[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) › 44.5 # Citikanda 44.5 Citikāṇḍa 44.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [44.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.44.5) tadāhuḥ-yat-prathamāmeva citiṃ prokṣati | kathamasyaiṣa sarvo'gniḥ prokṣito bhavati, kathaṃ carmaṇi (mu) a̱thāha̱āgnibhyaḥ prahriya̱māṇe̱bhyo'nu̍brūhīti | (tye) e̱tadvai de̱vānu̱paiṣyata̱'e̱taṃ ya̱jñaṃ tasthumānā̱nnākṣām̐si nāṣṭrā aji̍ghām̐sa̱nna yakṣya̍dhye na ya̱jñaṃ tam̐syadhva̱'iti tebhya'e̱tāna̱gnine̱tā 'iṣṭa̍kā vajrāñchurupavīnkṛ̱tvā prā̱haraṃstairanānstṛṇvata tānstṛtvā̱'bhaye̱'nāṣṭra'e̱taṃ ya̱jñamatanvata - [Previous: 44.3-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.44.3-2) - [Next: 44.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.44.6) - [Up: 44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.44) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.44.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.44.5) · Pramāṇa