Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 7.4
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 7.4
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- Sanskrit
7.4.1
vicakṣaṇavatyā vācā tasya nāma gṛhṇīyāt /
his name he should utter with discerning speech;
7.4.2
so tatra prāyaś cittiḥ / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
that is the expiation in this case.
7.4.3
cakṣur vai vicakṣaṇam /
The eye is indeed discerning,
7.4.4
cakṣuṣā hi vipaśyati /
for through the eye one sees distinctly.
7.4.5
ekā ha tv eva vyāhṛtir dīkṣita vādaḥ satyam eva / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
There is only one sacred utterance, the speech of the consecrated: truth alone.
7.4.6
sa yaḥ satya vadati /
He who speaks truth,
7.4.7
sa dīkṣita iti ha sma āha /
he is the consecrated one—thus indeed he used to say.
7.4.8
tad āhuḥ kasmād dīkṣito agnihotram na juhoti iti / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
Regarding this they say: 'Why does the consecrated person not offer the agnihotra?'
7.4.9
asurā vā ātmann ajuhavur udvāte anagnau /
The Asuras offered within themselves, when [the fire] had blown out, without fire;
7.4.10
te parābhavann anagnau juhvataḥ / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
they were defeated, offering without fire.
7.4.11
atha devā imam eva prāṇam agnim antarā adadhata /
Then the gods placed this very breath as Agni within.
7.4.12
tad yat sāyam prātar vratam pradīyate / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
Thus, that fast-milk is given in the evening and morning,
7.4.13
agnihotram ha eva asya etad asmin prāṇe agnau saṃtatam avyavacchinnam juhoti / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
this is indeed his agnihotra that he offers in this breath as Agni, continuous and uninterrupted.
7.4.14
eṣā agnihotrasya saṃtatir dīkṣāsu /
This is the continuity of the agnihotra during the consecrations.
7.4.15
pra upasatsu caranti /
They proceed with the upasad days.
7.4.16
kā mīmāṃsā sutyāyām / (soma: dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭi)
What doubt is there concerning the pressing day?
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