Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 12.4
English (machine translation) 12.4
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12.4.1
Now, that they go together with the wives:
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The gandharvas guard Indra's Soma placed into the waters;
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and they are fond of women.
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They set their minds upon them.
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That is just as if one were to carry off the sacrifice of those who are negligent.
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And the sacrifice becomes inclined towards him.
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He recites twenty [verses].
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They amount to the virāj.
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The waters indeed belong to the virāj.
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Food is the virāj, food is the waters.
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Thereby he makes food and food-eating prosper with food.
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[Reciting] the first thrice and the last thrice, twenty-four are accomplished.
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The gāyatrī has twenty-four syllables.
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The gāyatrī carries the morning pressing.
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Thus it does not depart from the form of the morning pressing.
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So much for the Āponaptrīya [recitation].
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- Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa — Kauṣītaki, Sanskrit