Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 28.7
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 28.7
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28.7.1
bāhū maitrāvaruṇaś ca acchāvākaś ca /
The two arms are the maitrāvaruṇa and the acchāvāka.
28.7.2
tau vai dviguṇau bhavataḥ /
They are indeed twofold;
28.7.3
tasmāt tau prātaḥ savane dvidevatyāḥ śaṃsataḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam))
therefore the two recite [verses] addressed to dual deities at the morning pressing.
28.7.4
iyam eva venā sevanī madhyam brāhmaṇācchaṃsī /
This weaver's seam in the middle is the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin.
28.7.5
tasmād brāhmaṇācchaṃsī prātaḥ savana eka devatyāḥ śaṃsati / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam))
Therefore the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin recites [verses] addressed to a single deity at the morning pressing.
28.7.6
ātmā madhyaṃdinaḥ /
The torso is the midday [pressing];
28.7.7
sa vā eka eva bhavati /
and that is indeed one.
28.7.8
tasmān madhyaṃdine hotrā āśaṃsina ekadevatyāḥ śaṃsanti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam))
Therefore at midday those reciting along with the hotṛ recite [verses] addressed to a single deity,
28.7.9
hotā ca niṣkevalyam /
and the hotṛ [recites] the niṣkevalya recitation.
28.7.10
ūrū maitrāvaruṇaś ca acchāvākāś ca / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam))
The two thighs are the maitrāvaruṇa and the acchāvāka.
28.7.11
tau vai dviguṇau bhavataḥ /
They are indeed twofold;
28.7.12
tasmāt tau tṛtīya savane dvidevatyāḥ śaṃsataḥ /
therefore the two recite [verses] addressed to dual deities at the third pressing.
28.7.13
idam eva śiśnam madhyam brāhmaṇācchaṃsī /
This penis in the middle is the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin;
28.7.14
tasmād dvirūpam jāyate strī ca pumāṃś ca /
therefore two forms are born: female and male.
28.7.15
tasmād brāhmaṇācchaṃsī tṛtīya savane dvidevatyāḥ śaṃsati / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam))
Therefore the brāhmaṇācchaṃsī recites [verses] addressed to two deities at the third pressing.
28.7.16
brāhmaṇācchaṃsī bhūyiṣṭhāḥ śaṃsati /
The brāhmaṇācchaṃsī recites the most [verses].
28.7.17
madhyam vai brāhmaṇācchaṃsī /
For the brāhmaṇācchaṃsī is the middle.
28.7.18
tasmād idam ātmano madhyam sthaviṣṭham / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam))
Therefore this middle of the body is thickest.
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