Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 11.3.1-8
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 11.3.1-8
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11.3.1
atha sarvā ha vai devatā hotāram prātar anuvākam anuvakṣyantam āśaṃsamānāḥ pratyupatiṣṭhante mayā pratipatsyate mayā pratipatsyata iti / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
xi. 4. Now all the gods resort to the Hotṛ as he is about to recite the morning litany, expecting ‘With me will he commence, with me will he commence.’ If he were to commence indicating one deity, he would fall a victim to the other deities. He commences with (a verse) not addressed (to one deity); thereby he does not fall a victim to any deity. (With the verse), ‘O waters, the rich ones’ he commences; all the deities are the waters; verily thus with all the deities he commences. ‘Advancing
11.3.2
sa ya ekām devatām ādiśya pratipadyeta /
xi. 4. Now all the gods resort to the Hotṛ as he is about to recite the morning litany, expecting ‘With me will he commence, with me will he commence.’ If he were to commence indicating one deity, he would fall a victim to the other deities. He commences with (a verse) not addressed (to one deity); thereby he does not fall a victim to any deity. (With the verse), ‘O waters, the rich ones’ he commences; all the deities are the waters; verily thus with all the deities he commences. ‘Advancing
11.3.3
atha itarābhyo devatābhyo vṛścyeta / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
xi. 4. Now all the gods resort to the Hotṛ as he is about to recite the morning litany, expecting ‘With me will he commence, with me will he commence.’ If he were to commence indicating one deity, he would fall a victim to the other deities. He commences with (a verse) not addressed (to one deity); thereby he does not fall a victim to any deity. (With the verse), ‘O waters, the rich ones’ he commences; all the deities are the waters; verily thus with all the deities he commences. ‘Advancing
11.3.4
aniruktayā pratipadyate /
xi. 4. Now all the gods resort to the Hotṛ as he is about to recite the morning litany, expecting ‘With me will he commence, with me will he commence.’ If he were to commence indicating one deity, he would fall a victim to the other deities. He commences with (a verse) not addressed (to one deity); thereby he does not fall a victim to any deity. (With the verse), ‘O waters, the rich ones’ he commences; all the deities are the waters; verily thus with all the deities he commences. ‘Advancing
11.3.5
tena u na kasyai cana devatāyā āvṛścyate / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
xi. 4. Now all the gods resort to the Hotṛ as he is about to recite the morning litany, expecting ‘With me will he commence, with me will he commence.’ If he were to commence indicating one deity, he would fall a victim to the other deities. He commences with (a verse) not addressed (to one deity); thereby he does not fall a victim to any deity. (With the verse), ‘O waters, the rich ones’ he commences; all the deities are the waters; verily thus with all the deities he commences. ‘Advancing
11.3.6
āpo revatīḥ kṣayathā hi vasva iti pratipadyate /
xi. 4. Now all the gods resort to the Hotṛ as he is about to recite the morning litany, expecting ‘With me will he commence, with me will he commence.’ If he were to commence indicating one deity, he would fall a victim to the other deities. He commences with (a verse) not addressed (to one deity); thereby he does not fall a victim to any deity. (With the verse), ‘O waters, the rich ones’ he commences; all the deities are the waters; verily thus with all the deities he commences. ‘Advancing
11.3.7
āpo vai sarvā devatāḥ / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
xi. 4. Now all the gods resort to the Hotṛ as he is about to recite the morning litany, expecting ‘With me will he commence, with me will he commence.’ If he were to commence indicating one deity, he would fall a victim to the other deities. He commences with (a verse) not addressed (to one deity); thereby he does not fall a victim to any deity. (With the verse), ‘O waters, the rich ones’ he commences; all the deities are the waters; verily thus with all the deities he commences. ‘Advancing
11.3.8
sarvābhir eva tad devatābhiḥ pratipadyate /
xi. 4. Now all the gods resort to the Hotṛ as he is about to recite the morning litany, expecting ‘With me will he commence, with me will he commence.’ If he were to commence indicating one deity, he would fall a victim to the other deities. He commences with (a verse) not addressed (to one deity); thereby he does not fall a victim to any deity. (With the verse), ‘O waters, the rich ones’ he commences; all the deities are the waters; verily thus with all the deities he commences. ‘Advancing
Translations (2)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (2)
- Ṛgvedaśāṅkhāyanīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit