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Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 25.2.1-24

Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 25.2.1-24

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Sanskrit

25.2.1

kuvid aṅga namasā ye vṛdhāsa iti vāyavyam /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.2

avāsayann uṣasam sūryeṇa iti sūryavat /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.3

tad etasya ahno rūpam / (soma: viṣuvat)

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.4

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.5

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.6

ud vām cakṣur varuṇa supratīkam iti maitrāvaruṇam /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.7

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.8

tad etasya ahno rūpam /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.9

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.10

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.11

tad etasya ahno rūpam /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.12

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.13

tanūṣu śūrāḥ sūryasya sātāv iti sūryavat /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.14

tad etasya ahno rūpam / (soma: viṣuvat)

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.15

pra brahma etu sadanād ṛtasya iti vaiśvadevam /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.16

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.17

tad etasya ahno rūpam /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.18

uta syā naḥ sarasvatī juṣoṇā iti sārasvatam /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.19

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.20

eṣa vā u vāsiṣṭhas tṛca klṛptas traiṣṭubhaḥ praugaḥ /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.21

prajāpatir vai vasiṣṭhaḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.22

sa tantā yajñasya /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.23

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

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

25.2.24

prajāpatāv eva tat sarvān kāmān ṛdhnuvanti /

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.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

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