Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 7.9
English (machine translation) 7.9
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7.9.1
The introductory [sacrifice] ends with the Śaṃyu [formula]; the concluding [sacrifice] ends with the Śaṃyu [formula].
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He offers to Pathyā Svasti first in the introductory [sacrifice],
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then to Agni, then to Soma, then to Savitṛ, then to Aditi.
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He sets out toward the heavenly world by means of the introductory [sacrifice].
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In that he offers to Pathyā Svasti first,
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thereby he makes a safe journey for the attainment of the heavenly world.
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He offers to Agni first in the concluding [sacrifice],
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then to Soma, then to Savitṛ, then to Pathyā Svasti, then to Aditi.
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He returns to this world by means of the concluding [sacrifice].
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In that he offers to Pathyā Svasti later,
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thereby he makes a safe journey for the attainment of this world.
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He offers to those five deities.
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Through them, whatever is fivefold in relation to the deities and in relation to the self, all that he obtains.
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[As for] their offering verses and invitatory verses,
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they contain [the word] svasti, contain pathi, contain pārita, contain pra, [and] contain nīta.
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The Maruts are indeed the divine clans, having the atmosphere as their share, capable of harming the sacrificial beauty of the sacrificer as he goes to the heavenly world.
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In that [the verses] contain svasti, contain pathi, contain pārita, contain pra, [and] contain nīta,
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the Maruts, the divine clans, do not harm him.
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He safely attains the heavenly world.
Linked texts (1)
- Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa — Kauṣītaki, Sanskrit