[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) › 2-5.163 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-5.163 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-5.163 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2-5.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-5.163) yajamānameva tatsvarge loke pratiṣṭhāpayati atho āhuriṣṭake evaite upadhīyeta iti atho dyāvāpṛthivī evātho bṛhadrathantare evātho ahorātrāvevātho avasrāvāvevātho avacchādāveva chadiriva ha khalu vā eṣa yajñakratuḥ na ha vai chadiṣmato gṛhānativarṣati nainaṃ pāpmātivarṣati ya evaṃ veda atho āhuranviṣṭīnāṃ hedvā eṣa eko yajñakraturiti sa yassaṃvatsarabhṛtā vāsaṃvatsarabhṛtā vāgninā cityena yajeta sa etena yajeta sadyo haivāsya saṃvatsara ṛtuśo māsaśo'rdhamāsaśo rātriśo'nviṣṭo bhavati tadyatpṛṣṭhyasya ṣaḍahasya stomā bhavantyṛtavo vai pṛṣṭhāni saṃvatsara ṛtavastenartuśaḥ atha yaddvādaśa stotrāṇi bhavanti dvādaśa māsāssaṃvatsarastena māsaśaḥ atha yaccaturviṃśati stutaśastrāṇi bhavanti caturviṃśatyardhamāsassaṃvatsarastenārdhamāsaśaḥ atha yattrīṇi ṣaṣṭiśatāni stotryā bhavanti tāvatīssaṃvatsarasya rātrayastena rātriśaḥ sadyo haivāsya saṃvatsaro'nviṣṭo bhavati ya evaṃ veda > He thereby establishes the sacrificer in the heavenly world. > Moreover they say: 'These two should be laid down just as bricks.' > And \[they are\] heaven and earth; and \[they are\] the Bṛhat and Rathantara; and \[they are\] day and night; and \[they are\] eaves; and \[they are\] coverings. > For indeed this sacrificial rite is like a roof. > Rain does not pour through a house that has a roof. > Evil does not pour through him who knows thus. > Moreover they say: 'This one sacrificial rite is indeed \[equivalent to all\] the sacrificial searches (anviṣṭis).' > Whether one sacrifices with a fire-altar built \[during\] a year, or one not built \[during\] a year, he should sacrifice with this. > Right away, his year has been searched through by seasons, by months, by half-months, \[and\] by nights. > In that the stomas are those of the pṛṣṭhya six-day period, the pṛṣṭhas are the seasons, the year is the seasons: thereby \[it is searched through\] by seasons. > Then, in that there are twelve stotras, the year has twelve months: thereby \[it is searched through\] by months. > Then, in that there are twenty-four stuta-śastras, the year has twenty-four half-months: thereby \[it is searched through\] by half-months. > Then, in that there are three hundred and sixty stoma-verses, there are so many nights of the year: thereby \[it is searched through\] by nights. > Right away his year has been searched through, for him who knows thus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-5.163.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-5.163.p1) athaitau rāśi-marāyau > Now these two: Rāśi and Marāya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-5.163.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-5.163.p2) prajananakāmo haitābhyāṃ yajeta > One desiring procreation should sacrifice with these two. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-5.163.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-5.163.p3) prajāpatirvā akāmayata bahuḥ prajayā paśubhiḥ prajāyeya > Prajāpati desired: 'May I be propagated abundantly with offspring and cattle; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-5.163.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-5.163.p4) dvandve prajāḥ paśūnsṛjeyeti > may I create offspring and cattle in pairs.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2-5.163) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-5.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-5.163) · Pramāṇa