Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa 2.7
Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa 2.7
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2.7.1
śaryāto vai mānavaḥ prācyāṃ sthalyām ayajata
tasmin ha bhūtāny udgīthe 'pitvam eṣire /
Śaryāta Mānava sacrificed on an eastern mound.
At that, the creatures desired a share in the udgītha.
2.7.2
taṃ devā bṛhaspatinodgātrā dīkṣāmahā iti purastād āgacchann ayaṃ ta udgāyatv iti
bambenājadviṣeṇa pitaro dakṣiṇato 'yaṃ ta udgāyatv ity uśanasā kāvyenāsurāḥ paścād ayaṃ ta udgāyatv ity ayāsyenāṅgirasena manuṣyā uttarato 'yaṃ ta udgāyatv iti /
The gods came from the east [saying], “Let us consecrate with Bṛhaspati as udgātṛ; let this one chant for you.”
The ancestors came from the south [saying], “With Bamba Ājadviṣa; let this one chant for you.”
The asuras came from the west [saying], “With Uśanas Kāvya; let this one chant for you.”
Men came from the north [saying], “With Ayāsya Āṅgirasa; let this one chant for you.”
2.7.3
sa hekṣāṃ cakre hantainān pṛcchāni kiyato vā eka īśe kiyata ekaḥ kiyata eka iti /
He reflected: “Come, let me ask them: Over how much does one rule? Over how much one? Over how much one?”
2.7.4
sa hovāca bṛhaspatiṃ yan me tvam udgāyeḥ kiṃ tatas syād iti /
He said to Bṛhaspati: “If you were to chant for me, what would result from it?”
2.7.5
sa hovāca deveṣv eva śrīs syād deveṣv īśā svargam u tvāṃ lokaṃ gamayeyam iti /
He said: “Prosperity would belong only to the gods; rule would belong to the gods; and you I would bring to the heavenly world.”
2.7.6
atha hovāca bambam ājadviṣam yan me tvam udgāyeḥ kiṃ tatas syād iti /
Then he said to Bamba Ājadviṣa: “If you were to chant for me, what would result from it?”
2.7.7
sa hovāca pitṛṣv eva śrīs syāt pitṛṣv īśā svargam u tvāṃ lokaṃ gamayeyam iti /
He said: “Prosperity would belong only to the ancestors; rule would belong to the ancestors; and you I would bring to the heavenly world.”
2.7.8
atha hovācośanasaṃ kāvyaṃ yan me tvam udgāyeḥ kiṃ tatas syād iti /
Then he said to Uśanas Kāvya: “If you were to chant for me, what would result from it?”
2.7.9
sa hovācāsureṣv eva śrīs syād asureṣv īśā svargam u tvāṃ lokaṃ gamayeyam iti /
He said: “Prosperity would belong only to the asuras; rule would belong to the asuras; and you I would bring to the heavenly world.”
2.7.10
atha hovācāyāsyam āṅgirasaṃ yan me tvam udgāyeḥ kiṃ tatas syād iti /
Then he said to Ayāsya Āṅgirasa: “If you were to chant for me, what would result from it?”
2.7.11
sa hovāca devān eva devaloke dadhyām manuṣyān manuṣyaloke pitṝn pitṛloke nudeyāsmāl lokād asurān svargam u tvāṃ lokaṃ gamayeyam iti /
tṛtīte 'nuvāke prathamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ //
He said: “The gods I would place in the world of the gods, men in the world of men, the ancestors in the world of the ancestors; the asuras I would drive away from this world; and you I would bring to the heavenly world.”
First khaṇḍa in the third anuvāka.
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Linked texts (3)
- Jaiminīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Vaidikakośa (Haṃsarāja) — Haṃsarāja, Sanskrit
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English