[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) › 35 # Citikanda 35 Citikāṇḍa 35 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [35.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.1) iti pañcamaprapāṭhake pañcamaṃ brāhmaṇam || 6-5-5 || ( 8. 1.) athāto bhasmana ' evābhyavaharaṇasya | devā vā'etadagre bhasmodavapaṃste'bruvanyadi vā'ida̱mitthameva sadātmānamabhisaṃskariṣyāmahe martyāḥ kuṇupā 'anapahatapāpmāno bhaviṣyāmo yadyu parāvapsyāmo yadatrāgneyaṃ bahirddhā tadaneḥ kariṣyāma'upa tujānīta yathedaṃ karavāmeti te'bruvaṃścetayadhvamiti citimicchateti vāva tadabruvaṃstadudicchata yathedaṃ karavāmeti ### [35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.2) te cetuyamānāḥ | (') etudapaśyannapu' evainadabhyuvaharāmāpo vā'asya sarvvasya pratiṣṭhā tadyutrāsya sarvvasya pratiṣṭhā tadenatpratiṣṭhāpya yudutrāgneyaṃ tuda̱dbhyo'dhijanayiṣyāma'iti tada̱po'bhyuvāharaṃstadyaivenadayametada̱po'bhyuvaharati ### [35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.3) ( tyā ) āpo devīḥ | pratigṛbhṇīta bhasmaitutsyone kṛṇudhva m̐ surabhā'u loka'iti jagdhaṃ vā'etudyātudhāma bhavati tudetudāha subhiṣṭhe 'enalloke kurudhvamiti tasmai namantāṃ janaya' ityāpo vai janayo'ddbhyo hīda m̐ sarvaṃ jāyate supatnīrityugninā'vā āpaḥ supatnyo māteva putraṃ bibhṛtāpsuvenaḍiti yuthā mātā putramupasthe bibhṛyādevamenādvibhṛtetyetat ### [35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.4) ( ' ) apsvagne̱ sadhiṣṭveti | ( tyu ) apsvagne̱ yonirityevaitatsauṣadhīrurudhyasa 'ityoṣadhīrhyeṣo'nurudhyate̱ garbhe sañjāyase punariti garbhai hyeṣa sañjāyate punargarbho'asyoṣadhīnāṃ garbho vanaspatīnām | garbho viśvasya bhūtasyāgne garbho 'apāmasīti tadenamasya sarvvasya garbhaṃ karoti ### [35.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.5) tribhirabhyavahrati | tribṛdagniryāvānagniyoṃvatyasya mātrā tāvataivenadetadabhyavaharatyekenāgre'tha dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ vā'gre'thaikena tristu kṛtvo'bhyuvaharati tanne dvipādāḥ paśavastairaivaitaddbhyavaharati ### [35.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.6) (tyu ) athāpādatte | tadyadannāgneyaṃ tadetadbhyo'dhi janayatyanayā'nuyā vai bheṣajaṃ kriyate'nayaivaitatsambharati prasanro bhasmanā yonimapaśca pṛthivīmabha'iti prasanno hyeṣa bhasmanā yonimapaśca pṛthivīṃ ca bhavati sasṛjya mātṛbhi̱ṣṭaṃ jyotiṣmānpunarāsada'iti saṅgatya mātṛbhi̱ṣṭaṃ jyotiṣmānpunarāsada'ityetatpunarāsudya sudanaṃ punarū̱rjā saha rayyetyetena mā surveṇābhinivarttasvetyetat ### [35.5-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.5-2) atha dvābhyām | dvābhyāṃ vā'gre-athaikena | dvikhu kṛtvo'bhyavaharati | tadye dvipādāḥ paśavaḥ | tairevainadetadabhyavaharati ### [35.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.38) athāpādatte | tadyadannāgneyaṃ-tadetadbhyo'dhi janayati-anayā | anayā vai bheṣajaṃ kriyate, anayaivaitadetat sambharati | “prasanno bhasmanā yonimapaśca pṛthivīmagne ”-iti | prasanno hyeṣa bhasmanā yonima apaśca, pṛthivīṃ ca bhavati | “saṃsṛjya mātṛbhiṣṭaṃ jyotiṣmān punarāsadaḥ”( vā. saṃ. 12 ### [35.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.39) ) iti | saṅgatya mātṛbhiṣṭaṃ jyotiṣmānpunarāsada ityetat | “punarāsadya sadanam ”-( vā. saṃ. 12 ### [35.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.40) ) “punarūrjā ”-( vā. saṃ 12 ### [35.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.41) ) “ saha rayyā ”( vā. saṃ. 12 ### [35.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.6-2) ) iti | etena mā sarveṇābhinivarttasvetyetat ### [35.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.7) ( ca ) caturbhi̱rādatte | taya̱ yutuṣpādāḥ paśa̱vastai̱rainametatsa̱mbharatyatho 'nnaṃ vai paśavo'nne̍nainametatsa̱mbharati tribhira̱bhyavaha̱rati tatsa̱pta sa̱ptacitiko'gniḥ sa̱ptartavaḥ saṃvvatsa̱raḥ saṃvvatsa̱ro'gniryāvāna̱gniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvattadbhavati ### [35.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.8) ( tya ) apādāya bhasma̱naḥ pratyetya | ( tyo ) ukhāyāmopyopatiṣṭhata'etadvā'etadyathāyathaṃ karoti ya̱dagnima̱po'bhyavaha̱rati tasmā'evaitannihvate'him̐sāyā 'āgneyībhyāma̱gnaya'evaitannihnute buddhavatībhyāṃ yathaivāsyaitadagnirbuco nibodheta ### [35.7-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.7-2) caturbhiṃrādatte | tad ye catuṣpādāḥ paśavaḥ | tairaivanametatsaṃbharati | atho'annaṃ vai paśavaḥ | annenaivanametat sambharati | tribhirabhyavaharati | tat sapta | saptacitiko'gniḥ | sapta'rtavaḥ samvatsaraḥ | samvatsaro'gniḥ | yāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvattadbhavati ### [35.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.8-2) apādāya bhasmanaḥ pratyetya-ukhāyāmopyopatiṣṭhate | etaddvā'etadyathāyathaṃ karoti-yadagnimapo'bhyavaharati | tasmā'evaitannihnute-ahiṃsāyai | āgneyībhyām | agnaya'evaitannihnute | buddhavatībhyām yathaivāsyaitadagnirbaco nibodhet ### [35.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.9) (ddho) bodhā me 'asya vvacaso yaviṣṭheti | bodha me'sya vvacaso yaviṣṭhetyetanmam̐hiṣṭhasya prabhṛtasya svadhāva' iti bhūyiṣṭhasya prabhṛtasya svadhāva' ityetatpīyati tvo'anu tvo gṛṇātīti pīyatyeko'nveko gṛṇāti vvandāruṣṭe tanva̍ṃ vvande'agna 'iti vvanditā te'haṃ tanvaṃ vvande'gna'ityetatsa bodhi sūrirmaghavā vvasupate vvasudāvan || yuyodhyasmaddveṣām̐sīti yathaivāsmāddveṣām̐si yuyādevametadāha dvābhyāmupatiṣṭhate gāyatryā ca triṣṭubhā ca tasyokto bandhuḥ ### [35.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35.10) ( stā ) tāni nava bhavanti | nava diśo diśo'gnirnava prāṇāḥ prāṇā 'agniryāvānagniyoṃvatyasya mātrā tāvattadbhavati ## Linked texts (2) - [Mādhyandina](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina.6.8.2.1) — Sanskrit - [Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kanviyasatapathabrahmana.50.15) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.35) · Pramāṇa