Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 15.2
English (machine translation) 15.2
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Then he recites the sixfold Marutvatīya [śastra].
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The six seasons are the year.
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[It is] for the attainment of the year.
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He recites six metres: Anuṣṭubh, Gāyatrī, Bṛhatī, Uṣṇih, Triṣṭubh, and Jagatī.
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Therefore it becomes sixfold.
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With an Anuṣṭubh verse, "Hither to you the chariot as if for help," he begins the Marutvatīya.
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For this Marutvatīya is the Pavamāna recitation.
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The Anuṣṭubh is the metre of Soma.
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The explanation of the division of pādas has been stated.
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He recites Gāyatrī verses.
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The Gāyatrī verses are breath.
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He thereby places breath in himself.
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"This pressed food, O Vasu," is the concluding strophe, containing the words "pressed" and "drunk".
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For this is the Pavamāna recitation.
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"O Indra, come right nearer," is the pragātha of the invocation of Indra.
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"Step forth nearer!" the Maruts said to him, emboldening him.
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He said: "Having slain Vṛtra, having conquered, this drinking of Soma of mine shall be together with you."
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This drinking of Soma of his is together with them.
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"Forward now, O Brahmaṇaspati," is the pragātha to Brahmaṇaspati.
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"Strike!" Brahmā said to him, emboldening him.
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He said: "Having slain Vṛtra, having conquered, this drinking of Soma of mine shall be together with you."
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This is the drinking of Soma belonging to Brahman.
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"Therein he gave the deities a share," Kauṣītaki used to say,
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"in which Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, and Aryaman, the gods, have made their dwellings."
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Here the deities are given a share.
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