[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya) › 1.2 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.2 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 1.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.2) agnimupadiṣannuvācedaṃ bhūyiṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vittānāmityado bhūyiṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vittānāmityādityam so'hamado bhūyiṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vittānāmasminbhūyiṣṭhe śreṣṭhe vittānāṃ sāyaṃ juhomīdaṃ bhūyiṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vittānāmamuṣminbhūyiṣṭhe śreṣṭhe vittānāmprātarjuhomi etāveva mā tadgamayiṣyato yatra sarve kāmāḥ etau me punarmṛtyumapajeṣyata iti suhutaṃ devānrādhayāni iti haiva praśaśaṃsa atha hāparaṃ papraccha kathā bhagavastvamagnihotraṃ juhoṣīti sa hovāca priyo jānaśruteyasteja ityeva samrāḍahamagnihotraṃ juhomi tasmādahaṃ tejo'smi tejo vāva me prajāyāmantato bhaviteti taṃ hovāca kāṇḍvīya kiṃ teja iti agnimupadiśannuvācedaṃ teja ityadasteja ityādityam so'hamadastejo'smiṃstejasi sāyaṃ juhomīdaṃ tejo'muṣmiṃstejasi prātarjuhomi etāveva mā tadgamayiṣyato yatra sarve kāmāḥ etau me punarmṛtyumapajeṣyata iti suhutaṃ devānrādhayāni iti haiva praśaśaṃsa atha hāparaṃ papraccha kathā bhagavastvamagnihotraṃ juhoṣīti > Pointing to the fire, he said: 'This is the most abundant, the best of possessions,' and pointing to the sun, 'Yonder is the most abundant, the best of possessions. > So I offer yonder most abundant, the best of possessions into this most abundant, the best of possessions in the evening; I offer this most abundant, the best of possessions into yonder most abundant, the best of possessions in the morning. > These two alone will make me reach where all desires are; > these two will conquer repeated death for me.' > 'Well-offered; may I propitiate the gods!' thus he praised him. > Then he asked the next one: 'How, venerable sir, do you perform the fire-offering?' > Priya Jānaśruteya said: 'As fiery luster indeed, O Emperor, do I offer the fire-offering. Therefore I am fiery luster. > Fiery luster indeed will ultimately be in my offspring.' > He said to him: 'Kāṇḍvīya, what is fiery luster?' > Pointing to the fire, he said: 'This is fiery luster,' and pointing to the sun, 'Yonder is fiery luster. > So I offer yonder fiery luster into this fiery luster in the evening; I offer this fiery luster into yonder fiery luster in the morning. > These two alone will make me reach where all desires are; > these two will conquer repeated death for me.' > 'Well-offered; may I propitiate the gods!' thus he praised him. > Then he asked the next one: 'How, venerable sir, do you perform the fire-offering?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.2.p1) sa hovāca buḍila āśvatarāśvirvaiyāghrapadyo'rkāśvamedhāvityeva > Buḍila Āśvatarāśvi Vaiyāghrapadya said: 'As the Arka and the Aśvamedha indeed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.2.p2) samrāḍahamagnihotraṃ juhomi > O Emperor, do I offer the fire-offering. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.2.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.2.p3) annaṃ hyetaddevānāṃ yadarko'śvo medho medhya iti > For this is the food of the gods, namely the Arka, the horse, the sacrificial offering, the fit for sacrifice.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.2.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.2.p4) taṃ hovāca vaiyāghrapadya ko'rkaḥ ko'śvo medho medhya iti > He said to him: 'Vaiyāghrapadya, what is the Arka? What is the horse, the sacrificial offering, the fit for sacrifice?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.1.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.2) · Pramāṇa