[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) › 78.21 # Citikanda 78.21 Citikāṇḍa 78.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [78.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.78.21) yadūrdhvaṃ pratiṣṭhāyā'avācīnaṃ madhyāt | (tu) tadvitīyā citirmāsrtsa purīṣaṃ yadvitīyāṃ citiṃ purīṣeṇa pracchādayatyeta̱dasya tadātmano māsrtsaṃḥ saṃchādayatīṣṭakā' upadhāyā'sthīṣṭakā 'asthi tanmāsrtsaṃḥ saṃchādayati purīṣa'upadadhāti purīṣeṇa pracchādayatyeta̱dasya tadātmana 'ubhayatò māsrtsaṃḥ saṃchādayati tasmādasyaita̱dātmana 'ubhayato māsrtsaṃḥ saṃchannaṃ nāvakāśate20 madhyameva tṛtīyā citiḥ | (ryuṃ) yadūrdhvaṃ madhyādavācīnaṃ grīvābhyastañcaturthī citigrrīvā' e̱va pañcamī citiḥ śira' eva ṣaṣṭhī citiḥ prāṇā' eva saptamī citistānuttamāsūpadadhāti prāṇāṃstadasya sarvasyottamāndadhāti tasmādasya sarvvasya prāṇā' uttamāḥ purīṣa'upaddhāti māsrtsaṃ vai purīṣaṃ māsrtsena tatprāṇānpratiṣṭhāpayati nopariṣṭātpracchādayati tasmādime prāṇā' upariṣṭādasaṃchannāḥ - [Previous: 78.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.78.19) - [Next: 78.4-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.78.4-2) - [Up: 78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.78) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.78.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.citikanda.78.21) · Pramāṇa