Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 6.3
English (machine translation) 6.3
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6.3.1
He reached out to him a fifth time.
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He said to him, 'Why do you reach out to me?'
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'Make a fifth name for me,' he said,
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'for with four names I shall not eat this food.'
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He said, 'You indeed are Mahāndeva (the Great God).'
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Because he is Mahāndeva, by that he is Āditya.
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Mahāndeva does not harm him,
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nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor anyone who speaks for him.
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Moreover, he who hates him
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becomes more evil,
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not he who knows thus.
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His observance is: 'One should not look at him as he rises, nor as he sets.'
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He reached out to him a sixth time.
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He said to him, 'Why do you reach out to me?'
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'Make a sixth name for me,' he said,
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'for with five names I shall not eat this food.'
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He said, 'You indeed are Rudra.'
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Because he is Rudra, by that he is Candramas (the Moon).
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Rudra does not harm him,
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nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor anyone who speaks for him.
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Moreover, he who hates him
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becomes more evil,
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not he who knows thus.
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His observance is: 'One should not eat curdled matter or marrow.'
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He reached out to him a seventh time.
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He said to him, 'Why do you reach out to me?'
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'Make a seventh name for me,' he said,
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'for with six names I shall not eat this food.'
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He said, 'You indeed are Īśāna.'
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Because he is Īśāna, by that he is food.
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Īśāna does not harm him,
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nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor anyone who speaks for him.
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Moreover, he who hates him
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becomes more evil,
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not he who knows thus.
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His observance is: 'One should not turn away someone seeking food.'
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He reached out to him an eighth time.
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He said to him, 'Why do you reach out to me?'
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'Make an eighth name for me,' he said,
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'for with seven names I shall not eat this food.'
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He said, 'You indeed are Aśani (the Thunderbolt).'
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Because he is Aśani, by that he is Indra.
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Aśani does not harm him,
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nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor anyone who speaks for him.
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Moreover, he who hates him
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becomes more evil,
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not he who knows thus.
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His observance is: 'One should speak only truth and wear gold.'
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He is this one with eight names,
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Mahāndeva disposed eightfold.
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Up to the eighth generation, his offspring eats food;
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ever wealthier is born among his offspring, who knows thus.
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