Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 14.5
English (machine translation) 14.5
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Having recited the Ājya recitation, he recites the Prauga recitation.
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The Ājya recitation is the self of the sacrificer;
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the Prauga recitation is the vital breaths.
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in that having recited the Ājya [śastra] he recites the Prauga [śastra],
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thus indeed the sacrificer, having attained a full lifespan in this world, attains immortality and imperishability in the heavenly world.
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When the Pavamāna chant has been sung, he recites the Ājya recitation;
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when the Ājya chant has been sung, [he recites] the Prauga recitation.
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That Prauga recitation is indeed the recitation for the Pavamāna chant;
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the Ājya recitation is the recitation for the Ājya chant.
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Thus he transposes the two.
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It is just as if one were to intertwine the two inner reins of a chariot.
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'He recites in accordance with the draughts,' Kauṣītaki used to say:
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that draught of Vāyu, of Indra and Vāyu,
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with [the triplet] to Vāyu and [the triplet] to Indra and Vāyu;
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[the draught] for Mitra and Varuṇa with [the triplet] to Mitra and Varuṇa;
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[the draught] for the Aśvins with [the triplet] to the Aśvins;
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when he offers the set of draughts, that is with [the triplet] to Indra;
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when the hotrās sacrifice together, that is with [the triplet] to the All-Gods;
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speech is Sarasvatī at all the pressings.'
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now, the puroruc is indeed yonder one who burns.
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for he shines in the east.
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Now the puroruc is vital breath, and the hymn is the self;
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Now, the puroruc is indeed the self.
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and the hymn is offspring and cattle.
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Therefore he does not call out between the puroruc and the hymn.
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having recited the hymn along with the puroruc,
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he calls out only for puroruc after puroruc.
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'Vāyur agregāḥ'—that is the form of the in-breath;
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'vāyav ā'—that is the form of the out-breath.
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