Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 22.1
English (machine translation) 22.1
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The first day is this world in its abode;
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Agni [is its deity], the Gāyatrī [its metre], the Trivṛt its stoma, the Rathantara its sāman.
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This, then, is its underlying basis.
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These are its metrical forms:
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the future participle in the first quarter [of the verse], the word 'sat', [the word] 'evam',
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What will be, that will act.
What will be, that will act.
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[a verse] containing 'ā', containing 'pra', containing 'iṣ', containing 'ṛṣ', containing 'adya', containing 'yukta', containing 'yuñjāna', and containing 'jyotis'.
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'Upaprayanto adhvaram' is the ājya recitation, containing 'pra'.
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For [a verse] containing 'pra' is the characteristic mark of the first day.
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It is in the Gāyatrī, for this three-day period has a morning pressing in the Gāyatrī.
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So much for the separated [order of days].
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Having removed this, [he recites] 'Pra vo devāya agnaye' in the non-separated [order]; its explanation has been stated.
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The prauga recitation belongs to Madhuchandas; its explanation has been stated.
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'Ā yātv indro avasa upa naḥ' is the marutvatīya recitation, containing 'ā'.
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For [a verse] containing 'ā' is the characteristic mark of the first day.
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In 'svarṇarād avase no marutvān', that very [word] is the subtle mention of the Maruts in it.
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'Ā na indro dūrād ā na āsāt' is the niṣkevalya recitation, containing 'ā'.
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For [a verse] containing 'ā' is the characteristic mark of the first day.
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The niṣkevalya and marutvatīya recitations are the two Sampātas on the first day.
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By means of the Sampātas indeed the gods flew up to the heavenly world.
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Therefore these two, which lead to heaven, are recited first here.
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As to why the niṣkevalya and marutvatīya recitations are the two Sampātas on the first day,
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it is for the attainment of the heavenly world.
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