Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 3.1
English (machine translation) 3.1
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When he observes the fast-day on the New and Full Moon sacrifices,
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the gods do not eat the oblation of one who has not observed vows;
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therefore he observes the fast-day,
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[thinking,] 'May the gods eat my oblation.'
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'He should fast on the prior full moon day,' is the Paiṅgya [doctrine];
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'on the subsequent,' is the Kauṣītaka.
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'The one during which [the moon] rises around sunset'—that is the settled rule.
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He should fast on the prior full moon day, not having noticed the moon previously at the new moon.
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By fasting, he pleases the prior [day];
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by sacrificing, the subsequent.
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He should fast on the subsequent [day].
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Verily, the ocean swells following the subsequent [day] in accordance with Soma, its deity.
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This truth of the gods is indeed the moon;
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therefore he should fast on the subsequent [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