Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 13.1

13.1.1

prajāpatir vai yajñaḥ /

Prajāpati indeed is the sacrifice.

xiii. 1. The sacrifice is Prajāpati; in it are all desires, all immortality; the altars are the protectors; to them as he creeps to the Sadas he pays homage, 'Homage, homage', for the gods are not above receiving homage. They, having homage paid, let the Hotṛ pass on. He proceeds to this Prajāpati, the sacrifice; thus herein the sacrificer obtains all desires.

13.1.2

tasmint sarve kāmāḥ sarvam amṛtatvam /

In it are all desires, all immortality.

xiii. 1. The sacrifice is Prajāpati; in it are all desires, all immortality; the altars are the protectors; to them as he creeps to the Sadas he pays homage, 'Homage, homage', for the gods are not above receiving homage. They, having homage paid, let the Hotṛ pass on. He proceeds to this Prajāpati, the sacrifice; thus herein the sacrificer obtains all desires.

13.1.3

tasya ete goptāro yad dhiṣṇyāḥ / (soma: sadaḥ prasarpaṇa)

Its guardians are these dhiṣṇya hearths.

xiii. 1. The sacrifice is Prajāpati; in it are all desires, all immortality; the altars are the protectors; to them as he creeps to the Sadas he pays homage, 'Homage, homage', for the gods are not above receiving homage. They, having homage paid, let the Hotṛ pass on. He proceeds to this Prajāpati, the sacrifice; thus herein the sacrificer obtains all desires.

13.1.4

tānt sadaḥ pasrapsyan namasyati namo nama iti /

About to glide into the sadas, he pays homage to them, saying: 'Homage, homage!'

xiii. 1. The sacrifice is Prajāpati; in it are all desires, all immortality; the altars are the protectors; to them as he creeps to the Sadas he pays homage, 'Homage, homage', for the gods are not above receiving homage. They, having homage paid, let the Hotṛ pass on. He proceeds to this Prajāpati, the sacrifice; thus herein the sacrificer obtains all desires.

13.1.5

na hi namas kāram ati devāḥ /

For the gods do not pass over homage.

xiii. 1. The sacrifice is Prajāpati; in it are all desires, all immortality; the altars are the protectors; to them as he creeps to the Sadas he pays homage, 'Homage, homage', for the gods are not above receiving homage. They, having homage paid, let the Hotṛ pass on. He proceeds to this Prajāpati, the sacrifice; thus herein the sacrificer obtains all desires.

13.1.6

te namasitā hotāram atisṛjante /

Honored with homage, they release the hotṛ to pass beyond.

xiii. 1. The sacrifice is Prajāpati; in it are all desires, all immortality; the altars are the protectors; to them as he creeps to the Sadas he pays homage, 'Homage, homage', for the gods are not above receiving homage. They, having homage paid, let the Hotṛ pass on. He proceeds to this Prajāpati, the sacrifice; thus herein the sacrificer obtains all desires.

13.1.7

sa etam prajāpatim yajñam prapadyate / (soma: sadaḥ prasarpaṇa)

He enters upon this Prajāpati, the sacrifice.

xiii. 1. The sacrifice is Prajāpati; in it are all desires, all immortality; the altars are the protectors; to them as he creeps to the Sadas he pays homage, 'Homage, homage', for the gods are not above receiving homage. They, having homage paid, let the Hotṛ pass on. He proceeds to this Prajāpati, the sacrifice; thus herein the sacrificer obtains all desires.

13.1.8

tad atra eva yajamānaḥ sarvān kāmān āpnoti sarvam amṛtatvam / (soma: sadaḥ prasarpaṇa)

Then right here the sacrificer attains all desires, all immortality.

xiii. 1. The sacrifice is Prajāpati; in it are all desires, all immortality; the altars are the protectors; to them as he creeps to the Sadas he pays homage, 'Homage, homage', for the gods are not above receiving homage. They, having homage paid, let the Hotṛ pass on. He proceeds to this Prajāpati, the sacrifice; thus herein the sacrificer obtains all desires.

13.1.9

atha haviṣ paṅktyā caranti /

Then they proceed with the haviṣpaṅkti.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.10

paśavo vai haviṣ paṅktiḥ /

The haviṣpaṅkti indeed is cattle.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.11

paśūnām eva āptyai /

Just for the attainment of cattle.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.12

tāni vai pañca havīṃṣi bhavanti / (soma: haviṣ paṅkti yāga)

There are indeed five oblation-materials:

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.13

dadhi dhānāḥ saktavaḥ puroḍāśaḥ payasya iti /

curds, parched grains, barley-groats, cake, and curdled milk.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.14

pañcapadā paktiḥ /

The paṅkti has five feet.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.15

pāṅkto yajñaḥ /

Fivefold is the sacrifice.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.16

pāṅktāḥ paśavaḥ /

Fivefold are cattle.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.17

pāṅktaḥ puruṣaḥ /

Fivefold is man.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.18

yajñasya ca paśūnām ca āptyai / (soma: haviṣ paṅkti yāga)

For the attainment of the sacrifice and of cattle.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.19

sā iyam nirupyate paśūnām eva parigrahāya /

This [offering] is poured out just to encompass cattle,

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.20

atho savanānām eva tīvrī kārāya / (soma: haviṣ paṅkti yāga)

and also to intensify the pressings.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.21

atha vai haviṣ paṅktiḥ prāṇa eva /

Moreover, the haviṣpaṅkti is breath itself.

xiii. 2. Then they proceed with the set of five oblations. The set of five oblations is cattle; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. There are five oblations, curds, fried grains, groats, the cake, the milk mess. The Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; man is fivefold; for obtaining the sacrifice and cattle this is offered, also for the encircling of cattle and the making firm of the pressings. Breath is the set of five

13.1.22

tasmād yena eva maitrāvaruṇaḥ preṣyati tena hotā yajati / (soma: haviṣ paṅkti yāga)

Therefore, with whatever [verse] the maitrāvaruṇa prompts, with that the hotṛ sacrifices.

oblations; therefore the Hotṛ utters as the offering verse the same formulae as the Maitrāvaruṇa for his directions; for breath is the same. They say ‘The Ṛc which he uses in the morning as offering verse is wearied for that day; then how is it fresh in all the pressings?’ In that he continues to carry on with the pressings, (saying) ‘In the morning, (the cakes) of the morning pressing’, at the morning pressing, ‘Those of the midday pressing’, at the midday pressing, ‘Those of the third pressing’, at the third pressing, thereby is it fresh . They say ‘Why in the morning only is there a milk mess, and not in the midday or at the third pressing?’ ‘The Maitrāvaruṇa is the sacrifice; the sacrifice is born at the morning pressing; a young boy’s portion is milk; this is as if one should give the breast to a child on birth; it is old at the other two pressings; when one grows one is past the breast then. Therefore in the morning only is there a milk mess, and not in the midday nor at the third pressing’ (is the answer).

13.1.23

samāno hy ayam prāṇaḥ / (soma: haviṣ paṅkti yāga)

For this breath is one and the same.