Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 25.3

25.3.1

kayā śubhā savayasaḥ sanīḍā iti marutvatīyam /

“With what splendor, having the same age, sharing the same nest” is the Marutvatīya hymn.

25.3.2

śubhā bhā ity etena rūpeṇa / (soma: viṣuvat)

Through this form: “splendor” [means] “light”.

25.3.3

tyam su meṣam mahayā svarvidam iti jāgatam adhārayo divyā sūrya dṛśa iti sūryavat / (soma: viṣuvat)

“Exalt that ram, finding the sun” is in Jagatī metre; “thou hast supported the heavenly [beings] to see the sun” contains [the word] “sun”.

25.3.4

tad etasya agno rūpam /

That is the characteristic form of this day.

25.3.5

janiṣṭhā ugraḥ sahase turāya ity etasmiṃs traiṣṭubhe nividam dadhāti / (soma: viṣuvat)

In this Triṣṭubh [hymn], “The fierce one was born for strength, for haste”, he inserts the nivid.

25.3.6

apa dhvāntam ūrṇuhi pūrdhi cakṣur ity etena rūpeṇa / (soma: viṣuvat)

Through this form: “dispel the darkness, fill the eye”.

25.3.7

tā vā ubhayyas triṣṭub jagatyaḥ śasyante /

Both of these, Triṣṭubhs and Jagatīs, are recited.

25.3.8

triṣṭub jagatyor ha vā eṣa āhita ādityaḥ pratiṣṭhitas tapati / (soma: viṣuvat)

Placed and established upon the Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, this sun burns yonder.

25.3.9

tad enam pratyakṣam āpnuvanti /

Thereby they visibly attain him.

25.3.10

bṛhad etasya ahnaḥ pṛṣṭham syād iti ha eka āhuḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)

Some indeed say: the Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha-sāman of this day.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.11

bārhato vā eṣa ya eṣa tapati /

He who burns yonder belongs indeed to the Bṛhat.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.12

tad enam svena rūpeṇa samardhayanti / (soma: viṣuvat)

Thereby they make him prosper with his own characteristic form,

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.13

bṛhad etat tapati iti vadantaḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)

saying: “He burns this greatly (bṛhat)”.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.14

atho apṛṣṭham vā etad yan mahā divā kīrtyam /

Moreover, that which is the Mahādivākīrtya is not a [regular] Pṛṣṭha-sāman.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.15

atha ete eva pratyakṣe pṛṣṭhe yad bṛhad rathantare /

Now these two are indeed the visible Pṛṣṭha-sāmans, namely the Bṛhat and the Rathantara.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.16

tasmād bṛhad eva etasya ahnaḥ pṛṣṭham syād iti /

Therefore, the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha-sāman of this day.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.17

yady u sūryavati pragāthe bṛhat kuryuḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)

And if they should perform the Bṛhat upon a pragātha containing [the word] “sun”,

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.16_2

tasmād bṛhad eva etasya ahnaḥ pṛṣṭham syād iti /

therefore, the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha-sāman of this day.

25.3.17_2

yady u sūryavati pragāthe bṛhat kuryuḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)

If, however, they perform the Bṛhat upon a pragātha containing the word "sun" (sūryavat),

25.3.18

sūryavataś ca pragāthān etasya eva ahno rūpeṇa /

the pragāthas containing "sun" [are used] according to the characteristic of this very day.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.19

indraḥ kila śrutyā asya veda ity uktha mukhīyā sa hi jiṣṇuḥ pathikṛt sūryāya iti sūryavatī / (soma: viṣuvat)

"Indra indeed knows by fame of this" is the opening verse of the uktha; "He is victorious, path-maker for the sun" contains "sun".

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.20

tad etasya ahno rūpam /

That is the characteristic of this day.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.21

mahā divā kīrtyam eva etasya ahnaḥ pṛṣṭham syād iti sā sthitiḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)

The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the pṛṣṭha-sāman of this day; that is the established rule.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.22

asau vā etat pratyakṣam sāma yo asau tapati yan mahā divā kīrtyam / (soma: viṣuvat)

He who burns yonder is clearly this chant (sāman), namely the Mahādivākīrtya.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.23

tad enam svena sāmnā samardhayanti /

Thus they furnish him with his own chant.

xxv. 4. ‘The Bṛhat should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ some hold, saying ‘He who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhat; the Bṛhat gives heat; moreover, the Mahādivākīrtya is not a Pṛṣṭha, the Bṛhat and Rathantara are openly Pṛṣṭhas; therefore the Bṛhat alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day.’ If they should perform the Bṛhat on a Pragātha containing (the word) ‘sun’ and Pragāthas containing ‘sun’, (it is) with the symbol of this day. ‘Indra hath knowledge for the hearing of this’ is the beginning of the litany, containing (the word) ‘sun’ in ‘He is the lively pathmaker for the sun’; this is the symbol of this day. ‘The Mahādivākīrtya alone should be the Pṛṣṭha of this day’ is the rule. The Mahādivākīrtya is openly a Sāman; thus with its own Sāman they make it success-

25.3.24

tadd ha eke triṣṭupsu kurvanti / (soma: viṣuvat)

Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh [verses].

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.

25.3.25

traiṣṭubho vā eṣa ya eṣa tapati /

Connected with the Triṣṭubh is he who burns yonder.

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.

25.3.26

tad enam svena rūpeṇa samardhayanti /

Thus they furnish him with his own form.

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.

25.3.27

bṛhatīṣu syād ity u ha eka āhuḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)

Some, however, say: "It should be on Bṛhatī [verses]."

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.

25.3.28

bārhato vā eṣa ya eṣa tapati /

Connected with the Bṛhatī is he who burns yonder.

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.

25.3.29

tad enam svena rūpeṇa samardhayanti / (soma: viṣuvat)

Thus they furnish him with his own form.

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.

25.3.30

jagatīṣu syād iti tv eva sthitam /

Yet it is indeed settled: "It should be on Jagatī [verses]."

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.

25.3.31

jāgato vā eṣa ya eṣa tapati /

Connected with the Jagatī is he who burns yonder.

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.

25.3.32

tad enat svena chandasā samardhayati / (soma: viṣuvat)

Thus one furnishes it with its own metre.

ful. Now some perform it on Triṣṭubh verses ; he who here gives heat is connected with the Triṣṭubh; thus it with its own metre they make successful. ‘Let it be performed on Bṛhatī verses’ some say; he who here gives heat is connected with the Bṛhatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful. But the rule is ‘Let it be performed on Jagatī verses’; he who here gives heat is connected with the Jagatī; thus with its own metre they make it successful.