[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) › 53 # Citikanda 53 Citikāṇḍa 53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.2) ) ityādikairvibhaktaiḥ pañcāśanmantraiḥ pañcāśadiṣṭakā upadheyā ityekaḥ pakṣastamevābhipretya praśnamudbhāvayati-tadāhuḥ kathamasyaitā iti | ' tat ' tatra ' āhuḥ ' codayanti brahmavādinaḥ, ' asya ' agneḥ sambandhinyaḥ ' etāḥ ' pañcāśadiṣṭakāḥ ' sarvāḥ ' ' katham ' ? ' prājāpatyāḥ ' prajāpatidevatākā upahitā ' bhavantīti ' tasminpakṣe ekasminneva hi mantre " prajāpatigṛhītayā " iti padaṃ, na sarvatra, ataḥ sarvāsāṃ prājāpatyatā na sambhavatīti | asyottaramāha-yadeva sarvāsvāheti | yasmādeva kāraṇāt ' sarvāsu ' api pañcāśadiṣṭakāsu yat " prajāpatigṛhītayā " iti ' āha' anenaiva khalu 'etāḥ ' prāṇabhṛtaḥ ' sarvāḥ ' ' prājāpatyāḥ bhavanti ' | ayamabhisandhiḥ, yad " ayaṃ puraḥ " ityādīnāṃ vibhaktānāṃ mantrāṇāṃ prayoga eva na sambhavati, aparisamāptārthatvāt | " ayaṃ puraḥ " ityāramya " prajābhyaḥ " ityante hyeko'rthaḥ parisamāpyate | ekārthāvacchedakatvādaiko mantra iti pratīṣṭakaṃ saṅgha evāvartanīyaḥ | ataḥ sarvāsravīṣṭakāsu prajāpatigṛhītayetyetatprajāpatiśabdasambandho bhaviṣyatīti sarvāsāṃ prājāpatyatāsiddhiriti ### [53.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.4) atha mantragatānupūrvyā ṛksāmagrahāṇāṃ pratīyamānamānantaryamāśaṅkya samādhatte-tadāhuryadgrahāya gṛhītāyetyādinā | evaṃ hyanuṣṭhānakramaḥ-prathamaṃ grahagrahaṇam, paścātstotram, tadanantaraṃ śastramiti | nanvata gāyatrādisāmāni vaiparītyenopadadhātītyākṣepaḥ | saṃsthā vā iti | ' saṃsthā ' niṣpattiḥ ' anvīkṣitavyā ' anukrameṇa draṣṭavyā | pratipadyate devatāsvarūpaṃ jñāyate anayeti ' pratipat ' tayā khalu ' ṛcā ' prathamamaindravāyavādi-' graho gṛhyate, ' tataḥ sāmādhārabhūtāyām ' ṛci ' ' sāma gīyate ' sāmagānaṃ kriyate ' tat ' tasmātsāṅga ṛgāśritatvācca pṛṣṭhapadatvād grahagrahaṇātpūrvabhāvitvāt, ṛcāṃ gāyatrītriṣṭubādīnāṃ, sāgnāṃ gāyetrasāmnādīnāṃ ca upāṃśvādiyahebhyaḥ pūrvamupadhānamutpattikramānurodhādyuktamityarthaḥ | tathā prayogakramānusāreṇātadāhuḥ | (yaṃ) yadetattrayam̐ saha kriyate graha stotram̐ śastramathātra stotraṃ copadadhāti kathamasyātrāpi śastramupahitaṃ bhavatīti yadbhāva tucchastraṃ yāsu hyeve stuvate tā'''evātuśam̐santyevamu hāsyātrāpi mupahitaṃ bhavati ### [53.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.5) tadāhuḥ | (yaṃ) yadyathā pituḥ putramevaṃ trīṇi prathamānyāhātha ka ssāmayoḥ saṃkrāmatīti sāma vā'ṛcaḥ pratistadyattatrāpi yathā putramevaṃ brūyādyathā putitaim̐ santaṃ putraṃ brūyātāhaktasmādṛksāmayoḥ mati kasmādu triḥ saṃtanautīti pituraṃ putraṃ pautraṃ tāṃstatsaṃtanoti tebhya 'eka 'eva dadāti ### [53.4-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.4-2) tadāhuḥ-yadetattrayaṃ saha kriyate-grahaḥ, stotram, śastram | athātra grahaṃ caiva stotraṃ caṃ kathamasyātrāpi śastramupahitaṃ bhavatīti | yadbhāva stotraṃ-tacchastram | yāsu hyeva sta evānuśaṃsanti | evamu hāsyātrāpi śastramupahitaṃ bhavati ### [53.5-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.5-2) tadāhuḥ-yadyathā pituḥ putramevaṃ trīṇi prathamānyāha | atha kasmādṛksāmayoḥ saṃkrāmata vā'ṛcaḥ patiḥ | tadyattatrāpi yathā pituḥ putramevaṃ brūyāt, yathā patiṃ santaṃ putraṃ brūyāt-2 tasmādṛksāmayoḥ saṃkrāmati | kasmādu triḥ saṃtanautīti-pitaram, putram, pautram-tāṃstat tasmādu tebhya eka eva dadāti ### [53.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.6) tayāḥ purastādupadadhāti | tāḥ prāṇabhṛto'tha yāḥ paścāttāścakṣurbhṛtastā 'apānabhṛto'tha yā dakṣiṇatastā manobhṛtastā' u vyānabhṛto'tha yā 'uttaratastāḥ śrotrabhṛtastā'udānabhṛto'tha yā madhye tā vāgbhṛtastā'u samānabhṛtaḥ ### [53.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.6-2) tadyāḥ purastādupadadhāti-tāḥ prāṇabhṛtaḥ| atha yāḥ paścāt-tāścakṣurbhṛtaḥ, tā apānabhṛtaḥ atha yā dakṣiṇataḥ-tā manobhṛtaḥ, tā u vyānabhṛtaḥ | atha yā uttarataḥ-tāḥ śrotrabhṛtaḥ, tā udānabhṛtaḥ | atha yā madhye-tā vāgbhṛtaḥ, tā u samānabhṛtaḥ ### [53.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.8) (stva) tuḍu ha carakādhvaryavaḥ | (vo'nyā) anyā 'evāpānabhṛto vyānabhṛta 'udānabhṛtaḥ samānabhṛtaścakṣurbhṛto manobhṛtaḥ śrotrabhṛto vāgbhṛta 'ityupadadhati na tathā kuryādantyehaiva recayantyatro 'evaitāni sarvāṇi rūpāṇyupadhīyante7 sa vai purastādupadhāya paścādupadadhāti | prāṇo hāpāno bhūtvā''ṅgul‍yegrebhya 'iti saṃcaratyapān 'u ha prāṇo bhūtvā''ṅgul‍yegrebhya 'iti saṃcarati tadyatpurastādupadhāya paścādupadadhātyetāvevaitatprāṇau saṃtanauti saṃdadhāti tasmādetau prāṇau saṃtatau sam̐hitau ### [53.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.9) ( tāvu ) atha dakṣiṇata 'upadhāyottarata 'upadadhāti | vyāno hodāno bhūtvā''ṅgul‍yegrebhya 'iti saṃcaratyudān 'u ha vyāno bhūtvā''ṅgul‍yegrebhya 'iti saṃcarati tadyaddakṣiṇata 'upadhāyottarata'upaddhātyetāvevaitatprāṇau saṃtanoti saṃdadhāti tasmādetau prāṇau saṃtatau sam̐hitau ### [53.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.53.10) (tāvu ) atha yā madhya'upaddhāti | sa prāṇasvā retaḥsicorvvelayopadadhāti pṛṣṭhayo vai retaḥsicau madhyamu pṛṣṭhayo madhyata' evāsminnetatprāṇaṃ dadhāti sarvvata'upaddhāti sarvvata 'evāsminnetatprāṇaṃ dadhātyatho'eva m̐haiṣa gudaḥ prāṇaḥ samantaṃ nābhi paryyaṅka'nūcīśca tiraścīścopaddhāti tasmādime'nvañcaśca tiryyañcaścātmanprāṇāḥ sam̐spṛṣṭā'upaddhāti prāṇairnaivaitatsaṃtanoti saṃdadhāti tasmādime prāṇāḥ saṃtatāḥ sam̐hitāḥ ## Linked texts (1) - 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