[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) › 18 # Citikanda 18 Citikāṇḍa 18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.1) atha ta̱trā'' upaninayati | yadvā'asyai kṣataṃ yadiliṣṭama̱dbhirvvai tatsa̱ndhīyate'dbhire̱vāsyā'etatkṣataṃ vi̱lliṣṭa m̐ santa̱noti sandadhāti ### [18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.2) ( tya ) a̱po devīrupa̍sṛja | madhu̍matīraya̱kṣmaya pra̱jābhya̍'iti̱ raso vai madhu̍ ra̱svatī̱raya̍kṣmatvāya pra̱jābhya̍'ityetattāsāmāsthānādujjihatāmoṣadhayaḥ supippalā 'itya̱pāṃ vā'āsthānādujjihata'oṣadhayaḥ supippalāḥ ### [18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.3) (') athaināṃ vāyunā sandadhāti | yadvā'asyai kṣataṃ yadviliṣṭaṃ vāyunā vai tatsundhīyate vāyunaivāsyā ' etatkṣataṃ viliṣṭa saṃntanoti sandadhāti ### [18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.4) sunte vāyurmātariśvā dadhātviti | (tya ) ayaṃ vai vāyurmātariśvā yo'yaṃ puvata'uttānāyā hṛdayaṃ yadvikastamityuttānāyā hyasyā'etaddhṛdayaṃ vvikastaṃ yo de̱vānāṃ carasi prāṇunenetyeṣa hi surveṣāṃ devānāṃ cuti prāṇena kasmai deva vvaṣaḍastu tubhyamiti prajāpatirvai kastasmā'evaitudimāṃ vvaṣaṭkaroti no haitāvṛntyanyā''hutirasti yuthaiṣā ### [18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.5) ( ṣṭhā'thai ) athaināṃ digbhiḥ sandadhāti | yadvā'asyai kṣataṃ yadviliṣṭaṃ digbhirvai tatsandhīyate digbhirevāsyā'etankṣataṃ viliṣṭa saṃntanoti sandadhāti sa'imāṃ cemāṃ ca diśau sandadhāti tasmādete diśau suhiteṃ'athemāṃ cemāṃ ca tasmādevete suhiteṃ'ityagre'theti || athaityatheti tadkṣiṇāvṛttaddhi de̱vatrā'nayānayā vai bheṣajaṃ kriyate'nayaivaināmetadbhiṣajyati ### [18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.6) (tyu) atha kṛṣṇājinaṃ ca puṣkaraparṇaṃ ca samudgṛhṇāti | yonivaiṃ puṣkaraparṇaṃ yonyā tadretaḥ sikta samudgṛhṇāti tasmādyonyā reṃtaḥ sikta samudgṛhyate sujāto jyoti̍ṣā saha śarmaṃ vvarūthama̱āsadutsvati sujāto hyeṣa jyoti̍ṣā saha śarma caitadvarūthaṃ ca svaśvāsīdati ### [18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.7) (tyu) arthenamupanahyati | yonau tadreto yunakti tasmādyonau reto yuktaṃ na niṣpadyate yoktreṇa yoktreṇa hi yogyaṃ yuñjanti mauñjena trivṛtā tasyokto bandhuḥ ### [18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.8) (sta ) tatparyasyati | vyāso 'agne viśvarūpa saṃvyayasva vibhāvasaviti vvaruṇyā vai yajñe rajjuravaruṇyamam̐venadetatkṛtvā yathā vāsaḥ paridhāpayedevaṃ paridhāpayati ### [18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.9) ( tyu ) athainamādāyottiṣṭhati | ( tya ) asau vā'āditya eṣo'gniramuṃ tadādityamutthāpayatyudu tiṣṭha svadhva̱retyadhvaro vai yajña'udu tiṣṭha suyajñiyetyetadavā no devyyā dhiẏeti yā te daivī dhīstayā no'vetyetaddṛśe ca bhāsā bṛhatā suśukvaniriti darśanāya ca bhāsā bṛhatā suśukvanirityetadā'gne yāhi suśastibhiriti ye vyoḍhāraste suśastaya'ā'gne yāhi vyoḍhṛbhirityetat ### [18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18.10) ( du ) athainamita 'ūrdhvaṃ prāñcaṃ pragṛhṇāti | ( tya ) asau vā'ādityaeṣo'gniramuṃ tadādityamita ' ūrdhvaṃ prāñcaṃ dadhāti tasmādasāvāditya 'ita 'ūrdhvaḥ prāṅ dhīyata 'ūrddhva 'ū ṣu ṇa'ūtaye tiṣṭhā devo na saviteti yathaiva yajustathā bandhurūrdhvo vājasya sanitetyūrdhvo vā 'eṣa tiṣṭhanvājamannam̐ sano̍ti̱ mudaṅghribhirvā̱ghradbhi̱rvidve̍yāma̱ha'iti̍ ra̱śmayo̱ vā'e̱tasyā̍ñja̱yo vvā̱ghṛta̱stāne̱tadā̍ha parobāhu pragṛhṇāti parobāhu hyeṣa 'i̱to'thaina̍mupāva̍harati̱ tamu̍pāvahṛtyopari nābha dhārayati̱ tasyo̱pari̱ bandhuḥ --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.18) · Pramāṇa