[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) › [Citikanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda) › 28 # Citikanda 28 Citikāṇḍa 28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [28.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.1) atha vaikaṅkatīmādadhāti | pra̱jāpa̍ti̱ prathamāmāhutimajuhotsa hutvā yatra̱ nyamṛṣṭa tato vikaṅkataḥ samabhavattaiṣā prathamā''hutiryadvikaṅka̱tastāmasminnetajjuhoti tayainametatprīṇāti purastā'adhi saṃvvṛ̱to'varā̍2''abhyātara || yatrāhamasmi tā 2''avèti yathaiva yajustathā bandhuḥ ### [28.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.2) ( 2 ) athaudumbarīmādadhāti | devāścāsurāścobhaye prājāpatyā 'asparddhanta te ha sarvva'eva vanaspatayo'surānabhyupeyurudumbaro haiva devānna jahau te devā'asurān‍jitvā teṣāṃ vanaspatīnvṛñjata ### [28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.3) te hocuḥ | ( r‍hum̐ ) hanta yaiṣu vanaspatiṣūrgyo rasa 'udumbare taṃ dadhāma te yadyapakrāmeyuryyātayāmā 'apakrāmeyuryyathā dhenurdugdhā 'yathānaḍvāhivāniti tadyaiṣu vanaspatiṣūrgyo rasa'āsīdudumbare tamadadhustadyaitadūrjā sarvvāntvanaspatīnprati pacyate tasmātsa sarvvadā''rdraḥ sarvvadā kṣīrī tadetatsarvvamannaṃ yadudumbaraḥ sarvve vanaspatayaḥ sarvveṇaivaiainametadannena prīṇāti sarvvairvanaspatibhiḥ saminddhe ### [28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.4) parama̱syāḥ parāvata̱ 'iti | yā paramā parāvadit‍yetadrohidaśva 'ihāga̱hīti rohito hāmeraśvaḥ purīṣyaḥ purupriya 'iti paśuvyo bahupriya 'ityetadagne tvaṃ tarā mṛdha 'ityagne tvaṃ tara sarvvānpāpmana ' ityetat ### [28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.5) (da) athāparaśūvṛkṇamādadhāti | jāyata'eṣa 'etadyaccīyate sa' eṣa sarvvasmā'annāya jāyata 'etaddhyekamannaṃ yadaparaśūvṛkṇaṃ tenainametatprīṇāti yadagne kānikāni cidā te dārūṇi dadhmasi || sarvvaṃ tadastu te ghṛtaṃ tajjuṣasva yaviṣṭhyeti yathaiva yajustathā bandhustadyatkiñcāparaśūvṛkṇaṃ tadasmā 'etatstvadayati tadasmā'annaṃ kṛtvā'pidadhāti ### [28.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.6) ( tyu ) a̱thādhaḥśayamāda̍dhāti | jāyata 'e̱ṣa 'etadyaccīyate sa 'eṣa suvve̍smā 'a̱nnāya jāyata'etadhvekamunnaṃ yadadhaḥśa̱yaṃ te̍nai̱nameta̱tprīṇāti yada̱ttyupa̍jivikā yudva̱mro'a̍tisa̱rppatītyupa̍jivikā vā hi tada̱tti̱ vva̱mro vvā'ti̍sarpati sa̱vvaṃ ta̱dastu̍ te ghṛ̱taṃ tajju̍ṣasva yaviṣṭhyeti̱ yathai̍va ya̱justathā̱ bandhu̱stadyatkiñcādhaḥśayaṃ tada̱smā'etatsvadyati tada̱smā'anna̍ṃ kṛ̱tvā'pida̍dhāti ### [28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.7) (tyu) athaitā ' uttarāḥ pālāśyo bhavanti | brahma vai palāśo brahma ṇaivainemetattsaminddhe yadveva pālāśyaḥ somo vai palāśa ' eṣo ha paramā''hutiryatsomāhutistāmasminnetattñjuhoti tayainametatprīṇāti ### [28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.8) (tyu) aharaharprayāvaṃ bharanta ' iti | (tyu) aharaharapramattā 'āharanta ityetadyaśvāyaiva tiṣṭhate ghāsamasmā'ṅgati yathā'śvāya tiṣṭhate ghāsa mityetadrāyaspoṣeṇa samiṣā madanta ' iti rāyā ca poṣeṇa ca samiṣā madanta ' ityetadagne mā te prativeśā riṣāmeti yathaivāsya prativeśo na riṣyedevametadāha ### [28.7-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.7-2) athaitā uttarāḥ pālāśyo bhavanti | brahma vai palāśaḥ | brahmaṇaivainemetat saminddhe | yadveva pālāśyaḥ | somo vai palāśaḥ| eṣo ha paramā''hutiḥ-yat somāhutiḥ | tāmasminnetat juhoti, tayainametatprīṇāti ### [28.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.75) "aharaharaprayāvaṃ bharantaḥ "-iti | aharaharapramattā āharanta ityetat | "aśvāyaiva tiṣṭhate ghāsamasmai "-iti | yathā'śvāya tiṣṭhate ghāsa mityetat | " rāyaspoṣeṇa samiṣā madantaḥ "-iti | rāyā ca poṣeṇa ca samiṣā madanta ityetat | "agne mā te prativeśā riṣāma "-( vā0 saṃ0 11 ### [28.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.8-2) ) iti | yathaivāsya prativeśo na riṣyet | evametadāha ### [28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.9) nābhā pṛthivyāḥ samidhāne'agnāviti | ( tye ) eṣā ha nābhiḥ pṛthivyai yatraiṣa 'etattsamiśyate rāyaspoṣāya bṛhate havāmaha'iti rayyai ca poṣāya ca bṛhate havāmaha'ityetadirammadamitīrayā hyeṣa matto bṛhadukthamiti bṛhaduktho hyeṣa yajatramitiyajñiyamityuktvetāramagniṃ pṛtanāsu sāsahimiti jetā hyagniḥ pṛtanā'u sāsahiḥ ### [28.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.10) yāḥ senā̍'a̱bhītva̍rīḥ | (ī) daṃṣṭrā̍bhyāṃ malimlūnthe jane̍ṣu malimla̱vo yo'a̱smabhya̍marātīyādyaśca̍ no̱ dveṣṭe jana̍ḥ || ni̱ndyādyo'a̱smāndhipsā̍cca sarvva̱ṃ taṃ ma̍sma̱sā ku̍rvviti̱ ### [28.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.11) ( tye ) e̱tadvai de̱vāḥ | ( 0 ) ya̱ñcainānudveṣṭyañcādvi̱iṣaṃstamu̱bhasmā 'a̱nnaṃ kṛ̱tvā'pyadadhu̱stenainamaprīṇannannama̱haitasyābhavaddahahu de̱vānāṃ pā̱pmānaṃ tu̱thaivaitadyaja̍māno ya̱ñcaivaṃ dveṣṭi̱ yaṃ ca̍ dveṣṭi tamasmā'a̱nnaṃ kṛ̱tvā'pidadhāti tenai̱naṃ prīṇātyannama̱haita̱sya bha̍vati da̍ha̱tyu yaja̍mānasya pāpmāna̱m ### [28.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.12) ( ntā ) tā 'e̱tā 'ekādaśādadhāti | ( tyu ) akṣatriyasya vā'purohitasya vā'sarvaṃ vai tadyadekādaśāsarvaṃ tadyadakṣatriyo vā'purohito vā ### [28.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.13) dvādaśa kṣatriyasya vā purohitasya vā | survaṃ vai tadyadvādaśa survaṃ tadyatkṣatriyo vā purohito vā ### [28.11-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.11-2) etadvai devāḥ- yañcainānadveṣṭa, yañcādviṣuḥ-tamasmā'annaṃ kṛtvā-aṇyadadhuḥ | tenainamaprīṇan | annamahaitasyābhavat | adahaddha devānāṃ pāpmānam | tathaivaitadyajamāno-yañcaivaṃ dveṣṭi, yaṃ ca dveṣṭi-tamasmā'annaṃ kṛtvā-apidadhāti | tenainaṃ prīṇāti | annamahaitasya bhavati | dahatyu yajamānasya pāpmānam ### [28.12-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.12-2) tā etā ekādaśādadhāti | akṣatriyasya vā'purohitasya vā | asarvaṃ vai tad yadekādaśa | asarvaṃ tad yadakṣatriyo vā'purohitā vā ### [28.13-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.13-2) dvādaśa kṣatriyasya vā purohitasya vā | sarvaṃ vai tad-yadvādaśa | sarvaṃ tad-yat kṣatriyo vā purohito vā ### [28.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.14) ' purohita̍syā̱dadhā̍ti | sa̱m̐śi̍tamme̱ brahma̍ sa̱m̐śi̍taṃ vī̱rya̍ ba̱lam m̐śitaṃ kṣa̱traṃ ji̱ṣṇu ya̱syāha̱masmi̍ purohi̍taḥ || iti̱ tada̍sya̱ brahma̍ ca kṣa̱traṃ sum̐śya̍ti ### [28.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.15) (tyu) atha kṣatriyasya | ( syo ) ude̍ṣāṃ bā̱hū'ati̍ra̱muddurvvacò'atho balam || kṣi̱ṇomi̱ brahma̍ṇā'mitrā̱nnunnayā̍mi̱ svām̐||'a̱hamiti̱ yathai̍va kṣiṇuda̍mitrā̱nnunnaye̍tsvāne̱vame̱tadāhā̱he tvevaite'ādadhyāda̱yaṃ vā̱'agni̱rbrahma̍ ca traṃ cema̱mevaitada̱gnime̱tābhyā̍mu̱bhābhyā̍m̐̍ sami̱nddhe brahma̍ṇā kṣatreṇa ca ### [28.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.16) tāstrayo̍daśa sampadyante | trayodaśa māsāḥ saṃvvatsaraḥ saṃvvatsaro'gniyā̍vānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāva̱tainametadannena prīṇāti ### [28.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.17) prādeśamātryo bhavanti | prādeśamātro vai gurbho viṣṇurannametadātmasammitenaivainametada̱nnena prīṇāti yadu vā'ātmasammitamannaṃ tadavati tanna̱ hinasti yadbhūyo hinasti tadyatkanīyo na tadavati tiṣṭhannādadhāti tasyopari bandhuḥ svāhākāreṇa reto vā'iduhum̐ siktamuyamagnirusmindyutkāṣṭhānyasvāhākṛtānyabhyāda̱dhyādvidham̐syādvainaṃ tā yutsamidhastena ṣāhutayo yudu svāhākāreṇa tenānnamannam̐ hi svāhākārastatho hainaṃ na hinasti ### [28.16-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.16-2) tāstrayodaśa sampadyante | trayodaśa māsāḥ saṃvatsaraḥ | saṃvatsaro'gniḥ | yāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvatainametadannena prīṇāti ### [28.17-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28.17-2) prādeśamātryo bhavanti | prādeśamātro vai garbho viṣṇuḥ | annametat | ātmasammitenaivainametadannena prīṇāti | yadvai vā'ātmasammitamannam-tadavati | tanna hinasti | yadbhūyo-hinasti tat | yatkanīyo-na tadavati | tiṣṭhannādadhāti | tasyopari bandhuḥ | svāhākāreṇa | reto vā'idaṃ siktamayamagniḥ | tasminyat kāṣṭhānyasvāhākṛtānyabhyādadhyād-hiṃsyādvainam | tā yat samidhaḥ-tena nāhutayaḥ | yadu svāhākāreṇa-tenānnam | annaṃ hi svāhākāraḥ | tatho hainaṃ na hinasti ## Linked texts (3) - [Mādhyandina](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina.6.6.3.1) — Sanskrit - [Mādhyandina (ed. Shuklayajurveda)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.suklayajur*vajasaneyi*madhyandina*shuklayajurveda.11.80) — Sanskrit - [Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kanviyasatapathabrahmana.43.13) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.28) · Pramāṇa