Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 29.4

29.4.1

prāyaṇīya udayanīyayor aikāhyam ca bhavati /

And on the introductory (prāyaṇīya) and concluding (udayanīya) days the ritual is identical to that of a one-day sacrifice (aikāhya).

29.4.2

vāmadevyam maitrāvaruṇasya ahar ahaḥ pṛṣṭham bhavati /

The Vāmadevya is day after day the pṛṣṭha-sāman of the Maitrāvaruṇa.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.3

śāntir vai bheṣajam vāmadevyam / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

The Vāmadevya is indeed appeasement and healing.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.4

śāntir eva eṣā bheṣajam ahar ahar yajñe kriyate /

Thus day after day appeasement and healing are produced in the sacrifice.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.5

atha etān kadvataḥ pragāthān ahar ahaḥ śaṃsanti /

Then day after day they recite these pragāthas containing 'ka'.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.6

ko vai prajāpatiḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

Ka is Prajāpati.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.7

prajāpatāv eva tad ahar ahaḥ pratitiṣṭhanto yanti /

Thus day after day they go on establishing a firm foundation in Prajāpati.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.8

atho aśāntāni vā ete ahīna sūktāny anyāny anyāny upayuñjānā yanti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

Moreover, employing different unappeased hymns of the multiday sacrifice (ahīna-sūktas), they proceed.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.9

tāny eva etaiḥ kadvadbhiḥ pragāthair ahar ahaḥ śamayanto yanti /

Through these pragāthas containing 'ka', they go on appeasing them day after day.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.10

atha etās tantryās triṣṭubha uktha pratipado ahar ahaḥ śasyante / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

Then day after day these regular (tantryā) Triṣṭubh introductory verses of the recitations (ukthapratipads) are recited.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.11

balam vai vīryam triṣṭup /

The Triṣṭubh is strength and heroic might.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.12

bala eva tad vīrye ahar ahaḥ pratitiṣṭhanto yanti /

Thus day after day they go on establishing a firm foundation in strength and heroic might.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.13

apa praca.(?).indra viśvān amitrān iti saukīrtim maitrāvaruṇo apanuttavatīm pāpmana eva apanuttyai / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

The Maitrāvaruṇa recites the Saukīrti hymn [containing the verse] 'Drive away, O Indra, all our enemies...', which contains the word 'thrust away', to drive away evil.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.14

yad ārṣeye sūkte tad ārṣeye uktha mukhīye itarayoḥ /

The two opening verses of the recitation for the other two [hotraka priests] belong to the same ṛṣi as their hymns.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.15

brahmaṇā te brahma yujā yunajmy urum no lokam anu neṣi vidvān iti brahmavaty uruvatyau / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

[The verses] 'With prayer, yoked to prayer, I yoke for you' and 'Wise one, guide us to a wide realm' are endowed with 'brahman' and 'wide' (uru).

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.

29.4.16

brahmaṇi ca eva tad uru gāye ca ahar ahaḥ pratitiṣṭhanto yanti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

Thus day after day they go on establishing a firm foundation in the brahman and in wide roaming.

xxix. 4. Day by day the Pṛṣṭha for the Maitrāvaruṇa is the Vāmadevya; the Vāmadevya is healing and medicine; verily thus are healing and medicine day by day produced in the sacrifice. Then day by day they recite these Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'; Prajāpati is Who; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in Prajāpati. Moreover they continue employing the varied hymns, the Ahīnas (by name), unappeased; verily they continue to appease them day by day with the Pragāthas containing (the word) 'who'. Then these regular Triṣṭubh verses are recited day by day as the strophes of the litanies; the Triṣṭubh is might and strength; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in might and strength. '(Drive) all our enemies away, O Indra,' the Maitrāvaruṇa (recites) this verse by Sukīrti, containing (the word) 'drive away', for the driving away of the evil. By the same Ṛṣis as are the two hymns are the two beginnings of the litanies of the other two. 'Those yoked with prayer I yoke with prayer' and 'Lead us to a wide space, wise one' are the beginnings of the litanies, containing (the words) 'prayer' and 'wide'; verily thus day by day they continue finding support in the prayer and in the wide goer.