Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 7.2
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 7.2
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7.2.1
prāṇā vai prayājā apānā anuyājāḥ /
The fore-offerings are the out-breaths; the after-offerings are the in-breaths.
7.2.2
tad yat prayāja anuyājaiś caranti /
When they perform the fore-offerings and after-offerings,
7.2.3
tat prāṇa apānā dīkṣante / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
thereby out-breath and in-breath are consecrated.
7.2.4
yadd haviṣā tat śarīram /
When [they perform] with the oblation, that is the body.
7.2.5
so ayam śarīreṇa eva dīkṣamāṇena sarvān kāmān āpnoti / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
Thus, with the body being consecrated, he obtains all desires;
7.2.6
prāṇa apānair dīkṣamāṇaiḥ sarvāsām devatānām salokatām sāyujyam / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
with out-breath and in-breath being consecrated, [he obtains] companionship in the world and union with all deities.
7.2.7
pañcadaśa sāmidhenīr anvāha /
He recites fifteen kindling verses.
7.2.8
vajro vai sāmidhenyaḥ /
The kindling verses are a thunderbolt;
7.2.9
pañcadaśo vai vajraḥ / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
the fifteenfold is indeed a thunderbolt.
7.2.10
vārtraghnāv ājya bhāgau bhavataḥ /
The two butter portions are Vṛtra-slaying;
7.2.11
vajro vārtraghnāv ājya bhāgau / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
a thunderbolt are the two Vṛtra-slaying butter portions.
7.2.12
triṣṭubhau haviṣo yājyā puronuvākye /
The offering verse and invitatory verse of the oblation are in the Triṣṭubh metre;
7.2.13
vajras triṣṭup /
the Triṣṭubh is a thunderbolt.
7.2.14
etena vai devās triḥ samṛddhena vajreṇa ebhyo lokebhyo asurān anudanta / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
With this three-fold perfected thunderbolt, the gods drove away the asuras from these worlds.
7.2.15
tatho eva etad yajamāna etena eva triḥ samṛddhena vajreṇa ebhyo lokebhyo dviṣato bhrātṛvyān nudate / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
In the very same way, the sacrificer, with this three-fold perfected thunderbolt, drives away his hateful rivals from these worlds.
7.2.16
vajro vārtraghnāv ājya bhāgau tā uktau /
A thunderbolt are the two Vṛtra-slaying butter portions—they have been explained.
7.2.17
atha ato haviṣo yājyā puronuvākye / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
Now next are the offering verse and invitatory verse for the oblation:
7.2.18
upa vām jihvā ghṛtam ācaraṇyad ity āvatī /
'May your tongue approach the ghee'—[this verse] contains [the prefix] ā;
7.2.19
tat puronuvākyā rūpam / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
that is the characteristic mark of an invitatory verse.
7.2.20
prati vām jihvā ghṛtam uccaraṇyad ity udvatī /
'May your tongue rise up toward the ghee'—[this verse] contains [the prefix] ud;
7.2.21
tad yājyā rūpam / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
that is the characteristic mark of an offering verse.
7.2.22
triṣṭubhau samyājye /
The two samyājyā offering verses are in the Triṣṭubh metre.
7.2.23
balam vai vīryam triṣṭup /
The Triṣṭubh is indeed power and valor;
7.2.24
balam eva tad vīryam yajamāne dadhāti / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
he thereby bestows power and valor upon the sacrificer.
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