[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) › 45.1 # Citikanda 45.1 Citikāṇḍa 45.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [45.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.45.1) taṃ vā upāstamayamādityasya pariṇayati | eṣa vā asya pratyakṣaṃ divā goptā bhavati | rātrisācyānyu vai rakṣāṃsi | rātryā evāsmā'etaṃ vajramabhigoptāraṃ karoti | sarvataḥ pariṇayati | sarvata evāsmā'etaṃ vajramabhigoptāraṃ karoti | triṣkṛtvaḥ pariṇayati | trivṛtamevāsmā'etaṃ vajramabhigoptāraṃ karoti | athainamudañcaṃ prāñcaṃ prasṛjati, tasyokto bandhuḥ | atha sa punarvipalyayate-tasyopari bandhuḥ 19 ātma̱nna̱gniṃ gṛ̍hīte ceṣyan | (nnā ) ā̱tmano̍ vā̱'etama̱dhi ja̍nayati yādṛ̱śādvai jā̱yate tādṛ̱ṅṅeva̍ bhavati̱ sa yadātma̍nnagṛhītvā̱'gniṃ ci̍nu̱yānma̍nu̱ṣyā̍de̱va manuṣya̍ṃ janayenmarttya̱nmarttya̱mana̍pahatapāpmano̱'napa̍hatapāpmāna̱matha yadā̱tmanna̱gniṃ gṛ̍hī̱tvā ci̱noti̱ tada̍gnere̱vādhya̱gniṃ ja̍nayatya̱mṛtā̍da̱mṛta̍mapahatapāpmano̱'paha̍tapāpmānam - [Previous: 44.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.44.19) - [Next: 45.1-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.45.1-2) - [Up: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.45) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.45.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.45.1) · Pramāṇa