Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 6.6
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 6.6
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- Sanskrit
6.6.1
tathā ha asya trayyā vidyayā prasūtam bhavati /
thus it is impelled by him with the threefold knowledge.
6.6.2
brahmaṇi vai yajñaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
The sacrifice is established in the brahman.
6.6.3
yad vai yajñasya skhalitam vā ulbaṇam vā bhavati /
Whenever a stumble or an excess occurs in the sacrifice,
6.6.4
brahmaṇa eva tat prāhuḥ / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
they tell that to the brahman alone;
6.6.5
tat sa trayyā vidyayā bhiṣajyati /
he heals it with the threefold knowledge.
6.6.6
atha yady ṛcy ulbaṇam syāt /
Now, if there should be an excess in a verse,
6.6.7
catur gṛhītam ājyam gṛhītvā gārhapatye prāyaś citta āhutim juhuyād bhūḥ svāhā iti / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
having taken four portions of ghee, he should offer an expiatory oblation in the gārhapatya fire [with the words]: 'Bhūḥ svāhā.'
6.6.8
tad ṛcam ṛci dadhāti /
Thereby he places verse into verse;
6.6.9
ṛca ṛce prāyaś cittam karoti /
by a verse he makes expiation for a verse.
6.6.10
atha yadi yajuṣy ulbaṇam syāt / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
Now, if there should be an excess in a formula,
6.6.11
catur gṛhītam ājyam gṛhītvā anvāhārya pacane prāyaś citta āhutim juhuyādd havir yajña āgnīdhriye saumye adhvare bhuvaḥ svāhā iti / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
having taken four portions of ghee, he should offer an expiatory oblation in the anvāhāryapacana fire at a havis-sacrifice, [or] in the āgnīdhriya fire at a Soma rite, [with the words]: 'Bhuvaḥ svāhā.'
6.6.12
tad yajur yajuṣi dadhāti /
Thereby he places formula into formula;
6.6.13
yajuṣā yajuṣe prāyaś cittimm karoti / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
by a formula he makes expiation for a formula.
6.6.14
atha yadi sāmny ulbaṇam syāt /
Now, if there should be an excess in a chant,
6.6.15
catur gṛhītam ājyam gṛhītvā āhavanīye prāyaś citta āhutim juhuyāt svaḥ svāhā iti / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
having taken four portions of ghee, he should offer an expiatory oblation in the āhavanīya fire [with the words]: 'Svaḥ svāhā.'
6.6.16
tat sāma sāman dadhāti /
He thus places the sāman in the sāman.
6.6.17
sāmnā sāmne prāyaś cittim karoti / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
Through the sāman he performs an expiation for the sāman.
6.6.18
atha yady avijñātam ulbaṇam syāt /
Now, if the fault should be unknown,
6.6.19
catur gṛhītam ājyam gṛhītvā āhavanīya eva prāyś citta āhutim juhuyād bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ svāhā iti / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
having taken four ladlings of clarified butter, he should offer an expiatory offering in the āhavanīya [fire], saying, 'Bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ svāhā.'
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