Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 12.20

Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 12.20

purā pūrvaṃ kaśyapāḥ tadgotrotpannā ṛṣayaḥ asitamṛgāḥ santaḥ viśvarūpāḥ

udgāyanti sma khalu | atha punastatra yuvānamanūcānaṃ sāṅgavedādhyāyinam

M. adds svasmai svātmane after ātmane ca

4. Bh JA om. sthānāni

8. R Bh IS. yajñe for yajño

12. Bh 0binduṃ for bindaṃ; TIA brāhmaṇa0 for brāhmaṇā0

15. Bh. om. brāhmaṇā; Bh TSK. saṃsthā0 for samasthā0

19. J. asitamṛga0 for santaḥ viśva0

20. J. sāma0 for sāṅga0

auddālakim uddālakasyāpatyaṃ kusurubindanāmānamṛṣiṃ brāhmaṇāḥ kecidudgīthāya udgīthabhaktigānāya vavre vavrire vṛtavantaḥ | tataḥ te brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ

parasparamevamavocan kila | ayaṃ kusurubindaḥ naḥ asmākam ārtvijyam

ṛtvikkarma paryādatta eva | hanteti praśne | imaṃ kusurubindam anuvyāharāma

yatkiṃcit pṛcchāma iti | te punaḥ anuvyāhariṣyantaḥ santaḥ

tamupaniṣeduḥ samīpaṃ prāptāḥ | sa punasteṣāmabhiprāyaṃ jñātvā evamuvāca—he

brāhmaṇāḥ ! vaḥ yuṣmabhyaṃ namaḥ namaskāraḥ astu | prāhṇe vai prātareva ahaṃ yajñaṃ

samasthāpayaṃ parisamāpayāmi | yathā tu vai yathā tu khalu yātasya gatasya

grāmasya śīrṇaṃ kīṭādyupahataṃ vāhanaṃ vā gṛhādikaṃ vā bhagnam anusamādadhīt

(0vahet ?) | kaścit samarthaḥ samādadhīta evaṃ vai evameva ahaṃ yajñasya

atoḥ vaikalyaparihārāya | anena yajamānena adhikariṣyāmi niyukto'smīti

tenoktāste brāhmaṇāḥ asmai kusurubindāya idam asmanmanasi sthitam

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