Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.69
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 1.69
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1.69
sa udarādeva madhyatassaptadaśaṃ stomamasṛjata jagatīṃ chando vāmadevyaṃ sāma
viśvāndevāndevatāṃ vaiśyaṃ manuṣyaṃ gāṃ paśum
tasmādvaiśyo jagatīchandā vaiśvadevo devatayā
tasmādu prajaniṣṇuḥ
udarāddhyenaṃ prajananādasṛjata
so'kāmayata praiva jāyeyeti
sa patameva pratiṣṭhāyā ekaviṃśaṃ stomamasṛjatānuṣṭubhaṃ chando yajñāyajñīyaṃ sāma
na kāṃ cana devatāṃ śūdraṃ manuṣyasmaviṃ paśum
tasmācchūdro'nuṣṭupchandā veśmapatidevaḥ
tasmādu pādāvanejyenaiva jijīviṣati
pataṃ hyenaṃ pratiṣṭhāyā asṛjata
etayā vai sṛṣṭyā prajāpatiḥ prajā asṛjata
sa ya etadevaṃ veda bhūmānameva prajayā paśubhirgacchati
tasmādvetaṃ yajñaṃ bhūyiṣṭhaṃ praśaṃsanti yadagniṣṭomam
prajāpatiyajño hyeṣaḥ
From the belly, from the middle, he created the seventeen-part stoma, the jagatī meter, the Vāmadevya sāman, the All-Gods as deity, the Vaiśya among men, the cow among cattle.
Therefore the Vaiśya has the jagatī meter, has the All-Gods as deity.
And therefore he is prolific;
for he created him from the belly, from the place of procreation.
He desired: 'May I propagate further.'
From the feet, from the firm foundation, he created the twenty-one-part stoma, the anuṣṭubh meter, the Yajñāyajñīya sāman, no deity, the Śūdra among men, the sheep among cattle.
Therefore the Śūdra has the anuṣṭubh meter, has the master of the house as deity.
And therefore he seeks to live by the washing of feet alone;
for he created him from the feet, from the firm foundation.
By this creation, indeed, Prajāpati created creatures.
Whoever knows this thus attains abundance through offspring and cattle.
Therefore they praise this sacrifice, namely the Agniṣṭoma, above all;
for it is Prajāpati's sacrifice.
1.69.p1
prajāpatiḥ prajābhya ūrjaṃ vyabhajat
Prajāpati distributed vigor to creatures.
1.69.p2
tadudumbarassamabhavat
That became the udumbara tree.
1.69.p3
prajāpatirudgātā prājāpatya udumbaraḥ
Prajāpati is the Udgātṛ; the udumbara belongs to Prajāpati.
1.69.p4
vṛṇute'nyānṛtvijo nodgātāram
He chooses the other officiating priests, not the Udgātṛ.
1.69.p5
yadudgātā prathamena karmaṇaudumbarīmanvārabhate svayaiva taddevatayātmānamārtvijyāya
When the Udgātṛ takes hold of the audumbarī post with the first rite, through his own deity he [thereby] for the priestly function
1.69.p6
vṛṇīte
chooses himself.
1.69.p7
tāmanvārabhate āyoṣṭvā sadane sādayāmyavataśchāyāyāṃ samudrasya hṛdaye
He takes hold of it [saying]: 'I seat you in the seat of Āyu, in the shade of the well, in the heart of the ocean.
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