Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 25.2

25.2.1

kuvid aṅga namasā ye vṛdhāsa iti vāyavyam /

“Surely, indeed, those who by homage were magnified” is [the hymn] addressed to Vāyu.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.2

avāsayann uṣasam sūryeṇa iti sūryavat /

“They caused the Dawn to shine with the sun” contains [the word] “sun”.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.3

tad etasya ahno rūpam / (soma: viṣuvat)

That is the characteristic form of this day.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.4

ata eva uttaram tṛcam aindravāyavam yāvat taras tanvo yāvad oja iti /

Next from this [follows] the subsequent triplet addressed to Indra and Vāyu: “As much as the speed of the body, as much as the strength”.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.5

yāvan naraś cakṣasā dīdhyānā ity etena rūpeṇa / (soma: viṣuvat)

Through this form: “as men observing with the eye”.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.6

ud vām cakṣur varuṇa supratīkam iti maitrāvaruṇam /

“Up [has risen] your eye, O Varuṇa, of fair appearance” is [the hymn] addressed to Mitra and Varuṇa.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.7

devayor eti sūryas tatanvān iti sūryavat / (soma: viṣuvat)

“The sun has gone having spread out of the two gods” contains [the word] “sun”.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.8

tad etasya ahno rūpam /

That is the characteristic form of this day.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.9

ā gomatā nāsatyā rathena ity āśvinam / (soma: viṣuvat)

“With a chariot rich in cattle, O Nāsatyas” is [the hymn] addressed to the Aśvins.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.10

tasya ūrdhvam bhānum savitā devo aśred iti tṛtīyā bhānumatī / (soma: viṣuvat)

“The divine Savitṛ has raised up his beam” — the third [verse] contains [the word] “beam” (bhānumatī).

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.11

tad etasya ahno rūpam /

That is the characteristic form of this day.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.12

ā no deva śavasā yāhi śuṣminn ity aindram / (soma: viṣuvat)

“Come to us, O god, with might, O impetuous one” is [the hymn] addressed to Indra.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.13

tanūṣu śūrāḥ sūryasya sātāv iti sūryavat /

“The heroes [protect] their bodies in winning the sun” contains [the word] “sun”.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.14

tad etasya ahno rūpam / (soma: viṣuvat)

That is the characteristic form of this day.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.15

pra brahma etu sadanād ṛtasya iti vaiśvadevam /

“Let the prayer go forth from the seat of truth” is [the hymn] addressed to the All-Gods.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.16

vi raśmibhiḥ sasṛje sūryo gā iti sūryavat / (soma: viṣuvat)

“The sun has let loose the rays, the cows” contains [the word] “sun”.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.17

tad etasya ahno rūpam /

That is the characteristic form of this day.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.18

uta syā naḥ sarasvatī juṣoṇā iti sārasvatam /

“And may that Sarasvatī, being pleased with us” is [the hymn] addressed to Sarasvatī.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.19

dvāra āvṛtasya subhage vyāvar ity etena rūpeṇa / (soma: viṣuvat)

Through this form: “O fortunate one, uncover the doors of the enclosure”.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.20

eṣa vā u vāsiṣṭhas tṛca klṛptas traiṣṭubhaḥ praugaḥ /

This indeed is the Triṣṭubh Prauga arranged in triplets composed by Vasiṣṭha.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.21

prajāpatir vai vasiṣṭhaḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)

Vasiṣṭha is indeed Prajāpati.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.22

sa tantā yajñasya /

He is the weaver of the sacrifice.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.23

sa punas tatāv ayāta yāmā bhavati / (soma: viṣuvat)

He, having woven it again, does not become exhausted.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.24

prajāpatāv eva tat sarvān kāmān ṛdhnuvanti /

Thereby they obtain all desires in Prajāpati alone.

xxv. 2. ‘Were not they who were made great with homage?’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘They made bright the dawn with the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. The succeeding triplet is addressed to Indra and Vāyu, ‘So far as the power of the body, so far as the might’, with the symbol (of the day) in ‘So far as men with the eye may discern’. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet) to Indra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun goeth extending of the pious one’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Hither, O Nāsatyas, with chariot rich in cattle’ is (the triplet) to the Açvins; the third (verse) contains (the word) ‘blaze’ in ‘The god Savitṛ hath raised aloft the blaze’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Come hither to us, O impetuous god, with might’ is (the triplet) to Indra, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Heroes for life for the gaining of the sun’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Let the prayer go forward from the abode of holy order’ is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘The sun hath created the kine with his rays’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘May Sarasvatī for us rejoicing’ is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī, with the symbol in ‘O happy one, thou hast unbound the doors of holy order.’ This is the Praüga of Vasiṣṭha arranged in triads of Triṣṭubh verses, and containing (the word) ‘sun’. Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; verily in Prajāpati they succeed in all their desires.

25.2.25

tad āhur na traiṣṭubham prātaḥ savanam syān mohayati klṛptac chandaso yajña mukham iti / (soma: viṣuvat)

Concerning this they say: the morning pressing should not be in Triṣṭubh; he confounds the face of the sacrifice from its established metre.

xxv. 3. They say ‘The morning pressing should not be in Triṣṭubh; he disturbs the beginning of the sacrifice from its appointed metre; let it be the one-day (form) only’. The one-day (rite) is light; he who here gives heat is light; verily thus they cause light to prosper with light. ‘Forward to the god, to Agni’ and ‘Thou hast glory of rule’, these two are the Ājya. These (verses) recited together make up twenty-one Anuṣṭubhs; the explanation of these has been given. The Praüga is by Madhuchandas; the explanation of this has been given. ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe; this is the normal one-day form; the explanation of this has been given. ‘With what array, of one age, of one home?’ is the Marutvatīya, with the symbol (of this day) in ‘brightness’ in ‘array’ (_çubhā_). ‘That ram that winneth the light I glorify’ is in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘Thou didst support the sun in the sky to see’; this is a symbol of this day. ‘Thou hast been born dread for impetuous strength,’ in this Triṣṭubh (hymn) he inserts a Nivid. (The hymn has) the symbol (of this day) in ‘Dispel the darkness, fill full our vision’. Two sets, Triṣṭubhs and Jagatīs, are recited, for the sun here gives heat, resting on the Triṣṭubh and the Jagatī; thus openly they obtain it.

25.2.26

aikāhikam eva syāt /

It should be that belonging to the one-day rite alone.

25.2.27

jyotir vā ekāhaḥ /

The one-day rite is indeed light.

25.2.28

jyotir eṣa ya eṣa tapati / (soma: viṣuvat)

He who burns yonder is indeed light.

25.2.29

jyotiṣā eva taj jyotiḥ samardhayati /

With light alone he causes light to prosper.

25.2.30

tasya pra vo devāya agnaye tvam hi kṣaitavad yaśa ity ete ubhe tad ājyam / (soma: viṣuvat)

Its Ājya recitation consists of both these: “Forward to your god Agni” [and] “For thou [possessest] fame belonging to the ruler”.

25.2.31

tā ekaviṃśatim anuṣṭubhas tāsām uktam brāhmaṇam /

They amount to twenty-one Anuṣṭubhs; their Brāhmaṇa has been stated.

25.2.32

mādhucchandasaḥ praugas tasya uktam brāhmaṇam / (soma: viṣuvat)

The Prauga is composed by Madhucchandas; its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.