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Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.12) syān me prātaḥ savane atho tṛtīya savana iti / > 'May I have a share in the morning pressing and also in the third pressing.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.13) viśve devā akāmayanta / > The All-Gods desired: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.14) syān no mādhyaṃdine savane atho prātaḥ savana iti / > 'May we have a share in the midday pressing and also in the morning pressing.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.15) tā amuto arvācyo devatās tṛtīya savanāt prātaḥ savanam abhiprāyuñjata / (soma: prātaḥ savana) > These deities, directed hither from yonder, linked up forward from the third pressing to the morning pressing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.16) tad yad abhiprāyuñjata / > Because they linked up forward (abhiprāyuñjata), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.17) tat praugasya praugatvam / > that is the nature of the prauga recitation as prauga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.18) tasmād bahvyo devatāḥ prauge śasyante / > Therefore many deities are recited in the prauga recitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.19) tasmāt sarvāṇi savanāni sarva devatyāni bhavanti / (soma: prātaḥ savana) > Therefore all the pressings belong to all the deities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.20) vaiśvebhiḥ somyam madhv ity uktham śastvā yajati vaiśvadevyāḥ / > Having recited the uktha with 'With the All-Gods, the soma mead...', he makes the offering with \[verses\] addressed to the All-Gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.21) vaiśvadevam hy etad uktham / > For this uktha belongs to the All-Gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.22) gāyatryā gāyatram prātaḥ savanam / > With the Gāyatrī \[he recites, for\] the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [14.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7.23) anv id u vaṣaṭ karavad anvid u vaṣaṭ karavat / (soma: prātaḥ savana) > He should indeed utter the secondary vaṣaṭ-call, he should indeed utter the secondary vaṣaṭ-call. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Indra desired ‘Let me have a share in the morning pressing, also in the third pressing.’ The All-gods desired, ‘Let us have a share in the midday pressing, also in the morning pressing.’ These deities thenceforward extended the morning pressing from the third pressing; in that they extended (\_abhiprāyuñjata\_), that is why the Praüga has its name. Therefore many deities are praised at the Praüga; therefore all the pressings have all the deities. Having recited the hymn , ‘With all the sweet Soma drink’, he utters the offering verse for the All-gods, for the hymn is for the All-gods; in Gāyatrī, the morning pressing is connected with the Gāyatrī. He should recite the second \_vaṣaṭ\_. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ## Translations (2) - [Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-keith.14.p12) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.14.7.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.taittiriya.3.8.12.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.14.7) · Pramāṇa