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Kauṣītaki 2.1
प्राणो ब्रह्मेति ह स्माह कौषीतकिस्तस्य ह वा एतस्य प्राणस्य ब्रह्मणो मनो दूतं वाक्परिवेष्ट्री चक्षुर्गात्रं श्रोत्रं संश्रावयितृ तस्मै वा एतस्मै प्राणाय ब्रह्मण एताः सर्वा देवता अयाचमानाय बलिं हरन्ति तथो एवास्मै सर्वाणि भूतान्ययाचमानायैव बलिं हरन्ति य एवं वेद तस्योपनिषन्न याचेदिति । तद्यथा ग्रामं भिक्षित्वाऽलब्धोपविशेन्नाहमतो दत्तमश्नीयामिति । य एवैनं पुरस्तात्प्रत्याचक्षीरंस्त एवैनमुपमन्त्रयन्ते ददाम त इत्येष धर्मो याचतो भवति । अन्यतस्त्वेवैनमुपमन्त्रयन्ते ददाम त इति ॥ २.१ ॥
Kauṣītaki said: prāṇa is brahman. For this prāṇa, which is brahman, the mind is the messenger, speech the server, the eye the guard, and the ear the announcer. To this prāṇa, which is brahman, all these deities bring an offering though it is not asked for; and in the same way, to one who knows thus, all beings bring an offering though he does not ask. Its secret teaching is: one should not ask. As a man who has begged in a village and got nothing sits down, thinking, "I will not eat what is given by him"; those who before refused him then invite him, "We will give you"; this is the rule for one who asks. But others invite him, "We will give you."
Kauṣītaki 2.2
प्राणो ब्रह्मेति ह स्माह पैङ्ग्यस्तस्य ह वा एतस्य प्राणस्य ब्रह्मणो वाक्परस्ताच्चक्षुरारुन्धे चक्षुः परस्ताच्छ्रोत्रमारुन्धे श्रोत्रं परस्तान्मन आरुन्धे मनः परस्तात्प्राण आरुन्धे तस्मै वा एतस्मै वा प्राणाय ब्रह्मण एताः सर्वा देवता अयाचमानाय बलिं हरन्ति एवास्मै सर्वाणि भूतान्ययचमानायैव बलिं हरन्ति य एवं वेद तस्यॊपनिषन्न याचेदिति तद्यथा ग्रामं भिक्षित्वाऽलब्ध्वोपविशेन्नाहमतो दत्तमश्नीयामिति य एवैनं पुरस्तात्प्रत्याचक्षीरंस्त एवैनमुपमन्त्रयन्ते ददाम त इत्येष धर्मो याचितो भवत्यन्यतस्त्वेवैनमुपमन्त्रयन्ते ददाम त इति ॥ २.२ ॥
Paiṅgya said: 'Breath is brahman.' Above that breath-brahman is speech, so speech reaches the eye. Above the eye is hearing, so hearing reaches the mind. Above the mind is breath, so mind reaches breath. For the one who knows this and does not beg, all the deities bring offerings to this breath-brahman; likewise all beings bring offerings to him. Its secret teaching is: 'One should not beg.' Just as a man who has gone begging through a village, received nothing, and sits down saying, 'I will not eat what is given here,' is then pressed by those who had refused him before: 'We will give'—this is the rule. Begged, he obtains; yet even from others they press him: 'We will give.'
Kauṣītaki 2.3
अथात एकधनावरोधनं यदेकधनमभिध्यायात्पौर्णमास्यां वाऽमावास्यायां वा शुद्धपक्षे वा पुण्ये नक्षत्रेऽग्निमुपसमाधाय परिसमुह्य परिस्तीर्य पर्युक्ष्योपूर्वदक्षिणं जान्वाच्य स्रुवेण वा चमसेन वा कंसेन वैता आज्याहुतीर्जुहोति वाङ्नामदेवतावरोधिनी सा मेऽमुष्मादिदमवरुन्धां तस्यै स्वाहा । प्राणॊ नाम देवताऽवरॊधिनी सा मेमुष्मादिदमवरुन्धां तस्यै स्वाहा । चक्षुर्नाम देवतावरोधिनी सा मेऽमुष्मादिदमवरुन्धां तस्यै स्वाहा । श्रोत्रं नाम देवतावरोधिनी सा मेऽमुष्मादिदमवरुन्धां तस्यै स्वाहा । मनो नाम देवतावरोधिनी सा मेऽमुष्मादिदमवरुन्धां तस्यै स्वाह। प्रज्ञा नाम देवतावरोधिनी सा मेऽमुष्मादिदमवरुन्धां तस्यै स्वाहेत्यथ धूमगन्धं प्रजिघ्रायाज्यलेपेनाङ्गान्यनुविमृज्य वाचंयमोऽभिप्रवृज्यार्थं ब्रवीत दूतं वा प्रहिणुयाल्लभते हैव ॥ २.३ ॥
Now the obtaining of a single treasure. One who desires a single treasure, on the full-moon or new-moon day, or in the bright fortnight, or under an auspicious lunar mansion, having kindled the fire, swept around it, spread the grass, sprinkled water, and bent with the right knee forward, offers these ghee oblations with the sruva, the cup, or the bowl: 'The deity named Speech, the obtainer: may she obtain this for me from him — svāhā to her.' 'The deity named Breath, the obtainer: may she obtain this for me from him — svāhā to her.' 'The deity named Sight...' 'The deity named Hearing...' 'The deity named Mind...' 'The deity named Understanding (prajñā)...' Then, smelling the smoke, anointing his limbs with the ghee-smear, restraining speech, he goes forth and states his aim, or sends a messenger; he obtains it indeed.
Kauṣītaki 2.4
अथातो दैवस्मरो यस्य प्रियो बुभूषेद्यस्यै वा एषां वै तेषामेवैकस्मिन्पर्वण्यग्निमुपसमाधायैतयैवावृतैता आज्याहुतीर्जुहोति वाचं मयि जुहॊम्यसौ स्वाहा । चक्षुस्ते मयि जुहोम्यसौ स्वाहा । श्रॊत्रं ते मयि जुहॊम्यसौ स्वाहा । मनस्ते मयि जुहॊम्यसौ स्वाहा । प्रज्ञां ते मयि जुहोम्यसौ स्वाहेत्यथ धूमगन्धं प्रजिघ्रायाज्यलेपेनाङ्गान्यनुविमृज्य वाचंयमोऽभिप्रवृज्य संस्पर्शं जिगमिषेदपि वाताद्वा सम्भाषमाणस्तिष्ठेत्प्रियो हैव भवति स्मरन्ति हैवास्य ॥ २.४ ॥
Now the rite of remembering the gods: one who wishes to be dear, or for whom these rites are performed, should kindle the fire on that same occasion and offer ghee oblations with this formula: 'I offer your speech into me, so-and-so, svāhā. I offer your sight into me, so-and-so, svāhā. I offer your hearing into me, so-and-so, svāhā. I offer your mind into me, so-and-so, svāhā. I offer your understanding into me, so-and-so, svāhā.' Then he should smell the smell of smoke, smear his limbs with a coating of ghee, return in silence, and seek to be touched; or, while speaking even with the wind, he should stand. He becomes dear, and people remember him.
Kauṣītaki 2.5
अथातः सायमन्नं प्रातर्दनमान्तरमग्निहोत्रमिति चाचक्षते यावद्वै पुरुषो भाषते न तावत्प्राणितुं शक्नोति प्राणं तदा वाचि जुहोति । यावद्वै पुरुषः प्राणिति न तावद्भाषितुं शक्नोति वाचं तदा प्राणे जुहोति । एतेऽनन्तेऽमृताहुतिर्जाग्रच्च स्वपंश्च सन्ततमव्यवच्छिन्नं जुहोत्यथ या अन्या आहुतयोऽन्तवत्यस्ताः कर्ममय्यो हि भवन्त्येतद्ध वै पूर्वे विद्वांसोऽग्निहोत्रं न जुहवांचक्रुः ॥ २.५ ॥
Now they call it the evening food, the morning gift, the inner agnihotra. As long as a person speaks, he cannot breathe; then he offers his breath into speech. As long as a person breathes, he cannot speak; then he offers speech into breath. These two are the endless immortal oblation, which is offered without interruption, both waking and sleeping. But the other oblations, which have an end, are made of action. Indeed the earlier knowers recognised this as the agnihotra, and therefore did not perform the outer agnihotra.
Kauṣītaki 2.6
उक्थं ब्रह्मेति ह स्माह शुष्कभृङ्गरस्तदृगित्युपासीत सर्वाणि हास्मै भूतानि श्रैष्ठ्यायाभ्यर्च्यन्ते तद्यजुरित्युपासीत सर्वाणि हास्मै भूतानि श्रैष्ठ्याय युज्यन्ते तत्सामेत्युपासीत सर्वाणि हास्मै भूतानि श्रैष्ठ्याय सन्नमन्ते तच्छ्रीरित्युपासीत तद्यश इत्युपासीत तत्तेज इत्युपासीत तद्यथैतच्छास्त्राणां श्रीमत्तमं यशस्वितमं तेजस्वितमं भवति । तथैवैवं विद्वान्सर्वेषां भूतानां श्रीमत्तमो यशस्वितमस्तेजस्वितमो भवति । तमेतमैष्टकं कर्ममयमात्मानमध्वर्युः संस्करोति तस्मिन्यजुर्मयं प्रवयति यजुर्मयम् ऋङ्मयं होता ऋङ्मये साममयमुद्गाता स एष सर्वस्यै त्रयीविद्याया आत्मैष उ एवास्यात्मा एतदात्मा भवति य एवं वेद ॥ २.६ ॥
Ukthaḥ is brahman, said Śuṣka-Bhṛṅgara; one should meditate on it as the ṛc, and all beings are honoured for excellence. One should meditate on it as the yajus, and all beings are joined for excellence. One should meditate on it as the sāman, and all beings bow down for excellence. One should meditate on it as splendour (śrī), as fame (yaśas), as radiance (tejas). Just as this is the most splendid, most famous and most radiant of the scriptures, so the knower of this becomes the most splendid, most famous and most radiant of all beings. The adhvaryu prepares that self made of action, the brick altar; into it he places the yajus-self. The hotṛ places the ṛc-self in the ṛc, and the udgātṛ establishes the sāman-self. This is the self of the whole knowledge of the three Vedas; this is indeed his self, and for one who knows thus, this becomes the self.
Kauṣītaki 2.7
अथातः सर्वजितः कौषीतकेस्त्रीण्युपासनानि भवन्ति यज्ञोपवीतं कृत्वाप आचम्य त्रिरुदपात्रं प्रसिच्योद्यन्तमादित्यमुपतिष्ठेत वर्गोऽसि पाप्मानं मे वृङ्धीत्येतयैवावृता मध्ये सन्तमुद्वर्गोऽसि पाप्मानं मे वृङ्धीत्येतयैवावृताऽस्तं यन्तं संवर्गोऽसि पाप्मानं मे संवृङ्धीति । यदहोरात्राभ्यां पापं करोति सं तद्वृङ्क्ते ॥ २.७ ॥
Now there are three meditations of Sarvajit Kauṣītaki. Having put on the sacred thread, having sipped water, having poured water from the water-vessel three times, one should stand near the rising sun. Saying "You are the releaser, ward off my evil" with this very verse, turning around, to the sun at mid-sky, "You are the upward releaser, ward off my evil"; and to the setting sun, "You are the complete gatherer, ward off my evil completely." Whatever evil one commits by day and by night, he thereby completely releases from it.
Kauṣītaki 2.8
अथ मासि मास्यमावास्यायां पश्चाच्चन्द्रमसं दृश्यमानमुपतिष्ठेतैतयैवावृता हरिततृणाभ्यां वाक्प्रत्यस्यति यत्ते सुसीमं हृदयमधि चन्द्रमसि श्रितं तेनामृतत्वस्येशानं माहं पौत्रमघं रुदमिति न हास्मात्पूर्वाः प्रजाः प्रयन्तीति नु जातपुत्रस्याथाजातपुत्रस्याप्यायस्व समेतु ते सन्ते पयांसि समुयन्तु वाजा यमादित्या अंशुमाप्याययन्तीत्येतास्तिस्र ऋचो जपित्वा मास्माकं प्राणेन प्रजया पशुभिराप्याययिष्ठा यॊऽस्मान्द्वेष्टि यं च वयं द्विष्मस्तस्य प्राणेन प्रजया पशुभिराप्यायस्वेति दैवीमावृतमावर्त आदित्यस्यावृतमन्वावर्तयति दक्षिणं बाहुमन्वावर्तते ॥ २.८ ॥
Now each month, on the new-moon day, one should stand near the moon as it is seen from behind. With this very verse, turning around, he sends back speech with green grass: "Your heart of good boundary, which rests upon the moon, by that may I become lord of immortality; may I not see my grandson, evil, or weeping." Saying "Former offspring do not depart," for one who has a son born and also for one whose son is not yet born, reciting the three verses "May you be nourished, may juices come together in you, may strengths come together in the ray which the Ādityas nourish"; and "May you not be nourished by our breath, offspring, and cattle; nourish him who hates us, and whom we hate, with breath, offspring, and cattle." Thus he turns the turning of the sun with the divine turning and turns the right arm.
Kauṣītaki 2.9
अथ पौर्णमास्यां पुरस्ताच्चन्द्रमसं दृश्यमानमुपतिष्ठेतैतयैवावृता सोमो राजासि विचकक्षणः पञ्चमुखोऽसि प्रजापतिर्ब्राह्मणस्त एकं मुखं तेन मुखेन राज्ञोऽत्सि तेन मुखेन मामन्नादं कुरु राजा त एकं मुखं तेन मुखेन विशोत्सि तेनैव मुखेन मामन्नादं कुरु श्येनस्त एकं मुखं तेन मुखेन पक्षिणोऽत्सि तेन मुखेन मामन्नादं कुरु अग्निष्ट एकं मुखं तेन मुखेनेमं लोकमत्सि तेन मुखेन मामन्नादं कुरु त्वयि पञ्चमं मुखं तेन मुखेन सर्वाणि भूतान्यत्सि तेन मुखेन मामन्नादं कुरु मास्माकं प्राणेन प्रजया पशुभिरवक्षेष्ठा योऽस्माद्वेष्टि यं च वयं द्विष्मस्तस्य प्राणेन प्रजया पशुभिरवक्षीयस्वेति दैवीमावृतमावर्त आदित्यस्यावृतमन्वावर्तन्त इति दक्षिणं बाहुमन्वावर्तते ॥ २.९ ॥
Then, on the full-moon day, one should approach the moon as it is seen in front, reciting this verse: "Soma, you are king, all-seeing. You are Prajāpati with five faces. Brahmin, you have one face; with that face you eat the king; with that same face make me an eater of food. King, you have one face; with that face you eat the people; with that same face make me an eater of food. Hawk, you have one face; with that face you eat the birds; with that same face make me an eater of food. Fire, you have one face; with that face you eat this world; with that same face make me an eater of food. In you is the fifth face; with that face you eat all beings; with that same face make me an eater of food. Do not diminish our breath, our offspring, our cattle. May the breath, offspring and cattle of whoever hates us, and whom we hate, be diminished." Then he performs the divine turning; saying that they turn after the turning of the sun, he turns toward the right arm.
Kauṣītaki 2.10
अथ संवेशञ्जायायै हृदयमभिमृशेद्यत्ते सुसीमे हृदये हितमन्तः प्रजापतौ मन्येऽहं मां तद्विद्वांसं तेन माहं पौत्रमघं रुदमिति न हास्मत्पूर्वाः प्रजाः प्रैतीति ॥ २.१० ॥
Then, when lying down with his wife, he should touch her heart, saying: "That which is placed within your well-bounded heart, in Prajāpati, I think it knows me. By that may I not weep over a grandson's misfortune." By saying this, the offspring of our former ones do not depart from us.
Kauṣītaki 2.11
अथ प्रोष्यान्पुत्रस्य मूर्धानमभिमृशेत् । अङ्गादङ्गात्सम्भवसि हृदयादधिजायसे । आत्मा त्वं पुत्र माविथ स जीव शरदः शतमसाविति नामास्य गृह्णाति । अश्मा भव परशुर्भव हिरण्यमस्तृतं भव । तेजो वै पुत्रनामासि स जीव शरदः शतमसाविति नामास्य गृह्णाति। येन प्रजापतिः प्रजाः पर्यगृह्णादरिष्ट्यै तेन त्वा परिगृह्णाम्यसाविति नामास्य गृह्णात्यथास्य दक्षिणे कर्णे जपत्यस्मै प्रयन्धि मघवन्नृजीषिन्नितीन्द्र श्रेष्ठानि द्रविणानि धेहीति सव्ये मा च्छित्था मा व्यथिष्ठाः शतं शरद आयुषो जीव पुत्र । ते नाम्ना मूर्धानमभिजिघ्राम्यसाविति त्रिर्मूर्धानमवजिघ्रेद्गवां त्वा हिङ्कारेणाभिहिङ्करोमीति त्रिर्मूर्धानमभिहिङ्कुर्यात् ॥ २.११ ॥
Then, on returning from abroad, he should touch the head of the son: "You are born from limb after limb, you are born from the heart. You are the self; son, protect me. Live a hundred autumns, so-and-so." Thus he takes the name. "Be a stone, be an axe, be unbroken gold. You are brilliance, bearing the son's name. Live a hundred autumns, so-and-so." Thus he takes the name. "With that by which Prajāpati encompassed the creatures for freedom from harm, with that I encompass you, so-and-so." Thus he takes the name. Then he murmurs into his right ear: "O bountiful Indra, giver of what is straight, grant him the best wealth; place it." Into the left ear: "Do not be cut off, do not be afflicted; live a hundred autumns of life, son." Then he smells the head with the name: "so-and-so", thrice he smells the head. "With the lowing of cows I low over you." Thus, thrice, he lows over the head.
Kauṣītaki 2.12
अथातो दैवः परिमर एतद्वै ब्रह्म दीप्यते यदग्निर्ज्वलत्यथैतन्म्रियते यन्न ज्वलति तस्यादित्यमेव तेजो गच्छति वायुं प्राण एतद्वै ब्रह्म दीप्यते यथादित्यो दृश्यतेऽथैतन्म्रियते यन्न दृश्यते तस्य चन्द्रमसमेव तेजो गचछति वायुं प्राण एतद्वै ब्रह्म दीप्यते यच्चन्द्रमा दृश्यते । अथैतन्म्रियते यन्न दृश्यते तस्य विद्युतमेव तेजो गच्छति वायुं प्राण एतद्वै ब्रह्म दीप्यते यद्विद्युद्विद्योततेऽथैतन्म्रियते यन्न विद्योतते तस्य वायुमेव तेजो गच्छति वायुं प्राणः । ता वा एताः सर्वा देवता वायुमेव प्रविश्य वायौ मृता न मृच्छन्ते तस्मादेव उ पुनरुदीरत इत्यधिदैवतमथाध्यात्मम् ॥ २.१२ ॥
Now, the teaching concerning the gods. When fire burns, this brahman shines; when it does not burn, it dies, and its light goes to the sun. Wind is breath. When the sun is seen, this brahman shines; when it is not seen, it dies, and its light goes to the moon. Wind is breath. When the moon is seen, this brahman shines; when it is not seen, it dies, and its light goes to lightning. Wind is breath. When lightning flashes, this brahman shines; when it does not flash, it dies, and its light goes to the wind. Wind is breath. All these deities, having entered the wind, die in the wind, yet they do not truly die; therefore they rise again. This is the teaching concerning the deities. Now, concerning the self.
Kauṣītaki 2.13
एतद्वै ब्रह्म दीप्यते यद्वाचा वदत्यथैतन्म्रियते यन्न वदति तस्य चक्षुरेव तेजो गच्छति प्राणं प्राण एतद्वै ब्रह्म दीप्यते यच्चक्षुषा पश्यत्यथैतन्म्रियते यन्न पश्यति तस्य श्रोत्रमेव तेजो गच्छति प्राणं प्राण एतद्वै ब्रह्म दीप्यते यच्छ्रोत्रेण शृणोत्यथैतन्म्रियते यन्न शृणोति तस्य मन एव तेजो गच्छति प्राण एतद्वै ब्रह्म दीप्यते यन्मनसा ध्यायत्यथैतन्म्रियते यन्न ध्यायति तस्य प्राणमेव तेजो गच्छति प्राणं प्राणस्तावा एताः सर्वा देवताः प्राणमेव प्रविश्य प्राणे मृता न मृच्छन्ते तस्मा देव उ पुनरुदीरते तद्यदिह वा एवं विद्वांस उभौ पर्वतावभिप्रवर्तेयातां तुस्तूर्षमाणो दक्षिणश्चोत्तरश्च न हैवैनं स्तृण्वीयाताम् । अथ य एनं द्विषन्ति यांश्च स्वयं द्वेष्टि त एनं सर्वे परिम्रियन्ते ॥ २.१३ ॥
When one speaks by speech, this brahman shines; when one does not speak, it dies, and its light goes to the eye, and then to breath. Breath is brahman. When one sees by the eye, this brahman shines; when one does not see, it dies, and its light goes to the ear, and then to breath. When one hears by the ear, this brahman shines; when one does not hear, it dies, and its light goes to the mind, and then to breath. When one meditates by the mind, this brahman shines; when one does not meditate, it dies, and its light goes to breath. Breath is brahman. All these deities, having entered breath, die in breath, yet they do not truly die; therefore they rise again. Here, one who knows thus might try to turn the two mountains around, yet no one can destroy him. Those who hate him and those whom he himself hates all die around him.
Kauṣītaki 2.14
अथातो निःश्रेयसादानं सर्वा ह वै देवता अहं श्रेयसे विवदमानाः । अस्माच्छरीरादुच्चक्रमुस्तद्दारुभूतं शिष्येथैतद्वाक्प्रविवेश तद्वाचा वदच्छिष्य एव । अथैतच्चक्षुः प्रविवेश तद्वाचा वदच्चक्षुषा पश्यच्छिष्य एवाथैनच्छ्रोत्रं प्रविवेश तद्वाचा वदच्चक्षुषा पश्यच्छ्रोत्रेण शृण्वच्छिष्य एवाथैनन्मनः प्रविवेश तद्वाचा वदच्चक्षुषा पश्यच्छ्रोत्रेण शृण्वन्मनसा ध्यायच्छिष्य एवाथैतत्प्राणः प्रविवेश तत्तत एव समुत्तस्थौ ते देवाः प्राणे निःश्रेयसं विचिन्त्य प्राणमेव प्रज्ञात्मानमभिसम्भूय सहैतैः सर्वैरस्माल्लोकादुच्चक्रमुः । ते वायु-प्रतिष्ठाकाशात्मानः स्वर्ययुस्तथॊ एवैवं विद्वान्सर्वेषां भूतानां प्राणमेव प्रज्ञात्मानमभिसम्भूय सहैतैः सर्वैरस्माच्छरीरादुत्क्रामति स वायुप्रतिष्ठाकाशात्मा न स्वरेति तद्भवति यत्रैतद्देवास्तत्प्राप्य तदमृतो भवतियदमृता देवाः ॥ २.१४ ॥
Now the teaching on how to take hold of the highest good. All the gods, disputing over who was the best, rose up out of this body. They remained lifeless, like logs of wood. Then speech entered in; speaking through speech, it remained only a disciple. Then the eye entered in; seeing through the eye, it remained only a disciple. Then the ear entered in; hearing through the ear, it remained only a disciple. Then the mind entered in; thinking through the mind, it remained only a disciple. Then the breath (prāṇa) entered in, and at once the body rose up. The gods, having reflected that the highest good lies in the breath, united with breath whose self is consciousness, and together with all these departed upward from this world. Resting in air, having space as their self, they went to heaven. In the same way, the one who knows this, having united with the breath of all beings as their consciousness-self, departs upward from this body together with all these. He becomes one resting in air, having space as his self, and does not become heaven; where these gods are, having reached them, he becomes immortal, for the gods are immortal.
Kauṣītaki 2.15
अथातः पितापुत्रीयं सम्प्रदानमिति चाचक्षते । पिता पुत्रं प्रेष्यन्नाह्वयति नवैस्तृणैरगारं संस्तीर्याग्निमुपसमाधायोदकुम्भं सपात्रमुपनिधायाहतेन वाससा सम्प्रच्छन्नः स्वयं श्येत एत्य पुत्र उपरिषटादभिनिपद्यते, इन्द्रियैरस्येन्द्रियाणि संस्पृश्यापि वास्याभिमुखत एवासीताथास्मै संप्रयच्छति वाचं मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता वाचं ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः प्राणं मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता प्राणं ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । चक्षुर्मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता चक्षुस्ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । श्रोत्रं मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता श्रोत्रं ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । मनो मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता मनस्ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । अन्नरसान्मे त्वयि दधानीति पितान्नरसांस्ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । कर्माणि मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता कर्माणि ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । सुखदुःखे मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता सुखदुःखे ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । आनन्दं रतिं प्रजातिं मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता आनन्दं रतिं प्रजातिं ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । इत्या मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता इत्या ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । धियो विज्ञातव्यं कामान्मे त्वयि दधानीति पिता धियो विज्ञातव्यं कामांस्ते मयि दध इति पुत्रः । अथ दक्षिणावुत्प्राङुपनिष्क्रामति तं पितानुमन्त्रयते यशो ब्रह्मवर्चसमन्नाद्यं कीर्तिस्त्वा जुषतामित्यथेतरः सव्यमंसमन्ववेक्षते पाणिनान्तर्धाय वसनान्तेन वा प्रच्छाद्य स्वर्गांल्लोकान्कामानवाप्नुहीति स यद्यगदः स्यात्पुत्रस्यैश्वर्ये पिता वसेत्परि वा व्रजेद्यद्यु वै प्रेयाद्यदेवैनं समापयति तथा समापयितव्यो भवति तथा समापयितव्यो भवति ॥ २.१५ ॥
Now the rite called the transmission of father and son is spoken of. When a father, about to send forth his son, summons him; having spread the house with fresh grasses, kindled the fire, placed a water-pot with a vessel, and covered himself entirely with an unworn cloth, he lies down himself. The son comes, lies down above him, touches his senses with his own senses, or sits facing him. Then the father hands over to him, saying: 'I place my speech in you.' The son says: 'I place your speech in me.' So too with breath, sight, hearing, mind, the essences of food, actions, pleasure and pain, joy, delight and offspring, going, and the desires to be known by thought. Then the father rises to the right and goes out toward the east, and blesses him: 'May fame, brahman-radiance, food and renown delight you.' The other looks at his left shoulder, conceals it with his hand or covers it with the end of a garment, and says: 'Obtain the desires of the heavenly worlds.' If the father is infirm, he may dwell under the son's lordship or go about him; and if he dies, he is to be completed as the rite requires, so he is to be completed.