Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.140
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-3.140
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2-3.140
atha yajjāgataṃ sattṛtīyasavanamaindrīṣu kriyata ādityānāmeva tena yajñaṃ samavṛṅkta
viśveṣāṃ ca devānām
ta enamāttayajñā upāsīdanviśaste'sāma yajñe no'nvābhajeti yathā bhartāraṃ
bhāryā upasīdanti tathā
sa vasūneva prātassavane'nvābhajadrudrānmādhyaṃdine savana ādityāṃstṛtīyasavane
viśvāṃśca devān
yathā rājā vijitya sve vitte bhāryānanvābhajedevamevaināṃstadanvābhajat
tasmādindrāya vasumate rudravata ādityavate viśvadevyāvata ityanvāhus
sa pañcadaśo bhavati
vajro vai pañcadaśaḥ
vajra indraḥ
ṣandra eṣa yajñastattatsalakṣma kriyate
sa ukthyo bhavati
viḍvā ukthāni
kṣatrameva tadviśyadhyūhanti
tasmātkṣatriyo viśyadhyūḍhaḥ
saya śrīkāma syātsa etena yajeta
kṣatraṃ śrīḥ kṣatrayajña eṣo'śnute śriyam
Now, since the third pressing, which belongs to the Jagatī, is performed on [verses] addressed to Indra, he thereby stripped away the sacrifice of the Ādityas and of the All-Gods.
Deprived of the sacrifice, they approached him: 'Let us be your subjects; give us a share in the sacrifice!'—just as wives approach a husband, so did they.
He assigned a share to the Vasus in the morning pressing, to the Rudras in the midday pressing, and to the Ādityas and the All-Gods in the third pressing.
Just as a king, having conquered, might assign shares to his wives in his own property, even so did he then assign shares to them.
Therefore they address Indra: 'Accompanied by the Vasus, accompanied by the Rudras, accompanied by the Ādityas, accompanied by the All-Gods.'
It is fifteen-fold.
The fifteen-fold [stoma] is indeed a thunderbolt.
Indra is the thunderbolt.
This sacrifice belongs to Indra; therefore it is made corresponding to its characteristic.
It is an Ukthya.
The ukthas are indeed the people.
They thereby raise royal power above the people.
Therefore the kṣatriya is raised above the people.
Whoever should desire prosperity, let him sacrifice with this.
Royal power is prosperity; this is a sacrifice of royal power; he attains prosperity.
2-3.140.p1
athaiṣa vighanaḥ
Now this is the Vighana.
2-3.140.p2
prajāpatirdevānasṛjata vasūnrudrānādityān
Prajāpati created the gods: the Vasus, the Rudras, the Ādityas.
2-3.140.p3
tebhyo yajñaṃ cemāṃśca lokānprāyacchat
To them he gave the sacrifice and these worlds.
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