[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki) › 7.7 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 7.7 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 7.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.1) prāyaṇīyena vai devāḥ prāṇam āpnuvann udayanīyena udānam / > By the opening offering the gods obtained out-breath; by the concluding offering, in-breath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.2) tatho eva etad yajamānaḥ prāyaṇīyena eva prāṇam āpnoty udayanīyena udānam / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > In this very way the sacrificer by the opening offering obtains out-breath, \[and\] by the concluding offering, in-breath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.3) tau vā etau prāṇa udānāv eva yat prāyaṇīya udayanīye / > These two, the opening and concluding offerings, are indeed out-breath and in-breath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.4) tasmād ya eva prāyaṇīyasya ṛtvijas ta udayanīyasya syuḥ / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > Therefore, those who are priests of the opening offering should be \[the priests\] of the concluding offering, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.5) samānau hi imau prāṇa udānau / > for these two, out-breath and in-breath, are equal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.6) prāyaṇīyena ha vai devāḥ svargaṃl lokam abhiprayāya diśo na prajajñuḥ / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > Having set forth to the heavenly world by the opening offering, the gods did not discern the directions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.7) tān agnir uvāca / > Agni said to them: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.8) mahyam ekām ājya āhutim juhuta aham ekām diśam prajñāsyāmi iti / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > "Offer one butter offering to me; I shall discern one direction." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.9) tasmā ajuhavuḥ / > They offered to him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.10) sa prācīm diśam prājānāt / > He discerned the eastern direction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.11) tasmāt prāñcam agnim praṇayanti / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > Therefore they lead forward Agni towards the east. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.12) prān yajñas tāyate / > The sacrifice is extended eastward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.13) prāñca u eva asminn āsīnā juhvati / > Facing east, sitting by it, they offer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.14) eṣāhi tasya dik prajñātā / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > for this direction of his has been discerned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.15) atha abravīt somaḥ / > Then Soma said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.16) mahyam ekām ājya āhutim juhuta aham ekām diśam prajñāsyāmi iti / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > "Offer one butter offering to me; I shall discern one direction." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.17) tasmā ajuhavuḥ / > They offered to him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.18) sa dakṣiṇām diśam prājānāt / > He discerned the southern direction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.19) tasmāt somam krītam dakṣiṇā parivahanti / > Therefore, they carry round the purchased Soma southwards. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.20) dakṣiṇā tiṣṭhann abhiṣṭauti / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > Standing to the south, he praises. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.21) dakṣiṇā tiṣṭhan paridadhāti / > Standing to the south, he recites the concluding verse. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.22) dakṣiṇo eva enam āsīnā abhiṣuṇvanti / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > Sitting to the south, they press it, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.23) eṣā hi tasya dik prajñātā / > for this direction of his has been discerned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.24) atha abravīt savitā / > Then Savitṛ said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.25) mahyam ekām ājya āhutim juhuta aham ekām diśam prajñāsyāmi iti / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > "Offer one butter offering to me; I shall discern one direction." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.26) tasmā ajuhavuḥ / > They offered to him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.27) sa pratīcīm diśam prājānāt / > He discerned the western direction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.28) tad asau vai savitā yo asau tapati / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > That Savitṛ is indeed yonder one who shines there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.29) tasmād etam pratyañcam eva ahar ahar yantam paśyanti na prāñcam / > Therefore they see him going westward day after day, not eastward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.30) eṣā hi tasya dik prajñātā / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > For this is his recognized quarter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.31) atha abravīt pathyā svastiḥ / > Then Pathyā Svasti said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.32) mahyam ekām ājya āhutim juhuta aham ekām diśam prajñāsyāmi iti / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > "Offer me one oblation of clarified butter; I will discern one quarter." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.33) tasyā ajuhavuḥ / > They offered to her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.34) sā udīcīm diśam prājānāt / > She discerned the northern quarter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.35) vāg vai pathyā svastiḥ / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > Pathyā Svasti is indeed speech. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.36) tasmād udīcyām diśi prajñātatarā vāg udyate / > Therefore in the northern direction speech is spoken more discerningly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.37) udañca u eva yanti vācam śikṣitum / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > And people go north to learn speech. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.38) yo vā tata āgacchati / > Or whoever comes from there, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.39) tasya vā śuśrūṣanta iti ha sma āha / > to him people wish to listen, so he used to say. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7.40) eṣā hi vāco dik prajñātā / (soma: prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) > For this is the recognized quarter of speech. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.7.7.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.7.7) · Pramāṇa