[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) › 2-8.277 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.277 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-8.277 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2-8.277](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.277) sā hovāca veda vai yatte'priyam mā te'priyaṃ bhūt ehyahaṃ tubhyaṃ devayānaṃ panthānaṃ vakṣyāmīti tatheti taṃ hāsmā uvāca tau ha sāyaṃ samājagmatuḥ sa hovāca datvehīdamācāryapraśiṣṭo brūṣe paśyasi tvaṃ devayānaṃ panthānamiti neti hovāca atha vā ahaṃ paśyāmīti taṃ vai me brūhīti tatheti taṃ hāsmā uvāca tasmādu ha rājanyabandhureva brāhmaṇātsuhṛdayataraḥ sa ha datvaḥ sautemanasa uvāca paśyasi vai tvaṃ devayānaṃ panthānamehi svargaṃ lokamayāveti > She said: 'I know what is unpleasant to you. Let not what is unpleasant happen to you. Come, I will tell you the path of the gods.' Saying, 'So be it,' she spoke it to him. The two came together in the evening. He said: 'Datva, come here! Instructed by your teacher, you speak. Do you see the path of the gods?' 'No,' he said. 'Well, I see it,' \[said the other\]. 'Do tell it to me then,' \[he said\]. Saying, 'So be it,' he spoke it to him. Therefore a nobleman (rājanyabandhu) is indeed more warm-hearted than a Brahmin. Then Datva Sautemanasa said: 'Indeed, you see the path of the gods. Come, let us two go to the heavenly world.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2-8.276](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.276) - [Next: 2-8.278](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.278) - [Up: 2-8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2-8.277) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.277](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.277) · Pramāṇa