Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 30.7

30.7.1

uṣṇikṣv acchāvākāya praṇayanti prathame ahan /

In Uṣṇih verses they lead on for the acchāvāka on the first day.

30.7.2

teno sa brāhmaṇācchaṃsino vaśam eti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

Thereby he comes under the control of the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin.

30.7.3

ṛtur janitrīyam trayodaśarcam tasya uktam brāhmaṇam / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

The hymn consisting of thirteen verses, beginning with "The season is the begetter...", its explanation has been told.

30.7.4

dvis tāvad yāvad brāhmaṇācchaṃsina ekā ca upa /

It is twice as much as that of the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, and one verse in addition.

30.7.5

bhāradvājo ahar ahaḥ paryāso bhavati /

A hymn by Bharadvāja is the concluding stanza day by day.

30.7.6

bharadvājo ha etad acchāvākīyāyai tṛtīya savanam dadarśa / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

Bharadvāja indeed saw this third pressing for the acchāvāka's office.

30.7.7

tasmād bhāradvājo ahar ahaḥ paryāso bhavati /

Therefore, day by day, the concluding verse is by Bharadvāja.

30.7.8

vaiṣṇave viparyasyaty acchāvākaḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

The acchāvāka alternates between two verses addressed to Viṣṇu.

30.7.9

paryāsāv itarau /

The other two have two concluding verses.

30.7.10

dviparyāsua maitrāvaruṇaś ca brāhmaṇācchaṃsī ca / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

Both the Maitrāvaruṇa and the Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin have two concluding verses.

30.7.11

eka paryāso acchāvākaḥ /

The acchāvāka has a single concluding verse.

30.7.12

tad yad acyuta paryāso acchāvākaḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

As to why the acchāvāka has an unchanging concluding verse:

30.7.13

pratiṣṭhā vā acchāvākaḥ pratiṣṭhityā eva /

The acchāvāka is indeed support; it is for support.

30.7.14

ṣaṭtriṃśatam maitrāvaruṇaś caturviṃśe śaṃsati /

The Maitrāvaruṇa recites thirty-six [verses] on the twenty-fourth day.

xxx. 10. Thirty-six (verses) the Maitrāvaruṇa recites at the Caturviṅça, forty the Brāhmaṇācchaṅsin, and forty-four the Achāvāka. These are a hundred and twenty. A hundred and twenty are the days of the season; thus he obtains the season, with the season the year and the desires that are in the year. Five hymns the Maitrāvaruṇa recites on all the Chandoma days; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they

30.7.15

catvāriṃśatam brāhmaṇācchaṃsī / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

The Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin [recites] forty.

30.7.16

catuś catvāriṃśatam acchāvākaḥ /

The acchāvāka [recites] forty-four.

30.7.17

tad viṃśati śatam /

That makes one hundred and twenty.

30.7.18

viṃśati śatam vā ṛtor ahāni / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

One hundred and twenty, indeed, are the days of a season.

30.7.19

tad ṛtum āpnuvanti /

Thus they obtain the season;

30.7.20

ṛtunā saṃvatsaram /

through the season, the year;

30.7.21

ye ca saṃvatsare kāmāḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(tṛtīya savanam))

and whatever desires are in the year.