Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-7.265
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-7.265
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2-7.265
sā yā sahasratamyāsa vidyuddhaiva sā bhūtvā prajāpatiṃ viveśa
tadeṣābhyanūcyate
ayaṃ sa śiṅkte yena gaurabhīvṛtā mimāti māyuṃ dhvasanāvadhi śritā
sā cittibhirni hi cakāra martyaṃ vidyudbhavantī prati vavrimauhata
iti
imāṃ haiva gāṃ rūpaṃ pratyuhya vidyudeva bhūtvā punaḥ prajāpatiṃ praviveśa
saiṣā vidyutsā yadetatstanayati dadadadadadeti
dadāni dadānīti haiva tatprajābhyo vṛṣṭimannādyaṃ prayacchati
prāsmā eṣā devatā vṛṣṭimannādyaṃ yacchati ya evaṃ veda
She who was the thousandth [cow], having become lightning itself, entered Prajāpati. With reference to this, this [verse] is recited:
'Here he bellows, by whom the cow is enveloped; she moos a moo, perched upon the cloud-bank. By her thoughts she has brought down the mortal; turning into lightning, she cast off her covering.'
Having put aside the form of this very cow, having become lightning indeed, she entered back into Prajāpati. That is this lightning; when it thunders, 'dadadadada,' [saying] 'Let me give, let me give!' she bestows rain and nourishment upon creatures. For him who knows thus, this deity bestows rain and nourishment.
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athaiṣo'śvamedhaḥ
Now comes this horse sacrifice (aśvamedha).
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prajananakāmo haitena yajeta
One desirous of propagation should sacrifice with this.
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prajāpatirvā akāmayata bahuḥ prajayā paśubhiḥ prajāyeya
Prajāpati indeed desired: 'May I be multiplied in offspring and cattle;
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vīmām̐llokānāpnuyāmavendriyaṃ vīryaṃ rundhīyeti
may I obtain these worlds; may I secure faculty and vital power.'
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sa etaṃ yajñamapaśyat
He saw this sacrifice.
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tamāharat
He took it.
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- Metrically restored text (van Nooten & Holland) — Sanskrit
- Śaunakasaṃhitā — Sanskrit