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Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 8.7

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8.7.1

With: 'Thee, leader of the troop, we invoke...', he recites the appropriate [verse] addressed to Brahmaṇaspati.

8.7.2

This is the head.

8.7.3

Brahmaṇaspati is the sacred word (brahman).

8.7.4

Thus he provides the head with the sacred word.

8.7.5

When he comes to: 'May we, rich in heroes, speak loudly at the gathering...'

8.7.6

Then, for one desiring heroes (sons), he should meditate on a hero.

8.7.7

He indeed obtains a hero.

8.7.8

With: 'What priestly office will satisfy you two, O Aśvins?', there are nine unbending (straightforward) [verses].

8.7.9

The unbending [verses] are, as it were, in the Gāyatrī metre.

8.7.10

Breath is of Gāyatrī nature.

8.7.11

Breath is the unbending.

8.7.12

[With:] 'Come to us with all your aids...', there is an Anuṣṭubh triplet; that is speech.

8.7.13

In place of this, for one desiring offspring, he should praise with: 'May Viṣṇu prepare the womb...'

8.7.14

Moreover, both accomplish the desired end.

8.7.15

The hymn in the morning is: 'Ye two that go early, worship first...'

8.7.16

In the afternoon: 'Agni shines forth, the forefront of the dawns...'

8.7.17

These are two Triṣṭubh hymns of five verses; that is sight.

8.7.18

[The hymn:] 'I praise Heaven and Earth for first thought...', in Jagatī metre, consisting of twenty-five verses, is hearing.

8.7.19

This is the head.

8.7.20

That head is complete in which there are breath, speech, sight, and hearing.

8.7.21

Thus he establishes these in it.

8.7.24

When 'The gharma has shone' is said, he praises with the appropriate [verse] containing the word 'shone': 'The dappled bull has made the dawns shine, Agni...'

8.7.25

What is appropriate in the sacrifice is complete, for the completeness of the sacrifice.

8.7.26

There are one hundred and one verses; their brāhmaṇa has been explained.

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