Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 20.4
English (machine translation) 20.4
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20.4.1
"The god Savitṛ has now become worthy of praise for us" is [the hymn] to Savitṛ, containing the word 'up' (ud); its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
20.4.2
"For they two, heaven and earth, bring blessing to all" is [the hymn] to Heaven and Earth, containing the word 'apart' (vi); its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
20.4.3
"My work is extended; that indeed is spread out again" is [the hymn] to the Ṛbhus, containing the word 'up' (ud); its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
20.4.4
"I invoke the gods of great renown for welfare" is [the hymn] to All the Gods, containing the word 'up' (ud); its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
20.4.5
"Now the strength of the vigorous, reddish bull" is [the hymn] to Vaiśvānara, containing the word 'bull' (vṛṣan).
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Indra, indeed, is a bull.
20.4.7
The Triṣṭubh is a bull.
20.4.8
Therefore it contains the word 'bull'.
20.4.9
"For the vigorous, joyous host, for the creator" is [the hymn] to the Maruts, containing the word 'bull'; its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
20.4.10
"With the sacrifice magnify Jātavedas" is [the hymn] to Jātavedas.
20.4.11
"Being kindled, possessing good food, leader of heaven" contains the word 'up' (ud); its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
20.4.12
With the second day they attain the world of the intermediate space,
20.4.13
and Vāyu among the deities.
20.4.14
They place life as an overlord, the vital breath, into their self.
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