[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) › 66 # Citikanda 66 Citikāṇḍa 66 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [66.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.16) — 1 part ### [66.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.1) iti dvitīyaprapāṭhake caturthaṃ brāhmaṇam || 8-2-4 || ( 4. 1 ) atha spṛta' upadadhāti | ( tye ) etadvai prajāpatiretasminnātmanaḥ pratihite survvāṇi bhūtāni guryyabhavattānyasya gurbhe'eva sunti pāpmā mṛtyuragṛhṇāt ### [66.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.2) ( tsu ) su de̱vānbravīt ( yu ) yu̱ṣmābhi̱ḥ sa̱hemāni̱ sarvā̍ṇi bhū̱tāni pāpma̱no mṛtyo spṛ̱ṇavānī̍ti̱ kiṃ nasta̱to bhavi̱ṣyatī̍ti vṛṇī̱dhvamitya̱bravī̱naṃ bhā̱go no'stvityeke'bruvannādhi̍patyaṃ no̱'stvityeke su bhā̱gamakebhya̱ḥ kṛ̱tvā''dhi̍patyamekebhya̱ḥ sarvā̍ṇi bhū̱tāni pāpma̱no mṛtyo̍raspṛṇo̱dyadaspṛṇo̱ttasmā̍tspṛtta̱stathai̱vaitadyaja̍māno bhā̱gamekebhyaḥ kṛ̱tvā''dhi̍patyamekebhya̱ḥ sarvā̍ṇi bhū̱tāni pāpma̱no mṛtyo spṛ̱ṇoti̱ tasmā̍dgu̱rvīsve̱va spṛ̱taḥm̐ spṛ̱tamitya̍nu̱vartate ### [66.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.3) (te'gne) a̱gnerbhā̱go'si | dī̱kṣāyā̱' ādhi̍patya̱miti̱ vāgvai dī̱kṣā'gnaye bhā̱gaṃ kṛ̱tvā vāca'ādhi̍patyamakaro̱dbrahma spṛ̱taṃ tri̱vṛtstomo̱'ti̱ brahma̍ pra̱jānā̍ṃ tri̱vṛtā stome̍na pāpma̱no mṛtyo̍raspṛṇot ### [66.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.4) ( ḍi ) indra̱sya bhā̱go'si̍ | viṣṇa̱orādhi̍patya̱mityu̍ndrāya bhā̱gaṃ kṛ̱tvā viṣṇu̍nā''dhi̍patyamakarotkṣatra̱m̐ spṛ̱taṃ pa̍ñcada̱śa stoma 'iti̍ kṣa̱traṃ pra̱jānā̍ṃ pañcada̱śena̱ stome̍na pā̱pmano ma̱ṛtyoraspṛṇot ### [66.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.5) ( nṛ ) nṛ̱cakṣa̍sāṃ bhā̱go'si̍ | dhātu̱rādhi̍patya̱miti̍ de̱vā vai nṛ̱cakṣa̍so de̱vebhyo bhā̱gaṃ kṛ̱tvā dhā̱trā''dhi̍patyamakarojjani̱tra̱m̐ spṛ̱tam̐ sa̍ptada̱śa stoma̱' iti̍ viḍḍhai jani̱traṃ viśa̍ṃ pra̱jānātha̍m̐ saptada̱śena̱ stome̍na pā̱pmano ma̱ṛtyoraspṛṇot ### [66.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.6) (nmi) mitrasya̍ bhāgo'si | varuṇasyādhipatyamiti prāṇo vai mitro'pāno varuṇaḥ prāṇāya bhāgaṃ kṛtvā'pānāyādhipatyamakaroddivo vṛṣṭirrvāṃta spṛta̱ 'ekaviśam̐ stoma 'iti vṛṣṭiṃ ca vātaṃ ca prajānāmekaviśena stomena pāpmano mṛtyoraspṛṇot ### [66.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.7) (dvu ) vasūnāṃ bhāgo'si | rudrāṇāmmādhipatyamiti vasubhyo bhāgaṃ kṛtvā rudrebhya 'ādhipatyamakaroccatuṣpātspṛtaṃ caturviśam̐ stoma 'iti catuṣpātprajānāṃ caturviśena stomena pāpmano mṛtyoraspṛṇot ### [66.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.8) ( dā ) ādityānāṃ bhāgo'si | marutāmādhipatyamityādityebhyo bhāgaṃ kṛtvā marudbhya 'ādhipatyamakarodgarbhāḥ spṛtāḥ pañcaviśam̐ stoma 'iti garbhānprajānāṃ pañcaviśena stomena pāpmano mṛtyoraspṛṇot ### [66.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.9) ( ṅa ) adityai bhāgo'si | pūṣṇa 'ādhipatyamitīyaṃ vā'aditirasyai bhāgaṃ kṛtvā pūṣṇa'ādhipatyamakaroḍoja spṛtaṃ trṇava stoma 'ityojaḥ prajānāṃ triṇavena stomena pāpmano mṛtyoraspṛṇot ### [66.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.10) ( he ) devasya saviturbhāgo'si | bṛhaspaterādhipatyamiti devāya savitre bhāgaṃ kṛtvā bṛhaspataya'ādhipatyamakarotsamīcīrdiśaḥ spṛtāścatuṣṭoma stoma' iti sarvā diśaḥ prajānāṃ catuṣṭomena stomena pāpmano mṛtyoraspṛṇot ### [66.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.11) ( dyu ) yavānāṃ bhāgo'si | ( syu ) ayavānāmādhipatyamiti pūrvapakṣā vai yuvā 'aparapakṣā 'ayavāste hīdam̐ sarvaṃ yuvate cāyuvate ca pūrvapakṣebhyo bhāgaṃ kṛtvā'parapakṣebhya 'ādhipatyamakarotprajā spṛtāścatuścatvārim̐śa stoma 'iti sarvāḥ prajāścatuścatvārim̐śena stomena pāpmano mṛtyoraspṛṇot ### [66.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.12) (ha) ṛbhūṇāṃ bhāgo'si | viśve̍ṣāṃ de̱vānā̱mādhi̍patya̱mityṛ̱bhubhyo̍ bhā̱gaṃ kṛ̱tvā viśve̍bhyo de̱vebhya 'ādhi̍patyamakarodbhūtam̐ spṛtaṃ trayastrim̐śa stoma̱'iti sarvāṇi bhūtāni trayastrim̐śena stome̍na pāpmano mṛtyoraspṛṇottathaivaitadyaja̍mānaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni trayastrim̐śena stome̍na pāpmano mṛtyo spṛṇoti ### [66.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.13) tā vā'etā daśa̱ṣṭakā 'upada̍dhāti | daśākṣarā virāi virāḍa̱gnirdaśa diśo diśo'gnirdaśa prāṇāḥ prāṇā'a̱gniryāvāna̱gniryāva̱tyasya mātrā tāva̍taiva tadetāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni pāpmano mṛtyo spṛṇoti ### [66.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.14) (tyu) atha̱rtuvye'u̱padadhāti | (tyu ) ṛtuva'ete yuhṛtuvye'ṛ̱tūnevaitadupa̍dadhāti sa̱haśca sa̱hasya̍śca haimantikāvṛtū'iti nāmanī'enayo̍re̱te nāmabhyāme̱vaine'etadupa̍dadhāti dve'iṣṭake bhavato dvau hi māsāvṛttuḥ sa̱kṛtsādayatyekaṃ taddva̱tuṃ karoti ### [66.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.15) tadyadete'atropa̍dadhāti | saṃvvatsaru'eṣo'gnirimu'u lokāḥ saṃvvatsarasta̱sya yudūrdhvamantarikṣāda̱rvācīnaṃ diva̱stada̱syaiṣā caturthī citistada̱sya hemanta 'ṛtu̱stadyadete'atropa̍dadhāti yudevāsyaite̱'ātmanastada̍sminnetatpratidadhāti tasmādete'atropa̍dadhāti ### [66.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.16) yadvevaite'atropa̍dadhāti | pra̱jāpa̍tire̱ṣo'gniḥ saṃvvatsaru 'u prajāpa̍tista̱sya yudūrdhvaṃ mudhyāda̱rvācīnaem̐ śīrṇṇasta̱da̱syaiṣā caturthī citi̱stada̱sya hemantva'ṛtustadya̱dete̱'a̱tropaddhāti ya̱ddevā̱syaite̱'ā̱tmana̱stada̱sminnetatsa̱tida̱dhāti tasmādete̱'a̱tropaddhāti ### [66.16.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.16.p1) iti dvitīyaprapāṭhake paṃcamaṃ brāhmaṇam ### [66.5-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66.5-2) 2 ## Linked texts (1) - [Mādhyandina (ed. Shuklayajurveda)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.suklayajur*vajasaneyi*madhyandina*shuklayajurveda.14.24.p3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.66) · Pramāṇa