Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.287
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-8.287
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2-8.287
ahorātre ha vā anu catūrātraḥ
ahareva prathamenāhnā stṛṇute'hnaḥ ketuṃ dvitīyena rātrimeva tṛtīyenāhnā stṛṇute yaḥ
prātarahnaḥ ketustaṃ caturthena
ahorātre vā idaṃ sarvaṃ prajanayataḥ
te ya idaṃ sarvaṃ prajanayataste mā prajanayatāmiti
atho ha brūyāddiśa evānu catūrātra iti
catasro diśaḥ
ūrdhvā dikpañcamī
catvāryetānyahāni bhavanti
rātriḥ pañcamī
diśa evaitenardhnoti
dikṣu pratiṣṭhāya svargaṃ lokameti
tasyaitāḥ puroḍāśinīrupasado bhavanti
yonirvai puroḍāśo reta ājyam
tadyatpuroḍāśaṃ hutvājyenābhijuhoti yonyāmevaitadretaḥ pratiṣṭhāpayanti
anuṣṭhyāsya retassiktaṃ prajāyate ya evaṃ veda
atho yābhya evaitaddevatābhyo havīṃṣi nirvapati tāsvevaitadṛdhnoti
tāsu pratiṣṭhāya svargaṃ lokameti
The four-day rite indeed accords with day and night. With the first day he spreads out the day; with the second, the banner of the day. With the third day he spreads out the night; with the fourth, that which is the banner of the day in the morning. Day and night indeed bring forth all this. [He thinks:] 'May those two who bring forth all this bring forth [offspring] for me!' And he should also say: 'The four-day rite accords with the directions.' Four are the directions; the upward direction is the fifth. These days are four; the night is the fifth. Through this he prospers in the directions. Established in the directions, he goes to the heavenly world. Of this [rite] there are these upasad-offerings accompanied by sacrificial cakes. The sacrificial cake is the womb, the clarified butter is the seed. In that he offers clarified butter after offering the sacrificial cake, they establish the seed right in the womb. Properly the seed poured by him is born, who knows thus. And in whatever deities he offers the sacrificial offerings, in them he prospers. Established in them, he goes to the heavenly world.
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athaiṣa prājāpatyaḥ
Now comes this [four-day rite] belonging to Prajāpati.
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prajananakāmo haitena yajeta
One who desires procreation should sacrifice with this.
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prajāpatirvā akāmayata bahuḥ prajayā paśubhiḥ prajāyeyeti
Prajāpati desired: 'May I become manifold, propagated with offspring and cattle!'
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