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Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 28.2

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Viśvāmitra saw these ritual calls,

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and also the ritual calls for the sacrificial cakes;

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then the other seers [saw] the others.

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Concerning this they say: "Why does only the Maitrāvaruṇa issue the ritual calls for all?"

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These deities indeed ran a race for the ritual calls.

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Mitra and Varuṇa won it.

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Therefore only the Maitrāvaruṇa issues the ritual calls for all.

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He indeed issues the ritual calls standing.

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Standing, indeed, one has the greatest virility;

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standing, one speaks most audibly.

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"May I utter powerful, audible speech among the gods," [he reflects].

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He should recite bent over as if curved.

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"Thus Parjanya becomes prone to rain," so Kauṣītaki used to say.

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Formerly, indeed, the Asuras and Rakṣases used to tear away the oblations.

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Then Vāmadeva saw these fitting [verses]: "Agni is our hotṛ at the sacrifice..."

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With them, they carried fire around.

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Thereupon they repelled those Rakṣases and destructive spirits.

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With: "Enjoy the most expansive...", he recites a fitting verse containing the word "enjoyed" (juṣṭa);

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"May I utter speech that is enjoyed and fitting among the gods," [he reflects].

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"Place this sacrifice of ours among the immortals..."

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With these [verses] he makes the drops savory for Agni.

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These indeed are their invitatory verses, these the offering verses;

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therefore they are fitting.

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