Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 29.167
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29.167
When the meters lifted up that Āditya, they were not able to lift him up. They said to the Dvipadā meters, 'Standing firmly on you, let us lift him up.' [The Dvipadās replied:] 'Become my food.' 'We will become your food,' they said. That meter which is the Dvipadā is the Brahmin; these are his food here and in the yonder world. These meters, having stood firmly on the Dvipadā, lift up this Āditya and these sacrificial rites. If they should ask, 'Why are the Dvipadās performed on the sixth day?', he should say, 'For a firm foundation.' Therefore these should not be omitted here. They are these: 'Agni, you are nearest to us…'
29.167.p1
The Gaupāyanas practiced black magic against Asamāti Rāthaprauṣṭha.
29.167.p2
They were sitting at a sacrificial session in Khāṇḍava.
29.167.p3
Now with Asamāti Rāthaprauṣṭha dwelt Kirāta and Ākuli, possessors of Asura sorcery.
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