Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-7.229
English (machine translation) 2-7.229
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2-7.229
"'Pavamāna has entered the quarters,' so [the verse says].
Now, regarding what he says: 'Three creatures transgressed,' those creatures who transgressed are indeed those very ones.
'The others entered around Arka': Arka is Agni; around him these creatures are settled.
'Bṛhat stood in the expanse of space; Pavamāna entered the quarters':
The quarters are the haritaḥ.
Into them this cleansing wind (vāyu pavamāna) has entered: so says the Vājasaneya.
Now Aikādaśākṣi [says]:
'Three creatures transgressed':
Those creatures who transgressed are indeed these very ones.
'The others entered around Arka': Arka is food; around it these creatures are settled.
'Bṛhat stood in the expanse of space':
Bṛhat is the mind.
That heart, which is here in the center of the self, is in the expanse of space.
'Pavamāna entered the quarters':
The quarters are creatures.
Into them this cleansing breath (prāṇa pavamāna) has entered.
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He desired, 'May I create creatures belonging to the All-Gods (vaiśvadeva).'
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He saw this Vaiśvadeva sacrifice.
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He took it.
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He sacrificed with it.
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With it he created creatures belonging to the All-Gods.
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Whoever should desire, 'May I create creatures belonging to the All-Gods,' he should sacrifice with this.
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He creates creatures belonging to the All-Gods.
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It has the ninefold (trivṛt) stoma and the Rathantara sāman.
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The ninefold stoma is brahman.
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The Rathantara is brahman.
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By means of brahman he then created them.
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- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit