Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 26.3

26.3.1

ṣaṣṭhe vā ahan devāḥ stomāṃś ca māsāṃś ca āpnuyuḥ /

On the sixth day, indeed, the gods obtained the stomas and the months.

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.3

ta āptvā stomān etān eva pṛṣṭhya stomān dvandvam samāsyan /
kuto hy anyam stomam āhariṣyan / (soma: chandomāh)

Having obtained the stomas, they combined these very Pṛṣṭhya stomas in pairs. / Whence indeed would they bring another stoma?

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.4

tāv etau trivṛt pañcadaśau stomau saptamam ahar vahataś catur viṃśa stomo bhūtvā / (soma: chandomāh)

These two stomas, the Trivṛt and the Pañcadaśa, becoming the twenty-fourfold stoma, carry the seventh day.

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.5

atha etau saptadaśa triṇavau navamam ahar vahato aṣṭā catvāriṃśa stomo bhūtvā / (soma: chandomāh)

Then these two, the Saptadaśa and the Triṇava, becoming the forty-eightfold stoma, carry the [eighth] day.

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.6

atha etāv ekaviṃśa trayas triṃśau stomau navamam ahar vahato aṣṭā catvāriṃśa stomo bhūtvā / (soma: chandomāh)

Then these two stomas, the Ekaviṃśa and the Trayastriṃśa, becoming the forty-eightfold stoma, carry the ninth day.

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.7

teṣām gāyatryā prathamo mitas triṣṭubhā dvitīyo jagatyā tṛtīyaḥ / (soma: chandomāh)

Of them, the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī.

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.8

tad yac chandobhir mitāḥ /

Because they are measured by the metres (chandas),

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.9

tasmāc chandomāḥ /

therefore [they are called] the Chandomas.

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.10

atha yāḥ ṣaṭ stotriyā aṣṭā catvāriṃśam stomam atiyanti /

Now, the six stotriya verses that exceed the forty-eightfold stoma,

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.11

tās tā ṛtava ity āhuḥ / (soma: chandomāh)

they say that they are the seasons;

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.12

ṣaḍḍ hy ṛtavaḥ /

for there are six seasons.

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.13

tābhir daśamam ahas tāyate /

By them the tenth day is extended.

xxvi. 7. On the sixth day the gods obtained the Stomas and the months; having obtained these Stomas they compressed these same Stomas in couples, being the Stomas of the Pṛṣṭhya, for whence could they have obtained another Stoma? The Trivṛt and the Pañcadaça Stomas becoming the Caturviṅça Stoma support the seventh day; the Saptadaça and the Triṇava Stomas, becoming the Catuṣcatvāriṅça Stoma, support the eighth day; the Ekaviṅça and the Trayastriṅça Stomas, becoming the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, support the ninth day. Of them the first is measured by the Gāyatrī, the second by the Triṣṭubh, the third by the Jagatī; in that they are measured by the metres, therefore are they Chandomas. The six Stotriyā verses which are over the Aṣṭācatvāriṅça Stoma, these they call the seasons; the seasons are six; by these the tenth day is performed.

26.3.14

antḥ ṣaṣṭham ahaḥ /

The sixth day is an end.

xxvi. 8. The sixth day is the end; the seventh day is a repeated extension (of the rite); therefore on the seventh day are recited hymns containing the word ‘extend’, and with the symbols of the introductory (rite), for the seventh day is a second introduction. ‘Forward to the pure radiance do ye bear’ is the Ājya, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to you, the pure, are offered boldly’ is (the triplet) to Vāyu, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. The next triplet is addressed to Mitra and Vāyu, ‘They perceiving with true mind’; it contains (the word) ‘yoke’ in ‘Yoked with their own insight they bear’; that which contains (the word) ‘yoke’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Up the eye of you two, O Varuṇa, fair of aspect’ is (the triplet)

26.3.15

atha punas tatir eva saptamam ahaḥ /

Then the seventh day is indeed a renewed extension.

26.3.16

tasmāt tatavanti saptame ahant sūktāni śasyante prāyaṇīya rūpeṇa /

Therefore on the seventh day hymns containing forms of 'extended' (tan-) are recited, in the form of the introductory rite (prāyaṇīya).

26.3.17

punaḥ prāyaṇīyam hi saptamam ahaḥ / (soma: chandomāh)

For the seventh day is a renewed introductory rite.