Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 19.2
English (machine translation) 19.2
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intending to sacrifice with the introductory Atirātra.
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Thus they reach him first.
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They commence him with the twenty-fourth day;
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that is the nature of the commencement day as a commencement.
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He goes north for six months;
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they follow him with upward six-day periods.
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Having gone north for six months, he stands still, about to turn south.
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These [sacrificers] observe the fast, intending to sacrifice with the central day.
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Thus they reach him a second time.
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He goes south for six months;
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they follow him with reversed six-day periods.
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Having gone south for six months, he stands still, about to turn north.
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These [sacrificers] observe the fast, intending to sacrifice with the Mahāvrata day.
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Thus they reach him a third time.
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Since they reach him three times—
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the year is indeed three-fold arranged—
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[it is] for the attainment of the year.
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And concerning this, this [verse] is sung:
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'Arranging the days and nights like an intelligent weaver,
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the Āditya goes south for six months, the sun goes north for six.'
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For he goes north for six months,
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and south for six.
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Now, some perform this consecration iṣṭi with five oblations at the fire-piling.
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The sacrifice is indeed fivefold, for the attainment of the sacrifice.
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Then some perform this guest-offering iṣṭi with five oblations.
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The sacrifice is indeed fivefold, for the attainment of the sacrifice.
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Then he recites verses addressing multiple fires.
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For they lead forward many fires;
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therefore he recites verses addressing multiple fires.
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They are four.
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Fourfold, indeed, is all this;
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[it is] for the attainment of all this.
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With the first [repeated] three times and the last three times, they amount to eight.
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The Gāyatrī has eight syllables;
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Agni belongs to the Gāyatrī, having the Gāyatrī metre.
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With his own metre they lead forward the fires.
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They are recited in a whisper.
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The fire-piling is indeed the emission of seed;
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seed is indeed emitted in secret.
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They are appropriate [in form].
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What is fitting in the sacrifice is successful, for the success of the sacrifice itself.
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Then they pile it [the altar] for as many days as they desire.
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Then, when it is piled up, they praise it all around with sāmans.
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