Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 2.7
English (machine translation) 2.7
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2.7.1
Night offers itself into day, day into night.
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Prāṇa offers itself into apāna, apāna into prāṇa.
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These six indeed offer themselves into one another.
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He who knows these six that offer themselves,
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even if he does not offer, his Agnihotra is offered;
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and if he offers, it is offered twice for him who knows thus.
2.7.7
Even if one knowing thus offers the Agnihotra from a distance,
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these gods indeed accept his two oblations.
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And from whomever the gods eat even once,
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from that very moment he is immortal.
2.7.11
He becomes composed of truth and composed of immortality, who knows thus.
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Just as the offering of one who has faith, speaks truth, and practices austerity is truly offered,
2.7.13
so indeed is it offered for him,
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who offers the Agnihotra knowing thus.
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Therefore one who knows thus should offer the Agnihotra.
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They deliberate: "Should the offering be made after sunrise or before sunrise?"
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