Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 16.1
English (machine translation) 16.1
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16.1.1
The morning pressing belongs to the Vasus.
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The midday pressing belongs to the Rudras.
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The third pressing belongs to the Ādityas.
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In that he begins the third pressing with the Āditya draught,
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he begins it with its own deity.
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Moreover, this pressing, namely the third pressing, is devoid of sap.
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Now this draught, namely the Āditya draught, possesses sap.
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By it he makes that third pressing possess sap.
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Having recited a Triṣṭubh verse as the invitatory verse of the Āditya draught, he offers with a Triṣṭubh verse.
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Triṣṭubh is strength and virility.
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Thereby he places strength and virility in the sacrificer.
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For it, he does not utter the secondary vaṣaṭ-call.
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The draught for the Ādityas is indeed the continuation of the pressing; the secondary vaṣaṭ-call is the conclusion.
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[He does so thinking:] 'Lest I bring the pressing to a conclusion before its time.'
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The offering verse contains the word mad ('sweet'); for the third pressing contains the word mad.
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Then, when the Pavamāna [hymn] has been chanted, they proceed with the animal [sacrifice]; the ritual explanation of it has been stated.
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Then they proceed with the fivefold oblation; the ritual explanation of it has been stated.
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