Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2.245
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2.245
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2.245
tṛtīyayā
antarikṣameva dvitīyasya ca tṛcasya prathamayā stotriyayā jayati vāyuṃ
dvitīyayā prāṇaṃ tṛtīyayā
divameva tṛtīyasya tṛcasya prathamayā stotriyayā jayati ādityaṃ dvitīyayā
nakṣatrāṇi tṛtīyayā
navaitā bahiṣpavamānyo bhavanti nava devalokāḥ
tānevaitābhirāpnoti
tā etāstisro virājo daivī yajñiyā mānuṣī
etāsu ha sucittiśśailano janakaṃ vaidehaṃ samūdesa hovāca śraddhā
māvidadṛtvijo me hvayantviti
tasmai ha kurupañcālānṛtvija ūhuḥ
teṣu hāgateṣu śailano bibhayāṃ cakāra gacchadbrāhmaṇā ivodantyānvāhino
laghūyediti
sa hovāca samrāḍvākyaṃ me'stīti
tisro vā imā virājo tṛpyantīḥ sarvakāmā annābhidhānāḥ
tāsu sma tvā yo'ntaravadadhāti taṃ smaivodgātāraṃ vṛṇīṣva
sa vāva teṣāṃ kāmānāmabhivoḍhā ya etāsu kāmāḥ
sa u eva punarmṛtyorativoḍhā ya evaṃ vedeti
he wins the intermediate space by the first stoma verse of the second triplet, the wind by the second, [and] breath by the third; he wins heaven by the first stoma verse of the third triplet, the sun by the second, [and] the constellations by the third. These are nine Bahiṣpavamāna verses; nine are the divine worlds. He reaches them by means of these. These are the three Virājes: the divine, the sacrificial, and the human. Regarding these, Sucitti Śailana conversed with Janaka of Videha. He said: 'Faith has seized me; let my officiating priests be summoned.' The Kuru-Pañcāla priests were brought to him. When they had arrived, Śailana became afraid: 'Like wandering Brahmins carrying their loads, they will make light of it.' He said: 'O Emperor, I have a statement: these three Virājes are satisfying, containing all desires, named
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atha ha pradhāvayāṃ cakāra
Then indeed he drove around.
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tasminna preṣyannaimānha sma pṛcchatyāsāṃ virājāmṛddhim
About to send [messengers] out to him, he used to ask these [people] about the prosperity of these Virājes.
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te ha sma nābhyāpayanti
They did not understand [it].
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ya u ha smābhyāpayantīti yāṃ ha smaikāmabhyāpayanti
And whatever single [Virāj] they did understand,
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sa ha smarate brāhmaṇaṃ batāhaṃ brāḥmaṇametāsu mīmāṃsamānamapaśyamaccha dhāvata
he recalled: "Alas, I saw a Brahmin inquiring into these [matters]! Run toward
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śailanamiti
the son of Śilana!"
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tadvyacanaṃ hāsa yathā śailana iyeṣa
That explanation indeed was just as the son of Śilana desired.
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tā etāstisro virājo daivī yajñiyā mānuṣī
These are the three Virājes: divine, sacrificial, [and] human.
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saiṣā daivī virāḍyadime lokāḥ
This divine Virāj is these worlds.
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sā nyūnā
It is deficient.
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yajamānāvadhānāyaiva tannyūnā
It is deficient precisely for the placement of the sacrificer.
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tadantaryajamānamavadadhāti
Therein he places the sacrificer.
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tasyā etasyai candramā evāpidhānam
The moon indeed is its cover.
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etaddhi devānāṃ pratyakṣamannādyaṃ yaccandramāḥ
For this, namely the moon, is the manifest food of the gods.
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athaiṣā yajñiyā virāḍyadetā bahiṣpavamānyaḥ
Now, this sacrificial Virāj is these Bahiṣpavamāna [verses].
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sā nyūnā
It is deficient.
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yajamānāvadhānāyaiva tannyūnā
It is deficient precisely for the placement of the sacrificer.
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