Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.78

1.78

With the limbs of the gods, indeed, he pushes it forward. Bṛhaspati, indeed, pushed this forward in the beginning. He was deprived of form and spiritual luster. He considered: ‘What is the expiation for this?’ He found it in the wooden trough itself. He touched it [saying]: ‘You are the protector of the body; protect my body! You are the bestower of luster; bestow luster on me! You are the bestower of life; bestow life on me! You are the bestower of vigor; bestow vigor on me!’ Whatever of his self is diminished there, that is filled up by this. The Udgātṛ touches it with this very formula: ‘You are the protector of the body; protect my body! You are the bestower of luster; bestow luster on me! You are the bestower of life; bestow life on me! You are the bestower of vigor; bestow vigor on me!’ Whatever of his self is diminished here, that is filled up by this very formula. Twofold, indeed, is this: the spiritual power and the temporal power. Both are in the wooden trough. He who knows thus secures both spiritual power and temporal power.