[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) › 2.249 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2.249 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2.249 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.249](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.249) tasya na śremṇo'lpikeva canāśāsti etā u evainaṃ devatā dhūrvanti ya evaṃ vidvāṃsaṃ dhūrvatīti atha ha smāha śvetaketurāruṇeyo yathāśvasya śvetasya kṛṣṇakarṇasyetthādānītasya rūpaṃ syādevamevāhametasya stomasya rūpaṃ veda tāvaddṛśenyaṃ tāvadvapuṣeṇyam tasmānmāṃ ya eva pūrvāhṇe didṛkṣante te'parāhṇe didṛkṣante naiva sudṛśenyamiva santam nāha kadā cana cakṣuṣmantaṃ paryemīti tadu hovāca śāṭyāyaniḥ ko'śvaśśvetaḥ kimekamiti yathaivāsyāgne rūpaṃ yathā tviṣiryathāsya vāyoryathāmuṣyādityasyaivamevaitasya stomasya rūpamevaṃ tviṣiḥ tadevaitatprajā abhiparivārya didṛkṣamāṇāstiṣṭhanti tasmādbahiṣpavamāne ye ca vijānanti ye ca na te sarve'nīśānā abhiparivārya didṛkṣamānāstiṣṭhantīti atho haitā yaśa evāpyanyāsāṃ devatānām tāsāmetadindriyaṃ vīryaṃ rasastejaḥ saṃbhṛtaṃ yadetā bahiṣpavamānyaḥ sa ya evametaddevatānāmindriyaṃ vīryaṃ rasaṃ tejaḥ saṃbhṛtaṃ vedendriyavāneva vīryavānyaśasvī tviṣimānbhavati > There is not even a slight hope of eminence for him. > These very deities harm the one who harms him who knows thus. > Now, Śvetaketu Āruṇeya used to say: 'Just as the appearance of a white horse with black ears, brought here in such a manner, would be, so indeed do I know the appearance of this stoma, > so worthy to be seen, so wondrously beautiful. > Therefore, those very people who wish to see me in the forenoon wish to see me in the afternoon, even though I am not particularly good to look upon. > Never indeed do I walk around \[with people merely\] possessing eyes.' > Regarding this, Śāṭyāyani said: 'What white horse? What is this unique thing?' > 'Just as is the form of this fire, just as its brightness, just as that of this wind, just as that of yonder sun, so indeed is the form of this stoma, so is its brightness. > It is that which creatures stand around, wishing to see. > Therefore, at the Bahiṣpavamāna, both those who understand and those who do not, all powerless, stand around wishing to see.' > Moreover, these \[verses\] are indeed also the glory of the other deities. > That faculty, vital power, essence, and brilliance of theirs is gathered together, which are these Bahiṣpavamāna verses. > He who thus knows this faculty, vital power, essence, and brilliance of the deities gathered together becomes possessed of faculty, possessed of vital power, glorious, and brilliant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.249.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.249.p1) tadāhuryatpuruṣo yoṣāṃ saṃbhaviṣyanparokṣaṃ nilayanamicchate'nta evānye > Regarding this they say: 'Since a man, about to mate with a woman, seeks a secret hiding place, while other > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.249.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.249.p2) paśavo'nyonyasya skandanti kiṃ tadyajñe kriyate yasmāttattatheti > beasts mount one another in the open, what is done in the sacrifice because of which that is so?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2.249) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.249](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.249) · Pramāṇa