[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) › 14 # Citikanda 14 Citikāṇḍa 14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.1) pradīptā' ete'gnayo bhavanti | (ntyu ) atha mṛdamucchayantīme vai lokā 'ete'gnayaste yadā pradīptā' athaita'ime lokāḥ puro vā'etaddebhyo lokebhyo'gre devāḥ karmānvaicchaṃstadyadetānagnīnatītya mṛdamāharati tadenaṃ puraibhyo lokebhyo'nvicchati ### [14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.2) prāñco yanti | prācī hi diggreḥ svāyāmevainametaddiśyanvicchati svāyāṃ diśi vindati ### [14.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.3) te prayanti | (ntya ) agniṃ purīṣyamaṅgirasvadacchema' ityagniṃ paśuvyamagnivaducchema' ityetat ### [14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.4) (ṅ)athānaḍvāhpuruṣamīkṣate | ( te'gniṃ ) agniṃ purīṣyamaṅgirasvaddhariṣyāma 'ityagniṃ paśuvyamagnivaddhariṣyāma 'ityetattadenamanaḍvāpuruṣeṇānvicchati ### [14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.5) (tyu ) atha valmīkavapā suṣirrā vyadhve nihitā bhavati | tāmanvīkṣata'iyaṃ vai valmīkavapeyumu vā'ime lokā' etadvā'enaṃ devā' eṣu lokeṣu vigrāhamaicchaṃstathaivai namayameteṣveṣu lokeṣu vigrāhamicchati ### [14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.6) ( tyu ) anvagniruṣasāmagramakhyaditi | tudenamuṣaḥsvaicchannanvahāni prathamo jātavedā'iti tadenamahaḥsvaicchannanu sūryyasya purutrā ca raśmīniti tudena1 sūryyasya raśmiṣvaicchannanu dyāvāpṛthivī'ātatantheti tadenaṃ dyāvāpṛthivyoraicchaṃstamavindaṃstathaivai namayametadvindati taṃ yadā parāpaśyatyatha tāmavāsthatyāgacchanti mṛdam ### [14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.7) ( ma ) athāśvamabhimantrayate | ( ta' ) etadvai devā 'abruvanpāpmānamasyāpahnāmeti śramo vai pāpmā śramamasya pāpmānamapahnāmeti tasya śramaṃ pāpmānamapāghnaṃstathaivāsyāyametacchramaṃ pāpmānamapahanti ### [14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.8) (ntyā ) āgatya vājyadhvānamiti | ( tyā ) āgato hyasyādhvā bhavati surdhvā mṛdho vidhūnuta'iti pāpmā vai mṛdhaḥ surdhvānpāpmano vidhūnuta'ityetattasmāḍu haitadaśvaḥ syattvā vidhūnute'gni sadha̍sthe mahati̱ cakṣuṣā nicikīṣata'itīdaṃ vai mahatsa̱dhasthamagnirasminmahati sadhasthe̱ cakṣuṣā vihakṣata'ityetat ### [14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.9) (du) athainamākramayati | (tye) etadvā'eṣa' etaṃ devebhyo'nuvidya prābravīdyathā'yamihevetyevam ### [14.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.10) yudvevākramayati | (tye) etadvai devā 'abibhayuryadvai na 'imamiha rakṣāsi nāṣṭrā na hanyuriti tasmā'etaṃ vajramupariṣṭādabhigoptāramakurvannamumevādityamasau vā'āditya'eṣo'śvastuthaivāsmā'ayametaṃ vajramupariṣṭādabhigoptāraṃ karoti ### [14.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.11) ( tyā ) ākramya̍ vājin | ( npṛ ) pṛ̱thi̱vīma̱gnimi̍ccha ru̱cā tvami̍ti cakṣurvai rugākramya̱ tvaṃ vā̱jinpṛthi̱vīma̱gnimi̍ccha cakṣu̍ṣetyetadbhū̱myā vṛ̱tvāya̍ no brūhi yutaḥ khanema̱ taṃ vaya̱miti̍ bhū̱mestṛ̱ttpāśa̍yitvāya no̍ brūhi ya̱ta 'ena̍ khanemetyetat ### [14.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.12) ( ḍa ) athainamunmṛśati | (tye ) etadvā 'e̱naṃ de̱vāḥ procivām̐saṃ vīryeṇa sumārdhayaṃstathaivai namayametatprocivām̐saṃ vīryeṇa sumardhayati dyauste̍ pṛ̱ṣṭhaṃ pṛ̍thi̱vī sa̱dhastha̍mā̱tmā'ntari̍kṣam̐ samu̱dro yoni̱ritī̱tthamasītthamasītyevaitadāha vi̱khyāya̱ cakṣu̍ṣā tvama̱bhiti̍ṣṭha pṛtanyata 'i̍ti vi̱khyāya̱ cakṣu̍ṣā tvama̱bhiti̍ṣṭha sarvā̱npāpmana̱' ityetada̱bhyupa̍spṛśati̱ vajro vā'aśvo nenmā'yam̐ vajro him̐saditi ### [14.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.6-2) rūpatā prāguktā ( śa. pa. 3 ### [14.9-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14.9-2) 3 --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.14) · Pramāṇa