Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.301

2-8.301

athaite saptarātrāḥ
sapta vai chandāṃsi
chandāṃsi vai sarvā vāk
vācassa ṣaśvaryamādhipatyaṃ gacchati ya śriyamaśnute
vāca ṣaśvaryamādhipatyaṃ gacchānīti
tasmātsaptarātreṇa yajate
sapta vai prāṇāḥ
prāṇairvai prajāḥ paśavaḥ parigṛhītā upatiṣṭhante
tadyaiḥ prāṇaiḥ prajāḥ paśavaḥ parigṛhītā upatiṣṭhante tairmā prāṇaiḥ prajāḥ paśavaḥ
parigṛhītā upatiṣṭhāntā iti
prāṇairvai devā svargaṃ lokamāyan
tadyaiḥ prāṇairdevā svargaṃ lokamāyaṃstaiḥ prāṇai svargaṃ lokamayānīti
sapta vai mukhyāḥ prāṇāḥ
ete vā apahatapāpmānaḥ prāṇā yanmukhyāḥ
te ye'pahatapāpmānaḥ prāṇāsteṣāṃ mātrayā yajñaṃ tanavā iti
saptarṣayo vā ṛddhikāmāstapo'tapyanta
ta etaṃ saptarātraṃ yajñamapaśyan
tamāharan
tenāyajanta

Now these seven-day rites.
Seven, indeed, are the meters.
The meters, indeed, are all speech.
He who attains prosperity attains the sovereignty and lordship of speech.
[Thinking,] 'May I attain the sovereignty and lordship of speech,'
he therefore sacrifices with a seven-day rite.
Seven, indeed, are the breaths.
Cattle and offspring wait upon [a man], held fast by the breaths.
[Thinking,] 'By whichever breaths offspring and cattle are held fast and wait upon [one], by those breaths may offspring and cattle wait upon me held fast,'
[he sacrifices with it]. By the breaths, indeed, the gods went to the heavenly world.
[Thinking,] 'By whichever breaths the gods went to the heavenly world, by those breaths may I go to the heavenly world,' [he sacrifices with it].
Seven, indeed, are the breaths in the head.
These breaths in the head are free from evil.
[Thinking,] 'According to the measure of those breaths that are free from evil, let me extend the sacrifice,' [he sacrifices with it].
The Seven Ṛṣis, indeed, desirous of prosperity, performed ascetic toil.
They saw this seven-day sacrifice.
They brought it.
They sacrificed with it.