Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.103
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 1.103
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1.103
tadāhussamadamiva vā etacchandobhyaḥ kurvanti yadgāyatre sati prātassavane
sarvāṇi chandāṃsyabhigīyante yodhukāḥ prajā bhavantīti
sa yaḥ kāmayeta śāntāḥ prajā edheranniti na dhuro vigāyet
apaśīrṣāṇaṃ tu yajñaṃ yajamānasya kuryādanṛtena dakṣiṇāḥ pratigṛhṇīyāt
brahma vai karaditi vai yajamāno dakṣiṇā dadāti
sa tathaiva cikīrṣedyathā nāpaśīrṣāṇaṃ yajñaṃ yajamānasya kuryānnānṛtena dakṣiṇāḥ
pratigṛhṇīyāt
vyeva gāyet
yastvā enā vijigāsanna śaknoti vigātumārtimārcchati
yadi retasyāṃ na śaknoti vigātumaretaska ātmanā bhavati aretaskā garbhā
jāyante
yadi gāyatrīṃ na śaknoti vigātuṃ pramāyuka ātmanā bhavati mṛtā garbhā jāyante
yadi triṣṭubhaṃ na śaknoti vigātumandha ātmanā bhavatyandhā garbhā jāyante
yadi jagatīṃ na śaknoti vigātuṃ badhira ātmanā bhavati badhirā garbhā jāyante
yadyanuṣṭubhaṃ na śaknoti vigātumajihva ātmanā bhavati ajihvā garbhā jāyante
yadi paṅktie na śaknoti vigātumṛtavo lubhyanti
sa ya enā nāśaṃseta vigātuṃ parokṣeṇaivaināssa rūpeṇa gāyet
ubhayena tvāva retasyā gīyate
Regarding this they say: 'Indeed, they create, as it were, discord among the meters when, the morning pressing being in the Gāyatrī [meter], all the meters are sung upon [it]; the offspring become contentious.' He who should desire, 'May peaceful offspring thrive,' should not sing differently the [strophic] yokes (dhuras). But [if he did not], he would make the sacrificer's sacrifice headless, and he would accept the sacrificial gifts falsely. For the sacrificer gives sacrificial gifts thinking, 'He will perform the sacred work (brahman).' He should wish to act in such a way that he neither makes the sacrificer's sacrifice headless nor accepts the sacrificial gifts falsely. He should indeed sing differently. But whoever, wishing to sing them differently, is unable to sing them differently, meets with misfortune. If he is unable to sing the seed-verse differently, he becomes devoid of seed himself, and seedless embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Gāyatrī differently, he becomes prone to death himself, and dead embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Triṣṭubh differently, he becomes blind himself, and blind embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Jagatī differently, he becomes deaf himself, and deaf embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Anuṣṭubh differently, he becomes tongueless himself, and tongueless embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Paṅkti differently, the seasons become disordered. Therefore, one who would not venture to sing them differently should sing them indirectly with their characteristic form. But the seed-verse is indeed sung in both ways.
1.103.p1
gāyatryāṃ prastutāyāṃ gāyatrameva gāyanpṛthivīṃ manasā gacchet
When the Gāyatrī is introduced with the prastāva, singing just the Gāyatra [sāman], he should mentally reach the earth.
1.103.p2
prāṇyāpānyānyāt
He should inhale and exhale.
1.103.p3
saditi nidhanaṃ karoti
He makes the cadence: 'sat'.
1.103.p4
parokṣeṇaivaināṃstadrūpeṇa gāyati
Thus he sings them indirectly with their characteristic form.
1.103.p5
triṣṭubhi prastutāyāṃ gāyatrameva gāyannantarikṣaṃ manasā gacchet
When the Triṣṭubh is introduced with the prastāva, singing just the Gāyatra [sāman], he should mentally reach the intermediate space.
1.103.p6
didṛkṣetaivākṣibhyām
He should deliberately look with both eyes.
1.103.p7
jyotiḥ iti nidhanaṃ karoti
He makes the cadence: 'jyotis'.
1.103.p8
parokṣeṇaivaināṃstadrūpeṇa gāyati
Thus he sings them indirectly with their characteristic form.
1.103.p9
jagatyāṃ prastutāyāṃ gāyatrameva gāyandiśaḥ paśūnmanasā gacchet
When the Jagatī is introduced with the prastāva, singing just the Gāyatra [sāman], he should mentally reach the directions and cattle.
1.103.p10
śuśrūṣetaiva karṇābhyām
He should deliberately listen with both ears.
1.103.p11
iḷā iti nidhanaṃ karoti
He makes the cadence: 'iḷā'.
1.103.p12
parokṣeṇaivaināṃstadrūpeṇa gāyati
Thus he sings them indirectly with their characteristic form.
1.103.p13
anuṣṭubhi prastutāyāṃ gāyatrameva gāyandivaṃ manasā gacchet
When the Anuṣṭubh is introduced with the prastāva, singing just the Gāyatra [sāman], he should mentally reach heaven.
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