Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 16.2.16-35
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 16.2.16-35
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16.2.16
atha sāvitra graheṇa caranti / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.17
prātaḥ savana etam agre ayajan /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.18
tāḥ prajā na prājāyanta /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.19
tam mādhyaṃdine savane / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.20
tā u tara no eva /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.21
tam atra tṛtīya savane ayajan /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.22
tataḥ prajāḥ prājāyanta / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.23
tasmāt tṛtīya savane avadhṛtaḥ savitā /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.24
atho ādityānām vā ekaḥ savitā / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.25
ādityānām tṛtīya savanam /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.26
tasmād enam tṛtīya savane yajanti / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.27
triṣpubham sāvitra grahasya puronuvākyām anūcya jagatyā yajati / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.28
balam vai vīryam triṣṭup /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.29
paśavo jagatī /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.30
bala eva tad vīrye antataḥ paśuṣu ca pratitiṣṭhati / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.31
tasya na anuvaṣaṭ karoti /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.32
prāṇo vai sāvitra grahaḥ saṃsthā anuvaṣaṭ kāraḥ / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.33
na it purā kālāt prāṇam saṃsthā apayāni iti /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.34
yukta iva hy ayam prāṇaḥ /
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
16.2.35
madvatī yājyā madvadd hi tṛtīya savanam / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
xvi. 2. Then they proceed with the cup for Savitṛ. At first they offered to him at the morning pressing; offspring were not born; then at the midday pressing; they were not born even then; then at the third pressing they offered to him; then offspring were born. Therefore at the third pressing is Savitṛ fixed. Moreover Savitṛ is one of the Ādityas; the third pressing belongs to the Ādityas; therefore they offer to him at the third pressing. Having recited a Triṣṭubh as the invitatory verse for the cup for Savitṛ, he utters a Jagatī as the offering verse; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; the Jagatī is cattle; verily thus at the end he finds support in might, in strength, and in cattle. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The cup for Savitṛ is breath; the second vaṣaṭ call is the completion; let me not before the time complete breath', for breath here is yoked as it were. The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'.
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