Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 28.7
English (machine translation) 28.7
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28.7.1
The two arms are the maitrāvaruṇa and the acchāvāka.
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They are indeed twofold;
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therefore the two recite [verses] addressed to dual deities at the morning pressing.
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This weaver's seam in the middle is the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin.
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Therefore the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin recites [verses] addressed to a single deity at the morning pressing.
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The torso is the midday [pressing];
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and that is indeed one.
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Therefore at midday those reciting along with the hotṛ recite [verses] addressed to a single deity,
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and the hotṛ [recites] the niṣkevalya recitation.
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The two thighs are the maitrāvaruṇa and the acchāvāka.
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They are indeed twofold;
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therefore the two recite [verses] addressed to dual deities at the third pressing.
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This penis in the middle is the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin;
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therefore two forms are born: female and male.
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Therefore the brāhmaṇācchaṃsī recites [verses] addressed to two deities at the third pressing.
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The brāhmaṇācchaṃsī recites the most [verses].
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For the brāhmaṇācchaṃsī is the middle.
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Therefore this middle of the body is thickest.
Linked texts (1)
- Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa — Kauṣītaki, Sanskrit