Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 3.4
English (machine translation) 3.4
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3.4.1
for by uniting with him he attains greatness.
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Moreover, because he recites with speech, he sacrifices with speech;
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thereby indeed his own greatness is sacrificed to.
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He says: “Bring hither, O Jātavedas, and sacrifice with well-yoked [steeds]!”
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He thereby says to him: “Bring hither the gods, O Jātavedas, and sacrifice to the deities with [thy] companions!”
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Now, that he mutters after the kindling verses:
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the kindling verses are a vajra;
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that [vajra] he thus appeases both beforehand and afterward.
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Now, that he causes the two ladles to be taken up by the call to take up the ladles:
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he thereby yokes a chariot of the gods, being about to offer the oblation to the gods.
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By this chariot of the gods, he safely reaches the heavenly world.
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He offers the fore-offerings.
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The fore-offerings are the seasons;
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he thereby pleases the seasons.
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They are five;
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through them he obtains whatever is fivefold with respect to the deities and with respect to the self.
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He sacrifices to the kindling sticks: [that is] the spring;
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for in the spring all this is kindled.
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He sacrifices to Tanūnapāt: [that is] the summer;
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for in the summer he burns the body (tanū).
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He sacrifices to the Iḍās: [that is] the rains;
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for through the rains lauded food arises.
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He sacrifices to the sacrificial grass: [that is] autumn.
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For in autumn plants are abundant like sacrificial grass.
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He sacrifices to the svāhā-call at the end: [that is] winter.
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For in winter all this is offered with 'svāhā'.
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As to this they say: 'Since there are five fore-offerings and six seasons, where does he sacrifice to this sixth season?'
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In that he combines [the butter] at the fourth fore-offering, he thereby distributes it among the others.
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