Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-7.227
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-7.227
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2-7.227
sa trivṛdbhavati
trivṛdvai stomānāmagraṃ jyaiṣṭhyam
sa yo'graṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ sa no'graṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ gamayāditi
sa gāyatrīṣu bhavati
gāyatrī vai chandasāmagraṃ jyaiṣṭhyam
sā yāgraṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ sā no'graṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ gamayāditi
tasya rathantaraṃ pṛṣṭhaṃ bhavati
rathantaraṃ vai pṛṣṭhānāmagraṃ jyaiṣṭhyam
tadyadagraṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ tanno'graṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ gamayāditi
tasya dvādaśa stotrāṇi bhavanti
dvādaśa māsāssaṃvatsaraḥ
saṃvatsaro vā agraṃ jyaiṣṭhyam
sa yo'graṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ sa no'graṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ gamayāditi
tasya caturviṃśati stutaśastrāṇi bhavanti
caturviṃśatyardhamāsassaṃvatsaraḥ
saṃvatsaro vā agraṃ jyaiṣṭhyam
sa yo'graṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ sa no'graṃ jyaiṣṭhyaṃ gamayāditi
gacchanti ha kaniṣṭhāssanto jyeṣṭhatām
It is ninefold. The Trivṛt is indeed the foremost and senior among the stomas. 'May that which is foremost and senior lead us to the forefront and seniority,' [he thinks]. It is in the Gāyatrī verses. The Gāyatrī is indeed the foremost and senior among the meters. 'May that which is foremost and senior lead us to the forefront and seniority,' [he thinks]. Its pṛṣṭha is the Rathantara. The Rathantara is indeed the foremost and senior among the pṛṣṭhas. 'May that which is foremost and senior lead us to the forefront and seniority,' [he thinks]. It has twelve stotras. Twelve months make a year. The year is indeed the foremost and senior. 'May that which is foremost and senior lead us to the forefront and seniority,' [he thinks]. It has twenty-four chanted and recited hymns. Twenty-four half-months make a year. The year is indeed the foremost and senior. 'May that which is foremost and senior lead us to the forefront and seniority,' [he thinks]. Even being the youngest, they attain seniority.
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athaite cāturmāsyāḥ
Now these four-month seasonal sacrifices.
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prajāpatiḥ prajā asṛjata
Prajāpati created creatures.
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tā asya sṛṣṭāḥ parābhavan
When created by him, they perished.
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tadidaṃ sarīsṛpamabhavadyadanyatsarpebhyaḥ
They became these crawling creatures, whatever is other than snakes.
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sa dvitīyā asṛjata
He created a second [generation of] creatures.
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tā asya paraivābhavan
They also perished from him.
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