[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) › 87 # Citikanda 87 Citikāṇḍa 87 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [87.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.1) atha vasordhārāhomaḥ athāto vasordhārāṃ juhoti | atraiṣa sarvo'gniḥ saṃskṛtaḥ| sa eṣo'tra vasuḥ | tasmai devā etāṃ dhārāṃ prāgṛhṇan | tayainamaprīṇan | tad yadetasmai vasava etāṃ dhārāṃ prāgṛhṇan-tasmādenāṃ vasordhāretyācakṣate tathaivāsmā ayametāṃ dhārāṃ pragṛhṇāti | tayainaṃ prīṇāti ### [87.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.3) yadvevaitāṃ vasordhārāṃ juhoti | abhiṣeka evāsyaiṣaḥ | etadvā enaṃ devāḥ sarvaṃ kṛtsnaṃ saṃskṛtya, athaina( nvai ) vaiśvānarahum̐ hutvā | śiro vai vaiśvānaraḥ śīṣṇo vā'annamadyate'tho śīrṣato vā'abhiṣicyamāno'bhiṣicyate mārutānhutvā prāṇā vai mārutāḥ prāṇairu vā' annamadyate'tho prāṇeṣu vā'abhiṣicyamāno'bhiṣicyate ### [87.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.4) tadvā'araṇye'nucye | vāgvā'araṇye'nucyo vāco vā'annamadyate'tho vācā vā'abhiṣicyamāno'bhiṣicyate tadetatsarvvaṃ vasu sarvvaṃ hyeta kāmāḥ saiṣā vvasumayī dhārā yathā kṣīrasya vā sarpiṣo vaivamārambhāyaiveyumājyāhutirddhūyate tadya̱daiṣā vvasumayī dhārā tasmādenām̐ vvasorddhāretyācakṣate ### [87.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.5) sa 'āha | (he) idaṃ ca ma'idaṃ ca ma'ityanena ca tvā prīṇāmyanena cānena ca tvā'bhiṣiñcāmyanena cetyetadatho'idaṃ ca me dehīdaṃ ca ma'iti sā yadvaivaiṣā dhārā'gniṃ prāpnuyādathaitadyajuḥ pratipadyeta ### [87.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.6) (tai) etadvā'enaṃ devāḥ | ( s ) etenānnena prītvaitaiḥ kāmairabhiṣicyaitayā vvasordhārayā'thainametānkāmānayācanta tebhya 'iṣṭaḥ prīto'bhiṣikta 'etānkāmānprāyacchattathaivai namayametadetenānnena prītvaitaiḥ kāmairabhiṣicyaitayā vvasordhārayā'thainametānkāmānyācate tasmā'iṣṭaḥ prīto'bhiṣikta'etānkāmānprayacchati dvau dvau kāmau saṃyunaktyavyavacchedāya yuthā vyāṃkasau saṃyuñjyādevaṃ yajñena kalpantāmiti ### [87.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.8) (tye) etadvai devā ' abruvan | (nke) kenemānkāmānpratigrahīṣyāma ' ityātma̱naivetya̍bruvandya̱jño vai de̱vānāmātmā ya̱jña u'eva yujamānasya sa yadāha yajñena kalpantāmityātmanā me kalpantāmityaivaitadāha || 7||(kāṇḍasyārdham 201) dvādaśasu kalpayati | dvādaśa māsāḥ saṃvvatsaraḥ saṃvvatsaro'gniryāvānagniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvataivenametadannena prīṇātyatho tāvataivenametadannenābhiṣiñcati caturdaśasu kalpayatyaṣṭāsu kalpayati daśasu kalpayati trayodaśasu kalpayati ### [87.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.9) (tyu ) athārddhendrāni juhoti | sarvvametadyadārddhendrāni survveṇaivenametprīṇātyatho sarvveṇaivenametadabhiṣiñcati ### [87.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.10) ( tyu ) atha grahāñjuhoti | yajño vai grahā yajñenaivainemetadannena prīṇātyatho yajñenaivenametadannenābhiṣiñcati ### [87.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87.94) iti dvitīyaprapāṭhake caturthaṃ brāhmaṇam || 9-2-4 || ( 3. 2. ) iti dvitīyaprapāṭhakaḥ samāptaḥ || 9-2 kaṇḍikāsaṃkhyā ## Linked texts (1) - [Mādhyandina](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina.9.3.2.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.87) · Pramāṇa