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Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.5) yāta yāmāni ha vā etasya chandāṃsi bhavanti yaḥ somena yajate / > Exhausted indeed become the metres of him who sacrifices with soma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.6) chandāṃsi vai devikāḥ / (soma: gavāmayana) > The metres are indeed the Devikās. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.7) tad yad devikābhyo havīṃṣi nirvapanti / > Since they apportion oblations for the Devikās, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.8) tena ha asya ayāta yāmāni punar yāmāni bhavanti / > thereby they become unexhausted, having courses anew for him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.9) atho dhira rasāni ha vā etasya chandāṃsi bhavanti yaḥ somena yajante / > Moreover, dried of sap indeed become the metres of him who sacrifices with soma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.10) chandāṃsi vai devikāḥ / > The metres are indeed the Devikās. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.11) tad yad devikābhyo havīṃṣi nirvapanti / (soma: gavāmayana) > Since they apportion oblations for the Devikās, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.12) chandasām eva sarasatāyai / > it is for the restoration of sap to the metres. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.13) tā vā etā devyaḥ / > These are indeed goddesses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.14) atha eṣa kaḥ prajāpatiḥ / (soma: gavāmayana) > Then he is Ka, Prajāpati. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.15) tasmād devikāḥ / > Therefore \[they are called\] Devikās. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.16) tāni vai pañca havīṃṣi bhavanti / > These are indeed five oblations. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.17) pañca padā paṅktiḥ / (ṅavāmayana) > The Paṅkti has five feet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.18) pāṅkto vai yajño yajñasya eva āptyai / > The sacrifice is of the nature of the Paṅkti, for obtaining the sacrifice itself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.19) atra ha eke devībhyo havīṃṣi nirvapanti / > Here, some apportion oblations for the Devīs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.20) sarvam vā agni cityā / (soma: gavāmayana) > 'The piling of the fire altar is all,' \[they say\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.21) sarveṇa sarvam āpnavāma iti / > 'with all may we obtain all.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.22) tāni vai daśa havīṃṣi bhavanti / > These are indeed ten oblations. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.23) daśa daśinī virāṭ / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Virāj consists of ten decades. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.24) śrīr virāḍ anna adyam / > The Virāj is prosperity and food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.25) śriyo virājo anna adyasya upāptyai / > for the attainment of prosperity, the virāj, and food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.26) atra ha eke diśām aveṣṭīḥ kurvanti / > Here some perform the aveṣṭis of the quarters, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.27) sarvam vā agni cityā / (soma: gavāmayana) > \[saying,\] 'The piling of the fire altar is everything; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.28) sarveṇa sarvam āpnavāma iti / > let us obtain everything through everything.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.29) tāni vai ṣaḍḍ havīṃṣi bhavanti / (soma: gavāmayana) > They are indeed six oblations. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.30) ṣaḍ vā ṛtavaḥ saṃvatsaraḥ / > Six indeed are the seasons, \[six is\] the year; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.31) saṃvatsarasya eva āptyai / > \[it is\] for the attainment of the year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.32) atha udavasānīyāyām saṃsthitāyām maitrāvaruṇyā payasyayā yajeta tasyā uktam brāhmaṇam / (soma: gavāmayana) > Then, when the udavasānīyā \[iṣṭi\] is concluded, he should sacrifice with a curd-offering to Mitra and Varuṇa; its Brāhmaṇa has been stated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4.33) na etayā aniṣṭvā agnicin maithunam cared iti / (soma: gavāmayana) > One who has piled the fire altar should not engage in sexual intercourse without having sacrificed with this \[offering\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > xix. 7. Following on the cake for the victim in the Anūbandhyā rite, they offer the oblations to the minor deities. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice become exhausted; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, thus (his metres) become unexhausted and fresh. The metres of him who offers the Soma sacrifice lose their sap; the minor deities are the metres; in that they offer oblations to the minor deities, verily (it serves) to confer sap on the metres. Now these are deities (\_devī\_) and Prajāpati is Ka; therefore are they minor deities (\_devikā\_). There are five oblations; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; verily (it serves) to obtain the sacrifice. Here some offer oblations to the female deities, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are ten oblations; the Virāj consists of sets of ten; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (verily it serves) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. Here some perform the offerings to appease the quarters, (thinking) ‘The fire piling is all; by all all let us obtain.’ There are six oblations; the year has six seasons; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. When the concluding rite has been completed, he should sacrifice with a milk mess to Mitra and Varuṇa; the explanation of this has been given. ‘No piler of the fire should indulge in sexual union without having offered this sacrifice,’ (they say). > — 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.19.p13) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.19.4.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Śāṅkhāyanaśrautasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.srauta.sankhayana.9.28.18.p1) — Śāṅkhāyana, Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedaśāṅkhāyanīyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.rgvedasankhayaniyabrahmana.21.7) — Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.rgvedabrahmana.19.7) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.4) · Pramāṇa