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# Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 29.169

Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 29.169

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [29.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.29.169)

sa yastvaitadabhirādhayādyadeva tvā kiṃ ca sa bravattatkurutāditi  
tamupāyann  
agne tvaṃ no antama uta trātā śivo bhuvo varūthya  
iti  
tānabravītkiṃkāmā āgāteti  
subandhorevāsuṃ punarvanuma ityabruvan  
eṣo'ntaḥparidhītyabravīt  
tamādaddhvamiti  
taṃ nirāhvayann  
ayaṃ mātāyaṃ pitāyaṃ jīvāturāgamat  
idaṃ tava prasarpaṇaṃ subandhavehi nirihi  
iti  
taṃ subandhumasuḥ punaḥ prāviśat  
sa yathāpuramabhavat  
tadābhyāṃ kirātākulībhyāmācakṣateme vā ṛṣayo'suṃ nirāhvayanniti  
tāvadhārayamāṇau nirādravatām  
tayorimāneva parākhyāya sarvā māyā apākrāman  
tayorha yatpāpiṣṭhatamaṃ rūpāṇāṃ tadrūpamāsa

> "Whoever shall propitiate you with this, whatever he says to you, do that." They approached him: "Agni, be our nearest \[protector\], our savior, benevolent, a shelter!" He said to them: "With what desire have you come?" They said: "We want to win back the life-breath of Subandhu." He said: "Here it is within the enclosing-sticks. Take it!" They called him out: "This mother, this father, this life-giver has arrived; this is your creeping forth, Subandhu; come here, come out!" The life-breath entered back into Subandhu. He became just as before. Then \[people\] told Kirāta and Ākuli: "These seers have summoned out his life-breath!" Not believing it, they ran out. When \[the seers\] called them out by name, all their magical arts vanished. And whatever was the vilest among forms, that form they took.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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