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Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-2.12

Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-2.12

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Sanskrit

2-2.12

tadidāsa bhuvaneṣu jyeṣṭhamiti rathasya haitadrūpam
tasmāttamabhihāyaiva tiṣṭhanti
maha stavāno adriva iti hastino haitadrūpam
tasmāttaṃ pārśvata ivādhirohanti
tāni vā etāni mahadrūpāṇi saṃpadyante
mahadrūpo vai prajāpatiḥ
prājāpatyaṃ mahāvrataṃ tattatsalakṣma kriyate
upa hainametāni rūpāṇyakrītāni tiṣṭhante ya evaṃ veda
iyaṃ vāmasya manmana ityaindrāgnaṃ bhavati
indrāgnī pūrvyastutirabhrādvṛṣṭirivājanīti
ajanīti vā āhurjātam
jāyata u etenāhnā
yathā ha vā idamāṇḍānnirbhidyerannevamevaitasmādahno nirbhidyante
śṛṇutaṃ jariturhavamindrāgnī vanataṃ giraḥ
īśānā pipyataṃ dhiyaḥ
mā pāpatvāya no narendrāgnī mābhiśastaye
mā no rīradhataṃ nide
iti pāpmana evaiṣopahatiḥ

'That indeed was the eldest in the worlds'—that is the form of the chariot; therefore they stand striding over it. 'O rock-bearer, being praised as great'—that is the form of an elephant; therefore they mount it from the side. These indeed turn into great forms; Prajāpati is indeed of great form. The Mahāvrata belongs to Prajāpati; each [stotra] is made with that characteristic. These forms wait unbought upon him who knows thus. 'This devotion of mine to you two' is the indrāgni [stotra]. 'Indra and Agni, the ancient praise was born like rain from a cloud'—by 'was born' they mean 'produced.' And he is born through this day. Just as here [young birds] would break out of an egg, so indeed they break out of this day. 'Hear the call of the singer, O Indra and Agni; accept his words, O ye who are capable, nourish our thoughts! Let us not come to evil, O heroes Indra and Agni, nor to reproach; do not deliver us to censure!'—thus this is the warding off of evil.

English (machine translation) (machine translation)

2-2.12.p1

uccā te jātamandhaseti mādhyaṃdinasya pavamānasyāndhasvatīrgāyatryo bhavanti
prājāpatyāḥ
prājāpatye'haṃstattatsalakṣma kriyate

'Upward is your juice born'—the verses with the word 'andhas' of the midday pavamāna are gāyatrīs. They belong to Prajāpati; on the day of Prajāpati, each is made with that characteristic.

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