Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 4.2
English (machine translation) 4.2
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4.2.1
Now, regarding the abhyuditā [iṣṭi].
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He indeed has strayed from the path of sacrifice
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on whose day of preparation the moon is seen in the east.
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He offers a sacrificial cake on eight potsherds to Agni Dātṛ.
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Agni is indeed the giver.
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He gives him the sacrifice.
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[He offers] curds from the evening milking to Indra Pradātṛ.
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Indra is indeed the bestower.
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He bestows the sacrifice upon him.
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[He offers] a caru in the morning milk to Viṣṇu Śipiviṣṭa.
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Viṣṇu is indeed the sacrifice.
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He gives him the sacrifice.
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As to why he sacrifices to these deities,
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[it is with the thought:] 'May I not stray from the path of sacrifice.'
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A bow with three arrows is the dakṣiṇā.
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That is the symbol of safe progress.
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