[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) › 40 # Citikanda 40 Citikāṇḍa 40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [40.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.21) — 1 part ### [40.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.2) iti prathamaprapāṭhake dvitīyaṃ brāhmaṇam || 7|1 ### [40.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.1) iti prathamo'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ || 7-1 a̱thāto̱ nairṛ̍tī̱rhara̍nti | (ntye ) e̱tadvai de̱vā gārha̍patyaṃ ci̱tvā samā̍roha̱nnrayam̐ vai lo̱ko gārha̍patya 'i̱mume̱va tam̐llo̱ka̍m̐ sam̐skṛ̱tya samā̍roham̐ste tama̱ 'e̱vāna̍tidṛ̱śyama̍paśya̱n ### [40.2-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.2-2) ( iyum̐ste ) te'bruvann | ( nyu ) upa̍ tu̱jjānīta yuthe̱daṃ tama̍ḥ pā̱pmāna̱mapa̍ha̱nāma̱hā'iti̍ te̱'bruvam̐ścetaya̍dhva̱miti̍ citimicchate̱ti vāva tada̍bruvam̐sta̱dicchata yuthe̱daṃ tama̍ḥ pā̱pmāna̱mapaha̍nāmahā̱'iti̍ ### [40.1-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.1-2) athāto nairṛtīrharanti | etadvai devā gārhapatyaṃ citvā samārohan | ayaṃ vai loko gārhapatyaḥ imeva tallokaṃ saṃskṛtya samārohan | te tama evānatidṛśyamapaśyan ### [40.2-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.2-3) te'bruvan-upa tajjānīta-yathedaṃ tamaḥ pāpmānamapahnāmahā'iti | te'bruvan-cetayadhvamiti citimicchateti vāva tadabruvan | tadicchata-yathedaṃ tamaḥ pāpmānamapahnāmahā'iti ### [40.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.3) te ce̱tayamānāḥ | ( ' ) etā 'iṣṭa̍kā 'apaśya̱nnairṛtīstā 'upādadhata tābhistattamaḥ pāpmāna̍mapāghnata pāpmā vai nirṛtistadyadetābhiḥ pāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapāghnata tasmādetā nairṛtyaḥ ### [40.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.4) ( sta ) tadvā'etatkriyate | yaddevā 'akurvanni̱daṃ nu tattamaḥ sa pāpmā daivairevāpahato ya̱ccaivaitatkaroti yaddevā 'akurvaṃstatkaravāṇītyatho ya 'eva pāpmā yā nirṛti̱stame̱tābhirapahate tadyadetābhiḥ pāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapahate tasmādetā nairṛtyaḥ ### [40.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.5) ( tyo ) yadvevaitā nairṛtī̱rharanti | prajāpatiṃ visra̱staṃ yatra devāḥ sama̱skurvaṃstamukhāyāṃ yonau retobhūtamasiñcanyoni̱rvā'ukhā tasmā'etāṃ saṃvatsare pratiṣṭām̐ samaskurvannamumeva lokamayaṃ vai loko gārhapatyasta̱sminnenaṃ prāja̱nayaṃstasya yaḥ pāpmā yaḥ śuṣmā yadbalvaṃ yajjarāyu tadasyaitābhirapāmṛkṣaṃstadyadetābhiḥ pāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapāmṛkṣaṃstasmādetā nairṛtyaḥ ### [40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.6) ( stṛ) tathaivaitadyajamānaḥ | (S) ātmānamukhāyāṃ yonau retobhūtūm̐ siñcati yonirvvā'ukhā tasmā'etā saṃvatsare pratiṣṭhā saṃskarotīmumeva loka mayaṃ vai loko gārhapatyastasminnenaṃ prajanayati tasya yaḥ pāpmā yaḥ śleṣmā yada̱lvaṃ yajjarāyu tada̱syaitābhirapahanti tadyada̱syaitābhiḥ pāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapahanti tasmādetā naiṛtyaḥ ### [40.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.6-2) pādamātryo bhavanti | (ntya) adhaspadameva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtiṃ kurute'lakṣaṇā bhavanti yadvai nāsti tadalakṣaṇamasantameva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtiṃ loko gārhapatyaḥ | tasminnenaṃ prājanayan | tasya yaḥ pāpmā, yaḥ śleṣmā, yadulvam, yajjarāyutadasyaitābhirapāghnan | tadyadasyaitābhiḥ pāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapāghnan-tasmādetā nairṛtyaḥ ### [40.6-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.6-3) tathaivaitadyajamāna ātmānamukhāyāṃ yonau retobhūtaṃ siñcati | yonirvādukhā | tasmā'etāṃ saṃvatsare pratiṣṭhāṃ saṃskaroti-imameva lokam | ayaṃ vai loko gārhapatyaḥ | tasminnenaṃ prajanayati | tasya yaḥ pāpmā, yaḥ śleṣmā, yadulvam, yajjarāyu-tadasyaitābhirapahanti | tadyadasyaitābhiḥ pāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapahanti-tasmādetā nairṛtyaḥ ### [40.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.7) pādamātryo bhavanti | adhaspadameva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtiṃ kurute | alakṣaṇā bhavanti | yadvai nāstikurute tuṣapakā bhavanti nairṛtā vai tuṣā. nairṛtam̐reva tannairṛtaṃ karma karoti kṛṣṇā bhavanti kṛṣṇa m̐ hi tatta̱ma 'āsīdatho kṛṣṇā vai nirṛtiḥ ### [40.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.8) ( stā ) tāmiretāṃ diśaṃ yanti | (ntye ) eṣā vai nairṛtī dig nairṛtyāmeva taddiśi nirṛtiṃ dadhāti sa yatra svakṛtam̐ vairiṇam̐ śvabhrapradaro vā syātdenā 'upaddhyādyatra vā'asyā'avadīryete yutra vā'syā'oṣadhayo na jāyante nirṛtirhyāsyai tadgṛhṇāti̍ nairṛta'eva tadbhūmerniṛrṛtiṃ dadhāti tāḥ parācīlokabhājaḥ kṛtvopaddhāti ### [40.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.9) (tyu ) asunvantamuyajamānamiccheti | yo vai na sunotni na yujate taṃ ni̱rkṛti̱rkaccha̍ti ste̱nusyetyā̱munvi̍hi̱i taskara̍syeti ste̱nura̱sya cetyāmanvi̍hi taskarasya cetyetadutho yathā stenastaskaraḥ pralāyametyevaṃ pralāyamīhītyanyamasmadiccha sā ta'ityetyanitthaṃvidām̐samicchetyetannamo devi nirṛte tubhyamastviti namaskāreṇaivaināmupahate ### [40.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.10) na̱maḥ su̱ te niṛte tigmateja 'iti | ti̱igmatejā vai nirṛti̱istasyā 'e̱tannamaskarotyayasma̱yaṃ vi̱icṛttā bandhumeta̱mityayasma̱yena ha vai taṃ bandhunena̱ nirṛtirbadhnāti̱ yaṃ ba̱dhnāti ya̱mena tva̱ṃ samyā saṃvi̱dānā̱netya̱gnirvai ya̱ma 'iyaṃ ya̱myābhyāmi̍ hīda sarvaṃ yuta̱mābhyāṃ tvayam̐ saṃvi̱idānā̱netye̱vaita̱dāhottame nāke̱'dhirurohayaina̱miti sva̱rgā vai loko nākaḥ sva̱rge loke yaja̍mānamadhi̱irohayetyetadāha ### [40.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.11) ( śu) ya̱syāste ghora 'āsa̱ñjuhomīti | ghorā vai ni̱rṛti̱stasyā 'e̱tadāsa̱ñjuhoti̱ ya̱ttaddeva̱tyaṃ karma karotye̱ṣāṃ bandhānā̱mavasa̱rjaneti yairbandhairbaddho bhavati yāṃ tvā jano bhūmiriti pramandata'itīyaṃ vai bhūmirasyām̐ vai sa bhavati yo bhavati nirṛtiṃ tvāhaṃ pariveda viśvata 'iti nirṛtiriti tvāhaṃ pariveda sarvvata' ityetadiyaṃ vai nirṛtiriyaṃ vai taṃ nirarpayati yo nirṛcchati tadyathā vai brūyādasāvāmuṣyāyago'si veda tvā mā mā hiṃsīrityuevametadāha natarām̐ hi vidita 'āmantrito hinasti ### [40.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.12) nopa̍spṛśati | pā̱pmā vai nirṛti̍rnetpā̱pmanā̱ sa spṛ̍śā̱'iti̱ na sādayati pratiṣṭhā vai sādanaṃ netpāpmānaṃ pratiṣṭhāpayānīti na sūdadohasā'dhivadati prāṇo vai sūdadohā netpāpmānaṃ prāṇena saṃtanuvāni saṃdadhānīti ### [40.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.13) tā haike purastādarvācīrupadadhati | pāpmā vai nirṛtirnetpāpmānaṃ nirṛtimanvavāyāmeti na tathā kuryātparācīrevopaddhyātparāñcameva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapahate ### [40.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.14) tisra 'iṣṭakā 'upadadhāti | trivṛdagniryāvānagniyoṃvatyasya mātrā tāvataiva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapahate ### [40.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.16) ( te'thā ) athāsandī śikyam | ( 1 ) rukmapāśāmiṇḍave tutparācyai nyasyati nairṛto vai pāśo nirṛtipāśādeva tatpramucyate yaṃ te devī nirṛtirābabandha pāśaṃ grīvāssvavi̱cṛtya̱mityane̱vaṃviduṣā hyavi̱cṛtya̱staṃ te viṣṣyāmyāyuṣo na madhyādityagnivā̱yustasyaitanmadhyaṃ yuccito gārhapatyo bhavatyacita 'āhavanīyastasmādyadi yuvā'gniṃ cinute yadi stha̱vira 'āyuṣo na madhyādityevāheyāthaitaṃ pitumaddhi prasūta 'ityannaṃ vai piturathaitadannamaddhi prayukta 'ityetattriṣṭugbhirvvajño vai triṣṭubva̱jeṇaiva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapahate ### [40.16-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.16-2) tisra'iṣṭakā bhavanti | (ntyā ) āsandīṃ śikya1m̐ rukmapāśa'iṇḍve tadaṣṭāvaṣṭākṣarā gāyatrī gāyatro'gniryāvānagniyoṃvatyasya mātrā tāvataiva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapahate ### [40.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.17) ( te'yā ) athāntareṇodacamasaṃ ninayati | vajro vā'āpo vajreṇaiva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtimantardhatte namo bhūtyai yedaṃ cakāretyupottiṣṭhanti bhūtyai vā'etadagre devāḥ ka̱rmākurva̍sta̱syā'etannamo'kurvanbhūtyā''evāyametatkarma kurute tasyā'etannamaskarotyapratīkṣamāyantyapratīkṣameva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtaṃ jahāti ### [40.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.18) pratye̱tyāgnimupatiṣṭhate | ( ta' ) etadvā'etadyathāyathaṃ karoti yada̱gnau sāmicita'etāṃ diśameti tasmā'evaitannihnute'him̐sāyai ### [40.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.19) ya̱dvevopatiṣṭhate | ( te'yaṃ ) a̱yaṃ vai lo̱ko gārhapatyaḥ pratiṣṭhā vai gārhapatya 'iya̱mu vai pratiṣṭhā'thaitadapathamivaiti yadetāṃ diśameti tadyadupatiṣṭhata'imāmevaitatpratiṣṭhāmabhipratyetyasyāmevaitatpratiṣṭhāyāṃ pratitiṣṭhati ### [40.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.20) nive̱śana̱ḥ saṃga̱mano̱ vasū̍nāmiti | nive̱śane̱ hyayam̐ lo̱kaḥ saṃga̱mano̱ vasū̍nā̱ṃ viśvā̍ rū̱pā'a̱bhica̍ṣṭe̱ śacī̍bhiriti sarvāṇi rūpāṇyabhi̱icaṣṭe̱ śacī̍bhiritye̱tadde̱va'i̍va savi̱tā sa̱tyadha̱rmendro̱ na ta̍sthau sama̱re pa̱thīnā̱miti̱ yathai̍va yaju̱stathā̱ bandhuḥ ### [40.3-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.3-2) iti prathamaprapāṭhake tṛtīyaṃ brāhmaṇam || 7|1 ### [40.1-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.1-3) ( 2-1 ) a̱tha prāyaṇī̱yaṃ nirva̍pati | tasya ha̱viṣkṛtā̱ vācaṃ visṛjate̱ vācaṃ visṛ̱jya stambayajurharati stambayajurhṛtvā pūrveṇa parigraheṇa parigṛhya likhitvā''ha̱ hara tri̱riti harati trirāgnīdhraḥ ### [40.2-4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.2-4) pratye̱tya prāyaṇīyena pracarati | prāyaṇīyena pracarya̍ sīraṃ yunaktyetadvā 'enaṃ devāḥ saṃskariṣyantaḥ purastādannena samārdhayaṃstathaivai namayametatsaṃskariṣyanpurastādannena samardhayati sīraṃ bhavati sera m̐haitadyansīramirāmevāsminnetaddadhāti ### [40.3-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.3-3) (tyau ) audumbaraṃ bhavati | (tyū) ū̱rdhvai raso 'udumbura 'u̱rjevai̱nametadrusena su̱mardhayati maujaṃ parisāryai trivṛttasyokto bandhuḥ ### [40.4-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.4-2) so'gne̱rdakṣiṇātham̐ śroṇim | ( a ) jaghanena tiṣṭhannuttarasyāḥsasya purastādyujyamānamabhimantrayate sīrā yuñjanti kavayo yugā vi̱tanvate pṛtha̱giti ye vidvā̱ātham̐saste ka̱vayaste sīraṃ ca yuñjanti yugāni ca vi̍vatanvate pṛthagdhīrā de̱veṣu su̱mnayeti ya̱jño vai sumnaṃ dhīrā de̱veṣu ya̱jñaṃ tanvānā ''hutye̱vaitat ### [40.5-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.5-2) (dyu) yunakta sīrā vi yugā tanudhvamiti | yuñjanti hi sīraṃ viyugāni tanvanti kṛte yonau vapateha bījamiti bījāya vā'eṣā yonikriyate yatsītā yathā ha vā'ayonau retaḥ siñcedevaṃ tadyadakṛṣṭe vapati girā ca śruṣṭiḥ subharā'asanna'iti vāgvai gīranna m̐ śruṣṭirnedīya'itsuṇapyaḥ pakvemeyāditi yadā vā'annaṃ pacyate'tha tutsṛṇyopacaranti dvābhyāṃ yunakti gāyatryā ca triṣṭubhā ca tusyokto bandhuḥ ### [40.6-4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.6-4) sa dakṣiṇamevāgre yunakti | ( 'tyu ) 'tha savyamevaṃ devatre̱tattathā mānuṣe ṣaḍgavaṃ bhavati dvādaśagavaṃ vā caturvim̐śatigavaṃ vā saṃvatsaramevābhisampadam ### [40.7-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.7-2) (mu) athainaṃ vikṛṣati | ( tyu) annaṃ vai kṛṣiretadvā'asmindevāḥ saṃskariṣyantaḥ purastādannamadadhustathaivāsminnayametatsaṃskariṣyanpurastā'nnaṃ dadhāti ### [40.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.8-2) sa vā'ātmānameva vikṛṣati | na pakṣapucchānyātmaṃstadannaṃ dadhāti yadu vā'ātmannannaṃ dhīyate tadātmānamavati tṛtpakṣapucchānyatha yutpakṣapuccheṣu naiva tadātmānamavati na pakṣapucchāni ### [40.7-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.7-3) athainaṃ vikṛṣati-annaṃ vai kṛṣiḥ| etadvā'asmindevāḥ saṃskariṣyantaḥ purastādannamadadhuḥ | tathaivāsminnayametat saṃskariṣyanpurastādannaṃ dadhāti ### [40.8-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.8-3) sa vā'ātmānameva vikṛṣati-na pakṣapucchāni | ātmaṃstadannaṃ dadhāti | yadu vā'ātmannannaṃ dhīyate-tadātmānamavati, tatpakṣapucchāni | atha yatpakṣapuccheṣu-naiva tadātmānamavati, na pakṣapucchāni ### [40.9-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.9-2) sa dakṣi̱ṇārdhe̱nāgreḥ | ( 2 ) antareṇa pari̱śritaḥ prācīm̐ pratha̱mām̐ sītām̐ kṛṣati śunam̐ su̱phālā̱ vivṛ̍ṣantu̱ bhūmim̐ śuna̱ṃ kīnā̍śā 'abhiyantu vvāhairiti śuna śu̱namiti̱ yadvai samṛ̱ddhaṃ tacchuna̍m̐ samardhayatye̱vaināmetat ### [40.10-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.10-2) ( 3 ) atha jagha̱nārdhenodīcīm | ( 4 ) ghṛ̱tena̱ sītā̱ madhu̍nā sumajya̱tāmiti yathaiva ya̱justathā bandhurvi̱śvairdevaira̍numa̱tā ma̱rudbhiriti viśve ca vai devā ma̱rutaśca varṣyesyeśata 'ūrja̍svatī payasā pinvamāneti raso vai paya 'ūrja̍svatī rasenānnena pinvamānetyetadasmāntsīte payasā'bhyāvavṛtsvetyasmāntsīte rasenābhyāvavṛtsvetyetat ### [40.11-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.11-2) ( du ) athottarārdhena prācīm | ( cīṃstām̐) lāṅgalaṃ pavīravaditi lāṅgalaṃ vai rayimadityetatsuśeva sompi̱itsa̱rivyannaṃ vai soma̍stadūḍrapati gāma̱viṃ praphuvyai ca pīvarīṃ prasthāvadrathavāhanamityetaddhi sarvathai sītoḍapati ### [40.12-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.12-2) ( tyu ) atha pūrvārdhena dakṣiṇām | kāmaṃ kāmadughe dhukṣva mitrāya vvaruṇāya ca || indrāya̱āśvibhyāṃ pūṣṇe prajābhya'oṣadhībhya'iti sarvadevatyā vai kṛṣiretābhyo̍ de̱vatābhyaḥ sarvānkāmāndhuṅkṣvetyetadityugre kṛṣatyatheti | athotyatheti taddakṣiṇāvṛttaddhi devatrā ### [40.13-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.13-2) catasraḥ sītā yujuṣā kṛṣati | tadyaccatasṛṣu dikṣvannaṃ tadasminnetaddadhāti tadvai yujuṣā'ddhā vai tadyadyajurddhā tadyadimā diśaḥ ### [40.14-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.14-2) ( śo'thā ) athātmānaṃ vikṛṣati | tadyadeva saṃvatsare'nnaṃ tadasminnetaddadhāti tūṣṇīmaniruktaṃ vai tayattūṣṇī sarvaṃ vā'anirukta sarvaiṇaivāsminnetadannaṃ dadhātītyeye kṛṣatyatheti | athetyatheti taddakṣiṇāvṛttaddhi devatrā ### [40.13-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.13-3) catasraḥ sītā yajuṣā kṛṣati | tad yaccatasṛṣu dikṣvannam-tadasminnetaddadhāti | tadvai yajuṣā addhā vai tad-yadyajuḥ | addho tad-yadimā diśaḥ ### [40.14-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.14-3) athātmānaṃ vikṛṣati | tadyadeva saṃvatsare'nnam-tadasminnetaddadhāti | tūṣṇīm | aniruktaṃ vai tad-yattūṣṇīm | sarvaṃ vā'aniruktam | sarveṇaivāsminnetadannaṃ dadhāti | ityegre kṛṣati, atheti, atheti, atheti-taddakṣiṇāvṛt | taddhi devatrā ### [40.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.15) ti̱srasti̱sraḥ sī̍tāḥ kṛṣati | trivṛ̍da̱gniyavā̍na̱gniyavi̍tyasya mā̱trā tāva̍taivāsminnetadanna̍ṃ dadhāti ### [40.16-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.16-3) dvāda̍śa sī̱tāstūṣṇīṃ kṛṣati | dvāda̍śa̱ māsāḥ sa̍ṃvatsa̱raḥ sa̍ṃvatsa̱ro'gniyavā̍na̱gniyavi̍tyasya mā̱trā tāva̍taivāsminnetadanna̍ṃ dadhāti ### [40.17-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.17-2) tā'u̱bhayyaḥ ṣoḍa̍śa̱ sampadyante | ṣoḍa̍śakalaḥ prajāpa̍tiḥ prajāpa̍tira̱gnirā̱tmasa̍ṃmitame̱vāsminnetadanna̍ṃ dadhāti̱ yadu̱ vā'ā̱tmasa̍ṃmitamanna̱ṃ tada̍vati tanna̱ hina̍sti̱ yadbhūyo̍ hina̱sti tadyatkanī̍yo̱ na tada̍vati ### [40.18-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.18-2) yadre̱vaina̱ṃ vikṛ̍ṣati | (tye ) etadvā̱'asminde̱vāḥ saṃskari̱ṣyantaḥ pura̱stātprāṇānadadhusta̱thaivāsminna̱yameta̱tsa̍skari̱ṣyanpura̱stātprāṇāndadhāti lekhā bhavanti lekhāsu hīme prāṇāḥ ### [40.19-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.19-2) ( śatam 4000 ) ( śru ) cata̱sraḥ sītā yajuṣā kṛṣati | tadya̱'ime śīrṣaṃśca̱tvāro niruktāḥ prāṇāstāne̱vāsminnetaddadhāti tadvai yajuṣā'ddhā vai tadyadyaju̱raddho tadyadime śīrṣanprāṇāḥ ### [40.20-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.20-2) (0) yadde̱vātmāna̱ṃ vikṛ̍ṣati | ya̱'e̱veme'ntarātmanprāṇāstāne̱vāsminneta̱ddadhāti tūṣṇīṃ ko hi tadveda yāvanta 'ime'ntarātmanprāṇāḥ ### [40.18-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.18-3) yadrevainaṃ vikṛṣati | etadvā'asmindevāḥ saṃskariṣyantaḥ purastāt prāṇānadadhuḥ | tathaivāsminnayametatsam̐skariṣyan purastātprāṇāndadhāti | lekhā bhavanti | lekhāsu hīme prāṇāḥ ### [40.19-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.19-3) catasraḥ sītā yajuṣā kṛṣati | tadya ime śīrṣaṃścatvāro niruktāḥ prāṇāḥ | tānevāsminnetaddadhāti tadvai yajuṣā | addhā vai tadyadyajuḥ | addho tad-yadime śīrṣanprāṇāḥ ### [40.20-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.20-3) yaddevātmānaṃ vikṛṣati | ya'eveme'ntarātmanprāṇāḥ-tānevāsminnetaddadhāti | tūṣṇīm | ko hi tad veda-yāvanta ime prāṇāḥ ### [40.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.21) (S) athainānvimuñcati | (tyā) āptvā taṃ kāmaṃ yasmai kāmāyainānyuṅkte vimuñcadhvamaghnyā 'ityaghnyā haite devatrā devayānā 'iti daivairho trebhiḥ karma karotyaganma tamastasparamityaśanāyā vai tamo'ganmāsyā'aśanāyāyai pāramityetajjyotirāpāmeti jyotirhyāpnoti yo devānyo yajñamathainānudīcaḥ prācaḥ pra̱sṛjati tasyokto bandhusttānadhvaryyave dadāti sa hi taiḥ karoti tāṃstu dakṣiṇānāṃ kāle'nudiśet ### [40.21.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.21.p1) iti prathamaprapāṭhake caturthaṃ brāhmaṇam ### [40.4-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40.4-3) 1 ## Linked texts (2) - [Mādhyandina](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina.7.2.1.1) — Sanskrit - [Kātyāyanaśrautasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.srauta.katyayana.17.2.11) — Kātyāyana (Vājasaneyi sūtrakāra), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.40) · Pramāṇa