Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 30.7
English (machine translation) 30.7
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In Uṣṇih verses they lead on for the acchāvāka on the first day.
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Thereby he comes under the control of the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin.
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The hymn consisting of thirteen verses, beginning with "The season is the begetter...", its explanation has been told.
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It is twice as much as that of the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, and one verse in addition.
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A hymn by Bharadvāja is the concluding stanza day by day.
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Bharadvāja indeed saw this third pressing for the acchāvāka's office.
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Therefore, day by day, the concluding verse is by Bharadvāja.
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The acchāvāka alternates between two verses addressed to Viṣṇu.
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The other two have two concluding verses.
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Both the Maitrāvaruṇa and the Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin have two concluding verses.
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The acchāvāka has a single concluding verse.
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As to why the acchāvāka has an unchanging concluding verse:
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The acchāvāka is indeed support; it is for support.
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The Maitrāvaruṇa recites thirty-six [verses] on the twenty-fourth day.
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The Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin [recites] forty.
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The acchāvāka [recites] forty-four.
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That makes one hundred and twenty.
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One hundred and twenty, indeed, are the days of a season.
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Thus they obtain the season;
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through the season, the year;
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and whatever desires are in the year.
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