[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) › 29 # Citikanda 29 Citikāṇḍa 29 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [29.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.1) atha viṣṇuqamānkrāntvā | vātsapreṇopasthāẏāstamita'āditye bha̱smaiva prathamamudrapatyetadvā'enametenānnena prīṇātyetābhiḥ samidbhirustasyānyasya jagdhu̱syaiṣa pāpmā sīdati bhasma̱ te̱nainametadruyāvarttayati tasminnapahūtapāpmanvācaṃ visṛjate vyācaṃ visṛjya samidhamādadhāti rā̱tryā'evainametadu̱nnena prīṇāti rātrīm̐ rātrīmaprayāvaṃ bharanta̱'iti ta̱syokto bandhū rātryā 'evaitāmariṣṭim̐ svastimaśāste tadyatkiñcāto rātryāpasamādadhātyāhutikṛtatham̐ haivāsmai tadupasamādadhāti ### [29.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.2) ( tyu ) atha prāta̱rudita'āditye | bha̱smaiva̱ prathamamudvapatyetaddhā'e̱nametenānne̍na prīṇātyetayā samidhā yacca̱ rātryopasamādadhāti tasyānna̱sya jagdhsyaiṣa pāpmā sīdati bhasma̱ tainaivaitaddbhyāvarttayati tasminnapaha̍tapāpmanvācaṃ vi̱sṛjate vācaṃ visṛjya samidhamādadhātya̱hna 'e̱vainametadanne̍na prīṇātya̱haraharaprayāvaṃ bharanta 'iti tusyokto bandhura̱hna 'e̱vaitāma̱riṣṭi̍i svastimāśāste tayatkiñcāto'hnaopasamādadhātyāhutikṛta m̐ haivāsmai tadupasamādadhāti ### [29.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.3) (tya) ahorātre vā 'abhivarttamāne saṃvvatsaramāpnutaḥ saṃvvatsaro'idaᳪ sarvvamāhāyaivaitāmariṣṭiᳪ svastimaśāste ### [29.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.4) ( ste'tha ) atha yadā'smai vrataṃ prayacchanti | (ntya) atha vrate nyujya samidhamādadhāti na vrate nya̱ñjyādityu haika'āhurāhutiṃ tujjuhuyāḍanavaklṛptaṃ vai tadya̱dīkṣita'āhutiṃ juhuyāditi ### [29.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.5) sa vai nyañjyādeva | daivo vā 'asyaiṣa' ātmā mānuṣo'yaᳪ sa yanna nyañjyānna haitaṃ daivamātmānaṃ prīṇīyā'tha yunnayanakti tatho haitaṃ daivamātmānaṃ prīṇāti sā yatsamittena vāhutiryadu vrate nyaktā tenānnamannaᳪ hi vratam ### [29.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.7) (tham̐) sa vai̱ sami̍dhamādhā̱yātha̍ vratayati | daivo vā'a̱syaiṣa' ā̱tmā mānu̱ṣo'yaṃ de̱vā' u vā'agne'tha manuṣyāsta̱smātsami̍dhamādhā̱yātha̍ vratayati 6 (tyu) anna̍pate'nna̍sya no dehīti̍ | (tyu) aśanapate'śanasya no dehītye̱tada̱namī̱vasya̍ śuṣmi̱ṇa' ityanaśanāyu̱sya śuṣmi̱ṇa' itye̱tatpra dā̱tāra̍ṃ tāriṣa' iti̱ yaja̍māno vai dā̱tā pra yaja̍mānaṃ tāriṣa' itye̱tadūrja̍ṃ no dhehi dvi̱pade̱ catu̍ṣpada̱'ityā̱śiṣa̍māśāste̱ yadu̱ bhinnā̍yai prāyaści̍ttimāhottarasmi̱stvadanvākhyāna 'iti ### [29.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.8) dyadyeṣokhā bhidyeta | yā'bhinnā nuvā sthālyurubilī syāttasyāmenaṃ paryāvapedārcchati ṣā'eṣokhā yā bhidyate'nārttā vā'iyaṃ devatā'nārttāyāmimamanārttaṃ bibharāṇīti tatrokhāyai kapālaṃ purastātprāsyati tatho haiṣu' etasyai svāyai yonerna cyavate ### [29.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.9) ( 'e'tha ) atha mṛdamāhṛtya | ( tyo ) ukhāṃ copāṃ ca piṣṭvā sasṛjyokhāṃ karotyetayaivāvṛtā'nupaharanyajustūṣṇīmeva paktvā paryāvapati karmaṇireva tatra prāyaścittiḥ punastatkapālamukhāyāmupasamasyokhāṃ copaśayāṃ ca piṣṭvā sa sṛjya nidadhāti prāyaścittibhyaḥ ### [29.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.8-2) yadyeṣokhā bhidyeta-yā'bhinnā navā sthālyurubilī syāt | tasyāmenaṃ paryāvapet | ārcchati vā'eṣokhā yā bhidyate | anārttā'iyaṃ devatā | anārttāyāmimanārttaṃ bibharāṇīti | tatrokhāyai kapālaṃ purastāt prāsyati | tatho haiṣa etasyai svāyai yonerna cyavate ### [29.9-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.9-2) atha mṛdamāhṛtya, ukhāṃ copaśayāṃ ca piṣṭvā, saṃsṛjyokhāṃ karoti-etayaivāvṛtā-anupaharan yajuḥtūṣṇīmeva paktvā paryāvapati | karmaṇireva tatra prāyaścittiḥ | punastatkapālamukhāyāmupasamasya ukhāṃ copaśayāṃ ca piṣṭvā saṃsṛjya nidadhāti, prāyaścittibhyaḥ ### [29.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.10) ( bhyo'tha ) atha yudyeṣa'uruyyo'gniranugacchet | (dvagvā) gārhapatyaṃ vāva su gacchati gārhapatyāddhi sa āhṛto bhavati gārhapatyādvaivaṃ prāñcamuddhṛtyopasamādhāyokhāṃ pravṛñjyādetayaivāvṛtā'nupahanyajustūṣṇīmeva tāṃ yudā'gnirārohati ### [29.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.11) (tyu) atha prāyaścittī karoti | survebhyo vā'eṣa'etaṃ kāmebhya'ādhatte tadyudevāsmātra kāmānāṃ vyavacchidyate'gnāvanugate tudevaitatsuntanoti sundadhātyubhe prāyaścittī karotyadhvaraprāyaścittiṃ cāgniprāyaścittiṃ cādhvarasya pūrvvāmathāmnestasyokto bandhuḥ ### [29.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.12) su samidhā''jyasyopahatya | (tyā) āsīna' āhutiṃ juhoti viśvakarmaṇe svāhetyathopotthāya samidhamādadhāti punastvā''dityā rudrā 'vasavaḥ samindhatāṃ punarbrahmāṇo vasunītha yajñairityetāstvā devatāḥ punaḥ samindhatāmityevaitadghṛtena tvaṃ ta̱nvaṃ vardhayasva satyāḥ santu yajamānasya kāmā 'iti ghṛtenāha tvaṃ ta̱nvaṃ varddhayasva yebhya ' tvāṃ kāmebhyo yajamāna' ādhatta te'sya sarve satyāḥ santvityetat ### [29.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.13) (d) atha yadi gārhapatyo'nugacchet | ( da ) araṇī vvāva sa gacchatyaraṇibhyām̐ hi sa' āhuto bhavatyaraṇibhyāmevainaṃ mathittvopasamādhāya prāyaścittī karoti ### [29.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.14) ( tyu ) atha yadi prasuta'āhavanīyo'nugucchet | (dvavā) gārhapatyaṃ vāva su gacchati gārhapatyāddhi sa'āhṛto bhavati gārhapatyādvaivenaṃ prāñca1 sāṅkāśinena hṛṛtvopasamādhāya prāyaścittī karoti yastvasminkāle'dhvaraḥ syāttāmadhvaraprāyaścittiṃ kuryātsamānyampripāyaścittiḥ ### [29.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29.15) ( ḍu) atha yadyāgnīdhrī̱yo'nugucchet | (dvavā ) gārhapatyaṃ vāva su gacchati gārhapatyāddhi sa'āhṛto bhavati gārhapatyādvaivenaṃ prāñcamuttareṇa sado hṛtvopasamādhāya prāyaścittī karotyatha yadi gārhapatyo'nugucchettasyokto bandhuḥ --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.29) · Pramāṇa