Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 25.2
English (machine translation) 25.2
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25.2.1
“Surely, indeed, those who by homage were magnified” is [the hymn] addressed to Vāyu.
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“They caused the Dawn to shine with the sun” contains [the word] “sun”.
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That is the characteristic form of this day.
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Next from this [follows] the subsequent triplet addressed to Indra and Vāyu: “As much as the speed of the body, as much as the strength”.
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Through this form: “as men observing with the eye”.
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“Up [has risen] your eye, O Varuṇa, of fair appearance” is [the hymn] addressed to Mitra and Varuṇa.
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“The sun has gone having spread out of the two gods” contains [the word] “sun”.
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That is the characteristic form of this day.
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“With a chariot rich in cattle, O Nāsatyas” is [the hymn] addressed to the Aśvins.
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“The divine Savitṛ has raised up his beam” — the third [verse] contains [the word] “beam” (bhānumatī).
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That is the characteristic form of this day.
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“Come to us, O god, with might, O impetuous one” is [the hymn] addressed to Indra.
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“The heroes [protect] their bodies in winning the sun” contains [the word] “sun”.
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That is the characteristic form of this day.
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“Let the prayer go forth from the seat of truth” is [the hymn] addressed to the All-Gods.
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“The sun has let loose the rays, the cows” contains [the word] “sun”.
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That is the characteristic form of this day.
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“And may that Sarasvatī, being pleased with us” is [the hymn] addressed to Sarasvatī.
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Through this form: “O fortunate one, uncover the doors of the enclosure”.
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This indeed is the Triṣṭubh Prauga arranged in triplets composed by Vasiṣṭha.
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Vasiṣṭha is indeed Prajāpati.
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He is the weaver of the sacrifice.
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He, having woven it again, does not become exhausted.
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Thereby they obtain all desires in Prajāpati alone.
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Concerning this they say: the morning pressing should not be in Triṣṭubh; he confounds the face of the sacrifice from its established metre.
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It should be that belonging to the one-day rite alone.
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The one-day rite is indeed light.
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He who burns yonder is indeed light.
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With light alone he causes light to prosper.
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Its Ājya recitation consists of both these: “Forward to your god Agni” [and] “For thou [possessest] fame belonging to the ruler”.
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They amount to twenty-one Anuṣṭubhs; their Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
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The Prauga is composed by Madhucchandas; its Brāhmaṇa has been stated.
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