Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 20.p7

20.p7

been given. ‘My work hath been stretched, now is it stretched again’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing the word ‘up’; the explanation of this has been given. ‘I hail the gods, of great fame, for security’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing the word ‘up’; the explanation of this has been given. ‘The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘strong’; Indra is strong, the Triṣṭubh is strong; therefore it contains ‘strong’. ‘To the strong host, majestic, pious’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts; the explanation of this has been given. ‘By the sacrifice make to increase the All-knower’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas containing ‘up’ in ‘Kindled, well fed, hero of heaven’; the explanation of this has been given. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, Indra the god, force the supreme essence of the deities; they confer breath upon themselves.