Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 22
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22.129
Now the eight-iḷā padastobha is secured fresh, without staling, among the iḷās. / Thereby single-hoofed cattle stay for him. / Evil seized Prajāpati by the head as he was emitting creatures. / He desired, 'May I strike away the evil.' / He saw these padastobhas. / With them he praised. / With them he struck away the evil. / One should sing them as if unwinding. / For as if unwinding, he struck away that evil from his head in the beginning. / One who knows thus strikes away evil from his head in the beginning, as if unwinding.
22.130
In the beginning, the ṛṣis had only the sacred formula and offspring, not cattle. / They desired, 'May we secure cattle.' / They beheld cattle in the year. / They set them free with this eight-iḷā padastobha. / They said, 'Are there indeed more?' / They set them free with a six-iḷā [padastobha]. / They said, 'Are there indeed more?' / They set them free with a four-iḷā [padastobha]. / They said, 'Are there indeed still more?' / They set them free with a two-iḷā [padastobha]. / These padastobhas are indeed cattle. / Cattle are this day. / One who knows thus becomes rich in cattle. / And they all are in the Jagatī meter. / Cattle indeed are the Jagatī. / And thereby even single-hoofed cattle stay with him, in that they all are in the Jagatī meter; / for all cattle belong to the Jagatī.
22.130.p1
Then there is the Pārtha with two repetitions, the form of the second day; / for this day is second by its domain. / Then the Śākvara Ṛṣabha. / The Simas are cattle; the Revatīs are cattle; the Ṛṣabha is cattle. / They introduce a bull among the cattle for pairing, for procreation. / One who knows thus propagates with a pair. / And it is established on two deities each. / Therefore a bull, mounting, becomes two-footed. / These are four-syllable deities. / Therefore, being two-footed, he mounts; / he generates four-footed [offspring]. / One who knows thus propagates with offspring and cattle. / And it is fivefold. / It is performed on the fivefold day for fullness of form. / 'The prize-winning drop flows, rich in cows'— / thus they are verses containing 'cow', containing cattle, for the securing of cattle; / for this day is cattle.
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