Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 25.8

English (machine translation) 25.8

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25.8.1

'They yoke the mind and they yoke the thoughts' is [the hymn] to Savitṛ; with 'and with the rays of the sun thou unitest' it contains [the word] sun.

25.8.2

That is the characteristic mark of this day.

25.8.3

'Verily those two, Heaven and Earth, all-beneficent' is [the hymn] to Heaven and Earth; with 'a god [and] a goddess, by law, the bright sun' it contains [the word] sun.

25.8.4

That is the characteristic mark of this day.

25.8.7

'Has the eldest, has the youngest come to us?' is [the hymn] to the Ṛbhus.

25.8.6

With 'When he surveyed the four cups made', through [the word] 'he surveyed', it has that characteristic mark.

25.8.7_2

'I call upon the gods of wide renown for welfare' is [the hymn] to All the Gods; with 'Who attained a share in the light of the sun' it contains [the word] sun and contains light.

25.8.8

That is the characteristic mark of this day.

25.8.9

'To Vaiśvānara a prayer, to the increaser of Ṛta' is [the hymn] to Vaiśvānara; with 'shining with splendour, of great light' it contains [a word for] shining, contains lustre, and contains light.