Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 14.4
English (machine translation) 14.4
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‘Let the two of us recite,’ he calls at the morning pressing.
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‘Let us recite, divine [one],’ says the adhvaryu.
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Those make eight syllables.
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"The uktha has been spoken," the hotṛ should say in a whisper at the morning pressing.
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"O reciter of the uktha," [responds] the adhvaryu.
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Those make eight [syllables].
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Having begun the pressing with the Gāyatrī, they established themselves upon the Gāyatrī.
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"O adhvaryu, let the two of us recite!" he calls at the midday pressing.
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"Let us recite, divine [one]!" [responds] the adhvaryu.
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Those make eleven syllables.
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"The uktha has been spoken for Indra," the hotṛ should say in a whisper at the midday pressing.
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The adhvaryu [replies]: 'ukthaśā'.
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These are eleven [syllables].
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Having reached the pressing with the Triṣṭubh, the two have become established in the Triṣṭubh.
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At the third pressing, he calls with repetition: 'adhvaryo śo śoṃsāvo'.
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The adhvaryu responds with repetition: 'śo śoṃsāmo daiva'.
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These are twelve syllables.
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With the pluti it is thirteen.
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At the third pressing, the hotṛ should say in a whisper: 'vāci indrāya ukthaṃ devebhyaḥ'.
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The adhvaryu [replies]: 'ukthaśā'.
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These are twelve [syllables].
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Having rightly reached the pressing with the Jagatī, the two have become established in the Jagatī.
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This indeed is what is inserted in the middle.
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Now, even if he happens to have displaced metres,
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the metres carry the sacrifice properly arranged for him who knows thus.
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Moreover, regarding this, he used to say that this verse has been recited:
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'When the Gāyatra is placed upon the Gāyatra, or they fashion the Traiṣṭubha from the Traiṣṭubha, /'
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'Or when the Jagat-foot is placed upon the Jagatī—those who know this attain immortality.'
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Moreover, as these deities are placed upon these worlds:
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this Agni, belonging to the Gāyatrī, is placed upon this world, which belongs to the Gāyatrī;
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Vāyu, belonging to the Triṣṭubh, is placed upon the atmosphere world, which belongs to the Triṣṭubh;
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yonder sun, belonging to the Jagatī, is placed upon yonder world, which belongs to the Jagatī.
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