Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.103
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1.103
Regarding this they say: 'Indeed, they create, as it were, discord among the meters when, the morning pressing being in the Gāyatrī [meter], all the meters are sung upon [it]; the offspring become contentious.' He who should desire, 'May peaceful offspring thrive,' should not sing differently the [strophic] yokes (dhuras). But [if he did not], he would make the sacrificer's sacrifice headless, and he would accept the sacrificial gifts falsely. For the sacrificer gives sacrificial gifts thinking, 'He will perform the sacred work (brahman).' He should wish to act in such a way that he neither makes the sacrificer's sacrifice headless nor accepts the sacrificial gifts falsely. He should indeed sing differently. But whoever, wishing to sing them differently, is unable to sing them differently, meets with misfortune. If he is unable to sing the seed-verse differently, he becomes devoid of seed himself, and seedless embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Gāyatrī differently, he becomes prone to death himself, and dead embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Triṣṭubh differently, he becomes blind himself, and blind embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Jagatī differently, he becomes deaf himself, and deaf embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Anuṣṭubh differently, he becomes tongueless himself, and tongueless embryos are born. If he is unable to sing the Paṅkti differently, the seasons become disordered. Therefore, one who would not venture to sing them differently should sing them indirectly with their characteristic form. But the seed-verse is indeed sung in both ways.
1.103.p1
When the Gāyatrī is introduced with the prastāva, singing just the Gāyatra [sāman], he should mentally reach the earth.
1.103.p2
He should inhale and exhale.
1.103.p3
He makes the cadence: 'sat'.
1.103.p4
Thus he sings them indirectly with their characteristic form.
1.103.p5
When the Triṣṭubh is introduced with the prastāva, singing just the Gāyatra [sāman], he should mentally reach the intermediate space.
1.103.p6
He should deliberately look with both eyes.
1.103.p7
He makes the cadence: 'jyotis'.
1.103.p8
Thus he sings them indirectly with their characteristic form.
1.103.p9
When the Jagatī is introduced with the prastāva, singing just the Gāyatra [sāman], he should mentally reach the directions and cattle.
1.103.p10
He should deliberately listen with both ears.
1.103.p11
He makes the cadence: 'iḷā'.
1.103.p12
Thus he sings them indirectly with their characteristic form.
1.103.p13
When the Anuṣṭubh is introduced with the prastāva, singing just the Gāyatra [sāman], he should mentally reach heaven.
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- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit