Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 20.108

20.108

tā abruvannekaṃ ha no rūpaṃ vettha
tannaḥ prayaccha | yena vayaṃ rūpiṇīrasāma
rūpī sa brāhmaṇo'sadyo'smā vedeti
tābhya etadekaṃ rūpaṃ prāyacchadāpa iti
etaddha vā āsāmekaṃ rūpaṃ yadāpaḥ
tāssaṃvatsaramuṣitvāpaivākrāman
so'bravītkathāpākramiṣṭeti
tā abruvannekaṃ ha no nāma vettha
tannaḥ prayaccha | yena vayaṃ nāminīrasāma
nāmī sa brāhmaṇo'sadyo'smā vedeti
tābhya etadekaṃ nāma prāyacchadindrā iti
etaddha vā āsāmekaṃ nāma yadindrāḥ
tāssaṃvatsaramuṣitvāpaivākrāman
so'bravītkathāpākramiṣṭeti

They said: "You do know our single form.
Give it to us, with which we may have form.
May that Brahmin have form who knows us."
To them he gave this single form, [namely] the waters.
This indeed is their single form, namely the waters.
Having lived [with him] for a year, they walked away.
He said: "Why have you walked away?"
They said: "You do know our single name.
Give it to us, with which we may have a name.
May that Brahmin have a name who knows us."
To them he gave this single name, [namely] 'Indrās'.
This indeed is their single name, namely 'Indrās'.
Having lived [with him] for a year, they walked away.
He said: "Why have you walked away?"