[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) › 2-3.53 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.53 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-3.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2-3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53) keśī ha dārbhyo darbhaparṇayordidīkṣe atha ha sutvā yājñaseno haṃso hiraṇmayo bhūtvā yūpa upaviveśa taṃ ha keśī3niti nāmnābhyuvāda sa ha cukrodha sthaviro'smi pañcālānāṃ rājā sa u vai dīkṣito'smi ko nu mā3ṃ heyannāmnaivābhivaditumarhatīti sa hovāca mā krudhaḥ abhivaditā te tenāsmi yadahametasyai viśastvatpūrvo rājāsam abhivadito vāva te tenāsmi yadadīkṣito'si iṣṭāpūrtasya tvamakṣitiṃ vettha dīkṣāmahaṃ veda saṃprabravāvahā iti sa hovāca agnirdīkṣitaḥ pṛthivī dīkṣā vāyurdīkṣito'ntarikṣaṃ dīkṣā ādityo dīkṣito dyaurdīkṣā prajāpatirdīkṣito mano dīkṣā sa dīkṣeta yayā dīkṣayāgnirdīkṣitastayā dīkṣayā dīkṣe yayā dīkṣayā vāyurdīkṣitastayā dīkṣayā dīkṣe yayā dīkṣayādityo dīkṣitastayā dīkṣayā dīkṣe yayā dīkṣayā prajāpatirdīkṣitastayā dīkṣayā dīkṣa iti > Keśin Dārbhya wished to be consecrated between two leaves of darbha grass. / Then Sutvan Yājñasena, having become a golden goose, sat down on the sacrificial post. / Keśin addressed him by name, saying, 'Keśin!' / He became angry: 'I am the elder, the king of the Pañcālas! / And indeed I am consecrated! / Who indeed dares address me simply by name?' / He said: 'Do not be angry! / I am the one to address you because I was king of this people before you. / Indeed, I am the one to address you because you are not consecrated. / Do you know the imperishability of sacrificial and charitable works? / I know the consecration. / Let us discuss it together.' / He said: 'Fire is consecrated, the earth is the consecration; Wind is consecrated, the atmosphere is the consecration; Āditya is consecrated, the sky is the consecration; Prajāpati is consecrated, the mind is the consecration. / He should be consecrated \[with the words\]: "With that consecration with which Fire is consecrated, with that consecration I am consecrated; with that consecration with which Wind is consecrated, with that consecration I am consecrated; with that consecration with which Āditya is consecrated, with that consecration I am consecrated; with that consecration with which Prajāpati is consecrated, with that consecration I am consecrated."' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p1) atha hetara uvāca > Then the other said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p2) brahmaṇe dadadbrūyādbrahmanmanaste dadāni tadanena niṣkrīṇāni brahmannidaṃ dadānīti > 'Giving to the brahman-priest, he should say: "O brahman-priest, I give you mind; that I ransom with this. O brahman-priest, I give this," > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p3) yaddāsyansyāt > whatever he might give. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p4) sa yanmano dadāti candramā vai manaścandramasamevāsmai taddadāti > When he gives mind—the moon is indeed mind—he gives him the moon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p5) tadyāvaccandramā na kṣīyate tāvadasya taddattaṃ na kṣīyate > So, as long as the moon does not perish, so long what is given by him does not perish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p6) hotre dadadbrūyāddhotarvācaṃ te dadāni tāmanena niṣkrīṇāni hotaridaṃ dadānīti > Giving to the hotṛ, he should say: "O hotṛ, I give you speech; that I ransom with this. O hotṛ, I give this," > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p7) yaddāsyansyāt > whatever he might give. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p8) sa yadvācaṃ dadātyagnirvai vāgagnimevāsmai taddadāti > When he gives speech—fire is indeed speech—he gives him fire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p9) tadyāvadagnirna kṣīyate tāvadasya taddattaṃ na kṣīyate > So, as long as fire does not perish, so long what is given by him does not perish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p10) adhvaryave dadadbrūyādadhvaryo prāṇaṃ te dadāni tamanena niṣkrīṇānyadhvaryo idaṃ > Giving to the adhvaryu, he should say: "O adhvaryu, I give you breath; that I ransom with this. O adhvaryu, I give this," > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p11) dadānīti yaddāsyansyāt > whatever he might give. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p12) sa yatprāṇaṃ dadāti vāyurvai prāṇo vāyumevāsmai taddadāti > When he gives breath—wind is indeed breath—he gives him wind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p13) tadyāvadvāyurna kṣīyate tāvadasya taddattaṃ na kṣīyate > So, as long as wind does not perish, so long what is given by him does not perish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p14) udgātre dadadbrūyādudgātaścakṣuste dadāni tadanena niṣkrīṇānyudgātaridaṃ dadānīti > Giving to the udgātṛ, he should say: "O udgātṛ, I give you the eye; that I ransom with this. O udgātṛ, I give this," > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p15) yaddāsyansyāt > whatever he might give. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p16) sa yaccakṣurdadātyādityo vai cakṣurādityamevāsmai taddadāti > When he gives the eye—Āditya is indeed the eye—he gives him Āditya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p17) tadyāvadādityo na kṣīyate tāvadasya tadsattaṃ na kṣīyate > So, as long as Āditya does not perish, so long what is given by him does not perish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p18) sadasyāya dadadbrūyātsasyātmānaṃ te dadāni tamanena niṣkrīṇāni sadasyedaṃ > Giving to the sadasya, he should say: "O sadasya, I give you the self; that I ransom with this. O sadasya, I give this," > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p19) dadānīti yaddāsya syāt > whatever he might give. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p20) sa yadātmānaṃ dadātyākāśo vā ātmākāśamevāsmai taddadāti > When he gives the self—space is indeed the self—he gives him space. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.53.p21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53.p21) tadyāvadākāśo na kṣīyate tāvadasya taddattaṃ na kṣīyate > So, as long as space does not perish, so long what is given by him does not perish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2-3.53) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Jaiminīya or Talavakāra brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiyaortalavakarabrahmana.2.53) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.53) · Pramāṇa