Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 20.100
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20.100
Then [follows] the Āgneya with three nidhanas for the proper ordering of the pressings. By means of the pavamāna, food is given to the gods. It has its nidhana in the middle, for the distinction of food. Agni desired: 'May I be an eater of food, the best of my own [people].' So this sāman is an acquisition of food. He who knows this acquires food, becomes an eater of food and the best among his own [people]. And because Agni saw [it], therefore it is named the Āgneya with three nidhanas.
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They also call it the Sākamaśva.
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Kakṣīvant asked Priyamedha:
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"Being kindled, did you not blaze up, O Priyamedha?"
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He did not comprehend this [question] of his.
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He said: "May [someone] among my offspring reply to you."
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Now Kakṣīvant had a mungoose-skin bag full of either priyaṅgu grains or sand.
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From these he used to throw out one [grain] year by year.
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So much life had been given to him.
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And as the ninth, Sākamaśva was born from Priyamedha.
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He desired: 'May I go to that which has been spoken; may I find a path and an answer.'
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He saw this sāman.
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He sang over it.
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Thence he saw the answer.
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He ran toward Kakṣīvant.
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Seeing him running, [Kakṣīvant] said to him: "Throw this bag of mine into the water! I see him who
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- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit