Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 19.5

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.

The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given.