[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) › [Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki) › 11.1.14 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 11.1.14 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 11.1.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.11.1.14) ṛk sammitā vā ime lokāḥ / > xi. 1. Next comes the morning litany. In that he recites it in the morning, that is why the morning litany has its name. In that he mutters the formulae of recourse, in that he offers the libations, verily thus he produces a benediction. After uttering the sound \_hiṅ\_ he recites the morning litany; the sound \_hiṅ\_ is a thunderbolt; verily thus with a thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. He should recite aloud in a clear tone. The clear is the one part of speech which is not infested by evil; therefore in a clear tone should he recite, to smite away the evil of the sacrificer. By half verses should he recite; these worlds are com- > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) - [Previous: 11.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.11.1.13) - [Next: 11.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.11.1.15) - [Up: 11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.11.1) ## Translations (2) - [Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-keith.11.p3) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.11.1.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.11.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.11.1.14) · Pramāṇa