Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 42
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In that the hymn serves as the corresponding verse (anurūpa), they thereby make cattle correspond to cattle. Here they do not make them directly correspond. Therefore cattle give birth to varied forms: a white one gives birth to a black, and a black to a white; a red one gives birth to a spotted, and a spotted to a red. In these [verses], they have the same beginning but different conclusions: "This god, immortal..." [RV 9.28.1], "This god, made by poetic inspiration..." [RV 9.28.2], "This god, with praising singers..." [RV 9.28.3]. This is the first world (pada), this the second, that the third. In this regard they say: "Those who sacrifice with the twelve-day rite surely depart from this world, for they go, as it were, to an end." Because these have the same beginning and different conclusions, they firmly establish themselves in this very world. On the sixth day, they have different beginnings and the same conclusion: through those they firmly establish themselves in that world.
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It has ten verses; the Virāj has ten syllables.
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The Virāj is food: [it is] for the attainment of food and proper nourishment from the Virāj.
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It has eight verses.
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Thereby he speaks directly of the forty-eightfold stoma.
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Moreover, the Gāyatrī has eight syllables, and cattle have eight hooves.
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The Chandomas are cattle: [it is] for the attainment of cattle.
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Indra slew Vṛtra.
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When he had slain Vṛtra, all beings from these worlds acclaimed him: "This hero! This slayer of Vṛtra!" Thereby they placed vital power directly into him in advance. He who reaches this day becomes, as it were, a performer of vital power, one who has slain Vṛtra, as it were. That there is [the word] "this" (eṣa)—thereby they place vital power directly into him in advance. In this regard they say: "The six-day pṛṣṭha rite possesses the seasons, while the Chandomas are without seasons; those who are [engaged in] the Chandomas are established as if without seasons." In that these [hymns] have five verses and six verses, the Chandomas are thereby provided with the seasons. That six-verse hymn is the last. When it is direct, then they say "this" (eṣa); when it is indirect, then "that" (sa). Those who reach this day go, as it were, indirectly. Therefore that six-verse hymn by which they advance is the last. With it they ascend. The stoma is forty-eightfold. The Jagatī has forty-eight syllables; the Jagatī is cattle; the Chandomas are cattle. They proceed establishing themselves in cattle, in the Jagatī.
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"We have approached the youngest [Agni] with great reverence..." [RV 1.36.1]
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—thus the ājya chants contain forms of the root gam- ("to go").
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Those who reach this day go, as it were.
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"...who, kindled, has shone in his own abode" [RV 1.36.1]
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—with this they cause him to shine. "Bright-shining between the two wide world-halves" [RV 1.36.2]—these two world-halves indeed are these [heaven and earth]; this intermediate space is the Maruts. "Well-offered, facing everywhere" [RV 1.36.2]—for facing backwards this three-day period is performed. "He who by his might overcomes all misfortunes" [RV 1.36.3]—thus they contain [the word] viśva ("all"), for this day belongs to the All-Gods. "Agni Jātavedas is praised in the house: may he protect us from misfortune and blame, us who praise him, and our patrons" [RV 1.36.12]—thereby he articulates a blessing. "You are Varuṇa, and Mitra, O Agni" [RV 2.1.4]—it is addressed to Agni and Varuṇa, for the expiation of what is ill-sacrificed. Whatever in the sacrifice is ill-chanted, ill-recited, or defective, this is for its expiation. "The Vasiṣṭhas magnify you with their thoughts" [RV 7.12.3]—for this day is magnified (vṛddha). "May there be riches in you, easy to gain; do you protect us always with welfare" [RV 7.12.3]—thereby he articulates a blessing.
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"Forth to Mitra and Varuṇa..." [RV 5.68.1]
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—thus [the hymn] belongs to Maitrāvaruṇa.
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"...let our potent stoma go" [RV 5.68.1]
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"...reverent, to the two born of great power" [RV 5.68.1]
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—thus it contains a form of the root jan- ("to be born").
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Thereby they bring forth the ninth day.
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"Who, as gods, upheld..." [RV 5.68.2]
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—for support.
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For now they go to an end, as it were: "Lest we fall away backwards from the Chandomas!"
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"Very skillful, fathers of skill..." [RV 5.68.2]
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"...by might for asura-power" [RV 5.68.2]
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"As our house-protectors, body-protectors, O Varuṇa, of the praisers..." [RV 5.68.5]
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"...O Mitra, accomplish the prayers" [RV 5.68.5]
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—for accomplishment.
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"Great is Indra, who for strength..." [RV 8.6.1]
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—thus it belongs to Indra.
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For this day is great, since it is forty-eightfold.
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"...like rain-bearing Parjanya..." [RV 8.6.1]
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"...has grown by the stomas of Vatsa" [RV 8.6.1]
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—for this day is magnified (vṛddha). "When the Kaṇvas made Indra the accomplisher of the sacrifice by their stomas" [RV 8.6.3]—for accomplishment. "Filling the offspring of the immortal" [RV 8.6.2]—thus it contains a form of the root jan- ("to be born"). From the ninth day they bring forth the tenth day; for the tenth day is brought forth from the ninth day. What on the second day belongs to Indra and Agni, that [here] is an Aindrāgna hymn based on the Bṛhat; for this day is connected to the Bṛhat. The ājya chants are unified (samayī). These two—the six-day pṛṣṭha rite and the Chandomas—are like two different villages. Just as two different villages, having allied their friends together, might dwell in safety, such is it that the ājya chants are unified. Some indeed make them disunified. Therefore they should be made unified. The stoma is forty-eightfold. The Jagatī has forty-eight syllables; the Jagatī is cattle; the Chandomas are cattle. They proceed establishing themselves in cattle, in the Jagatī.
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"Of the purifying one, slaying..." [RV 9.61.20]—this is the form of the Bṛhat; "brilliant with golden hues..." [RV 9.61.21]—this is for the Jagatī. "The purifying one, the best charioteer, with splendid paths, most splendidly praised, brilliant with golden hues, accompanied by the Marut-troop" [RV 9.61.22]—thus they contain [the word] marutvat ("accompanied by the Maruts"). Belonging to the Maruts is the form of the midday pressing; they do not depart from the form of the midday pressing. "O purifying one, reach forth..." [RV 9.61.23]—thus they approach the form of the All-Gods, for this day belongs to the All-Gods. These [verses] contain forms of the root han- ("to slay"). The ninth day is the end: having reached the end, with these they strike away all evil.
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