Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.110
English (machine translation) 1.110
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1.110
These [praises] are indeed all dedicated to Indra and Agni, which are the ājya [stotras]. They praise upon [verses] addressed to Agni; thereby it is addressed to Agni; the meter is Gāyatrī, thereby it is addressed to Agni; the stoma is the fifteenfold, thereby it is addressed to Indra. This, then, is addressed to Indra and Agni. They praise upon [verses] addressed to Mitra and Varuṇa; thereby it is addressed to Mitra and Varuṇa; the meter is Gāyatrī, thereby it is addressed to Agni; the stoma is the fifteenfold, thereby it is addressed to Indra. This, then, is addressed to Indra and Agni. They praise upon [verses] addressed to Indra; thereby it is addressed to Indra; the meter is Gāyatrī... addressed to Indra and Agni. They praise upon [verses] addressed to Indra and Agni; thereby it is addressed to Indra and Agni; the meter is Gāyatrī, thereby it is addressed to Agni; the stoma is the fifteenfold, thereby it is addressed to Indra. This, then, is addressed to Indra and Agni. Indra and Agni are the deities of the sacrifice. They establish the sacrifice firmly in its own deity at the morning pressing.
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Prajāpati created creatures.
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He created them breathless.
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Into them, by means of this very sāman, he placed breath.
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The Gāyatra is breath.
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He who knows this reaches a full lifespan.
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