Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 58.373

58.373

kṣatraṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ cartaṃ ca satyaṃ ca tānyavastāttapaśca tejaśca svadhā cāmṛtaṃ ca tānyu
parastāt
tadyadatra kṣatramindro vā varuṇo vā somo vā rājā tattat
atha yadrāṣṭraṃ yaddevaviśo marutastattat
ṛtaṃ rātriḥ
satyaṃ tadahaḥ
tapo vidyut
tejo yo vidyuto'śaniḥ patati tattat
svadhā vṛṣṭiḥ
annaṃ tadamṛtam
tasyaiṣa ślokaḥ
kṣatraṃ rāṣṭramṛtaṃ satyaṃ brahmaṇo nihitāvarāḥ
tapasteja svadhāmṛtaṃ ta ūrdhvāsu āsate | madhye brahma virājati iti
etadu haitanmadhye brahma virājati
ya u evaṃvidasta ūrdhvāsa āsate
sa yathā kṣatriyaḥ pratinihita syādevamevaitadbrahma pratinihitamanatyayanāya

Dominion and realm, cosmic order and truth—these are below; ascetic heat and fiery splendor, svadhā-offering and immortality—these are above. As to dominion here, whether Indra, or Varuṇa, or King Soma, that is that. Now as to the realm, the divine folk, the Maruts, that is that. Cosmic order is night. Truth is the day. Ascetic heat is lightning. Fiery splendor is that thunderbolt of lightning which falls, that is that. The svadhā-offering is rain. Immortality is food. Regarding this there is this verse: 'Dominion, realm, cosmic order, truth are placed below brahman; / Ascetic heat, fiery splendor, svadhā-offering, immortality sit above; in the middle shines brahman.' And this is that: in the middle shines brahman. And those who know thus sit above. Just as a nobleman would be placed face-to-face, so is this brahman placed face-to-face, for non-overstepping.