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Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.28

Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 1.28

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Sanskrit

1.28

sa tato raśmīneva rathaṃ samāsthāya candramasassalokatāmabhiprayāti
caturahaṃ juhoti
ṣoḍaśāhutayassaṃpadyante
ṣoḍaśakalaṃ vai brahma
ṣoḍaśakalā devāḥ
ṣoḍaśakalamidaṃ sakṛtsarvam
sa yadiha ripraṃ pāpaṃ karma karotyekayaiva tataḥ kalayā
yathā suvarṇaḥ pravṛttastapyamānassuvarṇatāmabhiniṣpadyata evameva dviṣatsu
bhrātṛvyeṣu malaṃ pāpmānaṃ pratyūhya svargaṃ lokamabhipraiti
eṣa vai śaśo ya eṣo'ntaścandramasi
eṣa hīdaṃ sarvaṃ śāsti
eṣa vai yamo ya eṣo'ntaścandramasi
eṣa hīdaṃ sarvaṃ yamayati
eṣa mṛtyuryadyamo'tsyanneva nāma
tameva tābhirāhutibhiśśamayitvorjaṃ lokānāṃ jayati yamaṃ devaṃ devānām
yamasya devasya sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ samabhyārohati ya evaṃ vidvānagnihotraṃ
juhoti

Mounting rays as a chariot, he journeys from there toward co-existence with the moon.
He offers for four days.
Sixteen oblations are completed.
Sixteen-part indeed is brahman.
Sixteen-part are the gods.
Sixteen-part is this whole [universe] at once.
If here he commits an impure, evil deed, by even one part [of it],
just as a piece of gold when heated attains pure goldness, even so, having cast off evil impurity onto his hateful rivals, he goes to the heavenly world.
This indeed is the hare that is inside the moon;
for this one rules over this all.
This indeed is Yama who is inside the moon;
for this one restrains this all.
This is death, which is named Yama the Consumer.
Having pacified him by means of those oblations, he conquers invigorating strength among worlds, Yama among gods.
He ascends to union, to co-existence with the god Yama, who, knowing thus, offers the fire-offering.

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