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# Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 2.3

Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 2.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.1)

dvir udīcīm srucam udyacchati /

> Twice he raises the ladle towards the north.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.2)

rudram eva tat svāyām diśi prītvā avasṛjati / (agnihotra)

> Having pleased Rudra in his own quarter, he lets it down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.3)

tasmādd hūyamānasya uttarato na tiṣṭhet /

> Therefore one should not stand to the north of what is being offered,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.4)

na id etasya akhilasya devasya pariprādhve asāni iti / (agnihotra)

> lest \[one think\]: "May I not be in the pathway of this whole \[mighty\] god!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.5)

tām uttarataḥ sāyam upamārṣṭi pratīcīm /

> In the evening he wipes \[the ladle\] on the north towards the west;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.6)

ādityam tad astam nayati /

> thereby he leads the sun to its setting.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.7)

dakṣiṇata ūrdhvām prātaḥ / (agnihotra)

> In the morning \[he wipes it\] on the south upwards;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.8)

ādityam tad unnayati /

> thereby he leads the sun upward.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.9)

yat pūrvam upamārṣṭi tat kūrce nilimpati /

> What he wipes off first, that he smears on the grass-bundle;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.10)

oṣadhīs tena prīṇāti / (agnihotra)

> thereby he pleases the plants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.11)

yad dvitīyam tad dakṣiṇena kūrcam uttānam pāṇim nidadhāti /

> What \[he wipes off\] the second time, he places with an upturned hand to the south of the grass-bundle;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.12)

pitṝṃs tena prīṇāti / (agnihotra)

> thereby he pleases the fathers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.13)

atha yad dṣip pradeśinyā prāśnāti /

> Now, that he consumes \[some\] twice with the forefinger:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.14)

garbhān pūrveṇa prīṇāti /

> with the first he pleases the embryos;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.15)

tasmād anaśnanto garbhāḥ prāṇanti / (agnihotra)

> therefore embryos breathe without eating.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.16)

vayāṃsy uttareṇa /

> \[He pleases\] the birds with the second;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.17)

tasmād vayāṃsi bahu kiṃca kiṃcid iva bhakṣayanti śvetam iva prasrāvayanti / (agnihotra)

> therefore birds eat a great deal of little bits, as it were, and discharge whitish matter, as it were.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.18)

atha yat srucā bhakṣayati /

> Now, that he consumes with the ladle:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.19)

bhūtam ca tena bhavyam ca prīṇāti / (agnihotra)

> thereby he pleases what has been and what is to be.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.20)

atha yat srucam nirleḍhi /

> Now, that he licks the ladle clean:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.21)

sarva deva janāṃs tena prīṇāti /

> thereby he pleases all classes of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.22)

atha yat srucam mārjayate /

> Now, that he cleanses the ladle:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.23)

rakṣo deva janāṃs tena prīṇāti / (agnihotra)

> thereby he pleases the demon-classes of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.24)

atha yat prācīru udīcīr apa utsiñcati /

> Now, that he pours water towards the north-east:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.25)

gandharva apsarasas tena prīṇāti /

> thereby he pleases the Gandharvas and Apsarases.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.26)

atha yat prācīm udīcīm srucam uddiśati / (agnihotra)

> Now, that he points the ladle towards the north-east:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.27)

rudram eva tat svāyām diśi dadhāti /

> thereby he places Rudra in his own quarter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [2.3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.2.3.28)

evam agnihotreṇa sarvāṇi bhūtāni prīṇāti / (agnihotra)

> Thus, by means of the Agnihotra, he pleases all beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> (he rubs) the second time, he lays down his outstretched hand to the south of the mat; thereby he delights the fathers. In that he twice eats by means of his forefinger, with the first he delights foetuses; therefore though not eating, foetuses draw breath; with the second birds; therefore birds eat very multifarious matter as it were, but exude what is white as it were. In that he eats with the offering ladle, thereby he delights what has been and what will be. In that he licks the offering ladle, thereby he delights the serpents, the god folk. In that he cleanses the offering ladle, thereby he delights the Rakṣases, the god folk. In that he pours forth the waters to east and north, thereby he delights the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. In that he directs the offering ladle to east and north, verily thus he places Rudra in his own quarter; thus with the Agnihotra he delights all creatures.  
> — 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.2.p5) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.2.3.1) — English, machine translation

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