Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 5.7

English (machine translation) 5.7

Language: English

5.7.1

Now, in that he sacrifices to the sporting Maruts (Krīḍin):

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Therefore he sacrifices to them connected with Indra.

5.7.4

Now, in that he sacrifices to Mahendra at the end:

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Therefore he sacrifices to him at the end.

5.7.7

Now, as to why they lead forward the fire and why it is churned, the Brāhmaṇa for that has [already] been stated.

Now, as to the fact that there are seventeen kindling verses, that the two butter portions contain [the word] "sat", and that the two samyājyā offering verses are Virājs, the explanation for this has already been stated.

5.7.9

Now, as to the fact that there are nine fore-offerings, nine after-offerings, eight oblations, and [the oblation to Agni] Sviṣṭakṛt as the ninth,

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thereby he obtains the stellar Virāj.

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There are six common shifting oblations ending with [the one to] Indra and Agni, belonging to the Varuṇapraghāsa rites.

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The explanation for them has already been stated.

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Now, as to the fact that he sacrifices to Mahendra, the explanation for this has already been stated.

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Now, as to the fact that there is a one-pot cake for Viśvakarman:

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he who burns yonder is indeed Viśvakarman.

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It is him he thus pleases.

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Now, as to the fact that he gives a bull [as sacrificial fee]:

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the sacrificial rite belongs to Indra.

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