Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 16.9
English (machine translation) 16.9
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"Which deity does the Soma belong to?" Madhuka asked Gauśrava.
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Having recited "The Soma purifies itself...", he replied:
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"Others might belong to this [deity or that]."
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[This is] just in accordance with the Ṛgveda tradition.
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"It belongs to Indra," however, was the view of Paiṅgya.
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"It belongs to Indra and Agni," was [the view] of Kauṣītaki.
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When [he begins] with the Ājya [recitation], he begins with Agni;
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with this concluding verse he finishes according to Indra.
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Therefore [it is said], "It belongs to Indra and Agni."
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This indeed is the Agniṣṭoma.
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And this is brought forth for every desire.
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He who, without having sacrificed with this, sacrifices with another,
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"falls into a pit, or perishes," he used to say.
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This Agniṣṭoma begins with the Ājya [recitation] and ends with the Agnimāruta [recitation].
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When recited, three hundred and sixty verses are accomplished.
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Three hundred and sixty indeed are the days of the year.
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Thereby he obtains the days of the year.
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Having recited the uktha [beginning with], "O Agni, with the radiant, chanting Maruts...", he offers with an Agnimāruta offering verse.
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For this uktha is the Agnimāruta.
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[He offers] with a Jagatī verse, for the third pressing belongs to the Jagatī metre.
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[He offers] with one containing 'sweet', for the third pressing contains 'sweet'.
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He pronounces the secondary vaṣaṭ-call, for the appeasement of the oblations,
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[and] for the firm establishment of the oblations.
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