Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 26.11.16

26.11.16

traiṣṭubhaḥ praugaḥ / (soma: chandomāh)

xxvi. 15. 'O Vāyu, come to us, drinker of the pure' is (the triplet) to Vāyu and to Indra and Vāyu, containing (the word) 'go' in 'gone'; this is a symbol of the end; the ninth day is the end; he returns as it were, being gone to the end, for hence whitherward should he go? In 'The lively pourer hath stood at the sacrifices', it contains (the word) 'stand'; this is a symbol of the end; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end, he stands as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? 'Dwelling in the sky, from the atmosphere, on the earth' is (the triplet) to Mitra and Varuṇa, containing (the word) 'dwell' in 'dwelling'; this is a symbol of the end; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end, he dwells as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? 'Come hither to us with all boons, O Açvins' is (the triplet) to the Açvins, containing (the word) 'stand' in 'That standing place hath been proclaimed for you on earth'; this is a symbol of the end; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end, he stands as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? 'Indra men invoke in the conflict' is (the triplet) to Indra; 'That he may make our prayers effective', (in this) 'effective' denotes the highest; this is a symbol of the end; the ninth day is the end; in the end he places the end. 'Agni, erect, hath established the favour of the bright one' is (the triplet) to the All-gods, containing (the word) 'establish'; this is a symbol of the end; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end he establishes as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? 'Forward she hath come forth with fostering current' is (the triplet) to Sarasvatī. In 'Forcing forward' there is repetition; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end, he repeats as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? These are the Praügas by Vasiṣṭha, arranged in triplets; Vasiṣṭha is Prajāpati; he is the extender of