Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-7.266

2-7.266

He sacrificed with it. Thereupon he indeed was multiplied in offspring and cattle; he obtained these worlds; he secured faculty and vital power. He who desires: 'May I be multiplied in offspring and cattle, may I obtain these worlds, may I secure faculty and vital power'—he should sacrifice with this. He is multiplied in offspring and cattle, he obtains these worlds, he secures faculty and vital power. This sacrifice is indeed vital power itself. In former times, when they sacrificed with this, everything was endowed with vital power. A Brahmin was born as a seer and mantra-composer; a noble (rājanya) was born as a great archer and a hero; a Vaiśya was born thriving and wealthy; a Śūdra was born energetic, skilled, and diligent in work; women were handsome and faithful to their husbands. Grain ripened without being tilled; even a single cup of cooked rice was sufficient for a household; in like manner, everything at that time was abundant in milk. Even in the forest, powers of vitality were generated: non-injurious lions, non-injurious tigers, non-injurious bears and she-bears, non-injurious snakes and pythons. Men-tigers stood about in the forests taking [their share]. Even a single crocodile protected many bathing-places. By vital power indeed they were like that.