Supreme Brahman

2.3 - hotṛbrāhmaṇaśeṣaḥ - kṛṣṇa yajurveda taittirīya brāhmaṇa pāṭhaḥ - brahmavādino vadanti

(Hotrubrahmana Shesha in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Brahmana, Krishna Yajurveda

The Hotrubrahmana Shesha forms a vital part of the Krishna Yajurveda Taittiriya Brahmana. It elucidates the technical and metaphysical intricacies of the Chaturhotri mantras, which are essential for Vedic ritual performance. By inquiring into the nature of the Hotr priests and their sacred functions, this text explores the foundational cosmic order and the relationship between speech, sacrifice, and the Divine. Chanting these Vedic passages is considered a highly purifying act, intended to harmonize the practitioner with the universal rhythm and facilitate a deeper understanding of the Brahman, thereby bestowing mental clarity and spiritual merit.

kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya brāhmaṇe dvitīyāṣṭake tṛtīyaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ - hotṛbrāhmaṇaśeṣaḥ
o-nnamaḥ paramātmane, śrī mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ,
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ | ha॒riḥ॒ om ||
anuvākaṃ 1 - sarveṣāṃ hotṛmantrāṇā-ñcatur​hotṛśabdena vyavahāra
bra॒hma॒vā॒dino̭ vadanti | ki-ñcatṷr​hotṛṇā-ñcatur​hotṛ॒tvamiti̭ | yade॒vaiṣu ca̭tu॒rdhā hotā̭raḥ | tena॒ catṷr​hotāraḥ | tasmā॒ccatṷr​hotāra ucyante | taccatṷr​hotṛṇā-ñcatur​hotṛ॒tvam || somo॒ vai catṷr​hotā | a॒gniḥ pañca̭hotā | dhā॒tā ṣaḍḍho̭tā | indraḥ̭ sa॒ptaho̭tā || 1 ||
pra॒jāpa̭ti॒-rdaśa̭hotā | ya e॒va-ñcatṷr​hotṛṇā॒-mṛddhiṃ॒-ve~da̭ | ṛ॒dhnotye॒va || ya ḙṣāme॒va-mba॒ndhutāṃ॒-ve~da̭ | bandhṷmānbhavati | ya ḙṣāme॒va-ṅklṛptiṃ॒-ve~da̭ | kalpa̭te-'smai | ya ḙṣāme॒va-mā॒yata̭naṃ॒-ve~da̭ | ā॒yata̭navān-bhavati | ya ḙṣāme॒va-mpra̭ti॒ṣṭhāṃ-ve~da̭ || 2 ||
pratye॒va ti̭ṣṭhati || bra॒hma॒vā॒dino̭ vadanti | daśa̭hotā॒ catṷr​hotā | pañca̭hotā॒ ṣaḍḍho̭tā sa॒ptaho̭tā | atha॒ kasmā॒ccatṷr​hotāra ucyanta॒ iti̭ | indro॒ vai catṷr​hotā | indraḥ॒ khalu॒ vai śreṣṭho̭ de॒vatā̭nā-mupa॒deśa̭nāt | ya e॒vamindra॒gg॒ śreṣṭha̭-nde॒vatā̭nā-mupa॒deśa̭nā॒-dveda̭ | vasi̭ṣṭha-ssamā॒nānā᳚-mbhavati | tasmā॒cchreṣṭha̭mā॒yanta̭-mpratha॒menai॒vānṷbuddhyante | a॒yamāganṋ | a॒yamavā̭sā॒diti̭ | kī॒rtira̭sya॒ pūrvā-''ga̭cchati ja॒natā̭māya॒taḥ | atho̭ ena-mpratha॒menai॒vānṷ buddhyante | a॒yamāganṋ | a॒yamavā̭sā॒diti̭ || 3 ||
(sa॒ptaho̭tā - prati॒ṣṭhāṃ-ve~da̭ - buddhyante॒ ṣaṭca̭) (a. 1)
anuvākaṃ 2 - naimittiko hotṛmantrahomaḥ
dakṣi̭ṇā-mpratigrahī॒ṣyan-thsa॒ptada̭śa॒ kṛtvo-'pā᳚nyāt | ā॒tmāna̭me॒va sami̭ndhe | teja̭se vī॒ryā̭ya | atho᳚ pra॒jāpa̭tire॒vainā᳚-mbhū॒tvā prati̭ gṛhṇāti | ā॒tmano 'nā᳚rtyai || yadyḙna॒mārt-vi̭jyā-dvṛ॒tagṃ santa̭-nni॒raḥarḙrann | āgnī᳚ddhre juhuyā॒-ddaśa̭hotāram | ca॒tu॒rgṛ॒hī॒tenājyḙna | pu॒rastā᳚t-pra॒tyantiṣṭhanṋ | pra॒ti॒lo॒maṃ-vi~॒grāha᳚m || 4 ||
prā॒ṇāne॒vāsyopa̭dāsayati || yadyḙna॒-mpuna̭rupa॒ śikṣḙyuḥ | āgnī᳚ddhra e॒va jṷhuyā॒-ddaśa̭hotāram | ca॒tu॒rgṛ॒hī॒tenājyḙna | pa॒ścā-tprāṃāsī̭naḥ | a॒nu॒lo॒ma-mavi̭grāham | prā॒ṇāne॒vāsmai̭ kalpayati || prāya̭ścittī॒-vāghote-tyṛ̭tumu॒kha ṛ̭tumukhe juhoti | ṛ॒tūne॒vāsmai̭ kalpayati | kalpa̭nte-'smā ṛ॒tavaḥ̭ || 5 ||
klṛ॒ptā a̭smā ṛ॒tava॒ āya̭nti || ṣaḍḍho̭tā॒ vai bhū॒tvā pra॒jāpa̭tiri॒dagṃ sarva̭masṛjata | sa mano̭-'sṛjata | mana॒so-'dhi̭ gāya॒trīma̭sṛjata | tadgā̭ya॒trīṃ-ya~śa̭ ārcchat | tāmā-'la̭bhata | gā॒ya॒tri॒yā adhi॒ chandāg̭sya sṛjata | chando॒bhyo-'dhi॒ sāma̭ | ta-thsāma॒ yaśa̭ ārcchat | tadā-'la̭bhata || 6 ||
sāmno-'dhi॒ yajūg̭ṣyasṛjata | yaju॒rbhyo-'dhi॒ viṣṇu᳚m | ta-dviṣṇuṃ॒-ya~śa̭ ārcchat | tamā-'la̭bhata | vi॒ṣṇoraddhyoṣa̭dhīrasṛjata | oṣa̭dhī॒bhyo-'dhi॒ soma᳚m | ta-thsomaṃ॒-ya~śa̭ ārcchat | tamā-'la̭bhata | somā॒dadhi̭ pa॒śūna̭sṛjata | pa॒śubhyo-'dhīndra᳚m || 7 ||
tadindraṃ॒-ya~śa̭ ārcchat | tadḙna॒-nnāti॒ prācya̭vata | indra̭ iva yaśa॒svī bha̭vati | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ | nainaṃ॒-ya~śo-'ti॒ pracya̭vate || yadvā i॒da-ṅki-ñca̭ | ta-thsarva̭muttā॒na e॒vāṅgī̭ra॒saḥ pratya̭gṛhṇāt | tadḙna॒-mprati̭gṛhīta॒-nnāhi̭nat | ya-tkiñca̭ prati gṛhṇī॒yāt | ta-thsarva̭muttā॒nastvā᳚ṅgīra॒saḥ prati̭gṛhṇā॒tvitye॒va prati̭gṛhṇīyāt | i॒yaṃ-vā~ ṷttā॒na ā᳚ṅgīra॒saḥ | a॒nayai॒vaina॒t-prati̭ gṛhṇāti | nainagṃ̭ hinasti || ba॒ra॒ḥiṣā॒ pratī̭yā॒dgāṃ-vā~-'śvaṃ̭-vā~ | e॒tadvai pa̭śū॒nā-mpri॒ya-ndhāma̭ | pri॒yeṇai॒vaina॒-ndhāmnā॒ pratyḙti || 8 ||
(vi॒grāha̭ - mṛ॒tava॒ - stadā-'la̭bha॒ - tendraṃ̭ - gṛhṇīyā॒-thṣaṭca̭) (a. 2)
anuvākaṃ 3 - keśavapanāṅga-mpuṣṭivedanaṃ
yo vā avi̭dvā-nniva॒rtaya̭te | viśī̭r​ṣā॒ sapā᳚pmā॒ 'muṣmi̭l ~lo॒ke bha̭vati | atha॒ yo vi॒dvā-nni̭va॒rtaya̭te | saśī̭r​ṣā॒ vipā᳚pmā॒ 'muṣmi̭l ~lo॒ke bha̭vati || de॒vatā॒ vai sa॒pta puṣṭi̭kāmā॒ nya̭vartayanta | a॒gniśca̭ pṛthi॒vī ca̭ | vā॒yuścā॒ntari̭kṣa-ñca | ā॒di॒tyaśca॒ dyauśca̭ ca॒ndramāḥ᳚ | a॒gnirnya̭vartayata | sa sā̭ha॒sra-ma̭puṣyat || 9 ||
pṛ॒thi॒vī nya̭vartayata | sauṣa̭dhībhi॒-rvana॒spati̭bhi-rapuṣyat | vā॒yurnya̭vartayata | sa marī̭cībhi-rapuṣyat | a॒ntari̭kṣa॒-nnya̭vartayata | tadvayo̭bhi-rapuṣyat | ā॒di॒tyo nya̭vartayata | sa ra॒śmibhi̭-rapuṣyat | dyaurnya̭vartayata | sā nakṣa̭trai-rapuṣyat | ca॒ndramā॒ nya̭vartayata | so̭-'horā॒trai-ra̭rdhamā॒sai-rmāsair̭ ṛ॒tubhiḥ̭ saṃ​va~thsa॒reṇā̭-puṣyat | tānpoṣā᳚n-puṣyati | yāg​ste-'pṷṣyann | ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dānni ca̭ va॒rtaya̭te॒ pari̭ ca || 10 ||
(a॒pu॒ṣya॒n - nakṣa̭trairapuṣya॒-tpañca̭ ca) (a. 3)
anuvākaṃ 4 - pratigrahamantramahimajñānam
tasya॒ vā a॒gner-hira̭ṇya-mpratijagra॒huṣaḥ̭ | a॒rdhami̭ndri॒yasyā-pā᳚krāmat | tade॒tenai॒va pratya̭gṛhṇāt | tena॒ vai so᳚-'rdhami̭ndri॒ya-syā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tta | a॒rdhami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tte | ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvān. hira̭ṇya-mprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | atha॒ yo 'vi̭dvā-nprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | a॒rdhama̭syendri॒yasyāpa̭ krāmati || tasya॒ vai soma̭sya॒ vāsaḥ̭ pratijagra॒huṣaḥ̭ | tṛtī̭yamindri॒yasyā-pā᳚krāmat || 11 ||
tade॒tenai॒va pratya̭gṛhṇāt | tena॒ vai sa tṛtī̭yamindri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tta | tṛtī̭yamindri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tte | ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvān. vāsaḥ̭ prati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | atha॒ yo-'vi̭dvā-nprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | tṛtī̭yamasyendri॒yasyāpa̭ krāmati || tasya॒ vai ru॒drasya॒ gā-mpra̭tijagra॒huṣaḥ̭ | ca॒tu॒rthami̭ndri॒yasyā-pā᳚krāmat | tāme॒tenai॒va pratya̭gṛhṇāt | tena॒ vai sa ca̭tu॒rthami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tta || 12 ||
ca॒tu॒rthami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tte | ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvā-ngā-mpra̭ti gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | atha॒ yo-'vi̭dvā-nprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | ca॒tu॒rthama̭syendri॒yasyāpa̭ krāmati || tasya॒ vai varṷṇa॒syāśva̭-mpratijagra॒huṣaḥ̭ | pa॒ñca॒mami̭ndri॒yasyā-pā᳚krāmat | tame॒tenai॒va pratya̭gṛhṇāt | tena॒ vai sa pa̭ñca॒mami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tta | pa॒ñca॒mami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tte | ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvānaśva̭-mprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ || 13 ||
atha॒ yo-'vi̭dvā-npratigṛ॒hṇāti̭ | pa॒ñca॒mama̭syendri॒yasyāpa̭ krāmati || tasya॒ vai pra॒jāpa̭teḥ॒ purṷṣa-mpratijagra॒huṣaḥ̭ | ṣa॒ṣṭhami̭ndri॒yasyā-pā᳚krāmat | tame॒tenai॒va pratya̭gṛhṇāt | tena॒ vai sa ṣa॒ṣṭhami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tta | ṣa॒ṣṭhami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tte | ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvā-npurṷṣa-mprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | atha॒ yo-'vi̭dvā-nprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | ṣa॒ṣṭhama̭syendri॒yasyāpa̭-krāmati || 14 ||
tasya॒ vai mano॒stalpa̭-mpratijagra॒huṣaḥ̭ | sa॒pta॒mami̭ndri॒yasyā-pā᳚krāmat | tame॒tenai॒va pratya̭gṛhṇāt | tena॒ vai sa sa̭pta॒mami̭ndri॒ya-syā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tta | sa॒pta॒mami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tte | ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvāg​stalpa̭-mpratigṛ॒hṇāti̭ | atha॒ yo-'vi̭dvā-nprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | sa॒pta॒mama̭syendri॒yasyāpa̭-krāmati || tasya॒ vā ṷttā॒nasyā᳚ṅgīra॒sasyā prā̭ṇa-tpratijagra॒huṣaḥ̭ | a॒ṣṭa॒mami̭ndri॒yasyā-pā᳚krāmat || 15 ||
tade॒tenai॒va pratya̭gṛhṇāt | tena॒ vai so᳚-'ṣṭa॒mami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tte | a॒ṣṭa॒mami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tma-nnu॒pādha̭tte | ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvāna prā̭ṇa-tprati gṛ॒hṇāti̭ | atha॒ yo-'vi̭dvā-npratigṛ॒hṇāti̭ | a॒ṣṭa॒mama̭syendri॒yasyāpa̭ krāmati || yadvā i॒da-ṅki-ñca̭ | ta-thsarva̭-muttā॒na e॒vāṅgī̭ra॒saḥ pratya̭ gṛhṇāt | tadḙna॒-mprati̭gṛhīta॒-nnāhi̭nat | ya-tki-ñca̭ prati gṛhṇī॒yāt | ta-thsarva̭-muttā॒na-stvā᳚ṅgīra॒saḥ prati̭gṛhṇā॒tvitye॒va prati̭ gṛhṇīyāt | i॒yaṃ-vā~ ṷttā॒na ā᳚ṅgīra॒saḥ | a॒nayai॒vaina॒t-prati̭gṛhṇāti | nainagṃ̭ hinasti || 16 ||
(tṛtī̭yamindri॒yasyāpā᳚krāmac - catu॒rthami̭ndri॒yasyā॒tmannu॒pādha॒ - ttāśva̭-mpratigṛ॒hṇāti̭ - ṣa॒ṣṭha̭masyendri॒yasyāpa̭krāma -tyaṣṭa॒mami̭ndri॒yasyāpā᳚krāmat - prati gṛhṇī॒yāc ca॒tvāri̭ ca) (a. 4)
(tasya॒ vā a॒gner-hira̭ṇya॒gṃ॒ soma̭sya॒ vāsa॒stade॒tena̭ ru॒drasya॒ gā-ntāme॒tena॒ varṷṇa॒syāśva̭-mpra॒jāpa̭teḥ॒ purṷṣa॒-mmano॒stalpa॒-ntame॒teno᳚ttā॒nasya॒ tade॒tenāprā̭ṇa॒dya-dvai )
(a॒rdha-ntṛtī̭yamaṣṭa॒ma-ntacca̭tu॒rtha-ntā-mpa̭ñca॒magṃ ṣa॒ṣṭhagṃ sa̭pta॒mantam |
tade॒tena॒ dve tāme॒tenaika॒-ntame॒tena॒ trīṇi॒ tade॒tenaikaṃ᳚ )
anuvākaṃ 5 - praśnottararūpo brahmaviṣayassaṃ​vā~daḥ
bra॒hma॒vā॒dino̭ vadanti || ya-ddaśa̭hotāra-ssa॒tramāsa̭ta | kena॒ te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann | kena̭ pra॒jā a̭sṛja॒nteti̭ | pra॒jāpa̭tinā॒ vai te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann | tena̭ pra॒jā a̭sṛjanta || yaccatṷr​hotāra-ssa॒tramāsa̭ta | kena॒ te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann | kenauṣa̭dhī-rasṛja॒nteti̭ | somḙna॒ vai te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann || 17 ||
tenauṣa̭dhī-rasṛjanta || ya-tpañca̭hotāra-ssa॒tramāsa̭ta | kena॒ te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann | kenai॒bhyo lo॒kebhyo-'sṷrā॒-nprāṇṷdanta | kenai̭ṣā-mpa॒śūna̭vṛñja॒teti̭ | a॒gninā॒ vai te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann | tenai॒bhyo lo॒kebhyo-'sṷrā॒n-prāṇṷdanta | tenai̭ṣā-mpa॒śūna̭vṛñjata || ya-thṣaḍḍho̭tāra-ssa॒tramāsa̭ta | kena॒ te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann || 18 ||
kena॒rtūna̭-kalpaya॒nteti̭ | dhā॒trā vai te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann | tena॒rtūna̭kalpayanta || ya-thsa॒ptaho̭tāra-ssa॒tramāsa̭ta | kena॒ te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann | kena॒ suva̭rāyann | kene॒māl ~lo॒kān-thsama̭tanva॒nniti̭ | a॒rya॒mṇā vai te gṛ॒hapa̭tinā ''rdhnuvann | tena॒ suva̭rāyann | tene॒māl ~lo॒kān-thsama̭tanva॒nniti̭ || 19 ||
e॒te vai de॒vā gṛ॒hapa̭tayaḥ | tān. ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvān | apya॒nyasya̭ gār​hapa॒te dīkṣa̭te | a॒vā॒nta॒rame॒va sa॒triṇā̭-mṛddhnoti || yo vā a̭rya॒maṇaṃ॒-ve~da̭ | dāna̭kāmā asmai pra॒jā bha̭vanti | ya॒jño vā a̭rya॒mā | āryā̭vasa॒tiriti॒ vai tamā̭hu॒rya-mpra॒śagṃsa̭nti || āryā̭ vasa॒tirbha̭vati | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ || 20 ||
yadvā i॒da-ṅki-ñca̭ | ta-thsarva॒-ñcatṷr​hotāraḥ | catṷr​hotṛ॒bhyo-'dhi̭ ya॒jño nimi̭rtaḥ | sa ya e॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvān. vi॒vadḙta | a॒hame॒va bhūyo̭ veda | yaścatṷr​hotṝ॒n॒. vedeti̭ | sa hyḙva bhūyo॒ veda̭ | yaścatṷr​hotṝ॒n.॒ veda̭ || yo vai catṷr​hotṛṇā॒gṃ॒ hotṝ॒n॒. veda̭ | sarvā̭su pra॒jāsvanna̭matti || 21 ||
sarvā॒ diśo॒-'bhija̭yati | pra॒jāpa̭ti॒rvai daśa̭hotṛṇā॒gṃ॒ hotā᳚ | soma॒ścatṷr​hotṛṇā॒gṃ॒ hotā᳚ | a॒gniḥ pañca̭hotṛṇā॒gṃ॒ hotā᳚ | dhā॒tā ṣaḍḍho̭tṛṇā॒gṃ॒ hotā᳚ | a॒rya॒mā sa॒ptaho̭tṛṇā॒gṃ॒ hotā᳚ | e॒te vai catṷr​hotṛṇā॒gṃ॒ hotā̭raḥ | tān. ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ | sarvā̭su pra॒jāsvanna̭matti | sarvā॒ diśo॒-'bhi ja̭yati || 22 ||
(ā॒rdhnu॒va॒ - nnā॒dhnu॒va॒ - nnitye॒ - vaṃ-ve~dā᳚ - tti॒ - sarvā॒ diśo॒bhi ja̭yati ) (a. 5)
(vai tena̭ sa॒tra-ṅkena̭)
2.3.6 anuvākaṃ - hotṛpraśaṃsāprasaṅgena kratūnāmṛtvig viśeṣavyavasthāpanam, agnihotrasya prāśastya-ñca
pra॒jāpa̭tiḥ pra॒jā-ssṛ॒ṣṭvā vya̭sragṃsata | sa hṛda̭ya-mbhū॒to̭-'śayat | ātma॒n॒. hā(3) ityahva̭yat | āpaḥ॒ pratya̭śṛṇvann | tā a̭gniho॒treṇai॒va ya̭jñakra॒tunopa̭ pa॒ryāva̭rtanta | tāḥ kusi̭ndha॒mupaṷhann | tasmā̭dagniho॒trasya̭ yajñakra॒toḥ | eka̭ ṛ॒tvik || ca॒tu॒ṣkṛtvo-'hva̭yat | a॒gni-rvā॒yu-rā̭di॒tya-śca॒ndramāḥ᳚ || 23 ||
te pratya̭śṛṇvann | te da̭r​śapūrṇamā॒sābhyā̭me॒va ya̭jñakra॒tunopa̭ pa॒ryāva̭rtanta | ta upaṷhagg​-śca॒tvāryaṅgā̭ni | tasmā᳚-ddar​śapūrṇamā॒sayo᳚-ryajñakra॒toḥ | ca॒tvāra̭ ṛ॒tvijaḥ̭ || pa॒ñca॒ kṛtvo-'hva̭yat | pa॒śavaḥ॒ pratya̭śṛṇvann | te cā̭turmā॒syaire॒va ya̭jñakra॒tunopa̭ pa॒ryāva̭rtanta | ta upaṷha॒l ~loma̭ cha॒vī-mmā॒gṃ॒samasthi̭ ma॒jjāna᳚m | tasmā᳚ccāturmā॒syānāṃ᳚-ya~jñakra॒toḥ || 24 ||
pañca॒rtvijaḥ̭ || ṣa॒ṭkṛtvo-'hva̭yat | ṛ॒tavaḥ॒ pratya̭śṛṇvann | te pa̭śuba॒ndhenai॒va ya̭jñakra॒tunopa̭ pa॒ryāva̭rtanta | ta upaṷha॒n-thstanā̭vā॒ṇḍau śi॒śnamavā᳚ñca-mprā॒ṇam | tasmā᳚t-paśuba॒ndhasya̭ yajñakra॒toḥ | ṣaḍṛ॒tvijaḥ̭ || sa॒pta॒kṛtvo-'hva̭yat | hotrāḥ॒ pratya̭śṛṇvann | tā-ssau॒myenai॒vāddhva॒reṇa̭ yajñakra॒tunopa̭ pa॒ryāva̭rtanta || 25 ||
tā upaṷhan-thsa॒ptaśī̭r​ṣa॒ṇyā᳚n-prā॒ṇān | tasmā᳚-thsau॒myasyā᳚ddhva॒rasya̭ yajñakra॒toḥ | sa॒pta hotrāḥ॒ prācī॒rvaṣa̭ṭkurvanti || da॒śa॒kṛtvo-'hva̭yat | tapaḥ॒ pratya̭śṛṇot | tat-karma̭ṇai॒va saṃ̭​va~thsa॒reṇa॒ sarvai᳚ryajñakra॒tubhi॒rupa̭ pa॒ryāva̭rtata | ta-thsarva̭mā॒tmāna॒-mapa̭rivarga॒-mupaṷhat | tasmā᳚th- saṃ​va~thsa॒re sarvḙ yajñakra॒tavo-'va̭ruddhyante || tasmā॒-ddaśa̭hotā॒ catṷr​hotā | pañca̭hotā॒ ṣaḍḍho̭tā sa॒ptaho̭tā | eka̭hotre ba॒ligṃ ha̭ranti | hara̭ntyasmai pra॒jā ba॒lim | aina॒mapra̭tikhyāta-ṅgacchati | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ || 26 ||
(ca॒ndramā᳚ - ścāturmā॒syānāṃ᳚-ya~jñakra॒to - ra̭ddhva॒reṇa̭ yajñakra॒tunopa̭ pa॒ryāva̭rtanta - sa॒ptaho̭tā ca॒tvāri̭ ca) (a. 6)
anuvākaṃ 7 - agnihotrasya sarvakraturudbhāvasādhanena praśaṃsā
pra॒jāpa̭tiḥ॒ purṷṣa-masṛjata | so᳚-'gnira̭bravīt | mamā॒ya-manna̭ma॒stviti̭ | so̭-'bibhet | sarvaṃ॒-vai~ mā॒-'ya-mpradha̭kṣya॒tīti̭ | sa e॒tāg​-ścatṷr​hotṝnātma॒-spara̭ṇānapaśyat | tāna̭juhot | tairvai sa ā॒tmāna̭-maspṛṇot || yada̭gniho॒tra-ñju॒hoti̭ | eka̭hotārame॒va ta-dya̭jñakra॒tu-mā᳚pnotyagniho॒tram || 27 ||
kusi̭ndha-ñcā॒tmanaḥ̭ spṛ॒ṇoti̭ | ā॒di॒tyasya̭ ca॒ sāyṷjya-ṅgacchati || ca॒turunna̭yati | catṷr​hotārame॒va ta-dya̭jñakra॒tu-mā᳚pnoti dar​śapūrṇamā॒sau | ca॒tvāri̭ cā॒tmano-'ṅgā̭ni spṛ॒ṇoti̭ | ā॒di॒tyasya̭ ca॒ sāyṷjya-ṅgacchati || ca॒turunna̭yati | sa॒mitpa̭ñca॒mī | pañca̭hotārame॒va ta-dya̭jñakra॒tu-mā᳚pnoti cāturmā॒syāni̭ | loma̭ cha॒vī-mmā॒gṃ॒samasthi̭ ma॒jjāna᳚m || 28 ||
tāni̭ cā॒tmanaḥ̭ spṛ॒ṇoti̭ | ā॒di॒tyasya̭ ca॒ sāyṷjya-ṅgacchati || ca॒turunna̭yati | dvirjṷhoti | ṣaḍḍho̭tārame॒va ta-dya̭jñakra॒tu-mā᳚pnoti paśuba॒ndham | stanā̭vā॒ṇḍau śi॒śnamavā᳚ñca-mprā॒ṇam | tāni̭ cā॒tmanaḥ̭ spṛ॒ṇoti̭ | ā॒di॒tyasya̭ ca॒ sāyṷjya-ṅgacchati | ca॒turunna̭yati | dvirjṷhoti || 29 ||
sa॒mi-thsa̭pta॒mī | sa॒ptaho̭tārame॒va ta-dya̭jñakra॒tu-mā᳚pnoti sau॒mya-ma̭ddhva॒ram | sa॒pta cā॒tmanaḥ̭ śīr​ṣa॒ṇyā᳚n-prā॒ṇān-thspṛ॒ṇoti̭ | ā॒di॒tyasya̭ ca॒ sāyṷjya-ṅgacchati || ca॒turunna̭yati | dvirju॒hoti̭ | dvirnimā᳚r​ṣṭi | dviḥ prāśñā̭ti | daśa̭hotārame॒va ta-dya̭jñakra॒tu-mā᳚pnoti saṃ​va~thsa॒ram | sarva̭-ñcā॒tmāna॒-mapa̭rivargagg​ spṛ॒ṇoti̭ | ā॒di॒tyasya̭ ca॒ sāyṷjya-ṅgacchati || 30 ||
(a॒gni॒ho॒traṃ - ma॒jjānaṃ॒ - dvirjṷho॒ - tyapa̭rivargagg​ spṛ॒ṇotyeka̭-ñca ) (a. 7)
anuvākaṃ 8 - sṛṣṭisādhanatvena hotṛmantrāsāmarthya praśaṃsā
[(apa̭krāmata garbhi॒ṇyaḥ) is only instruction , not a mantra]
pra॒jāpa̭ti-rakāmayata॒ prajā̭ye॒yeti̭ | sa tapo̭-'tapyata | so᳚-'ntarvā̭nabhavat | sa hari̭ta-śśyā॒vo̭-'bhavat | tasmā॒-thstrya̭ntarva̭tnī | hari̭ṇī sa॒tī śyā॒vā bha̭vati | sa vi॒jāya̭māno॒ garbhḙṇātāmyat | sa tā॒ntaḥ kṛ॒ṣṇa-śśyā॒vo̭-'bhavat | tasmā᳚-ttā॒ntaḥ kṛ॒ṣṇa-śśyā॒vo bha̭vati | tasyāsṷre॒vājī̭vat || 31 ||
tenāsu॒nā-'sṷrānasṛjata | tadasṷrāṇā-masura॒tvam | ya e॒vamasṷrāṇā-masura॒tvaṃ-ve~da̭ | asṷmāne॒va bha̭vati | naina॒masṷrjahāti || so-'sṷrān-thsṛ॒ṣṭvā pi॒tevā̭manyata | tadanṷ pi॒tṝna̭sṛjata | tat-pi̭tṛ॒ṇā-mpi̭tṛ॒tvam | ya e॒va-mpi̭tṛ॒ṇā-mpi̭tṛ॒tvaṃ-ve~da̭ | pi॒tevai॒va svānā᳚-mbhavati || 32 ||
yantya̭sya pi॒taro॒ hava᳚m || sa pi॒tṝn-thsṛ॒ṣṭvā 'ma̭nasyat | tadanṷ manu॒ṣyā̭-nasṛjata | tanma̭nu॒ṣyā̭ṇā-mmanuṣya॒tvam | ya e॒va-mma̭nu॒ṣyā̭ṇā-mmanuṣya॒tvaṃ-ve~da̭ | ma॒na॒svyḙva bha̭vati | naina॒-mmanṷrjahāti || tasmai̭ manu॒ṣyā᳚n-thsasṛjā॒nāya̭ | divā̭ deva॒trā 'bha̭vat | tadanṷ de॒vāna̭sṛjata | ta-dde॒vānā᳚-ndeva॒tvam | ya e॒va-nde॒vānā᳚-ndeva॒tvaṃ-ve~da̭ | divā̭ hai॒vāsya̭ deva॒trā bha̭vati || tāni॒ vā e॒tāni̭ ca॒tvāryambhāgṃ̭si | de॒vā ma̭nu॒ṣyāḥ᳚ pi॒taro-'sṷrāḥ || teṣu॒ sarve॒ṣvambho॒ nabha̭ iva bhavati | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ || 33 ||
(a॒jī॒va॒th - svānā᳚-mbhavati - de॒vāna̭sṛjata sa॒pta ca̭) (a. 8)
anuvākaṃ 9 - vāyurūpatvajñānena hotṛmantrāṇā-mpraśaṃsā
[(ya॒thā॒sthā॒na-ṅga̭rbhi॒ṇyaḥ̭) is ònly instructiòn , nòt a mantra]
bra॒hma॒vā॒dino̭ vadanti | yo vā i॒maṃ-vi~॒dyāt | yato॒-'ya-mpava̭te | yada̭bhi॒ pava̭te | yada̭bhi sa॒paṃ​va~̭te | sarva॒māyṷriyāt | na pu॒rā ''yṷṣaḥ॒ pramī̭yeta | pa॒śu॒mān-thsyā᳚t | vi॒ndeta̭ pra॒jām || yo vā i॒maṃ-ve~da̭ || 34 ||
yato॒-'ya-mpava̭te | yada̭bhi॒ pava̭te | yada̭bhi sa॒paṃ​va~̭te | sarva॒māyṷreti | na pu॒rā-''yṷṣaḥ॒ pramī̭yate | pa॒śu॒mā-nbha̭vati | vi॒ndate᳚ pra॒jām || a॒dbhyaḥ pa̭vate | a॒po̭-'bhi pa̭vate | a॒po̭-'bhi sampa̭vate || 35 ||
a॒syāḥ pa̭vate | i॒māma॒bhi pa̭vate | i॒māma॒bhi sampa̭vate | a॒gneḥ pa̭vate | a॒gnima॒bhi pa̭vate | a॒gnima॒bhi sa-mpa̭vate | a॒ntari̭kṣā-tpavate | a॒ntari̭kṣama॒bhi pa̭vate | a॒ntari̭kṣama॒bhi sa-mpa̭vate | ā॒di॒tyā-tpa̭vate || 36 ||
ā॒di॒tyama॒bhi pa̭vate | ā॒di॒tyama॒bhi sa-mpa̭vate | dyoḥ pa̭vate | diva̭ma॒bhi pa̭vate || diva̭ma॒bhi sa-mpa̭vate | di॒gbhyaḥ pa̭vate | diśo॒-'bhi pa̭vate | diśo॒-'bhi sa-mpa̭vate | sa yat-pu॒rastā॒dvāti̭ | prā॒ṇa e॒va bhū॒tvā pu॒rastā᳚dvāti || 37 ||
tasmā᳚t-pu॒rastā॒-dvānta᳚m | sarvāḥ᳚ pra॒jāḥ prati̭ nandanti | prā॒ṇo hi pri॒yaḥ pra॒jānā᳚m | prā॒ṇa i̭va pri॒yaḥ pra॒jānā᳚-mbhavati | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ | sa vā e॒ṣa prā॒ṇa e॒va || atha॒ ya-dda̭kṣiṇa॒to vāti̭ | mā॒ta॒riśvai॒va bhū॒tvā da̭kṣiṇa॒to vā̭ti | tasmā᳚-ddakṣiṇa॒to vāntaṃ̭-vi~॒dyāt | sarvā॒ diśa॒ āvā̭ti || 38 ||
sarvā॒ diśo-'nu॒ vivā̭ti | sarvā॒ diśo-'nu॒ saṃ​vā~॒tīti̭ | sa vā e॒ṣa mā̭ta॒riśvai॒va || atha॒ yat-pa॒ścādvāti̭ | pava̭māna e॒va bhū॒tvā pa॒ścādvā̭ti | pū॒tama̭smā॒ āha̭ranti | pū॒tamupa̭haranti | pū॒tama̭śnāti | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ | sa vā e॒ṣa pava̭māna e॒va || 39 ||
atha॒ yadṷttara॒to vāti̭ | sa॒vi॒taiva bhū॒tvotta̭ra॒to vā̭ti | sa॒vi॒teva॒ svānā᳚-mbhavati | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ | sa vā e॒ṣa sa̭vi॒taiva || te ya ḙna-mpu॒rastā̭dā॒yanta̭-mupa॒vada̭nti | ya e॒vāsya̭ pu॒rastā᳚t-pā॒pmānaḥ̭ | tāg​ste 'pa̭ghnanti | pu॒rastā॒dita̭rān-pā॒pmanaḥ̭ sacante || atha॒ ya ḙna-ndakṣiṇa॒ta ā॒yanta̭-mupa॒vada̭nti || 40 ||
ya e॒vāsya̭ dakṣiṇa॒taḥ pā॒pmānaḥ̭ | tāg​ste 'pa̭ghnanti | da॒kṣi॒ṇa॒ta ita̭rā-npā॒pmanaḥ̭ sacante || atha॒ ya ḙna-mpa॒ścādā॒yanta̭-mupa॒vada̭nti | ya e॒vāsya̭ pa॒ścāt-pā॒pmānaḥ̭ | tāg​ste 'pa̭ghnanti | pa॒ścādita̭rān-pā॒pmanaḥ̭ sacante || atha॒ ya ḙnamuttara॒ta ā॒yanta̭mupa॒ vada̭nti | ya e॒vāsyo᳚ttara॒taḥ pā॒pmānaḥ̭ | tāg​ste 'pa̭ghnanti || 41 ||
u॒tta॒ra॒ta ita̭rā-npā॒pmanaḥ̭ sacante || tasmā̭ de॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvān | vīva̭ nṛtyet | preva̭ calet | vyasyḙvā॒kṣyau bhā̭ṣeta | ma॒ṇṭayḙdiva | krā॒thayḙdiva | śṛ॒ṅgā॒yetḙva || u॒ta mopa̭vadeyuḥ | u॒ta mḙ pā॒pmāna॒-mapa̭hanyu॒riti̭ || sa yā-ndiśagṃ̭ sa॒nime॒ṣyan-thsyāt | ya॒dā tā-ndiśaṃ॒-vā~to̭ vā॒yāt | atha॒ prave॒yāt | pra vā̭ dhāpayet (dhāvayet) | sā॒tame॒va ra̭di॒taṃ-vyū~̭ḍha-ṅga॒ndhama॒bhi pracya̭vate | ā-'sya॒ ta-ñja̭napa॒da-mpūrvā̭ kī॒rtirga̭cchati || dāna̭kāmā asmai pra॒jā bha̭vanti | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ || 42 ||
(veda॒ - sampa̭vata - ādi॒tyā-tpa̭vate - vā॒tyā - vā᳚tye॒ - ṣa pava̭māna e॒va - da̭kṣiṇa॒ta ā॒yanta̭mupa॒ vada̭n - tyuttara॒taḥ pā॒pmāna॒stāg​ste 'pa̭ghna॒ - ntītya॒ṣṭau ca̭) (a. 9)
anuvākaṃ 10 - daśahotṛmantrāṇā-ṅkāmyaprayogaḥ
pra॒jāpa̭ti॒-ssoma॒gṃ॒ rājā̭namasṛjata | ta-ntrayo॒ vedā॒ anva̭sṛjyanta | tān. hastḙ-'kuruta | atha॒ ha sītā̭ sāvi॒trī | soma॒gṃ॒ rājā̭na-ñcakame | śra॒ddhāmu॒ sa ca̭kame | sā ha̭ pi॒tara̭-mpra॒jāpa̭ti॒-mupa̭sasāra | tagṃ ho̭vāca | nama̭ste astu bhagavaḥ | upa̭ tvā-'yāni || 43 ||
pra tvā̭ padye || somaṃ॒-vai~ rājā̭na-ṅkāmaye | śra॒ddhāmu॒ sa kā̭mayata॒ iti̭ | tasyā̭ u॒ ha sthā̭ga॒rama̭laṅkā॒ra-ṅka̭lpayi॒tvā | daśa̭hotāra-mpu॒rastā᳚-dvyā॒khyāya̭ | catṷr​hotāra-ndakṣiṇa॒taḥ | pañca̭ hotāra-mpa॒ścāt | ṣaḍḍho̭tāra-muttara॒taḥ | sa॒ptaho̭tāra-mu॒pari̭ṣṭāt | sa॒mbhā॒raiśca॒ patni̭bhiśca॒ mukhḙ-'la॒ṅkṛtya̭ || 44 ||
ā-'syārdhaṃ-va~̭vrāja | tāgṃ ho॒dīkṣyo̭vāca | upa॒ mā-''va̭rta॒sveti̭ | tagṃ ho̭vāca | bhoga॒-ntu ma॒ āca̭kṣva | e॒ta-nma॒ āca̭kṣva | yattḙ pā॒ṇāviti̭ | tasyā̭ u॒ ha trīn. vedā॒-nprada̭dau | tasmā॒du ha॒ striyo॒ bhoga॒maiva hā̭rayante || sa yaḥ kā॒mayḙta pri॒ya-ssyā॒miti̭ || 45 ||
yaṃ-vā~̭ kā॒mayḙta pri॒ya-ssyā॒diti̭ | tasmā̭ e॒tagg​ sthā̭ga॒ra-ma̭laṅkā॒ra-ṅka̭lpayi॒tvā | daśa̭hotāra-mpu॒rastā᳚-dvyā॒khyāya̭ | catṷr​hotāra-ndakṣiṇa॒taḥ | pañca̭hotāra-mpa॒ścāt | ṣaḍḍho̭tāra-muttara॒taḥ | sa॒ptaho̭tā-ramu॒pari̭ṣṭāt | sa॒mbhā॒raiśca॒ patni̭bhiśca॒ mukhḙ-'la॒ṅkṛtya̭ | ā-'syārdhaṃ-vra~̭jet | pri॒yo hai॒va bha̭vati || 46 ||
(a॒yā॒ - nya॒la॒ṅkṛtya̭ - syā॒miti̭ - bhavati) (a. 10)
anuvākaṃ 11 - daśahotrādimantranāmnā-mpravṛttinimittam
brahmā᳚tma॒n-vada̭sṛjata | tada̭kāmayata | samā॒tmanā̭ padye॒yeti̭ | ātma॒-nnātma॒-nnityāma̭ntrayata | tasmai̭ daśa॒magṃ hū॒taḥ pratya̭śṛṇot | sa daśa̭hūto-'bhavat | daśa̭hūto ha॒ vai nāmai॒ṣaḥ | taṃ-vā~ e॒ta-ndaśa̭hūta॒gṃ॒ santa᳚m | daśa̭ho॒tetyāca̭kṣate pa॒rokṣḙṇa | pa॒rokṣa̭priyā iva॒ hi de॒vāḥ || 47 ||
ātma॒-nnātma॒-nnityāma̭ntrayata | tasmai̭ sapta॒magṃ hū॒taḥ pratya̭śṛṇot | sa sa॒ptahṷ̄to-'bhavat | sa॒ptahṷ̄to ha॒ vai nāmai॒ṣaḥ | taṃ-vā~ e॒tagṃ sa॒ptahṷ̄ta॒gṃ॒ santa᳚m | sa॒ptaho॒tetyāca̭kṣate pa॒rokṣḙṇa | pa॒rokṣa̭priyā iva॒ hi de॒vāḥ || ātma॒-nnātma॒-nnityāma̭ntrayata | tasmai̭ ṣa॒ṣṭhagṃ hū॒taḥ pratya̭śṛṇot | sa ṣaḍḍhṷ̄to-'bhavat || 48 ||
ṣaḍḍhṷ̄to ha॒ vai nāmai॒ṣaḥ | taṃ-vā~ e॒tagṃ ṣaḍḍhṷ̄ta॒gṃ॒ santa᳚m | ṣaḍḍho॒tetyāca̭kṣate pa॒rokṣḙṇa | pa॒rokṣa̭priyā iva॒ hi de॒vāḥ || ātma॒-nnātma॒-nnityāma̭ntrayata | tasmai̭ pañca॒magṃ hū॒taḥ pratya̭ śṛṇot | sa pañca̭ hūto-'bhavat | pañca̭hūto ha॒ vai nāmai॒ṣaḥ | taṃ-vā~ e॒ta-mpañca̭hūta॒gṃ॒ santa᳚m | pañca̭ho॒tetyāca̭kṣate pa॒rokṣḙṇa || 49 ||
pa॒rokṣa̭priyā iva॒ hi de॒vāḥ || ātma॒-nnātma॒-nnityāma̭ntrayata | tasmai̭ catu॒rthagṃ hū॒taḥ pratya̭śṛṇot | sa catṷr​hūto-'bhavat | catṷr​hūto ha॒ vai nāmai॒ṣaḥ | taṃ-vā~ e॒ta-ñcatṷr​hūta॒gṃ॒ santa᳚m | catṷr​ho॒tetyāca̭kṣate pa॒rokṣḙṇa | pa॒rokṣa̭priyā iva॒ hi de॒vāḥ || tama̭bravīt | tvaṃ-vai~ me॒ nedi̭ṣṭhagṃ hū॒taḥ pratya̭śrauṣīḥ | tvayai̭-nānākhyā॒tāra॒ iti̭ | tasmā॒nnu hai̭nā॒g॒-ścatṷr​hotāra॒ ityāca̭kṣate | tasmā᳚-cchuśrū॒ṣuḥ pu॒trāṇā॒gṃ॒ hṛdya̭tamaḥ | nedi̭ṣṭho॒ hṛdya̭tamaḥ | nedi̭ṣṭho॒ brahma̭ṇo bhavati | ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ || 50 ||
(de॒vāḥ - ṣaḍḍhṷ̄to-'bhava॒t - pañca̭ho॒tetyāca̭kṣate pa॒rokṣḙṇā - śrauṣī॒-ṣṣaṭca̭) (a. 11)
(bra॒hma॒vā॒dinaḥ॒ kiṃ - dakṣi̭ṇāṃ॒ - ~yo vā avi̭dvā॒n - tasya॒ vai - bra̭hmavā॒dino॒ ya-ddaśa̭hotāraḥ - pra॒jāpa̭ti॒ vyasraṃ - pra॒jāpa̭tiḥ॒ purṷṣaṃ - pra॒jāpa̭tirakāmayata॒ sa tapa॒-sso᳚-'ntarvā᳚n - brahmavā॒dino॒ yo vā i॒maṃ-vi~॒dyāt - pra॒jāpa̭ti॒-ssoma॒gṃ॒ rājā̭naṃ॒ - brahmā᳚t ma॒nvadekā̭daśa)
(bra॒hma॒vā॒dina॒ - stasya॒ vā a॒gne--r yadvā i॒da-ṅkiñca̭ - pra॒jāpa̭tirakāmayata॒ -ya e॒vāsya̭ dakṣiṇa॒taḥ pa̭ñcā॒śat)
(bra॒hma॒vā॒dino॒ - ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ )
|| hariḥ̭ om ||
|| kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya brāhmaṇe dvitīyāṣṭake tṛtīyaḥ prapāṭhaka-ssamāptaḥ ||

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