Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 16.7
English (machine translation) 16.7
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16.7.1
He recites the Agnimāruta recitation with twenty-one calls.
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The twenty-onefold stoma is the highest, the firm resting place of the stomas.
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For the sake of a firm foundation.
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It is of twenty-four varieties.
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There are twenty joints.
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They are forty-four [in total].
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The Triṣṭubh has forty-four syllables.
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The Triṣṭubh is strength and virility.
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Thus he places strength and virility in the sacrificer.
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He recites [the hymn] to Vaiśvānara.
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For the draught for Vaiśvānara has been drawn.
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It is that draught which he recites after by means of this.
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He recites [the hymn] to Rudra.
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Rudra is dread.
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Thereby he provides a remedy.
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Moreover, he indeed has a share in the end.
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Therefore he recites it in the final recitation.
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He recites [the hymn] to the Maruts.
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Rudra, indeed, has this host.
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Thus he makes him thrive with his own host.
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Then [follow] the stotriya and anurūpa verses of the Yajñāyajñīya [sāman].
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He recites the hymn to Jātavedas.
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Thereby it is called the Agnimāruta [recitation].
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Therefore he should recite it towards the end,
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just as one about to cross over a conflagration, even so.
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