[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) › 8 # Citikanda 8 Citikāṇḍa 8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.1) maṃtrasyāyamarthaḥ | atrāgnipadena prajāpatirucyase-"tato vai prajāpatiragnirabhavat" iti prāgāmnānāt | uttaratra tāsāṃ navānā magniraṃva draṣṭā prajāpatirdevatati vakṣyati | ato'pi agnipadena prajāpatireva saṃbodhyaḥ | he agne saṃvatsarātmaka prajāpate ! tvāṃ tvāṃ visrastam ṛtavaḥ vasaṃtādyāḥ prajāpateḥ saṃvatsarātmakatvāt tadavayavā ṛtavaḥ samāḥ saṃvatsarāḥ ca varddhayaṃtu | ṛṣayaḥ ṛṣipadena prāṇā ucyaṃte-"ke ta ṛṣayaḥ prāṇā vā ṛṣayaḥ" ( śa.pa.6|1|1 ### [8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.16) ) iti śruteḥ | yāni satyā sakarmāṇi | tāni ca tvā varddhayaṃtu | ataḥ avayavavṛddheḥ divyena dyulokamayena ādityena saṃdīdihi saṃdīpto bhava | dīdyatirdīptikarmā iti yāskaḥ | ( nighaṃ. 1 ### [8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.6) 9 | niru. 10 1 ### [8.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.6-2) ) dīvyatervā yaṅluki loṭi sahau "lopo vyorvali" ( pā. sū. 6 | 1 ### [8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.29) ) iti lope abhyāsadīrghe kṛte rūpam | viśvāḥ sarvāśvatasraḥ pradiśaśca abhilakṣya ābhāhi | “ bhādīptau ” ( dhā. pā. a. pa. 41 ) āhi atrāṃtarṇītaṇyarthe | dīpayeti yadreva̱ dvādaśa̍ | dvāda̍śākṣarā vai jaga̍tīyaṃ vai jaga̱tyasyām̐ hīdam̐ sarvai jaga̱diyamu vā'a̱gnirasyai hi survo'gniścīyate yāvāna̱gniryāva̍tyasya mātrā tāvataivainametatprīṇāti ### [8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.30) yadreva̱ dvādaśa̍ | dvāda̍śākṣarā vai jaga̍tī jagatī survāṇi cchundām̐si survāṇi cchundām̐si prajāpatiḥ prajāpatira̱gniryāvāna̱gniryāva̍tyasya mātrā tāvataivainametatprīṇāti ### [8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.31) tā e̱tā' ū̱rdhvā 'asya̱ samidho bhavantīti prajāpa̍tiṃ visra̱staṃ yatrā̱gniḥ sama̱dadhātta̱mabravīdyā ma̱tsaṃmitā'āpriya̱stābhi̱rmā'' prīṇīhīti̍ ### [8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.32) su e̱tā 'apaśyat | ( dū ) ūrdhvā 'a̱sya sa̱midho bhavantītyu̱rdhvā hyetusya sumi̱ddhasya̱ samidho bhavantyūrdhvā śu̱krā śocīm̐ṣya̱gnerityū̱rdhvāni̍ hveta̱sya śukrāṇi̱ śocī̍m̐ṣyu̱rdhvāṇi̍ bhavanti yu̱matta̍meti vī̱rya̍vatta̱metye̱tatsupratīkasyeti sarvvato hya'gniḥ supratīkaḥ sūnoriti̱ yadenaṃ janayati tenāsyaiṣa sūnuḥ ### [8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.33) ( stā ) tā 'etā 'ekakhyākhyānāḥ | ( 5 ) e̱tame̱vābhi su̱thaitame̱va saṃsku̱ryyāde̱tam̐ saṃda̱dhyāde̱taṃ janayettā 'āgneyyaḥ prājāpatyā yudagni̱rapa̍śya̱ttenāgneyyo yutprajāpati̱maprīṇāttena prājāpatyāḥ ### [8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.34) ( stā ) tā vi̱ṣamā vi̱ṣamapadāḥ | ( 0 ) vi̱ṣamākṣarā vi̱ṣamāṇi hi cchandā̱m̐syatho̱ yānya̱syādhyātmama̱ṅgāni vi̱ṣamāṇi tānyasyaitābhiprīṇāti ### [8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.11) rvvacīṃṣi bhavanti | “dyumattamā ”-iti | vīryyavattametyetat “ supratīkasya ”-iti | sarvvato hya'gniḥ supratīkaḥ | “ sūnoḥ ”-( vā0 saṃ 27 ### [8.32-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.32-2) )-iti | yadenaṃ janayati-tenāsyaiṣa sūnuḥ ### [8.33-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.33-2) tā etā ekavyākhyānāḥ etamevābhi | yathaitameva saṃskuryyāt, etaṃ sandadhyāt, etaṃ janayet tā āgneyyaḥ, prājāpatyāḥ | yad agnirapaśyat | tenāgneyyaḥ | yatprajāpatimaprīṇāt-tena prājāpatyāḥ ### [8.34-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.34-2) tā viṣamā viṣamākṣarāḥ | viṣamāṇi hi chandāṃsi | atho yānyasyādhyātmamaṅgāniviṣamāṇi tānyasyaitābhiprīṇāti ### [8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.35) vaiśvāna̱raḥ pa̍śupuroḍāśa̍ḥ | ( śo ) vaiśvānaro vai sarve'gnayaḥ sarvveṣāmagnīnāmupāptyai ### [8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.36) ya̱dveva vaiśvāna̱raḥ | ( ' ) ṛtavo haite yadetāścitayo'gnayo vā'ṛtava 'ṛtavaḥ saṃvvatsaraḥ saṃvvatsaro vaiśvānaro ya̱dagnaya 'iti syādati tadrecayed dvādaśakapālo dvādaśa māsāḥ saṃvvatsaraḥ saṃvvatsaro vaiśvānara 'āgneyyo yājyā'nuvākyā 'abhirūpāṇāmupāptyai kāmavatyaḥ kāmānāmupāptyai ### [8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.37) tadvaika | ( ka' ) i̱tyevaitāni paśuśīrṣāṇi vi̱ttvopa̍dadhatyubha̱yane̍te pa̱śava 'iti te ha te maya̍ḥ kuṇa̱pāḥ sumbhavantyunāmītāni hi tāni tadva tathā''ṣāḍhaiḥ sauśrāmateyasyopa̍dadhuḥ su ha kṣipra'eva tato mamāra ### [8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.38) hiraṇma̱yānpu haike kurvvanti | ( nthya) amṛ̱teṣṭakā ' iti̱ vvadanta̱stā ha tā 'amṛteṣṭakā na hi tāni paśuśī̱rṣāṇi ### [8.37-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.37-2) mṛnma̱yānpu haike kurvvanti | (ntyu ) utsannā vā'ete̱ paśa̱vo yadvai kiṃcotsanna̱miyaṃ tasya̱ sarvvasya pratiṣṭhā tadya̱traite paśa̱vo gatāstṛta ' enāna̱dhi sambharāme̱' iti na tathā kuryādyo vā'e̱teṣāmāvṛ̱taṃ ca brāhmaṇaṃ ca na vvidyādutsayeta'utsannāḥ syuḥ sa̱' etāneva pañca paśūnālabheta yāvadasya vyaśaḥ sambhavanti | anāprītāni hi tāni | taddha tathā''ṣāḍheḥ sauśromateyasyopaddhuḥ | sa ha kṣipra'eva tato mamāra ### [8.38-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.38-2) hiraṇmayāndhu haike kurvvanti-amṛteṣṭakā iti vadantaḥ | tā ha tā amṛteṣṭakāḥ | na hi tāni paśuśīrṣāṇi ### [8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8.39) mṛnmayāndhu haike kurvvanti | utsannā vā'ete paśavaḥ | yadvai kiṃcotsannam-iyaṃ tasya sarvvasya pratiṣṭhā | tad yatraite paśavo gatāḥ-tata enāndhi sambharāma iti | na tathā kuryāt | yo vā'eteṣāsyāttānaitānprajāpatiḥ prathama 'ālebhe śyāparṇaḥ sāyakāyano'ntamo'tha ha smaitānevāntareṇālabhante'thaitarhīmau dvāvevālabhyete prājāpatyaśca vāya vyaśca tayoruto brāhmaṇamucyate ## Linked texts (2) - [Mādhyandina](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina.6.2.1.31) — Sanskrit - [Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kanviyasatapathabrahmana.29.27) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.citikanda.8) · Pramāṇa