Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 16.3
English (machine translation) 16.3
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With Savitṛ he begins the Vaiśvadeva [recitation].
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Impelled by Savitṛ, the gods brought together the third pressing.
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Therefore, the opening verse, the two following verses, and the hymn are addressed to Savitṛ.
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With an Anuṣṭubh, 'We choose that of Savitṛ...', he begins the Vaiśvadeva [recitation].
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For that which is the Vaiśvadeva [recitation] is the Pavamāna hymn.
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The Anuṣṭubh is the metre of Soma.
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The ritual explanation of the division of the quarters of the verse has been stated.
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He recites Gāyatrī verses.
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Gāyatrī verses are breath.
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Thereby he places breath in himself.
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He recites a hymn to Savitṛ.
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For the draught for Savitṛ has been drawn.
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It is that which he recites after by means of this.
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He recites a verse to Vāyu.
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The verse to Vāyu is breath.
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Thereby he places breath in himself.
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During its recitation, they unyoke the two-deity cups.
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[They unyoke] the breaths in Vāyu, who is breath.
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He recites a hymn to Heaven and Earth.
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Heaven and earth are indeed the two foundations, for the sake of a firm foundation.
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At it the adhvaryu responds with [the word] 'madhu'.
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For the third pressing is connected with 'madhu'.
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He recites [the hymn beginning] 'surūpakṛtnum'.
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Food indeed has a handsome form.
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Thus he places food in himself.
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Moreover, this soma-drink belongs indeed to the forms.
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Thus he places form in himself.
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He recites [the hymn] to the Ṛbhus.
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For here Prajāpati arranged for them.
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Therefore [the hymn] to the Ṛbhus is recited here.
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Then he recites [the verses] to Vena, the Ādityas, and Bṛhaspati.
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With these he recites after the Śukra, Manthin, and Āgrayaṇa [draughts].
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Moreover, the recitation belongs to the Viśve Devas.
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In order not to leave out the deities, he recites [the hymn] to the Viśve Devas.
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For the draught for the Viśve Devas has been drawn.
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It is after that [draught] that he recites with this.
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Of it, he recites the concluding verse twice by quarters,
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and the third [time] by half-verses.
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It amounts to a Virāj.
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The Virāj is fortune, proper food;
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[it is] for the attainment of fortune, the Virāj, and proper food.
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