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# Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 21.1

Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 21.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [21.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.1)

devā vai mṛtyum pāpmānam apajighāṃsamānā brahmaṇaḥ salokatām sāyujyam īpsanta etam abhiplavam ṣaḍaham apaśyan / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> The gods, desiring to strike away death, evil, and desiring to attain fellowship and union with Brahman, saw this Abhiplava six-day rite.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> xxi. 1. The gods, desirous of smiting away death, the evil, and desiring identity of world and union with Brahman, saw this Abhiplava six-day (rite); by this Abhiplava they approach, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtained identity of world and union with Brahman; verily thus also the sacrificers approach by the Abhiplava, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtain identity of world and union with Brahman. Having approached with the first set of three days, they sacrificed on the fourth day with the Go, for going; they performed the Āyus as the fifth day, to secure full life; the Jyotis as the sixth day they put around behind again, to prevent evil following after.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [21.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.2)

ta etena abhiplavena abhiplutya mṛtyum pāpmānam apahatya brahmaṇaḥ salokatām sāyujyam āpuḥ / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> Having navigated \[it\] with this Abhiplava, and having struck away death, evil, they attained fellowship and union with Brahman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> xxi. 1. The gods, desirous of smiting away death, the evil, and desiring identity of world and union with Brahman, saw this Abhiplava six-day (rite); by this Abhiplava they approach, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtained identity of world and union with Brahman; verily thus also the sacrificers approach by the Abhiplava, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtain identity of world and union with Brahman. Having approached with the first set of three days, they sacrificed on the fourth day with the Go, for going; they performed the Āyus as the fifth day, to secure full life; the Jyotis as the sixth day they put around behind again, to prevent evil following after.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [21.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.3)

tatho eva etad yajamānā etena eva abhiplavena abhiplutya mṛtyum pāpmānam apahatya brahmaṇaḥ salokatām sāyujyam āpnuvanti / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> In the same way, the sacrificers, having navigated \[it\] with this very Abhiplava, and having struck away death, evil, attain fellowship and union with Brahman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> xxi. 1. The gods, desirous of smiting away death, the evil, and desiring identity of world and union with Brahman, saw this Abhiplava six-day (rite); by this Abhiplava they approach, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtained identity of world and union with Brahman; verily thus also the sacrificers approach by the Abhiplava, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtain identity of world and union with Brahman. Having approached with the first set of three days, they sacrificed on the fourth day with the Go, for going; they performed the Āyus as the fifth day, to secure full life; the Jyotis as the sixth day they put around behind again, to prevent evil following after.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [21.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.4)

ta etena pūrveṇa tryaheṇa abhiplutya gavā caturthe ahann ayatanta gamanāya eva / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> Having navigated with this prior three-day period, on the fourth day, with the Go \[day\], they strove for going indeed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> xxi. 1. The gods, desirous of smiting away death, the evil, and desiring identity of world and union with Brahman, saw this Abhiplava six-day (rite); by this Abhiplava they approach, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtained identity of world and union with Brahman; verily thus also the sacrificers approach by the Abhiplava, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtain identity of world and union with Brahman. Having approached with the first set of three days, they sacrificed on the fourth day with the Go, for going; they performed the Āyus as the fifth day, to secure full life; the Jyotis as the sixth day they put around behind again, to prevent evil following after.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [21.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.5)

āpyuḥ pañcamam ahar upāyant sarva āyutvāya /

> They undertook the Āyus, the fifth day, for the attainment of a full life-span.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> xxi. 1. The gods, desirous of smiting away death, the evil, and desiring identity of world and union with Brahman, saw this Abhiplava six-day (rite); by this Abhiplava they approach, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtained identity of world and union with Brahman; verily thus also the sacrificers approach by the Abhiplava, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtain identity of world and union with Brahman. Having approached with the first set of three days, they sacrificed on the fourth day with the Go, for going; they performed the Āyus as the fifth day, to secure full life; the Jyotis as the sixth day they put around behind again, to prevent evil following after.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [21.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.6)

jyotiḥ ṣaṣṭham ahaḥ punaḥ parastāt paryāsyan mṛtyor eva pāpmano na anvavāyanāya /

> The Jyotis, the sixth day, they would cast around again beyond, so as not to fall into death, evil.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> xxi. 1. The gods, desirous of smiting away death, the evil, and desiring identity of world and union with Brahman, saw this Abhiplava six-day (rite); by this Abhiplava they approach, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtained identity of world and union with Brahman; verily thus also the sacrificers approach by the Abhiplava, and having smitten away death, the evil, obtain identity of world and union with Brahman. Having approached with the first set of three days, they sacrificed on the fourth day with the Go, for going; they performed the Āyus as the fifth day, to secure full life; the Jyotis as the sixth day they put around behind again, to prevent evil following after.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [21.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.7)

gām caturtham ahar upayanti / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> They undertake the Go, the fourth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> xxi. 2. They perform the Go as the fourth day; the symbols in its verses are those of the fourth day. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. The Praüga is by Medhātithi; as the Bṛhat Sāman was created, the Praüga by Medhātithi 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. ‘Thou hast been born dread, for impetuous strength’ is the Marutvatīya, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born dread for strength, possessed of will’ is the Niṣkevalya, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘That desirable greatness of the god Savitṛ’ is (the hymn) to Savitṛ, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Savitṛ hath made to be born the hymn of good will’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘They two, sky and earth, all weal producing’ is (the hymn) to sky and earth, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Between the two presses of noble birth he goeth’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [21.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.8)

tasya tāny eva chando rūpāṇi yāni caturthasya ahnaḥ /

> Its forms of metres are the very same as those of the fourth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.9)

hotā ajaniṣṭa cetana ity ājyam jātavat /

> ‘The hotṛ is born, conscious’ is the Ājya recitation, containing \[a form of the root\] ‘jan-’.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.10)

jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> Containing \[a form of the root\] ‘jan-’ is indeed the form of the fourth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.11)

maidhātithaḥ praugaḥ /

> The Prauga \[recitation\] is by Medhātithi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.12)

bṛhad vai sāma sṛjyamānam maidhātithaḥ praugo anvasṛjyata / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> When the Bṛhat Sāman was being created, the Prauga \[recitation\] of Medhātithi was created after it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.13)

tad rūpeṇa karma samardhayati /

> Thereby he makes the rite successful by its proper form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.14)

etad vā ārdhnikam karma yad rūpa samṛddham / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> For that rite indeed prospers which is complete in its proper form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.15)

janiṣṭhā ugraḥ sahase turāya iti marutvatīyam jātavad /

> ‘Be born, fierce one, for strength, for haste’ is the Marutvatīya recitation, containing \[a form of the root\] ‘jan-’.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.16)

jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> Containing \[a form of the root\] ‘jan-’ is indeed the form of the fourth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.17)

ugro jajñe vīryāya svadhāvān iti niṣkevalyam jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> ‘Fierce was he born for valor, independent’ is the Niṣkevalya recitation, containing \[a form of the root\] ‘jan-’.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [21.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.1.18)

jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

> Containing \[a form of the root\] ‘jan-’ is indeed the form of the fourth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (2)

- [Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-keith.21.p3) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.21.1.1) — English, machine translation

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