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Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.13

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2-3.13

Then the Āmahīyava sāman, which belongs to Prajāpati, is performed on the day of Prajāpati. Thereby they enrich the day with its [proper] form; through this enriched [day], he prospers among his own people. Then the Dohādohīya sāman, for the milking [of desires], for the milking of this very day. Then the Hariśrī sāman as the nidhana; the Hariśrī as the nidhana is fortune. By this indeed Indra went to the fortune of all the gods; they go to fortune through this. Those ten stotriyā verses correspond to the gāyatrī; the virāj has ten syllables; the virāj is food; the gāyatrī is the mouth of the meters; thus they place food right in front for themselves. 'Purifying yourself, O Soma, in a stream' is a bṛhatī of both forms. This indeed held up both sāmans; therefore both those who use the Bṛhat sāman and those who use the Rathantara sāman perform it. 'In the welcoming common seat, ancient and supporting, drink the soma, O Indra, being unyielding, deposited in the womb of the verses'—wherever this bṛhatī is performed, Indra would not be master of that [rite] so as not to come to it.

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On them is the Raurava, the known Agniṣṭoma sāman.

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It is the known Agniṣṭoma sāman, so that 'we may not omit it.'

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Then the Arkapuṣpa sāman; food is arka.

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Its blossom is that which is of the forest.

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For it is born in the forest, [performed] for securing forest food.

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Then the Abhīśava sāman, for satiation.

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They satiate him with this.

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Then the Āṅgirasa sāman with a twenty-five-syllable nidhana.

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The Aṅgirases, desiring prosperity, performed austerities.

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They saw this sāman.

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They praised with it.

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Then indeed they all prospered.

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All prosper who, knowing thus, praise with this sāman.

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It has a twenty-five-syllable nidhana.

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Prajāpati is twenty-five-fold.

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