Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 4.4.1-15
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 4.4.1-15
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4.4.1
atha atho dākṣāyaṇa yajñasya /
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.2
dākṣāyaṇa yajñena iṣyan phālgunyām paurṇamāsyām prayuṅkte / (Vikṛti iṣṭayah)
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.3
mukham vā etat saṃvatsarasya yat phālgunī paurṇamāsī /
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.4
tasmāt tasyām adīkṣita ayanāni prayujyante / (Vikṛti iṣṭayah)
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.5
atho dakṣo ha vai pārvatir etena yajñena iṣṭvā sarvān kāmān āpa /
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.6
tad yad dākṣāyaṇa yajñena yajate / (Vikṛti iṣṭayah)
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.7
sarveṣām eva kāmānām āptyai /
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.8
nāśane kāmam āpayīta /
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.9
somam rājānam candramasam bhakṣayāni iti manasā dhyāyann aśnīyāt / (Vikṛti iṣṭayah)
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.10
tad asau vai somo rājā vicakṣaṇaś candramāḥ /
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.11
tam etam apara parkṣam devā abhiṣuṇvanti / (Vikṛti iṣṭayah)
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.12
tad yad apara pakṣam dākṣāyaṇa yajñasya vratāni caranti /
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.13
devānām api soma pītho asāni iti / (Vikṛti iṣṭayah)
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.14
.atha yad upavasathe agnīṣomīyam ekādaśa kapālam puroḍāśam nirvapati /
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
4.4.15
ya eva asau somasya upavasathe agnīṣomīyaḥ / (Vikṛti iṣṭayah)
iv. 4. Next as to the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice begins on the full moon night in the Phalgunīs; the full moon night in the Phalgunīs is the beginning of the year; therefore on it the proceedings of the unconsecrated are begun. Now Dakṣa Pārvatī, having sacrificed with this sacrifice, obtained all desires; in that he sacrifices with the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, verily (it serves) for the obtaining of all desires. He should not take pleasure in eating ; ‘Soma, the king, the moon I eat’, thus thinking in his mind should he eat; now the moon is Soma, the king, the wise; it on the second half of the month the gods press out. In that on the second half of the month he performs the vows of the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice, (it is because he wishes) ‘Let me share in the Soma drinking of the gods.’ In that during the fast day he offers a cake on eleven potsherds to Agni and Soma, thereby he obtains the victim for
Translations (2)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation