Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 11.1
English (machine translation) 11.1
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Now then, the morning recitation.
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Because he recites it in the morning,
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that is why the morning recitation is called the morning recitation.
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Now, in that he mutters the introductory formula and offers the oblations,
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he thereby creates an auspicious progress.
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Having uttered 'hiṃ', he recites the morning recitation.
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A thunderbolt indeed is the sound 'hiṃ'.
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With that thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer.
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He should recite loudly and distinctly.
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This indeed is the one [form] of speech that is untouched by evil: that which is distinct.
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Therefore he should recite distinctly,
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for the destruction of the evil of the sacrificer.
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He should recite half-verse by half-verse.
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Commensurate with a verse indeed are these worlds:
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this world is the first half-verse;
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that world is the second.
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Now, that which is between the two half-verses is this intermediate space.
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So, in that he recites half-verse by half-verse,
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he makes the sacrificer prosper through these very worlds;
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in these very worlds he establishes the sacrificer.
Translations (1)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
Linked texts (1)
- Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa — Kauṣītaki, Sanskrit