Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 25.3.10-23
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 25.3.10-23
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25.3.10
bṛhad etasya ahnaḥ pṛṣṭham syād iti ha eka āhuḥ / (soma: viṣuvat)
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 /
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)
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)
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 /
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 /
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 /
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)
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-
25.3.18
sūryavataś ca pragāthān etasya eva ahno rūpeṇa /
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)
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 /
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)
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)
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 /
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-
Translations (2)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation