Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.45
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In this very Vaiśvānara fire the gods offer King Soma day by day.
From that oblation, when offered, rain comes into being.
Earth indeed is the Vaiśvānara fire.
The intermediate space is its firewood, fire its light, wind its smoke, rays of light its sparks, the quarters its coals.
In this very Vaiśvānara fire the gods offer rain day by day.
From that oblation, when offered, food comes into being.
Man indeed is the Vaiśvānara fire.
Speech is his firewood, the eye his light, breath his smoke, joy of mind his sparks, the ear his coals.
In this very Vaiśvānara fire the gods offer food day by day.
From that oblation, when offered, semen comes into being.
Woman indeed is the Vaiśvānara fire.
Her lap is the firewood, the vulva the light, passion the smoke, joy the sparks, sexual contact the coals.
In this very Vaiśvānara fire the gods offer semen day by day.
From that oblation, when offered, man comes into being.
He is born here to the gods at the fifth emission.
At the fifth [offering], the heavenly waters speak with human voice. Now when he departs to yonder world—
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—his fire is the Vaiśvānara.
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Herbs and trees are its firewood,
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light itself is its light,
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smoke itself is its smoke,
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sparks themselves are its sparks,
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coals themselves are its coals.
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In this very Vaiśvānara fire the gods offer the man day by day.
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From that oblation, when offered, the man comes into being in yonder world.
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That world of his becomes [available] for rising again.
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Of this god who burns yonder, day and night, the half-months, the months, the seasons, the year are the guardians.
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[He] who burns yonder.
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Day and night are the two scouts.
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- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit