Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 24.4
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 24.4
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24.4.1
svar bhānur ha vā āsura ādityam tamasā avidhyat /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.2
tasya atrayas tamo apajighāṃsanta etam saptadaśa stomam tryaham purastād viṣuvata upāyan / (soma: svara sāman)
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.3
tasya purastāt tamo apajaghnuḥ /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.4
tat purastād asīdat /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.5
ta etam eva tryaham upariṣṭād viṣuvata upāyan /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.6
tasya upariṣṭāt tamo apajaghnuḥ / (soma: svara sāman)
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.7
tat parastād asīdat /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.8
tad ya evam vidvāṃsa etam tryaham ubhayato viṣuvantam upayanti /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.9
ubhābhyām eva te lokābhyām yajamānāḥ pāpmānam apaghnate / (soma: svara sāman)
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.10
tān vai svara sāmāna ity ācakṣate /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.11
etair ha vā atraya ādityam tamaso aspṛṇvata / (soma: svara sāman)
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.12
tad yad aspṛṇvata /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.13
tasmāt svara sāmānaḥ /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.14
tad etad ṛcā abhyuditam /
xxiv. 3. Svarbhānu, an Asura, pierced with darkness the sun; the Atris were fain to smite away its darkness; they performed, before the Viṣuvant, this set of three days, with the Saptadaça Stoma. They smote away the darkness in front of it; that settled behind ; they performed the same three-day (rite) after the Viṣuvant; they smote away the darkness behind it. Those who perform, knowing thus, this three-day (rite) with the Saptadaça Stoma on both sides of the Viṣuvant, verily those sacrificers smite away evil from both worlds. They call them the Svarasāmans; by them the Atris rescued (_apaspṛṇvata_) the sun from the darkness; in that they rescued, therefore are they Svarasāmans. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.15
yam vai sūryam svar bhānus tamasā avidhyad āsuraḥ /
xxiv. 4. 'The sun which Svarbhānu The Asura pierced with darkness, The Atris found it. None other could do so.'
24.4.16
atrayas tam anvavindan na ahy anye aśaknuvann iti / (soma: svara sāman)
xxiv. 4. 'The sun which Svarbhānu The Asura pierced with darkness, The Atris found it. None other could do so.'
24.4.17
svara sāmāno ha vā etena abhyuktāḥ /
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.18
kadvanti marutvatīyāni bhavanti /
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.19
kadvanto niṣkevalyeṣu pragāthāḥ / (soma: svara sāman)
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.20
ko vai prajāpatiḥ /
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.21
prajāpatiḥ svara sāmānaḥ /
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.22
ānuṣṭubhāni nividdhānāni bhavanti / (soma: svara sāman)
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.23
āpo vā anuṣṭup /
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.24
āpaḥ svara sāmānaḥ /
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.25
adbhir hi idam sarvam anuṣtabdham / (soma: svara sāman)
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.26
ubhayato hy amum ādityam āpo avastāc ca upariṣṭāc ca /
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.27
tad etad ṛcā abhyuditam /
By this the Svarasāmans are mentioned. The Marutvatīyas have (the word) 'who'; the Pragāthas of the Niṣkevalyas have (the word) 'who'. Prajāpati is 'Who'; the Svarasāmans are Prajāpati; they have Anuṣṭubh Nivids inserted. The Anuṣṭubh is the waters; the Svarasāmans are the waters, for all this (universe) is surrounded with the waters, for on both sides of yonder sun there are waters below and above. This is declared in a Ṛc,
24.4.28
yā rocane parastāt sūryasya yāś ca avastād upatiṣṭhanta āpa iti / (soma: svara sāman)
xxiv. 5. 'The waters that stand above and below, In the realm of the sun.'
Translations (2)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
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