Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.375
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-8.375
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so'kāmayata praiva jāyeyeti
sa etasmādeva vaiśvānarātprāyaṇīyādatirātrāttryahaṃ niramimīta agniṣṭomādeva
jyotirniramimīta ukthyebhyo gāṃ rātryā āyuḥ
tasmāttryahāttrīnṛtūnprājanayattriṣvṛtuṣu pratyatiṣṭhat
tadyadeṣa tryaho bhavati trīnevaitasmādṛtūnprajanayanti triṣvṛtuṣu pratitiṣṭhanti
so'kāmayata praiva jāyeyeti
sa etameva ṣaḍahaṃ parastātparyauhat
tau dvau ṣaḍahāvabhavatām
tābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ ṣaḍahābhyāṃ dvādaśa māsaḥ prājanayaddvādaśasu māseṣu pratyatiṣṭhat
tadyadetau dvau ṣaḍahau bhavato dvādaśaivaitābhyāṃ māsaḥ prajanayanti dvādaśasu māseṣu
pratitiṣṭhanti
so'kāmayata praiva jāyeyeti
sa etāveva ṣaḍahau parastātparyauhat
te catvāraṣṣaḍahā abhavan
tebhyaścaturbhyaṣṣaḍahebhyaścaturviṃśatimardhamāsānprājanayaccaturviṃśatyāmardhamāseṣu
pratyatiṣṭhat
tadyadete catvāraṣṣaḍahā bhavanti caturviṃśatimevaitebhyo'rdhamāsānprajanayanti
caturviṃśatyāmardhamāseṣu pratitiṣṭhanti
He desired: 'May I reproduce!'
From this very Vaiśvānara introductory Atirātra he fashioned a three-day rite: from the Agniṣṭoma he fashioned the light, from the Ukthyas the cow, from the night the life span.
From that three-day rite he brought forth the three seasons; he was established upon the three seasons.
Therefore, that this three-day rite takes place, from this they bring forth three seasons, they are established upon the three seasons.
He desired: 'May I reproduce!'
He pushed this very six-day period forward from behind.
They became two six-day periods.
From those two six-day periods he brought forth the twelve months; he was established upon the twelve months.
Therefore, that these two six-day periods take place, from them they bring forth the twelve months, they are established upon the twelve months.
He desired: 'May I reproduce!'
He pushed these very two six-day periods forward from behind.
They became four six-day periods.
From those four six-day periods he brought forth the twenty-four half-months; he was established upon the twenty-four half-months.
Therefore, that these four six-day periods take place, from them they bring forth the twenty-four half-months, they are established upon the twenty-four half-months.
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sa idaṃ sarvaṃ bhuvanaṃ prajanya pṛṣṭhyena ṣaḍahenātmannadhatta
Having brought forth this whole world, he placed it within himself by means of the Pṛṣṭhya six-day period.
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tadyadeṣa pṛṣṭhyaṣṣaḍaho bhavati sarvamevaitena bhuvanaṃ prajanyātmasu dadhate
Therefore, that this Pṛṣṭhya six-day period takes place, having brought forth the whole world by it, they place it within themselves.
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varṣma vai pṛṣṭhāni
The pṛṣṭhas are the heights.
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varṣmaṇyevaitatpratitiṣṭhanti
They are established upon the heights.
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śrīrvai pṛṣṭhāni
The pṛṣṭhas are prosperity.
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