Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.430
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2-8.430
Then, that [night] when they dwell having undertaken the Viṣuvant, they dwell in Āditya itself. Thereby they secure whatever food is in Āditya. And they know: 'We are now in Āditya; of us there is no misfortune whatsoever.'
Then, that [night] when they dwell having undertaken the Viśvajit, they dwell in Indra itself. Thereby they secure whatever food is in Indra. And they know: 'We are now in Indra; of us there is no misfortune whatsoever.'
Then, that [night] when they dwell having undertaken the Go and Āyus [days], they dwell in day and night themselves. Thereby they secure whatever food is in day and night. And they know: 'We are now in day and night; of us there is no misfortune whatsoever.'
Then, that [night] when they dwell having undertaken the days of the twelve-day rite, they dwell in the worlds themselves. Thereby they secure whatever food is in the worlds. And they know: 'We are now in the worlds; of us there is no misfortune whatsoever.'
Then, that [night] when they dwell having undertaken the Mahāvrata day, they dwell in Prajāpati itself. Thereby they secure whatever food is in Prajāpati. And they know: 'We are now in Prajāpati; of us there is no misfortune whatsoever.'
Then, that [night] when they dwell having undertaken the concluding Atirātra, they dwell in that world. Thereby they secure whatever food is in that world. And they know: 'We are now in that world; of us there is no misfortune whatsoever.'
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Some are indeed sitters in the real; others are sitters in the sacrificial session.
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Some sit in the real itself; others sit in the sacrificial session.
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Those who undergo consecration knowing thus are truly the sitters in the real.
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For they proceed sitting in these deities as the real.
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They indeed strike away all evil.
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Now, those who wander about with their tufts cut off, seeking handouts—they are the sitters in the sacrificial session.
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If one reviles him who knows thus, as if he might incur these deities, [saying,] 'It is not so'—for he reviles him who has taken refuge in these
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deities, who is dwelling in them—he who knows thus has no misfortune whatsoever.
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[He has no misfortune] who knows thus.
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He who reviles him, he incurs misfortune.
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These are indeed just the ten days of the year: the two Atirātras, the Ārambhaṇīya and Mahāvrata
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days, the Pṛṣṭhya and Abhiplava, the Viśvajit and Abhijit, the Svarasāmans, and the Viṣuvant.
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Pravati Kauśānteya was a Vedic student of Kusurbinda Auddālaki.
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He said to him: 'Dear boy, son of a charioteer, how many days of the year did your father reckon?'
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'Ten,' he said.
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'Ten indeed,' he said. 'The Virāj has ten syllables; the Virāj is food; the sacrifice is of the nature of the Virāj.'
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'How many [else] did he reckon?'
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'Nine,' he said.
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'Nine indeed,' he said.
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'There are nine vital breaths in a person.
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And the sacrifice is extended by the vital breaths.'
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'How many [else] did he reckon?'
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'Eight,' he said.
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'Eight indeed,' he said.
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'The Gāyatrī has eight syllables.
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The sacrifice is of the nature of the Gāyatrī.'
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'How many [else] did he reckon?'
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'Seven,' he said.
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'Seven indeed,' he said.
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'There are seven meters; the sacrifice is extended by the meters.'
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'How many [else] did he reckon?'
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'Six,' he said.
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'Six indeed,' he said.
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'The year consists of six seasons.
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The year is the sacrifice.'
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'How many [else] did he reckon?'
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'Five,' he said.
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'Five indeed,' he said.
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'The sacrifice is fivefold.
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Cattle are fivefold.'
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The cattle are the sacrifice.
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"How many did he consider?"
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"Four," he said.
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"Indeed four," he said.
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"Four are the quarters, four-footed are the cattle, four are the meters that bear the sacrifice: the Gāyatrī,
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the Triṣṭubh, the Jagatī, the Anuṣṭubh."
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"How many did he consider?"
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"Three," he said.
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"Indeed three," he said.
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"The sacrifice has three pressings; there are three [breaths]: in-breath, out-breath, and diffused breath; these worlds are three."
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"How many did he consider?"
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"Two," he said.
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- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit