Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 29.7
English (machine translation) 29.7
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29.7.1
The Kāleya [sāman belongs] to the Acchāvāka; the explanation of it has been stated.
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On the sixth day, they bring forward [the chants] in six-footed verses for the Acchāvāka,
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according to the characteristic form of the sixth day.
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The conclusion day after day is [the hymn beginning,] "Like a carpenter, I meditate on the poem."
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The hymn beginning with "abhi taṣṭeva" is indeed Prajāpati.
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Day after day, they proceed establishing themselves firmly in Prajāpati.
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That [hymn] is indeed unexpressed.
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And Prajāpati is indeed unexpressed.
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That is the form belonging to Prajāpati.
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Here indeed only one [verse] is expressed.
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And Prajāpati is indeed one.
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That is the form belonging to Prajāpati.
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It consists of ten verses.
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Ten are these vital breaths.
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Thereby he places the vital breaths in the sacrifices and in the sacrificers.
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The midday [recitations] of the hotrās are declared in pairs of hymns,
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in order to match the hotṛ who has two hymns.
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Moreover, the hotṛ is the year;
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the hotrā-reciters are the seasons.
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As to why the seasons are named in combined pairs: "summer, the rains, winter",
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Therefore the midday [recitations] of the hotrakas are recited in pairs.
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Moreover, the hotṛ is the self;
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the hotrāśaṃsins are the limbs.
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Since the limbs are twofold,
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therefore the midday [recitations] of the hotrakas are recited in pairs.
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