[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) › 70 # Citikanda 70 Citikāṇḍa 70 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [70.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.1) iti tṛtīyaprapāṭhake dvitīyaṃ brāhmaṇam || 8-3-2 || ( 5. 1 ) atha cchanda̍syā ' upadadhāti | (tye ) etadvai prajāpatiḥ pāpmano mṛtyormuktvā'nnamaicchattasmādu haitadupatāpī vyasīyānbhūtvā 'nnamicchati vasminnāśam̐̍sante'nnamicchati jīviṣyatīti tasmai devā 'etadannaṃ prāyacchannetāśchandasyāḥ paśavo vai chandām̐syannaṃ paśavastānyasmā'acchardayam̐stāni yadasmā'acchardayaṃstasmācchandām̐si ### [70.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.2) tā daśa daśopadadhāti | daśā̍kṣarā virāṭ kṛtsnamannam̐ sarvvamevāsminnetatkṛtsnamannaṃ dadhāti sarvvata ' upadadhāti sarvvata 'evāsminnetatkṛtsnamannaṃ dadhāti ### [70.1-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.1-2) atha cchandasyā upadadhāti | etadvai prajāpatiḥ pāpmano mṛtyormuktvā'nnamaicchat | tasmādu haitadupatāpī vasīyānbhūtvā'nnamicchati | tasminnāśaṃsante-annamicchati, jīviṣyatīti | tasmai devā etadannaṃ prāyacchan-etāśchandasyāḥ | paśavo vai chandāṃsi | annaṃ paśavaḥ | tānyasmā'acchardayan | tāni yadasmā'acchardayan-tasmācchandāṃsi ### [70.2-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.2-2) tā daśa daśopadadhāti | daśākṣarā virāṭ | virāḍ kṛtsnamannam | sarvamevāsminnetatkṛtsnamannaṃ dadhāti | sarvata upadadhāti | sarvata evāsminnetatkṛtsnamannaṃ dadhāti ### [70.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.3) (tye) evaśchanda 'iti | (tya) ayam̐ vai loka ' evaśchando vyavaśchanda'ityantarikṣaṃ vai vyarivaśchandaḥ śambhūrchanda'iti dyaurvai śambhūrchandaḥ paribhūśchanda 'iti diśo vai paribhūśchanda 'ācchacchanda 'ityannaṃ vā'ācchacchando manaśchanda 'iti prajāpatirvai manaśchando vyacaśchanda'ityasau vā'ādityo vyacaśchandaḥ ### [70.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.4) sindhuśchanda 'iti | prāṇo vai sindhuśchandaḥ samudraśchanda'iti mano vai samudraśchandaḥ sariraṃ chanda 'iti vāgvai sariraṃ chandaḥ kakupchanda 'iti prāṇo vai kakupchandastrikakupchanda 'ityudāno vai trikakupchandaḥ kāvyaṃ chanda 'iti trayī vai vidyā kāvyaṃ chando'ṅkapaṃ chanda 'ityāpo vā'aṅkapaṃ chando 'kṣarapaṅkiśchanda 'ityasau vai loko'kṣarapaṅkiśchandaḥ padapaṅkiśchanda 'ityayaṃ vai lokaḥ padapaṅkiśchando viṣṭārapaṅkiśchanda 'iti diśo vai viṣṭārapaṅkiśchandaḥ kṣuro bhrājaśchanda'ityasau vā'ādityaḥ kṣuro bhrājaśchanda 'ācchacchandaḥ pracchacchanda'ityannaṃ vā'ācchacchando'nnaṃ pracchacchandaḥ ### [70.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.5) saṃyacchunda 'iti | rātrirvvai saṃyacchando vviyacchunda 'ityaharvvai vviyacchando bṛhacchunda'ityasau vai loko bṛhacchando rathantaraṃ chunda'ityayaṃ vai loko rathantaraṃ chundo nikāyaśchanda 'iti vvāryuvvai nikāyaśchando vvivadhaśchanda' ityantarikṣaṃ vai vvivadhaśchando giraśchanda 'ityannaṃ vai giraśchando bhrājaśchanda' ityāgnarvvai bhrājaśchandaḥ satham̐stupchundo'nuṣṭupchunda'iti vvāregvai satham̐stupchundo vvāraganuṣṭupchunda 'evaśchando vvarivaśchanda 'iti tasyokto bandhuḥ ### [70.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.6) (rvvaṃ) vyayaśchanda'iti | (tyu) annaṃ vai vyayaśchando vayaskṛcchanda'ityagnirvvai vayaskṛcchando viṣparddhāśchanda 'ityasau vai loko viṣparddhāśchando viśālaṃ chunda 'ityayaṃ vai loko viśālaṃ chundaśchadirum̐nda'ityantarikṣaṃ vai chadirum̐ndo durohaṇaṃ chunda 'ityasau vā'ādityo durohaṇaṃ chundastandraṃ chunda 'iti paṅktirvai tandraṃ chundo'ṅkāṅkaṃ chunda 'ityāpo vā'aṅkāṅkaṃ chundaḥ ### [70.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.7) ( sta ) tadyāḥ purastādupadadhāti | prāṇastāsāṃ prathamā vyāno dvitīyodānustṛtī̱yodānaśca̱turthī vyā̱naḥ pañca̍mī prā̱ṇaḥ ṣa̱ṣṭhī prāṇaḥ sa̱ptamī vyāno'ṣṭa̱myudā̱no nava̍mī yajamā̍na 'e̱vātra daśa̍mī sa 'e̱ṣa yaja̍māna 'e̱tasyāṃ vi̱rājayyūḍhaḥ prati̍ṣṭhitaḥ prāṇama̱muṣyāma̱nvārcīśca parācī̍ścopa̱dadhāti̱ tasmā̍di̱me prā̱ṇā 'a̱rvāñca̍śca parā̱ñcaśca ### [70.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.8) ( śvo ) atha yā dakṣiṇataḥ | (to') ag‍nistāsāṃ prathamā vāyurdvitīyā''dityastṛtīyā''dityaścaturthī vāyuḥ pañcamyagniḥ ṣaṣṭhyagniḥ saptamī vāyuraṣṭamyādityo navamī yajamāna 'evātra daśamī sa 'eṣa yajamāna 'etasyāṃ virājayyūḍhaḥ pratiṣṭhito devatāmamuṣyāmanvācīśca parācīścopadadhāti tasmādete devā 'arvāñcaśca parāñcaśca ### [70.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.9) ( śvā ) atha yāḥ paścāt | (da) ayaṃ lokastāsāṃ prathamā'ntarikṣaṃ dvitīyā dyaustṛtīyā dyauścaturthyantarikṣaṃ pañcamyayaṃ lokaḥ ṣaṣṭhyayaṃ lokaḥ saptamyantarikṣamaṣṭamī dyaurnavamī yajamāna 'evātra daśamī sa 'eṣa yajamāna 'etasyāṃ virājyūḍhaḥ pratiṣṭhito lokamamuṣyāmanvācīśca parācīścopadadhāti tasmādime lokā 'arvāñcaśca parāñcaśca ### [70.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.10) ( śvā ) atha yā 'uttarataḥ | ( to ) grīṣmastāsāṃ prathamā varṣā dvitīyā hemantastṛtīyā hemantaścaturthī varṣāḥ pañcamī grīṣmaḥ ṣaṣṭhī grīṣmaḥ saptamī rvvarṣā 'aṣṭamī hemanto navamī yajamāna 'evātra daśamī sa 'eṣa yajamāna 'etasyāṃ virājyūḍhaḥ pratiṣṭhita 'ṛtumukhyāmarvācīśca parācīścopaddhāti tasmādeta'ṛtavo'rvāñcaśca parāñcaśca ### [70.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.11) ( śru ) atha punareva | yāḥ purastādupadadhāti prāṇāste tā daśa bhavanti daśa vai prāṇāḥ pūrvvārdha 'upadadhāti purastāddhīme prāṇāḥ ### [70.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.12) ( ' ) atha yā dakṣiṇataḥ | ( ' ) etāstā devatā 'agniśca pṛthivī ca vāyuścāntarikṣaṃ cādityaśca dyauśca candramāśca nakṣatrāṇi cāmraṃ ścāpaśca ### [70.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.13) ( śru ) atha yāḥ paścāt | ( ḍi ) diśastāścatasro diśaścatasro'vāntaradiśa 'ūrdhvā ceyaṃ ca ### [70.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.14) ( cā ) atha yā 'uttarataḥ | ( to ) māsāste nvāsantikau dvau graiṣmau dvau vvāṣikau dvau śāradau dvau hemantikau dvau ### [70.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.15) ( dvāvu ) atha punareva | yā prathamā daśadaya sa loko yā dvitīyā'ntarikṣaṃ tathā tṛtīyā dyauḥ semumeva lokaṃ prathamayā daśatā'rohannantarikṣaṃ dvitīyayā divaṃ tṛtīyayā tathaivaitadyajamāna 'imumeva lokaṃ prathamayā daśatā rohatyantarikṣaṃ dvitīgyā divaṃ tṛtīyayā ### [70.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.16) sa sa parāṅiva rohaḥ | (') iyamu vai pratiṣṭhā te devā' imāṃ pratiṣṭhāmabhipratyāyaṃstathaivaitadyajamāna' imāṃ pratiṣṭhāmabhipratyaityatha yottamā daśadaya m̐ sa lokastasmādyathaiva prathamāyai daśadaḥ prabhṛtirevamuttamāyai samāna m̐ hyetadyadete daśatāvayameva lokaḥ ### [70.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70.17) ( stā ) tā vā'etāḥ | ( śra ) catvāri m̐śadiṣṭakāścatvāri m̐śadyajūṃṣi tadaśītirannamaśītistadyadetadāha tadasmā'annamaśīti kṛtvā prayacchati tenainaṃ prīṇāti --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.70) · Pramāṇa