Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 44.257

44.257

athadairghaśravasamannaṃ vai dairghaśravasamannādyasyaivāvaruddhyai
dīrghatamā vai māmateyassaniṃ prayannabravīddīrghaśravasaṃ kanīyāṃsaṃ bhrātarameteṣāṃ no
bhāryāṇāmadhyakṣa syā iti
so'kāmayata dīrghaśravā -- avānnādyaṃ rundhīya | neme bhāryā aśanāyeyuriti
sa etatsāmāpaśyat
tenāgnimastaud
yo viśvā dayate vasu hotā mandro janānām
madhorna pātrā prathamānyasmai pra stomā yantvagnaye
iti
so'smā agni stutassarvamevedaṃ madhumayamannādyamakarot
te hāsya bhāryā āsuryathā madhvaśnanta evam
sa haiṣa mahāneva raso | mahadevaitadannādyam
tena haitena sāmnā mahadevānnādyamavarunddhe
yadu dīrghaśravā apaśyattasmāddairghaśravasamityākhyāyate

Now, the Dairghaśravasa. The Dairghaśravasa is food, for the attainment of food. Dīrghatamas Māmateya, going on a quest for gain, said to Dīrghaśravas, his younger brother: “Be the overseer of these our wives.” Dīrghaśravas desired: “May I secure food, lest these wives starve.” He saw this sāman; with it he praised Agni: / “He who distributes all goods, the pleasant Hotṛ of the peoples, / as the first cups of honey, may praises go forward to this Agni!” / Thus. Agni, being praised by him, made this whole [world] consist of honey-sweet food for him. His wives lived just as those who eat honey. That is indeed a great sap; it is great food. By this sāman, indeed, he secures great food. And because Dīrghaśravas saw it, therefore it is called Dairghaśravasa.

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atha yaśaḥ

Now, the Yaśas.

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yaśasā vai devā yaśo'bhavan

By the Yaśas, indeed, the gods became glory.

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yaśo'sāmeti satramāsate

They sit at the sacrificial session [thinking]: “May we become glory.”

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yaśa eva bhavanti

They indeed become glory.

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tacchrīrvai yaśaḥ

That glory, indeed, is prosperity.

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aśnute śriyaṃ ya evaṃ veda

He attains prosperity who knows thus.

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tadu saptatriṃśadakṣarāṇadhanaṃ bhavati

And it has a nidhana of thirty-seven syllables.

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ṣaṭtriṃśadakṣarā vai bṛhatī

The Bṛhatī, indeed, has thirty-six syllables.

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bṛhatī svargo lokaḥ

The Bṛhatī is the heavenly world.

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asāvādityassaptatriṃśaḥ

Yonder sun is the thirty-seventh.

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etasminneva tatsvarge loke'ntataḥ pratitiṣṭhanti

They establish themselves in the end in this very heavenly world.

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tasyo etāṃ kalyāṇīmāśiṣamantata āśāsata

And they pray for this auspicious blessing at the end.

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āyurviśvāyurviśvaṃ viśvamāyuraśīmahī

'Lifespan, full lifespan, everything; may we attain full lifespan!'

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ti

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tayaivaitatsamṛdhyodṛcamaśnuvate

By this very prosperity they attain the conclusion.

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atha śulkaḥ

Now the Śulka.

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śulkena vai devāśśulko'bhavan

By means of the Śulka the gods became toll-collectors.

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śulko'sāmeti satramāsate

They sit at the sacrificial session [thinking], 'May we become toll-collectors!'

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śulka eva bhavanti

They indeed become toll-collectors.

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tacchrīrvai śulkaḥ

The Śulka is indeed prosperity.

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aśnute śriyaṃ ya evaṃ veda

He attains prosperity who knows thus.