Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.118
English (machine translation) 2-3.118
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2-3.118
A white horse is the sacrificial gift; the horse belongs to heaven, for the attainment of the heavenly world. A horse-chariot is the soma-announcer; the maximum [distance] is a yojana. For a yojana is the lowest among the highest distances, or the highest among the lowest. In it a waterskin of curds is placed. Whatever clarified butter collects from it, they pour into the butter pot; for it is as if produced that very day. The priests are stationed at two krośas here, at two krośas there. They, approaching in the morning, sacrifice for him. Offering, he closes his eyes three times, and looks three times; those are the consecrations and Upasads.
2-3.118.p1
It has the ninefold stoma and the Rathantara sāman; the ninefold stoma is brahman.
2-3.118.p2
The Rathantara is brahman; [they think,] 'By means of brahman let us go to the heavenly world.'
2-3.118.p3
And they also say, 'It should have the ninefold stoma and the Bṛhat sāman.'
2-3.118.p4
The ninefold stoma is brahman, and the Bṛhat is the ruling power.
2-3.118.p5
[They think,] 'By means of brahman and the ruling power, joined together, let us go to the heavenly world.'
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