Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad 2.7
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad 2.7
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2.7.1
athātaḥ sarvajitaḥ kauṣītakes trīṇy upāsanāni bhavanti /
7 (5). Now next are the all-conquering Kaushītaki's three adorations.—
2.7.2
sarvajid dha sma kauṣītakir udyantam ādityam upatiṣṭhate yajñopavītaṃ kṛtvodakam ānīya triḥ prasicyodapātraṃ /
The all-conquering Kaushītaki indeed was wont to worship the rising sun—having performed the investiture with the sacred
thread (yajñopavītaṁ), having sipped water, thrice having sprinkled the water-vessel—saying: ‘Thou art a snatcher! Snatch my sin (pāpman)!’
2.7.3
vargo 'si pāpmānaṃ me vṛṅdhīti /
2.7.4
etayaivāvṛtā madhye santam udvargo 'si pāpmānaṃ ma udvṛṅdhīti /
In the same manner [he was wont to worship the sun] when it was in the mid-heaven: ‘Thou art a snatcher-up! Snatch up my sin!’
2.7.5
etayaivāvṛtāstaṃ yantaṃ saṃvargo 'si pāpmānaṃ me saṃvṛṅdhīti /
In the same manner [he was wont to worship the sun] when it was setting: ‘Thou art a snatcher-away! Snatch away my sin!’
2.7.6
tad yad ahorātrābhyāṃ pāpam akarot saṃ <sma> tad vṛṅkte /
Whatever evil (pāpa) he committed by day or night, it snatches away.
2.7.7
tatho evaivaṃ vidvān etayaivāvṛtādityam upatiṣṭheta /
Likewise also he who knows this, worships the sun in the same manner. Whatever evil one commits by day or night, it snatches away.
2.7.8
yad ahorātrābhyāṃ pāpaṃ karoti saṃ tad vṛṅkte //7//
Translations (2)
- The Thirteen Principal Upanishads — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, English
- The Upanishads, Part I (SBE 1) — Friedrich Max Müller 1879, English
Commentaries (3)
- Kauṣītakyupaniṣadbhāṣya (Raṅgarāmānuja) — Raṅgarāmānuja Muni 1500, Sanskrit
- Kauṣītakyupaniṣaddīpikā (Śaṅkarānanda) — Śaṅkarānanda, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Upaniṣadbrahmayogin — Upaniṣadbrahmayogin, Sanskrit
Linked texts (4)
- Śāṅkhāyanāraṇyaka — Sanskrit
- Kaiṣītaki ? — Sanskrit
- Kauṣītakopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Śāṅkhāyanīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit