[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) › 2-8.301 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.301 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-8.301 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2-8.301](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2-8.300](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.300) - [Next: 2-8.302](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.302) - [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.2-8.301) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.301](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.301) · Pramāṇa