Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-7.252
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2-7.252
In a year she brought forth for them three hundred and thirty-three [cattle]. She was born again. The Rudras approached him [saying]: 'Let there be property for us.' To them he gave this cow. They guarded her for a year. In a year she brought forth for them three hundred and thirty-three [cattle]. She was born again. The Ādityas approached him [saying]: 'Let there be property for us.' To them he gave this cow. They guarded her for a year. In a year she brought forth for them three hundred and thirty-three [cattle]. That became a thousand. She was the thousandth. She was born again. Whoever, knowing thus, guards cattle, truly [cattle] reach a thousand for him. Therefore cattle should certainly be guarded by one who knows thus. They said: 'We are indeed able to sacrifice with a thousand; come, let us sacrifice with a thousand!'
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They brought the thousand together.
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In their counting of the thousand, they were short by one cow.
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They said: 'Let us ask Prajāpati for this thousandth cow.'
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They asked Prajāpati for that thousandth cow.
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Prajāpati considered: 'If I give it to them, I shall be left empty; if I do not give it to them, their'
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'thousand will be deficient.'
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'Come, let me approach [them] along with her.'
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He said to them: 'Let me approach you along with her.'
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'So be it!'
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He approached them along with her.
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They saw this three-night sacrifice.
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They brought it.
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- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit