Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 22.2

22.2.1

yuñjate mana uta yujñate dhiyaḥ pra dyāvā yajñaiḥ pṛthivī ṛtāvṛdhā iha iha vo manasā bandhutā nara ity ārbhavam /

'Yuñjate mana uta yuñjate dhiyaḥ', 'Pra dyāvā yajñaiḥ pṛthivī ṛtāvṛdhā', and 'Iheha vo manasā bandhutā naraḥ' are the ārbhava recitation.

22.2.2

tena niyacchati / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

With it he restrains [the sacrifice].

22.2.3

yuktavanti ca vai pravanti ca prathame ahant sūktāni śasyante /

For hymns containing 'yukta' and containing 'pra' are recited on the first day.

22.2.4

tad yad iha iha va ity ārbhavam karoti / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

As to why he uses 'Iheha vaḥ' as the ārbhava hymn:

22.2.5

tan niyatyā apracyutyai rūpam /

it is a mark for restraint, for not falling away.

22.2.6

hayo na vidvān ayuji svayam dhuri iti vaiśvadevam yuktavat /

'Hayo na vidvān ayuji svayaṃ dhuri' is the vaiśvadeva recitation, containing 'yukta'.

22.2.7

yuktavad vai prathamasya ahno rūpam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

For [a verse] containing 'yukta' is the characteristic mark of the first day.

22.2.8

tasya dve uttame utsṛjati /

He leaves out its last two verses [thinking]:

22.2.9

kuvid ete avadhṛte āgnimārute śasyete iti / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

'Will not these two, having been determined, be recited in the Agnimāruta recitation?'

22.2.10

tad u ha sma āha kauṣītakiḥ /

On this point Kauṣītaki used to say:

22.2.11

śaṃsed eva sūktasya avyavacchedāya iti /

'He should indeed recite them, so that the hymn is not broken up.'

22.2.12

na ha vā ṛk śastreṇa yāta yāmā bhavati /

A verse does not lose its ritual potency by recitation,

22.2.13

na anuvacanena / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

nor by repetitive recitation;

22.2.14

vaṣaṭ kāreṇa ha vai sā yāta yāmā bhavati samāne ahan /

it is by the vaṣaṭ-call indeed that it loses its ritual potency on the same day.

22.2.15

vaiśvānarāya pṛthu pājase vipa iti vaiśvānarīyam / (pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

'Vaiśvānarāya pṛthupājase vipaḥ' is the vaiśvānara hymn.

22.2.16

tasmint sumnāni yajamāna ā caka ity āvat /

In it occurs 'tasmint sumnāni yajamāna ā cake', containing 'ā'.

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.17

āvad vai prathamasya ahno rūpam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

For [a verse] containing 'ā' is the characteristic mark of the first day.

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.18

pra śardhāya mārutāya sva bhānava iti mārutam pravat / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

'Pra śardhāya mārutāya svabhānave' is the māruta hymn, containing 'pra'.

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.19

pravad vai prathamasya ahno rūpam /

For [a verse] containing 'pra' is the characteristic mark of the first day.

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.20

pra tavyasīm navyasīm dhītim agnaya iti jātavedasīyam pravat /

'Pra tavyasīṃ navyasīṃ dhītim agnaye' is the hymn to Jātavedas, containing 'pra'.

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.21

pravad vai prathamasya ahno rūpam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

For [a verse] containing 'pra' is the characteristic mark of the first day.

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.22

imaṃl lokam prathamena ahnā āpnuvanti /

By the first day they obtain this world,

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.23

gāyatrīm chandas trivṛtam stomam rathantaram sāma /

the Gāyatrī among metres, the Trivṛt among stomas, the Rathantara among sāmans,

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.24

prācīm diśam vasantam ṛtūnām / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

the eastern quarter, spring among seasons,

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.

22.2.25

vasūn devān deva jātam agnim adhipatim / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

the Vasu gods, and Agni the overlord born of the gods.

nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord.