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[38.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.30) 19 ) iti bhatvādutvābhāvaḥ | tena yuktaṃ yathā bhavati tathā vāgdevatayā yuktā asītyarthaḥ | 'dhruvā' sthirā satī 'sīda' niṣaṇṇā bhava pariśidasīti dvitīyo mantraḥ | parito bhogāṃścinvānā sampādyamānā paricīyamānā vāgasītyarthaḥ ### [38.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.31) 'sakthyāvasyaite'-itivad “bāhū asyaite”-iti vyākhyeyam | etāsāmiṣṭakānāmupadhānasya prādakṣiṇyamupanayena darśayantastauti-sa vā itīmā iti | ' imāḥ' madhye upadhīyamānāvatastva iṣṭakāḥ ātmana uttarārddhamārabhya dakṣiṇā upadadhāti' | ' ime' pāścāttye iṣṭake 'iti ' prathamaṃ dakṣiṇāddharyām, paścāduttarāddharyāmityanena krameṇopadadhāti | tathā 'ime' 'paurastye iṣṭake prathamamuttarāddharyām, paścāddakṣiṇāddharyāmityanena krameṇopadadhāti | 'tat ' tayā sati ' dakṣiṇāvṛt ' prādakṣiṇyena vartanaṃ bhavati | 'tat ' khalu, ' devatrā' deveṣu yogyamityarthaḥ ### [38.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.33) athopahitānāmiṣṭakānāṃ sambhūya saṃkhyāṃ praśaṃsati-aṣṭāviṣṭakā iti | gāyatro'gniriti | aṣṭākṣara(tyu) atha loka̱mpṛṇāmupadadhāti | ta̱syā'u̍pari ba̱ndhustisraḥ pūrvāstri̱vṛda̱gniryāvāna̱gniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvantamevainametaccinoti daśottarāstāsāmupari ba̱ndhudve vā'gre'tha daśāthaikāmevaitāṃ hi citiṃ cinvanti tāstrayodaśa sampadyante ta̱syokto ba̱ndhuḥ ### [38.33-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.33-2) atha lokaṃpṛṇāmupadadhāti | tasyā upari bandhuḥ | tisraḥ pūrvāḥ | trivṛdagniḥ | yāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā-tāvantamevainametañcinoti | daśottarāḥ | tāsāmupari bandhuḥ | dve vā'gre, atha daśa, athaikām | evaṃ hi citiṃ cinvanti | tāstrayodaśa sampadyante | tasyokto bandhuḥ ### [38.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.34) ( strā ) ṇā''ubhayya'ekavim̐śatiḥ sampadyante | dvādaśa māsāḥ pañcartuvastraya'ime lokā' asāvāditya' ekavim̐śo'muṃ tadādityamasminnagnau pratiṣṭhāpayati ### [38.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.35) ( tye ) ṣakavim̐śatirveva pariśritaḥ | (to) dvādaśa māsāḥ pañcartuvaya 'ime lokā'ayagnisuto'dhyekavim̐śo'muṃ tadamumamuṣminnāditye pratiṣṭhāpayati tadyadetā 'evamupadadhātyetāvevaitadanyo'nyasminpratiṣṭhāpayati tāvetāvanyo'nyasminpratiṣṭhitau tau vā'etāvutra dvāvekavim̐śau sampādayatyutra hyevemau tadobhau bhavata'āhavanīyaśca gārhapatyaśca ### [38.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.36) ( śru0 ) atha purīṣaṃ nivapati | tasyopari bandhustañcātvālevelāyā 'āharatyagnireṣa yaccātvālostṛtho hāsyaitadāgneyameva bhavati sā samambilā syāttasyokto bandhuḥ ### [38.36-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.36-2) atha purīṣaṃ nivapati | tasyopari bandhuḥ | taccātvālvelāyā āharati | agnireṣaḥ- yaccātvālḥ tatho hāsyaitadāgneyameva bhavati | sā samambilā syāt | tasyokto bandhuḥ ### [38.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.37) (vyo̍) vyāmamātrī bhavati | vyāmamātro vai puruṣa̍ḥ pu̱ruṣaḥ pra̱jāpa̍tiḥ pra̱jāpa̍tira̱gnirā̱tmasa̍ṃmmitāṃ tadyoni̍ṃ karoti parimaṇḍalā bhavati parimaṇḍalā hi yoniratho'ayaṃ vai loko gārhapatyaḥ parimaṇḍalu' u vā'ayaṃ lokaḥ ### [38.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.38) ( ko'thai ) athainau saṃnnivapati | saṃjñāme̱vābhyāmetatkaroti sumitatha̍r saṃkalpethāem̐ saṃ vāṃ manām̐si saṃvratā'gne tvaṃ purīṣyo bhavattaṃ naḥ sumanāviti śamayatye̍vaināvetadahim̐sāyai yathā nānyonyam̐ him̐syatām ### [38.37-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.37-2) vyāmamātrī bhavati | vyāmamātro vai puruṣaḥ | puruṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ | prajāpatiragniḥ | ātmasaṃmitāṃ tadyoniṃ karoti | parimaṇḍalā bhavati | parimaṇḍalā hi yoniḥ | atho'ayaṃ vai loko gārhapatyaḥ parimaṇḍala u vā'ayaṃ lokaḥ ### [38.38-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.38-2) athainau saṃnivapati | saṃjñāmevābhyāmetatkaroti | " samitaṃ saṅkalpethām | saṃ vāṃ manāṃsi saṃvratā | agne tvaṃ purīṣyaḥ | bhavattaṃ naḥ sumanasau "-( vā. saṃ. 12 | 57-60 ) iti śamayatyevaināvetadahiṃsāyai-yathā nānyonyaṃ hiṃsyātām ### [38.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.39) ( ṝ ) caturbhiḥ saṃni̍ivapati | tadye ca̍tuṣpādāḥ pa̱śavastaire̱vābhyāmetatsa̍ñjñāṃ karotyatho̱'nna̱ṃ vai pa̱śavo̱'nne̍nai̱vābhyāmeta̱tsaṃjñāṃ karoti ### [38.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.40) tāṃ na riktāma̱vekṣeta | nedriktāma̱vekṣā'iti yadriktāma̱vekṣeta̱ grase̍ta̱ hainam ### [38.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.41) ( mu ) athāsyā̍ sikatā̱'āvapati, ( tya ) agnere̱tadvaiśvāna̱rasya̱ reto yatsaka̍tā̱' agnima̍vā̱syāmetadvaiśvānaram̐ retobhūtam̐ siñcati sā sammbilā syāttasyokto bandhuḥ ### [38.39-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.39-2) caturbhiḥ saṃnivapati | tadye catuṣpādāḥ paśavaḥ-tairevābhyāmetatsaṃjñāṃ karoti | atho'nnaṃ vai paśavaḥ annenaivābhyāmetatsaṃjñāṃ karoti ### [38.40-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.40-2) tāṃ na riktāmavekṣeta | nedriktāmavekṣā'iti | yadriktāmavekṣeta-graseta hainam ### [38.41-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.41-2) athāsyāṃ sikatā āvapati | agneretadvaiśvānarasya reto-yatsikatāḥ | agnima̍vā̱syāmetadvaiśvānaraṃ retobhūtaṃ siñcati | sā sambilā syāt | tasyokto bandhuḥ ### [38.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.42) ( u ) athaināṃ vimuñcati | ( ty ) apradāhāya yadi yuktaṃ na vimucyate pra tuddahyata 'etadvā'etadyuktā reto'bhārṣīdetumagniṃ tamatrājījanadathāparaṃ dhatte ghoṣā vā'ukhā tasmādyadā yoṣā pūrvathūm̐ retaḥ prajanayatyathāparaṃ dhatte ### [38.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.43) māteva putraṃ pṛthivī purīṣyamiti | māteva putraṃ pṛthivī paśuvyamityetadagnim̐ sve yonāvabhārukhetyagnim̐ sve yonāvabhārṣīdukhetyetattāṃ viśvairdevaiṛtubhiḥ saṃvidānaḥ prajāpatirviśvakarmā vimuñcatvityṛtavo vai viśve devāstadenaṃ viśvairdevaiṛtubhiḥ saṃvidānaḥ prajāpatirviśvakarmā vimuñcati tāmuttarato'gnernidadhātyaranimātre tulyokto bandhuḥ ### [38.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38.44) ( 3 ) athāsyāṃ paya'ānayati | (tye) etadvā'etadveto dhatte'tha payo dhatte yoṣā vā'ukhā tasmādyadā yoṣā reto dhatte'tha payo dhatte'dharāḥ sikatā bhavantyuttaraṃ payo'dhara hi reta'uttaraṃ payastanmadhya'ānayati yathā tatprati puruṣaśīrṣamupadadhyāt --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.38) · Pramāṇa