Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 21.2

21.2.1

tad devasya savitur vāryam mahad iti sāvitram /

‘That great desirable [gift] of the god Savitṛ’ is addressed to Savitṛ.

21.2.2

ajījanat savitā suṃram ukthyam iti jātavat /

‘Savitṛ has begotten the glorious, laudable one’ contains [a form of the root] ‘jan-’.

21.2.3

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

Containing [a form of the root] ‘jan-’ is indeed the form of the fourth day.

21.2.4

te hi dyāvā pṛthivī viśva śambhuvā iti dyāvā pṛthivīyam /

"[These two] indeed, Heaven and Earth, bringing well-being to all" is [the hymn] to Heaven and Earth.

21.2.5

sujanmanī dhiṣaṇe antarīyata iti jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

"The two receptacles of noble birth have extended between" contains the word "birth" (jātavat).

21.2.6

jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam /

Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day.

21.2.7

anaśvo jāto anabhīśur ukthya ity ārbhavam jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

"Without horse born, without bridle, praiseworthy" is [the hymn] to the Ṛbhus containing the word "born" (jātavat).

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.8

jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam /

Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.9

agnir indro varuṇo mitro aryamā iti vaiśvadevam / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

"Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman" is [the hymn] to All the Gods.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.10

yajñam janitvī tanvī ni māmṛjur iti jātavat /

"Having generated the sacrifice, they have cleansed their bodies" contains the word "birth" (jātavat).

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.11

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

Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.12

vaiśvānarāya pṛthu pājase vipa iti vaiśvānarīyam /

"To Vaiśvānara of broad might, inspired" is [the hymn] to Vaiśvānara.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.13

tasmint sumnāni yajamāna ā caka ity āvat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

"In him the sacrificer has longed for favors" contains [the prefix] ā- (āvat).

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.14

āvad vai caturthasya ahnaḥ prāyaṇīya rūpam / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

Containing [the prefix] ā- is indeed the characteristic feature of the introductory rite (prāyaṇīya) of the fourth day.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.15

punaḥ prāyaṇīyam hi caturtham ahaḥ /

For the fourth day is a repeated introductory [day].

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.16

jāta āpṛṇo bhuvanāni rodasī iti jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

"Born, you filled the worlds, the two realms" contains the word "born" (jātavat).

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.17

jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam /

Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.18

pra ye śumbhante janayo na saptaya iti mārutam jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

"They who adorn themselves like wives, like steeds" is [the hymn] to the Maruts containing the word "birth" (jātavat).

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.19

jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam /

Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.20

janasya gopā ajaniṣṭa jāgṛvir iti jātavedasīyam jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

"The guardian of the people was born, watchful" is the hymn to Jātavedas, containing [the word] "born".

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.21

jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam /

Containing [the word] "born" is indeed the characteristic of the fourth day.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.22

annam caturthena ahnā āpnuvanti / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

They obtain food by means of the fourth day,

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.23

candramasam devam devatānām /

the Moon among the deities;

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.

21.2.24

diśo adhibhūtam śrotram ātman dadhate / (soma: abhiplava sadaha)

hearing, presiding over the directions, they place in themselves.

fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves.