Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 26.9
English (machine translation) 26.9
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26.9.1
"The golden-handed for help" is addressed to Savitṛ.
26.9.2
"Apām Napāt for protection" contains [a form of] mahat- and contains [the word] "taken hold of".
26.9.3
"Great Heaven and Earth for us" is addressed to Heaven and Earth, containing [a form of] mahat-.
26.9.4
For this day contains [forms of the word] mahat-.
26.9.5
"The two youthful parents anew" is addressed to the Ṛbhus.
26.9.6
"With Indra accompanied by the Maruts," [and the verse] "And with these kings" contains [the word] "taken hold of".
26.9.7
"The help of the gods is great indeed" is addressed to the All-gods.
26.9.8
"May desirable [wealth] be ours, O Aryaman; desirable, O Varuṇa, to be praised" contains [a form of] mahat- and contains [the word] "taken hold of".
26.9.9
"May we now settle these creatures" are the two-footed verses.
26.9.10
"Both Indra and the All-gods" contains [the word] "taken hold of".
26.9.11
"The All-gods, increasers of sacred order" is addressed to the All-gods, containing [forms of the root] vṛdh-.
26.9.12
For this day contains [forms of the word] mahat-.
26.9.13
It is in the Gāyatrī metre; for this three-day period has the Gāyatrī at the third pressing.
26.9.14
"Vaiśvānara generated" is addressed to Vaiśvānara.
26.9.15
"Growing through the earth by strength" contains [forms of the root] vṛdh-.
26.9.16
Containing [a form of] mahat-, it contains [the word] "taken hold of".
26.9.17
"Where now? Where dear?" is addressed to the Maruts, containing [the word] "taken hold of".
26.9.18
"Your messenger, who knows all things" is addressed to Jātavedas.
26.9.19
Or, "O Agni, be gracious, you are great."
26.9.20
An eight-verse hymn belongs to the eighth day.
26.9.21
However, the previous [practice] remains established.
26.9.22
"Great is the ascent of heaven" contains [a form of] mahat- and contains [the word] "taken hold of".
26.9.21_2
The former, however, is established.
26.9.22_2
‘Great is the ascent to heaven’—being possessed of ‘great’, it is possessed of the firmly grasped.
26.9.23
It is in the Gāyatrī metre, for this three-day period has a Gāyatrī third pressing.
26.9.24
Such are the hymns of the Agnimāruta recitation.
26.9.25
Such are the hymns of this day.
26.9.26
That Ukthya sacrifice is completed.
26.9.27
Its attainment is the same as that of the second day.
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