Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 30.5
English (machine translation) 30.5
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30.5.1
He recites in addition the verses of the Ādityas and the Aṅgirases.
30.5.2
The Ādityas and the Aṅgirases indeed contended.
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'We shall go first to the heavenly world,' said the Ādityas. / 'We [shall],' said the Aṅgirases.
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Those Aṅgirases sent [a messenger] to the Ādityas:
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"Our soma pressing is tomorrow; officiate at sacrifice for us!"
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Agni was their messenger.
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Those Ādityas said:
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"Now, our soma pressing is today.
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Of ours, you indeed are the hotṛ.
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Bṛhaspati is the brahman priest; this one is the udgātṛ; Ghora Āṅgirasa is the adhvaryu."
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They did not refuse them.
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With these [verses] they wished to bestow [gifts] upon him; this is what these [verses] proclaim.
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They brought a white horse as the sacrificial fee, this very one who shines here.
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Then indeed the Ādityas went to heaven.
30.5.19
To heaven goes he who knows thus.
30.5.18
He recites the arrangements of the directions.
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The directions are arranged for him.
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He recites the arrangements of the peoples.
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The peoples are arranged for him.
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He recites riddles, rejoinders, abusive words, and erotic verses—all forms of speech.
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Therefore man speaks all forms of speech, [while] the other animals each [speak only] one.
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They are eight [in number].
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By these indeed the gods attained all attainments.
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Even so now the sacrificers attain all attainments by these alone.
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"O men, hold up the penis!" [and] "When ye came eastward..." are two isolated verses.
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They amount to ten.
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The Virāṭ has sets of ten.
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The Virāṭ is prosperity and food.
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[It is] for the attainment of prosperity, of the Virāṭ, of food.
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He recites the Dādhikrī [verse]; speech indeed is the Dādhikrī [verse].
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Thus he bestows speech in him.
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He recites the Pāvamāna [hymn].
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The Pāvamāna verses are a purifier.
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Thus he purifies this [sacrifice].
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