Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.78
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-3.78
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2-3.78
brahma ca ha vai subrahma caiṣu lokeṣvāsaturasminbhuvane
tatassubrahmoccakrāma
asau vā ādityo brāhmātho vāgeva subrahma
te devā ihaiva vedyā antarvedi yajñena brahma paryagṛhṇan
tadidamapyetarhi vedyā antarvedi yajñena brahma parigṛhītam
tadāhuryadanyā hotrā antarvedi kurvantyatha kathaṃ subrahmaṇyo bahirvedi karotīti
sa brūyādeṣa vedyā ātmā yadutkara etatpratyakṣaṃ brahma yatsubrahmaṇyā
yadutkaramāsyātha subrahmaṇyāmāhvayati tenāsyāntarvedi kṛtaṃ bhavatīti
subrahmaṇyo3ṃ subrahmaṇyo3ṃ subrahmaṇyo3miti trirāha
vāgvai subrahmaṇyā
tadetāṃ vācaṃ prathamata ārabhate
atho brahma vāgrasa oṃkāraḥ
tāmetāṃ vācaṃ rasena prīṇāti taddhaitadeka oṃ subrahmaṇyetyāhvayanti -
Brahman and Subrahman were in these worlds, in this creation. Then Subrahman departed upwards. That Āditya is Brahman, and speech is Subrahman. The gods enclosed Brahman here with the sacrifice, inside the altar-ground (antarvedi). Thus even now Brahman is enclosed with the sacrifice inside the altar-ground. On this they say: 'Since other priestly functions are performed inside the altar-ground, why does the Subrahmaṇyā priest perform [his duty] outside the altar-ground?' He should say: 'The rubbish-heap (utkara) is the self of the altar-ground, and the Subrahmaṇyā formula is visibly Brahman; when he stands on the rubbish-heap and then invokes the Subrahmaṇyā, thereby it becomes done by him inside the altar-ground.' He says three times: 'Subrahmaṇyom, Subrahmaṇyom, Subrahmaṇyom!' Speech is Subrahmaṇyā; thus he undertakes this speech in the beginning. Moreover, Brahman is speech, and the syllable Om is its essence; he satisfies this speech with the essence. Regarding this, some invoke: 'Om Subrahmaṇyā—'"
2-3.78.p1
prāṇo hyagre'tha vāgiti
"for breath is first, and then speech."
2-3.78.p2
taddha tanna tathā
That is indeed not so.
2-3.78.p3
yathā madhvāsicya lājānāvapettadanyadheva syāttādṛktat
Just as if one were to pour honey and cast parched grain into it, it would be just wrong; such is that.
2-3.78.p4
tasmātsubrahmaṇyo3mityevāhvayet
Therefore one should invoke only: 'Subrahmaṇyom!'
2-3.78.p5
indrāgaccheti
"Come, O Indra!"
2-3.78.p6
indrameva tadyajña āhvayati
Thereby he invokes Indra to the sacrifice.
2-3.78.p7
hariva āgaccheti
"Come, possessor of the bay steeds!"
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