Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 9.1

English (machine translation) 9.1

Agni is sacred power.

Therefore, when on the day of preparation he leads forward the fire,

they thereby strike away the evil of the sacrificer through sacred power:

in front by the Āhavanīya,

behind by the Gārhapatya,

to the north by the Āgnīdhra [fire],

and to the south by the Mārjālīya.

Those that are inside the sadas, [they carry them] in the middle.

Therefore, on the day of preparation, they lead Agni forward eastward;

they distribute the dhiṣṇya hearths,

only for the destruction of the sacrificer's evil.

The gods, indeed, when about to be consecrated, set Speech aside:

"You undergo much that is high and low."

The gods did not give her a share there.

She [came] at the Prāyaṇīya [offering]; to her they [said]: "Do not be here!"

She [came] at the purchase [of Soma]; to her they [said]: "Do not be here!"

She [came] at the guest-offering; to her they [said]: "Do not be here!"

Then she came to these Upasads repeatedly, having become discouraged.

Therefore they should perform [the rites] there in a whisper,

just so that they may mutually hear one another.

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