[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) › 2.245 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2.245 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2.245 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.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 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p1) atha ha pradhāvayāṃ cakāra > Then indeed he drove around. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p2) tasminna preṣyannaimānha sma pṛcchatyāsāṃ virājāmṛddhim > About to send \[messengers\] out to him, he used to ask these \[people\] about the prosperity of these Virājes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p3) te ha sma nābhyāpayanti > They did not understand \[it\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p4) ya u ha smābhyāpayantīti yāṃ ha smaikāmabhyāpayanti > And whatever single \[Virāj\] they did understand, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p5) sa ha smarate brāhmaṇaṃ batāhaṃ brāḥmaṇametāsu mīmāṃsamānamapaśyamaccha dhāvata > he recalled: "Alas, I saw a Brahmin inquiring into these \[matters\]! Run toward > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p6) śailanamiti > the son of Śilana!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p7) tadvyacanaṃ hāsa yathā śailana iyeṣa > That explanation indeed was just as the son of Śilana desired. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p8) tā etāstisro virājo daivī yajñiyā mānuṣī > These are the three Virājes: divine, sacrificial, \[and\] human. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p9) saiṣā daivī virāḍyadime lokāḥ > This divine Virāj is these worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p10) sā nyūnā > It is deficient. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p11) yajamānāvadhānāyaiva tannyūnā > It is deficient precisely for the placement of the sacrificer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p12) tadantaryajamānamavadadhāti > Therein he places the sacrificer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p13) tasyā etasyai candramā evāpidhānam > The moon indeed is its cover. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p14) etaddhi devānāṃ pratyakṣamannādyaṃ yaccandramāḥ > For this, namely the moon, is the manifest food of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p15) athaiṣā yajñiyā virāḍyadetā bahiṣpavamānyaḥ > Now, this sacrificial Virāj is these Bahiṣpavamāna \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p16) sā nyūnā > It is deficient. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.245.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245.p17) yajamānāvadhānāyaiva tannyūnā > It is deficient precisely for the placement of the sacrificer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2.245) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.245) · Pramāṇa