Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 12.4
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 12.4
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12.4.1
atha yat saha patnībhir yanti /
Now, that they go together with the wives:
12.4.2
gandharvā ha vā indrasya somam apsu pratyāhitā gopāyanti /
The gandharvas guard Indra's Soma placed into the waters;
12.4.3
ta u ha strī kāmāḥ / (soma: apOṇApUṭṛIYA)
and they are fond of women.
12.4.4
te ha āsu manāṃsi kurvate /
They set their minds upon them.
12.4.5
tad yathā pramattānām yajñam āhared evam tat / (soma: apOṇApUṭṛIYA)
That is just as if one were to carry off the sacrifice of those who are negligent.
12.4.6
upanāmuka u eva enam yajño bhavati /
And the sacrifice becomes inclined towards him.
12.4.7
tā vai viṃśatim anvāha /
He recites twenty [verses].
12.4.8
tā virājam abhisampadyante / (soma: apOṇApUṭṛIYA)
They amount to the virāj.
12.4.9
vairājīr vā āpaḥ /
The waters indeed belong to the virāj.
12.4.10
annam virāḍ annam āpaḥ /
Food is the virāj, food is the waters.
12.4.11
annena tad anna adyam samardhayati /
Thereby he makes food and food-eating prosper with food.
12.4.12
triḥ prathamayā trir uttamayā caturviṃśatiḥ sampadyante / (soma: apOṇApUṭṛIYA)
[Reciting] the first thrice and the last thrice, twenty-four are accomplished.
12.4.13
caturviṃśaty akṣarā gāyatrī /
The gāyatrī has twenty-four syllables.
12.4.14
gāyatrī prātaḥ savanam vahati /
The gāyatrī carries the morning pressing.
12.4.15
tad u ha prātaḥ savana rūpān na apaiti /
Thus it does not depart from the form of the morning pressing.
12.4.16
iti nv āponaptrīyasya / (soma: apOṇApUṭṛIYA)
So much for the Āponaptrīya [recitation].
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