[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki) › 20.3.1 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 20.3.1 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 20.3.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [20.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.20.3.1) gām dvitīyam ahar upayanti / > xx. 3. They perform the Go as the second day; the symbols in its verses are those of the second day. 'Thou hast a glory of rule' is the Ājya containing (the word) 'apart' in 'Thou, O active one (vicarṣaṇe), fame'; this is the symbol of this atmosphere; for this atmosphere is wide apart as it were. The Praüga is by Gṛtsamada; when the Bṛhat Sāman was created, the Praüga by Gṛtsamada was created after it; thus he makes the rite successful with its symbol; that rite is likely to cause success which is successful with its symbol. 'Lord of every man' is the strophe of the Marutvatīya, containing the word 'apart'; the explanation of this has been given. 'Indra alone is the drinker of Soma' is the antistrophe, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'Indra, drinker of the pressed juice, of all life'; the explanation of this has been given. 'Rise up, O Brahmaṇaspati' is addressed to Brahmaṇaspati, and contains (the word) 'up'; there is 'up' in 'Rise up'; the second day has 'up'. 'These thee of many a poet' is the Marutvatīya, containing (the word) 'up'; the explanation of this has been given. 'Thou art mingled with the pressed drink, O Indra' is the Niṣkevalya, containing (the word) 'up' in 'The Stoma, the prayer, the hymn being recited'; the explanation of this has been given. 'Every man of the god that leadeth' is the strophe of the Vaiçvadeva, containing (the word) 'apart'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The god of all, lord of the good' is the antistrophe, containing (the word) 'apart'; the explanation of this has been given. There are two strophes for the Vaiçvadevas, two antistrophes; the year has six seasons and is sixfold; sky and earth are two; these supports are two; this body has six members; day and night are two: these, expiration and inspiration, are two; thus they depart not from the completion of the year, nor from the perfection of the body, nor the perfection of the breaths. 'The god Savitṛ hath appeared, to be praised by us now' is (the hymn) to Savitṛ, containing (the word) 'up'; the explanation of this has been given. 'They two, sky and earth, all weal producing' is (the hymn) to sky and earth, containing (the word) 'apart'; the explanation of this has > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) - [Previous: 20.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.20.2.32) - [Next: 20.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.20.3.2) - [Up: 20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.20.3) ## Translations (2) - [Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-keith.20.p6) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.20.3.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.20.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.20.3.1) · Pramāṇa