime puruṣe prāṇā nānā santa ekodayāccharoramadhivasati yanna sañcārayet pramāyuko ha yajamānaḥ syādeṣa ha
vai pramāyuko yo'ndho vā badhiro vā na cāgniṣṭomā māsi sampadyante
na vai prāṇā prāṇairadhyasrāyata ekaviṃśatirukthā ekokthyaḥ
ṣoḍaśyannaṃ vā ukthaṃ voyyaṃ ṣoḍaśaiva tayā rudvā svargaṃ lokamadhyārohanti

7.21

athāto'ṅgāmadhyārohaḥ | prāyaṇīyenātirātreṇodayanīyamatirātramadhyārohanti, caturviṃśena mahāvratamabhiplavena paramabhiplavaṃ, pṛṣṭhyena
paraṃ pṛṣṭhamabhijito'bhijitaṃ, svarasāmabhiḥ parān svarasāmānaḥ 'tha
haitadaharavāptuāmeti yadvaiṣuvatamapareṣāṃ sviditamaṅgāṃ pareṣāmityapareṣāṃ ca pareṣāṃ ceti brūyātsa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.22

athāto'ṅgāṃ novāhaḥ | prāyaṇīyo'tirātraścaturviṃśāyāṅge
nivahati, (1) caturviṃśamaharabhiplavāya, abhiplavaḥ pṛṣṭhyāya, pṛṣṭhyo'bhijite, abhijita svarasāmabhyaḥ, svarasāmāno viṣuvate, viṣuvān
svarasāmabhyaḥ, svarasāmānā viśvajite, viśvajit pṛṣṭhyābhiplavābhyāṃ,
pṛṣṭhyābhiplavau gavāmayubhyāṃ, gavāmayuṣī daśarātrāya, daśarātro mahāvratāya, mahāvratamudayanīyāyātirātrāya, udayanīyo'tirātraḥ svargīya
lokāyānnādyāya pratiṣṭhittyai ya evaṃ veda sa vā eṣa saṃvatsaraḥ

7.23

ādityāśca ha vā āṅgirasaśca svarge loke'sparddhanta vayaṃ pūrve svariṣyāmo vayaṃ pūrva iti ta ādityā laghubhiḥ sāmabhiścaturbhistomairdvābhyāṃ
pṛṣṭhābhyāṃ svargaṃ lokamabhyaplavanta,yadabhyaplavanta tasmādabhiplavo'thañca evāṅgirasaḥ gurubhiḥ sāmabhiḥ sarvai stomaiḥ sarvaiḥpṛṣṭhaiḥ svargaṃ lokamabhyasṛjanta, yadabhyasṛjanta tasmāt pṛṣṭhyastaṃvā etaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ santaṃ pṛṣṭhya
ityācacate, parokṣeṇa parokṣapriyā dūva hi devā bhavanti pratyakṣadviṣaḥ
abhiplavāt pṛṣṭhyo nirmitaḥ, pṛṣṭhādabhijit, abhijitaḥ svarasāmānaḥ,
svarasāmabhyo viṣuvān, viṣuvataḥ kharasāmānaḥ, svarasāmabhyo viśvajidviśvajitaḥ pṛṣṭhyābhiplavau, pṛṣṭhyābhiplavābhyāṃ gavāyūṣī, gavāyūbhyāṃ
daśarātrastānahi vā etāni yajñārakhyāni yajñakratanvāni teṣāṃ śataṃ
śataṃ rathānāṃ nyantaraṃ tadyathā'rakhyānyārūḍhā aśanāpipāse te pāpmānaṃ
haṃhato pariplavete evaṃ haivaite plavante ye vidvāṃsa upayantyatha ye
vidvāṃsamupayanti tadyathā pravāhāt pravāhaṃ sthalāt sthalaṃ samātsamaṃ
sukhātsukhamabhayādabhayamupasaṅkrāmantītyevaṃ haivate saṃvatsarasyodṛcaṃ
samaśravāmahā dūti brāhmaṇam

7.24

predihaṃ vai kauśāmbeyaḥ kausuravinduruddālaka āruṇe brahmacaryyamuvāca tamācāryyaḥ papraccha kumāraḥ kati te pitā saṃvatsarasyāhānyamanvayeti kati sveveti daśeti hovāca daśa vā iti hovāca
daśākṣarā virāḍ vairājo yajñaḥ kati sveveti naveti hovāca
nava vā iti hovāca nava vai prāṇāḥ prāṇaiḥ yajñastāyate
kati svevetyaṣṭāviti hovācāṣṭa vā iti hovācāṣṭākṣarā gāyatrī
gāyatro yajñaḥ kati sveveti sapteti hovāca sapta vā iti hovāca
sapta chandāṃsi chandobhiryyajñastāyate kati sveveti ṣar̤iti hovāca
ṣaḍ vā iti hovāca ṣaḍ dā ṛtava ṛtūnāmāśca kati sveveti
pañceti hovāca pañca vā iti hovāca pañcapadā paṅktiḥ pāṅkto yajñaḥ
kati sveveti catvārīti he.vāca catvāri vā iti hovāca
catvāro vai vedā vedairyajñastāyate kati sveveti trīṇīti hovāca
trīṇi vā iti hovāca triṣavaṇo vai yajñaḥ savanairyyajñastāyate kati
tveveti dve iti hovāca dve vā iti hovāca dvipādvai puruṣo dvipratiṣṭhaḥ puruṣaḥ puruṣo vai yajñaḥ kati tvevetyekamiti hovācaikam
vā iti hovācāharaharityekameva sarvaṃ saṃvatsaram (1)

Linked texts (1)

Gopathabrāhmaṇa (ed. Gaastra 1919) — Sanskrit