[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) › 68 # Citikanda 68 Citikāṇḍa 68 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [68.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.1) a̱thāto'nvāvṛ̍tam | (ntri) tri̱vṛda̍tīṃ pu̱rastā̍dupadadhātyekavi̱ᳵśavatī̍ṃ pa̱ścātpañca̍daśavatīṃ da̍kṣiṇa̱taḥ sa̱ptada̍śavatīmuttara̱taḥ ### [68.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.2) (') e̱tadvai prajāpatim | (ntri) tri̱vṛda̱tyāmupahatāyāṃ pañca̍daśava̱tyāṃ mṛ̱tyurasī̍dadi̱māmṛta 'upadhāsya̍te tamatra̍ grahīṣyā̱mīti̱ taṃ prāpa̍śya̱ttaṃ pra̱syāya̍ pari̱kramyaika̍vi̱ᳵśavatī̱mupā̍dhattaikavi̱ᳵśavatī̍ṃ mṛ̱tyuranvaga̍cchatpañcadaśava̱tīmupā̍dhatta pañcadaśavatīṃ mṛ̱tyuranvaga̍cchatsaptadaśavatīmu̱pādha̍tta̱ so'trai̱va mṛ̱tyuṃ nya̍karodatrāmohayattathaivaitadyaja̍māno'trai̱va sarvvā̍npā̱pmano̱ nika̍ro̱tyatra̍ mohayati ### [68.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.3) ( tya ) athottarāḥ | ( ttri ) trivṛ̱ddhatyāmeva̱ trivṛddhatīmanūpadadhātyekavim̐śa̱vatyāmekavim̐śa̱vatīṃ pañcadaśa̱vatyām̐ saptadaśa̱vatīm̐ saptadaśa̱vatyāṃ pañcadaśa̱vatīṃ tā yudevaṃ vyati̱hāramupada̱dhāti tasmādakṣṇayāstomīyā 'atho yudete stomā 'a̱to'nyathā'nupūrvaṃ tasmādvevākṣṇayāstomīyā 'atho 'e̱vaṃ devā 'u̱pādadhatetarathā'surāstato devā 'abhavanparā'surā bhavatyātma̱nā parā'sya dviṣanbhrātṛvyo bhavati ya 'evaṃ veda ### [68.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.4) tyāveva śiraste yutrivṛdvatyau bhavatastrivṛddhi śiro dve bhavato dvikapālam̐ hi śiraḥ pūrvārdha'upaddhāti purastāddhīdam̐ śiraḥ ### [68.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.5) pratiṣṭhaikavim̐śavatyau | te yudekavim̐śavatyau bhavataḥ pratiṣṭhā hyekavim̐śo dve bhavato dvandvam̐ hi pratiṣṭhā paścādupadadhāti paścāddhīyaṃ pratiṣṭhā ### [68.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.6) bāhū pañcadaśavatyau | te yutpañcadaśavatyau bhavataḥ pañcadaśau hi bāhū dve bhavato dvau hīmau bāhū pārśvata' upadadhāti pārśvato hīmau bāhū ### [68.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.7) ( ' ) annam̐ saptadaśavatyau | te yutsaptadaśavatyau bhavataḥ saptadaśam̐ hyannaṃ dve bhavato vyakṣaram̐ hyannaṃ te'nantarhite pañcadaśavatībhyāmupadadhātyanantarhitaṃ tadvāhubhyāmannaṃ dadhāti bāhye pañcadaśavatyau bhavato'ntare saptadaśavatyau bāhubhyāṃ tadubhayato'nnaṃ parigṛhṇāti ### [68.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.8) ( tyu ) atha yā madhya'upadadhāti | su 'ātmā tā retassicorveḷayopadadhāti pṛṣṭhayo vai retassicau madhyamu pṛṣṭhayo madhyato hyayamātmā sarvvata 'nupadadhāti sarvvato hyayamātmā'tha yaduto'nyadatiriktaṃ tayadai devānāmatiriktaṃ chandām̐si tāni tadẏāni tāni cchandām̐si paśavaste tadye te paśavaḥ puṇyāstā lakṣmyastadyāstāḥ puṇyā lakṣmyo'sau sa 'ādityaḥ su' āsāṃmeṣa dakṣiṇataḥ ### [68.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.9) (stā) tā haike'nantarhitāśchidratībhyāmupadadhati | jihvā hanū'iti vvadanto yāścaturdaśa te hanū yāḥ ṣaṭ sā jihveti na tathā kuryyādati te raṃcayanti yathā pūrvvayohrnvorapare hanū'anūpadadhyādyathā pūrvvasyāṃ jihvāyāmaparāṃ jihvāmanūpadadhyāttādṛktadyatrāhaiva śirastadeva hanū tajjihvā ### [68.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.8-2) atiriktaṃ tat | yadvai devānāmatiriktam-chandāṃsi tāni | tadyāni tāni cchandāṃsi-paśavaste tadye te paśavaḥ-puṇyāstā lakṣmyaḥ | tadyāstāḥ puṇyā lakṣmyaḥ-asau sa ādityaḥ| sa āsā meṣa dakṣiṇataḥ ### [68.9-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.9-2) tā haike'nantarhitāśchidratībhyāmupadadhati | jihvā hanū iti vadantaḥ| yāścaturdaśa te hanū | yāḥ ṣaṭsā jihveti | na tathā kuryāt | ati te recayanti | yathā pūrvayornvorapare hanū anūpadadhyād, yathā pūrvasyāṃ jihvāyāmaparāṃ jihvāmanūpadadhyāt | tādṛktat | yatrāhaiva śiraḥ-tadeva hanū, tajjihvā ### [68.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.10) ( hvā'smi ) asminnu haike'vāntaradeśa'upaddhati | (tya) asau vā'āditya'etā 'amuṃ tadādityametasyāṃ diśi dadhma 'iti na tathā kuryādanyāni vāva tāni karmāṇi yairetamutra dudhāti ### [68.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.11) dakṣiṇata 'u haika'upaddhati | tadetāḥ puṇyā lakṣmīrdakṣiṇato dadhmaha'iti tusmādyusya dakṣiṇato lakṣma bhavati taṃ puṇyalakṣmīka' ityācakṣata'uttaratu striyā' uttarata' āyatanā hi strī tattatkṛtameva purastāccaivainā'upadudhyādyatrāṃhaiva śirastaddeva hanū tajjihvā'thaitāḥ puṇyā lakṣmīrmukhato dhatte tusmādyusya mukhe lakṣma bhavati taṃ puṇyalakṣmīka' ityācakṣate ### [68.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.12) saiṣā brahma̱citiḥ | ( ryaṃ ) yadbrahmo̱pādadhattasmādbrahma̱citiḥ sā prajāpaticitiryatprajāpatimupā̍dadhattasmātprajāpaticitiḥ sa'rṣicitiryadṛṣī̍nupā̍dadhattasmādṛṣicitiḥ sā vāyucitiryadvāyumupādadhattasmādvāyucitiḥ sā stomacitirya̱tstomānupā̍dadhattasmātstomacitiḥ sā prāṇacitiryatprāṇānupā̍dadhattasmātprāṇacitirato yatamadeva katamañca vidyāttena haivāsyaiṣā''rṣeyavatī bandhumatī citirbhavatyatha lokampṛṇe'upa̱dadhātyasyām̐ saktyāṃ tayorupari̱ bandhuḥ purīṣaṃ ni̱vapati tasyopari bandhuḥ ### [68.8-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68.8-3) iti tṛtīyaprapāṭhake prathamaṃ brāhmaṇam || 8-3-1 || ( 4.4. ) iti caturtho'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.68) · Pramāṇa