Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.100
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-3.100
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2-3.100
tamāharat
tenāyajata
tato vai taṃ devā apācāyan
darbhamu ha vai śātānīkiṃ pañcālā rājānaṃ santaṃ nāpacāyāṃ cakruḥ
api ha smainaṃ kumārā darbha darbheti hvayanti
tasya haitau brāhmaṇāvāsaturahīnā āśvatthiḥ keśī sātyakāmiriti
tau hainamupasameyatuḥ
sa ha dhyāyanniṣasāda
taṃ hocatuḥ
kiṃ nu rājanyo dhyāyatīti
sa hovāca na hi me dhyeyam
pañcālā vai meme rājānaṃ santaṃ nāpacāyantyapi mā kumārā darbha darbheti hvayanti
tadevaitaddhyāyāmīti
taṃ hocaturapacitiriti vā ayaṃ yajñakraturasti tena tvā yājayāveti
tatheti
tena hainaṃ yājayāṃ cakratuḥ
sa haiṣu tathāmātramapacitiṃ jagāma yadapyetarhi pañcālā darbhānkuśā
ityevācakṣate
He brought it forth;
he sacrificed with it;
then indeed the gods revered him.
Moreover, the Pañcālas did not revere Darbha Śātānīki, although he was king.
Even young boys used to call him, saying: "Darbha, Darbha!"
Now he had these two Brahmins: Ahīnā Āśvatthi and Keśī Sātyakāmi.
They both came to him.
He sat in deep reflection.
They said to him:
"What is the nobleman brooding over?"
He said: "Indeed, I have cause to brood.
These Pañcālas do not revere me, although I am king; even the boys call me, saying, 'Darbha, Darbha!'
That is what I am brooding over."
They both said to him: "There is this sacrificial rite called the Apaciti. Let us two sacrifice with it for you."
[He said:] "So be it."
They performed the sacrifice for him with it.
He attained such great reverence among them that even today the Pañcālas call darbha grass nothing other than kuśa.
2-3.100.p1
asya vā etasya gāyatrīmeva prātassavanaṃ saṃpadyate triṣṭubhaṃ mādhyandinaṃ savanaṃ
Now of this [sacrifice], the morning pressing corresponds to the Gāyatrī, the midday pressing to the Triṣṭubh,
2-3.100.p2
jagatīṃ tṛtīyasavanam
[and] the third pressing to the Jagatī.
2-3.100.p3
tadyadgāyatrīṃ prātassavanaṃ saṃpadyate'ṣṭākṣarā gāyatryaṣṭau vasavo gāyatryaiva
As to why the morning pressing corresponds to the Gāyatrī: the Gāyatrī has eight syllables, and there are eight Vasus; by that very meter, the Gāyatrī,
2-3.100.p4
tacchandasā prajāpatiścendraśca vasuṣu deveṣu prātassavane'dhyapicitimagacchatām
Prajāpati and Indra attained reverence among the Vasu gods at the morning pressing.
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