Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 29.169

29.169

"Whoever shall propitiate you with this, whatever he says to you, do that." They approached him: "Agni, be our nearest [protector], our savior, benevolent, a shelter!" He said to them: "With what desire have you come?" They said: "We want to win back the life-breath of Subandhu." He said: "Here it is within the enclosing-sticks. Take it!" They called him out: "This mother, this father, this life-giver has arrived; this is your creeping forth, Subandhu; come here, come out!" The life-breath entered back into Subandhu. He became just as before. Then [people] told Kirāta and Ākuli: "These seers have summoned out his life-breath!" Not believing it, they ran out. When [the seers] called them out by name, all their magical arts vanished. And whatever was the vilest among forms, that form they took.