Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 22.4
English (machine translation) 22.4
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"That great desirable [grace] of divine Savitṛ" is [the hymn] to Savitṛ.
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"Three times through the intermediate space Savitṛ by his greatness"—
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that directly addresses the intermediate space.
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That is the characteristic feature of this day.
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"[These two] indeed, Heaven and Earth, bringing well-being to all" is [the hymn] to Heaven and Earth, containing "vi-" (vivat); its brāhmaṇa explanation has been told.
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"Fashioning a well-rolling chariot skillfully by work" is [the hymn] to the Ṛbhus.
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"Fashioning the two bay steeds bearing Indra, possessing bulls' treasures" contains "bull" (vṛṣaṇvat); its brāhmaṇa explanation has been told.
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"The charioteer of your sacrifice, the clan-lord of the clans" is the Śāryāta [hymn] to All the Gods.
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"The bull, the banner, worthy of sacrifice, rested upon heaven" contains "bull" (vṛṣaṇvat); its brāhmaṇa explanation has been told.
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"Of the spotted bull" and "For the virile host" contain "bull" (vṛṣaṇvatī); the brāhmaṇa explanation of these two has been told.
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"Never indeed does the immortal hotṛ beat down" is [the hymn] to Jātavedas.
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"When the hotṛ became the messenger of Vivasvat" contains "vi-" (vivat); its brāhmaṇa explanation has been told.
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Its final verse is: "In the morning may he come quickly, rich in treasures of thought."
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It directly addresses the further day.
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"They abide grasping hold of the further day," Kauṣītaki used to say.
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They obtain the world of the intermediate space by means of the second day,
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the Triṣṭubh metre, the fifteenfold stoma, the Bṛhat sāman,
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the southern direction, the summer among the seasons,
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the Rudras among the gods, the god-born, [and] Indra as overlord.
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