Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-7.200
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2-7.200
The year is the sacrifice;
the sacrifice itself he thereby fastens onto him.
Moreover, they say: it should have five lotus blossoms;
fivefold is the sacrifice;
fivefold are cattle;
cattle are the sacrifice;
the sacrifice itself he thereby fastens onto him.
Moreover, they say: it should have four lotus blossoms;
four are the quarters;
four-footed are cattle;
cattle are the sacrifice;
the sacrifice itself he thereby fastens onto him.
Moreover, they say: it should have three lotus blossoms;
threefold in pressings is the sacrifice;
the sacrifice itself he thereby fastens onto him.
Now they also say: it should have twelve lotus blossoms indeed;
for within twelve all these [numbers] are contained;
therefore it should indeed have twelve lotus blossoms.
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Then there are these Saṃsṛp offerings.
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When Varuṇa was consecrated, the waters struck away his glory with sixteen-fold [streams].
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It fell toward this quarter.
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It became fourfold: one fourth became Bhṛgu, one fourth the Sarasvatī, one fourth the Daśapeya, and one fourth the Śrāyantīya.
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Therefore a descendant of Bhṛgu is the Hotṛ of this sacrifice, the waters of the Sarasvatī are the consecration waters, the Daśapeya is
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the sacrifice, and the Śrāyantīya is the Brahma-sāman.
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The gods said: 'Come, let us find this glory.'
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They saw these Saṃsṛp offerings.
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With them they glided along after it.
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In that they glided along after (anu samasarpan), that is the gliding-along quality (saṃsṛptva) of the Saṃsṛps.
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- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit