Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 4.3
English (machine translation) 4.3
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4.3.1
Now, regarding the abhyuddṛṣṭā [iṣṭi].
4.3.2
He indeed has strayed from the path of sacrifice
4.3.3
on whose day of preparation the moon is seen in the west.
4.3.4
He offers a sacrificial cake on eight potsherds to Agni Pathikṛt.
4.3.5
Agni is indeed the path-maker.
4.3.6
He brings him to the path of sacrifice.
4.3.7
[He offers a cake] on eleven potsherds to Indra Vṛtrahan.
4.3.8
Indra is indeed the slayer of Vṛtra.
4.3.9
He brings him back to the path of sacrifice.
4.3.10
[He offers a cake] on twelve potsherds to Vaiśvānara.
4.3.11
That one who shines up there is indeed Vaiśvānara.
4.3.12
He brings him back to the path of sacrifice.
4.3.13
As to why he sacrifices to these deities,
4.3.14
[it is with the thought:] 'May I not stray from the path of sacrifice.'
4.3.15
A staff and sandals are the dakṣiṇā.
4.3.16
That is the symbol of security.
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