Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.2.3

2.2.3.21

varuṇo hainadrājyakāma ādadhe | sa rājyamagacattasmādyaśca vada yaśca na varuṇo rājetyevāhuḥ somo yaśaskāmaḥ sa yaśo 'bhavattasmādyaśca some labhate yaśca nobhāvevāgacato yaśa evaitaddraṣṭumāgacanti yaśo ha bhavati rājyaṃ gacati ya evaṃ vidvānādhatte

He (the Adhvaryu) then says, with regard to Agni's (first) butter-portion, 'Pronounce the invitatory prayer to Agni!' He (the Hotri) recites, 'Awake Agni with praise, enkindling the immortal, that he may take our offerings to the gods!' For, indeed, when Agni is removed (from the hearth), he, as it were, sleeps: he (the priest) now awakens, rouses him. For the offering-prayer he recites, 'May Agni graciously accept of the butter!'

2.2.3.22

agnau ha vai devāḥ | sarvāṇi rūpāṇi nidadhire yāni ca grāmyāṇi yāni cāraṇyāni vijayaṃ vopapraiṣyantaḥ kāmacārasya vā kāmāyāyaṃ no gopiṣṭho gopāyaditi vā

And, if they determine upon (offering the second butter-portion to (Agni Pavamâna, let him then say, 'Pronounce the invitatory prayer to Agni Pavamâna;' and he (the Hotri) recites (Rig-veda IX, 16, 19), 'O Agni, thou breathest forth life; produce thou food and sap for us! drive far away misfortune!' For thus, indeed, it becomes of the nature of Agni. Pavamâna (the one that becomes purified) means the Soma; but this (Soma-element) they eliminate from the butter-portion of Soma. For the offering-prayer he recites, 'May Agni Pavamâna graciously accept of the butter!'

2.2.3.23

tānyu hāgnirnicakame | taiḥ saṃgṛhya 'rtūnpraviveśa punarema iti devā edagniṃ tirobhūtaṃ teṣāṃ heyasevāsa kimiha kartavyaṃ keha prajñeti vā

If, on the other hand, they determine upon (offering to) Agni Indumat, let him say, 'Pronounce the invitatory prayer to Agni Indumat!' He (the Hotri) recites (Rig-veda VI, 16, 16), 'Come hither, I will gladly sing to thee yet other songs, O Agni! mayest thou grow strong by these draughts (indu, drop).' Thus, indeed, it becomes of the nature of Agni: the draught doubtless means Soma, but this (Soma-element) they eliminate from the butter-portion of Soma. For the offering-prayer he recites, 'May Agni, the drop-abounding, graciously accept of the butter!' And thus he makes it all of the nature of Agni.

2.2.3.24

tata etattvaṣṭā punarādheyaṃ dadarśa | tadādadhe tenāgneḥ priyaṃ dhāmopajagāma so 'smā ubhayāni rūpāṇi pratiniḥsasarja yāni ca grāmyāṇi yāni cāraṇyāni tasmādāhustvāṣṭrāṇi vai rūpāṇīti tvaṣṭurhyeva sarvaṃ rūpamupa ha tvevānyāḥ prajā yāvatso yāvatsa iva tiṣṭhante

He then says, as to the chief offering (havis), 'Pronounce the invitatory prayer to Agni!' 'Pronounce the offering-prayer to Agni!' 'Pronounce the invitatory prayer to Agni Svishtakrit (the maker of good offerings)!' 'Pronounce the offering-prayer to Agni Svishtakrit!' Then where (otherwise) he would say, 'Pronounce the offering-prayer to the gods!' he now says, 'Pronounce the offering-prayer to the Agnis!'

2.2.3.25

tasmai kam punarādheyamādadhīta | evaṃ haivāgneḥ priyaṃ dhāmopagacati so 'smā ubhayāni rūpāṇi pratiniḥsṛjati yāni ca grāmyāṇi yāni cāraṇyāni tasminnetānyubhayāni rūpāṇi dṛśyante paramatā vai sā spṛhayantyu hāsmai tathā puṣyati lokyamvevāpi

He recites, '[The divine Barhis] may accept (the offering) for Agni's abundant obtainment of abundant gift! Vaughak!'--'[The divine Narâsamsa] may accept (the offering) for abundant obtainment, in Agni, of abundant gift! Vaughak!'--'The divine Agni Svishtakrit....' this third (after-offering) is already in itself of the nature of Agni; and thus he makes the after-offerings relate to Agni.

2.2.3.26

āgneyo 'yaṃ yajñaḥ | jyotiragniḥ pāpmano dagdhā so 'sya pāpmānaṃ dahati sa iha jyotireva śriyā yaśasā bhavati jyotiramutra puṇyalokatvaitannu tadyasmādādadhīta

Those same case-forms (of agni), which he recites in the offering-prayers, are six; namely, four at the fore-offerings, and two at the after-offerings. Now there are six seasons; and the seasons he (Agni) entered: out of the seasons he accordingly thereby produces him.

2.2.3.27

sa vai varṣāsvādadhīta | varṣā vai sarva ṛtavo varṣā hi vai sarva ṛtavo 'thādo varṣamakurmādo varṣamakurmeti saṃvatsarāntsampaśyanti varṣā ha tveva sarveṣāmṛtūnāṃ rūpamuta hi tadvarṣāsu bhavati yadāhurgrīṣma iva vā adyetyuto tadvarṣāsu bhavati yadāhuḥ śiśira iva vā adyeti varṣādidvarṣāḥ

There are either twelve or thirteen syllables (in these six case-forms). Now there are either twelve or thirteen months in a year; and the year, the seasons, he (Agni) entered: out of the seasons he accordingly thereby produces him. In order to avoid sameness, no two (of these forms) are alike; but (the fault of) sameness he would undoubtedly commit, were any two of them alike. The characteristic form of the fore-offerings is (alternately), 'May they accept,' 'May it (or he) accept;' and that of the after-offerings is, 'For the abundant obtainment of abundant gift.'

2.2.3.28

athaitadeva paro 'kṣaṃ rūpam | yadeva purastādvāti tadvasantasya rūpaṃ yatstanayati tadgrīṣmasya yadvarṣati tadvarṣāṇāṃ yadvidyotate tacarado yadvṛṣṭvodgṛhṇāti taddhemantasya varṣāḥ sarva ṛtava ṛtūnprāviśadṛtubhya evainametannirmimīte

The priests' fee for this (sacrifice) consists of gold, This sacrifice belongs to Agni, and gold is Agni's seed: this is why the priests' fee consists of gold. Or it may be an ox; for the latter is of the nature of Agni as far as its shoulder is concerned, since its shoulder (by carrying the yoke) is as if burnt by fire. Moreover, Agni is oblation-bearer to the gods, and that (ox) bears (or draws, loads) for men: this is why an ox may be given as the priests' fee.

2.2.3.29

ādityastveva sarva ṛtavaḥ | yadaivodetyatha vasanto yadā saṃgavo 'tha grīṣmo yadā madhyandino 'tha varṣā yadāparāhṇo 'tha śaradyadaivāstametyatha hemantastasmādu madhyandina evādadhīta tarhi hyeṣo 'sya lokasya nediṣṭhaṃ bhavati tannediṣṭhādevainametanmadhyānnirmimīte

2.2.3.30

cāyayeva vā ayam puruṣaḥ | pāpmanānuṣaktaḥ so 'syātra kaniṣṭho bhavatyadhaspadamiveyasyate tatkaniṣṭhamevaitatpāpmānamavabādhate tasmādu madhyandina evādadhīta

2.2.3.31

taṃ vai darbhairuddharati | dārubhirvai pūrvamuddharati dārubhiḥ pūrvaṃ dārubhiraparaṃ jāmi kuryātsamadaṃ kuryādāpo darbhā āpo varṣā ṛtūnprāviśadadbhirevainametadadbhyo nirmimīte tasmāddarbhairuddharati

2.2.3.32

arkapalāśābhyāṃ | vrīhimayamapūpaṃ kṛtvā yatra gārhapatyamādhāsyanbhavati tannidadhāti tadgārhapatyamādadhāti

2.2.3.33

arkapalāśābhyāṃ yavamayamapūpaṃ kṛtvā yatrāhavanīyamādhāsyanbhavati tannidadhāti tadāhavanīyamādadhāti pūrvābhyāmevaināvetadagnibhyāmantardadhma iti vadantastadu tathā na kuryādrātribhirhyevāntarhitau bhavataḥ

2.2.3.34

āgneyameva pañcakapālam puroḍāśaṃ nirvapati | tasya pañcapadāḥ paṅktayo yājyānuvākyā bhavanti pañca vā ṛtava ṛtūnprāviśadṛtubhya evainametannirmimīte

2.2.3.35

sarva āgneyo bhavati | evaṃ hi tvaṣṭāgneḥ priyaṃ dhāmopāgacattasmātsarva āgneyo bhavati

2.2.3.36

tenopāṃśu caranti | yadvai jñātaye vā sakhye vā niṣkevalyaṃ cikīrṣati tira ivaitena bībhavadvaiśvadevo 'nyo yajño 'thaiṣa niṣkevalya āgneyo yadvai tira iva tadupāṃśu tasmādupāṃśu caranti

2.2.3.37

uccairuttamamanuyājaṃ yajati | kṛtakarmeva hi sa tarhi bhavati sarvo hi kṛtamanubudhyate

2.2.3.38

sa āśrāvyāha | samidho yajeti tadāgneyaṃ rūpam paro 'kṣaṃ tvagnīnyajeti tveva brūyāttadeva pratyakṣamāgneyaṃ rūpam

2.2.3.39

sa yajati | agna ājyasya vyanta vaukagagnimājyasya vetu vaukagagninājyasya vyantu vaukagagnirājyasya vetu vaukagiti

2.2.3.40

atha svāhāgnimityāha | āgneyamājyabhāgaṃ svāhāgnim pavamānamiti yadi pavamānāya dhriyerantsvāhāgnimindumantamiti yadyagnaya indumate dhriyerantsvāhāgniṃ svāhāgnīnājyapāñjuṣāṇo agnirājyasya vetviti yajati

2.2.3.41

athāhāgnaye 'nubrūhīti | āgneyamājyabhāgaṃ so 'nvāhāgniṃ stomena bodhaya samidhāto amartyam havyā deveṣu no dadhaditi svapitīva khalu vā etadyadudvāsito bhavati samprabodhayatyevainametatsamudīryayati juṣāṇo agnirājyasya vetviti yajati

2.2.3.42

atha yadyagnaye pavamānāya dhriyeran | agnaye pavamānāyānubrūhīti brūyātso 'nvāhāgna āyūṃṣi pavasa āsuvorjamiṣaṃ ca naḥ āre bādhasva ducunāmiti tathāhāgneyo bhavati somo vai pavamānastadu saumyādājyabhāgānnayanti juṣāṇo agniḥ pavamāna ājyasya vetviti yajati

2.2.3.43

atha yadyagnaya indumate dhriyeran | agnaya indumate 'nubrūhīti brūyātso 'nvāhehyū ṣu bravāṇi te 'gna itthetarā giraḥ ebhirvardhasa indubhiriti tathā hāgneyo bhavati somo vā industadu saumyādājyabhāgānnayanti juṣāṇo agnirindumānājyasya vetviti yajatyevamu sarvamāgneyaṃ karoti

2.2.3.44

athāhāgnaye 'nubrūhīti haviṣaḥ | agniṃ yajāgnaye sviṣṭakṛte 'nubrūhyagniṃ sviṣṭakṛtaṃ yajetyatha yaddevānyajetyagnīnyajetyevaitadāha

2.2.3.45

sa yajati | agnervasuvane vasudheyasya vetu vaukagagnā u vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu vaukagdevo agniḥ sviṣṭakṛditi svayamāgneyastṛtīya evamvāgneyānanuyājān karoti

2.2.3.46

tā vā etāḥ | ṣaḍvibhaktīryajati catasraḥ prayājeṣu dve anuyājeṣu ṣaḍvā ṛtava ṛtūnprāviśadṛtubhya evainametannirmimīte

2.2.3.47

dvādaśa vā trayodaśa vākṣarāṇi bhavanti | dvādaśa vā vai trayodaśa vā saṃvatsarasya māsāḥ saṃvatsaramṛtūnprāviśadṛtubhya evainametatsaṃvatsarānnirmimīte na dve cana sahājāmitāyai jāmi ha kuryādyaddve citsaha syātāṃ vyantu vetvityeva prayājānāṃ rūpaṃ vasuvane vasudheyasyetyanuyājānām

2.2.3.48

tasya hiraṇyaṃ dakṣiṇā | āgneyo vā eṣa yajño bhavatyagne reto hiraṇyaṃ tasmāddhiraṇyaṃ dakṣiṇānaḍvānvā sa hi vahenāgneyo 'gnidagdhamiva hyasya vahaṃ bhavati devānāṃ havyavāhano 'gniriti vahati vā eṣa manuṣyebhyastasmādanaḍvāndakṣiṇā