[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) › 19 # Citikanda 19 Citikāṇḍa 19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.2) iti tṛtīyaprapāṭhake caturthaṃ brāhmaṇam || 6-3-4 || (4. 3.) hasta'eṣa bhavatyutha paśūnabhimantrayate | (ta') etadvā'eṣu de̱vāḥ sambhariṣyantaḥ purastādvīrya̍madadhustathaivaiṣva̱yametattsambha̍riṣyanpura̱stādvīryaṃ dadhāti 1 so'śvamabhimantrayate | su jāto garbho'si rodasyoritīme vai dyāvāpṛthivī rodasī tayoreṣa jāto garbho'gre cārurvibhṛta' oṣadhīṣviti sarvāṃsu hyeṣa cārurvibhṛta' oṣadhiṣu citraḥ śiśuḥ pari tamāṃsyaktūniti citro vā'eṣa śiśuḥ pareṇa tamām̐syaktūnati rocate pra mātṛbhyo'adhi kanikradadgā' ityoṣadhayo vā' etasya māturastābhya' eṣa kanikradanneti tadaśve vīryaṃ dadhāti ### [19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.3) (tyu) atha rāsabham | ( 1tham̐ ) sthiro bhava vrīḍvaṅga' āśurbhava vvājyarvanniti sthiraśca bhava vrīḍvaṅgaścāśuśca bhava vvājī cārvannityetatpṛthurbhava suṣadastvamagneḥ purīṣavāhana' iti pṛthurbhava suśīmastvamagneḥ paśavyavāhana ityetattadrāsabhe vīryaṃ dadhāti ### [19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.4) (tyu) athā'jam | (thum̐) śivo bhava prajābhyo mānuṣībhyastvamaṅgi̱ira'ityuṅgirā vā'agnirānnayeyo'jaḥ śamayatyevainametadahim̐ sāyai mā dyāvāpṛthivī'abhiśocīrmāntarikṣaṃ mā vanaspatīnnityetatsarvvaṃ mā him̐ sīrityetattadaje vvīryaṃ dadhāti ### [19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.5) tribhirabhimantrayate | trivvṛdagniryāvānagniyyāvatyasya mātrā tāvataivaiṣvetadvīryaṃ dadhāti ### [19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.6) (ntyu) athainameteṣāṃ paśūnāmupariṣṭātpragṛhṇāti | tadenametaiḥ paśubhiḥ sambharati nopaspṛśati vvajro vai paśavo reta'idaṃ nedidaem̐ reto vvajreṇa hinsānītyatho 'agnirayaṃ paśavo'ime nedayamagnirimānpaśūnhinsaditi ### [19.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.45) athājam-“ śivo bhava prajābhyo mānuṣībhyastvamaṅgiraḥ ”-( vā. saṃ. 11 ### [19.45-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.45-2) ) iti | āṅgirā vā'agniḥ | āgneyo'jaḥ | śamayatyevainametadahiṃsāyai | “ mā dyāvāpṛthivī'abhiśocīḥ, māntarikṣam, mā vanaspatīn ”-(vā. saṃ. 11 ### [19.4-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.4-2) ) iti | etat sarvaṃ mā hiṃsīrityetat | tadaje vīryaṃ dadhāti ### [19.5-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.5-2) tribhirabhimantrayate | trivṛdagniḥ | yāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvataivaiṣveetadvīryaṃ dadhāti ### [19.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.6-2) athainameteṣāṃ paśūnāmupariṣṭātpragṛhṇāti | tadenametaiḥ paśubhiḥ sambharati | nopaspṛśati | vajro vai paśavaḥ | reta idam | nedidaṃ reto vajreṇa hinasānīti | atho'agnirayam, paśava ime | nedayamagnirimān paśūn hinasaditi ### [19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.7) tama̱śvasyo̱pari̍ṣṭātpragṛhṇāti | maitu vājī kanikradaditi maitu vājī kanikradyumāna ' ityetannānadadvāsabhaḥ patveti̱ tadaśva̍sya̱ yajuṣi rāsabhaṃ narāha tadbhāsabhe śucaṃ dadhāti bharannagniṃ purīṣyaṃ mā pādyāyuṣaḥ pureta bharanna̱gniṃ paśa̱vyaṃ mo 'asmātkarmaṇaḥ purā pādītyetattadename̱tena̱ sambharati ### [19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.8) ( tyu ) atha rāsabhasya | vṛṣā'gniṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ bharanniti vṛṣā vā'agnivṛ̍ṣā rāsa̱bhaḥ sa vṛṣā vṛṣāṇaṃ bharatyapāṃ garbha samudriyamityapāem̐ hyeṣa garbhaḥ samudriyastva̱dena̱ m̐ rāsa̱bhena sambharati ### [19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.9) (tyu) athāpādatte | (tte'gna ) agna'āyāhi vītaya 'ityavitava 'ityetattadenaṃ brahmaṇā yajuṣaitasmācchaudrādvarṇādapādatte ### [19.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.10) (tte'thā ) athājasya | ( 1 ) ṛtathum̐ satyamṛta satyamityayaṃ vā 'agnirṛtamasāvādityaḥ satyaṃ yadi vā'sāvṛtamayaṃ satyamubhayanve̱tadu̱yamagnistasmādāha'ṛtaṃ satyamṛta satyamiti tadenamajena sambharati ### [19.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.11) tribhiḥ sambharati | trivṛdagniṟyāvānagniyyāvatyasya mātrā tāvataivainametatsa̱mbharati tribhiḥ pura̱stāda̱bhimantrayata tatpada̱ tasyokto bandhuḥ ### [19.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.12) ( ' ) arthatānyūśūnāvarttayanti | teṣāmajaḥ prathama 'etyatha rāsabho'thāśvo'thaito yatāma̱śvaḥ prathama̱'etyatha rāsabho'thājaḥ kṣatraṃ vā 'anvaśvo vaiśyaṃ ca śūdraṃ cāju rāsabho brāhmaṇamajaḥ ### [19.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.13) ( sta ) tadyadito yatām | (mṛ) aśvaḥ prathama 'eti tasmātkṣatriyaṃ prathamaṃ yuntamitare trayo varṇāḥ paścā'nuyantyatha yadamuta 'āyatāmajaḥ prathama 'eti tasmādbrāhmaṇaṃ prathamaṃ yuntamitare trayo 'varṇāḥ paścā'nuyantyutha yuddvaiveto yatā̍ nāmuto rāsabhaḥ prathama'eti tasmānna kadācana brāhmaṇaśca kṣatriyaśca vaiśyaṃ ca śūdraṃ ca paścā'nvitastasmādevaṃ yantyupāvasyasāyātho brahmaṇā caivaitatkṣatreṇa caitau varṇāvabhitaḥ parigṛhṇāte 'napakramiṇau kurute ### [19.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.15) - ( te'tha ) athānaḍvāhṇampuruṣumīkṣate | ( te'gniṃ ) agni̍ṃ pu̱rīṣya̍ma̱ṅgira̍sva̱dvarāma 'itya̱gniṃ pa̱śuvya̍ma̱gniva̱dbharāma 'ityetatta̱denamanaḍvāhṇampuruṣeṇa sambharati 14 tama̱ñjasyopa̍riṣṭātpragṛhṇannaiti | (tyā) āgne̱yo vā 'a̱jaḥ svenai̱vainameta̱dātma̍nā svayā̍ de̱vata̍yā sambharatyatho̱ brahma̱ vā'a̱jo brahma̍ṇai̱vainametatsambha̍rati ### [19.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.16) ( tyu ) athainamupāvaharati | ( tyo ) oṣadhayaḥ pratimodadhvamagnimetam̐ śivamāyāntamabhyatra yuṣmā 'ityetadvaitasmādāyata 'oṣadhayo bibhyati yadvai no'yaṃ na him̐syāditi tābhya 'evainametacchamayati pratyenaṃ modadhvam̐ śivo vo'bhyaiti na vo him̐siṣyatīti vyasyanviśvā'anirā 'amīvā niṣīdanno 'apa durmatiṃ jahātī vyasyanviśvā anirāścāmīvāśca niṣīdanno'pa sarvvaṃ pāpmānaṃ jahītyetat ### [19.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.17) (ḍo ) oṣadhayaḥ pratigṛhṇīta | puṣpavatīḥ supippalā 'ityetadvaitāsām̐ samṛddham̐ rūpaṃ yatpuṣpavatyaḥ supippalāḥ samṛddhā 'enaṃ pratigṛhṇītetyetadvayaṃ vo garbha 'ṛtviyaḥ pratnam̐ sadhasthamāsadadityuyaṃ vo garbha'ṛtuvyaḥ sanātanam̐ sadhasthamāsadadityetat ### [19.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.18) ( ṅdvā ) dvābhyāmupāvaharati | dvipādyajamāno yajamāno'gniyaryāvānagniyoṃvatyasya mātrā tāvataivaitametada̱pāvaharati taṃ dakṣiṇata 'udañcamupāvaharati tasyokto bandhuruddhatamavokṣitaṃ bhavati yatrainamupāvaharatyuddhate vā'avaukṣite'gnimādadhati sikatā'upakīrṇā bhavanti tāsāmupari bandhuḥ ### [19.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.19) pariśritaṃ bhavati | ( tye ) etadvai devā 'abibhayuryadvai na 'imamiha rakṣāṃsyām̐si nāṣṭrā na hanyuriti tasmā'etāṃ puraṃ puramam̐śrayam̐stathaivāsmā 'ayametāṃ pura̍ṃ pariśrayatya̱tho yonirvā'iyaem̐ reta ive̱ tira̱ iva̱ vai yonau̱ retaḥ sicyate yonirūpametakriyate tasmādapi svayā jāyayā tira̱ ivaiva̱ vicariṣati ### [19.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.20) (tyu ) athainaṃ viṣyati | tadyadevāsyātropanaddhasya saem̐śucyati tānevāsmādetacchucaṃ bahirddhā dadhātya̱tho'etasyā'evainametadyoneḥ pra̱janayati ### [19.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.21) vi̱ pāja̍sā pṛ̱thunā̱ śośu̍cāna̱ 'iti| vi̱ pāja̍sā pṛ̱thunā dī̱pyamāna 'ityetadvādhasva dviṣo rakṣaso'amīvā'iti bādhasva sarvvānpāpmana 'ityetatsuśa̱rmmaṇo bṛha̱taḥ śarmmaṇi syāmagnerahūm̐ suhavasya praṇītā̱vitya̱śiṣamāśāste ### [19.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.22) ( ste'thā ) athājalo̱mānyācchidya | ( dyo ) u̱dīcaḥ prācaḥ paśūnprasṛjatyeṣā̱ hyu̱bhaye̍ṣāṃ devamanuṣyāṇāṃ digdyadudīcī prācye̱tasyāṃ taddiśi paśūndadhāti̱ tasmādubhaye̍ devamanuṣyāḥ paśūnuparjavanti ### [19.22-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19.22-2) iti tṛtīyaprapāṭhake pañcamaṃ brāhmaṇam || 6-3-5 || ( 4. 4. ) iti caturtho'dhyāyaḥ || 6-4 athājalomānyācchidya, udīcaḥ prācaḥ paśūn prasṛjati| eṣā hobhayeṣāṃ devamanuṣyāṇāṃ dikyadudīcī prācī | etasyāṃ taddiśi paśūndadhāti | tasmādubhaye devamanuṣyāḥ paśūnupajīvanti --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.19) · Pramāṇa