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Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 6.6

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6.6.1

thus it is impelled by him with the threefold knowledge.

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The sacrifice is established in the brahman.

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Whenever a stumble or an excess occurs in the sacrifice,

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they tell that to the brahman alone;

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he heals it with the threefold knowledge.

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Now, if there should be an excess in a verse,

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having taken four portions of ghee, he should offer an expiatory oblation in the gārhapatya fire [with the words]: 'Bhūḥ svāhā.'

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Thereby he places verse into verse;

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by a verse he makes expiation for a verse.

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Now, if there should be an excess in a formula,

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having taken four portions of ghee, he should offer an expiatory oblation in the anvāhāryapacana fire at a havis-sacrifice, [or] in the āgnīdhriya fire at a Soma rite, [with the words]: 'Bhuvaḥ svāhā.'

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Thereby he places formula into formula;

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by a formula he makes expiation for a formula.

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Now, if there should be an excess in a chant,

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having taken four portions of ghee, he should offer an expiatory oblation in the āhavanīya fire [with the words]: 'Svaḥ svāhā.'

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He thus places the sāman in the sāman.

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Through the sāman he performs an expiation for the sāman.

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Now, if the fault should be unknown,

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having taken four ladlings of clarified butter, he should offer an expiatory offering in the āhavanīya [fire], saying, 'Bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ svāhā.'

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