Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 16.3
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 16.3
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16.3.1
savitā vaiśvadevam pratipadyate /
With Savitṛ he begins the Vaiśvadeva [recitation].
xvi. 3. He begins the Vaiçvadeva with Savitṛ; on the instigation of Savitṛ the gods brought together the third pressing; therefore the strophe and antistrophe and hymn are all Savitṛ's. He begins the Vaiçvadeva with an Anuṣṭubh, 'That of Savitṛ we choose.' The Vaiçvadeva is the hymn of the Pavamāna; the metre of Soma is the Anuṣṭubh. The explanation of the division of the quarter verses has been given. He recites Gāyatrī verses; Gāyatrī verses are breath; verily thus he places breath in himself. He recites a hymn to Savitṛ, for a cup has been drawn for Savitṛ; verily therewith he accompanies it. He recites (a verse) for Vāyu; (the verse) for Vāyu is breath; verily thus he places breath in himself. In the recitation of this he releases (the cups) for two deities in Vāyu, the breaths in the breath. He recites (the hymn) to sky and earth; sky and earth are supports; verily (it serves) for support. In this the Adhvaryu responds with (a formula containing the word) *mad*, for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk' (*mad*). He recites (the verse) 'Maker of fair forms'; that which has a fair form is food; verily thus he places food in himself. Moreover this is the Soma drinking of the forms; verily thus he places form in himself. He recites (a hymn) to the Ṛbhus, for then Prajāpati made preparation for them; therefore (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus is recited here. Then he recites (verses) to Vena, to the Ādityas, and to Bṛhaspati; with these he accompanies the Çukra and Manthin cups and the Āgrayaṇa cup; moreover this is the Vaiçvadeva Çastra, (so it serves) to secure that none of the deities are excluded. He recites the Vaiçvadeva, for the Vaiçvadeva cup has been drawn; verily therewith he accompanies it. The concluding verse he recites twice by quarter verses, the third time by half verses; it makes up a Virāj; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Four hymns he recites in the Vaiçvadeva; the Vaiçvadeva is cattle; cattle are fourfold, and also four-footed; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. Therefore he should recite it abidingly; with him cattle abide.
16.3.2
savitṛ prasūtā vai devās tṛtīya savanam samabharan / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
Impelled by Savitṛ, the gods brought together the third pressing.
16.3.3
tasmāt pratipad anucarau sūktam iti sāvitrāṇi bhavanti /
Therefore, the opening verse, the two following verses, and the hymn are addressed to Savitṛ.
16.3.4
tat savitur vṛṇīmaha ity anuṣṭubhā vaiśvadevam pratipadyate / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
With an Anuṣṭubh, 'We choose that of Savitṛ...', he begins the Vaiśvadeva [recitation].
16.3.5
pavamāna uktham vā etad yad vaiśvadevam /
For that which is the Vaiśvadeva [recitation] is the Pavamāna hymn.
16.3.6
anuṣṭup somasya chandaḥ / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
The Anuṣṭubh is the metre of Soma.
16.3.7
uktam pada vigrahaṇasya brāhmaṇam /
The ritual explanation of the division of the quarters of the verse has been stated.
16.3.8
gāyatrīḥ śaṃsati /
He recites Gāyatrī verses.
16.3.9
prāṇo vai gāyatryaḥ / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
Gāyatrī verses are breath.
16.3.10
prāṇam eva tad ātman dhatte /
Thereby he places breath in himself.
16.3.11
sāvitram śaṃsati /
He recites a hymn to Savitṛ.
16.3.12
sāvitro hi graho gṛhīto bhavati /
For the draught for Savitṛ has been drawn.
16.3.13
tam eva etena anuśaṃsati / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
It is that which he recites after by means of this.
16.3.14
vāyavyām śaṃsati /
He recites a verse to Vāyu.
16.3.15
prāṇo vai vāyavyā /
The verse to Vāyu is breath.
16.3.16
prāṇam eva tad ātman dhatte /
Thereby he places breath in himself.
16.3.17
tasyai śastre dvidevatyān vimuñcanti /
During its recitation, they unyoke the two-deity cups.
16.3.18
vāyau prāṇe prāṇān / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
[They unyoke] the breaths in Vāyu, who is breath.
16.3.19
dyāvā pṛthivīyam śaṃsati /
He recites a hymn to Heaven and Earth.
16.3.20
pratiṣṭhe vai dyāvā pṛthivī pratiṣṭhityā eva /
Heaven and earth are indeed the two foundations, for the sake of a firm foundation.
16.3.21
tasminn adhvaryur madvat pratyāgṛṇāti / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
At it the adhvaryu responds with [the word] 'madhu'.
16.3.22
madvadd hi tṛtīya savanam /
For the third pressing is connected with 'madhu'.
16.3.23
surūpa kṛtnum śaṃsati / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
He recites [the hymn beginning] 'surūpakṛtnum'.
16.3.24
annam vai surūpam /
Food indeed has a handsome form.
16.3.25
annam eva tad ātman dhatte /
Thus he places food in himself.
16.3.26
atho rūpāṇām eva eṣa soma pīthaḥ /
Moreover, this soma-drink belongs indeed to the forms.
16.3.27
rūpam eva tad ātman dhatte / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
Thus he places form in himself.
16.3.28
ārbhavam śaṃsati /
He recites [the hymn] to the Ṛbhus.
16.3.29
atra hy ebhyaḥ prajāpatir avākalpayat /
For here Prajāpati arranged for them.
16.3.30
tasmād atra ārbhavam śasyate / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
Therefore [the hymn] to the Ṛbhus is recited here.
16.3.31
atha venām ādityām bārhaspatyām iti śaṃsati /
Then he recites [the verses] to Vena, the Ādityas, and Bṛhaspati.
16.3.32
śukrā manthināv āgrayaṇam ity eva etābhir anuśaṃsati / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
With these he recites after the Śukra, Manthin, and Āgrayaṇa [draughts].
16.3.33
atho vaiśvadevam vai śastram /
Moreover, the recitation belongs to the Viśve Devas.
16.3.34
devatānām aparihāṇāya vaiśvadevam śaṃsati /
In order not to leave out the deities, he recites [the hymn] to the Viśve Devas.
16.3.35
vaiśvadevo hi graho gṛhīto bhavati /
For the draught for the Viśve Devas has been drawn.
16.3.36
tam eva etena anuśaṃsati / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
It is after that [draught] that he recites with this.
16.3.37
tasya dviḥ pacchaḥ paridhānīyām śaṃsati /
Of it, he recites the concluding verse twice by quarters,
16.3.38
ardharcaśas tṛtīyam / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
and the third [time] by half-verses.
16.3.39
sā virājam abhisampadyate /
It amounts to a Virāj.
16.3.40
śrīr virāḍ anna adyam /
The Virāj is fortune, proper food;
16.3.41
śriyo virājo anna adyasya upāptyai / (soma: tṛtīya savana)
[it is] for the attainment of fortune, the Virāj, and proper food.
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