[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) › 2-7.265 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-7.265 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-7.265 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2-7.265](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-7.265.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-7.265.p1) athaiṣo'śvamedhaḥ > Now comes this horse sacrifice (aśvamedha). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-7.265.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-7.265.p2) prajananakāmo haitena yajeta > One desirous of propagation should sacrifice with this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-7.265.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-7.265.p3) prajāpatirvā akāmayata bahuḥ prajayā paśubhiḥ prajāyeya > Prajāpati indeed desired: 'May I be multiplied in offspring and cattle; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-7.265.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-7.265.p4) vīmām̐llokānāpnuyāmavendriyaṃ vīryaṃ rundhīyeti > may I obtain these worlds; may I secure faculty and vital power.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-7.265.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-7.265.p5) sa etaṃ yajñamapaśyat > He saw this sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-7.265.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-7.265.p6) tamāharat > He took it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2-7.265) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Metrically restored text (van Nooten & Holland)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg*vnh.1.164.29) — Sanskrit - [Śaunakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva*saunaka.9.10.7) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-7.265](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-7.265) · Pramāṇa