Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 24.3
English (machine translation) 24.3
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24.3.1
Having first recited the Gaurivīta [hymn], 'Born fierce for swift power...', he inserts the nivid into this five-verse hymn connected with the Bṛhant: 'Indra, drink! Pressed for you for exhilaration...'
24.3.2
Having first recited the Hairaṇyastūpa [hymn], 'I will now proclaim the heroic deeds of Indra...', he inserts the nivid into this nine-verse hymn connected with the Bṛhant: 'What help of yours is lowest, what highest...'
24.3.3
This is so if the Rathantara is the pṛṣṭha [sāman];
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but if it is the Bṛhant,
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having first recited the two [hymns] connected with the Bṛhant, he should insert the two nivids in the two connected with the Rathantara.
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The Marutvatīya and the Niṣkevalya [recitations] should consist of a single hymn: that is the established rule.
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'Drink the soma, fiercely piercing that which...', 'Praise him who is surpassing in strength...'—[these verses] contain [the word] 'abhi';
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that is the characteristic mark of the Abhijit.
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Then the third pressing is just the standard one of a one-day rite.
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For the Abhijit is a one-day rite;
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a one-day rite is a firm foundation, for the sake of a firm foundation.
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