Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.116
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 1.116
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1.116
ahna evārambhaḥ
yajño vā andhaḥ
yajñasyaivārambhaḥ
trīṇi yajñe'ndhāṃsīti ha sma pūrve brāhmaṇā mīmāṃsante uccā te jātamandhasā
vasormandānamandhasaḥ | purojitī vo andhasaḥ iti
trayaḥ paśuṣu bhogāḥ prātarmadhyandine sāyam
tānevaitenāvarunddhe
imau vai lokau saha santau vyaitām
tayorna kiṃ cana samapatat
te devamanuṣyā āśanāyan
itaḥpradānāddhi te devā jīvantyamutaḥpradānānmanuṣyāḥ
sa etāḥ prajāpatirṛco'paśyaduccā te jātamandhasā iti
sa udityeveto devebhyo havyamavahaddivi sadbhūmyā dade ityamuto
vṛṣṭimācyāvayat
tāvimau lokau savāsināvakarot
tāvasmai kāmaṃ apinvātām
kāmamasmā imau lokau pinvāte ya evaṃ veda
tāsu gāyatramuktabrāhmaṇam
It is the commencement of the day. The sacrifice indeed is the juice; it is the commencement of the sacrifice. "There are three juices in the sacrifice," ancient Brahmins used to discuss: "Born high with juice...", "Gladdening with the juice of wealth...", "Winning forward with your juice...". There are three uses in cattle: in the morning, at midday, in the evening. These indeed he secures by this. These two worlds, being together, went apart. Between the two of them nothing fell. The gods and humans hungered. For the gods live on what is offered from here, and humans on what is given from there. Prajāpati saw these verses: "Born high with juice...". With "Up!", indeed, he conveyed the offering from here to the gods; with "dwelling in heaven, I take from the earth", he made rain fall from there. He made these two worlds co-dwellers. They two poured out desire for him. For him who knows thus, these two worlds pour out desire. On these [verses], the gāyatra [sāman] is sung; its explanation has been told.
1.116.p1
athāmahīyavam
Now the Āmahīyava [sāman].
1.116.p2
prajāpatiḥ prajā asṛjata
Prajāpati created creatures.
1.116.p3
tā anaśanā asṛjata
He created them without food.
1.116.p4
tā aśanāyantīranyānyāmādan
Hungering, they ate one another.
1.116.p5
sa prajāpatiraikṣata kathaṃ nu ma imāḥ prajā nāśanāyeyuriti
Prajāpati considered: "How indeed may these creatures of mine not hunger?"
1.116.p6
sa etatsāmāpaśyat
He saw this sāman.
1.116.p7
tenābhyo'nnādyaṃ prāyacchadvarṣamevāpanidhanena
By it he gave them proper food, rain indeed, through [the chant] having no finale.
1.116.p8
tābhyo'varṣadeva nodagṛhṇāt
For them it only rained; it did not cease.
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