Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 39

English (machine translation) 39

Language: English

39.228 — 3 parts
39.229 — 7 parts
39.230 — 1 part

39.p2

Indra, having slain the asuras, thought himself, as it were, unpurified and impure.

39.p3

He desired, 'Being truly pure, may they praise me with a pure sāman.'

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'Come now, let us praise Indra, the pure one, with a pure sāman,

Strengthened by pure ukthas; having pure milk-mixings, let him rejoice.' Thereupon Indra became pure, cleansed, and sacrificial. That is a purifying sāman. Pure, cleansed, and sacrificial becomes he who knows thus. Now the Audala. Udala Daivarāta desired, 'May I be foremost, principal, possessed of spiritual luster.' He saw this sāman. He praised with it. Thereupon he became foremost, principal, possessed of spiritual luster. 'May we be foremost, principal, possessed of spiritual luster'—[with this intention] they sit for a sacrificial session. Foremost, principal, and possessed of spiritual luster they become. It is made svāra on an anuṣṭubh meter for perfection of form. Originating in a gāyatrī, it is performed on an anuṣṭubh. Having formed a pair, cattle put forth their vital powers. Cattle are the chandomas; therefore it is performed on the chandomas. Because Udala Daivarāta saw it, therefore it is named Audala.

39.228.p1

Now the Pāñcavāja.

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By this indeed Pañcavāja Kautsa drank out both drinks, both the divine and the human.

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Both of these he drinks out through this.

39.229

Pañcavāja Kautsa desired, 'May I drink out both drinks, both the divine and the human.' He saw this sāman. He praised with it. Thereupon he drank out both drinks, both the divine and the human. Then indeed, having set aside a leather bag of surā, he held [it] for the sake of soma. That is a sāman for the obtaining of food. He drinks out both drinks, both the divine and the human, who knows thus. And because Pañcavāja Kautsa saw it, therefore it is named Pāñcavāja. Now the Krauñca. Kruṅ Āṅgirasa found, as it were, a day that was like a cart-pole (īṣya). Like cart-poles are these chandomas; therefore it is performed on the chandomas. It has the svāra in the middle. The svāra is breath. These chandomas are like those needing healing; every two days are joined together. That it has a svāra in the middle: they place breath in these chandomas; they heal them by this means.

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Now the Rayiṣṭha has the finale in the middle for a firm foundation.

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Across an ocean without support, indeed, sail those who undertake the Ārbhava Pavamāna.

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That it has the finale in the middle is just for a firm foundation.

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Prajāpati created cattle.

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Once created, they departed from him.

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He desired, 'May the cattle not depart from me; may they turn back to me.'

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He saw this sāman.

39.230

He praised with it. Thereupon the cattle turned toward him. Then they became non-departing from him. He said, 'Truly this wealth has stood (asthāt) in me.' That is the wealth-standing-ness (rayiṣṭhatva) of the Rayiṣṭha. That is a sāman belonging to cattle. Wealth stands in him, cattle turn toward him, cattle do not depart from him, who knows thus. It has one and a half iḷās; cattle are iḷā, cattle are the chandomas—[this is done] for obtaining cattle in regular order. Now these [verses] are two-footed; their ritual explanation has been stated. They are these: 'Flow, O Soma, a great ocean'—for great is this forty-four-verse day. 'Father of the gods, toward every domain'—because there is [the word] 'toward' (abhi), it is the characteristic form of the Rathantara; this day has the Rathantara nature.

39.230.p1

On them [is sung] the Dharma. By the Dharma indeed the gods, having taken away the righteousness (dharma) of the asuras through lawlessness (vidharmaṇa), making them devoid of law, defeated them. By righteousness alone, having taken away the righteousness of his hateful rival, making him devoid of law, he defeats him, who knows thus. Royal glory is indeed righteousness; kingship is righteousness; by righteousness a king is righteous; he becomes the righteousness of his own people; to him his own people go; he upholds from righteousness. Concerning that they say, 'It should be performed on the ninth day; that over there is the kṣatra which belongs to the Bṛhant, and this here is the viś which belongs to the Rathantara.' But they also say, 'Of varied law indeed are kings, they do not have the same law as other men; and this forty-four-verse Triṣṭubh day is truly the kṣatra; therefore let there be diverse law (vidharman) on the ninth day, but this [Dharma sāman] here.' 'The sisterly dawns urge on the heroic lord, the great Soma, desiring greatness'—for great is this forty-four-verse day.

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