Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.171
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 1.171
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1.171
nārmedhaṃ nāthakāmaḥ kurvīta
nṛmedhaśca vai suvrataśca bhrātarau
tau hāgnikānyādadhāte
sa ha nṛmedhassuvratasyojjagau
taddha yajñāyajñīyenaivāstutamāsa
atha hainamāsasruḥ
yajamānasya vai ta udgātuḥ putrau putramamīmaratāmantakadhṛtiṃ sauvratiṃ nakiraśca
śakapūtaścetitaṃ ha bāhū parāmṛśannuvāca brāhmaṇā eṣa vo yajñastena yaṃ kāmayadhve
taṃ yājayatānena nvā ahaṃ taccātayiṣya | tadyātayiṣya iti
taṃ haudumbaryāmanuveṣṭya śaṇaśalākābhirupādīpayāṃ cakāra
so'kāmayatodita iyāṃ gātuṃ nāthaṃ vindeya na māyamagnirdahediti
sa etatsāmāpaśyat
tenāstuta
tato vai sa gātuṃ nāthamavindata nainamagniradahat
api ha tacchulbakaṃ pradadāha yenānuveṣṭita āsa
tadetadgātuvinnāthavitsāma
gātuṃ vai sa nāthamavindata
vindate gātuṃ nāthaṃ ya evaṃ veda
yadu nṛmedho'paśyattasmānnārmedhamityākhyāyate
One who desires refuge should use the Nārmedha.
Nṛmedha and Suvrata were two brothers.
They both set up fires.
Nṛmedha chanted as Udgātṛ for Suvrata.
That [sacrifice] had been chanted with the Yajñāyajñīya alone.
Then they approached him:
'Indeed, the two sons of the Udgātṛ killed the son of the sacrificer, Antakadhṛti, son of Suvrata, namely Nakir and Śakapūta!'
Touching his two arms, he said: 'Brahmins, this is your sacrifice; sacrifice with it for whatever you desire! By this one, indeed, I shall drive that away; I shall avenge that.'
Wrapping him around the udumbara post, he set him on fire with hemp stalks.
He desired: 'May I go up from here; may I find a path, a refuge; may this fire not burn me!'
He saw this sāman.
With it he praised.
Then indeed he found a path, a refuge; the fire did not burn him.
It even burned away the rope with which he had been bound.
Therefore this is the sāman that finds a path, finds refuge.
Indeed, he found a path, a refuge.
He who knows thus finds a path, a refuge.
And because Nṛmedha saw it, it is named Nārmedha.
1.171.p1
dāśapatyaṃ śraiṣṭhyakāmaḥ kurvīta
One who desires supremacy should use the Dāśapatya.
1.171.p2
devāsurā aspardhanta
The gods and Asuras were contending.
1.171.p3
te devā indramupādhāvaṃstvayādhipatyedaṃ jayāmeti
The gods ran up to Indra: 'Under your leadership, may we conquer this!'
1.171.p4
sa indro'kāmayata jayemāsurāniti
Indra desired: 'May we conquer the Asuras!'
1.171.p5
sa etatsāmāpaśyat
He saw this sāman.
1.171.p6
tenāstuta
With it he praised.
1.171.p7
tato vai devā asurānajayan
Then indeed the gods conquered the Asuras.
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