Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 19.3
English (machine translation) 19.3
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19.3.1
Then they say to the hotṛ, 'Recite the fire recitation.'
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Indeed, this one is Rudra among the gods; when piled up, he is unappeased.
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It is him they appease in this way.
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He offers to clearly defined Vaiśvānara.
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For he is clearly defined at that time when they lead forward the fires.
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Then, following this, is the ritual of the one-day rite:
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the moving forward of the two carts for the oblation, the leading forward of Agni and Soma, the animal for Agni and Soma; the Brāhmaṇa for this has been stated.
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Then, following the animal sacrificial cake of the animal for Agni and Soma, they apportion oblations for the Devasūs.
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For these deities indeed rule over the pressings [or impulses].
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They propitiate them here.
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Propitiated, they impel the pressings for them.
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Therefore [they are called] Devasūs.
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They are indeed eight.
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By means of these, the gods attained all attainments.
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In the very same way, the sacrificers attain all attainments by means of these.
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Here, some apportion oblations for the Sarvapṛṣṭhā.
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'The piling of the fire altar is all,' [they say],
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'with all may we obtain all.'
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These are indeed ten oblations.
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The Virāj consists of ten decades.
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The Virāj is prosperity and food.
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[This is] for obtaining prosperity, the Virāj, and food.
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Then they press [the soma] for as many days as they desire.
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Then, when the omentum of the anūbandhyā cow is completed, they proceed with the animal for Tvaṣṭṛ.
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The animal for Tvaṣṭṛ is indeed the effusion of semen.
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They proceed in the shed of the wife.
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In the wives indeed semen is effused.
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They proceed in a whisper.
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The animal for Tvaṣṭṛ is indeed the effusion of semen.
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In a whisper indeed semen is effused.
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Having carried fire around it, they let it loose; they do not conclude [its slaughter].
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The animal for Tvaṣṭṛ is indeed the effusion of semen;
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[they think], 'Lest we bring effused semen to a conclusion before its time.'
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