Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 19.4
English (machine translation) 19.4
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They say regarding this: 'When he invites these two deities, Tvaṣṭṛ and Vanaspati, where are these two sacrificed to by him?'
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He sacrifices to these two deities in the fore-offerings.
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It is right there that these two are sacrificed to by him.
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Then, following the animal sacrificial cake of the anūbandhyā cow, they apportion oblations for the Devikās.
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Exhausted indeed become the metres of him who sacrifices with soma.
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The metres are indeed the Devikās.
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Since they apportion oblations for the Devikās,
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thereby they become unexhausted, having courses anew for him.
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Moreover, dried of sap indeed become the metres of him who sacrifices with soma.
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The metres are indeed the Devikās.
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Since they apportion oblations for the Devikās,
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it is for the restoration of sap to the metres.
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These are indeed goddesses.
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Then he is Ka, Prajāpati.
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Therefore [they are called] Devikās.
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These are indeed five oblations.
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The Paṅkti has five feet.
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The sacrifice is of the nature of the Paṅkti, for obtaining the sacrifice itself.
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Here, some apportion oblations for the Devīs.
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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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for the attainment of prosperity, the virāj, and food.
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Here some perform the aveṣṭis of the quarters,
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[saying,] 'The piling of the fire altar is everything;
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let us obtain everything through everything.'
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They are indeed six oblations.
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Six indeed are the seasons, [six is] the year;
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[it is] for the attainment of the year.
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Then, when the udavasānīyā [iṣṭi] is concluded, he should sacrifice with a curd-offering to Mitra and Varuṇa; its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
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One who has piled the fire altar should not engage in sexual intercourse without having sacrificed with this [offering].
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