[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) › [Citikanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda) › 10 # Citikanda 10 Citikāṇḍa 10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.1) iti dvitīya prapāṭhake prathamaṃ brāhmaṇam || 6-2-1 || ( 2. 2. ) etadvai devā' abruvan | ( vaṃśce ) cetayadhvamiti citimicchateti vāva tadabruvaṃsteṣāṃ cetayamānānāṃ prajāpatirimāṃ prathamā m̐ svayamātṛṇṇāṃ citimapaśyattasmāttāṃ prajāpatinopadadhāti ### [10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.2) tama̱gnira̍bravīt (du) upā̱hamā̱yānīti̱ kene̍ti pa̱śubhi̱riti̱ tatheti̍ paśviṣṭa̱kayā ha taduvācaiṣā vāva pa̱śviṣṭa̍kā̱ yadvaiṣṭa̍kā tasmātprathamāyai̱ svayamātṛṇṇāyā'anantarhitā dūrveṣṭa̱kopadhīyate̱ tasmādasyānantarhitā oṣadhayo̱'nantarhitāḥ paśa̱vo'nantarhito̱'gniranantarhito hyeṣa'etayo̱pait ### [10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.3) (te ) te'bruvan | (vaṃśce ) cetayadhvameveti̍ citimicchateti vāva tada̱bruvannit 'ū̱rdhvami̍ccha̱teti̱ teṣāṃ ceta̱yamānā̍nāmindrā̱gnī ca̱ viśva̍karmā cāntarikṣaṃ dvitīyāᳪ svayamātṛṇṇāṃ citimapaśyaṃstanmātrāᳪmindrāgnibhyāṃ ca viśvakarmaṇā copadadhāti ### [10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.4) tānvāyurabravīt | ( ḍu ) upā̱hamāyānīti̱ keneti digbhiriti tatheti diśyābhi̱istaduvāca tasmādditīyāyai svayamātṛṇṇāyā 'anantarhitā diśyā 'upadhīyante tasmādantarikṣādanantarhitā diśo'nantarhito vāyuranantarhito hyeṣa etābhirupait ### [10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.5) (tte ) te'bruvan | ( vaṃśve ) ceta̱yadhvameveti citimicchateti vāva tadabruvanni̱ta urddhvamicchateti teṣāṃ cetayamānānāṃ parameṣṭhī divaṃ tṛtīyāᳪ svayamātṛṇṇāṃ citimapaśyattanmātrāṃ parameṣṭhinopadadhāti ### [10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.6) tumasāvādityo'bravīt | ( du ) upā̱hamāyānīti̱ keneti lokampṛṇayeti tathe̱tyeṣa vāva̱ lokampṛṇā''tmanā haiva taduvāca tasmāttṛtīyā svayamātṛṇṇā'nantarhitā lokampṛṇāyā 'upadhīyate tasmādasāvādityo 'nantarhito divo'nantarhito hyeṣa etayo̱opait ### [10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.7) ( t ) ta̱detā vāva ṣaḍ devatāḥ | ( ' ) ida sarvamabhavanya̱didaṃ kiṃ ca te devāśca'rṣayaścābruvannimā vāva ṣaḍ devatā 'ida sarvamabhūvannupa pra̱jānīta yathā vya̱mihāpyāsā̱meti̱ te'bruvaṃścetayadhvamiti citimicchateti vāva tada̱bruvaṃstadicchata yathā vayamihāpyāsā̱meti teṣāṃ cetayamānānāṃ devā dvitīyāṃ citimapaśyannṛṣayaścaturthīm ### [10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.8) te'bruvan | (dyu ) ḍupa vyayamāyāmeti keneti yadeṣu lokeṣū̍tadyadūrddhaṃ pṛthivyā 'a̱rvācīnamantarikṣāttena devā 'u̱pāya̍stṛtīyacitiratha yadūrddhamantarikṣādarvācīnaṃ divastena̱'rṣaya'upāyaṃstṛte citiḥ ### [10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.9) ( ste ) te yadabruvan | ( vaṃśe ) cetuyadhvamiti citimicchateti bruvantaścetayamānā 'apaśyaṃstasmāccitayaḥ ### [10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.10) pra̱jāpatiḥ prathamāṃ citimapaśyat | ( ty ) pra̱jāpatireva tsya de̱vā dvitīyāṃ citimapaśyande̱vā 'eva tsyā ' ārṣeya̱mindrāgnī karmā ca tṛtīyāṃ citimapaśyaṃsta'eva tsyā' ārṣeya̱mṛṣayaścaturthīṃ citimapaśyannṛṣaya' eva tsyā 'ārṣeyaṃ parameṣṭhī pañcamīṃ citimapaśyatparameṣṭhyeva tsyā 'ārṣeyarthaṃ sa yo haita̱devaṃ citīnāmārṣeyaṃ vedā̍rṣeyavatyo hāsye bandhumatyā̍śritayo bhavanti ### [10.10-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10.10-2) devā eva tasyā ārṣeyam | indrāgnī ca viśvakarmā ca tṛtīyāṃ citimapaśyan | ta'eva tasyā ārṣeyam | ṛṣayaścaturthīṃ citimapaśyan | ṛṣaya eva tasyā ārṣeyam | parameṣṭhī pañcamīṃ citimapaśyat parameṣṭhyeva tasyā ārṣeyam | sa yo haitadevaṃ citīnāmārṣeyaṃ veda-ārṣeyavatyo hāsya bandhumatyāścitayo bhavanti --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.10) · Pramāṇa